NAME
    DBIx::Class::DynamicDefault - Automatically set and update fields

SYNOPSIS
      package My::Schema::SomeTable;

      __PACKAGE__->load_components(qw/DynamicDefault ... Core/);

      __PACKAGE__->add_columns(
              quux          => { data_type => 'integer' },
              quux_plus_one => { data_type => 'integer',
                                 dynamic_default_on_create => \&quux_plus_one_default,
                                 dynamic_default_on_update => 'quux_plus_one_default', },
              last_changed  => { data_type => 'integer',
                                 dynamic_default_on_create => 'now',
                                 dynamic_default_on_update => 'now, },
      );

      sub quux_plus_one_default {
          my ($self) = @_;
          return $self->quux + 1;
      }

      sub now {
          return DateTime->now->epoch;
      }

    Now, any update or create actions will set the specified columns to the
    value returned by the callback you specified as a method name or code
    reference.

DESCRIPTION
    Automatically set and update fields with values calculated at runtime.

OPTIONS
  dynamic_default_on_create
      dynamic_default_on_create => sub { ... }

      dynamic_default_on_create => 'method_name'

    When inserting a new row all columns with the
    "dynamic_default_on_create" option will be set to the return value of
    the specified callback unless the columns value has been explicitly set.
    The callback, that'll be invoked with the row object as its only
    argument, may be a code reference or a method name.

  dynamic_default_on_update
      dynamic_default_on_update => sub { ... }

      dynamic_default_on_update => 'method_name'

    When updating a row all columns with the "dynamic_default_on_update"
    option will be set to the return value of the specified callback unless
    the columns value has been explicitly set.

    Columns will only be altered if other dirty columns exist. See
    "always_update" on how to change this.

  always_update
      always_update => 1

    When setting "always_update" to 1 "dynamic_default_on_update" callbacks
    will always be invoked, even if no other columns are dirty.

AUTHOR
    Florian Ragwitz <rafl@debian.org>

LICENSE
    This software is copyright (c) 2008 by Florian Ragwitz.

    This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
    the same terms as perl itself.