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6 Rose::DB::Object::Loader - Automatically create Rose::DB::Object
7 subclasses based on database table definitions.
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10 Sample database schema:
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12 CREATE TABLE vendors
13 (
14 id SERIAL NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
15 name VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
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17 UNIQUE(name)
18 );
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20 CREATE TABLE products
21 (
22 id SERIAL NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
23 name VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
24 price DECIMAL(10,2) NOT NULL DEFAULT 0.00,
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26 vendor_id INT REFERENCES vendors (id),
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28 status VARCHAR(128) NOT NULL DEFAULT 'inactive'
29 CHECK(status IN ('inactive', 'active', 'defunct')),
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31 date_created TIMESTAMP NOT NULL DEFAULT NOW(),
32 release_date TIMESTAMP,
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34 UNIQUE(name)
35 );
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37 CREATE TABLE prices
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39 id SERIAL NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
40 product_id INT NOT NULL REFERENCES products (id),
41 region CHAR(2) NOT NULL DEFAULT 'US',
42 price DECIMAL(10,2) NOT NULL DEFAULT 0.00,
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44 UNIQUE(product_id, region)
45 );
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47 CREATE TABLE colors
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49 id SERIAL NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
50 name VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
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52 UNIQUE(name)
53 );
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55 CREATE TABLE product_color_map
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57 product_id INT NOT NULL REFERENCES products (id),
58 color_id INT NOT NULL REFERENCES colors (id),
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60 PRIMARY KEY(product_id, color_id)
61 );
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63 To start, make a Rose::DB::Object::Loader object, specifying the
64 database connection information and an optional class name prefix.
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66 $loader =
67 Rose::DB::Object::Loader->new(
68 db_dsn => 'dbi:Pg:dbname=mydb;host=localhost',
69 db_username => 'someuser',
70 db_password => 'mysecret',
71 db_options => { AutoCommit => 1, ChopBlanks => 1 },
72 class_prefix => 'My::Corp');
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74 It's even easier to specify the database information if you've set up
75 Rose::DB (say, by following the instructions in Rose::DB::Tutorial).
76 Just pass a Rose::DB-derived object pointing to the database you're
77 interested in.
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79 $loader =
80 Rose::DB::Object::Loader->new(
81 db => My::Corp::DB->new('main'),
82 class_prefix => 'My::Corp');
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84 Finally, automatically create Rose::DB::Object subclasses for all the
85 tables in the database. All it takes is one method call.
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87 $loader->make_classes;
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89 Here's what you get for your effort.
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91 $p = My::Corp::Product->new(name => 'Sled');
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93 $p->vendor(name => 'Acme');
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95 $p->prices({ price => 1.23, region => 'US' },
96 { price => 4.56, region => 'UK' });
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98 $p->colors({ name => 'red' },
99 { name => 'green' });
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101 $p->save;
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103 $products =
104 My::Corp::Product::Manager->get_products_iterator(
105 query => [ name => { like => '%le%' } ],
106 with_objects => [ 'prices' ],
107 require_objects => [ 'vendor' ],
108 sort_by => 'vendor.name');
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110 $p = $products->next;
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112 print $p->vendor->name; # Acme
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114 # US: 1.23, UK: 4.56
115 print join(', ', map { $_->region . ': ' . $_->price } $p->prices);
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117 See the Rose::DB::Object and Rose::DB::Object::Manager documentation
118 for learn more about the features these classes provide.
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120 The contents of the database now look like this.
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122 mydb=# select * from products;
123 id | name | price | vendor_id | status | date_created
124 ----+--------+-------+-----------+----------+-------------------------
125 1 | Sled 3 | 0.00 | 1 | inactive | 2005-11-19 22:09:20.7988
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128 mydb=# select * from vendors;
129 id | name
130 ----+--------
131 1 | Acme 3
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134 mydb=# select * from prices;
135 id | product_id | region | price
136 ----+------------+--------+-------
137 1 | 1 | US | 1.23
138 2 | 1 | UK | 4.56
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141 mydb=# select * from colors;
142 id | name
143 ----+-------
144 1 | red
145 2 | green
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148 mydb=# select * from product_color_map;
149 product_id | color_id
150 ------------+----------
151 1 | 1
152 1 | 2
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155 Rose::DB::Object::Loader will automatically create Rose::DB::Object
156 subclasses for all the tables in a database. It will configure column
157 data types, default values, primary keys, unique keys, and foreign
158 keys. It can also discover and set up inter-table relationships. It
159 uses Rose::DB::Object's auto-initialization capabilities to do all of
160 this.
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162 To do its work, the loader needs to know how to connect to the
163 database. This information can be provided in several ways. The
164 recommended practice is to set up Rose::DB according to the
165 instructions in the Rose::DB::Tutorial, and then pass a
166 Rose::DB-derived object or class name to the loader. The loader will
167 also accept traditional DBI-style connection information: DSN,
168 username, password, etc.
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170 Once the loader object is configured, the make_classes method does all
171 the work. It takes a few options specifying which tables to make
172 classes for, whether or not to make manager classes for each table, and
173 a few other options. The convention manager is used to convert table
174 names to class names, generate foreign key and relationship method
175 names, and so on. The result of this process is a suite of
176 Rose::DB::Object (and Rose::DB::Object::Manager) subclasses ready for
177 use.
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179 Rose::DB::Object::Loader inherits from, and follows the conventions of,
180 Rose::Object. See the Rose::Object documentation for more information.
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183 Database schema information is extracted using DBI's schema
184 interrogation methods, which dutifully report exactly how the database
185 describes itself. In some cases, what the database reports about a
186 particular table may not exactly match what you specified in your table
187 definition.
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189 The most egregious offender is (surprise!) MySQL, which, to give just
190 one example, tends to offer up empty string default values for non-null
191 character columns. That is, if you write a table definition like this:
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193 CREATE TABLE widgets
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195 id INT UNSIGNED AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,
196 name VARCHAR(64) NOT NULL
197 );
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199 and then interrogate it using DBI, you will find that the "name" column
200 has a default value (as reflected in the "COLUMN_DEF" column returned
201 by DBI's column_info() method) of '' (i.e., an empty string). In other
202 words, it's as if your table definition was this instead:
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204 CREATE TABLE widgets
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206 id INT UNSIGNED AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,
207 name VARCHAR(64) NOT NULL DEFAULT ''
208 );
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210 MySQL is full of such surprises, and it's not the only database to do
211 such things. Consult the documentation for your database (or do a
212 Google search for "<mydbname> gotchas") for the gory details.
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214 To work around these kinds of problems, try the pre_init_hook feature.
215 For example, in your pre_init_hook subroutine you could walk over the
216 list of columns for each class, eliminating all the empty string
217 default values (i.e., changing them to undef instead).
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220 new PARAMS
221 Returns a new Rose::DB::Object::Loader constructed according to
222 PARAMS, where PARAMS are name/value pairs. Any object method is a
223 valid parameter name.
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226 base_class CLASS
227 This is an alias for the base_classes method.
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229 base_classes [ CLASS | ARRAYREF ]
230 Get or set the list of base classes to use for the Rose::DB::Object
231 subclasses created by the make_classes method. The argument may be
232 a class name or a reference to an array of class names. At least
233 one of the classes should inherit from Rose::DB::Object.
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235 Returns a list (in list context) or reference to an array (in
236 scalar context) of base class names. Defaults to a dynamically-
237 generated Rose::DB::Object subclass name.
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239 class_prefix [PREFIX]
240 Get or set the prefix affixed to all class names created by the
241 make_classes method. If PREFIX doesn't end in "::", it will be
242 added automatically.
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244 convention_manager [ CLASS | MANAGER ]
245 Get or set the Rose::DB::Object::ConventionManager-derived class
246 name or object to be used during the auto-initialization process
247 for each class created by the make_classes method. Returns a
248 Rose::DB::Object::ConventionManager-derived object, which defaults
249 to a new Rose::DB::Object::ConventionManager object.
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251 Unless this attribute is explicitly set or fetched before the call
252 to the make_classes method, the convention manager object used by
253 make_classes will be produced by calling the convention_manager
254 method of the metadata object of the first (left-most) base class.
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256 db [DB]
257 Get or set the Rose::DB-derived object used to connect to the
258 database. This object will be used by the make_classes method when
259 extracting information from the database. It will also be used as
260 the prototype for the db object used by each Rose::DB::Object
261 subclass to connect to the database.
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263 Setting this attribute also sets the db_class attributes,
264 overwriting any previously existing value, and sets the db_dsn
265 value to undef.
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267 db_catalog [CATALOG]
268 Get or set the catalog for the database connection.
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270 db_class [CLASS]
271 Get or set the name of the Rose::DB-derived class used by the
272 make_classes method to construct a db object if one has not been
273 set via the method of the same name.
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275 Setting this attribute sets the db attribute to undef unless its
276 class is the same as CLASS.
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278 db_dsn [DSN]
279 Get or set the DBI-style Data Source Name (DSN) used to connect to
280 the database. This will be used by the make_classes method when
281 extracting information from the database. The Rose::DB-derived
282 objects used by each Rose::DB::Object subclass to connect to the
283 database will be initialized with this DSN.
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285 Setting this attribute immediately sets the dsn of the db
286 attribute, if it is defined.
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288 db_options [HASHREF]
289 Get or set the options used to connect to the database.
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291 db_password [PASSWORD]
292 Get or set the password used to connect to the database.
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294 db_schema [SCHEMA]
295 Get or set the schema for the database connection.
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297 db_username [USERNAME]
298 Get or set the username used to connect to the database.
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300 exclude_tables [ REGEX | ARRAYREF ]
301 Get or set a regular expression or reference to an array of table
302 names to exclude. Table names that match REGEX or are contained in
303 ARRAYREF will be skipped by default during calls to the
304 make_classes method. Tables without primary keys are automatically
305 (and always) skipped.
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307 Table names are compared to REGEX and the names in ARRAYREF in a
308 case-insensitive manner. To override this in the case of the
309 REGEX, add "(?-i)" to the front of the REGEX. Otherwise, use the
310 filter_tables method instead.
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312 filter_tables CODEREF
313 Get or set a reference to a subroutine that takes a single table
314 name argument and returns true if the table should be processed by
315 default during calls to the make_classes method, false if the table
316 should be skipped. The $_ variable will also be set to the table
317 name before the call to CODEREF.
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319 This attribute should not be combined with the exclude_tables or
320 include_tables attributes.
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322 force_lowercase [BOOL]
323 Get or set a boolean value that indicates whether or not metadata
324 entity names should be forced to lowercase even when the related
325 entity (e.g., table or column name) is uppercase or mixed case.
326 ("Metadata entities" are thing like columns, relationships, and
327 foreign keys.) The default value undef.
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329 generate_manager_class_name CLASS [, CM]
330 Given the name of a Rose::DB::Object-derived class, returns a class
331 name for a Rose::DB::Object::Manager-derived class to manage such
332 objects. The default implementation calls the
333 auto_manager_class_name method on the convention manager object
334 passed as the optional CM argument, or returned from the
335 convention_manager method if a CM argument is not passed.
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337 include_tables [ REGEX | ARRAYREF ]
338 Get or set a regular expression or reference to an array of table
339 names to include. Table names that do not match REGEX or are not
340 contained in ARRAYREF will be skipped by default during calls to
341 the make_classes method. Tables without primary keys are
342 automatically (and always) skipped.
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344 Table names are compared to REGEX and the names in ARRAYREF in a
345 case-insensitive manner. To override this in the case of the
346 REGEX, add "(?-i)" to the front of the REGEX. Otherwise, use the
347 filter_tables method instead.
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349 include_predicated_unique_indexes BOOL
350 Get or set a boolean value that will be assigned to the
351 include_predicated_unique_indexes attribute of the
352 Rose::DB::Object::Metadata object for each class created by the
353 make_classes method. The default value is false.
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355 include_views BOOL
356 If true, database views will also be processed by default during
357 calls to the make_classes method. Defaults to false.
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359 make_classes [PARAMS]
360 Automatically create Rose::DB::Object and (optionally)
361 Rose::DB::Object::Manager subclasses for some or all of the tables
362 in a database. The class creation process is controlled by the
363 loader object's attributes. Optional name/value pairs passed to
364 this method may override some of those values. Valid PARAMS are:
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366 db [DB]
367 The Rose::DB-derived object used to connect to the database.
368 This object will also be used as the prototype for the db
369 object used by each Rose::DB::Object subclass created by this
370 call to make_classes. Defaults to the value of the loader
371 object's db attribute.
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373 db_class [CLASS]
374 The name of the Rose::DB-derived class used to construct a db
375 object if one has not been set via the parameter or object
376 attribute of the same name. Defaults to the value of the
377 loader object's db_class attribute.
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379 include_tables [ REGEX | ARRAYREF ]
380 Table names that do not match REGEX or are not contained in
381 ARRAYREF will be skipped. Defaults to the value of the loader
382 object's include_tables attribute. Tables without primary keys
383 are automatically (and always) skipped.
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385 Table names are compared to REGEX and the names in ARRAYREF in
386 a case-insensitive manner. To override this in the case of the
387 REGEX, add "(?-i)" to the front of the REGEX. Otherwise, use
388 the "filter_tables" parameter instead.
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390 exclude_tables [ REGEX | ARRAYREF ]
391 Table names that match REGEX or are contained in ARRAYREF will
392 be skipped. Defaults to the value of the loader object's
393 exclude_tables attribute. Tables without primary keys are
394 automatically (and always) skipped.
395
396 Table names are compared to REGEX and the names in ARRAYREF in
397 a case-insensitive manner. To override this in the case of the
398 REGEX, add "(?-i)" to the front of the REGEX. Otherwise, use
399 the "filter_tables" parameter instead.
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401 filter_tables CODEREF
402 A reference to a subroutine that takes a single table name
403 argument and returns true if the table should be processed,
404 false if it should be skipped. The $_ variable will also be
405 set to the table name before the call. This parameter cannot
406 be combined with the "exclude_tables" or "include_tables"
407 options.
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409 Defaults to the value of the loader object's filter_tables
410 attribute, provided that both the "exclude_tables" and
411 "include_tables" values are undefined. Tables without primary
412 keys are automatically skipped.
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414 force_lowercase BOOL
415 A boolean value that indicates whether or not metadata entity
416 names should be forced to lowercase even when the related
417 entity is uppercase or mixed case. ("Metadata entities" are
418 thing like columns, relationships, and foreign keys.)
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420 If this parameter is omitted and if the loader object's
421 force_lowercase attribute is not defined, then the value is
422 chosen based on the database currently being examined. If the
423 database is Oracle, then it defaults to true. Otherwise, it
424 defaults to false.
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426 The final value is propagated to the convention manager
427 attribute of the same name.
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429 include_predicated_unique_indexes BOOL
430 This value will be assigned to the
431 include_predicated_unique_indexes attribute of the
432 Rose::DB::Object::Metadata object for each class created by
433 this method. Defaults to the value of the loader object's
434 include_predicated_unique_indexes attribute.
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436 include_views BOOL
437 If true, database views will also be processed. Defaults to
438 the value of the loader object's include_views attribute.
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440 post_init_hook [ CODEREF | ARRAYREF ]
441 A reference to a subroutine or a reference to an array of code
442 references that will be called just after each
443 Rose::DB::Object-derived class is initialized. Each referenced
444 subroutine will be passed the class's metadata object plus any
445 arguments to the initialize method. Defaults to the value of
446 the loader object's post_init_hook attribute.
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448 pre_init_hook [ CODEREF | ARRAYREF ]
449 A reference to a subroutine or a reference to an array of code
450 references that will be called just before each
451 Rose::DB::Object-derived class is initialized. Each referenced
452 subroutine will be passed the class's metadata object plus any
453 arguments to the initialize method. Defaults to the value of
454 the loader object's pre_init_hook attribute.
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456 require_primary_key BOOL
457 If true, then any table that does not have a primary key will
458 be skipped. Defaults to the value of the loader object's
459 require_primary_key attribute. Note that a
460 Rose::DB::Object-derived class based on a table with no primary
461 key will not function correctly in all circumstances. Use this
462 feature at your own risk.
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464 warn_on_missing_pk BOOL
465 This is an alias for the "warn_on_missing_primary_key"
466 parameter.
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468 warn_on_missing_primary_key BOOL
469 If true, then any table that does not have a primary key will
470 trigger a warning.
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472 If "require_primary_key" is false and the loader object's
473 warn_on_missing_primary_key attribute is undefined, or if the
474 "warn_on_missing_primary_key" parameter is set to an undefined
475 value or is not passed to the make_classes call at all, then
476 "warn_on_missing_primary_key" is set to false. Otherwise, it
477 defaults to the value of the loader object's
478 warn_on_missing_primary_key attribute. Note that a
479 Rose::DB::Object-derived class based on a table with no primary
480 key will not function correctly in all circumstances.
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482 These complicated defaults are intended to honor the intentions
483 of the "require_primary_key" attribute/parameter. If not
484 requiring primary keys and no explicit decision has been made
485 about whether to warn about missing primary keys, either in the
486 parameters to the make_classes call or in the loader object
487 itself, then we don't warn about missing primary keys. The
488 idea is that not requiring primary keys is a strong indication
489 that their absence is not worth a warning.
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491 with_foreign_keys BOOL
492 If true, set up foreign key metadata for each
493 Rose::DB::Object-derived. Defaults to the value of the loader
494 object's with_foreign_keys attribute.
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496 with_managers BOOL
497 If true, create Rose::DB::Object::Manager-derived manager
498 classes for each Rose::DB::Object subclass. Defaults to the
499 value of the loader object's with_managers attribute.
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501 The manager class name is determined by passing the
502 Rose::DB::Object-derived class name to the
503 generate_manager_class_name method.
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505 The Rose::DB::Object subclass's metadata object's
506 make_manager_class method will be used to create the manager
507 class. It will be passed the return value of the convention
508 manager's auto_manager_base_name method as an argument.
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510 with_relationships [ BOOL | ARRAYREF ]
511 A boolean value or a reference to an array of relationship type
512 names. If set to a simple boolean value, then all types of
513 relationships will be considered when making classes. If set
514 to a list of relationship type names, then only relationships
515 of those types will be considered. Defaults to the value of
516 the loader object's with_relationships attribute.
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518 with_unique_keys BOOL
519 If true, set up unique key metadata for each
520 Rose::DB::Object-derived. Defaults to the value of the loader
521 object's with_unique_keys attribute.
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523 Any remaining name/value parameters will be passed on to the call
524 to auto_initialize used to set up each class. For example, to ask
525 the loader not to create any relationships, pass the
526 "with_relationships" parameter with a false value.
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528 $loader->make_classes(with_relationships => 0);
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530 This parameter will be passed on to the auto_initialize method,
531 which, in turn, will pass the parameter on to its own call to the
532 auto_init_relationships method. See the Rose::DB::Object::Metadata
533 documentation for more information on these methods.
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535 Each Rose::DB::Object subclass will be created according to the
536 "best practices" described in the Rose::DB::Object::Tutorial. If a
537 base class is not provided, one (with a dynamically generated name)
538 will be created automatically. The same goes for the db object.
539 If one is not set, then a new (again, dynamically named) subclass
540 of Rose::DB, with its own private data source registry, will be
541 created automatically.
542
543 This method returns a list (in list context) or a reference to an
544 array (in scalar context) of the names of all the classes that were
545 created. (This list will include manager class names as well, if
546 any were created.)
547
548 make_modules [PARAMS]
549 Automatically create Rose::DB::Object and (optionally)
550 Rose::DB::Object::Manager subclasses for some or all of the tables
551 in a database, then create Perl module (*.pm) files for each class.
552
553 This method calls make_classes to make the actual classes.
554
555 Note: If you are trying to regenerate a set of module files that
556 already exist in the target "module_dir", please make sure that
557 this "module_dir" is not in your @INC path. (That is, make sure it
558 is not in the set of paths that perl will search when looking for
559 module files in response to a "use" or "require" statement.) More
560 generally, you must make sure that existing versions of the modules
561 you are attempting to generate are not in your @INC path.
562
563 (If you do not do this, when make_classes makes a class and looks
564 for a related class, it will find and load the previously generated
565 ".pm" file, which will then cause make_classes to skip that class
566 later when it sees that it already exists in memory. And if
567 make_classes skips it, make_modules will never see it and therefore
568 will never regenerate the ".pm" file.)
569
570 This method takes all of the same parameters as make_classes, with
571 several additions:
572
573 module_dir DIR
574 The path to the directory where the Perl module files will be
575 created. For example, given a DIR of "/home/john/lib", the
576 Perl module file for the class "My::DB::Object" would be
577 located at "/home/john/lib/My/DB/Object.pm".
578
579 Defaults to the value of the loader object's module_dir
580 attribute. If the module_dir attribute is also undefined, then
581 the current working directory (as determined by a call to
582 cwd()) is used instead.
583
584 module_preamble [ SCALAR | CODE ]
585 If defined as a scalar, inserts the contents of the variable
586 into the auto-generated file before any of the auto-generated
587 class information. If provided as a code ref, calls the
588 indicated function, passing the metadata object as a parameter.
589 (The metadata object that belongs to the "object_class" and the
590 Rose::DB::Object::Manager-derived class name are passed if the
591 module is a Rose::DB::Object::Manager-derived class.) The
592 returned value of the function is inserted as the preamble
593 text.
594
595 Defaults to the value of the loader object's module_preamble
596 attribute.
597
598 module_postamble [ SCALAR | CODE ]
599 If defined as a scalar, inserts the contents of the variable
600 into the auto-generated file after any of the auto-generated
601 class information. If provided as a code ref, calls the
602 indicated function, passing the metadata object as a parameter.
603 (The metadata object that belongs to the "object_class" and the
604 Rose::DB::Object::Manager-derived class name are passed if the
605 module is a Rose::DB::Object::Manager-derived class.) The
606 returned value of the function is inserted as the postamble
607 text.
608
609 Defaults to the value of the loader object's module_postamble
610 attribute.
611
612 module_dir [DIR]
613 Get or set the path to the directory where make_modules will create
614 its Perl modules files. For example, given a DIR of
615 "/home/john/lib", make_modules would create the file
616 "/home/john/lib/My/DB/Object.pm" for the class "My::DB::Object".
617
618 module_preamble [ SCALAR | CODE ]
619 If defined as a scalar, inserts the contents of the variable into
620 the auto-generated file before any of the auto-generated class
621 information. If provided as a code ref, calls the indicated
622 function, passing the metadata object as a parameter. (The
623 metadata object that belongs to the "object_class" and the
624 Rose::DB::Object::Manager-derived class name are passed if the
625 module is a Rose::DB::Object::Manager-derived class.) The returned
626 value of the function is inserted as the preamble text.
627
628 module_postamble [ SCALAR | CODE ]
629 If defined as a scalar, inserts the contents of the variable into
630 the auto-generated file after any of the auto-generated class
631 information. If provided as a code ref, calls the indicated
632 function, passing the metadata object as a parameter. (The
633 metadata object that belongs to the "object_class" and the
634 Rose::DB::Object::Manager-derived class name are passed if the
635 module is a Rose::DB::Object::Manager-derived class.) The returned
636 value of the function is inserted as the postamble text.
637
638 pre_init_hook [CODE]
639 Get or set a reference to a subroutine to be called just before
640 each Rose::DB::Object-derived class is initializeed within the
641 make_classes method. The subroutine will be passed the class's
642 metdata object as an argument.
643
644 require_primary_key BOOL
645 Get or set a boolean value that determines whether or not the
646 make_classes method will skip any table that does not have a
647 primary key will be skipped. Defaults to true.
648
649 Note that a Rose::DB::Object-derived class based on a table with no
650 primary key will not function correctly in all circumstances. Use
651 this feature at your own risk.
652
653 warn_on_missing_pk BOOL
654 This is an alias for the warn_on_missing_primary_key method.
655
656 warn_on_missing_primary_key BOOL
657 Get or set a boolean value that determines whether or not the
658 make_classes method will emit a warning when it encounters a table
659 that does not have a primary key. Defaults to undefined.
660
661 with_foreign_keys BOOL
662 If true, the make_classes method will set up foreign key metadata
663 for each Rose::DB::Object-derived class it creates. Defaults to
664 true.
665
666 with_managers [BOOL]
667 If true, the make_classes method will create
668 Rose::DB::Object::Manager-derived manager classes for each
669 Rose::DB::Object subclass by default. Defaults to true.
670
671 The manager class name is determined by passing the
672 Rose::DB::Object-derived class name to the
673 generate_manager_class_name method.
674
675 The Rose::DB::Object subclass's metadata object's
676 make_manager_class method will be used to create the manager class.
677 It will be passed the return value of the convention manager's
678 auto_manager_base_name method as an argument.
679
680 with_relationships [ BOOL | ARRAYREF ]
681 A boolean value or a reference to an array of relationship type
682 names. If set to a simple boolean value, then the make_classes
683 method will consider all types of relationships when making
684 classes. If set to a list of relationship type names, then only
685 relationships of those types will be considered by make_classes.
686 Defaults to true.
687
688 with_unique_keys BOOL
689 If true, the make_classes method will set up unique key metadata
690 for each Rose::DB::Object-derived class it creates. Defaults to
691 true.
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693 manager_base_class CLASS
694 This is an alias for the manager_base_classes method.
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696 manager_base_classes [ CLASS | ARRAYREF ]
697 Get or set the list of base classes to use for the
698 Rose::DB::Object::Manager subclasses created by the make_classes
699 method. The argument may be a class name or a reference to an
700 array of class names. At least one of the classes should inherit
701 from Rose::DB::Object::Manager.
702
703 Returns a list (in list context) or reference to an array (in
704 scalar context) of base class names. Defaults to
705 Rose::DB::Object::Manager.
706
708 John C. Siracusa (siracusa@gmail.com)
709
711 Copyright (c) 2010 by John C. Siracusa. All rights reserved. This
712 program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
713 under the same terms as Perl itself.
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