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| 63 |  |  | please look at <A HREF="http://www.netfrag.org/horde/chora/cvs.php/perl/scripts/outlook2ldap/">http://www.netfrag.org/horde/chora/cvs.php/perl/scripts/outlook2ldap/</A></PRE> | 
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| 68 | joko | 1.1 | <H1><A NAME="description">DESCRIPTION</A></H1> | 
| 69 |  |  | <P>Data::Transfer::Sync is a module providing a generic synchronization process | 
| 70 |  |  | across arbitrary/multiple storages based on a ident/checksum mechanism. | 
| 71 |  |  | It sits on top of Data::Storage.</P> | 
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| 74 |  |  | <H1><A NAME="requirements">REQUIREMENTS</A></H1> | 
| 75 |  |  | <PRE> | 
| 76 |  |  | For full functionality: | 
| 77 |  |  | Data::Storage | 
| 78 |  |  | Data::Transform | 
| 79 |  |  | Data::Compare | 
| 80 |  |  | ... and all their dependencies</PRE> | 
| 81 |  |  | <P> | 
| 82 |  |  | <HR> | 
| 83 |  |  | <H1><A NAME="authors / copyright">AUTHORS / COPYRIGHT</A></H1> | 
| 84 |  |  | <P>The Data::Storage module is Copyright (c) 2002 Andreas Motl. | 
| 85 |  |  | All rights reserved.</P> | 
| 86 |  |  | <P>You may distribute it under the terms of either the GNU General Public | 
| 87 |  |  | License or the Artistic License, as specified in the Perl README file.</P> | 
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| 90 |  |  | <H1><A NAME="support / warranty">SUPPORT / WARRANTY</A></H1> | 
| 91 |  |  | <P>Data::Storage is free software. IT COMES WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND.</P> | 
| 92 |  |  | <P> | 
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| 94 |  |  | <H1><A NAME="bugs">BUGS</A></H1> | 
| 95 |  |  | <PRE> | 
| 96 |  |  | When in "import" mode for windows file - DBD::AutoCSV may hang. | 
| 97 | joko | 1.2 | Hint: Maybe the source node contains an ident-, but no checksum-column?</PRE> | 
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| 100 |  |  | <H1><A NAME="user level errors">USER LEVEL ERRORS</A></H1> | 
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| 102 |  |  | <H4><A NAME="mapping">Mapping</A></H4> | 
| 103 |  |  | <PRE> | 
| 104 |  |  | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | 
| 105 |  |  | info: BizWorks::Process::Setup->syncResource( source_node Currency mode PULL erase 0 import 0 )critical: BizWorks::Process::Setup->startSync: Can't access mapping for node "Currency" - please check BizWorks::ResourceMapping. | 
| 106 |  |  | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | 
| 107 |  |  | You have to create a sub for each node used in synchronization inside named Perl module. The name of this sub _must_ match | 
| 108 |  |  | the name of the node you want to sync. This sub holds mapping metadata to give the engine hints about how | 
| 109 |  |  | to access the otherwise generic nodes. | 
| 110 |  |  | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -</PRE> | 
| 111 |  |  | <P> | 
| 112 |  |  | <H4><A NAME="dbd::autocsv's rulebase">DBD::AutoCSV's rulebase</A></H4> | 
| 113 |  |  | <PRE> | 
| 114 |  |  |  | 
| 115 |  |  | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | 
| 116 |  |  | info: BizWorks::Process::Setup->syncResource( source_node Currency mode PULL erase 0 import 0 ) | 
| 117 |  |  | info: Data::Transfer::Sync->syncNodes: source=L/Currency <- target=R/currencies.csv</PRE> | 
| 118 |  |  | <PRE> | 
| 119 |  |  |  | 
| 120 |  |  | Execution ERROR: Error while scanning: Missing first row or scanrule not applied. at C:/home/amo/develop/netfrag.org/nfo/perl/libs/DBD/CSV.p | 
| 121 |  |  | m line 165, <GEN9> line 1. | 
| 122 |  |  | called from C:/home/amo/develop/netfrag.org/nfo/perl/libs/Data/Storage/Handler/DBI.pm at 123.</PRE> | 
| 123 |  |  | <PRE> | 
| 124 |  |  |  | 
| 125 |  |  | DBI-Error: DBD::AutoCSV::st fetchrow_hashref failed: Attempt to fetch row from a Non-SELECT statement | 
| 126 |  |  | notice: Data::Transfer::Sync->syncNodes: No nodes to synchronize. | 
| 127 |  |  | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | 
| 128 |  |  | DBD::AutoCSV contains a rulebase which is spooled down while attempting to guess the style of the csv file regarding | 
| 129 |  |  | parameters like newline (eol), column-seperation-character (sep_char), quoting character (quote_char). | 
| 130 |  |  | If this spool runs out of entries and no style could be resolved, DBD::CSV dies causing this "Execution ERROR" which | 
| 131 |  |  | results in a "DBI-Error" afterwards. | 
| 132 |  |  | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -</PRE> | 
| 133 |  |  | <P> | 
| 134 |  |  | <H4><A NAME="check structure of source node">Check structure of source node</A></H4> | 
| 135 |  |  | <PRE> | 
| 136 |  |  |  | 
| 137 |  |  | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | 
| 138 |  |  | info: Data::Transfer::Sync->syncNodes: source=L/Currency <- target=R/currencies.csv | 
| 139 |  |  | critical: Data::Transfer::Sync->syncNodes: Can not synchronize: No ident found in source node, maybe try to "import" this node first. | 
| 140 |  |  | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | 
| 141 |  |  | If lowlevel detection succeeds, but no other required informations are found, this message is issued. | 
| 142 |  |  | "Other informations" might be: | 
| 143 |  |  | - column-header-row completely missing | 
| 144 |  |  | - ident column is empty | 
| 145 |  |  | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -</PRE> | 
| 146 |  |  | <P> | 
| 147 |  |  | <H4><A NAME="modify structure of source node">Modify structure of source node</A></H4> | 
| 148 |  |  | <PRE> | 
| 149 |  |  |  | 
| 150 |  |  | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | 
| 151 |  |  | info: Data::Transfer::Sync->syncNodes: source=L/Currency <- target=R/currencies.csv | 
| 152 |  |  | info: Data::Transfer::Sync->_prepareNode_MetaProperties( descent source ) | 
| 153 |  |  | warning: Data::Transfer::Sync->_prepareNode_MetaProperties: node is lacking meta properties - will try to alter... | 
| 154 |  |  | SQL ERROR: Command 'ALTER' not recognized or not supported!</PRE> | 
| 155 |  |  | <PRE> | 
| 156 |  |  |  | 
| 157 |  |  | SQL ERROR: Command 'ALTER' not recognized or not supported! | 
| 158 |  |  | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | 
| 159 |  |  | The Engine found a node which structure does not match the required. It tries to alter this automatically - only when doing "import" - | 
| 160 |  |  | but the DBD driver (in this case DBD::CSV) gets in the way croaking not to be able to do this. | 
| 161 |  |  | This could also appear if your database connection has insufficient rights to modify the database structure. | 
| 162 |  |  | DBD::CSV croaks because it doesn't implement the ALTER command, so please edit your columns manually. | 
| 163 |  |  | Hint: Add columns with the names of your "ident" and "checksum" property specifications. | 
| 164 |  |  | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -</PRE> | 
| 165 |  |  | <P> | 
| 166 |  |  | <H4><A NAME="load source node by ident">Load source node by ident</A></H4> | 
| 167 |  |  | <PRE> | 
| 168 |  |  | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | 
| 169 |  |  | info: Data::Transfer::Sync->_prepareNode_DummyIdent( descent source ) | 
| 170 |  |  | pcritical: Data::Transfer::Sync->_modifyNode failed: "source" node is empty. | 
| 171 |  |  | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | 
| 172 |  |  | The source node could not be loaded. Maybe the ident is missing. Please check manually. | 
| 173 |  |  | Hint: Like above, the ident and/or checksum columns may be missing.... | 
| 174 |  |  | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -</PRE> | 
| 175 |  |  | <P> | 
| 176 |  |  | <HR> | 
| 177 |  |  | <H1><A NAME="todo">TODO</A></H1> | 
| 178 |  |  | <PRE> | 
| 179 |  |  | - sub _resolveIdentProvider | 
| 180 |  |  | - wrap _doModifySource and _doTransferTarget around a core function which can change virtually any type of node | 
| 181 |  |  | - split this module up into Sync.pm, Sync/Core.pm, Sync/Compare.pm and Sync/Compare/Checksum.pm | 
| 182 |  |  | - introduce _compareNodes as a core method and wrap it around methods in Sync/Compare/Checksum.pm | 
| 183 |  |  | - introduce Sync/Compare/MyComparisonImplementation.pm | 
| 184 |  |  | - some generic deferring method - e.g. "$self->defer(action)" - to be able to accumulate a bunch of actions for later processing | 
| 185 |  |  | - this implies everything done is _really_ split up into generic actions - how else would we defer them??? | 
| 186 |  |  | - example uses: | 
| 187 |  |  | - fetch whole checksum list from node | 
| 188 |  |  | - remember source ident retransmits | 
| 189 |  |  | - remember: this is convenient - and maybe / of course faster - but we'll loose "per-node-atomic" operations | 
| 190 |  |  | - feature: mechanism to implicit inject checksum property to nodes (alter table / modify schema) | 
| 191 |  |  | - expand statistics / keep track of: | 
| 192 |  |  | - touched/untouched nodes | 
| 193 |  |  | - full sync | 
| 194 |  |  | - just do a push and a pull for now but use stats for touched nodes in between to speed up things | 
| 195 |  |  | - introduce some new metadata flags for a synchronization partner which is (e.g.) of "source" or "target": | 
| 196 |  |  | - isNewNodePropagator | 
| 197 |  |  | - isWriteProtected</PRE> | 
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