/**
* 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
* 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 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, array $keyVals)
* @access public
* @return array (associative)
*/
- function table()
+ public function table()
{
$table = static::schemaDef();
return array_map(array($this, 'columnBitmap'), $table['fields']);
function sequenceKey()
{
- $table = call_user_func(array(get_class($this), 'schemaDef'));
+ $table = static::schemaDef();
foreach ($table['fields'] as $name => $column) {
if ($column['type'] == 'serial') {
// We have a serial/autoincrement column.
function keyTypes()
{
- $table = call_user_func(array(get_class($this), 'schemaDef'));
+ $table = static::schemaDef();
$keys = array();
if (!empty($table['unique keys'])) {
{
$links = array();
- $table = call_user_func(array(get_class($this), 'schemaDef'));
+ $table = static::schemaDef();
foreach ($table['foreign keys'] as $keyname => $keydef) {
if (count($keydef) == 2 && is_string($keydef[0]) && is_array($keydef[1]) && count($keydef[1]) == 1) {
*/
function _allCacheKeys()
{
- $table = call_user_func(array(get_class($this), 'schemaDef'));
+ $table = static::schemaDef();
$ckeys = array();
if (!empty($table['unique keys'])) {