From e397476f162deb6468ceb38c4368f2071b85bf79 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Alexander Hartmaier Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 14:45:08 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] doc improvements --- lib/DBIx/Class/ResultSet/RecursiveUpdate.pm | 40 +++++++++++---------- 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/lib/DBIx/Class/ResultSet/RecursiveUpdate.pm b/lib/DBIx/Class/ResultSet/RecursiveUpdate.pm index 8193fb6..ca0a771 100644 --- a/lib/DBIx/Class/ResultSet/RecursiveUpdate.pm +++ b/lib/DBIx/Class/ResultSet/RecursiveUpdate.pm @@ -321,9 +321,11 @@ sub _update_relation { } push @cond, \%cond_for_obj; } + # only limit resultset if there are related rows left - if (scalar @cond) { - $rs_rel_delist = $rs_rel_delist->search_rs( { -not => [@cond] } ); + if ( scalar @cond ) { + $rs_rel_delist = + $rs_rel_delist->search_rs( { -not => [@cond] } ); } } @@ -517,7 +519,7 @@ __END__ # The functional interface: my $schema = MyDB::Schema->connect(); - my $new_item = DBIx::Class::ResultSet::RecursiveUpdate::Functions::recursive_update({ + my $new_item = DBIx::Class::ResultSet::RecursiveUpdate::Functions::recursive_update( resultset => $schema->resultset('User'), updates => { id => 1, @@ -534,7 +536,7 @@ __END__ __PACKAGE__->load_namespaces( default_resultset_class => '+DBIx::Class::ResultSet::RecursiveUpdate' ); - # in the Schema file (see t/lib/DBSchema.pm). Or appriopriate 'use base' in the ResultSet classes. + # in the Schema file (see t/lib/DBSchema.pm). Or appropriate 'use base' in the ResultSet classes. my $user = $schema->resultset('User')->recursive_update({ id => 1, @@ -543,24 +545,29 @@ __END__ title => "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" } ] + }, { + unknown_params_ok => 1, }); =head1 DESCRIPTION -This is still experimental. I've added a functional interface so that it can be used -in Form Processors and not require modification of the model. +This is still experimental. + +You can feed the ->create method of DBIx::Class with a recursive datastructure +and have the related records created. Unfortunately you cannot do a similar +thing with update_or_create. +This module tries to fill that void until L has an api itself. -You can feed the ->create method with a recursive datastructure and have the related records -created. Unfortunately you cannot do a similar thing with update_or_create - this module -tries to fill that void. +The functional interface can be used without modifications of the model, +for example by form processors like L. -It is a base class for ResultSets providing just one method: recursive_update +It is a base class for Ls providing the method recursive_update which works just like update_or_create but can recursively update or create data objects composed of multiple rows. All rows need to be identified by primary keys - so you need to provide them in the update structure (unless they can be deduced from the parent row - for example when you have a belongs_to relationship). -If not all colums comprising the primary key are specified - then a new row will be created, +If not all columns comprising the primary key are specified a new row will be created, with the expectation that the missing columns will be filled by it (as in the case of auto_increment primary keys). @@ -582,16 +589,13 @@ then you need to inform recursive_update about additional predicate with a secon [ 'id' ] ); -This will work with a new DBIC release. - For a many_to_many (pseudo) relation you can supply a list of primary keys -from the other table - and it will link the record at hand to those and +from the other table and it will link the record at hand to those and only those records identified by them. This is convenient for handling web -forms with check boxes (or a SELECT box with multiple choice) that let you +forms with check boxes (or a select field with multiple choice) that lets you update such (pseudo) relations. -For a description how to set up base classes for ResultSets see load_namespaces -in DBIx::Class::Schema. +For a description how to set up base classes for ResultSets see L. =head1 DESIGN CHOICES @@ -714,7 +718,7 @@ Clearing the relationship: =head2 Treatment of many-to-many pseudo relations -The function gets the information about m2m relations from DBIx::Class::IntrospectableM2M. +The function gets the information about m2m relations from L. If it isn't loaded in the ResultSource classes the code relies on the fact that: if($object->can($name) and -- 2.45.2