Re: serialize datatype for MDB2

Lukas Smith wrote: > Hi, > > In my own framework webbuilder2 I have extended the datatype module of > MDB2 to feature a "serialize" datatype. Using this I can simply pass in > an array into any parameter and then it is automatically serialized when > writing and deserialized when reading. > > I have refrained from adding abstract datatypes like these uptil now. > Recently I added a call to serialize if someone passes an array to the > quote() method without specifying an explict datatype to use. So I have > sort of added 1/4 of the abstract "serialize" datatype. > > You can see the modified Common.php of the datatype module here: > > http://svn.oss.backendmedia.com/library/MDB2/Driver/Datatype/Common.phps > > So for the most part its just using the code for the "text" datatype > with a call to serialize/unserialize as needed. > > Here is some sample code using "serialize" to read data from the database: > http://svn.oss.backendmedia.com/library/StageLoader/SQL.phps > > And here is some code that uses "serialize" for data writes: > > http://svn.oss.backendmedia.com/modules/user_preferences/user_preferences.phpsɉ > t4!bš:¶EQçà3 > > > It works and its useful. The question is just if I am polluting MDB2 > with a very high level feature and thereby opening the flood gates too > all sorts of high level stuff. > > So lets have a brief discussion if there is interest and then a quick poll. maybe not a good idea, but what about making it pluggable: registerDatatypeConversion($type, $cb_in, $cb_out) or similar.. ok.. forget it ;-)