[Deprecated] DMZ 1.5.3 (DataMapper OverZealous Edition)

[eluser]OverZealous[/eluser]
@macigniter
No, just like the current DataMapper, DMZ never deletes existing objects unless explicitly requested.

However, there is an easy way to enable this. My preferred technique is to add a method called delete_deep to my base extension object, which simply calls $this->delete(). Then, for objects that have one-way relationships, I override this method to delete related objects as needed.

Alternatively, just override delete like this:

Code:

function delete($object = '', $related_field = '') {
    if( ! is_array($object) && empty($object)) {
        // delete related objects
    }
    $this->delete($object, $related
}

Be aware that this leaves you with no way to delete an object without deleting those related objects. Also, you could set up database integrity rules (foreign keys), which would be set up to automatically delete those objects.

@MeanStudios
That is a bug! Congratulations, you get a stuffed bear! (just kidding)

For now, don't chain off of [/b]join_related()[/b], because it doesn't return $this. I'll update DMZ. (Amazing that I never caught that.)