Jifty::Record - Represents a Jifty object that lives in the database.


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Jifty::Record - Represents a Jifty object that lives in the database.

DESCRIPTION

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Jifty::Record is a kind of Jifty::Object that has a database representation; that is, it is also a Jifty::DBI::Record as well.

METHODS

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create PARAMHASH

create can be called as either a class method or an object method.

Takes an array of key-value pairs and inserts a new row into the database representing this object.

Overrides Jifty::DBI::Record in these ways:

Remove id values unless they are truly numeric
Automatically load by id after create
actually stop creating the new record if a field fails to validate.

id

Returns the record id value. This routine short-circuits a much heavier call up through Jifty::DBI

load_or_create

load_or_create can be called as either a class method or an object method. It attempts to load a record with the named parameters passed in. If it can't do so, it creates a new record.

as_create_action PARAMHASH

Returns the Jifty::Action::Record::Create action for this model class.

The PARAMHASH allows you to add additional parameters to pass to new_action in Jifty::Web.

as_update_action PARAMHASH

Returns the Jifty::Action::Record::Update action for this model class. The current record is passed to the constructor.

The PARAMHASH allows you to add additional parameters to pass to new_action in Jifty::Web.

as_delete_action PARAMHASH

Returns the Jifty::Action::Record::Delete action for this model class. The current record is passed to the constructor.

The PARAMHASH allows you to add additional parameters to pass to new_action in Jifty::Web.

as_search_action PARAMHASH

Returns the Jifty::Action::Record::Search action for this model class.

The PARAMHASH allows you to add additional parameters to pass to new_action in Jifty::Web.

_guess_table_name

Guesses a table name based on the class's last part. In addition to the work performed in Jifty::DBI::Record, this method also prefixes the table name with the plugin table prefix, if the model belongs to a plugin.

current_user_can RIGHT [ATTRIBUTES]

Should return true if the current user ($self->current_user) is allowed to do RIGHT. Possible values for RIGHT are:

create

Called just before an object's create method is called, as well as before parameter validation. ATTRIBUTES is the attributes that the object is trying to be created with, as the attributes aren't on the object yet to be inspected.

read

Called before any attribute is accessed on the object. ATTRIBUTES is a hash with a single key column and a single value, the name of the column being queried.

update

Called before any attribute is changed on the object. ATTRIBUTES is a hash of the arguments passed to _set.

delete

Called before the object is deleted.

Models wishing to customize authorization checks should override this method. You can do so like this:

  sub current_user_can {
      my ($self, $right, %args) = @_;

      # Make any custom checks that return 1 to allow or return 0 to deny...

      # Fallback upon the default implementation to handle the
      # SkipAccessControl configuration setting, superuser, bootstrap,
      # delegation, and the before_access hook
      return $self->SUPER::current_user_can($right, %args);
  }

If you are sure you don't want your model to fallback using the default implementation, you can replace the last line with whatever fallback policy required.

Authorization steps

The default implementation proceeds as follows:

1.

If the SkipAccessControl setting is set to a true value in the framework configuration section of etc/config.yml, current_user_can always returns true.

2.

The method first attempts to call the before_access hooks to check for any allow or denial. See The before_access hook.

3.

Next, the default implementation returns true if the current user is a superuser or a bootstrap user.

4.

Then, if the model can perform delegation, usually by using Jifty::RightsFrom, the access control decision is deferred to another object (via the delegate_current_user_can subroutine).

5.

Otherwise, it returns false.

The before_access hook

This implementation may make use of a trigger called before_access to make the decision. A new handler can be added to the trigger point by calling add_handler:

  $record->add_trigger(
      name => 'before_access',
      code => \&before_access,
      abortable => 1,
  );

The before_access handler will be passed the same arguments that were used to call current_user_can, including the current record object, the operation being checked, and any arguments being passed to the operation.

The before_access handler should return one of three strings: 'deny', 'allow', or 'ignore'. The current_user_can implementation reacts as follows to these results:

1.

If a handler is abortable and aborts by returning a false value (such as undef), current_user_can returns false.

2.

If any handler returns 'deny', current_user_can returns false.

3.

If any handler returns 'allow' and no handler returns 'deny', current_user_can returns true.

4.

In all other cases, the results of the handlers are ignored and current_user_can proceeds to check using superuser, bootstrap, and delegation.

check_create_rights ATTRIBUTES

Internal helper to call current_user_can with create.

check_read_rights

Internal helper to call current_user_can with read.

Passes column as a named parameter for the column the user is checking rights on.

check_update_rights

Internal helper to call current_user_can with update.

check_delete_rights

Internal helper to call current_user_can with delete.

as_user CurrentUser

Returns a copy of this object with the current_user set to the given current_user. This is a way to act on behalf of a particular user (perhaps the owner of the object)

as_superuser

Returns a copy of this object with the current_user set to the superuser. This is a convenient way to duck around ACLs if you have code that needs to for some reason or another.

delete PARAMHASH

Overrides Jifty::DBI::Record to check the delete ACL.

brief_description

Display the friendly name of the record according to _brief_description.

To change what this returns, override _brief_description instead.

_brief_description

When displaying a list of records, Jifty can display a friendly value rather than the column's unique id. Out of the box, Jifty always tries to display the 'name' field from the record. If there is no 'name' field, Jifty falls back to the record id.

You can override this method to return the name of a method on your record class which will return a nice short human readable description for this record.

null_reference

By default, Jifty::DBI::Record returns undef on non-existent related fields; Jifty prefers to get back an object with an undef id.

_new_collection_args

Overrides the default arguments which this collection passes to new collections, to pass the current_user.

_new_record_args

Overrides the default arguments which this collection passes to new records, to pass the current_user.

cache_key_prefix

Returns a unique key for this application for the Memcached cache. This should be global within a given Jifty application instance.

since

By default, all models exist since undef, the ur-time when the application was created. Please override it for your model class.

printable_table_schema

When called, this method will generate the SQL schema for the current version of this class and return it as a scalar, suitable for printing or execution in your database's command line.

table_schema_statements

When called, this method will generate the SQL schema statements for the current version of this class and return it as array.

create_table_in_db

When called, this method will generate the SQL schema for the current version of this class and insert it into the application's currently open database.

drop_table_in_db

When called, this method will generate the SQL to remove this model's table in the database and execute it in the application's currently open database. This method can destroy a lot of data. Be sure you know what you're doing.

add_column_sql column_name

Returns the SQL statement necessary to add column_name to this class's representation in the database

add_column_in_db column_name

Executes the SQL code generated by add_column_sql. Dies on failure.

drop_column_sql column_name

Returns the SQL statement necessary to remove column_name from this class's representation in the database

drop_column_in_db column_name

Executes the SQL code generated by drop_column_sql. Dies on failure.

schema_version

This method is used by Jifty::DBI::Record to determine which schema version is in use. It returns the current database version stored in the configuration.

Jifty's notion of the schema version is currently broken into two:

1.

The Jifty version is the first. In the case of models defined by Jifty itself, these use the version found in $Jifty::VERSION.

2.

Any model defined by your application use the database version declared in the configuration. In etc/config.yml, this is located at:

  framework:
    Database:
      Version: 0.0.1

A model is considered to be defined by Jifty if it the package name starts with "Jifty::". Otherwise, it is assumed to be an application model.

column_serialized_as

default_serialized_as_columns

jifty_serialize_format

This is used to create a hash reference of the object's values. Unlike Jifty::DBI::Record->as_hash, this won't transform refers_to columns into JDBI objects. Override this if you want to include calculated values (for use in, say, your REST interface)

autogenerate_action

Controls which of the Jifty::Action::Record subclasses are automatically set up for this model; this subroutine is passed one of the strings Create, Update, Delete, Search or Execute, and should return a true value if that action should be autogenerated.

The default method returns 0 for all action classes if the model is marked as is_private. It returns 0 for all actions that are not Search if the model is marked as is_protected; otherwise, it returns true.

is_private

Override this method to return true to not generate any actions for this model, and to hide it from REST introspection.

is_protected

Override this method to return true to only generate Search actions for this model.

enumerable

Controls whether autogenerated actions with columns that refer to this class should attempt to provide a drop-down of possible values or not. This method will be called as a class method, and defaults to true.


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use warnings;
use strict;

package Jifty::Record;

use Jifty::Config;
use List::MoreUtils qw();

use base qw( Jifty::Object Jifty::DBI::Record);

__PACKAGE__->mk_accessors('_is_readable');

sub _init {
    my $self = shift;
    my %args = (@_);
    $self->_get_current_user(%args);

    $self->SUPER::_init(@_);
}

sub create {
    my $class = shift;
    my $self;
    if ( ref($class) ) {
        ( $self, $class ) = ( $class, undef );
    } else {
        $self = $class->new();
    }

    my %attribs = @_;

    unless ( $self->check_create_rights(@_) ) {
        $self->log->error( $self->current_user->id . " tried to create a ",
            ref $self, " without permission" );
        wantarray ? return ( 0, _('Permission denied') ) : return (0);
    }

    foreach my $key ( keys %attribs ) {
        $attribs{$key} = $self->run_canonicalization_for_column(
            column => $key,
            value  => $attribs{$key},
            extra  => [\%attribs, { for => 'create' }],
        );
    }
    foreach my $key ( keys %attribs ) {
        my $attr = $attribs{$key};
        my ( $val, $msg ) = $self->run_validation_for_column(
            column => $key,
            value  => $attribs{$key},
            extra  => [\%attribs, { for => 'create' }],
        );
        if ( not $val ) {
            $self->log->error("There was a validation error for $key");
            if ($class) {
                return ($self);
            } else {
                return ( $val, $msg );
            }
        }

        # remove blank values. We'd rather have nulls
        if ( exists $attribs{$key}
            and ( !defined $attr || ( not ref($attr) and $attr eq '' ) ) )
        {
            delete $attribs{$key};
        }
    }

    my $msg = $self->SUPER::create(%attribs);
    if ( ref($msg) ) {

        # It's a Class::ReturnValue
        return $msg;
    }
    my ( $id, $status ) = $msg;
    $self->load_by_cols( id => $id ) if ($id);
    if ($class) {
        return $self;
    } else {
        return wantarray ? ( $id, $status ) : $id;
    }
}

sub _primary_key {'id'}
sub id           { $_[0]->{'values'}->{'id'} }

sub load_or_create {
    my $class = shift;
    my $self;
    if ( ref($class) ) {
        ( $self, $class ) = ( $class, undef );
    } else {
        $self = $class->new();
    }

    my %args = (@_);

    my ( $id, $msg ) = $self->load_by_cols(%args);
    unless ( $self->id ) {
        return $self->create(%args);
    }

    return ( $id, $msg );
}

sub _action_from_record {
    my $self  = shift;
    my $verb  = shift;
    my $class = ref $self || $self;
    $class =~ s/::Model::/::Action::$verb/;
    return $class;
}

sub as_create_action {
    my $self         = shift;
    my $action_class = $self->_action_from_record('Create');
    return Jifty->web->new_action( class => $action_class, @_ );
}

sub as_update_action {
    my $self         = shift;
    my $action_class = $self->_action_from_record('Update');
    return Jifty->web->new_action(
        class  => $action_class,
        record => $self,
        @_,
    );
}

sub as_delete_action {
    my $self         = shift;
    my $action_class = $self->_action_from_record('Delete');
    return Jifty->web->new_action(
        class  => $action_class,
        record => $self,
        @_,
    );
}

sub as_search_action {
    my $self         = shift;
    my $action_class = $self->_action_from_record('Search');
    return Jifty->web->new_action(
        class => $action_class,
        @_,
    );
}

sub _guess_table_name {
    my $self  = shift;
    my $table = $self->SUPER::_guess_table_name;

    # Add plugin table prefix if a plugin model
    my $class = ref($self) ? ref($self) : $self;
    my $app_plugin_root = Jifty->app_class({require => 0}, 'Plugin');
    if ( $class =~ /^(?:Jifty::Plugin::|$app_plugin_root)/ ) {

        # Guess the plugin class name
        my $plugin_class = $class;
        $plugin_class =~ s/::Model::(.*)$//;

        # Try to load that plugin's configuration
        my ($plugin) = grep { ref $_ eq $plugin_class } Jifty->plugins;

        # Add the prefix if found
        if ( defined $plugin ) {
            $table = $plugin->table_prefix . $table;
        }

        # Uh oh. Warn, but try to keep going.
        else {
            warn
                "Model $class looks like a plugin model, but $plugin_class could not be found.";
        }
    }

    return $table;
}

sub current_user_can {
    my $self  = shift;
    my $right = shift;

    # Turn off access control for the whole application
    if ( Jifty->config->framework('SkipAccessControl') ) {
        return 1;
    }

    my $hook_status = $self->call_trigger( before_access => $right, @_ );

    # If not aborted...
    if ( defined $hook_status ) {

        # Compile the handler results
        my %results;
        $results{ $_->[0] }++ for ( @{ $self->last_trigger_results } );

        # Deny always takes precedent
        if ( $results{deny} ) {
            return 0;
        }

        # Then allow...
        elsif ( $results{allow} ) {
            return 1;
        }

        # Otherwise, no instruction from the handlers, move along...
    }

    # Abort! Return false for safety if the hook exploded
    else {
        return 0;
    }


    Carp::confess "No current user" unless ( $self->current_user );
    if (   $self->current_user->is_bootstrap_user
        or $self->current_user->is_superuser )
    {
        return (1);
    }

    if ( $self->can('delegate_current_user_can') ) {
        return $self->delegate_current_user_can( $right, @_ );
    }

    unless ( $self->current_user->isa('Jifty::CurrentUser') ) {
        $self->log->error(
            "Hm. called to authenticate without a currentuser - "
                . $self->current_user );
        return (0);
    }
    return (0);

}

sub check_create_rights { return shift->current_user_can( 'create', @_ ) }

sub check_read_rights {
    my $self = shift;
    return (1) if $self->_is_readable;
    return $self->current_user_can( 'read', column => shift );
}

sub check_update_rights { return shift->current_user_can( 'update', @_ ) }

sub check_delete_rights { return shift->current_user_can( 'delete', @_ ) }

sub _set {
    my $self = shift;

    unless ( $self->check_update_rights(@_) ) {
        return ( 0, _('Permission denied') );
    }
    $self->SUPER::_set(@_);
}

sub _value {
    my $self   = shift;
    my $column = shift;

    unless ( $self->check_read_rights( $column => @_ ) ) {
        return (undef);
    }
    my $value = $self->SUPER::_value( $column => @_ );
    return $value if ref $value or $self->column($column)->type eq 'blob';

    Encode::_utf8_on($value) if defined $value;
    $value;
}

sub as_user {
    my $self = shift;
    my $user = shift;

    my $clone = $self->new( current_user => $user );
    $clone->load( $self->id );
    return $clone;
}

sub as_superuser {
    my $self = shift;
    return $self->as_user( $self->current_user->superuser );
}

sub delete {
    my $self = shift;
    unless ( $self->check_delete_rights(@_) ) {
        $self->log->logcluck("Permission denied");
        return ( 0, _('Permission denied') );
    }
    $self->SUPER::delete(@_);
}

sub brief_description {
    my $self   = shift;
    my $method = $self->_brief_description;
    return $self->$method;
}

sub _brief_description {
    my $self = shift;
    return 'name' if $self->can('name');
    return 'id';
}

sub null_reference { 0 }

sub _new_collection_args {
    my $self = shift;
    return ( current_user => $self->current_user );
}

sub _new_record_args {
    my $self = shift;
    return ( current_user => $self->current_user );
}

sub cache_key_prefix {
    Jifty->config->framework('Database')->{'Database'};
}

sub _cache_config {
    {   'cache_p'       => 1,
        'cache_for_sec' => 60,
    };
}

sub printable_table_schema {
    my $class = shift;

    my $schema_gen = $class->_make_schema();
    return $schema_gen->create_table_sql_text;
}


sub table_schema_statements {
    my $class = shift;

    my $schema_gen = $class->_make_schema();
    return $schema_gen->create_table_sql_statements;
}




sub create_table_in_db {
    my $class = shift;

    # Run all CREATE commands
    for my $statement ( $class->table_schema_statements ) {
        my $ret = Jifty->handle->simple_query($statement);
        $ret or die "error creating table $class: " . $ret->error_message;
    }

}

sub drop_table_in_db {
    my $self = shift;
    my $ret  = Jifty->handle->simple_query( 'DROP TABLE ' . $self->table );
    $ret or die "error removing table $self: " . $ret->error_message;
}

sub _make_schema {
    my $class = shift;

    require Jifty::DBI::SchemaGenerator;
    my $schema_gen = Jifty::DBI::SchemaGenerator->new( Jifty->handle )
        or die "Can't make Jifty::DBI::SchemaGenerator";
    my $ret = $schema_gen->add_model( $class->new );
    $ret or die "couldn't add model $class: " . $ret->error_message;

    return $schema_gen;
}

sub add_column_sql {
    my $self        = shift;
    my $column_name = shift;

    my $col        = $self->column($column_name);
    my $definition = $self->_make_schema()
        ->column_definition_sql( $self->table => $col->name );
    return "ALTER TABLE " . $self->table . " ADD COLUMN " . $definition;
}

sub add_column_in_db {
    my $self = shift;
    my $ret  = Jifty->handle->simple_query( $self->add_column_sql(@_) );
    $ret
        or die "error adding column "
        . $_[0]
        . " to  $self: "
        . $ret->error_message;

}

sub drop_column_sql {
    my $self        = shift;
    my $column_name = shift;

    my $col = $self->column($column_name);
    return "ALTER TABLE " . $self->table . " DROP COLUMN " . $col->name;
}

sub drop_column_in_db {
    my $self = shift;
    my $ret  = Jifty->handle->simple_query( $self->drop_column_sql(@_) );
    $ret
        or die "error dropping column "
        . $_[0]
        . " to  $self: "
        . $ret->error_message;

}

sub schema_version {
    my $class = shift;

    # Return the Jifty schema version
    if ( $class =~ /^Jifty::Model::/ ) {
        return $Jifty::VERSION;
    }

    # TODO need to consider Jifty plugin versions?

    # Return the application schema version
    else {
        my $config = Jifty->config();
        return $config->framework('Database')->{'Version'};
    }
}

sub column_serialized_as {
    my ($class, $column) = @_;
    my $meta = $column->attributes->{serialized} or return;
    $meta->{columns} ||= [$column->refers_to->default_serialized_as_columns]
        if $column->refers_to;
    return $meta;
}

sub default_serialized_as_columns {
    my $class = shift;
    return (List::MoreUtils::uniq 'id', $class->_brief_description);
}

sub jifty_serialize_format {
    my $record = shift;
    my %data;

    # XXX: maybe just test ->virtual?
    for my $column (grep { $_->readable } $record->columns ) {
        next if UNIVERSAL::isa($column->refers_to,
                               'Jifty::DBI::Collection');
        next if $column->container;
        my $name = $column->aliased_as || $column->name;

        if ((my $refers_to      = $column->refers_to) &&
            (my $serialize_meta = $record->column_serialized_as($column))) {
            my $column_data = $record->$name();
            if ( $column_data && $column_data->id ) {
                $name = $serialize_meta->{name} if $serialize_meta->{name};
                $data{$name} = { map { $_ => scalar $record->$name->$_ } @{$serialize_meta->{columns} } };
            }
            else {
                $data{$name} = undef;
            }
        }
        else {
            $data{$name} = Jifty::Util->stringify($record->_value($name));
        }
    }

    return \%data;
}

sub autogenerate_action {
    my $class = shift;
    my($action) = @_;

    return 0 if $class->is_private;
    return 0 if $class->is_protected and $action ne "Search";

    return 1;
}

sub is_private { 0 }

sub is_protected { return shift->is_private }

sub enumerable { 1 }

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