NAME

       MySQL::Diff::Database - Database Definition Class

SYNOPSIS

         use MySQL::Diff::Database;

         my $db = MySQL::Diff::Database->new(%options);
         my $source    = $db->source_type();
         my $summary   = $db->summary();
         my $name      = $db->name();
         my @tables    = $db->tables();
         my $table_def = $db->table_by_name($table);

         my @dbs = MySQL::Diff::Database::available_dbs();

DESCRIPTION

       Parses a database definition into component parts.

METHODS

   Constructor
       new( %options )
           Instantiate the objects, providing the command line options for database access and
           process requirements.

   Public Methods
       •   source_type()

           Returns 'file' if the data source is a text file, and 'db' if connected directly to a
           database.

       •   summary()

           Provides a summary of the database.

       •   name()

           Returns the name of the database.

       •   tables()

           Returns a list of tables for the current database.

       •   table_by_name( $name )

           Returns the table definition (see MySQL::Diff::Table) for the given table.

FUNCTIONS

   Public Functions
       •   available_dbs()

           Returns a list of the available databases.

           Note that is used as a function call, not a method call.

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

       Copyright (c) 2000-2011 Adam Spiers. All rights reserved. This program is free software;
       you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

SEE ALSO

       mysqldiff, MySQL::Diff, MySQL::Diff::Table, MySQL::Diff::Utils

AUTHOR

       Adam Spiers <mysqldiff@adamspiers.org>