Bug #6382

Allow for DB_DataObject extensions

Details

Request #6382	Allow for DB_DataObject extensions
Submitted	2005-12-31 15:15 UTC
From	mike dot brittain at embimedia dot com
Status	Feedback
Package	DB_DataObject
PHP Version	Irrelevant
OS	Irrelevant
Roadmaps	(Not assigned)

Comments

[2005-12-31 15:15 UTC] mike dot brittain at embimedia dot com

Description:
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I like the style of DB_DataObject, but there are some custom methods I want to add to the interface. Based on your comments in other bugs, I recognize that you want to keep the API tight, and I agree with that.

Specifically, I want to be to add helper methods similar to what is suggested in bug 5790. Aside from "store()", I have overridden update and insert to automatically set values for meta columns on each of my tables such as "created_time" and "modified_time". I don't think that this is the sort of stuff that the standard application logic should include -- my preference is to keep it in the database layer.

So far, I've extended DB_DataObject to CustomDataObject -- but haven't touched the Generator class or factory methods. I don't want to branch from DB_DataObject or lose the ability to update the PEAR package.

A fairly big problem I've got in my implementation is that I'm no longer relying on the factory method, instead calling the table-based classes directly.

The ability to extend a custom DataObject from DB_DataObject should take care of other feature requests for adding methods to the API.