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15.5. Handling Handler Instantiation

The first method call your storage engine needs to support is the call for a new handler instance.

Before the handlerton is defined in the storage engine source file, a function header for the instantiation function must be defined. Here is an example from the CSV engine:

static handler* tina_create_handler(TABLE *table);

As you can see, the function accepts a pointer to the table the handler is intended to manage, and returns a handler object.

After the function header is defined, the function is named with a function pointer in the create() handlerton element, identifying the function as being responsible for generating new handler instances.

Here is an example of the MyISAM storage engine's instantiation function:

static handler *myisam_create_handler(TABLE *table)
  {
    return new ha_myisam(table);
  }

This call then works in conjunction with the storage engine's constructor. Here is an example from the FEDERATED storage engine:

ha_federated::ha_federated(TABLE *table_arg)
  :handler(&federated_hton, table_arg),
  mysql(0), stored_result(0), scan_flag(0),
  ref_length(sizeof(MYSQL_ROW_OFFSET)), current_position(0)
  {}

And here's one more example from the EXAMPLE storage engine:

ha_example::ha_example(TABLE *table_arg)
  :handler(&example_hton, table_arg)
  {}  

The additional elements in the FEDERATED example are extra initializations for the handler. The minimum implementation required is the handler() initialization shown in the EXAMPLE version.


 
 
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