NAME

SYNOPSIS

    package YourModel;

    use base 'Gantry::Utils::DBIxClass';

    # standard DBIx::Class table definition

    __PACKAGE__->sequence_name( 'your_seq' );
    __PACKAGE__->base_model( 'Your::Schema' );

DESCRIPTION

METHODS

get_listing

Parameters: A hash reference with these keys:

    schema   - a DBIx::Class::Schema object
    order_by - [optional] a valid SQL ORDER BY clause
    

Returns: an array of all rows in your table. The default order is the foreign_display fields.

get_form_selections

Parameters: A hash reference with this key:

    schema - a DBIx::Class::Schema object
    

Returns: A hash keyed by foreign table name storing an array of items. Each item is a hash with two keys like this:

    {
        value => $item->$value_method
        label => $item->foreign_display(),
    }
    

This is precisely the format that all Gantry CRUD schemes expect in their forms.

The value_method is either id (the default) or the result of calling the optional get_value_method on the relevant foreign table model class.

stringify_self

This is an overload callback used when database row objects are in string context. The one here calls id on the row object. Children should override if their primary key is not a single column called 'id'.

create

This method is provided for historical reasons and should no longer be used, see gcreate below.

In addition to the above methods, this base class provides the following convenience accessors to save typing. For example, instead of typing:

    my $schema = $self->get_schema();
    my @rows   = $schema->resultset( 'table_name' )->search(
            { ... },
            { ... }
    );

These methods let you say:

    my @rows => $TABLE_NAME->gsearch(
            $self,
            { ... },
            { ... }
    );

gcreate

gsearch

gfind

gfind_or_create

gupdate_or_create

For these methods to work, the invoking controller must use Gantry::Plugins::DBIxClassConn. It handles dbic connections and exports get_schema which all of the g methods call.

Alternatively, if you are in a script, you may use other similar methods:

    my $schema = AddressBook::Model->connect(
        $conf->{ dbconn },
        $conf->{ dbuser },
        $conf->{ dbpass },
    );

    my @rows => $TABLE_NAME->ssearch( $schema, ... );

These methods expect a valid dbic schema as their first argument. The available s* methods are:

screate

ssearch

sfind

sfind_or_create

supdate_or_create

Other helper methods:

datetime_now

returns the right SQL command for NOW() (datetime field) depending on whether sqlite or mysql or pgsql are used.

For example in controller to set the 'modified' column:

  $params->{modified} = $MY_MODEL->datetime_now($self);
    

where $self is $gantry_site object.

AUTHOR

COPYRIGHT and LICENSE

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