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A simple agnostic ORM that can perform the basic crud database operations. 1.1.3(10y ago)11421MITPHPPHP >=5.6 Since Feb 13Pushed 10y ago1 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/andela-jkariuki/checkpoint-two-potato-orm)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/john-kariuki/potato-orm)[ Docs](https://github.com/andela-jkariuki/checkpoint-two-potato-orm)[ RSS](/packages/john-kariuki-potato-orm/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 4w ago READMEChangelogDependencies (2)Versions (16)Used By (0) \#Checkpoint Two: Potato ORM [![Build Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/2ffe5ce300582f4a8cb8675048d06c5e91dab4282222c82f32091116c328dc11/68747470733a2f2f7472617669732d63692e6f72672f616e64656c612d6a6b617269756b692f636865636b706f696e742d74776f2d706f7461746f2d6f726d2e7376673f6272616e63683d6d6173746572)](https://travis-ci.org/andela-jkariuki/checkpoint-two-potato-orm)[![Scrutinizer Code Quality](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/81fd0dac6ab41f7b956d3cf7037b71fb99539936f7b76d0bf9d4d09b3e45f373/68747470733a2f2f7363727574696e697a65722d63692e636f6d2f672f616e64656c612d6a6b617269756b692f636865636b706f696e742d74776f2d706f7461746f2d6f726d2f6261646765732f7175616c6974792d73636f72652e706e673f623d6d6173746572)](https://scrutinizer-ci.com/g/andela-jkariuki/checkpoint-two-potato-orm/?branch=master)[![Coverage Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/049e915b16751bf2ab543aee7a53146795759b3a11cbd6fd0d29dd17d05cb9df/68747470733a2f2f636f766572616c6c732e696f2f7265706f732f6769746875622f616e64656c612d6a6b617269756b692f636865636b706f696e742d74776f2d706f7461746f2d6f726d2f62616467652e7376673f6272616e63683d646576656c6f70)](https://coveralls.io/github/andela-jkariuki/checkpoint-two-potato-orm?branch=develop)[![Latest Version on Packagist](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/19bb9f295322e6244dbda347fc4c9965d5ee1a45df6692acd26fd295c3392a0c/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f762f6a6f686e2d6b617269756b692f706f7461746f2d6f726d2e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://packagist.org/packages/john-kariuki/potato-orm)[![Total Downloads](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/4738ef3d662095354f91ceaef3098e8d9d680b75d5a4c5ef1b8c363ab7304623/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f64742f6a6f686e2d6b617269756b692f706f7461746f2d6f726d2e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://packagist.org/packages/john-kariuki/potato-orm)[![Software License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/55c0218c8f8009f06ad4ddae837ddd05301481fcf0dff8e0ed9dadda8780713e/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f6c6963656e73652d4d49542d627269676874677265656e2e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://github.com/andela-jkariuki/checkpoint-two-potato-orm) \##Andela Checkpoint Two A simple agnostic ORM that can perform the basic crud database operations. \#####TIA \##Install Via Composer ``` $ composer require john-kariuki/potato-orm ``` Via Github ``` $ git clone git@github.com:andela-jkariuki/checkpoint-two-potato-orm.git ``` Update packages ``` $ composer install ``` Rename .env.example to .env Update your .env to have your database credentials ``` DB_DRIVER = "sqlite" DB_USERNAME = "homestead" DB_PASSWORD = "secret" DB_NAME = "potato.db" DB_HOST = "localhost" DB_PORT = 8000 ``` \##Usage To use Potato ORM, extend the `PotatoModel` class. The default naming convention for a table name associated with a class is it's lowercase plural syntax. The default naming convention for the unique table field is id. To overwrite the default naming conventions, declare protected variables as explained below. ``` /** * Default table name for Car class is cars. * * Default uniqueId field for table cars is id */ class Car extends PotatoModel { //protected static $table = "your_table_name"; //protected static $uniqueId = "your_unique_id"; } ``` Ensure the table exists before using the Potato ORM class to avoid exceptions. Use the SQL statement template below ``` CREATE TABLE `cars` ( `id` INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT, `name` TEXT, `model` TEXT, `year` INTEGER ) ``` Potato ORM gives you access to the following methods; Reading Data ``` //Get all rows that from a table $cars = Car::getAll(); ``` Inserting data ``` //insert a new row to the table $car = new Car(); $car->name = "Boss"; $car->model = "Up"; $car->year = 2013; $car->save(); //returns a boolean value. true or false if saved or not respectively. ``` Updating data ``` //Update an existing row in the database $car = Car::find(1); $car->name = "Me Hennesy"; $car->year = 2015; ``` Deleting data ``` //delete an existing row in the table var_dump(Car::destroy(1)); ``` \###Sample Code Ensure to write your code inside a `try catch` block to catch any exceptions ``` namespace DryRun; use Potato\Manager\PotatoModel; use PDOException; require 'vendor/autoload.php'; class Car extends PotatoModel { //protected static $table = "your_table_name"; //protected static $uniqueId = "your_unique_id"; } try { echo "Create a new Car\n"; $car = new Car(); $car->name = "Lambo"; $car->model = "Hura"; $car->year = 2013; if ( $car->save()) { echo "\nCar has been created.\n\n"; } else { echo "There was an error saving your car."; } echo "Find the car that has just been created and updated the name and year\n"; $car = Car::find(1); $car->name = "Huracan"; $car->year = 2015; echo $car->save(); echo "\None row (of our new Car) has been updated.\n\n"; echo "Get all cars and print them out\n\n"; $cars = Car::getAll(); print_r($cars); echo "\nAwesome.! Now let's delete the old car. Buy A new one if you can\n\n"; var_dump(Car::destroy(1)); print_r(Car::getAll()); echo "\nYour old car is dead and gone\n"; } catch (PDOException $e) { echo $e->getMessage(); } ``` Contributing ------------ [](#contributing) Contributions are **welcome** and will be fully **credited**. We accept contributions via Pull Requests on [Github](https://github.com/andela-jkariuki/checkpoint-two-potato-orm). Pull Requests ------------- [](#pull-requests) - **[PSR-2 Coding Standard](https://github.com/php-fig/fig-standards/blob/master/accepted/PSR-2-coding-style-guide.md)** - The easiest way to apply the conventions is to install [PHP Code Sniffer](http://pear.php.net/package/PHP_CodeSniffer). - **Add tests!** - Your patch won't be accepted if it doesn't have tests. - **Document any change in behaviour** - Make sure the `README.md` and any other relevant documentation are kept up-to-date. - **Consider our release cycle** - We try to follow [SemVer v2.0.0](http://semver.org/). Randomly breaking public APIs is not an option. - **Create feature branches** - Don't ask us to pull from your master branch. - **One pull request per feature** - If you want to do more than one thing, send multiple pull requests. - **Send coherent history** - Make sure each individual commit in your pull request is meaningful. If you had to make multiple intermediate commits while developing, please [squash them](http://www.git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Tools-Rewriting-History#Changing-Multiple-Commit-Messages) before submitting. Security -------- [](#security) If you discover any security related issues, please email me at [John Kariuki](john.kariuki@andela.com) or create an issue. Credits ------- [](#credits) [John kariuki](https://github.com/andela-jkariuki) License ------- [](#license) ### The MIT License (MIT) [](#the-mit-license-mit) Copyright (c) 2016 John kariuki > Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: > > The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software. > > THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. 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