Zend_Config_Db - Ben Scholzen

Zend_Config_Db
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1.0 - 10 May 2008: Initial proposal.
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Zend_Config_Db will allow reading and writing configs to databases supported by Zend_Db_Adapter. This may be useful for runtime stored values, like those which can be set by an administrator panel.
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* This component *will* only connect to the database if values are read or written.
* This component *will* allow creating new values and groups at runtime.
* This component *will* only query for required values and only catch all values if required by toArray().
* This component *will not* support sections, as they are not a requirement for a dynamic config.
* This component *will not* support merge (yet?).
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* Zend_Config
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A Zend_Config_Db object is created with an instance of Zend_Db_Aadapter_Abstract. You may also specify another table name and the column names which are used. After instanciation it can be used like any other Zend_Config object
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* Milestone 1: [DONE] Proposal finished
* Milestone 2: Waiting for community feedback
* Milestone 3: Working prototype checked into http://zend.svn.dasprids.de
* Milestone 4: Unit tests exist, work, and are checked into http://zend.svn.dasprids.de
* Milestone 5: Proposal approval
* Milestone 6: Initial documentation exists.
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* Zend_Config_Db
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Creating a Zend_Config_Db instance

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$myAdapter = new Zend_Db_Adapter...;
$config = new Zend_Config_Db($myAdapter);
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Reading a value

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$myRuntimeValue = $config->contact_form->receiver_address;
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Writing a value to the database

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$config->contact_form->receiver_address = 'some@address.com';
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Skeletons will follow later
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