DBIx::DataModel::Meta(3p)

NAME
DBIx::DataModel::Meta - meta-information for DBIx::DataModel

DESCRIPTION
The family of classes in "DBIx::DataModel::Meta" are designed to hold meta-information about schemas, tables, joins, etc.

Under normal circumstances these classes will be mostly invisible to DBIx::DataModel users : they are used primarily for internal needs. Instances of DBIx::DataModel::Meta::Schema, DBIx::DataModel::Meta::Table, etc. are created automatically when a new schema is populated; then the relevant information is exposed through façade methods in DBIx::DataModel::Schema, DBIx::DataModel::Source::Table, etc.

This "meta-object protocol" is specific to DBIx::DataModel : it does not use Moose nor any of its alternative implementations, because the needs here are simpler and domain-specific.

Meta-objects are accessed from ordinary objects through the "metadm" keyword, so as not to collide with a possible Moose integration.

METHODS
This class is empty; it merely acts as parent for all "DBIx::DataModel::Meta::*" subclasses.