botpop/DATABASE_EXTENSION.md

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# Database Extension
## Plugin Database Extension
You can configure a database to store a large amount of volatiles informations,
like the users rights, etc.
To do it, there is an extension, ready to be used.
### 1. configure the database access
for exemple, in the ``modules_config.yml``:
```yaml
plugin:
database:
adapter: postgres
host: localhost
port: 5432
user: root
password: toor
database: botpop_db
```
*note: you can also configure it in a specific database file.
In these case, adapt the following code.*
Then, in you plugin, add the following code:
```ruby
class Plugin < Botpop::Plugin
include Cinch::Plugin
include Botpop::Plugin::Database # include the extension
...
if ENABLED
DB_CONFIG = self.db_config = config(safe: true)['database']
DB = self.db_connect!
require_relative 'plugin/model' # if you have a model, include it now
end
end
```
### 2. create the database and tables
It can be done via 2 ways:
- migrations: **recommanded**.
This is safer and more reliable.
There is an example in the plugin [iamalive](plugins/iamalive/).
Checkout the documentation of the orm:
[sequel migrations](http://sequel.jeremyevans.net/rdoc/files/doc/migration_rdoc.html).
- manual: **NOT recommanded**.
Create the database and tables manually.
### 3. use it
You can access to the database via the constant ``DB``
```ruby
class Plugin ...
...
def search_word m, word
found = DB[:words].where(word: word).first
m.reply found ? found[:id] : 'no such word'
end
end
```
### 4. models
If you want to use models, don't forget to set the "dataset"
(association with the right database / table)
to avoid conflicts:
```ruby
class Model < Sequel::Model
set_dataset DB[:admins]
end
```