[Dbix-class] Column Metadata

[Christopher H. Laco]

Matt S Trout wrote:
> John Napiorkowski wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> Right now if I stuff extra things into the column
>> metadata info like so:
>>
>> __PACKAGE__->add_columns(
>>   "thumbnail_path",
>>   {
>>     data_type =3D> "VARCHAR",     default_value =3D> "",
>>     is_nullable =3D> 0,     size =3D> 255,
>>     label =3D> "Thumbnail Path",
>>     field_type=3D>"Textfield",
>>  },
>>
>> I can retrieve that via the result_source column info
>> method.  My question is do people think me putting my
>> metadata here is a bad idea, in the sense that in some
>> future revision of DBIx the metadata will have some
>> sort of enforcement and won't support my arbitrary key
>> values anymore?
> =

> It was designed for you to do that.
> =

> We've got production code all over the place that uses it and I've
> suggested it to a lot of people before now so I think I'd be summarily
> executed by clients and users if I ever let it get broken :)
> =


recommended how...
meta info describing what the column/data is...
or meta info about how to use the column in presentation?

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