new

The constructor takes the following parameters:

• table => "Alzabo::Create::Table" object

  The table that this index is indexing.

• columns => [ "Alzabo::Create::Column" object, .. ]
• columns => [ { column => "Alzabo::Create::Column" object,
  prefix => $prefix },
  repeat as needed ...
  ]

  This parameter indicates which columns that are being indexed. It can either be an array reference of column objects, or an array reference of hash references, each with a key called column and one called prefix.

  The prefix key is optional.

• unique => $boolean

  Indicates whether or not this is a unique index.

• fulltext => $boolean

  Indicates whether or not this is a fulltext index.

• function => $string

  This can be used to create a function index where supported. The value of this parameter should be the full function, with column names, such as "LCASE( username )".

  The "columns" parameter should include all the columns used in the function.

Returns a new "Alzabo::Create::Index" object.

Throws: "Alzabo::Exception::Params", "Alzabo::Exception::RDBMSRules"

table

Returns the "Alzabo::Create::Table" object to which the index belongs.

columns

Returns an ordered list of the "Alzabo::Create::Column" objects that are being indexed.

add_column

Adds a column to the index.

This method takes the following parameters:

• column => "Alzabo::Create::Column" object
• prefix => $prefix (optional)

Throws: "Alzabo::Exception::Params", "Alzabo::Exception::RDBMSRules"

delete_column ("Alzabo::Create::Column" object)

Deletes the given column from the index.

Throws: "Alzabo::Exception::Params", "Alzabo::Exception::RDBMSRules"

prefix ("Alzabo::Create::Column" object)

A column prefix is, to the best of my knowledge, a MySQL specific concept, and as such cannot be set when using an RDBMSRules module for a different RDBMS. However, it is important enough for MySQL to have the functionality be present. It allows you to specify that the index should only look at a certain portion of a field (the first N characters). This prefix is required to index any sort of BLOB column in MySQL.

This method returns the prefix for the column in the index. If there is no prefix for this column in the index, then it returns undef.

set_prefix

This method takes the following parameters:

• column => "Alzabo::Create::Column" object
• prefix => $prefix

Throws: "Alzabo::Exception::Params", "Alzabo::Exception::RDBMSRules"

unique

Returns a boolean value indicating whether the index is a unique index.

set_unique ($boolean)

Sets whether or not the index is a unique index.

fulltext

Returns a boolean value indicating whether the index is a fulltext index.

set_fulltext ($boolean)

Set whether or not the index is a fulltext index.

Throws: "Alzabo::Exception::Params", "Alzabo::Exception::RDBMSRules"

register_column_name_change

This method takes the following parameters:

• column => "Alzabo::Create::Column" object

  The column (with the new name already set).

• old_name => $old_name

This method is called by the table object which owns the index when a column name changes. You should never need to call this yourself.

Throws: "Alzabo::Exception::Params"

id

The id is generated from the table, column and prefix information for the index. This is useful as a canonical name for a hash key, for example.

Returns a string that is the id which uniquely identifies the index in this schema.