package Maypole::Model::Base;
-our %remember;
-sub MODIFY_CODE_ATTRIBUTES { $remember{ $_[1] } = $_[2]; () }
-sub FETCH_CODE_ATTRIBUTES { $remember{ $_[1] } }
+use strict;
+use Maypole::Constants;
+use attributes ();
-sub view : Exported {
-}
+# don't know why this is a global - drb
+our %remember;
-sub edit : Exported {
+sub MODIFY_CODE_ATTRIBUTES
+{
+ shift; # class name not used
+ my ($coderef, @attrs) = @_;
+
+ $remember{$coderef} = \@attrs;
+
+ # previous version took care to return an empty array, not sure why,
+ # but shall cargo cult it until know better
+ return;
}
+sub FETCH_CODE_ATTRIBUTES { @{ $remember{$_[1]} || [] } }
+
sub process {
my ( $class, $r ) = @_;
my $method = $r->action;
return if $r->{template}; # Authentication has set this, we're done.
$r->{template} = $method;
- $r->objects( [] );
- my $obj = $class->retrieve( $r->{args}->[0] );
- if ($obj) {
- $r->objects( [$obj] );
- shift @{ $r->{args} };
- }
+ my $obj = $class->fetch_objects($r);
+ $r->objects([$obj]) if $obj;
+
$class->$method( $r, $obj, @{ $r->{args} } );
}
+sub list_columns {
+ shift->display_columns;
+}
+
sub display_columns {
sort shift->columns;
}
=head1 DESCRIPTION
-Anyone subclassing this for a different database abstraction mechanism
-needs to provide the following methods:
+This is the base class for Maypole data models. This is an abstract class
+that defines the interface, and can't be used directly.
-=head2 do_edit
+=head2 process
-If there is an object in C<$r-E<gt>objects>, then it should be edited
-with the parameters in C<$r-E<gt>params>; otherwise, a new object should
-be created with those parameters, and put back into C<$r-E<gt>objects>.
-The template should be changed to C<view>, or C<edit> if there were any
-errors. A hash of errors will be passed to the template.
-
-=cut
+This is the engine of this module. Given the request object, it populates
+all the relevant variables and calls the requested action.
-sub do_edit { die "This is an abstract method" }
+Anyone subclassing this for a different database abstraction mechanism
+needs to provide the following methods:
=head2 setup_database
Uses the user-defined data in C<@data> to specify a database- for
example, by passing in a DSN. The model class should open the database,
and create a class for each table in the database. These classes will
-then be C<adopt>ed. It should also populate C<< $config->{tables} >> and
-C<< $config->{classes} >> with the names of the classes and tables
+then be C<adopt>ed. It should also populate C<< $config->tables >> and
+C<< $config->classes >> with the names of the classes and tables
respectively. The classes should be placed under the specified
namespace. For instance, C<beer> should be mapped to the class
C<BeerDB::Beer>.
This maps between a table name and its associated class.
-=head2 retrieve
+=head2 fetch_objects
-This turns an ID into an object of the appropriate class.
+This class method is passed a request object and is expected to return an
+object of the appropriate table class from information stored in the request
+object.
=head2 adopt
-This is called on an model class representing a table and allows the
-master model class to do any set-up required.
-
-=head2 related
-
-This can go either in the master model class or in the individual
-classes, and returns a list of has-many accessors. A brewery has many
-beers, so C<BeerDB::Brewery> needs to return C<beers>.
+This class method is passed the name of a model class that represensts a table
+and allows the master model class to do any set-up required.
=head2 columns
This is a list of all the columns in a table. You may also override
-C<display_columns>, which is the list of columns you want to view, in
-the right order.
+see also C<display_columns>
=head2 table
This is the name of the table.
-=head2 Commands
+=cut
+
+sub class_of { die "This is an abstract method" }
+sub setup_database { die "This is an abstract method" }
+sub fetch_objects { die "This is an abstract method" }
+
+=head2 Actions
=over
+=item do_edit
+
+If there is an object in C<$r-E<gt>objects>, then it should be edited
+with the parameters in C<$r-E<gt>params>; otherwise, a new object should
+be created with those parameters, and put back into C<$r-E<gt>objects>.
+The template should be changed to C<view>, or C<edit> if there were any
+errors. A hash of errors will be passed to the template.
+
+=cut
+
+sub do_edit { die "This is an abstract method" }
+
=item list
-The C<list> method should fill C<< $r-> objects >> with all of the
+The C<list> method should fill C<$r-E<gt>objects> with all of the
objects in the class. You may want to page this using C<Data::Page> or
similar.
+=item edit
+
+Empty Action.
+
+=item view
+
+Empty Action.
+
+
=back
=cut
-sub class_of { die "This is an abstract method" }
-sub setup_database { die "This is an abstract method" }
-
sub list : Exported {
die "This is an abstract method";
}
+sub view : Exported {
+}
+
+sub edit : Exported {
+}
+
=pod
Also, see the exported commands in C<Maypole::Model::CDBI>.
Additionally, individual derived model classes may want to override the
following methods:
+=head2 display_columns
+
+Returns a list of columns to display in the model. By default returns
+all columns in alphabetical order. Override this in base classes to
+change ordering, or elect not to show columns.
+
+=head2 list_columns
+
+Same as display_columns, only for listings. Defaults to display_columns
+
=head2 column_names
Return a hash mapping column names with human-readable equivalents.
} $class->columns;
}
-=head2 description
+=head2 is_public
-A description of the class to be passed to the template.
+should return true if a certain action is supported, or false otherwise.
+Defaults to checking if the sub has the C<:Exported> attribute.
=cut
-sub description { "A poorly defined class" }
+sub is_public {
+ my ( $self, $action, $attrs ) = @_;
+ my $cv = $self->can($action);
+ warn "is_public failed . action is $action. self is $self" and return 0 unless $cv;
+
+ my %attrs = (ref $attrs) ? %$attrs : map {$_ => 1} $self->method_attrs($action,$cv) ;
+
+ do {
+ warn "is_public failed. $action not exported. attributes are : ", %attrs;
+ return 0;
+ } unless $attrs{Exported};
+ return 1;
+}
+
+
+
+=head2 method_attrs
+
+Returns the list of attributes defined for a method. Maypole itself only
+defines the C<Exported> attribute.
+
+=cut
+
+sub method_attrs {
+ my ($class, $method, $cv) = @_;
+
+ $cv ||= $class->can($method);
+
+ return unless $cv;
+
+ my @attrs = attributes::get($cv);
+
+ return @attrs;
+}
+
+=head2 related
+
+This can go either in the master model class or in the individual
+classes, and returns a list of has-many accessors. A brewery has many
+beers, so C<BeerDB::Brewery> needs to return C<beers>.
+
+=cut
+
+sub related {
+}
1;
+