iTop objects CRUD stack

This is a map of the methods called in the iTop ORM CRUD stack (Create, Update, Delete operations).
To learn more about extensibility, see Extensibility API

There are 3 classes in iTop core that can be extended for a new iTop object :

• DBObject : persistent objects in DB
  • CMDBObject : adds history tracking
    • cmdbAbstractObject : editable objects

All default datamodel objects are children of cmdbAbstractObject.

• 2.7.0 : transactions (see :N°679, N°2456)
• 3.1.0 : Events (N°4756, N°5906)

In bold : overridable callbacks (in the code they are marked with a overwritable-hook PHPDoc tag).
In red : calls that has action directly on the DB.
In blue : parent methods.
In green : event.
In purple : object access modification.

Starting from DBObject::DBInsert :

• cmdbAbstractObject::DBInsertNoReload
  • DBObject::DBInsertNoReload
    • DBObject::DoComputeValues
      • cmdbAbstractObject::FireEventComputeValues
        • EventService::FireEvent(EVENT_DB_COMPUTE_VALUES) Since 3.1.0 N°4756
      • DBObject::ComputeValues
    • DBObject::OnInsert
    • cmdbAbstractObject::FireEventBeforeWrite
      • EventService::FireEvent(EVENT_DB_BEFORE_WRITE, ['is_new' => true]) Since 3.1.0 N°6324
    • DBObject::CheckToWrite
      • if MetaModel::SkipCheckToWrite return
      • DBObject::SetReadOnly : DBObject::Set NOT allowed from here Since 3.1.0 N°4756
      • cmdbAbstractObject::FireEventCheckToWrite
        • EventService::FireEvent(EVENT_DB_CHECK_TO_WRITE, ['is_new' => true]) Since 3.1.0 N°4756
      • DBObject::SetReadWrite : DBObject::Set are allowed from here Since 3.1.0 N°4756
      • cmdbAbstractObject::DoCheckToWrite : see dedicated chapter below
      • if CheckToWrite returned false then throw CoreCannotSaveObjectException
    • DBObject::GetState
    • foreach MetaModel::ListAttributeDefs, if ($oAttDef instanceof AttributeStopWatch)
      • ormStopWatch::Start
      • ormStopWatch::ComputeDeadlines
      • DBObject::Set : set attdef with the modified value
    • CMDBSource::Query('START TRANSACTION'); : since 2.7.0 (N°679)
    • DBObject::DBInsertSingleTable($sRootClass)
    • DBObject::DBInsertSingleTable($sClass) : calls insert on leaf class
    • foreach MetaModel::EnumParentClasses
      • DBObject::DBInsertSingleTable($sParentClass) : calls insert on class hierarchy
    • cmdbAbstractObject::OnObjectKeyReady
      • InlineImage::FinalizeInlineImages
    • DBObject::DBWriteLinks
      • for each modified linkset
        • ormLinkSet::DBWrite
    • DBObject::WriteExternalAttributes
      • \AttributeCustomFields::WriteExternalValues
    • CMDBObject::RecordObjCreation
      • remove the deletion record(s)
      • any other change tracking information left prior to 2.0.3
      • DBObject::RecordObjCreation
        • DBObject::RecordLinkSetListChange
      • create a new CMDBChangeOpCreate
    • CMDBSource::Query('COMMIT'); ROLLBACK if exception occurs
    • reset meta informations : m_bIsInDB = true, m_bDirty = false, sets m_aOrigValues[$sAttCode]
    • MetaModel::StartReentranceProtection() Since 3.1.0 N°4756
    • cmdbAbstractObject::PostInsertActions
      • DBObject::PostInsertActions
        • cmdbAbstractObject::FireEventAfterWrite
          • \cmdbAbstractObject::NotifyAttachedObjectsOnLinkClassModification since 3.1.0 N°5906
          • \cmdbAbstractObject::FireEventDbLinksChangedForCurrentObject EVENT_DB_LINKS_CHANGED since 3.1.0 N°5906
          • EventService::FireEvent(EVENT_DB_AFTER_WRITE, ['changes' => [], 'is_new' => true]) Since 3.1.0 N°6324
        • DBObject::AfterInsert
        • search for triggers :
          • $sClassList = MetaModel::EnumParentClasses
          • SELECT TriggerOnObjectCreate AS t WHERE t.target_class IN ('$sClassList')
          • loop on query results
            • Trigger::DoActivate
        • DBObject::ActivateOnMentionTriggers
      • foreach iApplicationObjectExtension (dans cmdbAbstractObject::DBInsert)
        • iApplicationObjectExtension::OnDBInsert
    • MetaModel::StopReentranceProtection(REENTRANCE_TYPE_UPDATE) Since 3.1.0 N°4756
    • if the object is modified DBObject::DBUpdate Since 3.1.0 N°4756
  • finally
    • if (static::IsCrudStackEmpty())
      • \cmdbAbstractObject::FireEventDbLinksChangedForAllObjects EVENT_DB_LINKS_CHANGED since 3.1.0 N°5906
• return DBObject::$m_iKey

• cmdbAbstractObject::DBUpdate
  • if no change return
  • DBObject::DBUpdate
    • MetaModel::StartReentranceProtection exit if already in update ( Since 3.1.0 N°4756 )
    • DBObject::DoComputeValues
      • cmdbAbstractObject::FireEventComputeValues
        • EventService::FireEvent(EVENT_DB_COMPUTE_VALUES) Since 3.1.0 N°4756
      • DBObject::ComputeValues
    • DBObject::GetState
    • if ($sState != '')
      • foreach(MetaModel::ListAttributeDefs)
        • if ($oAttDef instanceof AttributeStopWatch)
          • ormStopWatch::ComputeDeadlines
    • DBObject::OnUpdate
    • cmdbAbstractObject::FireEventBeforeWrite
      • EventService::FireEvent(EVENT_DB_BEFORE_WRITE, ['is_new' => false]) Since 3.1.0 N°6324
    • DBObject::InitPreviousValuesForUpdatedAttributes : since 2.7.0 N°2293, set data for DBObject::ListPreviousValuesForUpdatedAttributes
    • save $this→ListChanges() to $aChanges Freeze changes
    • if (count($this→ListChanges()) == 0)
      • MetaModel::StopReentranceProtection(REENTRANCE_TYPE_UPDATE) Since 3.1.0 N°4756
      • return DBObject::$m_iKey;
    • DBObject::CheckToWrite
      • if MetaModel::SkipCheckToWrite return
      • DBObject::SetReadOnly : DBObject::Set NOT allowed from here ( Since 3.1.0 N°4756 )
        • cmdbAbstractObject::FireEventCheckToWrite
          • EventService::FireEvent(EVENT_DB_CHECK_TO_WRITE, ['is_new' => false]) Since 3.1.0 N°4756
      • DBObject::SetReadWrite : DBObject::Set are allowed from here ( Since 3.1.0 N°4756 )
      • cmdbAbstractObject::DoCheckToWrite : see dedicated chapter below
    • if returns false then throws a CoreCannotSaveObjectException
    • save original values : DBObject::$m_aOrigValues into $aOriginalValues variable
    • set $aDBChanges from $aChanges for fields having \AttributeDefinition::IsBasedOnDBColumns == true
    • CMDBSource::Query('START TRANSACTION'); since 2.7.0 (N°679)
    • if (!MetaModel::DBIsReadOnly())
      • Update the left & right indexes for each hierarchical key
      • Update scalar attributes
        • new DBObjectSearch with current class name and id, and AllowAllData()
        • DBObjectSearch::MakeUpdateQuery using $aDBChanges
        • \CMDBSource::Query execute the update query
    • DBObject::DBWriteLinks
    • DBObject::WriteExternalAttributes
      • \AttributeCustomFields::WriteExternalValues
    • attributes reset : m_bDirty (to false), m_aTouchedAtt, m_aModifiedAtt ⇒ this leads to ListChanges() returning an empty array
    • DBObject::RecordAttChanges using $aChanges
    • CMDBSource::Query('COMMIT'); ROLLBACK if exception
    • cmdbAbstractObject::PostUpdateActions
      • DBObject::PostUpdateActions
        • cmdbAbstractObject::FireEventAfterWrite
          • \cmdbAbstractObject::NotifyAttachedObjectsOnLinkClassModification since 3.1.0 N°5906
          • \cmdbAbstractObject::FireEventDbLinksChangedForCurrentObject EVENT_DB_LINKS_CHANGED since 3.1.0 N°5906
          • EventService::FireEvent(EVENT_DB_AFTER_WRITE, ['changes' => $aChanges, 'is_new' => false]) Since 3.1.0 N°6324
        • DBObject::AfterUpdate : since 2.7.0 N°2293 changes can be accessed using DBObject::ListPreviousValuesForUpdatedAttributes
        • reset DBObject::$m_aOrigValues
        • TriggerOnObjectUpdate : for all triggers using current class or one of its parent
          • TriggerOnObjectUpdate::DoActivate : Since 3.0.0 N°3245 & 3.0.2 N°5389 TriggerOnObjectUpdate is moved AFTER the database update
        • re-entrant call (N°1073) : unset(DBObject.aUpdateReentrance[$sKey]);
        • DBObject::ActivateOnMentionTriggers
      • search for iApplicationObjectExtension implementations
        • iApplicationObjectExtension::OnDBUpdate : since 2.7.0 N°2293 changes can be accessed using DBObject::ListPreviousValuesForUpdatedAttributes
    • MetaModel::StopReentranceProtection() Since 3.1.0 N°4756
    • if the object is modified and not an infinite loop Since 3.1.0
      • DBObject::DBUpdate Since 3.1.0 N°4756
    • return $this→m_iKey;
  • $this→SetWarningsAsSessionMessages('update');
  • finally
    • if (static::IsCrudStackEmpty())
      • \cmdbAbstractObject::FireEventDbLinksChangedForAllObjects EVENT_DB_LINKS_CHANGED since 3.1.0 N°5906
  • return $res;

• cmdbAbstractObject::DBDelete
  • cmdbAbstractObject::DBDeleteTracked_Internal
    • search for iApplicationObjectExtension implementations
      • iApplicationObjectExtension::OnDBDelete
    • CMDBObject::DBDeleteTracked_Internal
      • DBObject::DBDelete
        • DBObject::MakeDeletionPlan
          • DeletionPlan::AddToDelete : add current object to objects to delete list
          • EventService::FireEvent(EVENT_DB_CHECK_TO_DELETE, ['deletion_plan' => $oDeletionPlan]) Since 3.1.0 N°4756
          • cmdbAbstractObject::DoCheckToDelete
            • DBObject::DoCheckToDelete : @internal but has the DeletionPlan as parameter
              • Some actions if $this→InSyncScope()
            • iApplicationObjectExtension::OnCheckToDelete : overridable hook but we can't access the DeletionPlan instance :(
            • UserRights::IsActionAllowed
          • DeletionPlan::SetDeletionIssues
          • DBObject::GetReferencingObjects
          • foreach ($aDependentObjects as $sRemoteClass ⇒ $aPotentialDeletes)
            • DeletionPlan::AddToUpdate : if ext key has is_null_allowed=true parameter
            • DBObject::MakeDeletionPlan : else
        • DeletionPlan::ComputeResults
        • if ($oDeletionPlan→FoundStopper())
          • throw throw new DeleteException
        • foreach ($oDeletionPlan→ListDeletes() as $sClass ⇒ $aToDelete)
          • DBObject::DBDeleteSingleObject
            • DBObject::SetReadOnly : DBObject::Set are NOT allowed from here ( Since 3.1.2 N°7118 )
            • EventService::FireEvent(EVENT_DB_ABOUT_TO_DELETE) Since 3.1.2 N°7118
            • DBObject::OnDelete
            • $aParams = array('class_list' ⇒ MetaModel::EnumParentClasses($sClass, ENUM_PARENT_CLASSES_ALL));
            • SELECT TriggerOnObjectDelete AS t WHERE t.target_class IN (:class_list)
              • Trigger::DoActivate
            • CMDBObject::RecordObjDeletion
              • Remove CMDBChangeOp objects
              • DBObject::RecordObjDeletion
                • \DBObject::RecordLinkSetListChange
              • Create and persist new CMDBChangeOpDelete
            • foreach (MetaModel::ListAttributeDefs(get_class($this)) as $sAttCode ⇒ $oAttDef)
              • if ($oAttDef→IsHierarchicalKey())
                • Update the left & right indexes for each hierarchical key
              • elseif (!$oAttDef→LoadFromDB())
                • AttributeCustomFields::DeleteValue
                  • TemplateFieldsHandler::DeleteValues
                    • DBObject::DBDelete
            • CMDBSource::Query('START TRANSACTION'); since 2.7.0 (N°679)
            • foreach (MetaModel::EnumParentClasses(get_class($this), ENUM_PARENT_CLASSES_ALL) as $sParentClass)
              • DBObject::DBDeleteSingleTable
            • CMDBSource::Query('COMMIT'); ROLLBACK if exception
            • cmdbAbstractObject::FireEventAfterDelete
              • \cmdbAbstractObject::NotifyAttachedObjectsOnLinkClassModification since 3.1.0 N°5906
              • EventService::FireEvent(EVENT_DB_AFTER_DELETE) Since 3.1.0 N°6324
            • DBObject::AfterDelete
        • foreach ($oDeletionPlan→ListUpdates() as $sClass ⇒ $aToUpdate)
          • DBObject::Set : reset ext key
          • DBObject::DBUpdate
  • finally
    • if (static::IsCrudStackEmpty())
      • \cmdbAbstractObject::FireEventDbLinksChangedForAllObjects EVENT_DB_LINKS_CHANGED since 3.1.0 N°5906

There are no overloads, the start is in DBObject

• DBObject::ApplyStimulus
  • if stimulus has no effect in the current state : return true
  • DBObject::Set : set the new state
  • EventService::FireEvent(EVENT_DB_BEFORE_APPLY_STIMULUS) Since 3.1.0 N°4756
  • foreach ($aTransitionDef['actions'] as $actionHandler)
    • if (is_string($actionHandler))
      • call_user_func($aActionCallSpec, $sStimulusCode); : pref 2.1.0 module : call method directly
    • else
      • foreach($actionHandler['params'] as $aDefinition)
        • set $value depending of parameter type
        • $bRet = call_user_func_array($aCallSpec, $aParams);
        • if ($bRet === false) IssueLog::Info + $bSuccess = false
  • if ($bSuccess)
    • Stop watches : start or stop
    • if (!$bDoNotWrite) DBObject::DBWrite
      • if ($this->m_bIsInDB) DBObject::DBUpdate
      • else DBObject::DBInsert
    • Search all TriggerOnStateLeave for current class and its parent
      • Trigger::DoActivate
    • Search all TriggerOnStateEnter for current class and its parent
      • Trigger::DoActivate
    • if Ok then EventService::FireEvent(EVENT_DB_AFTER_APPLY_STIMULUS) Since 3.1.0 N°4756
    • if not Ok then EventService::FireEvent(EVENT_DB_APPLY_STIMULUS_FAILED) Since 3.1.0 N°4756
  • return $bSuccess;

• cmdbAbstractObject::DoCheckToWrite : warning not empty, do not forget to call parent when overriding !
  • \DBObject::DoCheckToWrite
    • DBObject::DoComputeValues
      • Set the “null-not-allowed” datetimes (and dates) whose value is not initialized
      • DBObject::ComputeValues
    • DBObject::DoCheckUniqueness : see dedicated chapter below
    • DBObject::ListChanges
    • foreach $aChanges
      • DBObject::CheckValue
    • DBObject::CheckConsistency
    • if DBObject::$m_bIsInDB && DBObject::InSyncScope && (count($aChanges) > 0)
      • add error in DBObject::$m_aCheckIssues for each attribute locked because of datasynchro (OPT_ATT_SLAVE)
  • foreach iApplicationObjectExtension
    • iApplicationObjectExtension::OnCheckToWrite
  • if (!$this→bAllowWrite)
    • UserRights::IsActionAllowedOnAttribute : for each change check if it is allowed (if not add error to DBObject::$m_aCheckIssues)
• ExecutionKPI::ComputeStats

Uniqueness rules were added in 2.6.0 with N°659.

Documentation in the XML reference

• DBObject::DoCheckToWrite
  • DBObject::DoCheckUniqueness
    • MetaModel::GetUniquenessRules
    • foreach $aUniquenessRules
      • DBObject::HasObjectsInDbForUniquenessRule
        • DBObject::GetSearchForUniquenessRule
      • if ($bHasDuplicates)
        • DBObject::GetUniquenessRuleMessage