KiokuDB::Linker - Relinks live objects from storage entries
version 0.56
# mostly internal
The linker reconnects entry data, recreating the connected object graph in memory.
The linkage process starts with an ID (or several IDs) to be loaded passed to the get_or_load_objects method.
get_or_load_objects
This ID will first be searched for in the live object set (KiokuDB::LiveObjects). If the object is already live, then it will be returned as is.
If the object is not live, then the corresponding entry is fetched from the backend, and expanded into an actual instance.
Expansion consults the KiokuDB::TypeMap using KiokuDB::TypeMap::Resolver, to find the correct typemap entry (see "COLLAPSING STRATEGIES" in KiokuDB::Collapser and KiokuDB::TypeMap), and that is used for the actual expansion.
Most of the grunt work is delegated by the entries back to the linker using the inflate_data method, which handles circular structures, retrying of tied structures, etc.
inflate_data
Inflated objects are registered with KiokuDB::LiveObjects, and get inserted into the current live object scope (KiokuDB::LiveObjects::Scope). The scope's job is to maintain a reference count of at least 1 for any loaded object, until it is destroyed itself. This ensures that weak references are not destroyed prematurely, but allows their use in order to avoid memory leaks.
Yuval Kogman <nothingmuch@woobling.org>
This software is copyright (c) 2013 by Yuval Kogman, Infinity Interactive.
This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.
To install KiokuDB, copy and paste the appropriate command in to your terminal.
cpanm
cpanm KiokuDB
CPAN shell
perl -MCPAN -e shell install KiokuDB
For more information on module installation, please visit the detailed CPAN module installation guide.