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1 | |
2 | package Class::MOP::Class; |
3 | |
4 | use strict; |
5 | use warnings; |
6 | |
7 | use Carp 'confess'; |
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8 | use Scalar::Util 'blessed', 'reftype', 'weaken'; |
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9 | use Sub::Name 'subname'; |
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10 | use B 'svref_2object'; |
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11 | |
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12 | our $VERSION = '0.20'; |
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13 | our $AUTHORITY = 'cpan:STEVAN'; |
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14 | |
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15 | use base 'Class::MOP::Module'; |
16 | |
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17 | use Class::MOP::Instance; |
18 | |
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19 | # Self-introspection |
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20 | |
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21 | sub meta { Class::MOP::Class->initialize(blessed($_[0]) || $_[0]) } |
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22 | |
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23 | # Creation |
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24 | |
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25 | sub initialize { |
26 | my $class = shift; |
27 | my $package_name = shift; |
28 | (defined $package_name && $package_name && !blessed($package_name)) |
29 | || confess "You must pass a package name and it cannot be blessed"; |
30 | $class->construct_class_instance(':package' => $package_name, @_); |
31 | } |
32 | |
33 | sub reinitialize { |
34 | my $class = shift; |
35 | my $package_name = shift; |
36 | (defined $package_name && $package_name && !blessed($package_name)) |
37 | || confess "You must pass a package name and it cannot be blessed"; |
38 | Class::MOP::remove_metaclass_by_name($package_name); |
39 | $class->construct_class_instance(':package' => $package_name, @_); |
40 | } |
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41 | |
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42 | # NOTE: (meta-circularity) |
43 | # this is a special form of &construct_instance |
44 | # (see below), which is used to construct class |
45 | # meta-object instances for any Class::MOP::* |
46 | # class. All other classes will use the more |
47 | # normal &construct_instance. |
48 | sub construct_class_instance { |
49 | my $class = shift; |
50 | my %options = @_; |
51 | my $package_name = $options{':package'}; |
52 | (defined $package_name && $package_name) |
53 | || confess "You must pass a package name"; |
54 | # NOTE: |
55 | # return the metaclass if we have it cached, |
56 | # and it is still defined (it has not been |
57 | # reaped by DESTROY yet, which can happen |
58 | # annoyingly enough during global destruction) |
59 | return Class::MOP::get_metaclass_by_name($package_name) |
60 | if Class::MOP::does_metaclass_exist($package_name); |
61 | |
62 | # NOTE: |
63 | # we need to deal with the possibility |
64 | # of class immutability here, and then |
65 | # get the name of the class appropriately |
66 | $class = (blessed($class) |
67 | ? ($class->is_immutable |
68 | ? $class->get_mutable_metaclass_name() |
69 | : blessed($class)) |
70 | : $class); |
71 | |
72 | $class = blessed($class) || $class; |
73 | # now create the metaclass |
74 | my $meta; |
75 | if ($class =~ /^Class::MOP::Class$/) { |
76 | no strict 'refs'; |
77 | $meta = bless { |
78 | # inherited from Class::MOP::Package |
79 | '$:package' => $package_name, |
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80 | |
81 | # NOTE: |
82 | # since the following attributes will |
83 | # actually be loaded from the symbol |
84 | # table, and actually bypass the instance |
85 | # entirely, we can just leave these things |
86 | # listed here for reference, because they |
87 | # should not actually have a value associated |
88 | # with the slot. |
89 | '%:namespace' => \undef, |
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90 | # inherited from Class::MOP::Module |
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91 | '$:version' => \undef, |
92 | '$:authority' => \undef, |
93 | # defined in Class::MOP::Class |
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94 | |
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95 | '%:methods' => {}, |
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96 | '%:attributes' => {}, |
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97 | '$:attribute_metaclass' => $options{':attribute_metaclass'} || 'Class::MOP::Attribute', |
98 | '$:method_metaclass' => $options{':method_metaclass'} || 'Class::MOP::Method', |
99 | '$:instance_metaclass' => $options{':instance_metaclass'} || 'Class::MOP::Instance', |
100 | } => $class; |
101 | } |
102 | else { |
103 | # NOTE: |
104 | # it is safe to use meta here because |
105 | # class will always be a subclass of |
106 | # Class::MOP::Class, which defines meta |
107 | $meta = $class->meta->construct_instance(%options) |
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108 | } |
109 | |
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110 | # and check the metaclass compatibility |
111 | $meta->check_metaclass_compatability(); |
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112 | |
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113 | Class::MOP::store_metaclass_by_name($package_name, $meta); |
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114 | |
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115 | # NOTE: |
116 | # we need to weaken any anon classes |
117 | # so that they can call DESTROY properly |
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118 | Class::MOP::weaken_metaclass($package_name) if $meta->is_anon_class; |
119 | |
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120 | $meta; |
121 | } |
122 | |
123 | sub check_metaclass_compatability { |
124 | my $self = shift; |
125 | |
126 | # this is always okay ... |
127 | return if blessed($self) eq 'Class::MOP::Class' && |
128 | $self->instance_metaclass eq 'Class::MOP::Instance'; |
129 | |
130 | my @class_list = $self->class_precedence_list; |
131 | shift @class_list; # shift off $self->name |
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132 | |
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133 | foreach my $class_name (@class_list) { |
134 | my $meta = Class::MOP::get_metaclass_by_name($class_name) || next; |
135 | |
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136 | # NOTE: |
137 | # we need to deal with the possibility |
138 | # of class immutability here, and then |
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139 | # get the name of the class appropriately |
140 | my $meta_type = ($meta->is_immutable |
141 | ? $meta->get_mutable_metaclass_name() |
142 | : blessed($meta)); |
143 | |
144 | ($self->isa($meta_type)) |
145 | || confess $self->name . "->meta => (" . (blessed($self)) . ")" . |
146 | " is not compatible with the " . |
147 | $class_name . "->meta => (" . ($meta_type) . ")"; |
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148 | # NOTE: |
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149 | # we also need to check that instance metaclasses |
150 | # are compatabile in the same the class. |
151 | ($self->instance_metaclass->isa($meta->instance_metaclass)) |
152 | || confess $self->name . "->meta => (" . ($self->instance_metaclass) . ")" . |
153 | " is not compatible with the " . |
154 | $class_name . "->meta => (" . ($meta->instance_metaclass) . ")"; |
155 | } |
156 | } |
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157 | |
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158 | ## ANON classes |
159 | |
160 | { |
161 | # NOTE: |
162 | # this should be sufficient, if you have a |
163 | # use case where it is not, write a test and |
164 | # I will change it. |
165 | my $ANON_CLASS_SERIAL = 0; |
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166 | |
167 | # NOTE: |
168 | # we need a sufficiently annoying prefix |
169 | # this should suffice for now, this is |
170 | # used in a couple of places below, so |
171 | # need to put it up here for now. |
172 | my $ANON_CLASS_PREFIX = 'Class::MOP::Class::__ANON__::SERIAL::'; |
173 | |
174 | sub is_anon_class { |
175 | my $self = shift; |
176 | $self->name =~ /^$ANON_CLASS_PREFIX/ ? 1 : 0; |
177 | } |
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178 | |
179 | sub create_anon_class { |
180 | my ($class, %options) = @_; |
181 | my $package_name = $ANON_CLASS_PREFIX . ++$ANON_CLASS_SERIAL; |
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182 | return $class->create($package_name, %options); |
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183 | } |
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184 | |
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185 | # NOTE: |
186 | # this will only get called for |
187 | # anon-classes, all other calls |
188 | # are assumed to occur during |
189 | # global destruction and so don't |
190 | # really need to be handled explicitly |
191 | sub DESTROY { |
192 | my $self = shift; |
193 | return unless $self->name =~ /^$ANON_CLASS_PREFIX/; |
194 | my ($serial_id) = ($self->name =~ /^$ANON_CLASS_PREFIX(\d+)/); |
195 | no strict 'refs'; |
196 | foreach my $key (keys %{$ANON_CLASS_PREFIX . $serial_id}) { |
197 | delete ${$ANON_CLASS_PREFIX . $serial_id}{$key}; |
198 | } |
199 | delete ${'main::' . $ANON_CLASS_PREFIX}{$serial_id . '::'}; |
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200 | } |
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201 | |
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202 | } |
203 | |
204 | # creating classes with MOP ... |
205 | |
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206 | sub create { |
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207 | my $class = shift; |
208 | my $package_name = shift; |
209 | |
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210 | (defined $package_name && $package_name) |
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211 | || confess "You must pass a package name"; |
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212 | |
213 | (scalar @_ % 2 == 0) |
214 | || confess "You much pass all parameters as name => value pairs " . |
215 | "(I found an uneven number of params in \@_)"; |
216 | |
217 | my (%options) = @_; |
218 | |
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219 | my $code = "package $package_name;"; |
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220 | $code .= "\$$package_name\:\:VERSION = '" . $options{version} . "';" |
221 | if exists $options{version}; |
222 | $code .= "\$$package_name\:\:AUTHORITY = '" . $options{authority} . "';" |
223 | if exists $options{authority}; |
224 | |
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225 | eval $code; |
226 | confess "creation of $package_name failed : $@" if $@; |
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227 | |
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228 | my $meta = $class->initialize($package_name); |
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229 | |
230 | $meta->add_method('meta' => sub { |
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231 | $class->initialize(blessed($_[0]) || $_[0]); |
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232 | }); |
233 | |
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234 | $meta->superclasses(@{$options{superclasses}}) |
235 | if exists $options{superclasses}; |
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236 | # NOTE: |
237 | # process attributes first, so that they can |
238 | # install accessors, but locally defined methods |
239 | # can then overwrite them. It is maybe a little odd, but |
240 | # I think this should be the order of things. |
241 | if (exists $options{attributes}) { |
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242 | foreach my $attr (@{$options{attributes}}) { |
243 | $meta->add_attribute($attr); |
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244 | } |
245 | } |
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246 | if (exists $options{methods}) { |
247 | foreach my $method_name (keys %{$options{methods}}) { |
248 | $meta->add_method($method_name, $options{methods}->{$method_name}); |
249 | } |
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250 | } |
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251 | return $meta; |
252 | } |
253 | |
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254 | ## Attribute readers |
255 | |
256 | # NOTE: |
257 | # all these attribute readers will be bootstrapped |
258 | # away in the Class::MOP bootstrap section |
259 | |
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260 | sub get_attribute_map { $_[0]->{'%:attributes'} } |
261 | sub attribute_metaclass { $_[0]->{'$:attribute_metaclass'} } |
262 | sub method_metaclass { $_[0]->{'$:method_metaclass'} } |
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263 | sub instance_metaclass { $_[0]->{'$:instance_metaclass'} } |
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264 | |
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265 | # FIXME: |
266 | # this is a prime canidate for conversion to XS |
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267 | sub get_method_map { |
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268 | my $self = shift; |
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269 | my $map = $self->{'%:methods'}; |
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270 | |
271 | my $class_name = $self->name; |
272 | my $method_metaclass = $self->method_metaclass; |
273 | |
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274 | foreach my $symbol ($self->list_all_package_symbols('CODE')) { |
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275 | my $code = $self->get_package_symbol('&' . $symbol); |
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276 | |
277 | next if exists $map->{$symbol} && $map->{$symbol}->body == $code; |
278 | |
279 | my $gv = svref_2object($code)->GV; |
280 | next if ($gv->STASH->NAME || '') ne $class_name && |
281 | ($gv->NAME || '') ne '__ANON__'; |
282 | |
283 | $map->{$symbol} = $method_metaclass->wrap($code); |
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284 | } |
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285 | |
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286 | return $map; |
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287 | } |
288 | |
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289 | # Instance Construction & Cloning |
290 | |
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291 | sub new_object { |
292 | my $class = shift; |
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293 | # NOTE: |
294 | # we need to protect the integrity of the |
295 | # Class::MOP::Class singletons here, so we |
296 | # delegate this to &construct_class_instance |
297 | # which will deal with the singletons |
298 | return $class->construct_class_instance(@_) |
299 | if $class->name->isa('Class::MOP::Class'); |
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300 | return $class->construct_instance(@_); |
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301 | } |
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302 | |
303 | sub construct_instance { |
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304 | my ($class, %params) = @_; |
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305 | my $meta_instance = $class->get_meta_instance(); |
306 | my $instance = $meta_instance->create_instance(); |
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307 | foreach my $attr ($class->compute_all_applicable_attributes()) { |
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308 | $attr->initialize_instance_slot($meta_instance, $instance, \%params); |
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309 | } |
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310 | return $instance; |
311 | } |
312 | |
313 | sub get_meta_instance { |
314 | my $class = shift; |
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315 | return $class->instance_metaclass->new( |
316 | $class, |
317 | $class->compute_all_applicable_attributes() |
318 | ); |
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319 | } |
320 | |
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321 | sub clone_object { |
322 | my $class = shift; |
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323 | my $instance = shift; |
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324 | (blessed($instance) && $instance->isa($class->name)) |
325 | || confess "You must pass an instance ($instance) of the metaclass (" . $class->name . ")"; |
326 | # NOTE: |
327 | # we need to protect the integrity of the |
328 | # Class::MOP::Class singletons here, they |
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329 | # should not be cloned. |
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330 | return $instance if $instance->isa('Class::MOP::Class'); |
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331 | $class->clone_instance($instance, @_); |
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332 | } |
333 | |
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334 | sub clone_instance { |
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335 | my ($class, $instance, %params) = @_; |
336 | (blessed($instance)) |
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337 | || confess "You can only clone instances, \$self is not a blessed instance"; |
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338 | my $meta_instance = $class->get_meta_instance(); |
339 | my $clone = $meta_instance->clone_instance($instance); |
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340 | foreach my $key (keys %params) { |
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341 | next unless $meta_instance->is_valid_slot($key); |
342 | $meta_instance->set_slot_value($clone, $key, $params{$key}); |
343 | } |
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344 | return $clone; |
345 | } |
346 | |
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347 | # Inheritance |
348 | |
349 | sub superclasses { |
350 | my $self = shift; |
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351 | if (@_) { |
352 | my @supers = @_; |
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353 | @{$self->get_package_symbol('@ISA')} = @supers; |
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354 | # NOTE: |
355 | # we need to check the metaclass |
356 | # compatability here so that we can |
357 | # be sure that the superclass is |
358 | # not potentially creating an issues |
359 | # we don't know about |
360 | $self->check_metaclass_compatability(); |
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361 | } |
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362 | @{$self->get_package_symbol('@ISA')}; |
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363 | } |
364 | |
365 | sub class_precedence_list { |
366 | my $self = shift; |
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367 | # NOTE: |
368 | # We need to check for ciruclar inheirtance here. |
369 | # This will do nothing if all is well, and blow |
370 | # up otherwise. Yes, it's an ugly hack, better |
371 | # suggestions are welcome. |
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372 | { ($self->name || return)->isa('This is a test for circular inheritance') } |
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373 | # ... and now back to our regularly scheduled program |
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374 | ( |
375 | $self->name, |
376 | map { |
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377 | $self->initialize($_)->class_precedence_list() |
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378 | } $self->superclasses() |
379 | ); |
380 | } |
381 | |
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382 | ## Methods |
383 | |
384 | sub add_method { |
385 | my ($self, $method_name, $method) = @_; |
386 | (defined $method_name && $method_name) |
387 | || confess "You must define a method name"; |
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388 | |
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389 | my $body; |
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390 | if (blessed($method)) { |
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391 | $body = $method->body; |
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392 | } |
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393 | else { |
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394 | $body = $method; |
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395 | ('CODE' eq (reftype($body) || '')) |
396 | || confess "Your code block must be a CODE reference"; |
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397 | $method = $self->method_metaclass->wrap($body); |
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398 | } |
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399 | $self->get_method_map->{$method_name} = $method; |
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400 | |
401 | my $full_method_name = ($self->name . '::' . $method_name); |
402 | $self->add_package_symbol("&${method_name}" => subname $full_method_name => $body); |
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403 | } |
404 | |
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405 | { |
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406 | my $fetch_and_prepare_method = sub { |
407 | my ($self, $method_name) = @_; |
408 | # fetch it locally |
409 | my $method = $self->get_method($method_name); |
410 | # if we dont have local ... |
411 | unless ($method) { |
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412 | # try to find the next method |
413 | $method = $self->find_next_method_by_name($method_name); |
414 | # die if it does not exist |
415 | (defined $method) |
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416 | || confess "The method '$method_name' is not found in the inherience hierarchy for this class"; |
195f5bf8 |
417 | # and now make sure to wrap it |
418 | # even if it is already wrapped |
419 | # because we need a new sub ref |
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420 | $method = Class::MOP::Method::Wrapped->wrap($method); |
195f5bf8 |
421 | } |
422 | else { |
423 | # now make sure we wrap it properly |
424 | $method = Class::MOP::Method::Wrapped->wrap($method) |
425 | unless $method->isa('Class::MOP::Method::Wrapped'); |
426 | } |
427 | $self->add_method($method_name => $method); |
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428 | return $method; |
429 | }; |
430 | |
431 | sub add_before_method_modifier { |
432 | my ($self, $method_name, $method_modifier) = @_; |
433 | (defined $method_name && $method_name) |
434 | || confess "You must pass in a method name"; |
435 | my $method = $fetch_and_prepare_method->($self, $method_name); |
436 | $method->add_before_modifier(subname ':before' => $method_modifier); |
437 | } |
438 | |
439 | sub add_after_method_modifier { |
440 | my ($self, $method_name, $method_modifier) = @_; |
441 | (defined $method_name && $method_name) |
442 | || confess "You must pass in a method name"; |
443 | my $method = $fetch_and_prepare_method->($self, $method_name); |
444 | $method->add_after_modifier(subname ':after' => $method_modifier); |
445 | } |
446 | |
447 | sub add_around_method_modifier { |
448 | my ($self, $method_name, $method_modifier) = @_; |
449 | (defined $method_name && $method_name) |
450 | || confess "You must pass in a method name"; |
451 | my $method = $fetch_and_prepare_method->($self, $method_name); |
452 | $method->add_around_modifier(subname ':around' => $method_modifier); |
453 | } |
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454 | |
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455 | # NOTE: |
456 | # the methods above used to be named like this: |
457 | # ${pkg}::${method}:(before|after|around) |
458 | # but this proved problematic when using one modifier |
459 | # to wrap multiple methods (something which is likely |
460 | # to happen pretty regularly IMO). So instead of naming |
461 | # it like this, I have chosen to just name them purely |
462 | # with their modifier names, like so: |
463 | # :(before|after|around) |
464 | # The fact is that in a stack trace, it will be fairly |
465 | # evident from the context what method they are attached |
466 | # to, and so don't need the fully qualified name. |
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467 | } |
468 | |
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469 | sub alias_method { |
470 | my ($self, $method_name, $method) = @_; |
471 | (defined $method_name && $method_name) |
472 | || confess "You must define a method name"; |
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473 | |
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474 | my $body = (blessed($method) ? $method->body : $method); |
475 | ('CODE' eq (reftype($body) || '')) |
476 | || confess "Your code block must be a CODE reference"; |
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477 | |
478 | $self->add_package_symbol("&${method_name}" => $body); |
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479 | } |
480 | |
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481 | sub has_method { |
482 | my ($self, $method_name) = @_; |
483 | (defined $method_name && $method_name) |
484 | || confess "You must define a method name"; |
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485 | |
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486 | return 0 unless exists $self->get_method_map->{$method_name}; |
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487 | return 1; |
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488 | } |
489 | |
490 | sub get_method { |
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491 | my ($self, $method_name) = @_; |
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492 | (defined $method_name && $method_name) |
493 | || confess "You must define a method name"; |
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494 | |
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495 | # NOTE: |
496 | # I don't really need this here, because |
497 | # if the method_map is missing a key it |
498 | # will just return undef for me now |
499 | # return unless $self->has_method($method_name); |
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500 | |
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501 | return $self->get_method_map->{$method_name}; |
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502 | } |
503 | |
504 | sub remove_method { |
505 | my ($self, $method_name) = @_; |
506 | (defined $method_name && $method_name) |
507 | || confess "You must define a method name"; |
508 | |
509 | my $removed_method = $self->get_method($method_name); |
510 | |
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511 | do { |
512 | $self->remove_package_symbol("&${method_name}"); |
513 | delete $self->get_method_map->{$method_name}; |
514 | } if defined $removed_method; |
7855ddba |
515 | |
c9b8b7f9 |
516 | return $removed_method; |
517 | } |
518 | |
519 | sub get_method_list { |
520 | my $self = shift; |
0f71bc80 |
521 | keys %{$self->get_method_map}; |
7855ddba |
522 | } |
523 | |
524 | sub find_method_by_name { |
525 | my ($self, $method_name) = @_; |
526 | # FIXME |
527 | return $self->name->can($method_name); |
a5eca695 |
528 | } |
529 | |
530 | sub compute_all_applicable_methods { |
531 | my $self = shift; |
532 | my @methods; |
533 | # keep a record of what we have seen |
534 | # here, this will handle all the |
535 | # inheritence issues because we are |
536 | # using the &class_precedence_list |
537 | my (%seen_class, %seen_method); |
538 | foreach my $class ($self->class_precedence_list()) { |
539 | next if $seen_class{$class}; |
540 | $seen_class{$class}++; |
541 | # fetch the meta-class ... |
542 | my $meta = $self->initialize($class); |
543 | foreach my $method_name ($meta->get_method_list()) { |
544 | next if exists $seen_method{$method_name}; |
545 | $seen_method{$method_name}++; |
546 | push @methods => { |
547 | name => $method_name, |
548 | class => $class, |
549 | code => $meta->get_method($method_name) |
550 | }; |
551 | } |
552 | } |
553 | return @methods; |
554 | } |
555 | |
a5eca695 |
556 | sub find_all_methods_by_name { |
557 | my ($self, $method_name) = @_; |
558 | (defined $method_name && $method_name) |
559 | || confess "You must define a method name to find"; |
560 | my @methods; |
561 | # keep a record of what we have seen |
562 | # here, this will handle all the |
563 | # inheritence issues because we are |
564 | # using the &class_precedence_list |
565 | my %seen_class; |
566 | foreach my $class ($self->class_precedence_list()) { |
567 | next if $seen_class{$class}; |
568 | $seen_class{$class}++; |
569 | # fetch the meta-class ... |
96ceced8 |
570 | my $meta = $self->initialize($class); |
a5eca695 |
571 | push @methods => { |
572 | name => $method_name, |
573 | class => $class, |
574 | code => $meta->get_method($method_name) |
575 | } if $meta->has_method($method_name); |
576 | } |
577 | return @methods; |
8b978dd5 |
578 | } |
579 | |
96ceced8 |
580 | sub find_next_method_by_name { |
581 | my ($self, $method_name) = @_; |
582 | (defined $method_name && $method_name) |
2d711cc8 |
583 | || confess "You must define a method name to find"; |
96ceced8 |
584 | # keep a record of what we have seen |
585 | # here, this will handle all the |
586 | # inheritence issues because we are |
587 | # using the &class_precedence_list |
588 | my %seen_class; |
2d711cc8 |
589 | my @cpl = $self->class_precedence_list(); |
590 | shift @cpl; # discard ourselves |
96ceced8 |
591 | foreach my $class (@cpl) { |
592 | next if $seen_class{$class}; |
593 | $seen_class{$class}++; |
594 | # fetch the meta-class ... |
595 | my $meta = $self->initialize($class); |
2d711cc8 |
596 | return $meta->get_method($method_name) |
597 | if $meta->has_method($method_name); |
96ceced8 |
598 | } |
2d711cc8 |
599 | return; |
96ceced8 |
600 | } |
601 | |
552e3d24 |
602 | ## Attributes |
603 | |
e16da3e6 |
604 | sub add_attribute { |
2e41896e |
605 | my $self = shift; |
606 | # either we have an attribute object already |
607 | # or we need to create one from the args provided |
608 | my $attribute = blessed($_[0]) ? $_[0] : $self->attribute_metaclass->new(@_); |
609 | # make sure it is derived from the correct type though |
610 | ($attribute->isa('Class::MOP::Attribute')) |
611 | || confess "Your attribute must be an instance of Class::MOP::Attribute (or a subclass)"; |
b1897d4d |
612 | |
613 | # first we attach our new attribute |
614 | # because it might need certain information |
615 | # about the class which it is attached to |
9ec169fe |
616 | $attribute->attach_to_class($self); |
b1897d4d |
617 | |
618 | # then we remove attributes of a conflicting |
619 | # name here so that we can properly detach |
620 | # the old attr object, and remove any |
621 | # accessors it would have generated |
622 | $self->remove_attribute($attribute->name) |
623 | if $self->has_attribute($attribute->name); |
624 | |
625 | # then onto installing the new accessors |
2d711cc8 |
626 | $attribute->install_accessors(); |
291073fc |
627 | $self->get_attribute_map->{$attribute->name} = $attribute; |
e16da3e6 |
628 | } |
629 | |
630 | sub has_attribute { |
631 | my ($self, $attribute_name) = @_; |
632 | (defined $attribute_name && $attribute_name) |
633 | || confess "You must define an attribute name"; |
291073fc |
634 | exists $self->get_attribute_map->{$attribute_name} ? 1 : 0; |
e16da3e6 |
635 | } |
636 | |
637 | sub get_attribute { |
638 | my ($self, $attribute_name) = @_; |
639 | (defined $attribute_name && $attribute_name) |
640 | || confess "You must define an attribute name"; |
f7259199 |
641 | return $self->get_attribute_map->{$attribute_name} |
b1897d4d |
642 | # NOTE: |
643 | # this will return undef anyway, so no need ... |
644 | # if $self->has_attribute($attribute_name); |
645 | #return; |
e16da3e6 |
646 | } |
647 | |
648 | sub remove_attribute { |
649 | my ($self, $attribute_name) = @_; |
650 | (defined $attribute_name && $attribute_name) |
651 | || confess "You must define an attribute name"; |
7b31baf4 |
652 | my $removed_attribute = $self->get_attribute_map->{$attribute_name}; |
22286063 |
653 | return unless defined $removed_attribute; |
654 | delete $self->get_attribute_map->{$attribute_name}; |
2d711cc8 |
655 | $removed_attribute->remove_accessors(); |
2d711cc8 |
656 | $removed_attribute->detach_from_class(); |
e16da3e6 |
657 | return $removed_attribute; |
658 | } |
659 | |
660 | sub get_attribute_list { |
661 | my $self = shift; |
f7259199 |
662 | keys %{$self->get_attribute_map}; |
e16da3e6 |
663 | } |
664 | |
665 | sub compute_all_applicable_attributes { |
666 | my $self = shift; |
667 | my @attrs; |
668 | # keep a record of what we have seen |
669 | # here, this will handle all the |
670 | # inheritence issues because we are |
671 | # using the &class_precedence_list |
672 | my (%seen_class, %seen_attr); |
673 | foreach my $class ($self->class_precedence_list()) { |
674 | next if $seen_class{$class}; |
675 | $seen_class{$class}++; |
676 | # fetch the meta-class ... |
f7259199 |
677 | my $meta = $self->initialize($class); |
e16da3e6 |
678 | foreach my $attr_name ($meta->get_attribute_list()) { |
679 | next if exists $seen_attr{$attr_name}; |
680 | $seen_attr{$attr_name}++; |
c9e77dbb |
681 | push @attrs => $meta->get_attribute($attr_name); |
e16da3e6 |
682 | } |
683 | } |
684 | return @attrs; |
685 | } |
2eb717d5 |
686 | |
058c1cf5 |
687 | sub find_attribute_by_name { |
688 | my ($self, $attr_name) = @_; |
689 | # keep a record of what we have seen |
690 | # here, this will handle all the |
691 | # inheritence issues because we are |
692 | # using the &class_precedence_list |
693 | my %seen_class; |
694 | foreach my $class ($self->class_precedence_list()) { |
695 | next if $seen_class{$class}; |
696 | $seen_class{$class}++; |
697 | # fetch the meta-class ... |
698 | my $meta = $self->initialize($class); |
699 | return $meta->get_attribute($attr_name) |
700 | if $meta->has_attribute($attr_name); |
701 | } |
702 | return; |
703 | } |
704 | |
857f87a7 |
705 | ## Class closing |
706 | |
707 | sub is_mutable { 1 } |
708 | sub is_immutable { 0 } |
709 | |
710 | sub make_immutable { |
c0cbf4d9 |
711 | return Class::MOP::Class::Immutable->make_metaclass_immutable(@_); |
857f87a7 |
712 | } |
713 | |
8b978dd5 |
714 | 1; |
715 | |
716 | __END__ |
717 | |
718 | =pod |
719 | |
720 | =head1 NAME |
721 | |
722 | Class::MOP::Class - Class Meta Object |
723 | |
724 | =head1 SYNOPSIS |
725 | |
8c936afc |
726 | # assuming that class Foo |
727 | # has been defined, you can |
728 | |
fe122940 |
729 | # use this for introspection ... |
730 | |
fe122940 |
731 | # add a method to Foo ... |
732 | Foo->meta->add_method('bar' => sub { ... }) |
733 | |
734 | # get a list of all the classes searched |
735 | # the method dispatcher in the correct order |
736 | Foo->meta->class_precedence_list() |
737 | |
738 | # remove a method from Foo |
739 | Foo->meta->remove_method('bar'); |
740 | |
741 | # or use this to actually create classes ... |
742 | |
88dd563c |
743 | Class::MOP::Class->create('Bar' => ( |
744 | version => '0.01', |
fe122940 |
745 | superclasses => [ 'Foo' ], |
746 | attributes => [ |
747 | Class::MOP:::Attribute->new('$bar'), |
748 | Class::MOP:::Attribute->new('$baz'), |
749 | ], |
750 | methods => { |
751 | calculate_bar => sub { ... }, |
752 | construct_baz => sub { ... } |
753 | } |
754 | )); |
755 | |
8b978dd5 |
756 | =head1 DESCRIPTION |
757 | |
fe122940 |
758 | This is the largest and currently most complex part of the Perl 5 |
759 | meta-object protocol. It controls the introspection and |
760 | manipulation of Perl 5 classes (and it can create them too). The |
761 | best way to understand what this module can do, is to read the |
762 | documentation for each of it's methods. |
763 | |
552e3d24 |
764 | =head1 METHODS |
765 | |
2eb717d5 |
766 | =head2 Self Introspection |
767 | |
768 | =over 4 |
769 | |
770 | =item B<meta> |
771 | |
fe122940 |
772 | This will return a B<Class::MOP::Class> instance which is related |
773 | to this class. Thereby allowing B<Class::MOP::Class> to actually |
774 | introspect itself. |
775 | |
776 | As with B<Class::MOP::Attribute>, B<Class::MOP> will actually |
777 | bootstrap this module by installing a number of attribute meta-objects |
778 | into it's metaclass. This will allow this class to reap all the benifits |
779 | of the MOP when subclassing it. |
2eb717d5 |
780 | |
781 | =back |
782 | |
552e3d24 |
783 | =head2 Class construction |
784 | |
a2e85e6c |
785 | These methods will handle creating B<Class::MOP::Class> objects, |
786 | which can be used to both create new classes, and analyze |
787 | pre-existing classes. |
552e3d24 |
788 | |
789 | This module will internally store references to all the instances |
790 | you create with these methods, so that they do not need to be |
791 | created any more than nessecary. Basically, they are singletons. |
792 | |
793 | =over 4 |
794 | |
88dd563c |
795 | =item B<create ($package_name, |
796 | version =E<gt> ?$version, |
797 | authority =E<gt> ?$authority, |
a2e85e6c |
798 | superclasses =E<gt> ?@superclasses, |
799 | methods =E<gt> ?%methods, |
800 | attributes =E<gt> ?%attributes)> |
552e3d24 |
801 | |
a2e85e6c |
802 | This returns a B<Class::MOP::Class> object, bringing the specified |
88dd563c |
803 | C<$package_name> into existence and adding any of the C<$version>, |
804 | C<$authority>, C<@superclasses>, C<%methods> and C<%attributes> to |
805 | it. |
552e3d24 |
806 | |
587aca23 |
807 | =item B<create_anon_class (superclasses =E<gt> ?@superclasses, |
808 | methods =E<gt> ?%methods, |
809 | attributes =E<gt> ?%attributes)> |
810 | |
811 | This will create an anonymous class, it works much like C<create> but |
812 | it does not need a C<$package_name>. Instead it will create a suitably |
813 | unique package name for you to stash things into. |
814 | |
66b3dded |
815 | =item B<initialize ($package_name, %options)> |
552e3d24 |
816 | |
a2e85e6c |
817 | This initializes and returns returns a B<Class::MOP::Class> object |
818 | for a given a C<$package_name>. |
819 | |
66b3dded |
820 | =item B<reinitialize ($package_name, %options)> |
821 | |
822 | This removes the old metaclass, and creates a new one in it's place. |
823 | Do B<not> use this unless you really know what you are doing, it could |
824 | very easily make a very large mess of your program. |
825 | |
651955fb |
826 | =item B<construct_class_instance (%options)> |
a2e85e6c |
827 | |
828 | This will construct an instance of B<Class::MOP::Class>, it is |
829 | here so that we can actually "tie the knot" for B<Class::MOP::Class> |
830 | to use C<construct_instance> once all the bootstrapping is done. This |
831 | method is used internally by C<initialize> and should never be called |
832 | from outside of that method really. |
552e3d24 |
833 | |
550d56db |
834 | =item B<check_metaclass_compatability> |
835 | |
836 | This method is called as the very last thing in the |
837 | C<construct_class_instance> method. This will check that the |
838 | metaclass you are creating is compatible with the metaclasses of all |
839 | your ancestors. For more inforamtion about metaclass compatibility |
840 | see the C<About Metaclass compatibility> section in L<Class::MOP>. |
841 | |
552e3d24 |
842 | =back |
843 | |
c9e77dbb |
844 | =head2 Object instance construction and cloning |
a2e85e6c |
845 | |
c9e77dbb |
846 | These methods are B<entirely optional>, it is up to you whether you want |
847 | to use them or not. |
552e3d24 |
848 | |
849 | =over 4 |
850 | |
2bab2be6 |
851 | =item B<instance_metaclass> |
852 | |
2d711cc8 |
853 | =item B<get_meta_instance> |
854 | |
5f3c057a |
855 | =item B<new_object (%params)> |
856 | |
857 | This is a convience method for creating a new object of the class, and |
858 | blessing it into the appropriate package as well. Ideally your class |
859 | would call a C<new> this method like so: |
860 | |
861 | sub MyClass::new { |
862 | my ($class, %param) = @_; |
863 | $class->meta->new_object(%params); |
864 | } |
865 | |
866 | Of course the ideal place for this would actually be in C<UNIVERSAL::> |
867 | but that is considered bad style, so we do not do that. |
868 | |
cbd9f942 |
869 | =item B<construct_instance (%params)> |
552e3d24 |
870 | |
c9e77dbb |
871 | This method is used to construct an instace structure suitable for |
872 | C<bless>-ing into your package of choice. It works in conjunction |
873 | with the Attribute protocol to collect all applicable attributes. |
874 | |
cbd9f942 |
875 | This will construct and instance using a HASH ref as storage |
552e3d24 |
876 | (currently only HASH references are supported). This will collect all |
a2e85e6c |
877 | the applicable attributes and layout out the fields in the HASH ref, |
878 | it will then initialize them using either use the corresponding key |
879 | in C<%params> or any default value or initializer found in the |
880 | attribute meta-object. |
727919c5 |
881 | |
5f3c057a |
882 | =item B<clone_object ($instance, %params)> |
883 | |
884 | This is a convience method for cloning an object instance, then |
19d4b5b8 |
885 | blessing it into the appropriate package. This method will call |
886 | C<clone_instance>, which performs a shallow copy of the object, |
887 | see that methods documentation for more details. Ideally your |
888 | class would call a C<clone> this method like so: |
5f3c057a |
889 | |
890 | sub MyClass::clone { |
891 | my ($self, %param) = @_; |
892 | $self->meta->clone_object($self, %params); |
893 | } |
894 | |
895 | Of course the ideal place for this would actually be in C<UNIVERSAL::> |
896 | but that is considered bad style, so we do not do that. |
897 | |
c9e77dbb |
898 | =item B<clone_instance($instance, %params)> |
899 | |
900 | This method is a compliment of C<construct_instance> (which means if |
19d4b5b8 |
901 | you override C<construct_instance>, you need to override this one too), |
902 | and clones the instance shallowly. |
a27ae83f |
903 | |
904 | The cloned structure returned is (like with C<construct_instance>) an |
905 | unC<bless>ed HASH reference, it is your responsibility to then bless |
906 | this cloned structure into the right class (which C<clone_object> will |
907 | do for you). |
c9e77dbb |
908 | |
19d4b5b8 |
909 | As of 0.11, this method will clone the C<$instance> structure shallowly, |
910 | as opposed to the deep cloning implemented in prior versions. After much |
911 | thought, research and discussion, I have decided that anything but basic |
912 | shallow cloning is outside the scope of the meta-object protocol. I |
913 | think Yuval "nothingmuch" Kogman put it best when he said that cloning |
914 | is too I<context-specific> to be part of the MOP. |
915 | |
552e3d24 |
916 | =back |
917 | |
918 | =head2 Informational |
919 | |
b9d9fc0b |
920 | These are a few predicate methods for asking information about the class. |
552e3d24 |
921 | |
b9d9fc0b |
922 | =over 4 |
552e3d24 |
923 | |
b9d9fc0b |
924 | =item B<is_anon_class> |
552e3d24 |
925 | |
b9d9fc0b |
926 | =item B<is_mutable> |
552e3d24 |
927 | |
b9d9fc0b |
928 | =item B<is_immutable> |
552e3d24 |
929 | |
930 | =back |
931 | |
932 | =head2 Inheritance Relationships |
933 | |
934 | =over 4 |
935 | |
936 | =item B<superclasses (?@superclasses)> |
937 | |
938 | This is a read-write attribute which represents the superclass |
a2e85e6c |
939 | relationships of the class the B<Class::MOP::Class> instance is |
940 | associated with. Basically, it can get and set the C<@ISA> for you. |
552e3d24 |
941 | |
343203ee |
942 | B<NOTE:> |
943 | Perl will occasionally perform some C<@ISA> and method caching, if |
944 | you decide to change your superclass relationship at runtime (which |
945 | is quite insane and very much not recommened), then you should be |
946 | aware of this and the fact that this module does not make any |
947 | attempt to address this issue. |
948 | |
552e3d24 |
949 | =item B<class_precedence_list> |
950 | |
a2e85e6c |
951 | This computes the a list of all the class's ancestors in the same order |
952 | in which method dispatch will be done. This is similair to |
953 | what B<Class::ISA::super_path> does, but we don't remove duplicate names. |
552e3d24 |
954 | |
955 | =back |
956 | |
957 | =head2 Methods |
958 | |
959 | =over 4 |
960 | |
c4260b45 |
961 | =item B<get_method_map> |
962 | |
2e41896e |
963 | =item B<method_metaclass> |
964 | |
552e3d24 |
965 | =item B<add_method ($method_name, $method)> |
966 | |
967 | This will take a C<$method_name> and CODE reference to that |
a2e85e6c |
968 | C<$method> and install it into the class's package. |
552e3d24 |
969 | |
a2e85e6c |
970 | B<NOTE>: |
971 | This does absolutely nothing special to C<$method> |
552e3d24 |
972 | other than use B<Sub::Name> to make sure it is tagged with the |
973 | correct name, and therefore show up correctly in stack traces and |
974 | such. |
975 | |
663f8198 |
976 | =item B<alias_method ($method_name, $method)> |
977 | |
978 | This will take a C<$method_name> and CODE reference to that |
979 | C<$method> and alias the method into the class's package. |
980 | |
981 | B<NOTE>: |
982 | Unlike C<add_method>, this will B<not> try to name the |
983 | C<$method> using B<Sub::Name>, it only aliases the method in |
984 | the class's package. |
985 | |
552e3d24 |
986 | =item B<has_method ($method_name)> |
987 | |
a2e85e6c |
988 | This just provides a simple way to check if the class implements |
552e3d24 |
989 | a specific C<$method_name>. It will I<not> however, attempt to check |
a2e85e6c |
990 | if the class inherits the method (use C<UNIVERSAL::can> for that). |
552e3d24 |
991 | |
992 | This will correctly handle functions defined outside of the package |
993 | that use a fully qualified name (C<sub Package::name { ... }>). |
994 | |
995 | This will correctly handle functions renamed with B<Sub::Name> and |
996 | installed using the symbol tables. However, if you are naming the |
997 | subroutine outside of the package scope, you must use the fully |
998 | qualified name, including the package name, for C<has_method> to |
999 | correctly identify it. |
1000 | |
1001 | This will attempt to correctly ignore functions imported from other |
1002 | packages using B<Exporter>. It breaks down if the function imported |
1003 | is an C<__ANON__> sub (such as with C<use constant>), which very well |
1004 | may be a valid method being applied to the class. |
1005 | |
1006 | In short, this method cannot always be trusted to determine if the |
1007 | C<$method_name> is actually a method. However, it will DWIM about |
a2e85e6c |
1008 | 90% of the time, so it's a small trade off I think. |
552e3d24 |
1009 | |
1010 | =item B<get_method ($method_name)> |
1011 | |
1012 | This will return a CODE reference of the specified C<$method_name>, |
1013 | or return undef if that method does not exist. |
1014 | |
16e960bd |
1015 | =item B<find_method_by_name ($method_name> |
1016 | |
1017 | This will return a CODE reference of the specified C<$method_name>, |
1018 | or return undef if that method does not exist. |
1019 | |
1020 | Unlike C<get_method> this will also look in the superclasses. |
1021 | |
552e3d24 |
1022 | =item B<remove_method ($method_name)> |
1023 | |
a2e85e6c |
1024 | This will attempt to remove a given C<$method_name> from the class. |
552e3d24 |
1025 | It will return the CODE reference that it has removed, and will |
1026 | attempt to use B<Sub::Name> to clear the methods associated name. |
1027 | |
1028 | =item B<get_method_list> |
1029 | |
1030 | This will return a list of method names for all I<locally> defined |
1031 | methods. It does B<not> provide a list of all applicable methods, |
1032 | including any inherited ones. If you want a list of all applicable |
1033 | methods, use the C<compute_all_applicable_methods> method. |
1034 | |
1035 | =item B<compute_all_applicable_methods> |
1036 | |
a2e85e6c |
1037 | This will return a list of all the methods names this class will |
1038 | respond to, taking into account inheritance. The list will be a list of |
552e3d24 |
1039 | HASH references, each one containing the following information; method |
1040 | name, the name of the class in which the method lives and a CODE |
1041 | reference for the actual method. |
1042 | |
1043 | =item B<find_all_methods_by_name ($method_name)> |
1044 | |
1045 | This will traverse the inheritence hierarchy and locate all methods |
1046 | with a given C<$method_name>. Similar to |
1047 | C<compute_all_applicable_methods> it returns a list of HASH references |
1048 | with the following information; method name (which will always be the |
1049 | same as C<$method_name>), the name of the class in which the method |
1050 | lives and a CODE reference for the actual method. |
1051 | |
1052 | The list of methods produced is a distinct list, meaning there are no |
1053 | duplicates in it. This is especially useful for things like object |
1054 | initialization and destruction where you only want the method called |
1055 | once, and in the correct order. |
1056 | |
96ceced8 |
1057 | =item B<find_next_method_by_name ($method_name)> |
1058 | |
1059 | This will return the first method to match a given C<$method_name> in |
1060 | the superclasses, this is basically equivalent to calling |
1061 | C<SUPER::$method_name>, but it can be dispatched at runtime. |
1062 | |
552e3d24 |
1063 | =back |
1064 | |
a4258ffd |
1065 | =head2 Method Modifiers |
1066 | |
96ceced8 |
1067 | Method modifiers are a concept borrowed from CLOS, in which a method |
1068 | can be wrapped with I<before>, I<after> and I<around> method modifiers |
1069 | that will be called everytime the method is called. |
1070 | |
1071 | =head3 How method modifiers work? |
1072 | |
1073 | Method modifiers work by wrapping the original method and then replacing |
1074 | it in the classes symbol table. The wrappers will handle calling all the |
1075 | modifiers in the appropariate orders and preserving the calling context |
1076 | for the original method. |
1077 | |
1078 | Each method modifier serves a particular purpose, which may not be |
1079 | obvious to users of other method wrapping modules. To start with, the |
1080 | return values of I<before> and I<after> modifiers are ignored. This is |
1081 | because thier purpose is B<not> to filter the input and output of the |
1082 | primary method (this is done with an I<around> modifier). This may seem |
1083 | like an odd restriction to some, but doing this allows for simple code |
1084 | to be added at the begining or end of a method call without jeapordizing |
1085 | the normal functioning of the primary method or placing any extra |
1086 | responsibility on the code of the modifier. Of course if you have more |
1087 | complex needs, then use the I<around> modifier, which uses a variation |
1088 | of continutation passing style to allow for a high degree of flexibility. |
1089 | |
1090 | Before and around modifiers are called in last-defined-first-called order, |
1091 | while after modifiers are called in first-defined-first-called order. So |
1092 | the call tree might looks something like this: |
1093 | |
1094 | before 2 |
1095 | before 1 |
1096 | around 2 |
1097 | around 1 |
1098 | primary |
1099 | after 1 |
1100 | after 2 |
1101 | |
1102 | To see examples of using method modifiers, see the following examples |
1103 | included in the distribution; F<InstanceCountingClass>, F<Perl6Attribute>, |
1104 | F<AttributesWithHistory> and F<C3MethodDispatchOrder>. There is also a |
1105 | classic CLOS usage example in the test F<017_add_method_modifier.t>. |
1106 | |
1107 | =head3 What is the performance impact? |
1108 | |
1109 | Of course there is a performance cost associated with method modifiers, |
1110 | but we have made every effort to make that cost be directly proportional |
1111 | to the amount of modifier features you utilize. |
1112 | |
1113 | The wrapping method does it's best to B<only> do as much work as it |
1114 | absolutely needs to. In order to do this we have moved some of the |
1115 | performance costs to set-up time, where they are easier to amortize. |
1116 | |
1117 | All this said, my benchmarks have indicated the following: |
1118 | |
1119 | simple wrapper with no modifiers 100% slower |
1120 | simple wrapper with simple before modifier 400% slower |
1121 | simple wrapper with simple after modifier 450% slower |
1122 | simple wrapper with simple around modifier 500-550% slower |
1123 | simple wrapper with all 3 modifiers 1100% slower |
1124 | |
1125 | These numbers may seem daunting, but you must remember, every feature |
1126 | comes with some cost. To put things in perspective, just doing a simple |
1127 | C<AUTOLOAD> which does nothing but extract the name of the method called |
1128 | and return it costs about 400% over a normal method call. |
1129 | |
a4258ffd |
1130 | =over 4 |
1131 | |
1132 | =item B<add_before_method_modifier ($method_name, $code)> |
1133 | |
96ceced8 |
1134 | This will wrap the method at C<$method_name> and the supplied C<$code> |
1135 | will be passed the C<@_> arguments, and called before the original |
1136 | method is called. As specified above, the return value of the I<before> |
1137 | method modifiers is ignored, and it's ability to modify C<@_> is |
1138 | fairly limited. If you need to do either of these things, use an |
1139 | C<around> method modifier. |
1140 | |
a4258ffd |
1141 | =item B<add_after_method_modifier ($method_name, $code)> |
1142 | |
96ceced8 |
1143 | This will wrap the method at C<$method_name> so that the original |
1144 | method will be called, it's return values stashed, and then the |
1145 | supplied C<$code> will be passed the C<@_> arguments, and called. |
1146 | As specified above, the return value of the I<after> method |
1147 | modifiers is ignored, and it cannot modify the return values of |
1148 | the original method. If you need to do either of these things, use an |
1149 | C<around> method modifier. |
1150 | |
a4258ffd |
1151 | =item B<add_around_method_modifier ($method_name, $code)> |
1152 | |
96ceced8 |
1153 | This will wrap the method at C<$method_name> so that C<$code> |
1154 | will be called and passed the original method as an extra argument |
1155 | at the begining of the C<@_> argument list. This is a variation of |
1156 | continuation passing style, where the function prepended to C<@_> |
1157 | can be considered a continuation. It is up to C<$code> if it calls |
1158 | the original method or not, there is no restriction on what the |
1159 | C<$code> can or cannot do. |
1160 | |
a4258ffd |
1161 | =back |
1162 | |
552e3d24 |
1163 | =head2 Attributes |
1164 | |
1165 | It should be noted that since there is no one consistent way to define |
1166 | the attributes of a class in Perl 5. These methods can only work with |
1167 | the information given, and can not easily discover information on |
a2e85e6c |
1168 | their own. See L<Class::MOP::Attribute> for more details. |
552e3d24 |
1169 | |
1170 | =over 4 |
1171 | |
2e41896e |
1172 | =item B<attribute_metaclass> |
1173 | |
7b31baf4 |
1174 | =item B<get_attribute_map> |
1175 | |
552e3d24 |
1176 | =item B<add_attribute ($attribute_name, $attribute_meta_object)> |
1177 | |
a2e85e6c |
1178 | This stores a C<$attribute_meta_object> in the B<Class::MOP::Class> |
1179 | instance associated with the given class, and associates it with |
1180 | the C<$attribute_name>. Unlike methods, attributes within the MOP |
1181 | are stored as meta-information only. They will be used later to |
1182 | construct instances from (see C<construct_instance> above). |
552e3d24 |
1183 | More details about the attribute meta-objects can be found in the |
a2e85e6c |
1184 | L<Class::MOP::Attribute> or the L<Class::MOP/The Attribute protocol> |
1185 | section. |
1186 | |
1187 | It should be noted that any accessor, reader/writer or predicate |
1188 | methods which the C<$attribute_meta_object> has will be installed |
1189 | into the class at this time. |
552e3d24 |
1190 | |
1191 | =item B<has_attribute ($attribute_name)> |
1192 | |
a2e85e6c |
1193 | Checks to see if this class has an attribute by the name of |
552e3d24 |
1194 | C<$attribute_name> and returns a boolean. |
1195 | |
1196 | =item B<get_attribute ($attribute_name)> |
1197 | |
1198 | Returns the attribute meta-object associated with C<$attribute_name>, |
1199 | if none is found, it will return undef. |
1200 | |
1201 | =item B<remove_attribute ($attribute_name)> |
1202 | |
1203 | This will remove the attribute meta-object stored at |
1204 | C<$attribute_name>, then return the removed attribute meta-object. |
1205 | |
a2e85e6c |
1206 | B<NOTE:> |
1207 | Removing an attribute will only affect future instances of |
552e3d24 |
1208 | the class, it will not make any attempt to remove the attribute from |
1209 | any existing instances of the class. |
1210 | |
a2e85e6c |
1211 | It should be noted that any accessor, reader/writer or predicate |
1212 | methods which the attribute meta-object stored at C<$attribute_name> |
1213 | has will be removed from the class at this time. This B<will> make |
1214 | these attributes somewhat inaccessable in previously created |
1215 | instances. But if you are crazy enough to do this at runtime, then |
1216 | you are crazy enough to deal with something like this :). |
1217 | |
552e3d24 |
1218 | =item B<get_attribute_list> |
1219 | |
1220 | This returns a list of attribute names which are defined in the local |
1221 | class. If you want a list of all applicable attributes for a class, |
1222 | use the C<compute_all_applicable_attributes> method. |
1223 | |
1224 | =item B<compute_all_applicable_attributes> |
1225 | |
c9e77dbb |
1226 | This will traverse the inheritance heirachy and return a list of all |
1227 | the applicable attributes for this class. It does not construct a |
1228 | HASH reference like C<compute_all_applicable_methods> because all |
1229 | that same information is discoverable through the attribute |
1230 | meta-object itself. |
552e3d24 |
1231 | |
058c1cf5 |
1232 | =item B<find_attribute_by_name ($attr_name)> |
1233 | |
1234 | This method will traverse the inheritance heirachy and find the |
1235 | first attribute whose name matches C<$attr_name>, then return it. |
1236 | It will return undef if nothing is found. |
1237 | |
552e3d24 |
1238 | =back |
1239 | |
857f87a7 |
1240 | =head2 Class closing |
1241 | |
1242 | =over 4 |
1243 | |
857f87a7 |
1244 | =item B<make_immutable> |
1245 | |
1246 | =back |
1247 | |
1a09d9cc |
1248 | =head1 AUTHORS |
8b978dd5 |
1249 | |
a2e85e6c |
1250 | Stevan Little E<lt>stevan@iinteractive.comE<gt> |
8b978dd5 |
1251 | |
1a09d9cc |
1252 | Yuval Kogman E<lt>nothingmuch@woobling.comE<gt> |
1253 | |
8b978dd5 |
1254 | =head1 COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE |
1255 | |
1256 | Copyright 2006 by Infinity Interactive, Inc. |
1257 | |
1258 | L<http://www.iinteractive.com> |
1259 | |
1260 | This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify |
1261 | it under the same terms as Perl itself. |
1262 | |
798baea5 |
1263 | =cut |