NAME
Padre::DB::History - Padre::DB class for the history table
SYNOPSIS
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DESCRIPTION
TO BE COMPLETED
METHODS
recent
# Get the values for a "Recent Files" menu
my @files = Padre::DB::History->recent('files', 10);
The recent
method is non-ORLite method that is used to retrieve the most recent distinct values for a particular history category.
It takes a compulory parameter of the history type to retrieve, and an optional positive integer for the maximum number of distinct values to retrieve (10 by default).
Returns a list of zero or more 'name' values in array context.
Returns a reference to an array of zero or more 'name' values in scalar context.
Throws an exception if the history query fails.
previous
# Get the single most recent file
my $file = Padre::DB::History->previous('files');
The previous
method is the single-value form of the recent
method.
It takes a compulsory parameter of the history type to retrieve.
Returns the single most recent value as a string.
Returns undef
if there are no values.
Throws an exception if the history query fails.
select
# Get all objects in list context
my @list = Padre::DB::History->select;
# Get a subset of objects in scalar context
my $array_ref = Padre::DB::History->select(
'where id > ? order by id',
1000,
);
The select
method executes a typical SQL SELECT
query on the history table.
It takes an optional argument of a SQL phrase to be added after the FROM history
section of the query, followed by variables to be bound to the placeholders in the SQL phrase. Any SQL that is compatible with SQLite can be used in the parameter.
Returns a list of Padre::DB::History objects when called in list context, or a reference to an ARRAY of Padre::DB::History objects when called in scalar context.
Throws an exception on error, typically directly from the DBI layer.
count
# How many objects are in the table
my $rows = Padre::DB::History->count;
# How many objects
my $small = Padre::DB::History->count(
'where id > ?',
1000,
);
The count
method executes a SELECT COUNT(*)
query on the history table.
It takes an optional argument of a SQL phrase to be added after the FROM history
section of the query, followed by variables to be bound to the placeholders in the SQL phrase. Any SQL that is compatible with SQLite can be used in the parameter.
Returns the number of objects that match the condition.
Throws an exception on error, typically directly from the DBI layer.
new
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The new
constructor is used to create a new abstract object that is not (yet) written to the database.
Returns a new Padre::DB::History object.
create
my $object = Padre::DB::History->create(
id => 'value',
type => 'value',
name => 'value',
);
The create
constructor is a one-step combination of new
and insert
that takes the column parameters, creates a new Padre::DB::History object, inserts the appropriate row into the history table, and then returns the object.
If the primary key column id
is not provided to the constructor (or it is false) the object returned will have id
set to the new unique identifier.
Returns a new history object, or throws an exception on error, typically from the DBI layer.
insert
$object->insert;
The insert
method commits a new object (created with the new
method) into the database.
If a the primary key column id
is not provided to the constructor (or it is false) the object returned will have id
set to the new unique identifier.
Returns the object itself as a convenience, or throws an exception on error, typically from the DBI layer.
delete
# Delete a single instantiated object
$object->delete;
# Delete multiple rows from the history table
Padre::DB::History->delete('where id > ?', 1000);
The delete
method can be used in a class form and an instance form.
When used on an existing Padre::DB::History instance, the delete
method removes that specific instance from the history
, leaving the object ntact for you to deal with post-delete actions as you wish.
When used as a class method, it takes a compulsory argument of a SQL phrase to be added after the DELETE FROM history
section of the query, followed by variables to be bound to the placeholders in the SQL phrase. Any SQL that is compatible with SQLite can be used in the parameter.
Returns true on success or throws an exception on error, or if you attempt to call delete without a SQL condition phrase.
truncate
# Delete all records in the history table
Padre::DB::History->truncate;
To prevent the common and extremely dangerous error case where deletion is called accidentally without providing a condition, the use of the delete
method without a specific condition is forbidden.
Instead, the distinct method truncate
is provided to delete all records in a table with specific intent.
Returns true, or throws an exception on error.
ACCESSORS
id
if ( $object->id ) {
print "Object has been inserted\n";
} else {
print "Object has not been inserted\n";
}
Returns true, or throws an exception on error.
REMAINING ACCESSORS TO BE COMPLETED
SQL
The history table was originally created with the following SQL command.
CREATE TABLE history (id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY, type VARCHAR(100), name VARCHAR(100))
SUPPORT
Padre::DB::History is part of the Padre::DB API.
See the documentation for Padre::DB for more information.
AUTHOR
Adam Kennedy
COPYRIGHT
Copyright 2008-2009 The Padre development team as listed in Padre.pm.
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.
The full text of the license can be found in the LICENSE file included with this module.