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NAME

6       Class::DBI::Loader::Relationship - Easier relationship specification in
7       CDBI::Loader
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SYNOPSIS

10         use Class::DBI::Loader::Relationship;
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12         my $loader = Class::DBI::Loader->new( dsn => "mysql:beerdb",
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17           BeerDB::Brewery->has_many(beers => "BeerDB::Beer");
18           BeerDB::Beer->has_a(brewery => "BeerDB::Brewery");
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20           BeerDB::Handpump->has_a(beer => "BeerDB::Beer");
21           BeerDB::Handpump->has_a(pub => "BeerDB::Pub");
22           BeerDB::Pub->has_many(beers => [ BeerDB::Handpump => 'beer' ]);
23           BeerDB::Beer->has_many(pubs => [ BeerDB::Handpump => 'pub' ]);
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25       Just say
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27           $loader->relationship( "a brewery produces beers" );
28           $loader->relationship( "a pub has beers on handpumps" );
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30       And something like ( upgraded in v1.3 )
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32           MyApp::Page->has_a( author => 'MyApp::User' );
33           MyApp::Page->has_many( revisions => 'MyApp::PageRevision' );
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37           $loader->relationship( "a page has an user as author" );
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DESCRIPTION

41       This module acts as a mix-in, adding the "relationship" method to
42       "Class::DBI::Loader". Since "Class::DBI::Loader" knows how to map
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46       In addition, it is common (but not universal) to want reverse
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51       The aim of "CDBIL::Relationship" is to simplify the declaration of
52       common database relationships by providing both of these features.
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54       The "relationship" takes a string. It recognises table names (singular
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AUTHOR

58       Simon Cozens, "simon@cpan.org"
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60       Chunzi, "chunzi@perlchina.org"
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SEE ALSO

63       Class::DBI::Loader.
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