Net::FluidDB::Object - FluidDB objects
use Net::FluidDB::Object; # create, with optional about $object = Net::FluidDB::Object->new( fdb => $fdb, about => $unique_about ); $object->create; $object->id; # returns the object's ID in FluidDB # get by ID, optionally fetching about $object = Net::FluidDB::Object->get_by_id($fdb, $id, about => 1); # get by about $object = Net::FluidDB::Object->get_by_about($fdb, $about); # tag $object->tag("fxn/likes"); $object->tag("fxn/rating", integer => 10); $object->tag("fxn/avatar", 'image/png' => $image); # retrieve a tag value $value = $object->value("fxn/rating"); # retrieve a tag value and its type ($type, $value) = $object->value("fxn/rating"); # remove a tag $object->untag("fxn/rating"); # search @ids = Net::FluidDB::Object->search($fdb, "has fxn/rating");
Net::FluidDB::Object models FluidDB objects.
Net::FluidDB::Object
Net::FluidDB::Object is a subclass of Net::FluidDB::Base.
Constructs a new object. The constructor accepts these parameters:
An instance of Net::FluidDB.
A string, if any.
This constructor is only useful for creating new objects in FluidDB. Already existing objects are fetched with get_by_id or get_by_about:
get_by_id
get_by_about
Retrieves the object with ID $id from FluidDB. Options are:
$id
Tells get whether you want to get the about attribute of the object.
get
If about is not fetched has_about will be false even if the object has an about attribute in FluidDB.
has_about
Net::FluidDB provides a convenience shortcut for this method.
Net::FluidDB
Retrieves the object with about $about from FluidDB.
$about
Performs the query $query and returns a (possibly empty) array of strings with the IDs of the macthing objects.
$query
When you retrieve an object from FluidDB the instance has the paths of its tags as an attribute. But if you only have an object ID and are interested in checking whether the corresponding object has been tagged with a certain tag, this predicate is cheaper than fetching the object.
You can pass either a Net::FluidDB::Tag instance or a tag path in the rightmost argument.
Creates the object in FluidDB.
Returns the UUID of the object, or undef if it is new.
undef
Predicate to test whether the object has an ID.
Gets/sets the about attribute. About can't be modified in existing objects, the setter is only useful for new objects.
Note that you need to set the about flag when you fetch an object for this attribute to be initialized.
about
Says whether the object has an about attribute.
Returns the paths of the existing tags on the object as a (possibly empty) arrayref of strings.
Tags an object.
You can pass either a Net::FluidDB::Tag instance or a tag path in the first argument.
You need to specify the FluidDB type of native values using one of "null", "boolean", "integer", "float", "string", or "set":
$object->tag("fxn/rating", integer => 7);
If $value is undef or an arrayref this is not required:
$value
$object->tag("fxn/tags"); # type null $object->tag("fxn/tags", undef); # type null $object->tag("fxn/tags", ["perl", "moose"]); # type set
The elements of arrayrefs are stringfied, since FluidDB sets are sets of strings.
To tag with a non-native value use a suitable MIME type for it:
$object->tag("fxn/foaf", "application/rdf+xml" => $foaf);
Gets the value of a tag on an object.
You can refer to the tag either with a Net::FluidDB::Tag instance or a tag path.
This method returns the very value in scalar context:
$value = $object->value("fxn/rating");
and also the type in list context:
($type, $value) = $object->value("fxn/rating");
For native values the type is one of "null", "boolean", "integer", "float", "string", or "set". For non-native values the type is their MIME type.
Untags an object.
http://doc.fluidinfo.com/fluidDB/objects.html
http://doc.fluidinfo.com/fluidDB/api/objects.html
http://api.fluidinfo.com/fluidDB/api/*/objects/*
Xavier Noria (FXN), <fxn@cpan.org>
Copyright (C) 2009-2011 Xavier Noria
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To install Net::FluidDB, copy and paste the appropriate command in to your terminal.
cpanm
cpanm Net::FluidDB
CPAN shell
perl -MCPAN -e shell install Net::FluidDB
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