DataSource Class Info:

Class Declaration:

class DataSource extends Object

File name:
cake/libs/model/datasources/datasource.php
Description:

DataSource base class

Class Inheritance

Object

Properties:

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  • affected string

    String to hold how many rows were affected by the last SQL operation.

  • _baseConfig array

    The default configuration of a specific DataSource

  • cacheSources boolean

    Whether or not source data like available tables and schema descriptions should be cached

  • config array

    The DataSource configuration

  • configKeyName string

    The DataSource configuration key name

  • connected boolean

    Are we connected to the DataSource?

  • connection array

    A reference to the physical connection of this DataSource

  • endQuote string

    The ending character that this DataSource uses for quoted identifiers.

  • error unknown_type

    Error description of last query

  • fullDebug boolean

    Print full query debug info?

  • numRows int

    Number of rows in current resultset

  • _queriesCnt int

    Queries count.

  • _queriesLog unknown_type

    Log of queries executed by this DataSource

  • _queriesLogMax int Maximum number of queries in the queries log.

    Maximum number of items in query log

    This is to prevent query log taking over too much memory.

  • _queriesTime unknown_type

    Total duration of all queries.

  • _queryCache array Maximum number of queries in the queries log.

    Caches serialzed results of executed queries

  • _result array

    Result

  • _sources array

    Holds a list of sources (tables) contained in the DataSource

  • startQuote string

    The starting character that this DataSource uses for quoted identifiers.

  • took int

    Time the last query took

  • _transactionStarted boolean

    Whether or not this DataSource is in the middle of a transaction

begin

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Begin a transaction

Parameters:
  • $model required

Method defined in:
cake/libs/model/datasources/datasource.php on line 293
Return

boolean Returns true if a transaction is not in progress

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public

cakeError

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Used to report user friendly errors. If there is a file app/error.php or app/app_error.php this file will be loaded error.php is the AppError class it should extend ErrorHandler class.

Parameters:
  • string $method required

    Method to be called in the error class (AppError or ErrorHandler classes)

  • array $messages optional array ( )

    Message that is to be displayed by the error class

Method defined in:
cake/libs/object.php on line 187
Return

error message

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public

column

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Converts column types to basic types

Parameters:
  • string $real required

    Real column type (i.e. "varchar(255)")

Method defined in:
cake/libs/model/datasources/datasource.php on line 324
Return

string Abstract column type (i.e. "string")

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commit

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Commit a transaction

Parameters:
  • $model required

Method defined in:
cake/libs/model/datasources/datasource.php on line 303
Return

boolean Returns true if a transaction is in progress

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public

__construct

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Constructor.

Parameters:
  • array $config optional array ( )

    Array of configuration information for the datasource.

Method defined in:
cake/libs/model/datasources/datasource.php on line 214
Return

void.

create

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Used to create new records. The "C" CRUD.

To-be-overridden in subclasses.

Parameters:
  • Model $model required

    The Model to be created.

  • array $fields optional NULL

    An Array of fields to be saved.

  • array $values optional NULL

    An Array of values to save.

Method defined in:
cake/libs/model/datasources/datasource.php on line 339
Return

boolean success

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public

delete

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Delete a record(s) in the datasource.

To-be-overridden in subclasses.

Parameters:
  • Model $model required

    The model class having record(s) deleted

  • mixed $id optional NULL

    Primary key of the model

Method defined in:
cake/libs/model/datasources/datasource.php on line 381
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public

describe

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Returns a Model description (metadata) or null if none found.

Parameters:
  • Model $model required

Method defined in:
cake/libs/model/datasources/datasource.php on line 269
Return

array Array of Metadata for the $model

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__destruct

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Closes the current datasource.

Method defined in:
cake/libs/model/datasources/datasource.php on line 592
Return

void

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public

dispatchMethod

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Calls a method on this object with the given parameters. Provides an OO wrapper for call_user_func_array

Parameters:
  • string $method required

    Name of the method to call

  • array $params optional array ( )

    Parameter list to use when calling $method

Method defined in:
cake/libs/object.php on line 107
Return

mixed Returns the result of the method call

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enabled

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Check whether the conditions for the Datasource being available are satisfied. Often used from connect() to check for support before establishing a connection.

Method defined in:
cake/libs/model/datasources/datasource.php on line 428
Return

boolean Whether or not the Datasources conditions for use are met.

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insertQueryData

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Replaces {$cakeID$} and {$cakeForeignKey$} placeholders in query data.

Parameters:
  • string $query required

    Query string needing replacements done.

  • array $data required

    Array of data with values that will be inserted in placeholders.

  • string $association required

    Name of association model being replaced

  • unknown_type $assocData required

    Name of association model being replaced

  • Model $model required

    Instance of the model to replace $cakeID$

  • Model $linkModel required

    Instance of model to replace $cakeForeignKey$

  • array $stack required

    Instance of model to replace $cakeForeignKey$

Method defined in:
cake/libs/model/datasources/datasource.php on line 501
Return

string String of query data with placeholders replaced.

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Todo

Remove and refactor $assocData, ensure uses of the method have the param removed too.

isInterfaceSupported

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Returns true if the DataSource supports the given interface (method)

Parameters:
  • string $interface required

    The name of the interface (method)

Method defined in:
cake/libs/model/datasources/datasource.php on line 439
Return

boolean True on success

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lastAffected

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Returns the number of rows affected by last query.

Parameters:
  • unknown_type $source optional NULL

Method defined in:
cake/libs/model/datasources/datasource.php on line 416
Return

integer Number of rows affected by last query.

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lastInsertId

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Returns the ID generated from the previous INSERT operation.

Parameters:
  • unknown_type $source optional NULL

Method defined in:
cake/libs/model/datasources/datasource.php on line 394
Return

mixed Last ID key generated in previous INSERT

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lastNumRows

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Returns the number of rows returned by last operation.

Parameters:
  • unknown_type $source optional NULL

Method defined in:
cake/libs/model/datasources/datasource.php on line 405
Return

integer Number of rows returned by last operation

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public

listSources

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Caches/returns cached results for child instances

Parameters:
  • mixed $data optional NULL

Method defined in:
cake/libs/model/datasources/datasource.php on line 226
Return

array Array of sources available in this datasource.

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public

log

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Convience method to write a message to CakeLog. See CakeLog::write() for more information on writing to logs.

Parameters:
  • string $msg required

    Log message

  • integer $type optional 2

    Error type constant. Defined in app/config/core.php.

Method defined in:
cake/libs/object.php on line 148
Return

boolean Success of log write

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Object

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A hack to support __construct() on PHP 4 Hint: descendant classes have no PHP4 class_name() constructors, so this constructor gets called first and calls the top-layer __construct() which (if present) should call parent::__construct()

Method defined in:
cake/libs/object.php on line 43
Return

Object

_persist

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Checks for a persistent class file, if found file is opened and true returned If file is not found a file is created and false returned If used in other locations of the model you should choose a unique name for the persistent file There are many uses for this method, see manual for examples

Parameters:
  • string $name required

    name of the class to persist

  • $return required

  • string $object required

    the object to persist

  • $type optional NULL

Method defined in:
cake/libs/object.php on line 218
Return

boolean Success

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protected

Todo

add examples to manual

read

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Used to read records from the Datasource. The "R" in CRUD

To-be-overridden in subclasses.

Parameters:
  • Model $model required

    The model being read.

  • array $queryData optional array ( )

    An array of query data used to find the data you want

Method defined in:
cake/libs/model/datasources/datasource.php on line 353
Return

mixed

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requestAction

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Calls a controller's method from any location. Can be used to connect controllers together or tie plugins into a main application. requestAction can be used to return rendered views or fetch the return value from controller actions.

Parameters:
  • mixed $url required

    String or array-based url.

  • array $extra optional array ( )

    if array includes the key "return" it sets the AutoRender to true.

Method defined in:
cake/libs/object.php on line 80
Return

mixed Boolean true or false on success/failure, or contents of rendered action if 'return' is set in $extra.

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resolveKey

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To-be-overridden in subclasses.

Parameters:
  • Model $model required

    Model instance

  • string $key required

    Key name to make

Method defined in:
cake/libs/model/datasources/datasource.php on line 582
Return

string Key name for model.

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public

rollback

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Rollback a transaction

Parameters:
  • $model required

Method defined in:
cake/libs/model/datasources/datasource.php on line 313
Return

boolean Returns true if a transaction is in progress

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_savePersistent

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You should choose a unique name for the persistent file

There are many uses for this method, see manual for examples

Parameters:
  • string $name required

    name used for object to cache

  • object $object required

    the object to persist

Method defined in:
cake/libs/object.php on line 247
Return

boolean true on save, throws error if file can not be created

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protected

_set

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Allows setting of multiple properties of the object in a single line of code. Will only set properties that are part of a class declaration.

Parameters:
  • array $properties optional array ( )

    An associative array containing properties and corresponding values.

Method defined in:
cake/libs/object.php on line 166
Return

void

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setConfig

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Sets the configuration for the DataSource. Merges the $config information with the _baseConfig and the existing $config property.

Parameters:
  • array $config optional array ( )

    The configuration array

Method defined in:
cake/libs/model/datasources/datasource.php on line 455
Return

void

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public

sources

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Convenience method for DboSource::listSources(). Returns source names in lowercase.

Parameters:
  • boolean $reset optional false

    Whether or not the source list should be reset.

Method defined in:
cake/libs/model/datasources/datasource.php on line 255
Return

array Array of sources available in this datasource

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_stop

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Stop execution of the current script. Wraps exit() making testing easier.

Parameters:
  • $status optional 0

Method defined in:
cake/libs/object.php on line 135
Return

void

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public

toString

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Object-to-string conversion. Each class can override this method as necessary.

Method defined in:
cake/libs/object.php on line 64
Return

string The name of this class

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update

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Update a record(s) in the datasource.

To-be-overridden in subclasses.

Parameters:
  • Model $model required

    Instance of the model class being updated

  • array $fields optional NULL

    Array of fields to be updated

  • array $values optional NULL

    Array of values to be update $fields to.

Method defined in:
cake/libs/model/datasources/datasource.php on line 368
Return

boolean Success

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