NAME Database::Schema::Config - Perl extension for storing generic config strings with revision control in a table SYNOPSIS This is an interface module to our database. All SQL queries should be done at this level and only leave the actual config parsing to the upper level modules. *Note: All references to timestamp or date/time are usually stored as Time::Timestamp objects, see Time::Timestamp for output options. DESCRIPTION An API for storing and manipulating configuration files RCS-style using a database backend. This allows the author to utilize any Config module they wish (config::General, Config::Simple, etc...). SQL Table [mysql] -- -- Table structure for table `config` -- CREATE TABLE `config` ( `rev` int(11) NOT NULL auto_increment, `xlock` tinyint(4) NOT NULL default '0', `dt` int(11) NOT NULL default '0', `user` varchar(32) NOT NULL default '', `config` text NOT NULL, `log` text, PRIMARY KEY (`rev`) ) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1 AUTO_INCREMENT=2 ; OBJECT METHODS new() Constructor my $cfg = Database::Schema::Config->new( -dbh => $myDBI_handler, -str => $configString, -user => $user, -table => 'myConfigTable', ); Returns: (undef,$obj) on success listConfigs() Fetch a listing of all of the stored configs. The listing will contain the rev, timestamp, lock status, and user. If you want the log and config, use getConfig(). Returns: (errstr,undef) something failed with the DB (undef,HASHREF) on success containing keys: "rev", "timestamp","lock", "user". Each of those point to ARRAYREFs. So the revision of the first config in the list (which should be the oldest) is $hr->{'rev'}->[0] isConfigLocked() Check to see if the latest config is currently locked. If it is, return information about the lock. $cfg->isConfigLocked(); Returns (errstr,undef) on failure (undef,HASHREF) locked. see keys for details. (undef,0) not locked lockConfig() Lock the configuration so other people know we are editting it. A note will be appended to the "log" for the configuration. The latest configuration will be "locked" unless "rev" is specified. This should be called from the getConfig() method, not directly. Accepts: -rev => [int], defaults to 0 -user => [string], $cfg->lockConfig(-rev => $rev, -user => $username); Returns: (errstr,undef) on failure ('lock failed',0) if already locked (undef,$rev) on success unlockConfig() Unlock the configuration. Both parameters are required. Should be called by the getConfig() method, not directly. Accepts: -rev => [int], defaults to 0 -user => [string], $cfg->unlockConfig(-rev => $rev, -user => $username); Returns: (errstr,undef) on failure (undef,1) on success appendLogToConfig() Accepts: # required -user => undef, -rev => 0, -log => [], $cfg->appendLogToConfig(-rev => rev, -user => username, -log => ['myLogEntry']); Add a log entry to the given config revision. Returns (errstr,undef) on failure (undef,1) on success getConfig() Fetch the specified configuration from the database. If "rev" is not give, fetch the highest (latest) config from the database. If "lock" is "1", place an advisory lock on the configuration so that other people can't edit it without a warning. $cfg->getConfig(-rev => integer, -user => $username, -lock => [0|1]); Accepts: # required -rev => [int], defaults to 0 -user => [string], # legal -lock => [0|1], default is 0 # lock for editing? Returns: (errstr,undef) on failure (undef,HASHREF) containing keys: { 'config' => ARRAYREF, 'log' => ARRAYREF, 'timestamp' => integer, 'rev' => integer, 'user' => scalar string } putConfig() Insert a new configuration file into the database ("config" table). It's up to the calling application to "notice" the config rev was updated. $cfg->putConfig( -config => ARRAYREF, # or ['string for array ref'] or [qw(my super cool string)] -user => [string], -log => ARRAYREF, -autounlock => [0|1], # default is to unlock the config if isConfigLocked() == true -init => [1|0], default is 0 # truncates the table and posts a blank config to rev 1. When you save, it becomes rev2 ); Returns (errstr,undef) on failure (undef,1) on success resetLocks() This function resets the xLock in the event that something screws up. Accepts: -rev # optional, default is 'clear all locks' Returns: (errstr,undef) on failure (undef,1) on success dbh() Sets and returns the Database handle table() Sets and returns the base config table string() Sets and returns the config string SEE ALSO Time::Timestamp sourceforge://netpass AUTHOR'S Original Author - Jeff Murphy - Stolen By - Wes Young - LICENSE (c) 2006 University at Buffalo. Available under the "Artistic License" http://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html#ArtisticLicense