package DBIx::Class::InflateColumn; use strict; use warnings; use Scalar::Util qw/blessed/; use base qw/DBIx::Class::Row/; =head1 NAME DBIx::Class::InflateColumn - Automatically create references from column data =head1 SYNOPSIS # In your table classes __PACKAGE__->inflate_column('column_name', { inflate => sub { ... }, deflate => sub { ... }, }); =head1 DESCRIPTION This component translates column data into references, i.e. "inflating" the column data. It also "deflates" references into an appropriate format for the database. It can be used, for example, to automatically convert to and from L objects for your date and time fields. It will accept arrayrefs, hashrefs and blessed references (objects), but not scalarrefs. Scalar references are passed through to the database to deal with, to allow such settings as C< \'year + 1'> and C< \'DEFAULT' > to work. =head1 METHODS =head2 inflate_column Instruct L to inflate the given column. In addition to the column name, you must provide C and C methods. The C method is called when you access the field, while the C method is called when the field needs to used by the database. For example, if you have a table C with a timestamp field named C, you could inflate the column in the corresponding table class using something like: __PACKAGE__->inflate_column('insert_time', { inflate => sub { DateTime::Format::Pg->parse_datetime(shift); }, deflate => sub { DateTime::Format::Pg->format_datetime(shift); }, }); (Replace L with the appropriate module for your database, or consider L.) The coderefs you set for inflate and deflate are called with two parameters, the first is the value of the column to be inflated/deflated, the second is the row object itself. Thus you can call C<< ->result_source->schema->storage->dbh >> on it, to feed to L. In this example, calls to an event's C accessor return a L object. This L object is later "deflated" when used in the database layer. =cut sub inflate_column { my ($self, $col, $attrs) = @_; $self->throw_exception("No such column $col to inflate") unless $self->has_column($col); $self->throw_exception("inflate_column needs attr hashref") unless ref $attrs eq 'HASH'; $self->column_info($col)->{_inflate_info} = $attrs; $self->mk_group_accessors('inflated_column' => $col); return 1; } sub _inflated_column { my ($self, $col, $value) = @_; return $value unless defined $value; # NULL is NULL is NULL my $info = $self->column_info($col) or $self->throw_exception("No column info for $col"); return $value unless exists $info->{_inflate_info}; my $inflate = $info->{_inflate_info}{inflate}; $self->throw_exception("No inflator for $col") unless defined $inflate; return $inflate->($value, $self); } sub _deflated_column { my ($self, $col, $value) = @_; # return $value unless ref $value && blessed($value); # If it's not an object, don't touch it ## Leave scalar refs (ala SQL::Abstract literal SQL), untouched, deflate all other refs return $value unless (ref $value && ref($value) ne 'SCALAR'); my $info = $self->column_info($col) or $self->throw_exception("No column info for $col"); return $value unless exists $info->{_inflate_info}; my $deflate = $info->{_inflate_info}{deflate}; $self->throw_exception("No deflator for $col") unless defined $deflate; return $deflate->($value, $self); } =head2 get_inflated_column my $val = $obj->get_inflated_column($col); Fetch a column value in its inflated state. This is directly analogous to L in that it only fetches a column already retreived from the database, and then inflates it. Throws an exception if the column requested is not an inflated column. =cut sub get_inflated_column { my ($self, $col) = @_; $self->throw_exception("$col is not an inflated column") unless exists $self->column_info($col)->{_inflate_info}; return $self->{_inflated_column}{$col} if exists $self->{_inflated_column}{$col}; return $self->{_inflated_column}{$col} = $self->_inflated_column($col, $self->get_column($col)); } =head2 set_inflated_column my $copy = $obj->set_inflated_column($col => $val); Sets a column value from an inflated value. This is directly analogous to L. =cut sub set_inflated_column { my ($self, $col, $inflated) = @_; $self->set_column($col, $self->_deflated_column($col, $inflated)); # if (blessed $inflated) { if (ref $inflated && ref($inflated) ne 'SCALAR') { $self->{_inflated_column}{$col} = $inflated; } else { delete $self->{_inflated_column}{$col}; } return $inflated; } =head2 store_inflated_column my $copy = $obj->store_inflated_column($col => $val); Sets a column value from an inflated value without marking the column as dirty. This is directly analogous to L. =cut sub store_inflated_column { my ($self, $col, $inflated) = @_; # unless (blessed $inflated) { unless (ref $inflated && ref($inflated) ne 'SCALAR') { delete $self->{_inflated_column}{$col}; $self->store_column($col => $inflated); return $inflated; } delete $self->{_column_data}{$col}; return $self->{_inflated_column}{$col} = $inflated; } =head2 get_column Gets a column value in the same way as L. If there is an inflated value stored that has not yet been deflated, it is deflated when the method is invoked. =cut sub get_column { my ($self, $col) = @_; if (exists $self->{_inflated_column}{$col} && !exists $self->{_column_data}{$col}) { $self->store_column($col, $self->_deflated_column($col, $self->{_inflated_column}{$col})); } return $self->next::method($col); } =head2 get_columns Returns the get_column info for all columns as a hash, just like L. Handles inflation just like L. =cut sub get_columns { my $self = shift; if (exists $self->{_inflated_column}) { foreach my $col (keys %{$self->{_inflated_column}}) { $self->store_column($col, $self->_deflated_column($col, $self->{_inflated_column}{$col})) unless exists $self->{_column_data}{$col}; } } return $self->next::method; } =head2 has_column_loaded Like L, but also returns true if there is an inflated value stored. =cut sub has_column_loaded { my ($self, $col) = @_; return 1 if exists $self->{_inflated_column}{$col}; return $self->next::method($col); } =head2 update Updates a row in the same way as L, handling inflation and deflation of columns appropriately. =cut sub update { my ($class, $attrs, @rest) = @_; foreach my $key (keys %{$attrs||{}}) { if (ref $attrs->{$key} && $class->has_column($key) && exists $class->column_info($key)->{_inflate_info}) { $class->set_inflated_column($key, delete $attrs->{$key}); } } return $class->next::method($attrs, @rest); } =head2 new Creates a row in the same way as L, handling inflation and deflation of columns appropriately. =cut sub new { my ($class, $attrs, @rest) = @_; my $inflated; foreach my $key (keys %{$attrs||{}}) { $inflated->{$key} = delete $attrs->{$key} if ref $attrs->{$key} && $class->has_column($key) && exists $class->column_info($key)->{_inflate_info}; } my $obj = $class->next::method($attrs, @rest); $obj->{_inflated_column} = $inflated if $inflated; return $obj; } =head1 SEE ALSO =over 4 =item L - This component is loaded as part of the "core" L components; generally there is no need to load it directly =back =head1 AUTHOR Matt S. Trout =head1 CONTRIBUTORS Daniel Westermann-Clark (documentation) Jess Robinson =head1 LICENSE You may distribute this code under the same terms as Perl itself. =cut 1;