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Native pgsql class representing moodle database interface.

Copyright: 2008 Petr Skoda (http://skodak.org)
License: http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
File Size: 1708 lines (65 kb)
Included or required: 1 time
Referenced: 0 times
Includes or requires: 4 files
 lib/dml/moodle_database.php
 lib/dml/moodle_read_slave_trait.php
 lib/dml/pgsql_native_moodle_recordset.php
 lib/dml/pgsql_native_moodle_temptables.php

Defines 1 class


Class: pgsql_native_moodle_database  - X-Ref

Native pgsql class representing moodle database interface.

driver_installed()   X-Ref
Detects if all needed PHP stuff installed.
Note: can be used before connect()

return: mixed true if ok, string if something

get_dbfamily()   X-Ref
Returns database family type - describes SQL dialect
Note: can be used before connect()

return: string db family name (mysql, postgres, mssql, oracle, etc.)

get_dbtype()   X-Ref
Returns more specific database driver type
Note: can be used before connect()

return: string db type mysqli, pgsql, oci, mssql, sqlsrv

get_dblibrary()   X-Ref
Returns general database library name
Note: can be used before connect()

return: string db type pdo, native

get_name()   X-Ref
Returns localised database type name
Note: can be used before connect()

return: string

get_configuration_help()   X-Ref
Returns localised database configuration help.
Note: can be used before connect()

return: string

raw_connect(string $dbhost, string $dbuser, string $dbpass, string $dbname, $prefix, array $dboptions=null)   X-Ref
Connect to db

param: string $dbhost The database host.
param: string $dbuser The database username.
param: string $dbpass The database username's password.
param: string $dbname The name of the database being connected to.
param: mixed $prefix string means moodle db prefix, false used for external databases where prefix not used
param: array $dboptions driver specific options
return: bool true

dispose()   X-Ref
Close database connection and release all resources
and memory (especially circular memory references).
Do NOT use connect() again, create a new instance if needed.


get_db_handle()   X-Ref
Gets db handle currently used with queries

return: resource

set_db_handle($dbh)   X-Ref
Sets db handle to be used with subsequent queries

param: resource $dbh
return: void

select_db_handle(int $type, string $sql)   X-Ref
Select appropriate db handle - readwrite or readonly

param: int $type type of query
param: string $sql
return: void

can_use_readonly(int $type, string $sql)   X-Ref
Check if The query qualifies for readonly connection execution
Logging queries are exempt, those are write operations that circumvent
standard query_start/query_end paths.

param: int $type type of query
param: string $sql
return: bool

query_start($sql, ?array $params, $type, $extrainfo=null)   X-Ref
Called before each db query.

param: string $sql
param: array|null $params An array of parameters.
param: int $type type of query
param: mixed $extrainfo driver specific extra information
return: void

query_end($result)   X-Ref
Called immediately after each db query.

param: mixed db specific result
return: void

get_server_info()   X-Ref
Returns database server info array

return: array Array containing 'description' and 'version' info

allowed_param_types()   X-Ref
Returns supported query parameter types

return: int bitmask of accepted SQL_PARAMS_*

get_last_error()   X-Ref
Returns last error reported by database engine.

return: string error message

get_tables($usecache=true)   X-Ref
Return tables in database WITHOUT current prefix.

param: bool $usecache if true, returns list of cached tables.
return: array of table names in lowercase and without prefix

get_in_or_equal($items, $type=SQL_PARAMS_QM, $prefix='param', $equal=true, $onemptyitems=false)   X-Ref
Constructs 'IN()' or '=' sql fragment

Method overriding {@see moodle_database::get_in_or_equal} to be able to use
more than 65535 elements in $items array.

param: mixed $items A single value or array of values for the expression.
param: int $type Parameter bounding type : SQL_PARAMS_QM or SQL_PARAMS_NAMED.
param: string $prefix Named parameter placeholder prefix (a unique counter value is appended to each parameter name).
param: bool $equal True means we want to equate to the constructed expression, false means we don't want to equate to it.
param: mixed $onemptyitems This defines the behavior when the array of items provided is empty. Defaults to false,
return: array A list containing the constructed sql fragment and an array of parameters.

get_indexes($table)   X-Ref
Return table indexes - everything lowercased.

param: string $table The table we want to get indexes from.
return: array of arrays

fetch_columns(string $table)   X-Ref
Returns detailed information about columns in table.

param: string $table name
return: database_column_info[] array of database_column_info objects indexed with column names

normalise_value($column, $value)   X-Ref
Normalise values based in RDBMS dependencies (booleans, LOBs...)

param: database_column_info $column column metadata corresponding with the value we are going to normalise
param: mixed $value value we are going to normalise
return: mixed the normalised value

setup_is_unicodedb()   X-Ref
Is db in unicode mode?

return: bool

change_database_structure($sql, $tablenames = null)   X-Ref
Do NOT use in code, to be used by database_manager only!

param: string|array $sql query
param: array|null $tablenames an array of xmldb table names affected by this request.
return: bool true

execute($sql, array $params=null)   X-Ref
Execute general sql query. Should be used only when no other method suitable.
Do NOT use this to make changes in db structure, use database_manager methods instead!

param: string $sql query
param: array $params query parameters
return: bool true

get_recordset_sql($sql, array $params=null, $limitfrom=0, $limitnum=0)   X-Ref
Get a number of records as a moodle_recordset using a SQL statement.

Since this method is a little less readable, use of it should be restricted to
code where it's possible there might be large datasets being returned.  For known
small datasets use get_records_sql - it leads to simpler code.

The return type is like:
param: string $sql the SQL select query to execute.
param: array $params array of sql parameters
param: int $limitfrom return a subset of records, starting at this point (optional, required if $limitnum is set).
param: int $limitnum return a subset comprising this many records (optional, required if $limitfrom is set).
return: moodle_recordset instance

get_fetch_buffer_size()   X-Ref
Gets size of fetch buffer used for recordset queries.

If this returns 0 then cursors will not be used, meaning recordset queries will occupy enough
memory as needed for the Postgres library to hold the entire query results in memory.

return: int Fetch buffer size or 0 indicating not to use cursors

fetch_from_cursor($cursorname)   X-Ref
Retrieves data from cursor. For use by recordset only; do not call directly.

Return value contains the next batch of Postgres data, and a boolean indicating if this is
definitely the last batch (if false, there may be more)

param: string $cursorname Name of cursor to read from
return: array Array with 2 elements (next data batch and boolean indicating last batch)

close_cursor($cursorname)   X-Ref
Closes a cursor. For use by recordset only; do not call directly.

param: string $cursorname Name of cursor to close
return: bool True if we actually closed one, false if the transaction was cancelled

pg_field_type($result, int $fieldnumber)   X-Ref
A faster version of pg_field_type

The pg_field_type function in the php postgres driver internally makes an sql call
to get the list of field types which it statically caches only for a single request.
This wraps it in a cache keyed by oid to avoid these DB calls on every request.

param: resource $result
param: int $fieldnumber
return: string Field type

get_records_sql($sql, array $params = null, $limitfrom = 0, $limitnum = 0)   X-Ref
Get a number of records as an array of objects using a SQL statement.

Return value is like:
param: string $sql the SQL select query to execute. The first column of this SELECT statement
param: array $params array of sql parameters
param: int $limitfrom return a subset of records, starting at this point (optional, required if $limitnum is set).
param: int $limitnum return a subset comprising this many records (optional, required if $limitfrom is set).
return: array of objects, or empty array if no records were found

get_fieldset_sql($sql, array $params=null)   X-Ref
Selects records and return values (first field) as an array using a SQL statement.

param: string $sql The SQL query
param: array $params array of sql parameters
return: array of values

insert_record_raw($table, $params, $returnid=true, $bulk=false, $customsequence=false)   X-Ref
Insert new record into database, as fast as possible, no safety checks, lobs not supported.

param: string $table name
param: mixed $params data record as object or array
param: bool $returnit return it of inserted record
param: bool $bulk true means repeated inserts expected
param: bool $customsequence true if 'id' included in $params, disables $returnid
return: bool|int true or new id

insert_record($table, $dataobject, $returnid=true, $bulk=false)   X-Ref
Insert a record into a table and return the "id" field if required.

Some conversions and safety checks are carried out. Lobs are supported.
If the return ID isn't required, then this just reports success as true/false.
$data is an object containing needed data
param: string $table The database table to be inserted into
param: object|array $dataobject A data object with values for one or more fields in the record
param: bool $returnid Should the id of the newly created record entry be returned? If this option is not requested then true/false is returned.
return: bool|int true or new id

insert_records($table, $dataobjects)   X-Ref
Insert multiple records into database as fast as possible.

Order of inserts is maintained, but the operation is not atomic,
use transactions if necessary.

This method is intended for inserting of large number of small objects,
do not use for huge objects with text or binary fields.

param: string $table  The database table to be inserted into
param: array|Traversable $dataobjects list of objects to be inserted, must be compatible with foreach
return: void does not return new record ids

insert_chunk($table, array $chunk, array $columns)   X-Ref
Insert records in chunks, strict param types...

Note: can be used only from insert_records().

param: string $table
param: array $chunk
param: database_column_info[] $columns

import_record($table, $dataobject)   X-Ref
Import a record into a table, id field is required.
Safety checks are NOT carried out. Lobs are supported.

param: string $table name of database table to be inserted into
param: object $dataobject A data object with values for one or more fields in the record
return: bool true

update_record_raw($table, $params, $bulk=false)   X-Ref
Update record in database, as fast as possible, no safety checks, lobs not supported.

param: string $table name
param: mixed $params data record as object or array
param: bool true means repeated updates expected
return: bool true

update_record($table, $dataobject, $bulk=false)   X-Ref
Update a record in a table

$dataobject is an object containing needed data
Relies on $dataobject having a variable "id" to
specify the record to update

param: string $table The database table to be checked against.
param: object $dataobject An object with contents equal to fieldname=>fieldvalue. Must have an entry for 'id' to map to the table specified.
param: bool true means repeated updates expected
return: bool true

set_field_select($table, $newfield, $newvalue, $select, array $params=null)   X-Ref
Set a single field in every table record which match a particular WHERE clause.

param: string $table The database table to be checked against.
param: string $newfield the field to set.
param: string $newvalue the value to set the field to.
param: string $select A fragment of SQL to be used in a where clause in the SQL call.
param: array $params array of sql parameters
return: bool true

delete_records_select($table, $select, array $params=null)   X-Ref
Delete one or more records from a table which match a particular WHERE clause, lobs not supported.

param: string $table The database table to be checked against.
param: string $select A fragment of SQL to be used in a where clause in the SQL call (used to define the selection criteria).
param: array $params array of sql parameters
return: bool true

sql_like($fieldname, $param, $casesensitive = true, $accentsensitive = true, $notlike = false, $escapechar = '\\')   X-Ref
Returns 'LIKE' part of a query.

param: string $fieldname usually name of the table column
param: string $param usually bound query parameter (?, :named)
param: bool $casesensitive use case sensitive search
param: bool $accensensitive use accent sensitive search (not all databases support accent insensitive)
param: bool $notlike true means "NOT LIKE"
param: string $escapechar escape char for '%' and '_'
return: string SQL code fragment

sql_bitxor($int1, $int2)   X-Ref
No description

sql_cast_to_char(string $field)   X-Ref
Return SQL for casting to char of given field/expression

param: string $field Table field or SQL expression to be cast
return: string

sql_cast_char2int($fieldname, $text=false)   X-Ref
No description

sql_cast_char2real($fieldname, $text=false)   X-Ref
No description

sql_concat()   X-Ref
No description

sql_concat_join($separator="' '", $elements=array()   X-Ref
No description

sql_group_concat(string $field, string $separator = ', ', string $sort = '')   X-Ref
Return SQL for performing group concatenation on given field/expression

param: string $field
param: string $separator
param: string $sort
return: string

sql_order_by_null(string $fieldname, int $sort = SORT_ASC)   X-Ref
Returns the SQL text to be used to order by columns, standardising the return
pattern of null values across database types to sort nulls first when ascending
and last when descending.

param: string $fieldname The name of the field we need to sort by.
param: int $sort An order to sort the results in.
return: string The piece of SQL code to be used in your statement.

sql_regex_supported()   X-Ref
No description

sql_regex($positivematch = true, $casesensitive = false)   X-Ref
No description

replace_all_text_supported()   X-Ref
Does this driver support tool_replace?

return: bool

session_lock_supported()   X-Ref
No description

get_session_lock($rowid, $timeout)   X-Ref
Obtain session lock

param: int $rowid id of the row with session record
param: int $timeout max allowed time to wait for the lock in seconds
return: bool success

release_session_lock($rowid)   X-Ref
No description

begin_transaction()   X-Ref
Driver specific start of real database transaction,
this can not be used directly in code.

return: void

commit_transaction()   X-Ref
Driver specific commit of real database transaction,
this can not be used directly in code.

return: void

rollback_transaction()   X-Ref
Driver specific abort of real database transaction,
this can not be used directly in code.

return: void

trim_quotes($str)   X-Ref
Helper function trimming (whitespace + quotes) any string
needed because PG uses to enclose with double quotes some
fields in indexes definition and others

param: string $str string to apply whitespace + quotes trim
return: string trimmed string

is_fulltext_search_supported()   X-Ref
Postgresql supports full-text search indexes.

return: bool