NAME
    FS::dbdef - Database objects

SYNOPSIS
      use FS::dbdef;

      $dbdef = new FS::dbdef (@dbdef_table_objects);
      $dbdef = load FS::dbdef "filename";

      $dbdef->save("filename");

      $dbdef->addtable($dbdef_table_object);

      @table_names = $dbdef->tables;

      $FS_dbdef_table_object = $dbdef->table;

DESCRIPTION
    FS::dbdef objects are collections of FS::dbdef_table objects and
    represnt a database (a collection of tables).

METHODS
    new TABLE, TABLE, ...
        Creates a new FS::dbdef object

    load FILENAME
        Loads an FS::dbdef object from a file.

    save FILENAME
        Saves an FS::dbdef object to a file.

    addtable TABLE
        Adds this FS::dbdef_table object.

    tables
        Returns the names of all tables.

    table TABLENAME
        Returns the named FS::dbdef_table object.

BUGS
        Each FS::dbdef object should have a name which corresponds
        to its name within the SQL database engine.

SEE ALSO
        the FS::dbdef_table manpage, the FS::Record manpage,

HISTORY
        beginning of abstraction into a class (not really)

        ivan@sisd.com 97-dec-4

        added primary_key ivan@sisd.com 98-jan-20

        added datatype (very kludgy and needs to be cleaned)
        ivan@sisd.com 98-feb-21

        perltrap (sigh) masked by mysql 3.20->3,21 ivan@sisd.com 98-
        mar-2

        Change 'type' to 'atype' in agent_type Changed attributes to
        special words which are changed in fs-setup ie. double(10,2)
        <=> MONEYTYPE Changed order of some of the field definitions
        because Pg6.3 is picky Changed 'day' to 'daytime' in
        cust_main Changed type of tax from tinyint to real Change
        'password' to '_password' in svc_acct Pg6.3 does not allow
        'field char(x) NULL' bmccane@maxbaud.net 98-apr-3

        rewrite: now properly OO. See also
        FS::dbdef_{table,column,unique,index}

        ivan@sisd.com 98-apr-17

        gained some extra functions ivan@sisd.com 98-may-11

        now knows how to Freeze and Thaw itself ivan@sisd.com 98-
        jun-2

        pod ivan@sisd.com 98-sep-23