--- /dev/null
+# This module is part of debbugs, and is released
+# under the terms of the GPL version 2, or any later version. See the
+# file README and COPYING for more information.
+# Copyright 2017 by Don Armstrong <don@donarmstrong.com>.
+
+package Debbugs::DB::Util;
+
+=head1 NAME
+
+Debbugs::DB::Util -- Utility routines for the database
+
+=head1 SYNOPSIS
+
+
+=head1 DESCRIPTION
+
+
+=head1 BUGS
+
+None known.
+
+=cut
+
+use warnings;
+use strict;
+use vars qw($VERSION $DEBUG %EXPORT_TAGS @EXPORT_OK @EXPORT);
+use base qw(Exporter);
+
+BEGIN{
+ ($VERSION) = q$Revision$ =~ /^Revision:\s+([^\s+])/;
+ $DEBUG = 0 unless defined $DEBUG;
+
+ @EXPORT = ();
+ %EXPORT_TAGS = (select => [qw(select_one)],
+ execute => [qw(prepare_execute)]
+ );
+ @EXPORT_OK = ();
+ Exporter::export_ok_tags(keys %EXPORT_TAGS);
+ $EXPORT_TAGS{all} = [@EXPORT_OK];
+}
+
+=head2 select
+
+Routines for select requests
+
+=over
+
+=item select_one
+
+ select_one($dbh,$sql,@bind_vals)
+
+Returns the first column from the first row returned from a select statement
+
+=cut
+
+sub select_one {
+ my ($dbh,$sql,@bind_vals) = @_;
+ my $sth = $dbh->
+ prepare_cached($sql,
+ {dbi_dummy => __FILE__.__LINE__ })
+ or die "Unable to prepare statement: $sql";
+ $sth->execute(@bind_vals) or
+ die "Unable to select one: ".$dbh->errstr();
+ my $results = $sth->fetchall_arrayref([0]);
+ $sth->finish();
+ return (ref($results) and ref($results->[0]))?$results->[0][0]:undef;
+}
+
+=item prepare_execute
+
+ prepare_execute($dbh,$sql,@bind_vals)
+
+Prepares and executes a statement
+
+=cut
+
+sub prepare_execute {
+ my ($dbh,$sql,@bind_vals) = @_;
+ my $sth = $dbh->
+ prepare_cached($sql,
+ {dbi_dummy => __FILE__.__LINE__ })
+ or die "Unable to prepare statement: $sql";
+ $sth->execute(@bind_vals) or
+ die "Unable to execute statement: ".$dbh->errstr();
+ $sth->finish();
+}
+
+
+=back
+
+=cut
+
+1;
+
+
+__END__