NAME

       Jifty::Action::Record -- An action tied to a record in the database.

DESCRIPTION

       Represents a web-based action that is a create, update, or delete of a Jifty::Record object.  This
       automatically populates the arguments method of Jifty::Action so that you don't need to bother.

       To actually use this class, you probably want to inherit from one of Jifty::Action::Record::Create,
       Jifty::Action::Record::Update, or Jifty::Action::Record::Delete.  You may need to override the
       "record_class" method, if Jifty cannot determine the record class of this action.

METHODS

   record
       Access to the underlying Jifty::Record object for this action is through the "record" accessor.

   record_class
       This method can either be overridden to return a string specifying the name of the record class, or the
       name of the class can be passed to the constructor.

   report_detailed_messages
       If the action returns true for "report_detailed_message", report the message returned by the model
       classes as the resulting message.  For Update actions, Put the per-field message in "detailed_messages"
       field of action result content.  The default is false.

   new PARAMHASH
       Construct a new "Jifty::Action::Record" (as mentioned in Jifty::Action, this should only be called by
       "framework->new_action".  The "record" value, if provided in the PARAMHASH, will be used to load the
       "record"; otherwise, the primary keys will be loaded from the action's argument values, and the "record"
       loaded from those primary keys.

   arguments
       Overrides the "arguments" in Jifty::Action method, to automatically provide a form field for every
       writable attribute of the underlying "record".

       This also creates built-in validation and autocompletion methods (validate_$fieldname and
       autocomplete_$fieldname) for action fields that are defined "validate" or "autocomplete". These methods
       can be overridden in any Action which inherits from this class.

       Additionally, if our model class defines canonicalize_, validate_, or autocomplete_ FIELD, generate
       appropriate an appropriate canonicalizer, validator, or autocompleter that will call that method with the
       value to be validated, canonicalized, or autocompleted.

       "validate_FIELD" should return a (success boolean, message) list.

       "autocomplete_FIELD" should return a the same kind of list as Jifty::Action::_autocomplete_argument

       "canonicalized_FIELD" should return the canonicalized value.

   possible_columns
       Returns the list of columns objects on the object that the action can update. This defaults to all of the
       "containers" or the non-"private", non-"virtual" and non-"serial" columns of the object.

   possible_fields
       Returns the list of the "possible_columns"' names.

       Usually at the end names are required, however for subclassing column objects are better, or this method
       in a subclass turns out to be "map to column" - "filter" - "map to name" chain.

   take_action
       Throws an error unless it is overridden; use Jifty::Action::Record::Create, ::Update, or ::Delete

SEE ALSO

       Jifty::Action, Jifty::Record, Jifty::DBI::Record, Jifty::Action::Record::Create,
       Jifty::Action::Record::Update, Jifty::Action::Record::Delete

LICENSE

       Jifty is Copyright 2005-2010 Best Practical Solutions, LLC.  Jifty is distributed under the same terms as
       Perl itself.

perl v5.14.2                                       2011-02-21                         Jifty::Action::Record(3pm)