NAME DBIx::Class::DeploymentHandler - Extensible DBIx::Class deployment SYNOPSIS use aliased 'DBIx::Class::DeploymentHandler' => 'DH'; my $s = My::Schema->connect(...); my $dh = DH->new({ schema => $s, databases => 'SQLite', sql_translator_args => { add_drop_table => 0 }, }); $dh->prepare_install; $dh->install; or for upgrades: use aliased 'DBIx::Class::DeploymentHandler' => 'DH'; my $s = My::Schema->connect(...); my $dh = DH->new({ schema => $s, databases => 'SQLite', sql_translator_args => { add_drop_table => 0 }, }); $dh->prepare_upgrade({ from_version => 1, to_version => 2, }); $dh->upgrade; DESCRIPTION "DBIx::Class::DeploymentHandler" is, as its name suggests, a tool for deploying and upgrading databases with DBIx::Class. It is designed to be much more flexible than DBIx::Class::Schema::Versioned, hence the use of Moose and lots of roles. "DBIx::Class::DeploymentHandler" itself is just a recommended set of roles that we think will not only work well for everyone, but will also yield the best overall mileage. Each role it uses has its own nuances and documentation, so I won't describe all of them here, but here are a few of the major benefits over how DBIx::Class::Schema::Versioned worked (and DBIx::Class::DeploymentHandler::Deprecated tries to maintain compatibility with): * Downgrades in addition to upgrades. * Multiple sql files files per upgrade/downgrade/install. * Perl scripts allowed for upgrade/downgrade/install. * Just one set of files needed for upgrade, unlike before where one might need to generate "factorial(scalar @versions)", which is just silly. * And much, much more! That's really just a taste of some of the differences. Check out each role for all the details. WHERE IS ALL THE DOC?! "DBIx::Class::DeploymentHandler" extends DBIx::Class::DeploymentHandler::Dad, so that's probably the first place to look when you are trying to figure out how everything works. Next would be to look at all the pieces that fill in the blanks that DBIx::Class::DeploymentHandler::Dad expects to be filled. They would be DBIx::Class::DeploymentHandler::DeployMethod::SQL::Translator, DBIx::Class::DeploymentHandler::VersionHandler::Monotonic, DBIx::Class::DeploymentHandler::VersionStorage::Standard, and DBIx::Class::DeploymentHandler::WithReasonableDefaults. THIS SUCKS You started your project and weren't using "DBIx::Class::DeploymentHandler"? Lucky for you I had you in mind when I wrote this doc. First, define the version in your main schema file (maybe using $VERSION). Then you'll want to just install the version_storage: my $s = My::Schema->connect(...); my $dh = DBIx::Class::DeploymentHandler->new({ schema => $s }); $dh->prepare_version_storage_install; $dh->install_version_storage; Then set your database version: $dh->add_database_version({ version => $s->schema_version }); Now you should be able to use "DBIx::Class::DeploymentHandler" like normal! LOGGING This is a complex tool, and because of that sometimes you'll want to see what exactly is happening. The best way to do that is to use the built in logging functionality. It the standard six log levels; "fatal", "error", "warn", "info", "debug", and "trace". Most of those are pretty self explanatory. Generally a safe level to see what all is going on is debug, which will give you everything except for the exact SQL being run. To enable the various logging levels all you need to do is set an environment variables: "DBICDH_FATAL", "DBICDH_ERROR", "DBICDH_WARN", "DBICDH_INFO", "DBICDH_DEBUG", and "DBICDH_TRACE". Each level can be set on its own, but the default is the first three on and the last three off, and the levels cascade, so if you turn on trace the rest will turn on automatically. DONATIONS If you'd like to thank me for the work I've done on this module, don't give me a donation. I spend a lot of free time creating free software, but I do it because I love it. Instead, consider donating to someone who might actually need it. Obviously you should do research when donating to a charity, so don't just take my word on this. I like Children's Survival Fund: , but there are a host of other charities that can do much more good than I will with your money. METHODS prepare_version_storage_install $dh->prepare_version_storage_install Creates the needed ".sql" file to install the version storage and not the rest of the tables prepare_install $dh->prepare_install First prepare all the tables to be installed and the prepare just the version storage install_version_storage $dh->install_version_storage Install the version storage and not the rest of the tables AUTHOR Arthur Axel "fREW" Schmidt COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE This software is copyright (c) 2012 by Arthur Axel "fREW" Schmidt. This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.