NAME
EntityModel::Support::Perl::Base - base class for entity instances
VERSION
version 0.001
SYNOPSIS
say $_->name foreach Entity::Thing->find({name=>'test'});DESCRIPTION
All entities are derived from this base class by default.
new
Instantiate from an ID or a pre-fabricated object (hashref).
_spec_from_hashref
Private method to generate hashref containing spec information suitable for bless to requested class, given a hashref which represents the keys/values for the object.
This will flatten any Entity objects down to the required ID key+values.
create
Create a new object.
Takes a hashref, and sets the flag so that ->commit does the insert.
find
Search for entities that match the given spec.
Generates a query from the spec, and uses that to locate any matching objects, instantiating them as required.
$spec - hashref (or plain hash) of search options
Example:
Entity::Thing->find(
name => 'test'
);TODO Not yet supported
_update
Write current values back to storage.
_select
Populate this instance with values from the database.
_pending_insert
Returns true if this instance is due to be committed to the database.
_pending_update
Returns true if this instance is due to be committed to the database.
_insert
Insert this instance into the db.
commit
Commit any pending changes to the database.
revert
Revert any pending changes to the database.
id
Primary key (id) for this instance.
fromID
Instantiate from an ID.
remove
Remove this instance from the database.
_view
Returns the view corresponding to this object.
AUTHOR
Tom Molesworth <cpan@entitymodel.com>
LICENSE
Copyright Tom Molesworth 2008-2011. Licensed under the same terms as Perl itself.