- Basic Concepts
- Models and Schemas
- Column Types
- Collections
- Filtering
- Groups
- Inverting Filters (not)
- Back references
- Advanced Filters
- Creating Your Own Filter
- Default Filters
- Relationships
- Data Decorators
- Data Storage and Typing
- Repositories
- Data Typing and Data Transforms
- Advanced Techniques
- Joins and Intersections
- Aggregates
- Model Events
- Custard Commands
- Updating DocBlock comments
- Migrating Schemas
- Common Patterns and Anti-Patterns
- Inter-Model Strategies
Data Repositories
A repository is responsible for the following:
- Sourcing data for model objects
- Storing data from model objects
- Implementing data store support for Filters where possible.
- Caching data
- Providing schema information
- Updating it schemas where relevant.
Repositories extend the Repository class (Gcd\Core\Modelling\Repositories). The repositories provided within the
modelling module itself are Offline, Pdo and MySql.
The offline repository allows for unit testing by simulating the provision of a unique identifier when an object is stored.
As objects are fetched and stored the repository will cache the data within it's $cachedObjectData collection. This allows for unit testing by design but also provides a performance boost as frequently used records (within the lifetime of the script) are only fetched once.
The default repository
By default new model objects will use the Offline repository unless your application either changes the repository for
each model object individually, or by changing the default repository. To change the default repository you must make a
call to SetDefaultRepositoryClassName before any data objects are created.
Gcd\Core\Modelling\Repositories\Repository::SetDefaultRepositoryClassName( "Gcd\Core\Modelling\Repositories\MySql\MySql" );A good place for this is in the Initialise() function of your site Module