/**
* The One True Thingy that must be defined and declared.
*/
- public static abstract function schemaDef();
+ public static function schemaDef()
+ {
+ throw new MethodNotImplementedException(__METHOD__);
+ }
/**
* Get an instance by key
* @return get_called_class() object if found, or null for no hits
*
*/
- static function pkeyGet($kv)
+ static function pkeyGet(array $kv)
{
return parent::pkeyGetClass(get_called_class(), $kv);
}
+ /**
+ * Get multiple items from the database by key
+ *
+ * @param string $keyCol name of column for key
+ * @param array $keyVals key values to fetch
+ * @param boolean $skipNulls return only non-null results?
+ *
+ * @return array Array of objects, in order
+ */
+ static function multiGet($keyCol, array $keyVals, $skipNulls=true)
+ {
+ return parent::multiGetClass(get_called_class(), $keyCol, $keyVals, $skipNulls);
+ }
+
/**
* Get multiple items from the database by key
*
* Get a multi-instance object
*
* This is a utility method to get multiple instances with a given set of
+ * values for a specific column.
+ *
+ * @param string $keyCol key column name
+ * @param array $keyVals array of key values
+ *
+ * @return get_called_class() object with multiple instances if found,
+ * Exception is thrown when no entries are found.
+ *
+ */
+ static function listFind($keyCol, array $keyVals)
+ {
+ return parent::listFindClass(get_called_class(), $keyCol, $keyVals);
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Get a multi-instance object separated into an array
+ *
+ * This is a utility method to get multiple instances with a given set of
* values for a specific key column. Usually used for the primary key when
- * multiple values are desired.
+ * multiple values are desired. Result is an array.
*
- * @param array $keyCol key column name
- * @param array $keyVals array of key values
+ * @param string $keyCol key column name
+ * @param array $keyVals array of key values
*
- * @return get_called_class() object with multiple instances if found, or null for no hits
+ * @return array with an get_called_class() object for each $keyVals entry
*
*/
- static function listGet($keyCol, $keyVals)
+ static function listGet($keyCol, array $keyVals)
{
return parent::listGetClass(get_called_class(), $keyCol, $keyVals);
}