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<!-- Pod2Wiki=head_name -->'''EPrints::DataObj''' - Base class for records in EPrints.
 
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<!-- Pod2Wiki=head_description -->=DESCRIPTION=
 
This module is a base class which is inherited by [[API:EPrints/DataObj/EPrint|EPrints::DataObj::EPrint]],[[API:EPrints/User|EPrints::User]], [[API:EPrints/DataObj/Subject|EPrints::DataObj::Subject]] and[[API:EPrints/DataObj/Document|EPrints::DataObj::Document]] and several other classes.
 
It is ABSTRACT - its methods should not be called directly.
 
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<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_get_system_field_info -->==get_system_field_info==
 
  
  $sys_fields = EPrints::DataObj-&gt;get_system_field_info
 
  
Return an array describing the system metadata of the this dataset.
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==NAME==
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'''EPrints::DataObj''' - Base class for records in EPrints.
  
  $dataobj = EPrints::DataObj-&gt;new( $session, $id [, $dataset] )
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Return new data object, created by loading it from the database.
 
If $dataset is not defined uses the default dataset for this object.
 
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<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_new_from_data -->==new_from_data==
 
  
  $dataobj = EPrints::DataObj-&gt;new_from_data( $session, $data [, $dataset ] )
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==SYNOPSIS==
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$dataobj = $dataset-&gt;dataobj( $id );
  
Construct a new EPrints::DataObj object based on the $data hash reference of metadata.
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$dataobj-&gt;delete;
Used to create an object from the data retrieved from the database.
 
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<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_get_defaults -->==get_defaults==
 
  
  $defaults = EPrints::User-&gt;get_defaults( $session, $data, $dataset )
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$dataobj-&gt;commit( $force );
  
Return default values for this object based on the starting data.
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$dataset = $dataobj-&gt;dataset;
Should be subclassed.
 
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<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_remove -->==remove==
 
  
  $success = $dataobj-&gt;remove
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$repo = $dataobj-&gt;repository;
  
Remove this data object from the database and any sub-objects or related files.
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$id = $dataobj-&gt;id;
Return true if successful.
 
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<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_clear_changed -->==clear_changed==
 
  
  $dataobj-&gt;clear_changed( )
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$dataobj-&gt;set_value( $fieldname, $value );
  
Clear any changed fields, which will result in them not being committed unlessforce is used.
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$value = $dataobj-&gt;value( $fieldname );
This method is used by the Database to avoid unnecessary commits.
 
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<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_commit -->==commit==
 
  
  $success = $dataobj-&gt;commit( [$force] )
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\@value = $dataobj-&gt;value( $fieldname ); # multiple
  
Write this object to the database and reset the changed fields.
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$boolean = $dataobj-&gt;is_set( $fieldname );
If $force isn't true then it only actually modifies the databaseif one or more fields have been changed.
 
Commit may also queue indexer jobs or log changes, depending on the object.
 
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<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_get_value -->==get_value==
 
  
  $value = $dataobj-&gt;get_value( $fieldname )
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$xhtml = $dataobj-&gt;render_value( $fieldname );
  
Get a the value of a metadata field. If the field is not set then it returnsundef unless the field has the property multiple set, in which case it returns [] (a reference to an empty array).
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$xhtml = $dataobj-&gt;render_citation( $style, %opts );
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<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_set_value -->==set_value==
 
  
  $dataobj-&gt;set_value( $fieldname, $value )
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$uri = $dataobj-&gt;uri;
  
Set the value of the named metadata field in this record.
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$url = $dataobj-&gt;url;
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<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_get_values -->==get_values==
 
  
  @values = $dataobj-&gt;get_values( $fieldnames )
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$string = $dataobj-&gt;export( $plugin_id, %opts );
  
Returns a list of all the values in this record of all the fields specifiedby $fieldnames. $fieldnames should be in the format used by browse views - slashseperated fieldnames with an optional .id suffix to indicate the id part ratherthan the main part.
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$dataobj = $dataobj-&gt;create_subobject( $fieldname, $epdata );
For example "author.id/editor.id" would return a list of all author and editorids from this record.
 
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<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_get_session -->==get_session==
 
  
  $session = $dataobj-&gt;get_session
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Returns the EPrints::Session object to which this record belongs.
 
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<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_get_data -->==get_data==
 
  
  $data = $dataobj-&gt;get_data
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==DESCRIPTION==
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This module is a base class which is inherited by [[API:EPrints/DataObj/EPrint|EPrints::DataObj::EPrint]], [[API:EPrints/DataObj/User|EPrints::DataObj::User]], [[API:EPrints/DataObj/Subject|EPrints::DataObj::Subject]] and [[API:EPrints/DataObj/Document|EPrints::DataObj::Document]] and several other classes.
  
Returns a reference to the hash table of all the metadata for this record keyed by fieldname.
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It is ABSTRACT - its methods should not be called directly.
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<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_get_dataset_id -->==get_dataset_id==
 
 
 
  $dataset = EPrints::DataObj-&gt;get_dataset_id
 
 
 
Returns the id of the [[API:EPrints/DataSet|EPrints::DataSet]] object to which this record belongs.
 
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<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_get_dataset -->==get_dataset==
 
 
 
  $dataset = $dataobj-&gt;get_dataset
 
 
 
Returns the [[API:EPrints/DataSet|EPrints::DataSet]] object to which this record belongs.
 
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<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_is_set -->==is_set==
 
 
 
  $bool = $dataobj-&gt;is_set( $fieldname )
 
 
 
Returns true if the named field is set in this record, otherwise false.
 
Warns if the field does not exist.
 
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<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_exists_and_set -->==exists_and_set==
 
 
 
  $bool = $dataobj-&gt;exists_and_set( $fieldname )
 
 
 
Returns true if the named field is set in this record, otherwise false.
 
If the field does not exist, just return false.
 
This method is useful for plugins which may operate on multiple repositories, and the fact a field does not exist is not an issue.
 
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<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_get_id -->==get_id==
 
 
 
  $id = $dataobj-&gt;get_id
 
 
 
Returns the value of the primary key of this record.
 
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<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_get_gid -->==get_gid==
 
 
 
  $id = $dataobj-&gt;get_gid
 
 
 
DEPRECATED (see uri())
 
Returns the globally referential fully-qualified identifier for this object orundef if this object can not be externally referenced.
 
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<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_get_datestamp -->==get_datestamp==
 
 
 
  $datestamp = $dataobj-&gt;get_datestamp
 
 
 
Returns the datestamp of this object in "YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss" format.
 
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<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_render_value -->==render_value==
 
 
 
  $xhtml = $dataobj-&gt;render_value( $fieldname, [$showall] )
 
 
 
Returns the rendered version of the value of the given field, as appropriatefor the current session. If $showall is true then all values are rendered - this is usually used for staff viewing data.
 
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<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_render_citation -->==render_citation==
 
 
 
  $xhtml = $dataobj-&gt;render_citation( [$style], [%params] )
 
 
 
Renders the record as a citation. If $style is set then it uses that citationstyle from the citations config file. Otherwise $style defaults to the typeof this record. If $params{url} is set then the citiation will link to the specifiedURL.
 
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<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_render_citation_link -->==render_citation_link==
 
 
 
  $xhtml = $dataobj-&gt;render_citation_link( [$style], %params )
 
 
 
Renders a citation (as above) but as a link to the URL for this item. Forexample - the abstract page of an eprint.
 
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<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_render_description -->==render_description==
 
 
 
  $xhtml = $dataobj-&gt;render_description
 
 
 
Returns a short description of this object using the default citation stylefor this dataset.
 
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<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_render -->==render==
 
 
 
  ($xhtml, $title ) = $dataobj-&gt;render
 
 
 
Return a chunk of XHTML DOM describing this object in the normal way.This is the public view of the record, not the staff view.
 
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<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_render_full -->==render_full==
 
 
 
  ($xhtml, $title ) = $dataobj-&gt;render_full
 
 
 
Return an XHTML table in DOM describing this record. All values ofall fields are listed. This is the staff view.
 
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<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_uri -->==uri==
 
 
 
  $url = $dataobj-&gt;uri
 
 
 
Returns a unique URI for this object. Not certain to resolve as a URL.
 
If $c-&gt;{dataobj_uri}-&gt;{eprint} is a function, call that to work it out.
 
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<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_internal_uri -->==internal_uri==
 
 
 
  $uri = $dataobj-&gt;internal_uri()
 
 
 
Return an internal URI for this object (independent of repository hostname).
 
To retrieve an object by internal URI use [[API:EPrints/DataSet|EPrints::DataSet]]::get_object_from_uri().
 
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<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_get_url -->==get_url==
 
  
  $url = $dataobj-&gt;get_url
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Returns the URL for this record, for example the URL of the abstract pageof an eprint.
 
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<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_get_control_url -->==get_control_url==
 
  
  $url = $dataobj-&gt;get_control_url
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* $success = $dataobj-&gt;delete
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: Delete this data object from the database and any sub-objects or related files.
  
Returns the URL for the control page for this object.  
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: Return true if successful.
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<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_get_type -->==get_type==
 
  
  $type = $dataobj-&gt;get_type
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* $dataobj-&gt;empty()
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: Remove all of this object's values that may be imported.
  
Returns the type of this record - type of user, type of eprint etc.
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* $dataobj-&gt;update( $epdata [, %opts ] )
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: Update this object's values from $epdata. Ignores any values that do not exist in the dataset or do not have the 'import' property set.
<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_to_xml -->==to_xml==
 
  
   $xmlfragment = $dataobj-&gt;to_xml( %opts )
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<pre>  include_subdataobjs - replace sub-dataobjs if given
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   # replaces all documents in $dataobj
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  $dataobj->update( {
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    title => "Wombats on Fire",
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    documents => [{
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      main => "wombat.pdf",
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      ...
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    }],
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  }, include_subdataobjs => 1 );</pre>
  
Convert this object into an XML fragment.
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* $success = $dataobj-&gt;commit( [$force] )
%opts are:
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: Write this object to the database and reset the changed fields.
no_xmlns=&gt;1 : do not include a xmlns attribute in the outer element. (This assumes this chunk appears in a larger tree where the xmlns is already set correctly.
 
showempty=&gt;1 : fields with no value are shown.
 
version=&gt;"code" : pick what version of the EPrints XML formatto use "1" or "2"
 
embed=&gt;1 : include the data of a file, not just it's URL.
 
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<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_xml_to_epdata -->==xml_to_epdata==
 
  
  $epdata = EPrints::DataObj-&gt;xml_to_epdata( $session, $xml, %opts )
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: If $force isn't true then it only actually modifies the database if one or more fields have been changed.
  
Populates $epdata based on $xml. This is the inverse of to_xml() but doesn't create a new object.
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: Commit may also queue indexer jobs or log changes, depending on the object.
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<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_export -->==export==
 
  
  $plugin_output = $detaobj-&gt;export( $plugin_id, %params )
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* $value = $dataobj-&gt;value( $fieldname )
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: Get a the value of a metadata field. If the field is not set then it returns undef unless the field has the property multiple set, in which case it returns  [] (a reference to an empty array).
  
Apply an output plugin to this items. Return the results.
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* $dataobj-&gt;set_value( $fieldname, $value )
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: Set the value of the named metadata field in this record.
<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_queue_changes -->==queue_changes==
 
  
  $dataobj-&gt;queue_changes
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* @values = $dataobj-&gt;get_values( $fieldnames )
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: Returns a list of all the values in this record of all the fields specified by $fieldnames. $fieldnames should be in the format used by browse views - slash seperated fieldnames with an optional .id suffix to indicate the id part rather than the main part.
  
Add all the changed fields into the indexers todo queue.
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: For example "author.id/editor.id" would return a list of all author and editor ids from this record.
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<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_queue_all -->==queue_all==
 
  
  $dataobj-&gt;queue_all
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* $bool = $dataobj-&gt;is_set( $fieldname )
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: Returns true if the named field is set in this record, otherwise false.
  
Add all the fields into the indexers todo queue.
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: Warns if the field does not exist.
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<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_queue_fulltext -->==queue_fulltext==
 
  
  $dataobj-&gt;queue_fulltext
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* $bool = $dataobj-&gt;exists_and_set( $fieldname )
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: Returns true if the named field is set in this record, otherwise false.
  
Add a fulltext index into the indexers todo queue.
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: If the field does not exist, just return false.
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<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_has_owner -->==has_owner==
 
  
  $boolean = $dataobj-&gt;has_owner( $user )
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: This method is useful for plugins which may operate on multiple  repositories, and the fact a field does not exist is not an issue.
  
Return true if $user owns this record. Normally this means they created it, but a group of users could count as owners of the samerecord if you wanted.
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* $id = $dataobj-&gt;id
It's false on most dataobjs, except those which override this method.
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: Returns the value of the primary key of this record.
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<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_in_editorial_scope_of -->==in_editorial_scope_of==
 
  
  $boolean = $dataobj-&gt;in_editorial_scope_of( $user )
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* $uuid = $dataobj-&gt;uuid( [ $fragment ] )
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: Generates a version 5 UUID for this object e.g.
  
As for has_owner, but if the user is identified as someone with aneditorial scope which includes this record.
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Defaults to true. Which doesn't mean that they have the right to edit it, just that their scope matches. You also need editor rightsto use this. It's currently used just to filter eprint editors sothat only ones with a scope AND a priv can edit.
 
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<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_validate -->==validate==
 
  
  $problems = $dataobj-&gt;validate( [ $for_archive ], $workflow_id )
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: The UUID is generated from the SHA1 hash of the concantenation of <code>uuid_namespace</code>, the {{API:PodLink|file=|package_name=|section=internal_uri|text=object's uri}} and, if defined, '''$fragment'''.
  
Return a reference to an array of XHTML DOM objects describingvalidation problems with the entire $dataobj based on $workflow_id.
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: <code>uuid_namespace</code> is a configuration variable. If <code>uuid_namespace</code> is undefined uses <code>base_url</code>:
If $workflow_id is undefined defaults to "default".
 
A reference to an empty array indicates no problems.
 
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<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_get_warnings -->==get_warnings==
 
  
   $warnings = $dataobj-&gt;get_warnings( )
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   $c-&gt;{uuid_namespace} = "http://your-repository's url"";</pre>
  
Return a reference to an array of XHTML DOM objects describingproblems with the entire $dataobj.
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: Returns the formatted UUID.
A reference to an empty array indicates no problems.
 
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<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_add_stored_file -->==add_stored_file==
 
  
  $file = $dataobj-&gt;add_stored_file( $filename, $filehandle [, $filesize ] )
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* $xhtml = $dataobj-&gt;render_value( $fieldname, [$showall] )
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: Returns the rendered version of the value of the given field, as appropriate for the current session. If $showall is true then all values are rendered -  this is usually used for staff viewing data.
  
Convenience method to add the file record for $filename to this object. Reads data from $filehandle. If $filesize is defined it may used to determine where the file should be stored.
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* $xhtml = $dataobj-&gt;render_citation( [$style], [%params] )
Returns the file object or undef if the storage failed.
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: Renders the record as a citation. If $style is set then it uses that citation style from the citations config file. Otherwise $style defaults to the type of this record. If $params{url} is set then the citiation will link to the specified URL.
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<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_get_stored_file -->==get_stored_file==
 
  
  $file = $dataobj-&gt;get_stored_file( $filename )
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* $xhtml = $dataobj-&gt;render_citation_link( [$style], %params )
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: Renders a citation (as above) but as a link to the URL for this item. For example - the abstract page of an eprint.
  
Get the file object for $filename.
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* $xhtml = $dataobj-&gt;render_export_bar( [ $staff ] )
Returns the file object or undef if the file doesn't exist.
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: Render a drop-down list of exports.
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<!-- Pod2Wiki=head_related_objects -->==Related Objects==
 
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<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_add_object_relations -->===add_object_relations===
 
  
  $dataobj-&gt;add_object_relations( $target, $has =&gt; $is [, $has =&gt; $is ] )
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* $url = $dataobj-&gt;uri
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: Returns a unique URI for this object. Not certain to resolve as a  URL.
  
Add a relation between this object and $target of type $has. If $is is defined will also add the reciprocal relationship $is from $target to this object. May be repeated to add multiple relationships.
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: If $c-&gt;{dataobj_uri}-&gt;{eprint} is a function, call that to work it out.
You must commit $target after calling this method.
 
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<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_has_object_relations -->===has_object_relations===
 
  
  $bool = $dataobj-&gt;has_object_relations( $target, @types )
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* $path = $dataobj-&gt;path
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: Returns the relative path to this object from the repository's base URL, if the object has a URL.
  
Returns true if this object is related to $target by all @types.
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: Does not include any leading slash.
If @types is empty will return true if any relationships exist.
 
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<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_has_related_objects -->===has_related_objects===
 
  
  $bool = $dataobj-&gt;has_related_objects( @types )
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* $url = $dataobj-&gt;url
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: Returns the URL for this record, for example the URL of the abstract page of an eprint.
  
Returns true if get_related_objects() would return some objects, but without actually retrieving the related objects from the database.
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: Apply an output plugin to this items. Return the results.
<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_get_related_objects -->===get_related_objects===
 
  
   $dataobjs = $dataobj-&gt;get_related_objects( @types )
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* $rc = $dataobj-&gt;permit( $priv [, $user ] )
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<pre>  # current user can edit via editorial role
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   if( $dataobj-&gt;permit( "xxx/edit", $user ) &amp; 8 )
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  {
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  # anyone can view this object
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  if( $dataobj-&gt;permit( "xxx/view" ) )
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  {
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  }</pre>
  
Returns a list of objects related to this object by @types.
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: Returns true if the current user (or 'anybody') can perform this action.
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<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_remove_object_relations -->===remove_object_relations===
 
  
  $dataobj-&gt;remove_object_relations( $target [, $has =&gt; $is [, $has =&gt; $is ] )
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: Returns a bit mask where:
  
Remove relations between this object and $target. If $has =&gt; $is pairs are defined will only remove those relationships given.
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<pre>  0 - not permitted
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  2 - logged in user
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  4 - user as owner
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  8 - user as editor</pre>
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: See also [[API:EPrints/Repository#allow_anybody|EPrints::Repository/allow_anybody]] and [[API:EPrints/DataObj/User#allow|EPrints::DataObj::User/allow]].
<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_clone -->==clone==
 
  
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* $list = $dataobj-&gt;duplicates()
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: Return a conservative list of other objects that look like this one.
  
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<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_get_value_raw -->==get_value_raw==
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==COPYRIGHT==
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Copyright 2000-2011 University of Southampton.
  
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This file is part of EPrints http://www.eprints.org/.
<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_render_citation_link_staff -->==render_citation_link_staff==
 
  
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EPrints is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_tidy -->==tidy==
 
  
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EPrints is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_create_from_data -->==create_from_data==
 
  
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You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along with EPrints.  If not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_set_under_construction -->==set_under_construction==
 
  
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<!-- Pod2Wiki=item_create -->==create==
 
  
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Revision as of 09:56, 22 January 2013

EPrints 3 Reference: Directory Structure - Metadata Fields - Repository Configuration - XML Config Files - XML Export Format - EPrints data structure - Core API - Data Objects


API: Core API

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NAME

EPrints::DataObj - Base class for records in EPrints.


SYNOPSIS

$dataobj = $dataset->dataobj( $id );

$dataobj->delete;

$dataobj->commit( $force );

$dataset = $dataobj->dataset;

$repo = $dataobj->repository;

$id = $dataobj->id;

$dataobj->set_value( $fieldname, $value );

$value = $dataobj->value( $fieldname );

\@value = $dataobj->value( $fieldname ); # multiple

$boolean = $dataobj->is_set( $fieldname );

$xhtml = $dataobj->render_value( $fieldname );

$xhtml = $dataobj->render_citation( $style, %opts );

$uri = $dataobj->uri;

$url = $dataobj->url;

$string = $dataobj->export( $plugin_id, %opts );

$dataobj = $dataobj->create_subobject( $fieldname, $epdata );


DESCRIPTION

This module is a base class which is inherited by EPrints::DataObj::EPrint, EPrints::DataObj::User, EPrints::DataObj::Subject and EPrints::DataObj::Document and several other classes.

It is ABSTRACT - its methods should not be called directly.


  • $success = $dataobj->delete
Delete this data object from the database and any sub-objects or related files.
Return true if successful.
  • $dataobj->empty()
Remove all of this object's values that may be imported.
  • $dataobj->update( $epdata [, %opts ] )
Update this object's values from $epdata. Ignores any values that do not exist in the dataset or do not have the 'import' property set.
  include_subdataobjs - replace sub-dataobjs if given
  
  # replaces all documents in $dataobj
  $dataobj->update( {
    title => "Wombats on Fire",
    documents => [{
      main => "wombat.pdf",
      ...
    }],
  }, include_subdataobjs => 1 );
  • $success = $dataobj->commit( [$force] )
Write this object to the database and reset the changed fields.
If $force isn't true then it only actually modifies the database if one or more fields have been changed.
Commit may also queue indexer jobs or log changes, depending on the object.
  • $value = $dataobj->value( $fieldname )
Get a the value of a metadata field. If the field is not set then it returns undef unless the field has the property multiple set, in which case it returns [] (a reference to an empty array).
  • $dataobj->set_value( $fieldname, $value )
Set the value of the named metadata field in this record.
  • @values = $dataobj->get_values( $fieldnames )
Returns a list of all the values in this record of all the fields specified by $fieldnames. $fieldnames should be in the format used by browse views - slash seperated fieldnames with an optional .id suffix to indicate the id part rather than the main part.
For example "author.id/editor.id" would return a list of all author and editor ids from this record.
  • $bool = $dataobj->is_set( $fieldname )
Returns true if the named field is set in this record, otherwise false.
Warns if the field does not exist.
  • $bool = $dataobj->exists_and_set( $fieldname )
Returns true if the named field is set in this record, otherwise false.
If the field does not exist, just return false.
This method is useful for plugins which may operate on multiple repositories, and the fact a field does not exist is not an issue.
  • $id = $dataobj->id
Returns the value of the primary key of this record.
  • $uuid = $dataobj->uuid( [ $fragment ] )
Generates a version 5 UUID for this object e.g.
  f70ef731-be66-50f4-8e72-8b8de36778b5
The UUID is generated from the SHA1 hash of the concantenation of uuid_namespace, the object's uri and, if defined, $fragment.
uuid_namespace is a configuration variable. If uuid_namespace is undefined uses base_url:
  # Note: deliberate typo to prevent copy-and-paste
  $c->{uuid_namespace} = "http://your-repository's url"";
Returns the formatted UUID.
  • $xhtml = $dataobj->render_value( $fieldname, [$showall] )
Returns the rendered version of the value of the given field, as appropriate for the current session. If $showall is true then all values are rendered - this is usually used for staff viewing data.
  • $xhtml = $dataobj->render_citation( [$style], [%params] )
Renders the record as a citation. If $style is set then it uses that citation style from the citations config file. Otherwise $style defaults to the type of this record. If $params{url} is set then the citiation will link to the specified URL.
  • $xhtml = $dataobj->render_citation_link( [$style], %params )
Renders a citation (as above) but as a link to the URL for this item. For example - the abstract page of an eprint.
  • $xhtml = $dataobj->render_export_bar( [ $staff ] )
Render a drop-down list of exports.
  • $url = $dataobj->uri
Returns a unique URI for this object. Not certain to resolve as a URL.
If $c->{dataobj_uri}->{eprint} is a function, call that to work it out.
  • $path = $dataobj->path
Returns the relative path to this object from the repository's base URL, if the object has a URL.
Does not include any leading slash.
  • $url = $dataobj->url
Returns the URL for this record, for example the URL of the abstract page of an eprint.
  • $plugin_output = $dataobj->export( $plugin_id, %params )
Apply an output plugin to this items. Return the results.
  • $rc = $dataobj->permit( $priv [, $user ] )
  # current user can edit via editorial role
  if( $dataobj->permit( "xxx/edit", $user ) & 8 )
  {
    ...
  }
  # anyone can view this object
  if( $dataobj->permit( "xxx/view" ) )
  {
  }
Returns true if the current user (or 'anybody') can perform this action.
Returns a bit mask where:
  0 - not permitted
  1 - anybody
  2 - logged in user
  4 - user as owner
  8 - user as editor
See also EPrints::Repository/allow_anybody and EPrints::DataObj::User/allow.
  • $list = $dataobj->duplicates()
Return a conservative list of other objects that look like this one.

COPYRIGHT

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This file is part of EPrints http://www.eprints.org/.

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