lafcadio 0.4.3 → 0.5.2

data/lib/lafcadio/mock.rb

@@ -1,2 +1,92 @@
-require 'lafcadio/includer'
-Includer.include( 'mock' )
+require 'lafcadio/objectStore'
+
+module Lafcadio
+	class MockDbBridge #:nodoc:
+		attr_reader :last_pk_id_inserted, :retrievals_by_type, :query_count
+
+		def initialize
+			@objects = {}
+			@retrievals_by_type = Hash.new 0
+			@query_count = Hash.new( 0 )
+		end
+
+		def commit(db_object)
+			objectsByObjectType = get_objects_by_domain_class( db_object.object_type )
+			if db_object.delete
+				objectsByObjectType.delete db_object.pk_id
+			else
+				object_pk_id = get_pk_id_before_committing( db_object )
+				objectsByObjectType[object_pk_id] = db_object
+			end
+		end
+		
+		def _get_all(object_type)
+			@retrievals_by_type[object_type] = @retrievals_by_type[object_type] + 1
+			@objects[object_type] ? @objects[object_type].values : []
+		end
+		
+		def get_collection_by_query(query)
+			@query_count[query] += 1
+			objects = []
+			_get_all( query.object_type ).each { |dbObj|
+				if query.condition
+					objects << dbObj if query.condition.object_meets(dbObj)
+				else
+					objects << dbObj
+				end
+			}
+			if (range = query.limit)
+				objects = objects[0..(range.last - range.first)]
+			end
+			if ( order_by = query.order_by )
+				objects = objects.sort_by { |dobj| dobj.send( order_by ) }
+				objects.reverse! if query.order_by_order == Query::DESC
+			end
+			objects
+		end
+		
+		def get_pk_id_before_committing( db_object )
+			object_pk_id = db_object.pk_id
+			unless object_pk_id
+				maxpk_id = 0
+				get_objects_by_domain_class( db_object.object_type ).keys.each { |pk_id|
+					maxpk_id = pk_id if pk_id > maxpk_id
+				}
+				@last_pk_id_inserted = maxpk_id + 1
+				object_pk_id = @last_pk_id_inserted
+			end
+			object_pk_id
+		end
+		
+		def get_objects_by_domain_class( domain_class )
+			objects_by_domain_class = @objects[domain_class]
+			unless objects_by_domain_class
+				objects_by_domain_class = {}
+				@objects[domain_class] = objects_by_domain_class
+			end
+			objects_by_domain_class
+		end
+
+		def group_query( query )
+			if query.class == Query::Max
+				if ( query.field_name == 'pk_id' || query.field_name == 'rate' )
+					query.collect( @objects[query.object_type].values )
+				else
+					raise "Can't handle query with sql '#{ query.to_sql }'"
+				end
+			end
+		end
+	end
+
+	# Externally, the MockObjectStore looks and acts exactly like the ObjectStore,
+	# but stores all its data in memory. This makes it very useful for unit
+	# testing, and in fact LafcadioTestCase#setup creates a new instance of
+	# MockObjectStore for each test case.
+	class MockObjectStore < ObjectStore
+		public_class_method :new
+
+		def initialize # :nodoc:
+			super( MockDbBridge.new )
+		end
+	end
+end

data/lib/lafcadio/mock.rb~

@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+require 'lafcadio/objectStore'
+
+module Lafcadio
+	class MockDbBridge #:nodoc:
+		attr_reader :last_pk_id_inserted, :retrievals_by_type, :query_count
+
+		def initialize
+			@objects = {}
+			@retrievals_by_type = Hash.new 0
+			@query_count = Hash.new( 0 )
+		end
+
+		def commit(db_object)
+			objectsByObjectType = get_objects_by_domain_class( db_object.object_type )
+			if db_object.delete
+				objectsByObjectType.delete db_object.pk_id
+			else
+				object_pk_id = get_pk_id_before_committing( db_object )
+				objectsByObjectType[object_pk_id] = db_object
+			end
+		end
+		
+		def _get_all(object_type)
+			@retrievals_by_type[object_type] = @retrievals_by_type[object_type] + 1
+			@objects[object_type] ? @objects[object_type].values : []
+		end
+		
+		def get_collection_by_query(query)
+			@query_count[query] += 1
+			objects = []
+			_get_all( query.object_type ).each { |dbObj|
+				if query.condition
+					objects << dbObj if query.condition.object_meets(dbObj)
+				else
+					objects << dbObj
+				end
+			}
+			if (range = query.limit)
+				objects = objects[0..(range.last - range.first)]
+			end
+			if ( order_by = query.order_by )
+				objects = objects.sort_by { |dobj| dobj.send( order_by ) }
+				objects.reverse! if query.order_by_order == Query::DESC
+			end
+			objects
+		end
+		
+		def get_pk_id_before_committing( db_object )
+			object_pk_id = db_object.pk_id
+			unless object_pk_id
+				maxpk_id = 0
+				get_objects_by_domain_class( db_object.object_type ).keys.each { |pk_id|
+					maxpk_id = pk_id if pk_id > maxpk_id
+				}
+				@last_pk_id_inserted = maxpk_id + 1
+				object_pk_id = @last_pk_id_inserted
+			end
+			object_pk_id
+		end
+		
+		def get_objects_by_domain_class( domain_class )
+			objects_by_domain_class = @objects[domain_class]
+			unless objects_by_domain_class
+				objects_by_domain_class = {}
+				@objects[domain_class] = objects_by_domain_class
+			end
+			objects_by_domain_class
+		end
+
+		def group_query( query )
+			if query.class == Query::Max
+				if ( query.field_name == query.object_type.sql_primary_key_name ||
+					query.field_name == 'rate' )
+					query.collect( @objects[query.object_type].values )
+				else
+					raise "Can't handle query with sql '#{ query.to_sql }'"
+				end
+			end
+		end
+	end
+
+	# Externally, the MockObjectStore looks and acts exactly like the ObjectStore,
+	# but stores all its data in memory. This makes it very useful for unit
+	# testing, and in fact LafcadioTestCase#setup creates a new instance of
+	# MockObjectStore for each test case.
+	class MockObjectStore < ObjectStore
+		public_class_method :new
+
+		def initialize # :nodoc:
+			super( MockDbBridge.new )
+		end
+	end
+end

data/lib/lafcadio/objectField.rb

@@ -1,14 +1,625 @@
-require 'lafcadio/includer'
-Includer.include( 'objectField' )
+require 'date'
+require 'lafcadio/dateTime'
+require 'lafcadio/util'
 
 module Lafcadio
+	# ObjectField is the abstract base class of any field for domain objects.
+	class ObjectField
+		include Comparable
+
+		attr_reader :name, :object_type
+		attr_accessor :not_null, :unique, :db_field_name
+
+		def self.instantiate_from_xml( domain_class, fieldElt ) #:nodoc:
+			parameters = instantiation_parameters( fieldElt )
+			instantiate_with_parameters( domain_class, parameters )
+		end
+
+		def self.instantiate_with_parameters( domain_class, parameters ) #:nodoc:
+			instance = self.new( domain_class, parameters['name'],
+			                     parameters['english_name'] )
+			if ( db_field_name = parameters['db_field_name'] )
+				instance.db_field_name = db_field_name
+			end
+			instance
+		end
+
+		def self.instantiation_parameters( fieldElt ) #:nodoc:
+			parameters = {}
+			parameters['name'] = fieldElt.attributes['name']
+			parameters['english_name'] = fieldElt.attributes['english_name']
+			parameters['db_field_name'] = fieldElt.attributes['db_field_name']
+			parameters
+		end
+		
+		def self.value_type #:nodoc:
+			Object
+		end
+
+		# [object_type]  The domain class that this object field belongs to.
+		# [name]        The name of this field.
+		# [english_name] The descriptive English name of this field. (Deprecated)
+		def initialize(object_type, name, english_name = nil )
+			@object_type = object_type
+			@name = name
+			@db_field_name = name
+			@not_null = true
+			@unique = false
+			@english_nameOrNil = english_name
+		end
+		
+		def <=>(other)
+			if @object_type == other.object_type && name == other.name
+				0
+			else
+				object_id <=> other.object_id
+			end
+		end
+
+		def bind_write?; false; end #:nodoc:
+		
+		def db_table_and_field_name
+			"#{ object_type.table_name }.#{ db_field_name }"
+		end
+
+		def db_will_automatically_write #:nodoc:
+			false
+		end
+
+		def english_name #:nodoc:
+			@english_nameOrNil || English.camel_case_to_english(name).capitalize
+		end
+
+		# Returns the name that this field is referenced by in the MySQL table. By 
+		# default this is the same as the name; to override it, set 
+		# ObjectField#db_field_name.
+		def name_for_sql
+			db_field_name
+		end
+
+		def null_error_msg #:nodoc:
+			"#{ self.object_type.name }##{ name } can not be nil."
+		end
+
+		def prev_value(pk_id) #:nodoc:
+			prevObject = ObjectStore.get_object_store.get(@object_type, pk_id)
+			prevObject.send(name)
+		end
+
+		def process_before_verify(value) #:nodoc:
+			value = @default if value == nil
+			value
+		end
+
+		# Returns a string value suitable for committing this field's value to 
+		# MySQL.
+		def value_for_sql(value)
+			value || 'null'
+		end
+
+		def verify(value, pk_id) #:nodoc:
+			if value.nil? && not_null
+				raise FieldValueError, null_error_msg, caller
+			end
+			verify_non_nil( value, pk_id ) if value
+		end
+
+		def verify_non_nil( value, pk_id )
+			value_type = self.class.value_type
+			unless value.class <= value_type
+				raise( FieldValueError, 
+				       "#{ object_type.name }##{ name } needs a " + value_type.name +
+				           " value.",
+				       caller )
+			end
+			verify_uniqueness(value, pk_id) if unique
+		end
+
+		def verify_uniqueness(value, pk_id) #:nodoc:
+			inferrer = Query::Inferrer.new( @object_type ) { |domain_obj|
+				Query.And( domain_obj.send( self.name ).equals( value ),
+									 domain_obj.pk_id.equals( pk_id ).not )
+			}
+			collisions = ObjectStore.get_object_store.get_subset( inferrer.execute )
+			if collisions.size > 0
+				notUniqueMsg = "That #{english_name.downcase} already exists."
+				raise FieldValueError, notUniqueMsg, caller
+			end
+		end
+
+		# Given the SQL value string, returns a Ruby-native value.
+		def value_from_sql(string)
+			string
+		end
+	end
+
+	# IntegerField represents an integer.
+	class IntegerField < ObjectField
+		def value_from_sql(string) #:nodoc:
+			value = super
+			value ? value.to_i : nil
+		end
+	end
+
+	# A TextField is expected to contain a string value.
+	class TextField < ObjectField
+		def value_for_sql(value) #:nodoc:
+			if value
+				value = value.gsub(/(\\?')/) { |m| m.length == 1 ? "''" : m }
+				value = value.gsub(/\\/) { '\\\\' }
+				"'#{value}'"
+			else
+				"null"
+			end
+		end
+	end
+
+	class AutoIncrementField < IntegerField # :nodoc:
+		attr_reader :object_type
+
+		def initialize(object_type, name, english_name = nil)
+			super(object_type, name, english_name)
+			@object_type = object_type
+		end
+
+		def html_widget_value_str(value)
+			if value != nil
+				super value
+			else
+				highestValue = 0
+				ObjectStore.get_object_store.get_all(object_type).each { |obj|
+					aValue = obj.send(name).to_i
+					highestValue = aValue if aValue > highestValue
+				}
+			 (highestValue + 1).to_s
+			end
+		end
+	end
+
 	# BlobField stores a string value and expects to store its value in a BLOB
 	# field in the database.
 	class BlobField < ObjectField
 		attr_accessor :size
+		
+		def self.value_type; String; end
 
 		def bind_write?; true; end #:nodoc:
 
-		def valueForSQL(value); "?"; end #:nodoc:
+		def value_for_sql(value); "?"; end #:nodoc:
+	end
+
+	# BooleanField represents a boolean value. By default, it assumes that the
+	# table field represents True and False with the integers 1 and 0. There are
+	# two different ways to change this default.
+	#
+	# First, BooleanField includes a few enumerated defaults. Currently there are
+	# only
+	#   * BooleanField::ENUMS_ONE_ZERO (the default, uses integers 1 and 0)
+	#   * BooleanField::ENUMS_CAPITAL_YES_NO (uses characters 'Y' and 'N')
+	# In the XML class definition, this field would look like
+	#   <field name="field_name" class="BooleanField"
+	#          enum_type="ENUMS_CAPITAL_YES_NO"/>
+	# If you're defining a field in Ruby, simply set BooleanField#enum_type to one
+	# of the values.
+	#
+	# For more fine-grained specification you can pass specific values in. Use
+	# this format for the XML class definition:
+	#   <field name="field_name" class="BooleanField">
+	#     <enums>
+	#       <enum key="true">yin</enum>
+	#       <enum key="false">tang</enum>
+	#     </enums>
+	#   </field>
+	# If you're defining the field in Ruby, set BooleanField#enums to a hash.
+	#   myBooleanField.enums = { true => 'yin', false => 'yang' }
+	#
+	# +enums+ takes precedence over +enum_type+.
+	class BooleanField < ObjectField
+		ENUMS_ONE_ZERO = 0
+		ENUMS_CAPITAL_YES_NO = 1
+
+		attr_accessor :enum_type, :enums
+
+		def initialize(object_type, name, english_name = nil)
+			super(object_type, name, english_name)
+			@enum_type = ENUMS_ONE_ZERO
+			@enums = nil
+		end
+
+		def false_enum # :nodoc:
+			get_enums[false]
+		end
+
+		def get_enums( value = nil ) # :nodoc:
+			if @enums
+				@enums
+			elsif @enum_type == ENUMS_ONE_ZERO
+				if value.class == String
+					{ true => '1', false => '0' }
+				else
+					{ true => 1, false => 0 }
+				end
+			elsif @enum_type == ENUMS_CAPITAL_YES_NO
+				{ true => 'Y', false => 'N' }
+			else
+				raise MissingError
+			end
+		end
+
+		def text_enum_type # :nodoc:
+			@enums ? @enums[true].class == String : @enum_type == ENUMS_CAPITAL_YES_NO
+		end
+
+		def true_enum( value = nil ) # :nodoc:
+			get_enums( value )[true]
+		end
+
+		def value_for_sql(value) # :nodoc:
+			if value
+				vfs = true_enum
+			else
+				vfs = false_enum
+			end
+			text_enum_type ? "'#{vfs}'" : vfs
+		end
+
+		def value_from_sql(value, lookupLink = true) # :nodoc:
+			value == true_enum( value )
+		end
+	end
+
+	# DateField represents a Date.
+	class DateField < ObjectField
+		RANGE_NEAR_FUTURE = 0
+		RANGE_PAST = 1
+
+		def self.value_type # :nodoc:
+			Date
+		end
+
+		attr_accessor :range
+
+		def initialize(object_type, name = "date", english_name = nil)
+			super(object_type, name, english_name)
+			@range = RANGE_NEAR_FUTURE
+		end
+
+		def value_for_sql(value) # :nodoc:
+			value ? "'#{value.to_s}'" : 'null'
+		end
+
+		def value_from_sql(dbiDate, lookupLink = true) # :nodoc:
+			begin
+				dbiDate ? dbiDate.to_date : nil
+			rescue ArgumentError
+				nil
+			end
+		end
+	end
+	
+	# DateTimeField represents a DateTime.
+	class DateTimeField < ObjectField
+		def value_for_sql(value) # :nodoc:
+			if value
+				year = value.year
+				month = value.mon.to_s.pad( 2, "0" )
+				day = value.day.to_s.pad( 2, "0" )
+				hour = value.hour.to_s.pad( 2, "0" )
+				minute = value.min.to_s.pad( 2, "0" )
+				second = value.sec.to_s.pad( 2, "0" )
+				"'#{year}-#{month}-#{day} #{hour}:#{minute}:#{second}'"
+			else
+				"null"
+			end
+		end
+
+		def value_from_sql(dbi_value, lookupLink = true) # :nodoc:
+			dbi_value ? dbi_value.to_time : nil
+		end
+	end
+	
+	# DecimalField represents a decimal value.
+	class DecimalField < ObjectField
+		def self.instantiate_with_parameters( domain_class, parameters ) #:nodoc:
+			self.new( domain_class, parameters['name'], parameters['english_name'] )
+		end
+
+		def self.value_type #:nodoc:
+			Numeric
+		end
+
+		def process_before_verify(value) #:nodoc:
+			value = super value
+			value != nil && value != '' ? value.to_f : nil
+		end
+
+		def value_from_sql(string, lookupLink = true) #:nodoc:
+			string != nil ? string.to_f : nil
+		end
+	end
+
+	# EmailField takes a text value that is expected to be formatted as a single
+	# valid email address.
+	class EmailField < TextField
+		# Is +address+ a valid email address?
+		def self.valid_address(address)
+			address =~ /^[^ @]+@[^ \.]+\.[^ ,]+$/
+		end
+
+		def initialize(object_type, name = "email", english_name = nil)
+			super(object_type, name, english_name)
+		end
+
+		def null_error_msg #:nodoc:
+			"Please enter an email address."
+		end
+
+		def verify_non_nil(value, pk_id) #:nodoc:
+			super(value, pk_id)
+			if !EmailField.valid_address(value)
+				raise( FieldValueError,
+				       "#{ object_type.name }##{ name } needs a valid email address.",
+				       caller )
+			end
+		end
+	end
+
+	# EnumField represents an enumerated field that can only be set to one of a
+	# set range of string values. To set the enumeration in the class definition
+	# XML, use the following format:
+	#   <field name="flavor" class="EnumField">
+	#     <enums>
+	#       <enum>Vanilla</enum>
+	#       <enum>Chocolate</enum>
+	#       <enum>Lychee</enum>
+	#     </enums>
+	#   </field>
+	# If you're defining the field in Ruby, you can simply pass in an array of
+	# enums as the +enums+ argument.
+	#
+	class EnumField < TextField
+		def self.instantiate_with_parameters( domain_class, parameters ) #:nodoc:
+			self.new( domain_class, parameters['name'], parameters['enums'],
+								parameters['english_name'] )
+		end
+
+		def self.enum_queue_hash( fieldElt )
+			enumValues = []
+			fieldElt.elements.each( 'enums/enum' ) { |enumElt|
+				enumValues << enumElt.attributes['key']
+				enumValues << enumElt.text.to_s
+			}
+			QueueHash.new( *enumValues )
+		end
+
+		def self.instantiation_parameters( fieldElt ) #:nodoc:
+			parameters = super( fieldElt )
+			if fieldElt.elements['enums'][1].attributes['key']
+				parameters['enums'] = enum_queue_hash( fieldElt )
+			else
+				parameters['enums'] = []
+				fieldElt.elements.each( 'enums/enum' ) { |enumElt|
+					parameters['enums'] << enumElt.text.to_s
+				}
+			end
+			parameters
+		end
+		
+		attr_reader :enums
+
+		# [object_type]  The domain class that this field belongs to.
+		# [name]        The name of this domain class.
+		# [enums]       An array of Strings representing the possible choices for
+		#               this field.
+		# [english_name] The English name of this field. (Deprecated)
+		def initialize(object_type, name, enums, english_name = nil)
+			super object_type, name, english_name
+			if enums.class == Array 
+				@enums = QueueHash.new_from_array enums
+			else
+				@enums = enums
+			end
+		end
+		
+		def value_for_sql(value) #:nodoc:
+			value != '' ?(super(value)) : 'null'
+		end
+		
+		def verify_non_nil( value, pk_id ) #:nodoc:
+			super
+			if @enums[value].nil?
+				key_str = '[ ' +
+				          ( @enums.keys.map { |key| "\"#{ key }\"" } ).join(', ') + ' ]'
+				err_str = "#{ @object_type.name }##{ name } needs a value that is " +
+				          "one of #{ key_str }"
+				raise( FieldValueError, err_str, caller )
+			end
+		end
+	end
+	
+	class FieldValueError < RuntimeError #:nodoc:
+	end
+
+	# A LinkField is used to link from one domain class to another.
+	class LinkField < ObjectField
+		def self.instantiate_with_parameters( domain_class, parameters ) #:nodoc:
+			instance = self.new(
+				domain_class, parameters['linked_type'], parameters['name'],
+				parameters['english_name'], parameters['delete_cascade']
+			)
+			if parameters['db_field_name']
+				instance.db_field_name = parameters['db_field_name']
+			end
+			instance
+		end
+
+		def self.instantiation_parameters( fieldElt ) #:nodoc:
+			parameters = super( fieldElt )
+			linked_typeStr = fieldElt.attributes['linked_type']
+			linked_type = DomainObject.get_object_type_from_string( linked_typeStr )
+			parameters['linked_type'] = linked_type
+			parameters['delete_cascade'] = fieldElt.attributes['delete_cascade'] == 'y'
+			parameters
+		end
+
+		attr_reader :linked_type
+		attr_accessor :delete_cascade
+
+		# [object_type]    The domain class that this field belongs to.
+		# [linked_type]    The domain class that this field points to.
+		# [name]          The name of this field.
+		# [english_name]   The English name of this field. (Deprecated)
+		# [delete_cascade] If this is true, deleting the domain object that is linked
+		#                 to will cause this domain object to be deleted as well.
+		def initialize( object_type, linked_type, name = nil, english_name = nil,
+		                delete_cascade = false )
+			unless name
+				linked_type.name =~ /::/
+				name = $' || linked_type.name
+				name = name.decapitalize
+			end
+			super(object_type, name, english_name)
+			( @linked_type, @delete_cascade ) = linked_type, delete_cascade
+		end
+
+		def value_from_sql(string) #:nodoc:
+			string != nil ? DomainObjectProxy.new(@linked_type, string.to_i) : nil
+		end
+
+		def value_for_sql(value) #:nodoc:
+			if !value
+				"null"
+			elsif value.pk_id
+				value.pk_id
+			else
+				raise( DomainObjectInitError, "Can't commit #{name} without pk_id", 
+				       caller )
+			end
+		end
+
+		def verify_non_nil(value, pk_id) #:nodoc:
+			super
+			if @linked_type != @object_type && pk_id
+				subsetLinkField = @linked_type.class_fields.find { |field|
+					field.class == SubsetLinkField && field.subset_field == @name
+				}
+				if subsetLinkField
+					verify_subset_link_field( subsetLinkField, pk_id )
+				end
+			end
+		end
+
+		def verify_subset_link_field( subsetLinkField, pk_id )
+			begin
+				prevObj = ObjectStore.get_object_store.get(object_type, pk_id)
+				prevObjLinkedTo = prevObj.send(name)
+				possiblyMyObj = prevObjLinkedTo.send(subsetLinkField.name)
+				if possiblyMyObj && possiblyMyObj.pk_id == pk_id
+					cantChangeMsg = "You can't change that."
+					raise FieldValueError, cantChangeMsg, caller
+				end
+			rescue DomainObjectNotFoundError
+				# no previous value, so nothing to check for
+			end
+		end
+	end
+
+	class MoneyField < DecimalField #:nodoc:
+	end
+
+	# Accepts a Month as a value. This field automatically saves in MySQL as a 
+	# date corresponding to the first day of the month.
+	class MonthField < DateField
+		def self.value_type #:nodoc:
+			Month
+		end
+
+		def value_for_sql(value) #:nodoc:
+			"'#{value.year}-#{value.month}-01'"
+		end
+	end
+
+	# A PasswordField is simply a TextField that is expected to contain a password
+	# value. It can be set to auto-generate a password at random.
+	class PasswordField < TextField
+		# Returns a random 8-letter alphanumeric password.
+		def self.random_password
+			chars = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789".
+					split(//)
+			value = ""
+			0.upto(8) { |i| value += chars[rand(chars.size)] }
+			value
+		end
+	end
+	
+	class PrimaryKeyField < IntegerField
+		def initialize( domain_class )
+			super( domain_class, 'pk_id' )
+			@not_null = false
+		end
+	end
+
+	# A StateField is a specialized subclass of EnumField; its possible values are
+	# any of the 50 states of the United States, stored as each state's two-letter
+	# postal code.
+	class StateField < EnumField
+		def initialize(object_type, name = "state", english_name = nil)
+			super object_type, name, UsStates.states, english_name
+		end
+	end
+
+	class SubsetLinkField < LinkField #:nodoc:
+		def self.instantiate_with_parameters( domain_class, parameters )
+			self.new( domain_class, parameters['linked_type'],
+			          parameters['subset_field'], parameters['name'],
+								parameters['english_name'] )
+		end
+
+		def self.instantiation_parameters( fieldElt )
+			parameters = super( fieldElt )
+			parameters['subset_field'] = fieldElt.attributes['subset_field']
+			parameters
+		end
+		
+		attr_accessor :subset_field
+
+		def initialize(object_type, linked_type, subset_field,
+				name = linked_type.name.downcase, english_name = nil)
+			super(object_type, linked_type, name, english_name)
+			@subset_field = subset_field
+		end
+	end
+
+	# TextListField maps to any String SQL field that tries to represent a 
+	# quick-and-dirty list with a comma-separated string. It returns an Array. 
+	# For example, a SQL field with the value "john,bill,dave", then the Ruby 
+	# field will have the value <tt>[ "john", "bill", "dave" ]</tt>.
+	class TextListField < ObjectField
+		def self.value_type #:nodoc:
+			Array
+		end
+
+		def value_for_sql(objectValue) #:nodoc:
+			"'" + objectValue.join(',') + "'"
+		end
+
+		def value_from_sql(sqlString, lookupLink = true) #:nodoc:
+			if sqlString
+				sqlString.split ','
+			else
+				[]
+			end
+		end
+	end
+
+	class TimeStampField < DateTimeField #:nodoc:
+		def initialize(object_type, name = 'timeStamp', english_name = nil)
+			super( object_type, name, english_name )
+			@not_null = false
+		end
+
+		def db_will_automatically_write
+			true
+		end
 	end
 end