abstract class Database

Primary front-controller for the database system.

This class is uninstantiatable and un-extendable. It acts to encapsulate all control and shepherding of database connections into a single location without the use of globals.

Hierarchy

Expanded class hierarchy of Database

Related topics

39 string references to 'Database'
ConnectionUnitTest::getInfo in drupal/modules/simpletest/tests/database_test.test
DatabaseAlterTestCase::getInfo in drupal/modules/simpletest/tests/database_test.test
DatabaseBasicSyntaxTestCase::getInfo in drupal/modules/simpletest/tests/database_test.test
DatabaseCaseSensitivityTestCase::getInfo in drupal/modules/simpletest/tests/database_test.test
DatabaseConnectionTestCase::getInfo in drupal/modules/simpletest/tests/database_test.test

... See full list

File

drupal/includes/database/database.inc, line 1381
Core systems for the database layer.

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abstract class Database {

  /**
   * Flag to indicate a query call should simply return NULL.
   *
   * This is used for queries that have no reasonable return value anyway, such
   * as INSERT statements to a table without a serial primary key.
   */
  const RETURN_NULL = 0;

  /**
   * Flag to indicate a query call should return the prepared statement.
   */
  const RETURN_STATEMENT = 1;

  /**
   * Flag to indicate a query call should return the number of affected rows.
   */
  const RETURN_AFFECTED = 2;

  /**
   * Flag to indicate a query call should return the "last insert id".
   */
  const RETURN_INSERT_ID = 3;

  /**
   * An nested array of all active connections. It is keyed by database name
   * and target.
   *
   * @var array
   */
  protected static $connections = array();

  /**
   * A processed copy of the database connection information from settings.php.
   *
   * @var array
   */
  protected static $databaseInfo = NULL;

  /**
   * A list of key/target credentials to simply ignore.
   *
   * @var array
   */
  protected static $ignoreTargets = array();

  /**
   * The key of the currently active database connection.
   *
   * @var string
   */
  protected static $activeKey = 'default';

  /**
   * An array of active query log objects.
   *
   * Every connection has one and only one logger object for all targets and
   * logging keys.
   *
   * array(
   *   '$db_key' => DatabaseLog object.
   * );
   *
   * @var array
   */
  protected static $logs = array();

  /**
   * Starts logging a given logging key on the specified connection.
   *
   * @param $logging_key
   *   The logging key to log.
   * @param $key
   *   The database connection key for which we want to log.
   *
   * @return DatabaseLog
   *   The query log object. Note that the log object does support richer
   *   methods than the few exposed through the Database class, so in some
   *   cases it may be desirable to access it directly.
   *
   * @see DatabaseLog
   */
  public static final function startLog($logging_key, $key = 'default') {
    if (empty(self::$logs[$key])) {
      self::$logs[$key] = new DatabaseLog($key);

      // Every target already active for this connection key needs to have the
      // logging object associated with it.
      if (!empty(self::$connections[$key])) {
        foreach (self::$connections[$key] as $connection) {
          $connection
            ->setLogger(self::$logs[$key]);
        }
      }
    }
    self::$logs[$key]
      ->start($logging_key);
    return self::$logs[$key];
  }

  /**
   * Retrieves the queries logged on for given logging key.
   *
   * This method also ends logging for the specified key. To get the query log
   * to date without ending the logger request the logging object by starting
   * it again (which does nothing to an open log key) and call methods on it as
   * desired.
   *
   * @param $logging_key
   *   The logging key to log.
   * @param $key
   *   The database connection key for which we want to log.
   *
   * @return array
   *   The query log for the specified logging key and connection.
   *
   * @see DatabaseLog
   */
  public static final function getLog($logging_key, $key = 'default') {
    if (empty(self::$logs[$key])) {
      return NULL;
    }
    $queries = self::$logs[$key]
      ->get($logging_key);
    self::$logs[$key]
      ->end($logging_key);
    return $queries;
  }

  /**
   * Gets the connection object for the specified database key and target.
   *
   * @param $target
   *   The database target name.
   * @param $key
   *   The database connection key. Defaults to NULL which means the active key.
   *
   * @return DatabaseConnection
   *   The corresponding connection object.
   */
  public static final function getConnection($target = 'default', $key = NULL) {
    if (!isset($key)) {

      // By default, we want the active connection, set in setActiveConnection.
      $key = self::$activeKey;
    }

    // If the requested target does not exist, or if it is ignored, we fall back
    // to the default target. The target is typically either "default" or
    // "slave", indicating to use a slave SQL server if one is available. If
    // it's not available, then the default/master server is the correct server
    // to use.
    if (!empty(self::$ignoreTargets[$key][$target]) || !isset(self::$databaseInfo[$key][$target])) {
      $target = 'default';
    }
    if (!isset(self::$connections[$key][$target])) {

      // If necessary, a new connection is opened.
      self::$connections[$key][$target] = self::openConnection($key, $target);
    }
    return self::$connections[$key][$target];
  }

  /**
   * Determines if there is an active connection.
   *
   * Note that this method will return FALSE if no connection has been
   * established yet, even if one could be.
   *
   * @return
   *   TRUE if there is at least one database connection established, FALSE
   *   otherwise.
   */
  public static final function isActiveConnection() {
    return !empty(self::$activeKey) && !empty(self::$connections) && !empty(self::$connections[self::$activeKey]);
  }

  /**
   * Sets the active connection to the specified key.
   *
   * @return
   *   The previous database connection key.
   */
  public static final function setActiveConnection($key = 'default') {
    if (empty(self::$databaseInfo)) {
      self::parseConnectionInfo();
    }
    if (!empty(self::$databaseInfo[$key])) {
      $old_key = self::$activeKey;
      self::$activeKey = $key;
      return $old_key;
    }
  }

  /**
   * Process the configuration file for database information.
   */
  public static final function parseConnectionInfo() {
    global $databases;
    $database_info = is_array($databases) ? $databases : array();
    foreach ($database_info as $index => $info) {
      foreach ($database_info[$index] as $target => $value) {

        // If there is no "driver" property, then we assume it's an array of
        // possible connections for this target. Pick one at random. That allows
        //  us to have, for example, multiple slave servers.
        if (empty($value['driver'])) {
          $database_info[$index][$target] = $database_info[$index][$target][mt_rand(0, count($database_info[$index][$target]) - 1)];
        }

        // Parse the prefix information.
        if (!isset($database_info[$index][$target]['prefix'])) {

          // Default to an empty prefix.
          $database_info[$index][$target]['prefix'] = array(
            'default' => '',
          );
        }
        elseif (!is_array($database_info[$index][$target]['prefix'])) {

          // Transform the flat form into an array form.
          $database_info[$index][$target]['prefix'] = array(
            'default' => $database_info[$index][$target]['prefix'],
          );
        }
      }
    }
    if (!is_array(self::$databaseInfo)) {
      self::$databaseInfo = $database_info;
    }
    else {
      foreach ($database_info as $database_key => $database_values) {
        foreach ($database_values as $target => $target_values) {
          self::$databaseInfo[$database_key][$target] = $target_values;
        }
      }
    }
  }

  /**
   * Adds database connection information for a given key/target.
   *
   * This method allows the addition of new connection credentials at runtime.
   * Under normal circumstances the preferred way to specify database
   * credentials is via settings.php. However, this method allows them to be
   * added at arbitrary times, such as during unit tests, when connecting to
   * admin-defined third party databases, etc.
   *
   * If the given key/target pair already exists, this method will be ignored.
   *
   * @param $key
   *   The database key.
   * @param $target
   *   The database target name.
   * @param $info
   *   The database connection information, as it would be defined in
   *   settings.php. Note that the structure of this array will depend on the
   *   database driver it is connecting to.
   */
  public static function addConnectionInfo($key, $target, $info) {
    if (empty(self::$databaseInfo[$key][$target])) {
      self::$databaseInfo[$key][$target] = $info;
    }
  }

  /**
   * Gets information on the specified database connection.
   *
   * @param $connection
   *   The connection key for which we want information.
   */
  public static final function getConnectionInfo($key = 'default') {
    if (empty(self::$databaseInfo)) {
      self::parseConnectionInfo();
    }
    if (!empty(self::$databaseInfo[$key])) {
      return self::$databaseInfo[$key];
    }
  }

  /**
   * Rename a connection and its corresponding connection information.
   *
   * @param $old_key
   *   The old connection key.
   * @param $new_key
   *   The new connection key.
   * @return
   *   TRUE in case of success, FALSE otherwise.
   */
  public static final function renameConnection($old_key, $new_key) {
    if (empty(self::$databaseInfo)) {
      self::parseConnectionInfo();
    }
    if (!empty(self::$databaseInfo[$old_key]) && empty(self::$databaseInfo[$new_key])) {

      // Migrate the database connection information.
      self::$databaseInfo[$new_key] = self::$databaseInfo[$old_key];
      unset(self::$databaseInfo[$old_key]);

      // Migrate over the DatabaseConnection object if it exists.
      if (isset(self::$connections[$old_key])) {
        self::$connections[$new_key] = self::$connections[$old_key];
        unset(self::$connections[$old_key]);
      }
      return TRUE;
    }
    else {
      return FALSE;
    }
  }

  /**
   * Remove a connection and its corresponding connection information.
   *
   * @param $key
   *   The connection key.
   * @return
   *   TRUE in case of success, FALSE otherwise.
   */
  public static final function removeConnection($key) {
    if (isset(self::$databaseInfo[$key])) {
      self::closeConnection(NULL, $key);
      unset(self::$databaseInfo[$key]);
      return TRUE;
    }
    else {
      return FALSE;
    }
  }

  /**
   * Opens a connection to the server specified by the given key and target.
   *
   * @param $key
   *   The database connection key, as specified in settings.php. The default is
   *   "default".
   * @param $target
   *   The database target to open.
   *
   * @throws DatabaseConnectionNotDefinedException
   * @throws DatabaseDriverNotSpecifiedException
   */
  protected static final function openConnection($key, $target) {
    if (empty(self::$databaseInfo)) {
      self::parseConnectionInfo();
    }

    // If the requested database does not exist then it is an unrecoverable
    // error.
    if (!isset(self::$databaseInfo[$key])) {
      throw new DatabaseConnectionNotDefinedException('The specified database connection is not defined: ' . $key);
    }
    if (!($driver = self::$databaseInfo[$key][$target]['driver'])) {
      throw new DatabaseDriverNotSpecifiedException('Driver not specified for this database connection: ' . $key);
    }

    // We cannot rely on the registry yet, because the registry requires an
    // open database connection.
    $driver_class = 'DatabaseConnection_' . $driver;
    require_once DRUPAL_ROOT . '/includes/database/' . $driver . '/database.inc';
    $new_connection = new $driver_class(self::$databaseInfo[$key][$target]);
    $new_connection
      ->setTarget($target);
    $new_connection
      ->setKey($key);

    // If we have any active logging objects for this connection key, we need
    // to associate them with the connection we just opened.
    if (!empty(self::$logs[$key])) {
      $new_connection
        ->setLogger(self::$logs[$key]);
    }
    return $new_connection;
  }

  /**
   * Closes a connection to the server specified by the given key and target.
   *
   * @param $target
   *   The database target name.  Defaults to NULL meaning that all target
   *   connections will be closed.
   * @param $key
   *   The database connection key. Defaults to NULL which means the active key.
   */
  public static function closeConnection($target = NULL, $key = NULL) {

    // Gets the active connection by default.
    if (!isset($key)) {
      $key = self::$activeKey;
    }

    // To close a connection, it needs to be set to NULL and removed from the
    // static variable. In all cases, closeConnection() might be called for a
    // connection that was not opened yet, in which case the key is not defined
    // yet and we just ensure that the connection key is undefined.
    if (isset($target)) {
      if (isset(self::$connections[$key][$target])) {
        self::$connections[$key][$target]
          ->destroy();
        self::$connections[$key][$target] = NULL;
      }
      unset(self::$connections[$key][$target]);
    }
    else {
      if (isset(self::$connections[$key])) {
        foreach (self::$connections[$key] as $target => $connection) {
          self::$connections[$key][$target]
            ->destroy();
          self::$connections[$key][$target] = NULL;
        }
      }
      unset(self::$connections[$key]);
    }
  }

  /**
   * Instructs the system to temporarily ignore a given key/target.
   *
   * At times we need to temporarily disable slave queries. To do so, call this
   * method with the database key and the target to disable. That database key
   * will then always fall back to 'default' for that key, even if it's defined.
   *
   * @param $key
   *   The database connection key.
   * @param $target
   *   The target of the specified key to ignore.
   */
  public static function ignoreTarget($key, $target) {
    self::$ignoreTargets[$key][$target] = TRUE;
  }

  /**
   * Load a file for the database that might hold a class.
   *
   * @param $driver
   *   The name of the driver.
   * @param array $files
   *   The name of the files the driver specific class can be.
   */
  public static function loadDriverFile($driver, array $files = array()) {
    static $base_path;
    if (empty($base_path)) {
      $base_path = dirname(realpath(__FILE__));
    }
    $driver_base_path = "{$base_path}/{$driver}";
    foreach ($files as $file) {

      // Load the base file first so that classes extending base classes will
      // have the base class loaded.
      foreach (array(
        "{$base_path}/{$file}",
        "{$driver_base_path}/{$file}",
      ) as $filename) {

        // The OS caches file_exists() and PHP caches require_once(), so
        // we'll let both of those take care of performance here.
        if (file_exists($filename)) {
          require_once $filename;
        }
      }
    }
  }

}

Members

Namesort descending Modifiers Type Description Overrides
Database::$activeKey protected static property The key of the currently active database connection.
Database::$connections protected static property An nested array of all active connections. It is keyed by database name and target.
Database::$databaseInfo protected static property A processed copy of the database connection information from settings.php.
Database::$ignoreTargets protected static property A list of key/target credentials to simply ignore.
Database::$logs protected static property An array of active query log objects.
Database::addConnectionInfo public static function Adds database connection information for a given key/target.
Database::closeConnection public static function Closes a connection to the server specified by the given key and target.
Database::getConnection final public static function Gets the connection object for the specified database key and target.
Database::getConnectionInfo final public static function Gets information on the specified database connection.
Database::getLog final public static function Retrieves the queries logged on for given logging key.
Database::ignoreTarget public static function Instructs the system to temporarily ignore a given key/target.
Database::isActiveConnection final public static function Determines if there is an active connection.
Database::loadDriverFile public static function Load a file for the database that might hold a class.
Database::openConnection final protected static function Opens a connection to the server specified by the given key and target.
Database::parseConnectionInfo final public static function Process the configuration file for database information.
Database::removeConnection final public static function Remove a connection and its corresponding connection information.
Database::renameConnection final public static function Rename a connection and its corresponding connection information.
Database::RETURN_AFFECTED constant Flag to indicate a query call should return the number of affected rows.
Database::RETURN_INSERT_ID constant Flag to indicate a query call should return the "last insert id".
Database::RETURN_NULL constant Flag to indicate a query call should simply return NULL.
Database::RETURN_STATEMENT constant Flag to indicate a query call should return the prepared statement.
Database::setActiveConnection final public static function Sets the active connection to the specified key.
Database::startLog final public static function Starts logging a given logging key on the specified connection.