DMZ 1.7.1 (DataMapper OverZealous Edition)

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I have a table with a single primary integer key, but it is named "my_id", not "id" (for example).

Can DataMapper be extended to support a primary integer key for a table which is NOT named "id"? It is limited for use with existing tables that do not have a field named "id" and cannot be changed because they are already core tables which are supporting an existing codebase.

I have looked at the source code and see a lot of code that depends on the "id" property, especially in the relationship/join portions (where "id" is often hardcoded in the queries). However, if we could have an override (kind of like the $table property, perhaps called $id_name or something like that), which could be set on the model object, and used whenever referring to the primary ID key internally in the DMZ code, that would help a lot.

Phil, I really like DMZ and thank you for maintaining and enhancing it. If you have any suggestions or thoughts about how this scenario can be handled, they are greatly appreciated!