class::dbi and storing/thawing?

Ken Burcham ken@burcham.com
Mon, 03 May 2004 14:53:03 -0400


Thanks Brad!

I'll do that very thing.

ken.

On 3 May 2004 at 11:47, Brad Fitzpatrick wrote:

> Cache::Memcached just uses Storable, so if that can't freeze/thaw things
> properly, neither can Cache::Memcached.
> 
> I suspect the problem with Class::DBI is that it holds some of its
> attributes in package globals or hangs onto $dbh references which are no
> longer valid after unthawing.
> 
> I'd whip up a wrapper script using Storable and submit a failing test-case
> to the Class::DBI maintainers, asking them why it's not serializable.
> 
> - Brad
> 
> 
> On Mon, 3 May 2004, Ken Burcham wrote:
> 
> > Hi memcached gurus,
> >
> >   I'm giving memcached a spin and can store a hitcounter (what
> > fun) but when I try to store what I'm really after, Class::DBI
> > (http://search.cpan.org/~tmtm/Class-DBI-0.96/lib/Class/DBI.pm)
> > objects, I get no joy.  Class::DBI objects have methods and
> > attributes, and neither work after 'set'ing and 'get'ing one in
> > memcached.
> >
> > Here's the error:
> >
> > [Mon May 03 14:33:44 2004] [error] [client 10.10.20.41] Can't
> > locate object method "languagecode" via package
> > "GCX::Runtime::Input::Table::global::community" at
> > /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.0/GCX/Runtime/Output/Handler.pm line
> > 122, <Sock_172.16.1.123:11211> line 1.
> >
> > The object works fine before I store it, i.e. i can use the
> > languagecode method, etc.
> >
> > So my question, I guess, is about the storing and thawing...
> > What sorts of limitations are there?  Or what kinds of objects
> > can I store and what kinds can't I?  Sorry if this is a FAQ, I
> > didn't see one...  Happy to be pointed in the right direction!
> >
> > thanks so much!
> >
> > ken.
> >
> > --
> > Ken Burcham
> > Ken Burcham Consulting, Inc.
> > http://www.capemaystation.com
> >
> >
> >

-- 
Ken Burcham
Ken Burcham Consulting, Inc.
http://www.capemaystation.com