NAME

DBIx::Class::Storage::DBI::Replicated::Balancer::Random - A 'random' Balancer

SYNOPSIS

This class is used internally by DBIx::Class::Storage::DBI::Replicated. You shouldn't need to create instances of this class.

DESCRIPTION

Given a pool (DBIx::Class::Storage::DBI::Replicated::Pool) of replicated database's (DBIx::Class::Storage::DBI::Replicated::Replicant), defines a method by which query load can be spread out across each replicant in the pool.

This Balancer uses List::Util keyword 'shuffle' to randomly pick an active replicant from the associated pool. This may or may not be random enough for you, patches welcome.

ATTRIBUTES

This class defines the following attributes.

METHODS

This class defines the following methods.

next_storage

Returns an active replicant at random. Please note that due to the nature of the word 'random' this means it's possible for a particular active replicant to be requested several times in a row.

AUTHOR

John Napiorkowski <john.napiorkowski@takkle.com>

LICENSE

You may distribute this code under the same terms as Perl itself.