SQL::Translator::Filter::Globals(3)

NAME
SQL::Translator::Filter::Globals - Add global fields and indices to all tables.

SYNOPSIS
  # e.g. Add timestamp field to all tables.
  use SQL::Translator;

  my $sqlt = SQL::Translator->new(
      from => 'MySQL',
      to   => 'MySQL',
      filters => [
        Globals => {
            fields => [
                {
                    name => 'modified'
                    data_type => 'TIMESTAMP'
                }
            ],
            indices => [
                {
                    fields => 'modifed',
                },
            ]
            constraints => [
                {
                }
            ]
        },
      ],
  ) || die "SQLFairy error : ".SQL::Translator->error;
  my $sql = $sqlt->translate || die "SQLFairy error : ".$sqlt->error;

DESCRIPTION
Adds global fields, indices and constraints to all tables in the schema. The globals to add can either be defined in the filter args or using a _GLOBAL_ table (see below).

If a table already contains a field with the same name as a global then it is skipped for that table.

  The _GLOBAL_ Table
An alternative to using the args is to add a table called "_GLOBAL_" to the schema and then just use the filter. Any fields and indices defined on this table will be added to all the tables in the schema and the _GLOBAL_ table removed.

The name of the global can be changed using a "global_table" arg to the filter.

SEE ALSO
perl(1), SQL::Translator

BUGS
Will generate duplicate indices if an index already exists on a table the same as one added globally.

Will generate duplicate constraints if a constraint already exists on a table the same as one added globally.

TODO
Some extra data values that can be used to control the global addition. e.g. 'skip_global'.

AUTHOR
Mark Addison <grommit@users.sourceforge.net>