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NAME

DBIx::Class::MooseColumns - Lets you write DBIC add_column() definitions as attribute options

VERSION

Version 0.22

SYNOPSIS

package MyApp::Schema::Result::Artist;

use Moose;
use DBIx::Class::MooseColumns;
use namespace::autoclean;

extends 'DBIx::Class::Core';

__PACKAGE__->table('artist');

has id => (
  isa => 'Int',
  is  => 'rw',
  add_column => {
    is_auto_increment => 1,
  },
);

has foo => (
  isa => 'Str',
  is  => 'rw',
  add_column => {
    data_type => 'datetime'
  },
);

has bar => (        # will call __PACKAGE__->add_column({})
  isa => 'Str',
  is  => 'rw',
  add_column => {
  },
);

has quux => (       # no __PACKAGE__->add_column() call
  isa => 'Str',
  is  => 'rw',
);

__PACKAGE__->set_primary_key('id');

__PACKAGE__->meta->make_immutable( inline_constructor => 0 );

1;

DISCLAIMER

This is ALPHA SOFTWARE. Use at your own risk. Features may change.

DESCRIPTION

This module allows you to put the arguments to "add_column" in DBIx::Class::ResultSource right into your attribute definitions and will automatically call it when it finds an add_column attribute option. It also replaces the DBIx::Class-generated accessor methods (these are Class::Accessor::Grouped-generated accessor methods under the hood) with the Moose-generated accessor methods so that you can use more of the wonderful powers of Moose (eg. type constraints, triggers, ...).

Note: __PACKAGE__->table(...) must go before the has stanzas (the "table" in DBIx::Class::ResultSource is magic and does much more than setting the table name, thus the __PACKAGE__->add_column(...) calls that the has triggers won't work before that).

Note: __PACKAGE__->set_primary_key(...) and __PACKAGE__->add_unique_constraint(...) calls must go after the has stanzas (since they depend on the referred columns being registered via __PACKAGE__->add_column(...) and that call is done when the has runs).

TODO

  • convert the test harness to something sane - consider Fennec?

  • delay ->add_column() calls until right after the ->table() call (collect the args and run them in an after method modifier of 'table', possibly batched in a single ->add_columns() call)

SEE ALSO

DBIx::Class, Moose

AUTHOR

Norbert Buchmuller, <norbi at nix.hu>

BUGS

Please report any bugs or feature requests to bug-dbix-class-moosecolumns at rt.cpan.org, or through the web interface at http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/ReportBug.html?Queue=DBIx-Class-MooseColumns. I will be notified, and then you'll automatically be notified of progress on your bug as I make changes.

SUPPORT

You can find documentation for this module with the perldoc command.

perldoc DBIx::Class::MooseColumns

You can also look for information at:

COPYRIGHT & LICENSE

Copyright 2010 Norbert Buchmuller, all rights reserved.

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.