=method clone
- $object_copy = $object->clone;
+ $object_copy = $object->clone(%options);
$object_copy = File::KDBX::Object->new($object);
Make a clone of an object. By default the clone is indeed an exact copy that is connected to the same database
-but not actually included in the object tree (i.e. it has no parent). Some options are allowed to get
+but not actually included in the object tree (i.e. it has no parent group). Some options are allowed to get
different effects:
=for :list
if ($args{relabel} and my $label = $self->label) {
$copy->label("$label - Copy");
}
- if ($args{parent} and my $parent = $self->parent) {
+ if ($args{parent} and my $parent = $self->group) {
$parent->add_object($copy);
}
$kdbx = $object->kdbx;
$object->kdbx($kdbx);
-Get or set the L<File::KDBX> instance connected with this object.
+Get or set the L<File::KDBX> instance connected with this object. Throws if the object is disconnected. Other
+object methods might only work if the object is connected to a database and so they might also throw if the
+object is disconnected. If you're not sure if an object is connected, try L</is_connected>.
=cut
=method group
-=method parent
-
- $group = $object->group;
- # OR equivalently
- $group = $object->parent;
-
- $object->group($new_parent);
+ $parent_group = $object->group;
+ $object->group($parent_group);
Get or set the parent group to which an object belongs or C<undef> if it belongs to no group.
return $new_group if Hash::Util::FieldHash::id($old_group) == Hash::Util::FieldHash::id($new_group);
# move to a new parent
$self->remove(signal => 0) if $old_group;
+ $self->location_changed('now');
$new_group->add_object($self);
}
return $group;
}
-sub parent { shift->group(@_) }
-
sub _set_group {
my $self = shift;
if (my $parent = shift) {
# try leaf to root
my @path;
- my $o = $self;
- while ($o = $o->parent) {
- unshift @path, $o;
- last if $base_addr == Hash::Util::FieldHash::id($o);
+ my $object = $self;
+ while ($object = $object->group) {
+ unshift @path, $object;
+ last if $base_addr == Hash::Util::FieldHash::id($object);
}
return \@path if @path && ($base_addr == Hash::Util::FieldHash::id($path[0]) || $path[0]->is_root);
$object = $object->remove(%options);
Remove an object from its parent. If the object is a group, all contained objects stay with the object and so
-are removed as well. Options:
+are removed as well, just like cutting off a branch takes the leafs as well. Options:
=for :list
* C<signal> Whether or not to signal the removal to the connected database (default: true)
sub remove {
my $self = shift;
- my $parent = $self->parent;
+ my $parent = $self->group;
$parent->remove_object($self, @_) if $parent;
$self->_set_group(undef);
return $self;
sub recycle {
my $self = shift;
- return $self->parent($self->kdbx->recycle_bin);
+ return $self->group($self->kdbx->recycle_bin);
}
=method recycle_or_remove
sub is_recycled {
my $self = shift;
eval { $self->kdbx } or return FALSE;
- return !!($self->parent && any { $_->is_recycle_bin } @{$self->lineage});
+ return !!($self->group && any { $_->is_recycle_bin } @{$self->lineage});
}
##############################################################################
$object->custom_data(%data);
$object->custom_data(key => $value, %data);
-Get and set custom data. Custom data is metadata associated with an object.
+Get and set custom data. Custom data is metadata associated with an object. It is a set of key-value pairs
+used to store arbitrary data, usually used by software like plug-ins to keep track of state rather than by end
+users.
Each data item can have a few attributes associated with it.
* L<File::KDBX::Entry/add_historical_entry>
It is possible to copy or move objects between databases, but B<DO NOT> include the same object in more
-than one database at once or there could some strange aliasing effects (i.e. changes in one database might
+than one database at once or there could be some strange aliasing effects (i.e. changes in one database might
effect another in unexpected ways). This could lead to difficult-to-debug problems. It is similarly not safe
or valid to add the same object multiple times to the same database. For example:
$another_kdbx->add_entry($entry->clone);
# OR move an existing entry from one database to another:
- $kdbx->add_entry($entry->remove);
+ $another_kdbx->add_entry($entry->remove);
+
+=attr uuid
+
+128-bit UUID identifying the object within the connected database.
+
+=attr icon_id
+
+Integer representing a default icon. See L<File::KDBX::Constants/":icon"> for valid values.
+
+=attr custom_icon_uuid
+
+128-bit UUID identifying a custom icon within the connected database.
+
+=attr tags
+
+Text string with arbitrary tags which can be used to build a taxonomy.
+
+=attr previous_parent_group
+
+128-bit UUID identifying a group within the connected database the previously contained the object.
+
+=attr last_modification_time
+
+Date and time when the entry was last modified.
+
+=attr creation_time
+
+Date and time when the entry was created.
+
+=attr last_access_time
+
+Date and time when the entry was last accessed.
+
+=attr expiry_time
+
+Date and time when the entry expired or will expire.
+
+=attr expires
+
+Boolean value indicating whether or not an entry is expired.
+
+=attr usage_count
+
+The number of times an entry has been used, which typically means how many times the B<Password> string has
+been accessed.
+
+=attr location_changed
+
+Date and time when the entry was last moved to a different parent group.
=cut