---
name: "DBIx::Class::Schema::PopulateMore::Inflator"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libdbix-class-schema-populatemore-perl"
version: "0.19-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/DBIx::Class::Schema::PopulateMore::Inflator"
---

# DBIx::Class::Schema::PopulateMore::Inflator(3pm)

Base Class for keyword Inflators

## NAME

DBIx::Class::Schema::PopulateMore::Inflator - Base Class for keyword Inflators

## DESCRIPTION

When DBIx::Class::Schema::PopulateMore::Command executes, it uses a visitor object  (see DBIx::Class::Schema::PopulateMore::Visitor to descend the key values of the data hash that is used to put stuff into the given tables.  If it finds a value that matches a particular regexp, that means the value needs to be inflated and it's passed to the inflating dispatcher, which finds the correct Inflator based on the given namespace.

## ATTRIBUTES

This class defines the following attributes.

## METHODS

This module defines the following methods.

### name

returns the name of this inflator.  Should be something you expect to be unique across all defined inflators.  Defaults to something based on the namespace.

### inflate($command, $string)

This is called by DBIx::Class::Schema::PopulateMore::Command dispatcher, when there  is a match detected by the visitor.

## AUTHOR

Please see DBIx::Class::Schema::PopulateMore For authorship information

## LICENSE

Please see DBIx::Class::Schema::PopulateMore For licensing terms.