adding DBDataObject class after having some people review it and posting on the list...
authorJeroen De Dauw <jeroendedauw@users.mediawiki.org>
Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:34:01 +0000 (21:34 +0000)
committerJeroen De Dauw <jeroendedauw@users.mediawiki.org>
Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:34:01 +0000 (21:34 +0000)
includes/AutoLoader.php
includes/DBDataObject.php [new file with mode: 0644]

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@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ $wgAutoloadLocalClasses = array(
        'Cookie' => 'includes/Cookie.php',
        'CookieJar' => 'includes/Cookie.php',
        'CurlHttpRequest' => 'includes/HttpFunctions.php',
+       'DBDataObject' => 'includes/DBDataObject.php',
        'DeferrableUpdate' => 'includes/DeferredUpdates.php',
        'DeferredUpdates' => 'includes/DeferredUpdates.php',
        'DerivativeRequest' => 'includes/WebRequest.php',
diff --git a/includes/DBDataObject.php b/includes/DBDataObject.php
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@@ -0,0 +1,1287 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * Abstract base class for representing objects that are stored in some DB table.
+ * This is basically an ORM-like wrapper around rows in database tables that
+ * aims to be both simple and very flexible. It is centered around an associative
+ * array of fields and various methods to do common interaction with the database.
+ *
+ * These methods must be implemented in deriving classes:
+ * * getFieldTypes
+ *
+ * These methods are likely candidates for overriding:
+ * * getDefaults
+ * * remove
+ * * insert
+ * * saveExisting
+ * * loadSummaryFields
+ * * getSummaryFields
+ *
+ * Deriving classes must register their table and field prefix in $wgDBDataObjects.
+ * Syntax: $wgDBDataObjects['DrivingClassName'] = array( 'table' => 'table_name', 'prefix' => 'fieldprefix_' );
+ * Example: $wgDBDataObjects['EPOrg'] = array( 'table' => 'ep_orgs', 'prefix' => 'org_' );
+ *
+ * Main instance methods:
+ * * getField(s)
+ * * setField(s)
+ * * save
+ * * remove
+ * 
+ * Main static methods:
+ * * select
+ * * update
+ * * delete
+ * * count
+ * * has
+ * * selectRow
+ * * selectFields
+ * * selectFieldsRow
+ *
+ * @since 1.20
+ *
+ * @file DBDataObject.php
+ *
+ * @licence GNU GPL v3 or later
+ * @author Jeroen De Dauw < jeroendedauw@gmail.com >
+ */
+abstract class DBDataObject {
+
+       /**
+        * The fields of the object.
+        * field name (w/o prefix) => value
+        *
+        * @since 0.1
+        * @var array
+        */
+       protected $fields = array( 'id' => null );
+
+       /**
+        * If the object should update summaries of linked items when changed.
+        * For example, update the course_count field in universities when a course in courses is deleted.
+        * Settings this to false can prevent needless updating work in situations
+        * such as deleting a university, which will then delete all it's courses.
+        *
+        * @since 0.1
+        * @var bool
+        */
+       protected $updateSummaries = true;
+       
+       /**
+        * Indicates if the object is in summary mode.
+        * This mode indicates that only summary fields got updated,
+        * which allows for optimizations.
+        *
+        * @since 0.1
+        * @var bool
+        */
+       protected $inSummaryMode = false;
+       
+
+       /**
+        * The database connection to use for read operations.
+        * Can be changed via @see setReadDb.
+        *
+        * @since 0.2
+        * @var integer DB_ enum
+        */
+       protected static $readDb = DB_SLAVE;
+
+       /**
+        * Returns the name of the database table objects of this type are stored in.
+        *
+        * @since 0.1
+        *
+        * @throws MWException
+        * @return string
+        */
+       public static function getDBTable() {
+               global $wgDBDataObjects;
+               if ( array_key_exists( get_called_class(), $wgDBDataObjects ) ) {
+                       return $wgDBDataObjects[get_called_class()]['table'];
+               }
+               else {
+                       throw new MWException( 'Class "' . get_called_class() . '" not found in $wgDBDataObjects' );
+               }
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Gets the db field prefix.
+        *
+        * @since 0.1
+        *
+        * @throws MWException
+        * @return string
+        */
+       protected static function getFieldPrefix() {
+               global $wgDBDataObjects;
+               if ( array_key_exists( get_called_class(), $wgDBDataObjects ) ) {
+                       return $wgDBDataObjects[get_called_class()]['prefix'];
+               }
+               else {
+                       throw new MWException( 'Class "' . get_called_class() . '" not found in $wgDBDataObjects' );
+               }
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Returns an array with the fields and their types this object contains.
+        * This corresponds directly to the fields in the database, without prefix.
+        *
+        * field name => type
+        *
+        * Allowed types:
+        * * id
+        * * str
+        * * int
+        * * float
+        * * bool
+        * * array
+        *
+        * @since 0.1
+        *
+        * @throws MWException
+        * @return array
+        */
+       protected static function getFieldTypes() {
+               throw new MWException( 'Class did not implement getFieldTypes' );
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Returns a list of default field values.
+        * field name => field value
+        *
+        * @since 0.1
+        *
+        * @return array
+        */
+       public static function getDefaults() {
+               return array();
+       }
+       
+       /**
+        * Returns a list of the summary fields.
+        * These are fields that cache computed values, such as the amount of linked objects of $type.
+        * This is relevant as one might not want to do actions such as log changes when these get updated.
+        *
+        * @since 0.1
+        *
+        * @return array
+        */
+       public static function getSummaryFields() {
+               return array();
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Constructor.
+        *
+        * @since 0.1
+        *
+        * @param array|null $fields
+        * @param boolean $loadDefaults
+        */
+       public function __construct( $fields = null, $loadDefaults = false ) {
+               if ( !is_array( $fields ) ) {
+                       $fields = array();
+               }
+
+               if ( $loadDefaults ) {
+                       $fields = array_merge( $this->getDefaults(), $fields );
+               }
+
+               $this->setFields( $fields );
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Load the specified fields from the database.
+        *
+        * @since 0.1
+        *
+        * @param array|null $fields
+        * @param boolean $override
+        * @param boolean $skipLoaded
+        *
+        * @return Success indicator
+        */
+       public function loadFields( $fields = null, $override = true, $skipLoaded = false ) {
+               if ( is_null( $this->getId() ) ) {
+                       return false;
+               }
+
+               if ( is_null( $fields ) ) {
+                       $fields = array_keys( $this->getFieldTypes() );
+               }
+               
+               if ( $skipLoaded ) {
+                       $loadedFields = array_keys( $this->fields );
+                       $fields = array_filter( $fields, function( $field ) use ( $loadedFields ) {
+                               return !in_array( $field, $loadedFields );
+                       } );
+               }
+               
+               if ( count( $fields ) > 0 ) {
+                       $results = $this->rawSelect(
+                               $this->getPrefixedFields( $fields ),
+                               array( $this->getPrefixedField( 'id' ) => $this->getId() ),
+                               array( 'LIMIT' => 1 )
+                       );
+       
+                       foreach ( $results as $result ) {
+                               $this->setFields( $this->getFieldsFromDBResult( $result ), $override );
+                               return true;
+                       }
+       
+                       return false;
+               }
+
+               return true;
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Gets the value of a field.
+        *
+        * @since 0.1
+        *
+        * @param string $name
+        * @param mixed $default
+        *
+        * @throws MWException
+        * @return mixed
+        */
+       public function getField( $name, $default = null ) {
+               if ( $this->hasField( $name ) ) {
+                       return $this->fields[$name];
+               } elseif ( !is_null( $default ) ) {
+                       return $default;
+               } else {
+                       throw new MWException( 'Attempted to get not-set field ' . $name );
+               }
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Gets the value of a field but first loads it if not done so already.
+        *
+        * @since 0.1
+        *
+        * @param string$name
+        *
+        * @return mixed
+        */
+       public function loadAndGetField( $name ) {
+               if ( !$this->hasField( $name ) ) {
+                       $this->loadFields( array( $name ) );
+               }
+
+               return $this->getField( $name );
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Remove a field.
+        *
+        * @since 0.1
+        *
+        * @param string $name
+        */
+       public function removeField( $name ) {
+               unset( $this->fields[$name] );
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Returns the objects database id.
+        *
+        * @since 0.1
+        *
+        * @return integer|null
+        */
+       public function getId() {
+               return $this->getField( 'id' );
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Sets the objects database id.
+        *
+        * @since 0.1
+        *
+        * @param integer|null $id
+        */
+       public function setId( $id ) {
+               return $this->setField( 'id', $id );
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Gets if a certain field is set.
+        *
+        * @since 0.1
+        *
+        * @param string $name
+        *
+        * @return boolean
+        */
+       public function hasField( $name ) {
+               return array_key_exists( $name, $this->fields );
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Gets if the id field is set.
+        *
+        * @since 0.1
+        *
+        * @return boolean
+        */
+       public function hasIdField() {
+               return $this->hasField( 'id' )
+                       && !is_null( $this->getField( 'id' ) );
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Sets multiple fields.
+        *
+        * @since 0.1
+        *
+        * @param array $fields The fields to set
+        * @param boolean $override Override already set fields with the provided values?
+        */
+       public function setFields( array $fields, $override = true ) {
+               foreach ( $fields as $name => $value ) {
+                       if ( $override || !$this->hasField( $name ) ) {
+                               $this->setField( $name, $value );
+                       }
+               }
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Gets the fields => values to write to the table.
+        *
+        * @since 0.1
+        *
+        * @return array
+        */
+       protected function getWriteValues() {
+               $values = array();
+
+               foreach ( $this->getFieldTypes() as $name => $type ) {
+                       if ( array_key_exists( $name, $this->fields ) ) {
+                               $value = $this->fields[$name];
+
+                               switch ( $type ) {
+                                       case 'array':
+                                               $value = (array)$value;
+                                       case 'blob':
+                                               $value = serialize( $value );
+                               }
+
+                               $values[$this->getFieldPrefix() . $name] = $value;
+                       }
+               }
+
+               return $values;
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Serializes the object to an associative array which
+        * can then easily be converted into JSON or similar.
+        *
+        * @since 0.1
+        *
+        * @param null|array $fields
+        * @param boolean $incNullId
+        *
+        * @return array
+        */
+       public function toArray( $fields = null, $incNullId = false ) {
+               $data = array();
+               $setFields = array();
+
+               if ( !is_array( $fields ) ) {
+                       $setFields = $this->getSetFieldNames();
+               } else {
+                       foreach ( $fields as $field ) {
+                               if ( $this->hasField( $field ) ) {
+                                       $setFields[] = $field;
+                               }
+                       }
+               }
+
+               foreach ( $setFields as $field ) {
+                       if ( $incNullId || $field != 'id' || $this->hasIdField() ) {
+                               $data[$field] = $this->getField( $field );
+                       }
+               }
+
+               return $data;
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Load the default values, via getDefaults.
+        *
+        *  @since 0.1
+        *
+        * @param boolean $override
+        */
+       public function loadDefaults( $override = true ) {
+               $this->setFields( $this->getDefaults(), $override );
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Writes the answer to the database, either updating it
+        * when it already exists, or inserting it when it doesn't.
+        *
+        * @since 0.1
+        *
+        * @return boolean Success indicator
+        */
+       public function save() {
+               if ( $this->hasIdField() ) {
+                       return $this->saveExisting();
+               } else {
+                       return $this->insert();
+               }
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Updates the object in the database.
+        *
+        * @since 0.1
+        *
+        * @return boolean Success indicator
+        */
+       protected function saveExisting() {
+               $dbw = wfGetDB( DB_MASTER );
+
+               $success = $dbw->update(
+                       $this->getDBTable(),
+                       $this->getWriteValues(),
+                       array( $this->getFieldPrefix() . 'id' => $this->getId() ),
+                       __METHOD__
+               );
+
+               return $success;
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Inserts the object into the database.
+        *
+        * @since 0.1
+        *
+        * @return boolean Success indicator
+        */
+       protected function insert() {
+               $dbw = wfGetDB( DB_MASTER );
+
+               $result = $dbw->insert(
+                       $this->getDBTable(),
+                       $this->getWriteValues(),
+                       __METHOD__,
+                       array( 'IGNORE' )
+               );
+
+               if ( $result ) {
+                       $this->setField( 'id', $dbw->insertId() );
+               }
+
+               return $result;
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Removes the object from the database.
+        *
+        * @since 0.1
+        *
+        * @return boolean Success indicator
+        */
+       public function remove() {
+               $this->beforeRemove();
+               
+               $success = static::delete( array( 'id' => $this->getId() ) );
+
+               if ( $success ) {
+                       $this->onRemoved();
+               }
+
+               return $success;
+       }
+       
+       /**
+        * Gets called before an object is removed from the database.
+        * 
+        * @since 0.1
+        */
+       protected function beforeRemove() {
+               $this->loadFields( $this->getBeforeRemoveFields(), false, true );
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Before removal of an object happens, @see beforeRemove gets called.
+        * This method loads the fields of which the names have been returned by this one (or all fields if null is returned).
+        * This allows for loading info needed after removal to get rid of linked data and the like.
+        * 
+        * @since 0.1
+        * 
+        * @return array|null
+        */
+       protected function getBeforeRemoveFields() {
+               return array();
+       }
+       
+       /**
+        * Gets called after successfull removal.
+        * Can be overriden to get rid of linked data.
+        * 
+        * @since 0.1
+        */
+       protected function onRemoved() {
+               $this->setField( 'id', null );
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Return the names and values of the fields.
+        *
+        * @since 0.1
+        *
+        * @return array
+        */
+       public function getFields() {
+               return $this->fields;
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Return the names of the fields.
+        *
+        * @since 0.1
+        *
+        * @return array
+        */
+       public function getSetFieldNames() {
+               return array_keys( $this->fields );
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Sets the value of a field.
+        * Strings can be provided for other types,
+        * so this method can be called from unserialization handlers.
+        *
+        * @since 0.1
+        *
+        * @param string $name
+        * @param mixed $value
+        *
+        * @throws MWException
+        */
+       public function setField( $name, $value ) {
+               $fields = $this->getFieldTypes();
+
+               if ( array_key_exists( $name, $fields ) ) {
+                       switch ( $fields[$name] ) {
+                               case 'int':
+                                       $value = (int)$value;
+                                       break;
+                               case 'float':
+                                       $value = (float)$value;
+                                       break;
+                               case 'bool':
+                                       if ( is_string( $value ) ) {
+                                               $value = $value !== '0';
+                                       } elseif ( is_int( $value ) ) {
+                                               $value = $value !== 0;
+                                       }
+                                       break;
+                               case 'array':
+                                       if ( is_string( $value ) ) {
+                                               $value = unserialize( $value );
+                                       }
+                                       
+                                       if ( !is_array( $value ) ) {
+                                               $value = array();
+                                       }
+                                       break;
+                               case 'blob':
+                                       if ( is_string( $value ) ) {
+                                               $value = unserialize( $value );
+                                       }
+                                       break;
+                               case 'id':
+                                       if ( is_string( $value ) ) {
+                                               $value = (int)$value;
+                                       }
+                                       break;
+                       }
+
+                       $this->fields[$name] = $value;
+               } else {
+                       throw new MWException( 'Attempted to set unknown field ' . $name );
+               }
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Get a new instance of the class from an array.
+        *
+        * @since 0.1
+        *
+        * @param array $data
+        * @param boolean $loadDefaults
+        *
+        * @return DBDataObject
+        */
+       public static function newFromArray( array $data, $loadDefaults = false ) {
+               return new static( $data, $loadDefaults );
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Get the database type used for read operations.
+        *
+        * @since 0.2
+        * @return integer DB_ enum
+        */
+       public static function getReadDb() {
+               return self::$readDb;
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Set the database type to use for read operations.
+        *
+        * @param integer $db
+        *
+        * @since 0.2
+        */
+       public static function setReadDb( $db ) {
+               self::$readDb = $db;
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Gets if the object can take a certain field.
+        *
+        * @since 0.1
+        *
+        * @param string $name
+        *
+        * @return boolean
+        */
+       public static function canHasField( $name ) {
+               return array_key_exists( $name, static::getFieldTypes() );
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Takes in a field or array of fields and returns an
+        * array with their prefixed versions, ready for db usage.
+        *
+        * @since 0.1
+        *
+        * @param array|string $fields
+        *
+        * @return array
+        */
+       public static function getPrefixedFields( array $fields ) {
+               foreach ( $fields as &$field ) {
+                       $field = static::getPrefixedField( $field );
+               }
+
+               return $fields;
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Takes in a field and returns an it's prefixed version, ready for db usage.
+        * If the field needs to be prefixed for another table, provide an array in the form
+        * array( 'tablename', 'fieldname' )
+        * Where table name is registered in $wgDBDataObjects.
+        *
+        * @since 0.1
+        *
+        * @param string|array $field
+        *
+        * @return string
+        * @throws MWException
+        */
+       public static function getPrefixedField( $field ) {
+               static $prefixes = false;
+
+               if ( $prefixes === false ) {
+                       foreach ( $GLOBALS['wgDBDataObjects'] as $classInfo ) {
+                               $prefixes[$classInfo['table']] = $classInfo['prefix'];
+                       }
+               }
+
+               if ( is_array( $field ) && count( $field ) > 1 ) {
+                       if ( array_key_exists( $field[0], $prefixes ) ) {
+                               $prefix = $prefixes[$field[0]];
+                               $field = $field[1];
+                       }
+                       else {
+                               throw new MWException( 'Tried to prefix field with unknown table "' . $field[0] . '"' );
+                       }
+               }
+               else {
+                       $prefix = static::getFieldPrefix();
+               }
+
+               return $prefix . $field;
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Takes in an associative array with field names as keys and
+        * their values as value. The field names are prefixed with the
+        * db field prefix.
+        *
+        * Field names can also be provided as an array with as first element a table name, such as
+        * $conditions = array(
+        *       array( array( 'tablename', 'fieldname' ), $value ),
+        * );
+        *
+        * @since 0.1
+        *
+        * @param array $values
+        *
+        * @return array
+        */
+       public static function getPrefixedValues( array $values ) {
+               $prefixedValues = array();
+
+               foreach ( $values as $field => $value ) {
+                       if ( is_integer( $field ) ) {
+                               if ( is_array( $value ) ) {
+                                       $field = $value[0];
+                                       $value = $value[1];
+                               }
+                               else {
+                                       $value = explode( ' ', $value, 2 );
+                                       $value[0] = static::getPrefixedField( $value[0] );
+                                       $prefixedValues[] = implode( ' ', $value );
+                                       continue;
+                               }
+                       }
+
+                       $prefixedValues[static::getPrefixedField( $field )] = $value;
+               }
+
+               return $prefixedValues;
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Get an array with fields from a database result,
+        * that can be fed directly to the constructor or
+        * to setFields.
+        *
+        * @since 0.1
+        *
+        * @param object $result
+        *
+        * @return array
+        */
+       public static function getFieldsFromDBResult( $result ) {
+               $result = (array)$result;
+               return array_combine(
+                       static::unprefixFieldNames( array_keys( $result ) ),
+                       array_values( $result )
+               );
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Takes a field name with prefix and returns the unprefixed equivalent.
+        *
+        * @since 0.1
+        *
+        * @param string $fieldName
+        *
+        * @return string
+        */
+       public static function unprefixFieldName( $fieldName ) {
+               return substr( $fieldName, strlen( static::getFieldPrefix() ) );
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Takes an array of field names with prefix and returns the unprefixed equivalent.
+        *
+        * @since 0.1
+        *
+        * @param array $fieldNames
+        *
+        * @return array
+        */
+       public static function unprefixFieldNames( array $fieldNames ) {
+               return array_map( 'static::unprefixFieldName', $fieldNames );
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Get a new instance of the class from a database result.
+        *
+        * @since 0.1
+        *
+        * @param stdClass $result
+        *
+        * @return DBDataObject
+        */
+       public static function newFromDBResult( stdClass $result ) {
+               return static::newFromArray( static::getFieldsFromDBResult( $result ) );
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Removes the object from the database.
+        *
+        * @since 0.1
+        *
+        * @param array $conditions
+        *
+        * @return boolean Success indicator
+        */
+       public static function delete( array $conditions ) {
+               return wfGetDB( DB_MASTER )->delete(
+                       static::getDBTable(),
+                       static::getPrefixedValues( $conditions )
+               );
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Add an amount (can be negative) to the specified field (needs to be numeric).
+        *
+        * @since 0.1
+        *
+        * @param string $field
+        * @param integer $amount
+        *
+        * @return boolean Success indicator
+        */
+       public static function addToField( $field, $amount ) {
+               if ( $amount == 0 ) {
+                       return true;
+               }
+
+               if ( !static::hasIdField() ) {
+                       return false;
+               }
+
+               $absoluteAmount = abs( $amount );
+               $isNegative = $amount < 0;
+
+               $dbw = wfGetDB( DB_MASTER );
+
+               $fullField = static::getPrefixedField( $field );
+
+               $success = $dbw->update(
+                       static::getDBTable(),
+                       array( "$fullField=$fullField" . ( $isNegative ? '-' : '+' ) . $absoluteAmount ),
+                       array( static::getPrefixedField( 'id' ) => static::getId() ),
+                       __METHOD__
+               );
+
+               if ( $success && static::hasField( $field ) ) {
+                       static::setField( $field, static::getField( $field ) + $amount );
+               }
+
+               return $success;
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Selects the the specified fields of the records matching the provided
+        * conditions and returns them as DBDataObject. Field names get prefixed.
+        *
+        * @since 0.1
+        *
+        * @param array|string|null $fields
+        * @param array $conditions
+        * @param array $options
+        * @param array $joinConds
+        *
+        * @return array of self
+        */
+       public static function select( $fields = null, array $conditions = array(), array $options = array(), array $joinConds = array() ) {
+               $result = static::selectFields( $fields, $conditions, $options, $joinConds, false );
+
+               $objects = array();
+
+               foreach ( $result as $record ) {
+                       $objects[] = static::newFromArray( $record );
+               }
+
+               return $objects;
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Selects the the specified fields of the records matching the provided
+        * conditions and returns them as associative arrays.
+        * Provided field names get prefixed.
+        * Returned field names will not have a prefix.
+        *
+        * When $collapse is true:
+        * If one field is selected, each item in the result array will be this field.
+        * If two fields are selected, each item in the result array will have as key
+        * the first field and as value the second field.
+        * If more then two fields are selected, each item will be an associative array.
+        *
+        * @since 0.1
+        *
+        * @param array|string|null $fields
+        * @param array $conditions
+        * @param array $options
+        * @param array $joinConds
+        * @param boolean $collapse Set to false to always return each result row as associative array.
+        *
+        * @return array of array
+        */
+       public static function selectFields( $fields = null, array $conditions = array(), array $options = array(), array $joinConds = array(), $collapse = true ) {
+               if ( is_null( $fields ) ) {
+                       $fields = array_keys( static::getFieldTypes() );
+               }
+               else {
+                       $fields = (array)$fields;
+               }
+
+               $tables = array( static::getDBTable() );
+               $joinConds = static::getProcessedJoinConds( $joinConds, $tables );
+
+               $result = static::rawSelect(
+                       static::getPrefixedFields( $fields ),
+                       static::getPrefixedValues( $conditions ),
+                       $options,
+                       $joinConds,
+                       $tables
+               );
+
+               $objects = array();
+
+               foreach ( $result as $record ) {
+                       $objects[] = static::getFieldsFromDBResult( $record );
+               }
+
+               if ( $collapse ) {
+                       if ( count( $fields ) === 1 ) {
+                               $objects = array_map( function( $object ) { return array_shift( $object ); } , $objects );
+                       }
+                       elseif ( count( $fields ) === 2 ) {
+                               $o = array();
+
+                               foreach ( $objects as $object ) {
+                                       $o[array_shift( $object )] = array_shift( $object );
+                               }
+
+                               $objects = $o;
+                       }
+               }
+
+               return $objects;
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Process the join conditions. This includes prefixing table and field names,
+        * and adding of needed tables.
+        *
+        * @since 0.1
+        *
+        * @param array $joinConds Join conditions without prefixes and fields in array rather then string with equals sign.
+        * @param array $tables List of tables to which the extra needed ones get added.
+        *
+        * @return array Join conditions ready to be fed to MediaWikis native select function.
+        */
+       protected static function getProcessedJoinConds( array $joinConds, array &$tables ) {
+               $conds = array();
+
+               foreach ( $joinConds as $table => $joinCond ) {
+                       if ( !in_array( $table, $tables ) ) {
+                               $tables[] = $table;
+                       }
+
+                       $cond = array( $joinCond[0], array() );
+
+                       foreach ( $joinCond[1] as $joinCondPart ) {
+                               $parts = array(
+                                       static::getPrefixedField( $joinCondPart[0] ),
+                                       static::getPrefixedField( $joinCondPart[1] ),
+                               );
+
+                               if ( !in_array( $joinCondPart[0][0], $tables ) ) {
+                                       $tables[] = $joinCondPart[0][0];
+                               }
+
+                               if ( !in_array( $joinCondPart[1][0], $tables ) ) {
+                                       $tables[] = $joinCondPart[1][0];
+                               }
+
+                               $cond[1][] = implode( '=', $parts );
+                       }
+
+                       $conds[$table] = $cond;
+               }
+
+               return $conds;
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Selects the the specified fields of the first matching record.
+        * Field names get prefixed.
+        *
+        * @since 0.1
+        *
+        * @param array|string|null $fields
+        * @param array $conditions
+        * @param array $options
+        * @param array $joinConds
+        *
+        * @return EPBObject|false
+        */
+       public static function selectRow( $fields = null, array $conditions = array(), array $options = array(), array $joinConds = array() ) {
+               $options['LIMIT'] = 1;
+
+               $objects = static::select( $fields, $conditions, $options, $joinConds );
+
+               return count( $objects ) > 0 ? $objects[0] : false;
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Selects the the specified fields of the first record matching the provided
+        * conditions and returns it as an associative array, or false when nothing matches.
+        * This method makes use of selectFields and expects the same parameters and
+        * returns the same results (if there are any, if there are none, this method returns false).
+        * @see DBDataObject::selectFields
+        *
+        * @since 0.1
+        *
+        * @param array|string|null $fields
+        * @param array $conditions
+        * @param array $options
+        * @param array $joinConds
+        * @param boolean $collapse Set to false to always return each result row as associative array.
+        *
+        * @return mixed|array|false
+        */
+       public static function selectFieldsRow( $fields = null, array $conditions = array(), array $options = array(), array $joinConds = array(), $collapse = true ) {
+               $options['LIMIT'] = 1;
+
+               $objects = static::selectFields( $fields, $conditions, $options, $joinConds, $collapse );
+
+               return count( $objects ) > 0 ? $objects[0] : false;
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Returns if there is at least one record matching the provided conditions.
+        * Condition field names get prefixed.
+        *
+        * @since 0.1
+        *
+        * @param array $conditions
+        *
+        * @return boolean
+        */
+       public static function has( array $conditions = array() ) {
+               return static::selectRow( array( 'id' ), $conditions ) !== false;
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Returns the amount of matching records.
+        * Condition field names get prefixed.
+        *
+        * @since 0.1
+        *
+        * @param array $conditions
+        * @param array $options
+        *
+        * @return integer
+        */
+       public static function count( array $conditions = array(), array $options = array() ) {
+               $res = static::rawSelect(
+                       array( 'COUNT(*) AS rowcount' ),
+                       static::getPrefixedValues( $conditions ),
+                       $options
+               )->fetchObject();
+
+               return $res->rowcount;
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Selects the the specified fields of the records matching the provided
+        * conditions. Field names do NOT get prefixed.
+        *
+        * @since 0.1
+        *
+        * @param array $fields
+        * @param array $conditions
+        * @param array $options
+        * @param array $joinConds
+        * @param array $tables
+        *
+        * @return ResultWrapper
+        */
+       public static function rawSelect( array $fields, array $conditions = array(), array $options = array(), array $joinConds = array(), array $tables = null ) {
+               if ( is_null( $tables ) ) {
+                       $tables = static::getDBTable();
+               }
+
+               $dbr = wfGetDB( static::getReadDb() );
+
+               return $dbr->select(
+                       $tables,
+                       $fields,
+                       count( $conditions ) == 0 ? '' : $conditions,
+                       __METHOD__,
+                       $options,
+                       $joinConds
+               );
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Update the records matching the provided conditions by
+        * setting the fields that are keys in the $values param to
+        * their corresponding values.
+        *
+        * @since 0.1
+        *
+        * @param array $values
+        * @param array $conditions
+        *
+        * @return boolean Success indicator
+        */
+       public static function update( array $values, array $conditions = array() ) {
+               $dbw = wfGetDB( DB_MASTER );
+
+               return $dbw->update(
+                       static::getDBTable(),
+                       static::getPrefixedValues( $values ),
+                       static::getPrefixedValues( $conditions ),
+                       __METHOD__
+               );
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Return the names of the fields.
+        *
+        * @since 0.1
+        *
+        * @return array
+        */
+       public static function getFieldNames() {
+               return array_keys( static::getFieldTypes() );
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Returns an array with the fields and their descriptions.
+        *
+        * field name => field description
+        *
+        * @since 0.1
+        *
+        * @return array
+        */
+       public static function getFieldDescriptions() {
+               return array();
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Get API parameters for the fields supported by this object.
+        *
+        * @since 0.1
+        *
+        * @param boolean $requireParams
+        * @param boolean $setDefaults
+        *
+        * @return array
+        */
+       public static function getAPIParams( $requireParams = false, $setDefaults = false ) {
+               $typeMap = array(
+                       'id' => 'integer',
+                       'int' => 'integer',
+                       'float' => 'NULL',
+                       'str' => 'string',
+                       'bool' => 'integer',
+                       'array' => 'string',
+                       'blob' => 'string',
+               );
+
+               $params = array();
+               $defaults = static::getDefaults();
+
+               foreach ( static::getFieldTypes() as $field => $type ) {
+                       if ( $field == 'id' ) {
+                               continue;
+                       }
+
+                       $hasDefault = array_key_exists( $field, $defaults );
+
+                       $params[$field] = array(
+                               ApiBase::PARAM_TYPE => $typeMap[$type],
+                               ApiBase::PARAM_REQUIRED => $requireParams && !$hasDefault
+                       );
+
+                       if ( $type == 'array' ) {
+                               $params[$field][ApiBase::PARAM_ISMULTI] = true;
+                       }
+
+                       if ( $setDefaults && $hasDefault ) {
+                               $default = is_array( $defaults[$field] ) ? implode( '|', $defaults[$field] ) : $defaults[$field];
+                               $params[$field][ApiBase::PARAM_DFLT] = $default;
+                       }
+               }
+
+               return $params;
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Computes and updates the values of the summary fields.
+        *
+        * @since 0.1
+        *
+        * @param array|string|null $summaryFields
+        */
+       public function loadSummaryFields( $summaryFields = null ) {
+
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Computes the values of the summary fields of the objects matching the provided conditions.
+        *
+        * @since 0.1
+        *
+        * @param array|string|null $summaryFields
+        * @param array $conditions
+        */
+       public static function updateSummaryFields( $summaryFields = null, array $conditions = array() ) {
+               self::setReadDb( DB_MASTER );
+
+               foreach ( self::select( null, $conditions ) as /* DBDataObject */ $item ) {
+                       $item->loadSummaryFields( $summaryFields );
+                       $item->setSummaryMode( true );
+                       $item->saveExisting();
+               }
+
+               self::setReadDb( DB_SLAVE );
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Sets the value for the @see $updateSummaries field.
+        *
+        * @since 0.1
+        *
+        * @param boolean $update
+        */
+       public function setUpdateSummaries( $update ) {
+               $this->updateSummaries = $update;
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Sets the value for the @see $inSummaryMode field.
+        *
+        * @since 0.1
+        *
+        * @param boolean $update
+        */
+       public function setSummaryMode( $summaryMode ) {
+               $this->inSummaryMode = $summaryMode;
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Return if any fields got changed.
+        *
+        * @since 0.1
+        *
+        * @param DBDataObject $object
+        * @param boolean $excludeSummaryFields When set to true, summary field changes are ignored.
+        *
+        * @return boolean
+        */
+       protected function fieldsChanged( DBDataObject $object, $excludeSummaryFields = false ) {
+               foreach ( $this->fields as $name => $value ) {
+                       $excluded = $excludeSummaryFields && in_array( $name, $this->getSummaryFields() );
+
+                       if ( !$excluded && $object->getField( $name ) !== $value ) {
+                               return true;
+                       }
+               }
+
+               return false;
+       }
+
+}