# $Id: BioNamespaceAdaptor.pm,v 1.4 2003/06/03 09:36:41 heikki Exp $
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# BioPerl module for Bio::DB::BioSQL::BioNamespaceAdaptor
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# Cared for by Hilmar Lapp <hlapp at gmx.net>
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# Copyright Hilmar Lapp
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# (c) Hilmar Lapp, hlapp at gmx.net, 2002.
# (c) GNF, Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation, 2002.
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# POD documentation - main docs before the code
=head1 NAME
Bio::DB::BioSQL::BioNamespaceAdaptor - DESCRIPTION of Object
=head1 SYNOPSIS
Give standard usage here
=head1 DESCRIPTION
BioNamespace DB adaptor
=head1 FEEDBACK
=head2 Mailing Lists
User feedback is an integral part of the evolution of this and other
Bioperl modules. Send your comments and suggestions preferably to one
of the Bioperl mailing lists. Your participation is much appreciated.
bioperl-l@bio.perl.org
=head2 Reporting Bugs
Report bugs to the Bioperl bug tracking system to help us keep track
the bugs and their resolution. Bug reports can be submitted via email
or the web:
bioperl-bugs@bio.perl.org
=head1 AUTHOR - Hilmar Lapp
Email hlapp at gmx.net
Based in idea on Bio:DB::BioSQL::BioDatabase by Ewan Birney,
birney@ebi.ac.uk
Describe contact details here
=head1 APPENDIX
The rest of the documentation details each of the object
methods. Internal methods are usually preceded with a _
=cut
# Let the code begin...
use vars qw(@ISA);
use strict;
# Object preamble
@ISA = qw(Bio::DB::BioSQL::BasePersistenceAdaptor);
=head2 new
Title : new
Usage :
Function: Instantiates the persistence adaptor.
Example :
Returns :
Args :
=cut
sub new{
my ($class,@args) = @_;
# we want to enable object caching
push(@args, "-cache_objects", 1) unless grep { /cache_objects/i; } @args;
my $self = $class->SUPER::new(@args);
return $self;
}
=head2 get_persistent_slots
Title : get_persistent_slots
Usage :
Function: Get the slots of the object that map to attributes in its respective
entity in the datastore.
Slots should be methods callable without an argument.
This is a strictly abstract method. A derived class MUST override
it to return something meaningful.
Example :
Returns : an array of method names constituting the serializable slots
Args : the object about to be inserted or updated
=cut
sub get_persistent_slots{
my ($self,@args) = @_;
return ("namespace", "authority");
}
=head2 get_persistent_slot_values
Title : get_persistent_slot_values
Usage :
Function: Obtain the values for the slots returned by get_persistent_slots(),
in exactly that order.
The reason this method is here is that sometimes the actual slot
values need to be post-processed to yield the value that gets
actually stored in the database. E.g., slots holding arrays
will need some kind of join function applied. Another example is if
the method call needs additional arguments. Supposedly the
adaptor for a specific interface knows exactly what to do here.
Since there is also populate_from_row() the adaptor has full
control over mapping values to a version that is actually stored.
Example :
Returns : A reference to an array of values for the persistent slots of this
object. Individual values may be undef.
Args : The object about to be serialized.
A reference to an array of foreign key objects if not retrievable
from the object itself.
=cut
sub get_persistent_slot_values {
my ($self,$obj,$fkobjs) = @_;
my @vals = ($obj->namespace(),
$obj->authority()
);
return \@vals;
}
=head2 get_foreign_key_objects
Title : get_foreign_key_objects
Usage :
Function: Gets the objects referenced by this object, and which therefore need
to be referenced as foreign keys in the datastore.
BioNamespace has no FKs, therefore this version just returns an
empty array.
Example :
Returns : an array of Bio::DB::PersistentObjectI implementing objects
Args : The object about to be inserted or updated.
Additional arguments passed on from create().
=cut
sub get_foreign_key_objects{
my ($self,@args) = @_;
return ();
}
=head2 store_children
Title : store_children
Usage :
Function: Inserts or updates the child entities of the given object in the
datastore.
BioNamespace has no children (although it is a FK for bioentries),
so this version just returns TRUE.
Example :
Returns : TRUE on success, and FALSE otherwise
Args : The Bio::DB::PersistentObjectI implementing object for which the
child objects shall be made persistent.
=cut
sub store_children{
my ($self,@args) = @_;
return 1;
}
=head2 instantiate_from_row
Title : instantiate_from_row
Usage :
Function: Instantiates the class this object is an adaptor for, and populates
it with values from columns of the row.
This implementation call populate_from_row() to do the real job.
Example :
Returns : An object, or undef, if the row contains no values
Args : A reference to an array of column values. The first column is the
primary key, the other columns are expected to be in the order
returned by get_persistent_slots().
Optionally, the object factory to be used for instantiating the
proper class. The adaptor must be able to instantiate a default
class if this value is undef.
=cut
sub instantiate_from_row{
my ($self,$row,$fact) = @_;
my $obj;
if($row && @$row) {
if($fact) {
$obj = $fact->create_object();
} else {
# we need a IdentifiableI object for BioNamespace to work
$obj = Bio::DB::Persistent::BioNamespace->new(-identifiable =>
Bio::BioEntry->new());
}
$self->populate_from_row($obj, $row);
}
return $obj;
}
=head2 populate_from_row
Title : populate_from_row
Usage :
Function: Instantiates the class this object is an adaptor for, and populates
it with values from columns of the row.
Usually a derived class will instantiate the proper class and pass
it on to populate_from_row().
This method MUST be overridden by a derived object.
Example :
Returns : An object, or undef, if the row contains no values
Args : The object to be populated.
A reference to an array of column values. The first column is the
primary key, the other columns are expected to be in the order
returned by get_persistent_slots().
=cut
sub populate_from_row{
my ($self,$obj,$rows) = @_;
if(! ref($obj)) {
$self->throw("\"$obj\" is not an object. Probably internal error.");
}
if($rows && @$rows) {
$obj->namespace($rows->[1]) if $rows->[1];
$obj->authority($rows->[2]) if $rows->[2];
if($obj->isa("Bio::DB::PersistentObjectI")) {
$obj->primary_key($rows->[0]);
}
return $obj;
}
return undef;
}
=head2 get_unique_key_query
Title : get_unique_key_query
Usage :
Function: Obtain the suitable unique key slots and values as determined by the
attribute values of the given object and the additional foreign
key objects, in case foreign keys participate in a UK.
This method MUST be overridden by a derived class. Alternatively,
a derived class may choose to override find_by_unique_key() instead,
as that one calls this method.
Example :
Returns : One or more references to hash(es) where each hash
represents one unique key, and the keys of each hash
represent the names of the object's slots that are part of
the particular unique key and their values are the values
of those slots as suitable for the key.
Args : The object with those attributes set that constitute the chosen
unique key (note that the class of the object will be suitable for
the adaptor).
A reference to an array of foreign key objects if not retrievable
from the object itself.
=cut
sub get_unique_key_query{
my ($self,$obj,$fkobjs) = @_;
my $uk_h = {};
# UK is the name of the namespace ...
if($obj->namespace()) {
$uk_h->{'namespace'} = $obj->namespace();
}
return $uk_h;
}
=head2 remove_children
Title : remove_children
Usage :
Function: This method is to cascade deletes in maintained objects.
We just return TRUE here.
Example :
Returns : TRUE on success and FALSE otherwise
Args : The persistent object that was just removed from the database.
Additional (named) parameter, as passed to remove().
=cut
sub remove_children{
return 1;
}
1;