source: main/trunk/greenstone2/perllib/gssql.pm@ 32571

###########################################################################
#
# gssql.pm -- DBI for SQL related utility functions used by
# GreenstoneSQLPlugout and hereafter by GreenstoneSQLPlugin too.
# A component of the Greenstone digital library software
# from the New Zealand Digital Library Project at the 
# University of Waikato, New Zealand.
#
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#
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###########################################################################

package gssql;

use strict;
no strict 'refs';
no strict 'subs';

use DBI; # the central package for this module used by GreenstoneSQL Plugout and Plugin

# Need params_map keys:
# - collection_name
# - db_encoding (db content encoding) - MySQL can set this at server, db, table levels. For MySQL
# we set the enc during connect at server level. Not sure whether other DB's support it at the
# same levels.

# For connection to MySQL, need:
#  - db_driver, db_client_user, db_client_pwd, db_host, (db_port not used at present)
# So these will be parameterised, but in a hashmap, for just the connect method.

# Parameterise (one or more methods may use them):
# - db_name (which is the GS3 sitename)

# TODO: add infrastructure for db_port, AutoCommit etc
# For port, see https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2248665/perl-script-to-connect-to-mysql-server-port-3307

sub new
{  
    my $class = shift(@_);
    
    my ($params_map) = @_;
    
    # library_url: to be specified on the cmdline if not using a GS-included web server
    # the GSDL_LIBRARY_URL env var is useful when running cmdline buildcol.pl in the linux package manager versions of GS3
    
    # https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7083453/copying-a-hashref-in-perl 
    # Making a shallow copy works, and can handle unknown params:
    #my $self = $params_map;

    # but being explicit for class params needed for MySQL:
    my $self = {
    'collection_name' => $params_map->{'collection_name'},
    'verbosity' => $params_map->{'verbosity'} || 1
    };

    # The db_encoding option is presently not passed in to this constructor as parameter.
    # Placed here to indicate it's sort of optional.
    # Since docxml are all in utf8, the contents of the GS SQL database should be too,
    # So making utf8 the hidden default at present.
    $self->{'db_encoding'} = $params_map->{'db_encoding'} || "utf8";
    
    $self = bless($self, $class);    

    $self->{'tablename_prefix'} = $self->sanitize_name($params_map->{'collection_name'});
    
    return $self;
}


#################################

# Database access related functions
# http://g2pc1.bu.edu/~qzpeng/manual/MySQL%20Commands.htm
# https://www.guru99.com/insert-into.html

# TODO Q: What on cancelling a build: delete table? But what if it was a rebuild and the rebuild is cancelled (not the original build)?
# Do we create a copy of the orig database as backup, then start populating current db, and if cancelled, delete current db and RENAME backup table to current? 
# https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3280006/duplicating-a-mysql-table-indexes-and-data
# BUT what if the table is HUGE? (Think of a collection with millions of docs.) Huge overhead in copying?
# The alternative is we just quit on cancel, but then: cancel could leave the table in a partial committed state, with no way of rolling back.
# Unless they do a full rebuild, which will recreate the table from scratch?
# SOLUTION-> rollback transaction on error, see https://www.effectiveperlprogramming.com/2010/07/set-custom-dbi-error-handlers/
# But then should set AutoCommit to off on connection, and remember to commit every time

#################
# Database functions that use the perl DBI module (with the DBD driver module for mysql)
#################

################### BASIC DB OPERATIONS ##################

# THE NEW DB FUNCTIONS
# NOTE: FULLTEXT is a reserved keyword in (My)SQL. So we can't name a table or any of its columns "fulltext".
# https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.5/en/keywords.html

# TODO: Consider AutoCommit status (and Autocommit off allowing commit or rollback for GS coll build cancel) later

# TODO: where should the defaults for these params be, here or in GS-SQLPlugin/Plugout?
sub connect_to_db {
    my $self= shift (@_);
    my ($params_map) = @_;
    # For proper utf8 support in MySQL, encoding should be 'utf8mb4' as 'utf8' is insufficient
    my $db_enc = "utf8mb4" if $self->{'db_encoding'} eq "utf8";

    # these are the params for connecting to MySQL
    my $db_driver = $params_map->{'db_driver'} || "mysql";
    my $db_user = $params_map->{'db_client_user'} || "root";
    my $db_pwd = $params_map->{'db_client_pwd'}; # even if undef, we'll see a sensible error message
                                           # when connect fails
    my $db_host = $params_map->{'db_host'} || "127.0.0.1";
    # localhost doesn't work for us, but 127.0.0.1 works
    # https://metacpan.org/pod/DBD::mysql
    # "The hostname, if not specified or specified as '' or 'localhost', will default to a MySQL server
    # running on the local machine using the default for the UNIX socket. To connect to a MySQL server
    # on the local machine via TCP, you must specify the loopback IP address (127.0.0.1) as the host."
    #my $connect_str = "dbi:$db_driver:database=$db_name;host=$db_host";
    my $connect_str = "dbi:$db_driver:host=$db_host"; # don't provide db - allows checking the db exists later when loading the db

    if($self->{'verbosity'}) {
    print STDERR "Away to make connection to $db_driver database with:\n";
    print STDERR " - hostname $db_host; username: $db_user";
    print STDERR "; and the provided password" if $db_pwd;
    print STDERR "\nAssuming the mysql server has been started with: --character_set_server=utf8mb4\n" if $db_driver eq "mysql";
    }
    
    my $dbh = DBI->connect("$connect_str", $db_user, $db_pwd,
               {
                   ShowErrorStatement => 1, # more informative as DBI will append failed SQL stmt to error message
                   PrintError => 1, # on by default, but being explicit
                   RaiseError => 0, # off by default, but being explicit
                   AutoCommit => 1, # on by default, but being explicit
                   mysql_enable_utf8mb4 => 1 # tells MySQL to use UTF-8 for communication and tells DBD::mysql to decode the data, see https://stackoverflow.com/questions/46727362/perl-mysql-utf8mb4-issue-possible-bug 
               });

    if(!$dbh) {
    # NOTE, despite handle dbh being undefined, error code will be in DBI->err (note caps)
    return 0;   
    }

    # set encoding https://metacpan.org/pod/DBD::mysql
    # https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/charset.html
    # https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/charset-conversion.html
    # Setting the encoding at db server level: $dbh->do("set NAMES '" . $db_enc . "'");
    # HOWEVER:
    # It turned out insufficient setting the encoding to utf8, as that only supports utf8 chars that
    # need up to 3 bytes. We may need up to 4 bytes per utf8 character, e.g. chars with macron,
    # and for that, we need the encoding to be set to utf8mb4.
    # To set up a MySQL db to use utf8mb4 requires configuration on the server side too.
    # https://stackoverflow.com/questions/10957238/incorrect-string-value-when-trying-to-insert-utf-8-into-mysql-via-jdbc
    # https://stackoverflow.com/questions/46727362/perl-mysql-utf8mb4-issue-possible-bug
    # To set up the db for utf8mb4, therefore, 
    # the MySQL server needs to be configured for that char encoding by running the server as:
    # mysql-5.7.23-linux-glibc2.12-x86_64/bin>./mysqld_safe --datadir=/Scratch/ak19/mysql/data --character_set_server=utf8mb4
    # AND when connecting to the server, we can can either set mysql_enable_utf8mb4 => 1
    # as a connection option
    # OR we need to do both "set NAMES utf8mb4" AND "$dbh->{mysql_enable_utf8mb4} = 1;" after connecting
    #
    # Search results for DBI Set Names imply the "SET NAMES '<enc>'" command is mysql specific too,
    # so setting the mysql specific option during connection above as "mysql_enable_utf8mb4 => 1"
    # is no more objectionable. It has the advantage of cutting out the 2 extra lines of doing
    # set NAMES '<enc>' and $dbh->{mysql_enable_utf8mb4} = 1 here.
    # These lines may be preferred if more db_driver options are to be supported in future:
    # then a separate method called set_db_encoding($enc) can work out what db_driver we're using
    # and if mysql and enc=utfy, then it can do the following whereas it will issue other do stmts
    # for other db_drivers, see https://www.perlmonks.org/?node_id=259456:
    
    #my $stmt = "set NAMES '" . $db_enc . "'";
    #$dbh->do($stmt) || warn("Unable to set charset encoding at db server level to: " . $db_enc . "\n"); # tells MySQL to use UTF-8 for communication
    #$dbh->{mysql_enable_utf8mb4} = 1; # tells DBD::mysql to decode the data
    
    # if we're here, then connection succeeded, store handle
    $self->{'db_handle'} = $dbh;
    return 1;
}

# Load the designated database, i.e. 'use <dbname>;'.
# If the database doesn't yet exist, creates it and loads it.
# (Don't create the collection's tables yet, though)
# At the end it will have loaded the requested database (in MySQL: "use <db>;") on success.
# As usual, returns success or failure value that can be evaluated in a boolean context.
sub use_db {
    my $self= shift (@_);
    my ($db_name) = @_;
    my $dbh = $self->{'db_handle'};
    $db_name = $self->sanitize_name($db_name);
    
    print STDERR "Attempting to use database $db_name\n" if($self->{'verbosity'});
    
    # perl DBI switch database: https://www.perlmonks.org/?node_id=995434
    # do() returns undef on error.
    # connection succeeded, try to load our database. If that didn't work, attempt to create db
    my $success = $dbh->do("use $db_name");
    
    if(!$success && $dbh->err == 1049) { # "Unknown database" error has code 1049 (mysql only?) meaning db doesn't exist yet

    print STDERR "Database $db_name didn't exist, creating it along with the tables for the current collection...\n" if($self->{'verbosity'});
    
    # attempt to create the db and its tables
    $self->create_db($db_name) || return 0;

    print STDERR "   Created database $db_name\n" if($self->{'verbosity'} > 1);
    
    # once more attempt to use db, now that it exists
    $dbh->do("use $db_name") || return 0;
    #$dbh->do("use $db_name") or die "Error (code" . $dbh->err ."): " . $dbh->errstr . "\n";

    $success = 1;
    }
    elsif($success) { # database existed and loaded successfully, but
    # before proceeding check that the current collection's tables exist

    print STDERR "@@@ DATABASE $db_name EXISTED\n" if($self->{'verbosity'} > 2);
    }
    
    return $success; # could still return 0, if database failed to load with an error code != 1049
}


# We should already have done "use <database>;" if this gets called.
# Just load this collection's metatable
sub ensure_meta_table_exists {
    my $self = shift (@_);
    
    my $tablename = $self->get_metadata_table_name();
    if(!$self->table_exists($tablename)) {
    #print STDERR "   Creating metadata table $tablename\n" if($self->{'verbosity'} > 1);
    $self->create_metadata_table() || return 0;
    } else {
    print STDERR "@@@ Meta table exists\n" if($self->{'verbosity'} > 2);
    }
    return 1;
}

# We should already have done "use <database>;" if this gets called.
# Just load this collection's metatable
sub ensure_fulltxt_table_exists {
    my $self = shift (@_);
    
    my $tablename = $self->get_fulltext_table_name();    
    if(!$self->table_exists($tablename)) {
    #print STDERR "   Creating fulltxt table $tablename\n" if($self->{'verbosity'} > 1);
    $self->create_fulltext_table() || return 0;
    } else {
    print STDERR "@@@ Fulltxt table exists\n" if($self->{'verbosity'} > 2);
    }
    return 1;
}

# disconnect from db - https://metacpan.org/pod/DBI#disconnect
# TODO: make sure to have committed or rolled back before disconnect
# and that you've call finish() on statement handles if any fetch remnants remain
sub disconnect_from_db {
    my $self= shift (@_);    
    my $dbh = $self->{'db_handle'};

    # make sure any active stmt handles are finished
    # NO: "When all the data has been fetched from a SELECT statement, the driver will automatically call finish for you. So you should not call it explicitly except when you know that you've not fetched all the data from a statement handle and the handle won't be destroyed soon."
    
    #$meta_sth = $self->{'metadata_prepared_insert_statement_handle'};
    #$txt_sth = $self->{'fulltxt_prepared_insert_statement_handle'};
    #$meta_sth->finish() if($meta_sth);
    #$txt_sth->finish() if($txt_sth);

    print STDERR "Disconnecting from database\n" if($self->{'verbosity'} > 1);
    
    my $rc = $dbh->disconnect or warn $dbh->errstr; # The handle is of little use after disconnecting. Possibly PrintError already prints a warning and this duplicates it?
    return $rc;
}

sub create_db {
    my $self= shift (@_);
    my ($db_name) = @_;
    my $dbh = $self->{'db_handle'};
    $db_name = $self->sanitize_name($db_name);
    
    # https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5025768/how-can-i-create-a-mysql-database-from-a-perl-script
    return $dbh->do("create database $db_name"); # do() will return undef on fail, https://metacpan.org/pod/DBI#do
}


sub create_metadata_table {
    my $self= shift (@_);
    my $dbh = $self->{'db_handle'};
    
    my $table_name = $self->get_metadata_table_name();
    print STDERR "   Creating table $table_name\n" if($self->{'verbosity'} > 1);
    
    # If using an auto incremented primary key:
    my $stmt = "CREATE TABLE $table_name (id INT NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, did VARCHAR(63) NOT NULL, sid VARCHAR(63) NOT NULL, metaname VARCHAR(127) NOT NULL, metavalue VARCHAR(1023) NOT NULL, PRIMARY KEY(id));";
    return $dbh->do($stmt);
}

# TODO: Investigate: https://dev.mysql.com/doc/search/?d=10&p=1&q=FULLTEXT
# 12.9.1 Natural Language Full-Text Searches
# to see whether we have to index the 'fulltxt' column of the 'fulltext' tables
# or let user edit this file, or add it as another option
sub create_fulltext_table {
    my $self= shift (@_);
    my $dbh = $self->{'db_handle'};
    
    my $table_name = $self->get_fulltext_table_name();
    print STDERR "   Creating table $table_name\n" if($self->{'verbosity'} > 1);
    
    # If using an auto incremented primary key:
    my $stmt = "CREATE TABLE $table_name (id INT NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, did VARCHAR(63) NOT NULL, sid VARCHAR(63) NOT NULL, fulltxt LONGTEXT, PRIMARY KEY(id));";
    return $dbh->do($stmt);

}

# "IF EXISTS is used to prevent an error from occurring if the database does not exist. ... DROP DATABASE returns the number of tables that were removed. The DROP DATABASE statement removes from the given database directory those files and directories that MySQL itself may create during normal operation.Jun 20, 2012"
# MySQL 8.0 Reference Manual :: 13.1.22 DROP DATABASE Syntax
# https://dev.mysql.com/doc/en/drop-database.html
sub delete_collection_tables {
    my $self= shift (@_);
    my $dbh = $self->{'db_handle'};
    
    # drop table <tablename>
    my $table = $self->get_metadata_table_name();
    if($self->table_exists($table)) {
    $dbh->do("drop table $table") || warn("@@@ Couldn't delete $table");
    }
    $table = $self->get_fulltext_table_name();
    if($self->table_exists($table)) {
    $dbh->do("drop table $table") || warn("@@@ Couldn't delete $table");
    }
}

# Don't call this: it will delete the meta and full text tables for ALL collections in $db_name (localsite by default)!
# This method is just here for debugging (for testing creating a database when there is none)
sub _delete_database {
    my $self= shift (@_);
    my ($db_name) = @_;
    my $dbh = $self->{'db_handle'};
    $db_name = $self->sanitize_name($db_name);
    
    print STDERR "!!! Deleting database $db_name\n" if($self->{'verbosity'});
    
    # "drop database dbname"
    $dbh->do("drop database $db_name") || return 0;

    return 1;
}


########################### DB STATEMENTS ###########################

# USEFUL: https://metacpan.org/pod/DBI
# "Many methods have an optional \%attr parameter which can be used to pass information to the driver implementing the method. Except where specifically documented, the \%attr parameter can only be used to pass driver specific hints. In general, you can ignore \%attr parameters or pass it as undef."


# https://www.guru99.com/insert-into.html
# and https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.0/en/example-auto-increment.html
#     for inserting multiple rows at once
# https://www.perlmonks.org/bare/?node_id=316183
# https://metacpan.org/pod/DBI#do
# https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-difference-between-prepare-and-do-statements-in-Perl-while-we-make-a-connection-to-the-database-for-executing-the-query
# https://docstore.mik.ua/orelly/linux/dbi/ch05_05.htm

# https://metacpan.org/pod/DBI#performance
# 'The q{...} style quoting used in this example avoids clashing with quotes that may be used in the SQL statement. Use the double-quote like qq{...} operator if you want to interpolate variables into the string. See "Quote and Quote-like Operators" in perlop for more details.'
sub prepare_insert_metadata_row_stmthandle {
    my $self = shift (@_);    
    #my ($did, $sid, $metaname, $metavalue) = @_;
    my $dbh = $self->{'db_handle'};
    
    my $tablename = $self->get_metadata_table_name();

    #my $stmt = "INSERT INTO $tablename (did, sid, metaname, metavalue) VALUES ('$did', '$sid', '$metaname', '$metavalue');"; # ?, ?, ?, ?

    # using qq{} since we want $tablename placeholder to be filled in
    # returns Statement Handle object!
    my $sth = $dbh->prepare(qq{INSERT INTO $tablename (did, sid, metaname, metavalue) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)}) || warn("Could not prepare insert statement for metadata table\n");

    print STDERR "@@@@ Prepared meta insert statement: ".$sth->{'Statement'}."\n" if($self->{'verbosity'} > 2);
    
    return $sth;
}

sub prepare_insert_fulltxt_row_stmthandle {
    my $self = shift (@_);
    #my ($did, $sid, $fulltext) = @_;
    my $dbh = $self->{'db_handle'};
    
    my $tablename = $self->get_fulltext_table_name();

    #my $stmt = "INSERT INTO $tablename (did, sid, fulltxt) VALUES ('$did', '$sid', '$fulltext');"; ?, ?, ?

    # using qq{} since we want $tablename placeholder to be filled in
    # returns Statement Handle object!
    my $sth = $dbh->prepare(qq{INSERT INTO $tablename (did, sid, fulltxt) VALUES (?, ?, ?)}) || warn("Could not prepare insert statement for fulltxt table\n");
    
    print STDERR "@@@@ Prepared fulltext insert statement: ".$sth->{'Statement'}."\n" if($self->{'verbosity'} > 2);
    
    return $sth;
}


## The 2 select statements used by GreenstoneSQLPlugin

# Returns the statement handle that prepared and executed
# a "SELECT * FROM <COLL>_metadata WHERE did = $oid" SQL statement.
# Caller can call fetchrow_array() on returned statement handle, $sth
# Have to use prepare() and execute() instead of do() since do() does
# not allow for fetching result set thereafter:
# do(): "This method  is typically most useful for non-SELECT statements that either cannot be prepared in advance (due to a limitation of the driver) or do not need to be executed repeatedly. It should not be used for SELECT statements because it does not return a statement handle (so you can't fetch any data)." https://metacpan.org/pod/release/TIMB/DBI-1.634_50/DBI.pm#do
sub select_from_metatable_matching_docid {
    my $self= shift (@_);
    my ($oid) = @_;
    
    my $dbh = $self->{'db_handle'};
    my $meta_table = $self->get_metadata_table_name();
    
    my $sth = $dbh->prepare(qq{SELECT * FROM $meta_table WHERE did = ?});
    $sth->execute( $oid ); # will print msg on fail
    
    return $sth; # caller can call fetchrow_array() on returned statement handle, sth
}

# Returns the statement handle that prepared and executed
# a "SELECT * FROM <COLL>_metadata WHERE did = $oid" SQL statement.
# Caller can call fetchrow_array() on returned statement handle, $sth
sub select_from_texttable_matching_docid {
    my $self= shift (@_);
    my ($oid) = @_;
    
    my $dbh = $self->{'db_handle'};
    my $fulltxt_table = $self->get_fulltext_table_name();
    
    my $sth = $dbh->prepare(qq{SELECT * FROM $fulltxt_table WHERE did = ?});
    $sth->execute( $oid ); # will print msg on fail
    
    return $sth; # caller can call fetchrow_array() on returned statement handle, sth
}

# delete all records in metatable with specified docid
# https://www.tutorialspoint.com/mysql/mysql-delete-query.htm
# DELETE FROM table_name [WHERE Clause]
# see example under 'do' at https://metacpan.org/pod/release/TIMB/DBI-1.634_50/DBI.pm
sub delete_recs_from_metatable_with_docid {
    my $self= shift (@_);
    my ($oid) = @_;
    
    my $dbh = $self->{'db_handle'};

    #my $meta_table = $self->get_metadata_table_name();
    ##my $rows_deleted = 
    #$dbh->do(qq{DELETE FROM $meta_table WHERE did = ?}, undef, $oid) or warn $dbh->errstr;

    # If we do many deletes from this table, 
    # it may be more optimal to maintain a delete statement to repeatedly execute
    my $sth = $self->{"sth_del_from_meta_table"};
    if(!$sth) {
    my $meta_table = $self->get_metadata_table_name();
    $sth = $dbh->prepare(qq{DELETE FROM $meta_table WHERE did = ?});
    $self->{"sth_del_from_meta_table"} = $sth;
    }
    $sth->execute( $oid ) or warn $dbh->errstr; # dbh set to print errors even without doing warn()
}

# delete all records in metatable with specified docid
sub delete_recs_from_texttable_with_docid {
    my $self= shift (@_);
    my ($oid) = @_;
    
    my $dbh = $self->{'db_handle'};
    
    #my $fulltxt_table = $self->get_fulltext_table_name();
    #$dbh->do(qq{DELETE FROM $fulltxt_table WHERE did = ?}, undef, $oid) or warn $dbh->errstr;    

    # If we do many deletes from this table, 
    # it may be more optimal to maintain a delete statement to repeatedly execute
    my $sth = $self->{"sth_del_from_fulltxt_table"};
    if(!$sth) {
    my $fulltxt_table = $self->get_fulltext_table_name();
    $sth = $dbh->prepare(qq{DELETE FROM $fulltxt_table WHERE did = ?});
    $self->{"sth_del_from_fulltxt_table"} = $sth;
    }
    $sth->execute( $oid ) or warn $dbh->errstr; # dbh set to print errors even without doing warn()
}

# Can call this after connection succeeded to get the database handle, dbh,
# if any specific DB operation (SQL statement, create/delete)
# needs to be executed that is not already provided as a method of this class.
sub get_db_handle {
    my $self= shift (@_);
    return $self->{'db_handle'};
}

################ HELPER METHODS ##############

# More basic helper methods
sub get_metadata_table_name {
    my $self= shift (@_);
    my $table_name = $self->{'tablename_prefix'} . "_metadata";
    return $table_name;
}

# FULLTEXT is a reserved keyword in (My)SQL. https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.5/en/keywords.html
# So we can't name a table or any of its columns "fulltext". We use "fulltxt" instead.
sub get_fulltext_table_name {
    my $self= shift (@_);
    my $table_name = $self->{'tablename_prefix'} . "_fulltxt";
    return $table_name;
}

# Attempt to make sure the name parameter (for db or table name) is acceptable syntax
# for the db in question, e.g. for mysql. For example, (My)SQL doesn't like tables or
# databases with '-' (hyphens) in their names
sub sanitize_name {
    my $self= shift (@_);
    my ($name) = @_;
    $name =~ s/-/_/g;
    return $name;
}


# I can get my version of table_exists to work, but it's not so ideal
# Interesting that MySQL has non-standard command to CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS and DROP TABLE IF EXISTS, 
# see https://www.perlmonks.org/bare/?node=DBI%20Recipes
#    The page further has a table_exists function that could work with proper comparison
# TODO Q: Couldn't get the first solution at https://www.perlmonks.org/bare/?node_id=500050 to work though
sub table_exists {
    my $self = shift (@_);
    my $dbh = $self->{'db_handle'};
    my ($table_name) = @_;

    my @table_list = $dbh->tables;
    #my $tables_str = @table_list[0];
    foreach my $table (@table_list) {
    return 1 if ($table =~ m/$table_name/);
    }
    return 0;
}

1;