The following module was proposed for inclusion in the Module List:
modid: Relations
DSLIP: adphp
description: Database, CGI, and Graph Interfunctionality
userid: GAFFER (George A. Fitch III)
chapterid: 7 (Database_Interfaces)
communities:
similar:
rationale:
This is a collection of modules for connecting relational database,
web interfaces, and dynamic graphs. Not only does it have an
intermodule nature, it also has an interlanguage nature. Though most
of it is currently written in Perl, with a little bit being written
in PHP (both peppered with JavaScript), all modules will eventually
exist in Perl, PHP, and possibly Java. Even though it falls under
the Database Interface category, and DBIx has some weight for Perl,
it doesn't work for PHP and Java. With, it can't take the name of an
existing category in Perl. I chose the name Relations because: 1) It
deals with relational databases. 2) It relates different modules. 3)
It will have related classes in other languages.
With respect to uniqueness, I admit Relations::Abstract is similar
to DBIx::Abstract, (Oh no, that's done by someone at CPAN! :D ).
Relations::Abstract, however, has a little more functionality, and
this extra functionality is used heavily by other (specifically
through Relations::Query) Relations modules, which are indeed
unique: Relations::Admin (though only currently available for PHP)
is a collection of classes for administering relational databases.
Relations::Family is a highly flexible query engine.
Relations::Display creates GD::Graph from Queries. Relations::Report
(not avaialable yet and the name isn't settled either) provides a
CGI interface for Family and Display.
Finally, Relations should be on the module list because it can
really help people out. These modules are the open source versions
of a collection of routines that have had great success in a
corporate enviroment, an enviroment that had high demands and low
funding. Trust me, if it worked well there, (in the midst of open
source fear, commerical solution competition, and ancient politics),
Relations will work well anywhere
enteredby: GAFFER (George A. Fitch III)
enteredon: Mon Jul 9 16:18:06 2001 GMT
The resulting entry would be:
Relations adphp Database, CGI, and Graph Interfunctionality GAFFER
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