feat: return mysqli_result from executor methods (#27)

* feat: return mysqli_result from executor methods

* feat(doc): add mysqli_results ref. to README

README.md

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ $db->for(string $table)
 ->with(array $model)
 ->where(array $filters)
 ->order(array $order_by)
-->limit(1)
+->limit(int|array $limit)
 ->select(array $columns): array|bool;
 ```
 which would be equivalent to the following in MySQL:
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ use libmysqldriver\MySQL;
 $db = new MySQL($host, $user, $pass, $db);
 ```
 
+All executor methods [`select()`](#select), [`update()`](#update), and [`insert()`](#insert) will return a [`mysqli_result`](https://www.php.net/manual/en/class.mysqli-result.php) object.
+
 # SELECT
 
 Use `MySQL->select()` to retrieve columns from a database table.
@@ -67,8 +69,7 @@ Pass an associative array of strings, CSV string, or null to this method to filt
 ```php
 $db->select(
   array|string|null $columns
-): array|bool;
-// Returns array of arrays for each row, or bool if no columns were defined
+): mysqli_result;
 ```
 
 In most cases you probably want to select with a constraint. Chain the [`where()`](#where) method before `select()` to filter the query
@@ -118,7 +119,7 @@ Use `MySQL->insert()` to append a new row to a database table
 $db->insert(
   // Array of values to INSERT
   array $values
-): bool
+): mysqli_result
 // Returns true if row was inserted
 ```
 
@@ -145,7 +146,7 @@ Modify existing rows with `MySQL->update()`
 $db->get(
   // Key, value array of column names and values to update
   array $fields,
-): bool;
+): mysqli_result;
 // Returns true if at least 1 row was changed
 ```
 

src/DatabaseDriver.php

@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-	namespace libmysqldriver\Driver;
-
-	use \mysqli;
-	use \mysqli_stmt;
-	use \mysqli_result;
-
-	// MySQL query builder and executer abstractions
-	class DatabaseDriver extends mysqli {
-		// Passing arguments to https://www.php.net/manual/en/mysqli.construct.php
-		function __construct() {
-			parent::__construct(...func_get_args());
-		}
-
-		// Coerce input to single dimensional array
-		private static function to_list_array(mixed $input): array {
-			return array_values(is_array($input) ? $input : [$input]);
-		}
-
-		// Execute SQL query with optional prepared statement and return array of affected rows
-		public function exec(string $sql, mixed $params = null): array {
-			$query = $this->execute_query($sql, self::to_list_array($params));
-			$res = [];
-
-			// Fetch rows into sequential array
-			while ($row = $query->fetch_assoc()) {
-				$res[] = $row;
-			}
-
-			return $res;
-		}
-
-		// Execute SQL query with optional prepared statement and return true if query was successful
-		public function exec_bool(string $sql, mixed $params = null): bool {
-			$query = $this->execute_query($sql, self::to_list_array($params));
-
-			return gettype($query) === "boolean"
-				// Type is already a bool, so return it as is
-				? $query
-				// Return true if rows were matched
-				: $query->num_rows > 0;
-		}
-	}

src/MySQL.php

@@ -3,14 +3,13 @@
 	namespace libmysqldriver;
 
 	use \Exception;
-	use \victorwesterlund\xEnum;
 
-	use libmysqldriver\Driver\DatabaseDriver;
-
-	require_once "DatabaseDriver.php";
+	use \mysqli;
+	use \mysqli_stmt;
+	use \mysqli_result;
 
 	// Interface for MySQL_Driver with abstractions for data manipulation
-	class MySQL extends DatabaseDriver {
+	class MySQL extends mysqli {
 		private string $table;
 		private ?array $model = null;
 
@@ -25,12 +24,21 @@
 			parent::__construct(...func_get_args());
 		}
 
+		/*
+			# Helper methods
+		*/
+
 		private function throw_if_no_table() {
 			if (!$this->table) {
 				throw new Exception("No table name defined");
 			}
 		}
 
+		// Coerce input to single dimensional array
+		private static function to_list_array(mixed $input): array {
+			return array_values(is_array($input) ? $input : [$input]);
+		}
+
 		// Return value(s) that exist in $this->model
 		private function in_model(string|array $columns): ?array {
 			// Place string into array
@@ -39,7 +47,11 @@
 			return array_filter($columns, fn($col): string => in_array($col, $this->model));
 		}
 
-		/* ---- */
+		/*
+			# Definers
+			These methods are used to build an SQL query by chaining methods together.
+			Defined parameters will then be executed by an Executer method.
+		*/
 
 		// Use the following table name
 		public function for(string $table): self {
@@ -155,10 +167,13 @@
 			return $this;
 		}
 
-		/* ---- */
+		/*
+			# Executors
+			These methods execute various statements that each return a mysqli_result
+		*/
 
 		// Create Prepared Statament for SELECT with optional WHERE filters
-		public function select(array|string|null $columns = null): array|bool {
+		public function select(array|string|null $columns = null): mysqli_result {
 			$this->throw_if_no_table();
 
 			// Create array of columns from CSV
@@ -184,19 +199,14 @@
 			// Interpolate components into an SQL SELECT statmenet and execute
 			$sql = "SELECT {$columns_sql} FROM {$this->table}{$filter_sql}{$order_by_sql}{$limit_sql}";
 
-			// No columns were specified, return true if query matched rows
-			if (!$columns) {
-				return $this->exec_bool($sql, $this->filter_values);
-			}
-
 			// Return array of matched rows
-			$exec = $this->exec($sql, $this->filter_values);
+			$exec = $this->execute_query($sql, self::to_list_array($this->filter_values));
 			// Return array if exec was successful. Return as flattened array if flag is set
 			return empty($exec) || !$this->flatten ? $exec : $exec[0];
 		}
 
 		// Create Prepared Statement for UPDATE using PRIMARY KEY as anchor
-		public function update(array $entity): bool {
+		public function update(array $entity): mysqli_result {
 			$this->throw_if_no_table();
 
 			// Make constraint for table model if defined
@@ -224,11 +234,11 @@
 
 			// Interpolate components into an SQL UPDATE statement and execute
 			$sql = "UPDATE {$this->table} SET {$changes} {$filter_sql}";
-			return $this->exec_bool($sql, $values);
+			return $this->execute_query($sql, self::to_list_array($values));
 		}
 
 		// Create Prepared Statemt for INSERT
-		public function insert(array $values): bool {
+		public function insert(array $values): mysqli_result {
 			$this->throw_if_no_table();
 
 			// A value for each column in table model must be provided
@@ -241,6 +251,11 @@
 
 			// Interpolate components into an SQL INSERT statement and execute
 			$sql = "INSERT INTO {$this->table} VALUES ({$values_stmt})";
-			return $this->exec_bool($sql, $values);
+			return $this->execute_query($sql, self::to_list_array($values));
+		}
+
+		// Execute SQL query with optional prepared statement and return mysqli_result
+		public function exec(string $sql, mixed $params = null): mysqli_result {
+			return $this->execute_query($sql, self::to_list_array($params));
 		}
 	}