Koha::BiblioUtils - contains fundamental biblio-related functions
This contains functions for normal operations on biblio records.
Note: really, C4::Biblio does the main functions, but the Koha namespace is the new thing that should be used.
my $biblio = Koha::BiblioUtils->new($marc_record, [$biblionumber]);
Creates an instance of Koha::BiblioUtils based on the marc record. If known, the biblionumber can be provided too.
my $biblio = Koha::BiblioUtils->get_from_biblionumber($biblionumber, %options);
This will give you an instance of Koha::BiblioUtils that is the biblio that you requested.
Options are:
$item_dataIf true, then the item data will be merged into the record when it's loaded.
It will return undef if the biblio doesn't exist.
my $it = Koha::BiblioUtils->get_all_biblios_iterator();
This will provide an iterator object that will, one by one, provide the Koha::BiblioUtils of each biblio. This will include the item data.
The iterator is a Koha::MetadataIterator object.
my $marc = Koha::BiblioUtils->get_marc_biblio($bibnum, %options);
This non-class function fetches the MARC::Record for the given biblio number. Nothing is returned if the biblionumber couldn't be found (or it somehow has no MARC data.)
Options are:
If set to true, item data is embedded in the record. Default is to not do this.