Provided by: libpgobject-simple-perl_1.8-1_all 
NAME
PGObject::Simple - Minimalist stored procedure mapper based on LedgerSMB's DBObject
VERSION
Version 1.8
SYNOPSIS
use PGObject::Simple;
my $obj = PGObject::Simple->new(%myhash);
$obj->set_dbh($dbh); # Database connection
To call a stored procedure with enumerated arguments.
my @results = $obj->call_procedure(
funcname => $funcname,
funcschema => $funcname,
args => [$arg1, $arg2, $arg3],
);
You can add something like a running total as well:
my @results = $obj->call_procedure(
funcname => $funcname,
funcschema => $funcname,
args => [$arg1, $arg2, $arg3],
running_funcs => [{agg => 'sum(amount)', alias => 'total'}],
);
To call a stored procedure with named arguments from a hashref. This is typically done when mapping
object properties in to stored procedure arguments.
my @results = $obj->call_dbmethod(
funcname => $funcname,
funcschema => $funcname,
running_funcs => [{agg => 'sum(amount)', alias => 'total'}],
);
To call a stored procedure with named arguments from a hashref with overrides.
my @results = $obj->call_dbmethod(
funcname => 'customer_save',
funcschema => 'public',
running_funcs => [{agg => 'sum(amount)', alias => 'total'}],
args => { id => undef }, # force to create new!
);
DESCRIPTION
PGObject::Simple a top-half object system for PGObject which is simple and inspired by (and a subset
functionally speaking of) the simple stored procedure object method system of LedgerSMB 1.3. The
framework discovers stored procedure APIs and dispatches to them and can therefore be a base for
application-specific object models and much more.
PGObject::Simple is designed to be light-weight and yet robust glue between your object model and the
RDBMS's stored procedures. It works by looking up the stored procedure arguments, stripping them of the
conventional prefix 'in_', and mapping what is left to object property names. Properties can be
overridden by passing in a hashrefs in the args named argument. Named arguments there will be used in
place of object properties.
This system is quite flexible, perhaps too much so, and it relies on the database encapsulating its own
logic behind self-documenting stored procedures using consistent conventions. No function which is
expected to be discovered can be overloaded, and all arguments must be named for their object properties.
For this reason the use of this module fundamentally changes the contract of the stored procedure from
that of a fixed number of arguments in fixed types contract to one where the name must be unique and the
stored procedures must be coded to the application's interface. This inverts the way we typically think
about stored procedures and makes them much more application friendly.
SUBROUTINES/METHODS
new
This constructs a new object. Basically it copies the incoming hash (one level deep) and then blesses
it. If the hash passed in has a dbh member, the dbh is set to that. This does not set the function
prefix, as this is assumed to be done implicitly by subclasses.
set_dbh($dbh)
Sets the database handle (needs DBD::Pg 2.0 or later) to $dbh
_set_funcprefix
This sets the default funcprefix for future calls. The funcprefix can still be overridden by passing in
an explicit '' in a call. This is used to "claim" a certain set of stored procedures in the database for
use by an object.
It is semi-private, intended to be called by subclasses directly, perhaps in constructors, but not from
outside the object.
_set_funcschema
This sets the default funcschema for future calls. This is overwridden by per-call arguments,
(PGObject::Util::DBMethod provides for such overrides on a per-method basis).
_set_registry
This sets the registry for future calls. The idea here is that this allows for application object model
wrappers to set which registry they are using, both for predictability and ensuring that interoperability
is possible.
call_dbmethod
Does a straight-forward mapping (as described below) to the stored procedure arguments. Stored procedure
arguments are looked up, a leading 'in_' is stripped off where it exists, and the remaining string mapped
back to an object property. The $args{args} hashref can be used to override arguments by name. Unknown
properties are handled simply by passing a NULL in, so the stored procedures should be prepared to handle
these.
As with call_procedure below, this returns a single hashref when called in a scalar context, and a list
of hashrefs when called in a list context.
call_procedure
This is a lightweight wrapper around PGObject->call_procedure which merely passes the currently attached
db connection in. We use the previously set funcprefix and dbh by default but other values can be passed
in to override the default object's values.
This returns a single hashref when called in a scalar context, and a list of hashrefs when called in a
list context. When called in a scalar context it simply returns the single first row returned.
WRITING CLASSES WITH PGObject::Simple
Unlike PGObject, which is only loosely tied to the functionality in question and presumes that relevant
information will be passed over a functional interface, PGObject is a specific framework for object-
oriented coding in Perl. It can therefore be used alone or with other modules to provide quite a bit of
functionality.
A PGObject::Simple object is a blessed hashref with no gettors or setters. This is thus ideal for cases
where you are starting and just need some quick mappings of stored procedures to hashrefs. You reference
properties simply with the $object->{property} syntax. There is very little encapsulation in objects,
and very little abstraction except when it comes to the actual stored procedure interfaces. In essence,
PGObject::Simple generally assumes that the actual data structure is essentially a public interface
between the database and whatever else is going on with the application.
The general methods can then wrap call_procedure and call_dbmethod calls, mapping out to stored
procedures in the database.
Stored procedures must be written to relatively exacting specifications. Arguments must be named, with
names prefixed optionally with 'in_' (if the property name starts with 'in_' properly one must also
prefix it).
An example of a simple stored procedure might be:
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION customer_get(in_id int) returns customer
RETURNS setof customer language sql as $$
select * from customer where id = $1;
$$;
This stored procedure could then be called with any of:
$obj->call_dbmethod(
funcname => 'customer_get',
); # retrieve the customer with the $obj->{id} id
$obj->call_dbmethod(
funcname => 'customer_get',
args => {id => 3 },
); # retrieve the customer with the id of 3 regardless of $obj->{id}
$obj->call_procedure(
funcname => 'customer_get',
args => [3],
);
AUTHOR
Chris Travers, "<chris.travers at gmail.com>"
BUGS
Please report any bugs or feature requests to "bug-pgobject-simple at rt.cpan.org", or through the web
interface at <http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/ReportBug.html?Queue=PGObject-Simple>. I will be notified, and
then you'll automatically be notified of progress on your bug as I make changes.
SUPPORT
You can find documentation for this module with the perldoc command.
perldoc PGObject::Simple
You can also look for information at:
• RT: CPAN's request tracker (report bugs here)
<http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/Bugs.html?Dist=PGObject-Simple>
• AnnoCPAN: Annotated CPAN documentation
<http://annocpan.org/dist/PGObject-Simple>
• CPAN Ratings
<http://cpanratings.perl.org/d/PGObject-Simple>
• Search CPAN
<http://search.cpan.org/dist/PGObject-Simple/>
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
LICENSE AND COPYRIGHT
Copyright 2013-2014 Chris Travers.
Redistribution and use in source and compiled forms with or without modification, are permitted provided
that the following conditions are met:
• Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and
the following disclaimer as the first lines of this file unmodified.
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