Fix WebGUI::Crud to autowrite objects when created.

lib/WebGUI/Crud.pm

@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@ has sequenceNumber => (
     default  => 1,
 );
 
+has _dirty => (
+    is       => 'rw',
+    default  => 0,
+);
+
 sub _now {
     my $self = shift;
     return WebGUI::DateTime->new($self->session)->toDatabase;
@@ -96,6 +101,7 @@ around BUILDARGS => sub {
         $data->{session}        = $session;
         $data->{sequenceNumber} = $sequenceNumber;
         $data->{$tableKey}      = $data->{id} || $session->id->generate;
+        $data->{_dirty}         = 1;
 
         return $class->$orig($data);
     }
@@ -114,6 +120,13 @@ around BUILDARGS => sub {
     return $class->$orig($data);
 };
 
+sub BUILD {
+    my $self = shift;
+    if ($self->_dirty) {
+        $self->write;
+    }
+}
+
 =head1 NAME
 
 Package WebGUI::Crud
@@ -967,6 +980,7 @@ sub write {
         $data->{$sequenceKey} = $self->$sequenceKey;
     }
     $session->db->setRow($self->tableName, $self->tableKey, $data);
+    $self->_dirty(0);
 }
 
 1;

t/Crud.t

@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ $sth->finish;
 
 # check data
 my $record1 = WebGUI::Cruddy->new($session);
-$record1->write;
 can_ok($record1, 'id');
 isa_ok($record1, "WebGUI::Crud");
 like($record1->dateCreated, qr/\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}\s\d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2}/, "dateCreated looks like a date");
@@ -79,6 +78,8 @@ like($record1->lastUpdated, qr/\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}\s\d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2}/, "lastUpdat
 like($record1->sequenceNumber, qr/\d+/, "sequenceNumber looks like a number");
 is($record1->sequenceNumber, 1, "record 1 sequenceNumber is 1");
 like($record1->id, qr/[A-Za-z0-9_-]{22}/, "id looks like a guid");
+my $written = $session->db->quickScalar('select COUNT(*) from some_crud_table where id=?',[ $record1->id ]);
+is $written, 1, 'autowrite for a new object works';
 
 can_ok($record1, 'prop');
 my $prop = $record1->meta->find_attribute_by_name('prop');
@@ -101,7 +102,6 @@ $record2->delete;
 
 # instanciation
 $record2 = WebGUI::Cruddy->new($session);
-$record2->write;
 isnt($record1->getId, $record2->getId, "can retrieve unique rows");
 my $copyOfRecord2 = WebGUI::Cruddy->new($session, $record2->getId);
 is($record2->getId, $copyOfRecord2->getId, "can reinstanciate record");
@@ -109,10 +109,8 @@ is($record2->getId, $copyOfRecord2->getId, "can reinstanciate record");
 # sequencing
 is($record2->sequenceNumber, 2, "record 1 sequenceNumber is 2");
 my $record3 = WebGUI::Cruddy->new($session);
-$record3->write;
 is($record3->sequenceNumber, 3, "record 1 sequenceNumber is 3");
 my $record4 = WebGUI::Cruddy->new($session);
-$record4->write;
 is($record4->sequenceNumber, 4, "record 1 sequenceNumber is 4");
 ok($record4->demote, "demotion reports success");
 is($record4->sequenceNumber, 4, "can't demote further than end");

t/Crud/serialize.t

@@ -37,11 +37,11 @@ WebGUI::Test->addToCleanup(sub {
 });
 
 my $cereal = WebGUI::Serialize->new($session);
-$cereal->write;
 isa_ok($cereal, 'WebGUI::Serialize');
 cmp_deeply(
     $cereal->get,
     {
+        _dirty         => 0,
         someName       => 'someName',
         jsonField      => [],
         dateCreated    => ignore(),