ADDITIONAL METHODS

search_by_field( \%cond, \%attrs? )

This variant of the standard "search()" method returns a ResultSet of Device Module entries. It is written to support web forms which accept fields that match and locate Device Modules in the database.

The hashref parameter should contain fields from the Device Module table which will be intelligently used in a search query.

In addition, you can provide the key "matchall" which, given a True or False value, controls whether fields must all match or whether any can match, to select a row.

Supported keys:

matchall: If a True value, fields must all match to return a given row of the Device table, otherwise any field matching will cause the row to be included in results.
description: Can match the "description" field as a substring.
name: Can match the "name" field as a substring.
type: Can match the "type" field as a substring.
model: Can match the "model" field as a substring.
serial: Can match the "serial" field as a substring.
class: Will match exactly the "class" field.
ips: List of Device IPs containing modules.