NAME SQL::Library - A module for managing simple SQL libraries stored in INI-like files. VERSION This document refers to version 0.0.2 of SQL::Library. SYNOPSIS use SQL::Library ; my $sql = new SQL::Library { lib => 'sql.lib' } ; # or { lib => [ ] } ; # or { lib => [ $string ] } ; ## Ask for a library entry by name... my $query = $sql->retr( 'some_sql_query' ) ; ## Add or update an entry... $sql->set( 'yet_another_query', <<'END' ) ; SELECT foo FROM bar WHERE zoot = 1 END ## Remove an entry from the library... $sql->drop( 'one_more_query' ) ; ## List the entries in the library... print join( ' : ', $sql->elements ), "\n" ; ## Dump the contents of the library to a string... my $lib_str = $sql->dump ; ## Write the library to disk... $sql->write ; LIBRARY FILE FORMAT The format for the library files looks a little like an INI file. However, unlike an INI file, it does not handle key=value pairs which are divided into sections. Library entry names are on a line by themselves, enclosed in square brackets. Whatever occurs until the next title tag is the value of the library entry. Blank lines, pound signs (#) and C++ style comments (//) are all discarded. A sample library file might look like this: ## A sample library file [get_survey_questions] select question_no, question_text from question where survey_id = ? order by question_no [get_survey_info] select title, date_format( open_date, '%Y%m%d' ) as open_date, date_format( close_date, '%Y%m%d' ) as close_date, template_file from survey where survey_id = ? OBJECT METHODS PACKAGE->new( HASHREF ) Create a new library handle. Currently, the only argument supported in the hashref is "lib", which refers to the file containing the SQL library. $OBJ->retr( NAME ) Returns the library entry referenced by NAME. $OBJ->set( NAME, VALUE ) Sets the library entry NAME to VALUE. This is used both to create new library entries and to update existing ones. $OBJ->drop( NAME ) Drops entry NAME form the library. $OBJ->elements Returns a list of all entry names in the library. $OBJ->dump Returns a string containing the library contents in the same INI format that the module reads from. $OBJ->write Writes the library to the file named in "lib". AUTHOR Doug Gorley BUGS * write() should write to a string, if it was so called. TO-DO * Complete test suite COPYRIGHT Copyright (C) 2004 by Doug Gorley. This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself, either Perl version 5.8.2 or, at your option, any later version of Perl 5 you may have available.