hayabusa 0.0.25 → 0.0.30

data/lib/hayabusa_datarow.rb

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+#This class helps create models in a framework with Knj::Db and Knj::Objects.
+#===Examples
+#  db = Knj::Db.new(:type => "sqlite3", :path => "somepath.sqlite3")
+#  ob = Knj::Objects.new(:db => db, :datarow => true, :path => "path_of_model_class_files")
+#  user = ob.get(:User, 1) #=> <Models::User> that extends <Hayabusa::Datarow>
+class Hayabusa::Datarow
+  @@refs = {}
+
+  #Returns the Knj::Objects which handels this model.
+  def ob
+    return self.class.ob
+  end
+
+  #Returns the Knj::Db which handels this model.
+  def db
+    return self.class.db
+  end
+
+  #Returns the 'Knj::Objects'-object that handels this class.
+  def self.ob
+    return @ob
+  end
+
+  #Returns the 'Knj::Db'-object that handels this class.
+  def self.db
+    return @db
+  end
+
+  #This is used by 'Knj::Objects' to find out what data is required for this class. Returns the array that tells about required data.
+  #===Examples
+  #When adding a new user, this can fail if the ':group_id' is not given, or the ':group_id' doesnt refer to a valid group-row in the db.
+  #  class Models::User < Hayabusa::Datarow
+  #    has_one [
+  #      {:class => :Group, :col => :group_id, :method => :group, :required => true}
+  #    ]
+  #  end
+  def self.required_data
+    @required_data = [] if !@required_data
+    return @required_data
+  end
+
+  #This is used by 'Knj::Objects' to find out what other objects this class depends on. Returns the array that tells about depending data.
+  #===Examples
+  #This will tell Knj::Objects that files depends on users. It can prevent the user from being deleted, if any files depend on it.
+  #  class Models::User < Hayabusa::Datarow
+  #    has_many [
+  #      {:class => :File, :col => :user_id, :method => :files, :depends => true}
+  #    ]
+  #  end
+  def self.depending_data
+    return @depending_data
+  end
+
+  #Returns true if this class has been initialized.
+  def self.initialized?
+    return false if !@columns_sqlhelper_args
+    return true
+  end
+
+  #This is used by 'Knj::Objects' to find out which other objects should be deleted when an object of this class is deleted automatically. Returns the array that tells about autodelete data.
+  #===Examples
+  #This will trigger Knj::Objects to automatically delete all the users pictures, when deleting the current user.
+  #  class Models::User < Hayabusa::Datarow
+  #    has_many [
+  #      {:class => :Picture, :col => :user_id, :method => :pictures, :autodelete => true}
+  #    ]
+  #  end
+  def self.autodelete_data
+    return @autodelete_data
+  end
+
+  #Returns the autozero-data (if any).
+  def self.autozero_data
+    return @autozero_data
+  end
+
+  #This helps various parts of the framework determine if this is a datarow class without requiring it.
+  #===Examples
+  #  print "This is a knj-object." if obj.respond_to?("is_knj?")
+  def is_knj?
+    return true
+  end
+
+  #This tests if a certain string is a date-null-stamp.
+  #===Examples
+  #  time_str = dbrow[:date]
+  #  print "No valid date on the row." if Hayabusa::Datarow.is_nullstamp?(time_str)
+  def self.is_nullstamp?(stamp)
+    return true if !stamp or stamp == "0000-00-00 00:00:00" or stamp == "0000-00-00"
+    return false
+  end
+
+  #This is used to define datarows that this object can have a lot of.
+  #===Examples
+  #This will define the method "pictures" on 'Models::User' that will return all pictures for the users and take possible Objects-sql-arguments. It will also enabling joining pictures when doing Objects-sql-lookups.
+  #  class Models::User < Hayabusa::Datarow
+  #    has_many [
+  #      [:Picture, :user_id, :pictures],
+  #      {:class => :File, :col => :user_id, :method => :files}
+  #    ]
+  #  end
+  def self.has_many(arr)
+    arr.each do |val|
+      if val.is_a?(Array)
+        classname, colname, methodname = *val
+      elsif val.is_a?(Hash)
+        classname, colname, methodname = nil, nil, nil
+
+        val.each do |hkey, hval|
+          case hkey
+            when :class
+              classname = hval
+            when :col
+              colname = hval
+            when :method
+              methodname = hval
+            when :depends, :autodelete, :autozero, :where
+              #ignore
+            else
+              raise "Invalid key for 'has_many': '#{hkey}'."
+          end
+        end
+
+        colname = "#{self.name.to_s.split("::").last.to_s.downcase}_id".to_sym if colname.to_s.empty?
+
+        if val[:depends]
+          @depending_data = [] if !@depending_data
+          @depending_data << {
+            :colname => colname,
+            :classname => classname
+          }
+        end
+
+        if val[:autodelete]
+          @autodelete_data = [] if !@autodelete_data
+          @autodelete_data << {
+            :colname => colname,
+            :classname => classname
+          }
+        end
+
+        if val[:autozero]
+          @autozero_data = [] if !@autozero_data
+          @autozero_data << {
+            :colname => colname,
+            :classname => classname
+          }
+        end
+      else
+        raise "Unknown argument: '#{val.class.name}'."
+      end
+
+      raise "No classname given." if !classname
+      methodname = "#{classname.to_s.downcase}s".to_sym if !methodname
+      raise "No column was given for '#{self.name}' regarding has-many-class: '#{classname}'." if !colname
+
+      if val.is_a?(Hash) and val.key?(:where)
+        where_args = val[:where]
+      else
+        where_args = nil
+      end
+
+      self.define_many_methods(classname, methodname, colname, where_args)
+
+      self.joined_tables(
+        classname => {
+          :where => {
+            colname.to_s => {:type => :col, :name => :id}
+          }
+        }
+      )
+    end
+  end
+
+  #This define is this object has one element of another datarow-class. It define various methods and joins based on that.
+  #===Examples
+  #  class Models::User < Hayabusa::Datarow
+  #    has_one [
+  #      #Defines the method 'group', which returns a 'Group'-object by the column 'group_id'.
+  #      :Group,
+  #
+  #      #Defines the method 'type', which returns a 'Type'-object by the column 'type_id'.
+  #      {:class => :Type, :col => :type_id, :method => :type}
+  #    ]
+  #  end
+  def self.has_one(arr)
+    arr.each do |val|
+      methodname = nil
+      colname = nil
+      classname = nil
+
+      if val.is_a?(Symbol)
+        classname = val
+        methodname = val.to_s.downcase.to_sym
+        colname = "#{val.to_s.downcase}_id".to_sym
+      elsif val.is_a?(Array)
+        classname, colname, methodname = *val
+      elsif val.is_a?(Hash)
+        classname, colname, methodname = nil, nil, nil
+
+        val.each do |hkey, hval|
+          case hkey
+            when :class
+              classname = hval
+            when :col
+              colname = hval
+            when :method
+              methodname = hval
+            when :required
+              #ignore
+            else
+              raise "Invalid key for class '#{self.name}' functionality 'has_many': '#{hkey}'."
+          end
+        end
+
+        if val[:required]
+          colname = "#{classname.to_s.downcase}_id".to_sym if !colname
+          self.required_data << {
+            :col => colname,
+            :class => classname
+          }
+        end
+      else
+        raise "Unknown argument-type: '#{arr.class.name}'."
+      end
+
+      methodname = classname.to_s.downcase if !methodname
+      colname = "#{classname.to_s.downcase}_id".to_sym if !colname
+      self.define_one_methods(classname, methodname, colname)
+
+      self.joined_tables(
+        classname => {
+          :where => {
+            "id" => {:type => :col, :name => colname}
+          }
+        }
+      )
+    end
+  end
+
+  #This method initializes joins, sets methods to update translations and makes the translations automatically be deleted when the object is deleted.
+  #===Examples
+  #  class Models::Article < Hayabusa::Datarow
+  #    #Defines methods such as: 'title', 'title=', 'content', 'content='. When used with Knjappserver these methods will change what they return and set based on the current language of the session.
+  #    has_translation [:title, :content]
+  #  end
+  #
+  #  article = ob.get(:Article, 1)
+  #  print "The title in the current language is: '#{article.title}'."
+  #
+  #  article.title = 'Title in english if the language is english'
+  def self.has_translation(arr)
+    @translations = [] if !@translations
+
+    arr.each do |val|
+      @translations << val
+
+      val_dc = val.to_s.downcase
+      table_name = "Translation_#{val_dc}".to_sym
+
+      joined_tables(
+        table_name => {
+          :where => {
+            "object_class" => self.name,
+            "object_id" => {:type => :col, :name => :id},
+            "key" => val.to_s,
+            "locale" => proc{|d| _session[:locale]}
+          },
+          :parent_table => :Translation,
+          :datarow => Knj::Translations::Translation,
+          :ob => @ob
+        }
+      )
+
+      self.define_translation_methods(:val => val, :val_dc => val_dc)
+    end
+  end
+
+  #This returns all translations for this datarow-class.
+  def self.translations
+    return @translations
+  end
+
+  #Returns data about joined tables for this class.
+  def self.joined_tables(hash)
+    @columns_joined_tables = {} if !@columns_joined_tables
+    @columns_joined_tables.merge!(hash)
+  end
+
+  #Returns various data for the objects-sql-helper. This can be used to view various informations about the columns and more.
+  def self.columns_sqlhelper_args
+    raise "No SQLHelper arguments has been spawned yet." if !@columns_sqlhelper_args
+    return @columns_sqlhelper_args
+  end
+
+  #Called by Knj::Objects to initialize the model and load column-data on-the-fly.
+  def self.load_columns(d)
+    @ob = d.ob
+    @db = d.db
+
+    @classname = self.name.split("::").last.to_sym if !@classname
+    @table = @classname if !@table
+    @mutex = Monitor.new if !@mutex
+
+    #Cache these to avoid method-lookups.
+    @sep_col = @db.sep_col
+    @sep_table = @db.sep_table
+    @table_str = "#{@sep_table}#{@db.escape_table(@table)}#{@sep_table}"
+
+    @mutex.synchronize do
+      inst_methods = self.instance_methods(false)
+
+      sqlhelper_args = {
+        :db => @db,
+        :table => @table,
+        :cols_bools => [],
+        :cols_date => [],
+        :cols_dbrows => [],
+        :cols_num => [],
+        :cols_str => [],
+        :cols => {}
+      }
+
+      sqlhelper_args[:table] = @table
+
+      @db.tables[table].columns do |col_obj|
+        col_name = col_obj.name.to_s
+        col_name_sym = col_name.to_sym
+        col_type = col_obj.type
+        col_type = :int if col_type == :bigint or col_type == :tinyint or col_type == :mediumint or col_type == :smallint
+        sqlhelper_args[:cols][col_name] = true
+
+        self.define_bool_methods(inst_methods, col_name)
+
+        if col_type == :enum and col_obj.maxlength == "'0','1'"
+          sqlhelper_args[:cols_bools] << col_name
+        elsif col_type == :int and col_name.slice(-3, 3) == "_id"
+          sqlhelper_args[:cols_dbrows] << col_name
+        elsif col_type == :int or col_type == :decimal
+          sqlhelper_args[:cols_num] << col_name
+        elsif col_type == :varchar or col_type == :text or col_type == :enum
+          sqlhelper_args[:cols_str] << col_name
+        elsif col_type == :date or col_type == :datetime
+          sqlhelper_args[:cols_date] << col_name
+          self.define_date_methods(inst_methods, col_name_sym)
+        end
+
+        if col_type == :int or col_type == :decimal
+          self.define_numeric_methods(inst_methods, col_name_sym)
+        end
+
+        if col_type == :int or col_type == :varchar
+          self.define_text_methods(inst_methods, col_name_sym)
+        end
+
+        if col_type == :time
+          self.define_time_methods(inst_methods, col_name_sym)
+        end
+      end
+
+      if @columns_joined_tables
+        @columns_joined_tables.each do |table_name, table_data|
+          table_data[:where].each do |key, val|
+            val[:table] = @table if val.is_a?(Hash) and !val.key?(:table) and val[:type].to_sym == :col
+          end
+
+          table_data[:datarow] = @ob.args[:module].const_get(table_name.to_sym) if !table_data.key?(:datarow)
+        end
+
+        sqlhelper_args[:joined_tables] = @columns_joined_tables
+      end
+
+      @columns_sqlhelper_args = sqlhelper_args
+    end
+
+    self.init_class(d) if self.respond_to?(:init_class)
+  end
+
+  #This method helps returning objects and supports various arguments. It should be called by Object#list.
+  #===Examples
+  #  ob.list(:User, {"username_lower" => "john doe"}) do |user|
+  #    print user.id
+  #  end
+  #
+  #  array = ob.list(:User, {"id" => 1})
+  #  print array.length
+  def self.list(d, &block)
+    args = d.args
+
+    if args["count"]
+      count = true
+      args.delete("count")
+      sql = "SELECT COUNT(#{@table_str}.#{@sep_col}id#{@sep_col}) AS count"
+    elsif args["select_col_as_array"]
+      select_col_as_array = true
+      sql = "SELECT #{@table_str}.#{@sep_col}#{args["select_col_as_array"]}#{@sep_col} AS id"
+      args.delete("select_col_as_array")
+    else
+      sql = "SELECT #{@table_str}.*"
+    end
+
+    qargs = nil
+    ret = self.list_helper(d)
+
+    sql << " FROM #{@table_str}"
+    sql << ret[:sql_joins]
+    sql << " WHERE 1=1"
+    sql << ret[:sql_where]
+
+    args.each do |key, val|
+      case key
+        when "return_sql"
+          #ignore
+        when :cloned_ubuf
+          qargs = {:cloned_ubuf => true}
+        else
+          raise "Invalid key: '#{key}' for '#{self.name}'. Valid keys are: '#{@columns_sqlhelper_args[:cols].keys.sort}'. Date-keys: '#{@columns_sqlhelper_args[:cols_date]}'."
+      end
+    end
+
+    #The count will bug if there is a group-by-statement.
+    grp_shown = false
+    if !count and !ret[:sql_groupby]
+      sql << " GROUP BY #{@table_str}.#{@sep_col}id#{@sep_col}"
+      grp_shown = true
+    end
+
+    if ret[:sql_groupby]
+      if !grp_shown
+        sql << " GROUP BY"
+      else
+        sql << ", "
+      end
+
+      sql << ret[:sql_groupby]
+    end
+
+    sql << ret[:sql_order]
+    sql << ret[:sql_limit]
+
+    return sql.to_s if args["return_sql"]
+
+    if select_col_as_array
+      enum = Enumerator.new do |yielder|
+        @db.q(sql, qargs) do |data|
+          yielder << data[:id]
+        end
+      end
+
+      if block
+        enum.each(&block)
+        return nil
+      elsif @ob.args[:array_enum]
+        return Array_enumerator.new(enum)
+      else
+        return enum.to_a
+      end
+    elsif count
+      ret = @db.query(sql).fetch
+      return ret[:count].to_i if ret
+      return 0
+    end
+
+    return @ob.list_bysql(self.classname, sql, qargs, &block)
+  end
+
+  #Helps call 'sqlhelper' on Knj::Objects to generate SQL-strings.
+  def self.list_helper(d)
+    self.load_columns(d) if !@columns_sqlhelper_args
+    @columns_sqlhelper_args[:table] = @table
+    return @ob.sqlhelper(d.args, @columns_sqlhelper_args)
+  end
+
+  #Returns the classname of the object without any subclasses.
+  def self.classname
+    return @classname
+  end
+
+  #Sets the classname to something specific in order to hack the behaviour.
+  def self.classname=(newclassname)
+    @classname = newclassname
+  end
+
+  #Returns the table-name that should be used for this datarow.
+  #===Examples
+  #  db.query("SELECT * FROM `#{Models::User.table}` WHERE username = 'John Doe'") do |data|
+  #    print data[:id]
+  #  end
+  def self.table
+    return @table
+  end
+
+  #This can be used to manually set the table-name. Useful when meta-programming classes that extends the datarow-class.
+  #===Examples
+  #  Models::User.table = "prefix_User"
+  def self.table=(newtable)
+    @table = newtable
+    @columns_sqlhelper_args[:table] = @table if @columns_sqlhelper_args.is_a?(Hash)
+  end
+
+  #Returns the class-name but without having to call the class-table-method. To make code look shorter.
+  #===Examples
+  #  user = ob.get_by(:User, {:username => 'John Doe'})
+  #  db.query("SELECT * FROM `#{user.table}` WHERE username = 'John Doe'") do |data|
+  #    print data[:id]
+  #  end
+  def table
+    return self.class.table
+  end
+
+  #Initializes the object. This should be called from 'Knj::Objects' and not manually.
+  #===Examples
+  #  user = ob.get(:User, 3)
+  def initialize(data, args = nil)
+    if data.is_a?(Hash) and data.key?(:id)
+      @data = data
+      @id = @data[:id].to_i
+    elsif data
+      @id = data.to_i
+
+      classname = self.class.classname.to_sym
+      if self.class.ob.ids_cache_should.key?(classname)
+        #ID caching is enabled for this model - dont reload until first use.
+        raise Errno::ENOENT, "ID was not found in cache: '#{id}'." if !self.class.ob.ids_cache[classname].key?(@id)
+        @should_reload = true
+      else
+        #ID caching is not enabled - reload now to check if row exists. Else set 'should_reload'-variable if 'skip_reload' is set.
+        if !args or !args[:skip_reload]
+          self.reload
+        else
+          @should_reload = true
+        end
+      end
+    else
+      raise ArgumentError, "Could not figure out the data from '#{data.class.name}'."
+    end
+
+    if @id.to_i <= 0
+      raise "Invalid ID: '#{@id}' from '#{@data}'." if @data
+      raise "Invalid ID: '#{@id}'."
+    end
+  end
+
+  #Reloads the data from the database.
+  #===Examples
+  #  old_username = user[:username]
+  #  user.reload
+  #  print "The username changed in the database!" if user[:username] != old_username
+  def reload
+    @data = self.class.db.single(self.class.table, {:id => @id})
+    raise Errno::ENOENT, "Could not find any data for the object with ID: '#{@id}' in the table '#{self.class.table}'." if !@data
+    @should_reload = false
+  end
+
+  #Tells the object that it should reloads its data because it has changed. It wont reload before it is required though, which may save you a couple of SQL-calls.
+  #===Examples
+  #  obj = _ob.get(:User, 5)
+  #  obj.should_reload
+  def should_reload
+    @should_reload = true
+    @data = nil
+  end
+
+  #Returns the data-hash that contains all the data from the database.
+  def data
+    self.reload if @should_reload
+    return @data
+  end
+
+  #Writes/updates new data for the object.
+  #===Examples
+  #  user.update(:username => 'New username', :date_changed => Time.now)
+  def update(newdata)
+    self.class.db.update(self.class.table, newdata, {:id => @id})
+    self.should_reload
+    self.class.ob.call("object" => self, "signal" => "update")
+  end
+
+  #Forcefully destroys the object. This is done after deleting it and should not be called manually.
+  def destroy
+    @id = nil
+    @data = nil
+    @should_reload = nil
+  end
+
+  #Returns true if that key exists on the object.
+  #===Examples
+  #  print "Looks like the user has a name." if user.key?(:name)
+  def key?(key)
+    self.reload if @should_reload
+    return @data.key?(key.to_sym)
+  end
+  alias has_key? key?
+
+  #Returns true if the object has been deleted.
+  #===Examples
+  #  print "That user is deleted." if user.deleted?
+  def deleted?
+    return true if !@data and !@id
+    return false
+  end
+
+  #Returns true if the given object no longer exists in the database. Also destroys the data on the object and sets it to deleted-status, if it no longer exists.
+  #===Examples
+  # print "That user is deleted." if user.deleted_from_db?
+  def deleted_from_db?
+    #Try to avoid db-query if object is already deleted.
+    return true if self.deleted?
+
+    #Try to reload data. Destroy object and return true if the row is gone from the database.
+    begin
+      self.reload
+      return false
+    rescue Errno::ENOENT
+      self.destroy
+      return true
+    end
+  end
+
+  #Returns a specific data from the object by key.
+  #  print "Username: #{user[:username]}\n"
+  #  print "ID: #{user[:id]}\n"
+  #  print "ID again: #{user.id}\n"
+  def [](key)
+    raise "Key was not a symbol: '#{key.class.name}'." if !key.is_a?(Symbol)
+    return @id if !@data and key == :id and @id
+    self.reload if @should_reload
+    raise "No data was loaded on the object? Maybe you are trying to call a deleted object? (#{self.class.classname}(#{@id}), #{@should_reload})" if !@data
+    return @data[key] if @data.key?(key)
+    raise "No such key: '#{key}' on '#{self.class.name}' (#{@data.keys.join(", ")}) (#{@should_reload})."
+  end
+
+  #Writes/updates a keys value on the object.
+  #  user = ob.get_by(:User, {"username" => "John Doe"})
+  #  user[:username] = 'New username'
+  def []=(key, value)
+    self.update(key.to_sym => value)
+    self.should_reload
+  end
+
+  #Returns the objects ID.
+  def id
+    raise Errno::ENOENT, "This object has been deleted." if self.deleted?
+    raise "No ID on object." if !@id
+    return @id
+  end
+
+  #This enable Wref to not return the wrong object.
+  def __object_unique_id__
+    return 0 if self.deleted?
+    return self.id
+  end
+
+  #Tries to figure out, and returns, the possible name or title for the object.
+  def name
+    self.reload if @should_reload
+
+    if @data.key?(:title)
+      return @data[:title]
+    elsif @data.key?(:name)
+      return @data[:name]
+    end
+
+    obj_methods = self.class.instance_methods(false)
+    [:name, :title].each do |method_name|
+      return self.method(method_name).call if obj_methods.index(method_name)
+    end
+
+    raise "Couldnt figure out the title/name of the object on class #{self.class.name}."
+  end
+
+  #Calls the name-method and returns a HTML-escaped value. Also "[no name]" if the name is empty.
+  def name_html
+    name_str = self.name.to_s
+    name_str = "[no name]" if name_str.length <= 0
+    return name_str
+  end
+
+  alias title name
+
+  #Loops through the data on the object.
+  #===Examples
+  #  user = ob.get(:User, 1)
+  #  user.each do |key, val|
+  #    print "#{key}: #{val}\n" #=> username: John Doe
+  #  end
+  def each(*args, &block)
+    self.reload if @should_reload
+    return @data.each(*args, &block)
+  end
+
+  #Hash-compatible.
+  def to_hash
+    self.reload if @should_reload
+    return @data.clone
+  end
+
+  #Returns a default-URL to show the object.
+  def url
+    cname = self.class.classname.to_s.downcase
+    return "?show=#{cname}_show&#{cname}_id=#{self.id}"
+  end
+
+  #Returns the URL for editting the object.
+  def url_edit
+    cname = self.class.classname.to_s.downcase
+    return "?show=#{cname}_edit&#{cname}_id=#{self.id}"
+  end
+
+  #Returns the HTML for making a link to the object.
+  def html(args = nil)
+    if args and args[:edit]
+      url = self.url_edit
+    else
+      url = self.url
+    end
+
+    return "<a href=\"#{Knj::Web.ahref_parse(url)}\">#{self.name_html}</a>"
+  end
+
+  private
+
+  #Various methods to define methods based on the columns for the datarow.
+  def self.define_translation_methods(args)
+    define_method("#{args[:val_dc]}=") do |newtransval|
+      begin
+        _hb.trans_set(self, {
+          args[:val] => newtransval
+        })
+      rescue NameError
+        _kas.trans_set(self, {
+          args[:val] => newtransval
+        })
+      end
+    end
+
+    define_method("#{args[:val_dc]}") do
+      begin
+        return _hb.trans(self, args[:val])
+      rescue NameError
+        return _kas.trans(self, args[:val])
+      end
+    end
+
+    define_method("#{args[:val_dc]}_html") do
+      begin
+        str = _hb.trans(self, args[:val])
+      rescue NameError
+        str = _kas.trans(self, args[:val])
+      end
+
+      if str.to_s.strip.length <= 0
+        return "[no translation for #{args[:val]}]"
+      end
+
+      return str
+    end
+  end
+
+  #Defines the boolean-methods based on enum-columns.
+  def self.define_bool_methods(inst_methods, col_name)
+    #Spawns a method on the class which returns true if the data is 1.
+    if !inst_methods.include?("#{col_name}?".to_sym)
+      define_method("#{col_name}?") do
+        return true if self[col_name.to_sym].to_s == "1"
+        return false
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  #Defines date- and time-columns based on datetime- and date-columns.
+  def self.define_date_methods(inst_methods, col_name)
+    if !inst_methods.include?("#{col_name}_str".to_sym)
+      define_method("#{col_name}_str") do |*method_args|
+        if Datet.is_nullstamp?(self[col_name])
+          return self.class.ob.events.call(:no_date, self.class.name)
+        end
+
+        return Datet.in(self[col_name]).out(*method_args)
+      end
+    end
+
+    if !inst_methods.include?(col_name)
+      define_method(col_name) do |*method_args|
+        return false if Datet.is_nullstamp?(self[col_name])
+        return Datet.in(self[col_name])
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  #Define various methods based on integer-columns.
+  def self.define_numeric_methods(inst_methods, col_name)
+    if !inst_methods.include?("#{col_name}_format".to_sym)
+      define_method("#{col_name}_format") do |*method_args|
+        return Knj::Locales.number_out(self[col_name], *method_args)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  #Define methods to look up objects directly.
+  #===Examples
+  #  user = Models::User.by_username('John Doe')
+  #  print user.id
+  def self.define_text_methods(inst_methods, col_name)
+    if !inst_methods.include?("by_#{col_name}".to_sym) and RUBY_VERSION.to_s.slice(0, 3) != "1.8"
+      define_singleton_method("by_#{col_name}") do |arg|
+        return self.class.ob.get_by(self.class.table, {col_name.to_s => arg})
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  #Defines dbtime-methods based on time-columns.
+  def self.define_time_methods(inst_methods, col_name)
+    if !inst_methods.include?("#{col_name}_dbt".to_sym)
+      define_method("#{col_name}_dbt") do
+        return Knj::Db::Dbtime.new(self[col_name.to_sym])
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  #Memory friendly helper method that defines methods for 'has_many'.
+  def self.define_many_methods(classname, methodname, colname, where_args)
+    define_method(methodname) do |*args, &block|
+      if args and args[0]
+        list_args = args[0]
+      else
+        list_args = {}
+      end
+
+      list_args.merge!(where_args) if where_args
+      list_args[colname.to_s] = self.id
+
+      return self.class.ob.list(classname, list_args, &block)
+    end
+
+    define_method("#{methodname}_count".to_sym) do |*args|
+      list_args = args[0] if args and args[0]
+      list_args = {} if !list_args
+      list_args[colname.to_s] = self.id
+      list_args["count"] = true
+
+      return self.class.ob.list(classname, list_args)
+    end
+
+    define_method("#{methodname}_last".to_sym) do |args|
+      args = {} if !args
+      return self.class.ob.list(classname, {"orderby" => [["id", "desc"]], "limit" => 1}.merge(args))
+    end
+  end
+
+  #Memory friendly helper method that defines methods for 'has_one'.
+  def self.define_one_methods(classname, methodname, colname)
+    define_method(methodname) do
+      return self.class.ob.get_try(self, colname, classname)
+    end
+
+    methodname_html = "#{methodname}_html".to_sym
+    define_method(methodname_html) do |*args|
+      obj = self.__send__(methodname)
+      return self.class.ob.events.call(:no_html, classname) if !obj
+
+      raise "Class '#{classname}' does not have a 'html'-method." if !obj.respond_to?(:html)
+      return obj.html(*args)
+    end
+
+    methodname_name = "#{methodname}_name".to_sym
+    define_method(methodname_name) do |*args|
+      obj = self.__send__(methodname)
+      return self.class.ob.events.call(:no_name, classname) if !obj
+      return obj.name(*args)
+    end
+  end
+end