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+# Copyright (c) 2006, 2007 - OpenSLX GmbH
+#
+# This program is free software distributed under the GPL version 2.
+# See http://openslx.org/COPYING
+#
+# If you have any feedback please consult http://openslx.org/feedback and
+# send your suggestions, praise, or complaints to feedback@openslx.org
+#
+# General information about OpenSLX can be found at http://openslx.org/
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Base.pm
+# - provides empty base of the OpenSLX MetaDB API.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+package OpenSLX::MetaDB::Base;
+
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+
+our $VERSION = 1.01; # API-version . implementation-version
+
+use OpenSLX::Basics;
+
+################################################################################
+### basic functions
+################################################################################
+sub new
+{
+ confess "Don't create OpenSLX::MetaDB::Base - objects directly!";
+}
+
+sub connect ## no critic (ProhibitBuiltinHomonyms)
+{
+}
+
+sub disconnect
+{
+}
+
+sub quote
+{
+}
+
+################################################################################
+### data access interface
+################################################################################
+sub fetchVendorOSByFilter
+{
+}
+
+sub fetchVendorOSByID
+{
+}
+
+sub fetchExportByFilter
+{
+}
+
+sub fetchExportByID
+{
+}
+
+sub fetchExportIDsOfVendorOS
+{
+}
+
+sub fetchSystemByFilter
+{
+}
+
+sub fetchSystemByID
+{
+}
+
+sub fetchSystemIDsOfExport
+{
+}
+
+sub fetchSystemIDsOfClient
+{
+}
+
+sub fetchSystemIDsOfGroup
+{
+}
+
+sub fetchClientByFilter
+{
+}
+
+sub fetchClientByID
+{
+}
+
+sub fetchClientIDsOfSystem
+{
+}
+
+sub fetchClientIDsOfGroup
+{
+}
+
+sub fetchGroupByFilter
+{
+}
+
+sub fetchGroupByID
+{
+}
+
+sub fetchGroupIDsOfClient
+{
+}
+
+sub fetchGroupIDsOfSystem
+{
+}
+
+################################################################################
+### data manipulation interface
+################################################################################
+sub generateNextIdForTable
+{ # some DBs (CSV for instance) aren't able to generate any IDs, so we
+ # offer an alternative way (by pre-specifying IDs for INSERTs).
+ # NB: if this method is called without a tablename, it returns:
+ # 1 if this backend requires manual ID generation
+ # 0 if not.
+ return;
+}
+
+sub addVendorOS
+{
+}
+
+sub removeVendorOS
+{
+}
+
+sub changeVendorOS
+{
+}
+
+sub addExport
+{
+}
+
+sub removeExport
+{
+}
+
+sub changeExport
+{
+}
+
+sub addSystem
+{
+}
+
+sub removeSystem
+{
+}
+
+sub changeSystem
+{
+}
+
+sub setClientIDsOfSystem
+{
+}
+
+sub setGroupIDsOfSystem
+{
+}
+
+sub addClient
+{
+}
+
+sub removeClient
+{
+}
+
+sub changeClient
+{
+}
+
+sub setSystemIDsOfClient
+{
+}
+
+sub setGroupIDsOfClient
+{
+}
+
+sub addGroup
+{
+}
+
+sub removeGroup
+{
+}
+
+sub changeGroup
+{
+}
+
+sub setClientIDsOfGroup
+{
+}
+
+sub setSystemIDsOfGroup
+{
+}
+
+################################################################################
+### schema related functions
+################################################################################
+sub schemaFetchDBVersion
+{
+}
+
+sub schemaSetDBVersion
+{
+}
+
+sub schemaCreate
+{
+}
+
+sub schemaUpgradeToCurrent
+{
+}
+
+sub schemaConvertTypeDescrToNative
+{
+}
+
+sub schemaAddTable
+{
+}
+
+sub schemaDropTable
+{
+}
+
+sub schemaRenameTable
+{
+}
+
+sub schemaAddColumns
+{
+}
+
+sub schemaDropColumns
+{
+}
+
+sub schemaChangeColumns
+{
+}
+
+1;
+################################################################################
+
+=pod
+
+=head1 NAME
+
+OpenSLX::MetaDB::Base - the base class for all MetaDB drivers
+
+=head1 SYNOPSIS
+
+ package OpenSLX::MetaDB::coolnewDB;
+
+ use vars qw(@ISA $VERSION);
+ @ISA = ('OpenSLX::MetaDB::Base');
+ $VERSION = 1.01;
+
+ my $superVersion = $OpenSLX::MetaDB::Base::VERSION;
+ if ($superVersion < $VERSION) {
+ croak _tr('Unable to load module <%s> (Version <%s> required)',
+ 'OpenSLX::MetaDB::Base', $VERSION);
+ }
+
+ use coolnewDB;
+
+ sub new
+ {
+ my $class = shift;
+ my $self = {};
+ return bless $self, $class;
+ }
+
+ sub connectConfigDB
+ {
+ my $self = shift;
+
+ my $dbName = $openslxConfig{'db-name'};
+ vlog(1, "trying to connect to coolnewDB-database <$dbName>");
+ $self->{'dbh'} = ... # get connection handle from coolnewDB
+ }
+
+ sub disconnectConfigDB
+ {
+ my $self = shift;
+
+ $self->{'dbh'}->disconnect;
+ }
+
+ # override all methods of OpenSLX::MetaDB::Base in order to implement
+ # a full MetaDB driver
+ ...
+
+I<The synopsis above outlines a class that implements a
+MetaDB driver for the (imaginary) database B<coolnewDB>>
+
+=head1 DESCRIPTION
+
+This class defines the MetaDB interface for the OpenSLX.
+
+Aim of the MetaDB abstraction is to make it possible to use a large set
+of different databases (from CSV-files to a fullblown Oracle-installation)
+transparently.
+
+While OpenSLX::ConfigDB represents the data layer to the outside world, each
+implementation of OpenSLX::MetaDB::Base provides a backend for a specific database.
+
+This way, the different OpenSLX-scripts do not have to burden
+themselves with any DB-specific details, they just request the data they want
+from the ConfigDB-layer and that in turn creates and communicates with the
+appropriate MetaDB driver in order to connect to the database and fetch and/or
+change the data as instructed.
+
+The MetaDB interface contains of four different parts:
+
+=over
+
+=item - L<basic methods> (connection handling and utilities)
+
+=item - L<data access methods> (getting data)
+
+=item - L<data manipulation methods> (adding, removing and changing data)
+
+=item - L<schema related methods> (migrating between different DB-versions)
+
+=back
+
+In order to implement a MetaDB driver for a specific database, you need
+to inherit from B<OpenSLX::MetaDB::Base> and implement the full interface. As this
+is quite some work, it might be wiser to actually inherit your driver from
+B<L<OpenSLX::MetaDB::DBI|OpenSLX::MetaDB::DBI>>, which is a default implementation for SQL databases.
+
+If there is a DBD-driver for the database your new MetaDB driver wants to talk
+to then all you need to do is inherit from B<OpenSLX::MetaDB::DBI> and then
+reimplement L<C<connectConfigDB>> (and maybe some other methods in order to
+improve efficiency).
+
+=head1 Special Concepts
+
+=over
+
+=item C<Filters>
+
+A filter is a hash-ref defining the filter criteria to be applied to a database
+query. Each key of the filter corresponds to a DB column and the (hash-)value
+contains the respective column value.
+
+[At a later stage, this will be improved to support a more structured approach
+to filtering (with boolean operators and hierarchical expressions)].
+
+=back
+
+=head1 Methods
+
+=head2 Basic Methods
+
+The following basic methods need to be implemented in a MetaDB driver:
+
+=over
+
+=item C<connectConfigDB()>
+
+Tries to establish a connection to the DBMS that this MetaDB driver deals with.
+The global configuration hash C<%config> contains further info about the
+requested connection. When implementing this method, you may have to look at
+the following entries in order to find out which database to connect to:
+
+=over
+
+=item C<$config{'db-spec'}>
+
+Full specification of database, a special string defining the
+precise database to connect to (this allows connecting to a database
+that requires specifications which aren't cared for by the existing
+C<%config>-entries).
+
+=item C<$config{'db-name'}>
+
+The precise name of the database that should be connected (defaults to 'openslx').
+
+=back
+
+=item C<disconnectConfigDB()>
+
+Tears down the connection to the DBMS that this MetaDB driver deals with and
+cleans up.
+
+=item C<quote(string)>
+
+Returns the given string quoted such that it can be used in SQL-statements
+(with respect to the corresponding DBMS).
+
+This usually involves putting
+single quotes around the string and escaping any single quote characters
+enclosed in the given string with a backslash.
+
+=back
+
+=head2 Data Access Methods
+
+The following methods need to be implemented in a MetaDB driver in order to
+allow the user to access data:
+
+=over
+
+=item C<fetchVendorOSByFilter([%$filter], [$resultCols])>
+
+Fetches and returns information about all vendor-OSes that match the given
+filter.
+
+=over
+
+=item Param C<filter>
+
+A hash-ref containing the filter criteria that shall be applied - default
+is no filtering. See L</"Filters"> for more info.
+
+=item Param C<resultCols>
+
+A string listing the columns that shall be returned - default is all columns.
+
+=item Return Value
+
+An array of hash-refs containing the resulting data rows.
+
+=back
+
+=item C<fetchVendorOSByID(@$ids, [$resultCols])>
+
+Fetches and returns information the vendor-OSes with the given IDs.
+
+=over
+
+=item Param C<ids>
+
+An array of the vendor-OS-IDs you are interested in.
+
+=item Param C<resultCols>
+
+A string listing the columns that shall be returned - default is all columns.
+
+=item Return Value
+
+An array of hash-refs containing the resulting data rows.
+
+=back
+
+=item C<fetchExportByFilter([%$filter], [$resultCols])>
+
+Fetches and returns information about all exports that match the given
+filter.
+
+=over
+
+=item Param C<filter>
+
+A hash-ref containing the filter criteria that shall be applied - default
+is no filtering. See L</"Filters"> for more info.
+
+=item Param C<resultCols>
+
+A string listing the columns that shall be returned - default is all columns.
+
+=item Return Value
+
+An array of hash-refs containing the resulting data rows.
+
+=back
+
+=item C<fetchExportByID(@$ids, [$resultCols])>
+
+Fetches and returns information the exports with the given IDs.
+
+=over
+
+=item Param C<ids>
+
+An array of the export-IDs you are interested in.
+
+=item Param C<resultCols>
+
+A string listing the columns that shall be returned - default is all columns.
+
+=item Return Value
+
+An array of hash-refs containing the resulting data rows.
+
+=back
+
+=item C<fetchExportIDsOfVendorOS($id)>
+
+Fetches the IDs of all exports that make use of the vendor-OS with the given ID.
+
+=over
+
+=item Param C<id>
+
+ID of the vendor-OS whose exports shall be returned.
+
+=item Return Value
+
+An array of system-IDs.
+
+=back
+
+=item C<fetchSystemByFilter([%$filter], [$resultCols])>
+
+Fetches and returns information about all systems that match the given filter.
+
+=over
+
+=item Param C<$filter>
+
+A hash-ref containing the filter criteria that shall be applied - default
+is no filtering. See L</"Filters"> for more info.
+
+=item Param C<$resultCols> [Optional]
+
+A comma-separated list of colunm names that shall be returned. If not defined,
+all available data must be returned.
+
+=item Return Value
+
+An array of hash-refs containing the resulting data rows.
+
+=back
+
+=item C<fetchSystemByID(@$ids, [$resultCols])>
+
+Fetches and returns information the systems with the given IDs.
+
+=over
+
+=item Param C<ids>
+
+An array of the system-IDs you are interested in.
+
+=item Param C<resultCols>
+
+A string listing the columns that shall be returned - default is all columns.
+
+=item Return Value
+
+An array of hash-refs containing the resulting data rows.
+
+=back
+
+=item C<fetchSystemIDsOfExport($id)>
+
+Fetches the IDs of all systems that make use of the export with the given ID.
+
+=over
+
+=item Param C<id>
+
+ID of the export whose systems shall be returned.
+
+=item Return Value
+
+An array of system-IDs.
+
+=back
+
+=item C<fetchSystemIDsOfClient($id)>
+
+Fetches the IDs of all systems that are used by the client with the given
+ID.
+
+=over
+
+=item Param C<id>
+
+ID of the client whose systems shall be returned.
+
+=item Return Value
+
+An array of system-IDs.
+
+=back
+
+=item C<fetchSystemIDsOfGroup($id)>
+
+Fetches the IDs of all systems that are part of the group with the given
+ID.
+
+=over
+
+=item Param C<id>
+
+ID of the group whose systems shall be returned.
+
+=item Return Value
+
+An array of system-IDs.
+
+=back
+
+=item C<fetchClientByFilter([%$filter], [$resultCols])>
+
+Fetches and returns information about all clients that match the given filter.
+
+=over
+
+=item Param C<$filter>
+
+A hash-ref containing the filter criteria that shall be applied - default
+is no filtering. See L</"Filters"> for more info.
+
+=item Param C<$resultCols> [Optional]
+
+A comma-separated list of colunm names that shall be returned. If not defined,
+all available data must be returned.
+
+=item Return Value
+
+An array of hash-refs containing the resulting data rows.
+
+=back
+
+=item C<fetchClientByID(@$ids, [$resultCols])>
+
+Fetches and returns information the clients with the given IDs.
+
+=over
+
+=item Param C<ids>
+
+An array of the client-IDs you are interested in.
+
+=item Param C<resultCols>
+
+A string listing the columns that shall be returned - default is all columns.
+
+=item Return Value
+
+An array of hash-refs containing the resulting data rows.
+
+=back
+
+=item C<fetchClientIDsOfSystem($id)>
+
+Fetches the IDs of all clients that make use of the system with the given
+ID.
+
+=over
+
+=item Param C<id>
+
+ID of the system whose clients shall be returned.
+
+=item Return Value
+
+An array of client-IDs.
+
+=back
+
+=item C<fetchClientIDsOfGroup($id)>
+
+Fetches the IDs of all clients that are part of the group with the given
+ID.
+
+=over
+
+=item Param C<id>
+
+ID of the group whose clients shall be returned.
+
+=item Return Value
+
+An array of client-IDs.
+
+=back
+
+
+
+=item C<fetchGroupByFilter([%$filter], [$resultCols])>
+
+Fetches and returns information about all groups that match the given filter.
+
+=over
+
+=item Param C<$filter>
+
+A hash-ref containing the filter criteria that shall be applied - default
+is no filtering. See L</"Filters"> for more info.
+
+=item Param C<$resultCols> [Optional]
+
+A comma-separated list of colunm names that shall be returned. If not defined,
+all available data must be returned.
+
+=item Return Value
+
+An array of hash-refs containing the resulting data rows.
+
+=back
+
+
+
+=item C<fetchGroupByID(@$ids, [$resultCols])>
+
+Fetches and returns information the groups with the given IDs.
+
+=over
+
+=item Param C<ids>
+
+An array of the group-IDs you are interested in.
+
+=item Param C<resultCols>
+
+A string listing the columns that shall be returned - default is all columns.
+
+=item Return Value
+
+An array of hash-refs containing the resulting data rows.
+
+=back
+
+
+
+=item C<fetchGroupIDsOfClient($id)>
+
+Fetches the IDs of all groups that contain the client with the given
+ID.
+
+=over
+
+=item Param C<id>
+
+ID of the client whose groups shall be returned.
+
+=item Return Value
+
+An array of client-IDs.
+
+=back
+
+
+
+=item C<fetchGroupIDsOfSystem($id)>
+
+Fetches the IDs of all groups that contain the system with the given
+ID.
+
+=over
+
+=item Param C<id>
+
+ID of the system whose groups shall be returned.
+
+=item Return Value
+
+An array of client-IDs.
+
+=back
+
+
+
+=head2 Data Manipulation Methods
+
+The following methods need to be implemented in a MetaDB driver in order to
+allow the user to access change the underlying:
+
+
+
+=item C<addVendorOS(@$valRows)>
+
+Adds one or more vendor-OS to the database.
+
+=over
+
+=item Param C<valRows>
+
+An array-ref containing hash-refs with the data of the new vendor-OS(es).
+
+=item Return Value
+
+The IDs of the new vendor-OS(es), C<undef> if the creation failed.
+
+=back
+
+
+
+=item C<removeVendorOS(@$vendorOSIDs)>
+
+Removes one or more vendor-OS from the database.
+
+=over
+
+=item Param C<vendorOSIDs>
+
+An array-ref containing the IDs of the vendor-OSes that shall be removed.
+
+=item Return Value
+
+C<1> if the vendorOS(es) could be removed, C<undef> if not.
+
+=back
+
+
+
+=item C<changeVendorOS(@$vendorOSIDs, @$valRows)>
+
+Changes the data of one or more vendor-OS.
+
+=over
+
+=item Param C<vendorOSIDs>
+
+An array-ref containing the IDs of the vendor-OSes that shall be changed.
+
+=item Param C<valRows>
+
+An array-ref containing hash-refs with the new data for the vendor-OS(es).
+
+=item Return Value
+
+C<1> if the vendorOS(es) could be changed, C<undef> if not.
+
+=back
+
+
+
+=item C<addExport(@$valRows)>
+
+Adds one or more export to the database.
+
+=over
+
+=item Param C<valRows>
+
+An array-ref containing hash-refs with the data of the new export(s).
+
+=item Return Value
+
+The IDs of the new export(s), C<undef> if the creation failed.
+
+=back
+
+
+
+=item C<removeExport(@$exportIDs)>
+
+Removes one or more export from the database.
+
+=over
+
+=item Param C<exportIDs>
+
+An array-ref containing the IDs of the exports that shall be removed.
+
+=item Return Value
+
+C<1> if the export(s) could be removed, C<undef> if not.
+
+=back
+
+
+
+=item C<changeExport(@$exportIDs, @$valRows)>
+
+Changes the data of one or more export.
+
+=over
+
+=item Param C<vendorOSIDs>
+
+An array-ref containing the IDs of the exports that shall be changed.
+
+=item Param C<valRows>
+
+An array-ref containing hash-refs with the new data for the export(s).
+
+=item Return Value
+
+C<1> if the export(s) could be changed, C<undef> if not.
+
+=back
+
+
+
+=item C<addSystem(@$valRows)>
+
+Adds one or more systems to the database.
+
+=over
+
+=item Param C<valRows>
+
+An array-ref containing hash-refs with the data of the new system(s).
+
+=item Return Value
+
+The IDs of the new system(s), C<undef> if the creation failed.
+
+=back
+
+
+
+=item C<removeSystem(@$systemIDs)>
+
+Removes one or more systems from the database.
+
+=over
+
+=item Param C<systemIDs>
+
+An array-ref containing the IDs of the systems that shall be removed.
+
+=item Return Value
+
+C<1> if the system(s) could be removed, C<undef> if not.
+
+=back
+
+
+
+=item C<changeSystem(@$systemIDs, @$valRows)>
+
+Changes the data of one or more systems.
+
+=over
+
+=item Param C<systemIDs>
+
+An array-ref containing the IDs of the systems that shall be changed.
+
+=item Param C<valRows>
+
+An array-ref containing hash-refs with the new data for the system(s).
+
+=item Return Value
+
+C<1> if the system(s) could be changed, C<undef> if not.
+
+=back
+
+
+
+=item C<setClientIDsOfSystem($systemID, @$clientIDs)>
+
+Specifies all clients that should offer the given system for booting.
+
+=over
+
+=item Param C<systemID>
+
+The ID of the system whose clients you'd like to specify.
+
+=item Param C<clientIDs>
+
+An array-ref containing the IDs of the clients that shall be connected to the
+system.
+
+=item Return Value
+
+C<1> if the system/client references could be set, C<undef> if not.
+
+=back
+
+
+
+=item C<setGroupIDsOfSystem($systemID, @$groupIDs)>
+
+Specifies all groups that should offer the given system for booting.
+
+=over
+
+=item Param C<systemID>
+
+The ID of the system whose groups you'd like to specify.
+
+=item Param C<clientIDs>
+
+An array-ref containing the IDs of the groups that shall be connected to the
+system.
+
+=item Return Value
+
+C<1> if the system/group references could be set, C<undef> if not.
+
+=back
+
+
+
+=item C<addClient(@$valRows)>
+
+Adds one or more clients to the database.
+
+=over
+
+=item Param C<valRows>
+
+An array-ref containing hash-refs with the data of the new client(s).
+
+=item Return Value
+
+The IDs of the new client(s), C<undef> if the creation failed.
+
+=back
+
+
+
+=item C<removeClient(@$clientIDs)>
+
+Removes one or more clients from the database.
+
+=over
+
+=item Param C<clientIDs>
+
+An array-ref containing the IDs of the clients that shall be removed.
+
+=item Return Value
+
+C<1> if the client(s) could be removed, C<undef> if not.
+
+=back
+
+
+
+=item C<changeClient(@$clientIDs, @$valRows)>
+
+Changes the data of one or more clients.
+
+=over
+
+=item Param C<clientIDs>
+
+An array-ref containing the IDs of the clients that shall be changed.
+
+=item Param C<valRows>
+
+An array-ref containing hash-refs with the new data for the client(s).
+
+=item Return Value
+
+C<1> if the client(s) could be changed, C<undef> if not.
+
+=back
+
+
+
+=item C<setSystemIDsOfClient($clientID, @$clientIDs)>
+
+Specifies all systems that should be offered for booting by the given client.
+
+=over
+
+=item Param C<clientID>
+
+The ID of the client whose systems you'd like to specify.
+
+=item Param C<systemIDs>
+
+An array-ref containing the IDs of the systems that shall be connected to the
+client.
+
+=item Return Value
+
+C<1> if the client/system references could be set, C<undef> if not.
+
+=back
+
+
+
+=item C<setGroupIDsOfClient($clientID, @$groupIDs)>
+
+Specifies all groups that the given client shall be part of.
+
+=over
+
+=item Param C<clientID>
+
+The ID of the client whose groups you'd like to specify.
+
+=item Param C<groupIDs>
+
+An array-ref containing the IDs of the groups that the client should be part of.
+
+=item Return Value
+
+C<1> if the client/group references could be set, C<undef> if not.
+
+=back
+
+
+
+=item C<addGroup(@$valRows)>
+
+Adds one or more groups to the database.
+
+=over
+
+=item Param C<valRows>
+
+An array-ref containing hash-refs with the data of the new group(s).
+
+=item Return Value
+
+The IDs of the new group(s), C<undef> if the creation failed.
+
+=back
+
+
+
+=item C<removeGroup(@$groupIDs)>
+
+Removes one or more groups from the database.
+
+=over
+
+=item Param C<groupIDs>
+
+An array-ref containing the IDs of the groups that shall be removed.
+
+=item Return Value
+
+C<1> if the group(s) could be removed, C<undef> if not.
+
+=back
+
+
+
+=item C<changeGroup(@$groupIDs, @$valRows)>
+
+Changes the data of one or more groups.
+
+=over
+
+=item Param C<groupIDs>
+
+An array-ref containing the IDs of the groups that shall be changed.
+
+=item Param C<valRows>
+
+An array-ref containing hash-refs with the new data for the group(s).
+
+=item Return Value
+
+C<1> if the group(s) could be changed, C<undef> if not.
+
+=back
+
+
+
+=item C<setClientIDsOfGroup($groupID, @$clientIDs)>
+
+Specifies all clients that should be part of the given group.
+
+=over
+
+=item Param C<groupID>
+
+The ID of the group whose clients you'd like to specify.
+
+=item Param C<clientIDs>
+
+An array-ref containing the IDs of the clients that shall be part of the group.
+
+=item Return Value
+
+C<1> if the group/client references could be set, C<undef> if not.
+
+=back
+
+
+
+=item C<setSystemIDsOfGroup($groupID, @$groupIDs)>
+
+Specifies all systems that should be offered for booting by the given group.
+
+=over
+
+=item Param C<groupID>
+
+The ID of the group whose systems you'd like to specify.
+
+=item Param C<systemIDs>
+
+An array-ref containing the IDs of the systems that shall be connected to the
+group.
+
+=item Return Value
+
+C<1> if the group/system references could be set, C<undef> if not.
+
+=back
+
+
+
+
+
+=head2 Schema Related Methods
+
+The following methods need to be implemented in a MetaDB driver in order to
+be able to automatically adjust to new database schema versions (by adding
+and/or removing tables and table-columns).
+
+=cut