DBIx::DBSchema::DBD(3pm)

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NAME

6       DBIx::DBSchema::DBD - DBIx::DBSchema Driver Writer's Guide and Base
7       Class
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SYNOPSIS

10         perldoc DBIx::DBSchema::DBD
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12         package DBIx::DBSchema::DBD::FooBase
13         use DBIx::DBSchema::DBD;
14         @ISA = qw(DBIx::DBSchema::DBD);
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DESCRIPTION

17       Drivers should be named DBIx::DBSchema::DBD::DatabaseName, where
18       DatabaseName is the same as the DBD:: driver for this database.
19       Drivers should implement the following class methods:
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21       columns CLASS DBI_DBH TABLE
22           Given an active DBI database handle, return a listref of listrefs
23           (see perllol), each containing six elements: column name, column
24           type, nullability, column length, column default, and a field
25           reserved for driver-specific use.
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27       column CLASS DBI_DBH TABLE COLUMN
28           Same as columns above, except return the listref for a single
29           column.  You can inherit from DBIx::DBSchema::DBD to provide this
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32       primary_key CLASS DBI_DBH TABLE
33           Given an active DBI database handle, return the primary key for the
34           specified table.
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36       unique CLASS DBI_DBH TABLE
37           Deprecated method - see the indices method for new drivers.
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39           Given an active DBI database handle, return a hashref of unique
40           indices.  The keys of the hashref are index names, and the values
41           are arrayrefs which point a list of column names for each.  See
42           "HASHES OF LISTS" in perldsc and DBIx::DBSchema::Index.
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44       index CLASS DBI_DBH TABLE
45           Deprecated method - see the indices method for new drivers.
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47           Given an active DBI database handle, return a hashref of (non-
48           unique) indices.  The keys of the hashref are index names, and the
49           values are arrayrefs which point a list of column names for each.
50           See "HASHES OF LISTS" in perldsc and DBIx::DBSchema::Index.
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52       indices CLASS DBI_DBH TABLE
53           Given an active DBI database handle, return a hashref of all
54           indices, both unique and non-unique.  The keys of the hashref are
55           index names, and the values are again hashrefs with the following
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58           name - Index name (redundant)
59           using - Optional index method
60           unique - Boolean indicating whether or not this is a unique index
61           columns - List reference of column names (or expressions)
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63           (See FS::DBIx::DBSchema::Index)
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65           New drivers are advised to implement this method, and existing
66           drivers are advised to (eventually) provide this method instead of
67           index and unique.
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69           For backwards-compatibility with current drivers, the base
70           DBIx::DBSchema::DBD class provides an indices method which uses the
71           old index and unique methods to provide this data.
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73       default_db_catalog
74           Returns the default database catalog for the DBI table_info
75           command.  Inheriting from DBIx::DBSchema::DBD will provide the
76           default empty string.
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78       default_db_schema
79           Returns the default database schema for the DBI table_info command.
80           Inheriting from DBIx::DBSchema::DBD will provide the default empty
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83       constraints CLASS DBI_DBH TABLE
84           Given an active DBI database handle, return the constraints
85           (currently, foreign keys) for the specified table, as a list of
86           hash references.
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88           Each hash reference has the following keys:
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90           constraint - contraint name
91           columns - List refrence of column names
92           table - Foreign taable name
93           references - List reference of column names in foreign table
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97       column_callback DBH TABLE_NAME COLUMN_OBJ
98           Optional callback for driver-specific overrides to SQL column
99           definitions.
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101           Should return a hash reference, empty for no action, or with one or
102           more of the following keys defined:
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104           effective_type - Optional type override used during column
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107           explicit_null - Set true to have the column definition declare NULL
108           columns explicitly
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110           effective_default - Optional default override used during column
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113           effective_local - Optional local override used during column
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116       add_column_callback DBH TABLE_NAME COLUMN_OBJ
117           Optional callback for additional SQL statments to be called when
118           adding columns to an existing table.
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120           Should return a hash reference, empty for no action, or with one or
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123           effective_type - Optional type override used during column
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126           effective_null - Optional nullability override used during column
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129           sql_after - Array reference of SQL statements to be executed after
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132       alter_column_callback DBH TABLE_NAME OLD_COLUMN_OBJ NEW_COLUMN_OBJ
133           Optional callback for overriding the SQL statments to be called
134           when altering columns to an existing table.
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136           Should return a hash reference, empty for no action, or with one or
137           more of the following keys defined:
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139           sql_alter - Alter SQL statement(s) for changing everything about a
140           column.  Specifying this overrides processing of individual changes
141           (type, nullability, default, etc.).
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143           sql_alter_type - Alter SQL statement(s) for changing type and
144           length (there is no default).
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146           sql_alter_null - Alter SQL statement(s) for changing nullability to
147           be used instead of the default.
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149       column_value_needs_quoting COLUMN_OBJ
150           Optional callback for determining if a column's default value
151           require quoting.  Returns true if it does, false otherwise.
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TYPE MAPPING

154       You can define a %typemap array for your driver to map "standard" data
155       types to database-specific types.  For example, the MySQL TIMESTAMP
156       field has non-standard auto-updating semantics; the MySQL DATETIME type
157       is what other databases and the ODBC standard call TIMESTAMP, so one of
158       the entries in the MySQL %typemap is:
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160         'TIMESTAMP' => 'DATETIME',
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162       Another example is the Pg %typemap which maps the standard types BLOB
163       and LONG VARBINARY to the Pg-specific BYTEA:
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165         'BLOB' => 'BYTEA',
166         'LONG VARBINARY' => 'BYTEA',
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168       Make sure you use all uppercase-keys.
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AUTHOR

171       Ivan Kohler <ivan-dbix-dbschema@420.am>
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COPYRIGHT

174       Copyright (c) 2000-2005 Ivan Kohler Copyright (c) 2007-2013 Freeside
175       Internet Services, Inc.  All rights reserved.  This program is free
176       software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms
177       as Perl itself.
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