[Columbus-pm] Fwd: MLDBM-like module

[Jonathan Hogue]

The date would be 11/19, this Thursday.

The time? 6:30ish PM?

what about DBIx::Tie ? You get the name recognition of DBIx and Tie.

2009/11/17 Michael Frager <mike at dialyourleads.com>:
> Actually, I haven't decided on a name for the version I'm going to release.
>
> I'm considering: Tie::SQL or DBIx::Deep or something like that.
>
> Right now the current modules are tied into my own webapp framework and need
> some changes to be made to work independently and thus viable for CPAN.
>
> However, the underlying concept is sturdy and it is something I think a lot
> of people would benefit from, so my goal is to push toward a release within
> a month.
>
> Also, though this module is the thing that other people would find useful
> immediately. I've been working on some other things that are also very cool
> and contain ideas that other Perl programmers might want to learn about.
>
> My hope is that I can show some people in Columbus.pm what I've been up to
> (beyond the "tie" module), see if they like it, and then head toward a
> release of the whole thing in time for YAPC 2010.
>
> On that note, let me put my vote in for the Winking Lizard (on Bethel). What
> date/time would that meeting be?
>
> -Mike
>
> On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 1:33 AM, Reginald Tapo <reginald.tapo at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> Michael,
>>
>> This module sounds very intresting, what will you
>> call it Tie:: something?
>>
>> I'd like to see it available through PPM.
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Michael Frager
>> To: columbus-pm
>> Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 5:40 PM
>> Subject: [Columbus-pm] Fwd: MLDBM-like module
>> Hello,
>>
>> The big difference between my module and DBM::Deep is that my module uses
>> a SQL database (like MySQL) instead of flat files. DBM::Deep has implemented
>> its own locking and concurrency system that is not likely to be a robust as
>> a real SQL database.
>>
>> Other than that the concepts are very similar. Basically, you do what you
>> want to your data structures and the results are transparently and
>> persistently stored for you.
>>
>>
>> -Mike
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 5:27 PM, Rob Kinyon <rob.kinyon at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> I'd be very interested in seeing how this and DBM::Deep could play
>>> together.
>>>
>>> Rob
>>>
>>> 2009/11/16 Michael Frager <mike at dialyourleads.com>:
>>> > Hello (again) Columbus.pm,
>>> >
>>> > I have developed a module that is somewhat like MLDBM. In case you're
>>> > not
>>> > familiar with MLDBM, this module will take a hash and synchronize its
>>> > contents with a DB file for persistent storage. Unlike a regular hash
>>> > tied
>>> > to a DB file, MLDBM will save entire data structures that are contained
>>> > within the hash keys, serializing them on the fly.
>>> >
>>> > I've taken that concept a little bit further and developed a module
>>> > that
>>> > will synchronize both hashes and arrays with a SQL database. Each
>>> > element of
>>> > the data structure being stored can either be stored as its own row or
>>> > its
>>> > entire contents serialized (similar to MLDBM). The process is recursive
>>> > so
>>> > entire structures can be stored this way.
>>> >
>>> > The upshot is that you can take an entire Perl data structure, made of
>>> > any
>>> > combination of hashes and arrays, and just place it into a SQL
>>> > database. It
>>> > works no matter how deep the structure is and without the need for a
>>> > custom
>>> > SQL schema. Since Perl's "tie" function is use, once the structure is
>>> > stored, it can be manipulated like any variable, except that changes
>>> > will be
>>> > transparently stored in the SQL database.
>>> >
>>> > I'm in the processes of preparing this module for CPAN, I was wondering
>>> > if
>>> > there is anyone in the Columbus.pm group who might be interested in
>>> > learning
>>> > about it?
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Thanks,
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Michael K Frager, Software Developer
>>> >
>>> > ~ Dial Your Leads ~
>>> >
>>> > [+] Phone:    (888) 310-4474
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>>> >
>>> >
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>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Thanks,
>>> Rob Kinyon
>>
>>
>>
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>>
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>>
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