NAME

Class::DBI::Replication - Class::DBI for replicated database

SYNOPSIS

      package Film;
      use base qw(Class::DBI::Replication);
    
      Film->set_master('dbi:mysql:host=master', $user, $pw);
      Film->set_slaves(
          [ 'dbi:mysql:host=slave1', $user, $pw ],
          [ 'dbi:mysql:host=slave2', $user, $pw ],
      );

DESCRIPTION

Classs::DBI::Replication extends Class::DBI's persistence for replicated databases.

The idea is very simple. SELECT from slaves, INSERT/UPDATE/DELETE to master.

From http://www.mysql.com/doc/R/e/Replication_FAQ.html,

      Q: What should I do to prepare my client code to use
      performance-enhancing replication?

      A: If the part of your code that is responsible for database access
      has been properly abstracted/modularized, converting it to run with
      the replicated setup should be very smooth and easy - just change
      the implementation of your database access to read from some slave
      or the master, and to always write to the master.

With Class::DBI::Replication, it can be done easily!

METHODS

set_master

Film->set_master($datasource, $user, $password, \%attr);

        This spcifies your master database. INSERT/UPDATE/DELETE are done
        only to this database. Some SELECT queries also done to master for
        concurrency problem.

        If you don't want master to be distinct from slaves in SELECT
        queries, put master in slaves, too.

set_slaves

          Film->set_slaves(
               [ 'dbi:mysql:host=slave1', $user, $password, \%attr ],
               [ 'dbi:mysql:host=slave2', $user, $password, \%attr ],
          );

        This specifies your slave databases. SELECT are done to these
        databases randomly. If you don't specify slaves, all queries are
        gone to master, as always.

TODO

• More docs
• More testing
• retrieve() adter create() problem. Currently, SELECT calls inside Class::DBI are done to master database.
• Concurrency problems
• Customizable slave picking algorithm like Round-Robin

AUTHOR

Tatsuhiko Miyagawa <miyagawa@bulknews.net>

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

SEE ALSO

the Class::DBI manpage, the Class::DBI::mysql manpage