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1 | |
2 | package Class::MOP; |
3 | |
4 | use strict; |
5 | use warnings; |
6 | |
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7 | use 5.008; |
8 | |
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9 | use MRO::Compat; |
10 | |
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11 | use Carp 'confess'; |
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12 | use Scalar::Util 'weaken', 'reftype', 'blessed'; |
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13 | use Data::OptList; |
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14 | use Try::Tiny; |
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15 | |
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16 | use Class::MOP::Mixin::AttributeCore; |
17 | use Class::MOP::Mixin::HasAttributes; |
18 | use Class::MOP::Mixin::HasMethods; |
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19 | use Class::MOP::Class; |
20 | use Class::MOP::Attribute; |
21 | use Class::MOP::Method; |
22 | |
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23 | BEGIN { |
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24 | *IS_RUNNING_ON_5_10 = ($] < 5.009_005) |
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25 | ? sub () { 0 } |
c7e28c19 |
26 | : sub () { 1 }; |
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27 | |
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28 | *DEBUG_NO_META = ($ENV{DEBUG_NO_META}) |
29 | ? sub () { 1 } |
30 | : sub () { 0 }; |
31 | |
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32 | # this is either part of core or set up appropriately by MRO::Compat |
33 | *check_package_cache_flag = \&mro::get_pkg_gen; |
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34 | } |
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35 | |
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36 | our $VERSION = '1.08'; |
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37 | our $XS_VERSION = $VERSION; |
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38 | $VERSION = eval $VERSION; |
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39 | our $AUTHORITY = 'cpan:STEVAN'; |
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40 | |
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41 | require XSLoader; |
42 | XSLoader::load( __PACKAGE__, $XS_VERSION ); |
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43 | |
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44 | { |
45 | # Metaclasses are singletons, so we cache them here. |
46 | # there is no need to worry about destruction though |
47 | # because they should die only when the program dies. |
48 | # After all, do package definitions even get reaped? |
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49 | # Anonymous classes manage their own destruction. |
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50 | my %METAS; |
51 | |
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52 | sub get_all_metaclasses { %METAS } |
53 | sub get_all_metaclass_instances { values %METAS } |
54 | sub get_all_metaclass_names { keys %METAS } |
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55 | sub get_metaclass_by_name { $METAS{$_[0]} } |
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56 | sub store_metaclass_by_name { $METAS{$_[0]} = $_[1] } |
57 | sub weaken_metaclass { weaken($METAS{$_[0]}) } |
be7677c7 |
58 | sub does_metaclass_exist { exists $METAS{$_[0]} && defined $METAS{$_[0]} } |
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59 | sub remove_metaclass_by_name { delete $METAS{$_[0]}; return } |
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60 | |
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61 | # This handles instances as well as class names |
62 | sub class_of { |
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63 | return unless defined $_[0]; |
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64 | my $class = blessed($_[0]) || $_[0]; |
65 | return $METAS{$class}; |
66 | } |
67 | |
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68 | # NOTE: |
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69 | # We only cache metaclasses, meaning instances of |
70 | # Class::MOP::Class. We do not cache instance of |
be7677c7 |
71 | # Class::MOP::Package or Class::MOP::Module. Mostly |
1d68af04 |
72 | # because I don't yet see a good reason to do so. |
be7677c7 |
73 | } |
74 | |
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75 | sub _class_to_pmfile { |
76 | my $class = shift; |
77 | |
78 | my $file = $class . '.pm'; |
79 | $file =~ s{::}{/}g; |
80 | |
81 | return $file; |
82 | } |
83 | |
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84 | sub load_first_existing_class { |
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85 | my $classes = Data::OptList::mkopt(\@_) |
a02f24cb |
86 | or return; |
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87 | |
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88 | foreach my $class (@{ $classes }) { |
89 | my $name = $class->[0]; |
90 | unless ( _is_valid_class_name($name) ) { |
91 | my $display = defined($name) ? $name : 'undef'; |
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92 | confess "Invalid class name ($display)"; |
93 | } |
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94 | } |
95 | |
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96 | my $found; |
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97 | my %exceptions; |
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98 | |
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99 | for my $class (@{ $classes }) { |
100 | my ($name, $options) = @{ $class }; |
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101 | |
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102 | if ($options) { |
103 | return $name if is_class_loaded($name, $options); |
104 | if (is_class_loaded($name)) { |
105 | # we already know it's loaded and too old, but we call |
106 | # ->VERSION anyway to generate the exception for us |
107 | $name->VERSION($options->{-version}); |
108 | } |
109 | } |
110 | else { |
111 | return $name if is_class_loaded($name); |
112 | } |
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113 | |
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114 | my $file = _class_to_pmfile($name); |
115 | return $name if try { |
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116 | local $SIG{__DIE__}; |
117 | require $file; |
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118 | $name->VERSION($options->{-version}) |
119 | if defined $options->{-version}; |
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120 | return 1; |
121 | } |
122 | catch { |
123 | unless (/^Can't locate \Q$file\E in \@INC/) { |
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124 | confess "Couldn't load class ($name) because: $_"; |
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125 | } |
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126 | |
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127 | return; |
128 | }; |
a8344505 |
129 | } |
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130 | |
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131 | if ( @{ $classes } > 1 ) { |
132 | my @list = map { $_->[0] } @{ $classes }; |
133 | confess "Can't locate any of @list in \@INC (\@INC contains: @INC)."; |
a02f24cb |
134 | } else { |
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135 | confess "Can't locate " . _class_to_pmfile($classes->[0]->[0]) . " in \@INC (\@INC contains: @INC)."; |
a02f24cb |
136 | } |
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137 | } |
138 | |
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139 | sub load_class { |
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140 | load_first_existing_class($_[0], ref $_[1] ? $_[1] : ()); |
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141 | |
674d9359 |
142 | # This is done to avoid breaking code which checked the return value. Said |
143 | # code is dumb. The return value was _always_ true, since it dies on |
144 | # failure! |
145 | return 1; |
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146 | } |
147 | |
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148 | sub _is_valid_class_name { |
149 | my $class = shift; |
150 | |
151 | return 0 if ref($class); |
152 | return 0 unless defined($class); |
153 | return 0 unless length($class); |
154 | |
155 | return 1 if $class =~ /^\w+(?:::\w+)*$/; |
156 | |
157 | return 0; |
158 | } |
159 | |
aa448b16 |
160 | ## ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
161 | ## Setting up our environment ... |
162 | ## ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
1d68af04 |
163 | ## Class::MOP needs to have a few things in the global perl environment so |
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164 | ## that it can operate effectively. Those things are done here. |
165 | ## ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
166 | |
3bf7644b |
167 | # ... nothing yet actually ;) |
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168 | |
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169 | ## ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
1d68af04 |
170 | ## Bootstrapping |
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171 | ## ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
1d68af04 |
172 | ## The code below here is to bootstrap our MOP with itself. This is also |
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173 | ## sometimes called "tying the knot". By doing this, we make it much easier |
174 | ## to extend the MOP through subclassing and such since now you can use the |
1d68af04 |
175 | ## MOP itself to extend itself. |
176 | ## |
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177 | ## Yes, I know, thats weird and insane, but it's a good thing, trust me :) |
1d68af04 |
178 | ## ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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179 | |
1d68af04 |
180 | # We need to add in the meta-attributes here so that |
181 | # any subclass of Class::MOP::* will be able to |
c2b256bc |
182 | # inherit them using _construct_instance |
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183 | |
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184 | ## -------------------------------------------------------- |
9b871d79 |
185 | ## Class::MOP::Mixin::HasMethods |
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186 | |
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187 | Class::MOP::Mixin::HasMethods->meta->add_attribute( |
188 | Class::MOP::Attribute->new('_methods' => ( |
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189 | reader => { |
9b871d79 |
190 | # NOTE: |
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191 | # we just alias the original method |
1d68af04 |
192 | # rather than re-produce it here |
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193 | '_full_method_map' => \&Class::MOP::Mixin::HasMethods::_full_method_map |
b880e0de |
194 | }, |
9b871d79 |
195 | default => sub { {} } |
727919c5 |
196 | )) |
197 | ); |
198 | |
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199 | Class::MOP::Mixin::HasMethods->meta->add_attribute( |
200 | Class::MOP::Attribute->new('method_metaclass' => ( |
201 | reader => { |
56dcfc1a |
202 | # NOTE: |
ce2ae40f |
203 | # we just alias the original method |
204 | # rather than re-produce it here |
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205 | 'method_metaclass' => \&Class::MOP::Mixin::HasMethods::method_metaclass |
a5e51f0b |
206 | }, |
9b871d79 |
207 | default => 'Class::MOP::Method', |
a5e51f0b |
208 | )) |
209 | ); |
210 | |
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211 | Class::MOP::Mixin::HasMethods->meta->add_attribute( |
212 | Class::MOP::Attribute->new('wrapped_method_metaclass' => ( |
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213 | reader => { |
214 | # NOTE: |
215 | # we just alias the original method |
216 | # rather than re-produce it here |
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217 | 'wrapped_method_metaclass' => \&Class::MOP::Mixin::HasMethods::wrapped_method_metaclass |
bcef1f7c |
218 | }, |
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219 | default => 'Class::MOP::Method::Wrapped', |
bcef1f7c |
220 | )) |
221 | ); |
222 | |
9b871d79 |
223 | ## -------------------------------------------------------- |
224 | ## Class::MOP::Mixin::HasMethods |
225 | |
226 | Class::MOP::Mixin::HasAttributes->meta->add_attribute( |
227 | Class::MOP::Attribute->new('attributes' => ( |
228 | reader => { |
229 | # NOTE: we need to do this in order |
230 | # for the instance meta-object to |
231 | # not fall into meta-circular death |
232 | # |
233 | # we just alias the original method |
234 | # rather than re-produce it here |
235 | '_attribute_map' => \&Class::MOP::Mixin::HasAttributes::_attribute_map |
236 | }, |
237 | default => sub { {} } |
238 | )) |
239 | ); |
240 | |
241 | Class::MOP::Mixin::HasAttributes->meta->add_attribute( |
242 | Class::MOP::Attribute->new('attribute_metaclass' => ( |
b1ff395f |
243 | reader => { |
244 | # NOTE: |
245 | # we just alias the original method |
246 | # rather than re-produce it here |
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247 | 'attribute_metaclass' => \&Class::MOP::Mixin::HasAttributes::attribute_metaclass |
b1ff395f |
248 | }, |
9b871d79 |
249 | default => 'Class::MOP::Attribute', |
b1ff395f |
250 | )) |
251 | ); |
252 | |
9b871d79 |
253 | ## -------------------------------------------------------- |
254 | ## Class::MOP::Package |
255 | |
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256 | Class::MOP::Package->meta->add_attribute( |
9b871d79 |
257 | Class::MOP::Attribute->new('package' => ( |
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258 | reader => { |
9b871d79 |
259 | # NOTE: we need to do this in order |
260 | # for the instance meta-object to |
261 | # not fall into meta-circular death |
262 | # |
263 | # we just alias the original method |
264 | # rather than re-produce it here |
265 | 'name' => \&Class::MOP::Package::name |
266 | }, |
267 | )) |
268 | ); |
269 | |
270 | Class::MOP::Package->meta->add_attribute( |
271 | Class::MOP::Attribute->new('namespace' => ( |
272 | reader => { |
b1ff395f |
273 | # NOTE: |
274 | # we just alias the original method |
275 | # rather than re-produce it here |
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276 | 'namespace' => \&Class::MOP::Package::namespace |
b1ff395f |
277 | }, |
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278 | init_arg => undef, |
279 | default => sub { \undef } |
b1ff395f |
280 | )) |
281 | ); |
282 | |
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283 | ## -------------------------------------------------------- |
284 | ## Class::MOP::Module |
285 | |
286 | # NOTE: |
1d68af04 |
287 | # yeah this is kind of stretching things a bit, |
f0480c45 |
288 | # but truthfully the version should be an attribute |
1d68af04 |
289 | # of the Module, the weirdness comes from having to |
290 | # stick to Perl 5 convention and store it in the |
291 | # $VERSION package variable. Basically if you just |
292 | # squint at it, it will look how you want it to look. |
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293 | # Either as a package variable, or as a attribute of |
294 | # the metaclass, isn't abstraction great :) |
295 | |
296 | Class::MOP::Module->meta->add_attribute( |
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297 | Class::MOP::Attribute->new('version' => ( |
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298 | reader => { |
ce2ae40f |
299 | # NOTE: |
300 | # we just alias the original method |
1d68af04 |
301 | # rather than re-produce it here |
ce2ae40f |
302 | 'version' => \&Class::MOP::Module::version |
f0480c45 |
303 | }, |
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304 | init_arg => undef, |
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305 | default => sub { \undef } |
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306 | )) |
307 | ); |
308 | |
309 | # NOTE: |
1d68af04 |
310 | # By following the same conventions as version here, |
311 | # we are opening up the possibility that people can |
312 | # use the $AUTHORITY in non-Class::MOP modules as |
313 | # well. |
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314 | |
315 | Class::MOP::Module->meta->add_attribute( |
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316 | Class::MOP::Attribute->new('authority' => ( |
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317 | reader => { |
ce2ae40f |
318 | # NOTE: |
319 | # we just alias the original method |
1d68af04 |
320 | # rather than re-produce it here |
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321 | 'authority' => \&Class::MOP::Module::authority |
1d68af04 |
322 | }, |
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323 | init_arg => undef, |
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324 | default => sub { \undef } |
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325 | )) |
326 | ); |
327 | |
328 | ## -------------------------------------------------------- |
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329 | ## Class::MOP::Class |
330 | |
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331 | Class::MOP::Class->meta->add_attribute( |
8683db0e |
332 | Class::MOP::Attribute->new('superclasses' => ( |
c23184fc |
333 | accessor => { |
334 | # NOTE: |
335 | # we just alias the original method |
1d68af04 |
336 | # rather than re-produce it here |
c23184fc |
337 | 'superclasses' => \&Class::MOP::Class::superclasses |
338 | }, |
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339 | init_arg => undef, |
c23184fc |
340 | default => sub { \undef } |
341 | )) |
342 | ); |
343 | |
344 | Class::MOP::Class->meta->add_attribute( |
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345 | Class::MOP::Attribute->new('instance_metaclass' => ( |
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346 | reader => { |
1d68af04 |
347 | # NOTE: we need to do this in order |
348 | # for the instance meta-object to |
349 | # not fall into meta-circular death |
350 | # |
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351 | # we just alias the original method |
1d68af04 |
352 | # rather than re-produce it here |
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353 | 'instance_metaclass' => \&Class::MOP::Class::instance_metaclass |
b880e0de |
354 | }, |
1d68af04 |
355 | default => 'Class::MOP::Instance', |
2bab2be6 |
356 | )) |
357 | ); |
358 | |
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359 | Class::MOP::Class->meta->add_attribute( |
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360 | Class::MOP::Attribute->new('immutable_trait' => ( |
361 | reader => { |
362 | 'immutable_trait' => \&Class::MOP::Class::immutable_trait |
363 | }, |
364 | default => "Class::MOP::Class::Immutable::Trait", |
365 | )) |
366 | ); |
367 | |
368 | Class::MOP::Class->meta->add_attribute( |
369 | Class::MOP::Attribute->new('constructor_name' => ( |
44d6ea77 |
370 | reader => { |
f5d08022 |
371 | 'constructor_name' => \&Class::MOP::Class::constructor_name, |
44d6ea77 |
372 | }, |
f5d08022 |
373 | default => "new", |
374 | )) |
375 | ); |
376 | |
377 | Class::MOP::Class->meta->add_attribute( |
378 | Class::MOP::Attribute->new('constructor_class' => ( |
44d6ea77 |
379 | reader => { |
f5d08022 |
380 | 'constructor_class' => \&Class::MOP::Class::constructor_class, |
44d6ea77 |
381 | }, |
f5d08022 |
382 | default => "Class::MOP::Method::Constructor", |
383 | )) |
384 | ); |
385 | |
386 | |
387 | Class::MOP::Class->meta->add_attribute( |
388 | Class::MOP::Attribute->new('destructor_class' => ( |
389 | reader => { |
390 | 'destructor_class' => \&Class::MOP::Class::destructor_class, |
44d6ea77 |
391 | }, |
392 | )) |
393 | ); |
394 | |
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395 | # NOTE: |
1d68af04 |
396 | # we don't actually need to tie the knot with |
397 | # Class::MOP::Class here, it is actually handled |
398 | # within Class::MOP::Class itself in the |
c2b256bc |
399 | # _construct_class_instance method. |
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400 | |
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401 | ## -------------------------------------------------------- |
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402 | ## Class::MOP::Mixin::AttributeCore |
403 | Class::MOP::Mixin::AttributeCore->meta->add_attribute( |
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404 | Class::MOP::Attribute->new('name' => ( |
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405 | reader => { |
1d68af04 |
406 | # NOTE: we need to do this in order |
407 | # for the instance meta-object to |
408 | # not fall into meta-circular death |
409 | # |
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410 | # we just alias the original method |
1d68af04 |
411 | # rather than re-produce it here |
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412 | 'name' => \&Class::MOP::Mixin::AttributeCore::name |
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413 | } |
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414 | )) |
415 | ); |
416 | |
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417 | Class::MOP::Mixin::AttributeCore->meta->add_attribute( |
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418 | Class::MOP::Attribute->new('accessor' => ( |
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419 | reader => { 'accessor' => \&Class::MOP::Mixin::AttributeCore::accessor }, |
420 | predicate => { 'has_accessor' => \&Class::MOP::Mixin::AttributeCore::has_accessor }, |
7b31baf4 |
421 | )) |
422 | ); |
423 | |
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424 | Class::MOP::Mixin::AttributeCore->meta->add_attribute( |
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425 | Class::MOP::Attribute->new('reader' => ( |
9b871d79 |
426 | reader => { 'reader' => \&Class::MOP::Mixin::AttributeCore::reader }, |
427 | predicate => { 'has_reader' => \&Class::MOP::Mixin::AttributeCore::has_reader }, |
7b31baf4 |
428 | )) |
429 | ); |
430 | |
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431 | Class::MOP::Mixin::AttributeCore->meta->add_attribute( |
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432 | Class::MOP::Attribute->new('initializer' => ( |
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433 | reader => { 'initializer' => \&Class::MOP::Mixin::AttributeCore::initializer }, |
434 | predicate => { 'has_initializer' => \&Class::MOP::Mixin::AttributeCore::has_initializer }, |
0ab65f99 |
435 | )) |
436 | ); |
437 | |
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438 | Class::MOP::Mixin::AttributeCore->meta->add_attribute( |
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439 | Class::MOP::Attribute->new('definition_context' => ( |
9b871d79 |
440 | reader => { 'definition_context' => \&Class::MOP::Mixin::AttributeCore::definition_context }, |
d9d99689 |
441 | )) |
442 | ); |
443 | |
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444 | Class::MOP::Mixin::AttributeCore->meta->add_attribute( |
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445 | Class::MOP::Attribute->new('writer' => ( |
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446 | reader => { 'writer' => \&Class::MOP::Mixin::AttributeCore::writer }, |
447 | predicate => { 'has_writer' => \&Class::MOP::Mixin::AttributeCore::has_writer }, |
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448 | )) |
449 | ); |
450 | |
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451 | Class::MOP::Mixin::AttributeCore->meta->add_attribute( |
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452 | Class::MOP::Attribute->new('predicate' => ( |
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453 | reader => { 'predicate' => \&Class::MOP::Mixin::AttributeCore::predicate }, |
454 | predicate => { 'has_predicate' => \&Class::MOP::Mixin::AttributeCore::has_predicate }, |
7b31baf4 |
455 | )) |
456 | ); |
457 | |
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458 | Class::MOP::Mixin::AttributeCore->meta->add_attribute( |
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459 | Class::MOP::Attribute->new('clearer' => ( |
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460 | reader => { 'clearer' => \&Class::MOP::Mixin::AttributeCore::clearer }, |
461 | predicate => { 'has_clearer' => \&Class::MOP::Mixin::AttributeCore::has_clearer }, |
7d28758b |
462 | )) |
463 | ); |
464 | |
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465 | Class::MOP::Mixin::AttributeCore->meta->add_attribute( |
8683db0e |
466 | Class::MOP::Attribute->new('builder' => ( |
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467 | reader => { 'builder' => \&Class::MOP::Mixin::AttributeCore::builder }, |
468 | predicate => { 'has_builder' => \&Class::MOP::Mixin::AttributeCore::has_builder }, |
1d68af04 |
469 | )) |
470 | ); |
471 | |
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472 | Class::MOP::Mixin::AttributeCore->meta->add_attribute( |
8683db0e |
473 | Class::MOP::Attribute->new('init_arg' => ( |
9b871d79 |
474 | reader => { 'init_arg' => \&Class::MOP::Mixin::AttributeCore::init_arg }, |
475 | predicate => { 'has_init_arg' => \&Class::MOP::Mixin::AttributeCore::has_init_arg }, |
7b31baf4 |
476 | )) |
477 | ); |
478 | |
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479 | Class::MOP::Mixin::AttributeCore->meta->add_attribute( |
8683db0e |
480 | Class::MOP::Attribute->new('default' => ( |
7b31baf4 |
481 | # default has a custom 'reader' method ... |
9b871d79 |
482 | predicate => { 'has_default' => \&Class::MOP::Mixin::AttributeCore::has_default }, |
7b31baf4 |
483 | )) |
484 | ); |
485 | |
9b871d79 |
486 | Class::MOP::Mixin::AttributeCore->meta->add_attribute( |
487 | Class::MOP::Attribute->new('insertion_order' => ( |
488 | reader => { 'insertion_order' => \&Class::MOP::Mixin::AttributeCore::insertion_order }, |
489 | writer => { '_set_insertion_order' => \&Class::MOP::Mixin::AttributeCore::_set_insertion_order }, |
490 | predicate => { 'has_insertion_order' => \&Class::MOP::Mixin::AttributeCore::has_insertion_order }, |
491 | )) |
492 | ); |
493 | |
494 | ## -------------------------------------------------------- |
495 | ## Class::MOP::Attribute |
3545c727 |
496 | Class::MOP::Attribute->meta->add_attribute( |
9b871d79 |
497 | Class::MOP::Attribute->new('associated_class' => ( |
498 | reader => { |
499 | # NOTE: we need to do this in order |
500 | # for the instance meta-object to |
501 | # not fall into meta-circular death |
502 | # |
503 | # we just alias the original method |
504 | # rather than re-produce it here |
505 | 'associated_class' => \&Class::MOP::Attribute::associated_class |
506 | } |
3545c727 |
507 | )) |
508 | ); |
727919c5 |
509 | |
95b67145 |
510 | Class::MOP::Attribute->meta->add_attribute( |
9b871d79 |
511 | Class::MOP::Attribute->new('associated_methods' => ( |
512 | reader => { 'associated_methods' => \&Class::MOP::Attribute::associated_methods }, |
513 | default => sub { [] } |
95b67145 |
514 | )) |
515 | ); |
516 | |
5659d76e |
517 | Class::MOP::Attribute->meta->add_method('clone' => sub { |
a740253a |
518 | my $self = shift; |
1d68af04 |
519 | $self->meta->clone_object($self, @_); |
727919c5 |
520 | }); |
521 | |
f0480c45 |
522 | ## -------------------------------------------------------- |
b6164407 |
523 | ## Class::MOP::Method |
b6164407 |
524 | Class::MOP::Method->meta->add_attribute( |
8683db0e |
525 | Class::MOP::Attribute->new('body' => ( |
c23184fc |
526 | reader => { 'body' => \&Class::MOP::Method::body }, |
b6164407 |
527 | )) |
528 | ); |
529 | |
4c105333 |
530 | Class::MOP::Method->meta->add_attribute( |
5e607260 |
531 | Class::MOP::Attribute->new('associated_metaclass' => ( |
5e607260 |
532 | reader => { 'associated_metaclass' => \&Class::MOP::Method::associated_metaclass }, |
533 | )) |
534 | ); |
535 | |
536 | Class::MOP::Method->meta->add_attribute( |
8683db0e |
537 | Class::MOP::Attribute->new('package_name' => ( |
4c105333 |
538 | reader => { 'package_name' => \&Class::MOP::Method::package_name }, |
539 | )) |
540 | ); |
541 | |
542 | Class::MOP::Method->meta->add_attribute( |
8683db0e |
543 | Class::MOP::Attribute->new('name' => ( |
4c105333 |
544 | reader => { 'name' => \&Class::MOP::Method::name }, |
545 | )) |
546 | ); |
547 | |
2226a8b0 |
548 | Class::MOP::Method->meta->add_attribute( |
549 | Class::MOP::Attribute->new('original_method' => ( |
550 | reader => { 'original_method' => \&Class::MOP::Method::original_method }, |
551 | writer => { '_set_original_method' => \&Class::MOP::Method::_set_original_method }, |
552 | )) |
553 | ); |
554 | |
b6164407 |
555 | ## -------------------------------------------------------- |
556 | ## Class::MOP::Method::Wrapped |
557 | |
558 | # NOTE: |
1d68af04 |
559 | # the way this item is initialized, this |
560 | # really does not follow the standard |
561 | # practices of attributes, but we put |
b6164407 |
562 | # it here for completeness |
563 | Class::MOP::Method::Wrapped->meta->add_attribute( |
8683db0e |
564 | Class::MOP::Attribute->new('modifier_table') |
b6164407 |
565 | ); |
566 | |
567 | ## -------------------------------------------------------- |
565f0cbb |
568 | ## Class::MOP::Method::Generated |
569 | |
570 | Class::MOP::Method::Generated->meta->add_attribute( |
8683db0e |
571 | Class::MOP::Attribute->new('is_inline' => ( |
565f0cbb |
572 | reader => { 'is_inline' => \&Class::MOP::Method::Generated::is_inline }, |
4c105333 |
573 | default => 0, |
1d68af04 |
574 | )) |
565f0cbb |
575 | ); |
576 | |
d9d99689 |
577 | Class::MOP::Method::Generated->meta->add_attribute( |
578 | Class::MOP::Attribute->new('definition_context' => ( |
579 | reader => { 'definition_context' => \&Class::MOP::Method::Generated::definition_context }, |
580 | )) |
581 | ); |
582 | |
29d4e92a |
583 | |
584 | ## -------------------------------------------------------- |
585 | ## Class::MOP::Method::Inlined |
586 | |
587 | Class::MOP::Method::Inlined->meta->add_attribute( |
588 | Class::MOP::Attribute->new('_expected_method_class' => ( |
589 | reader => { '_expected_method_class' => \&Class::MOP::Method::Inlined::_expected_method_class }, |
590 | )) |
591 | ); |
592 | |
565f0cbb |
593 | ## -------------------------------------------------------- |
d90b42a6 |
594 | ## Class::MOP::Method::Accessor |
595 | |
596 | Class::MOP::Method::Accessor->meta->add_attribute( |
8683db0e |
597 | Class::MOP::Attribute->new('attribute' => ( |
1d68af04 |
598 | reader => { |
599 | 'associated_attribute' => \&Class::MOP::Method::Accessor::associated_attribute |
d90b42a6 |
600 | }, |
1d68af04 |
601 | )) |
d90b42a6 |
602 | ); |
603 | |
604 | Class::MOP::Method::Accessor->meta->add_attribute( |
8683db0e |
605 | Class::MOP::Attribute->new('accessor_type' => ( |
c23184fc |
606 | reader => { 'accessor_type' => \&Class::MOP::Method::Accessor::accessor_type }, |
1d68af04 |
607 | )) |
d90b42a6 |
608 | ); |
609 | |
d90b42a6 |
610 | ## -------------------------------------------------------- |
611 | ## Class::MOP::Method::Constructor |
612 | |
613 | Class::MOP::Method::Constructor->meta->add_attribute( |
8683db0e |
614 | Class::MOP::Attribute->new('options' => ( |
1d68af04 |
615 | reader => { |
616 | 'options' => \&Class::MOP::Method::Constructor::options |
d90b42a6 |
617 | }, |
4c105333 |
618 | default => sub { +{} } |
1d68af04 |
619 | )) |
d90b42a6 |
620 | ); |
621 | |
622 | Class::MOP::Method::Constructor->meta->add_attribute( |
8683db0e |
623 | Class::MOP::Attribute->new('associated_metaclass' => ( |
e8a38403 |
624 | init_arg => "metaclass", # FIXME alias and rename |
1d68af04 |
625 | reader => { |
626 | 'associated_metaclass' => \&Class::MOP::Method::Constructor::associated_metaclass |
627 | }, |
628 | )) |
d90b42a6 |
629 | ); |
630 | |
631 | ## -------------------------------------------------------- |
86482605 |
632 | ## Class::MOP::Instance |
633 | |
634 | # NOTE: |
1d68af04 |
635 | # these don't yet do much of anything, but are just |
86482605 |
636 | # included for completeness |
637 | |
638 | Class::MOP::Instance->meta->add_attribute( |
74890687 |
639 | Class::MOP::Attribute->new('associated_metaclass', |
640 | reader => { associated_metaclass => \&Class::MOP::Instance::associated_metaclass }, |
641 | ), |
86482605 |
642 | ); |
643 | |
644 | Class::MOP::Instance->meta->add_attribute( |
74890687 |
645 | Class::MOP::Attribute->new('_class_name', |
646 | init_arg => undef, |
647 | reader => { _class_name => \&Class::MOP::Instance::_class_name }, |
648 | #lazy => 1, # not yet supported by Class::MOP but out our version does it anyway |
649 | #default => sub { $_[0]->associated_metaclass->name }, |
650 | ), |
651 | ); |
652 | |
653 | Class::MOP::Instance->meta->add_attribute( |
654 | Class::MOP::Attribute->new('attributes', |
0b5d46da |
655 | reader => { attributes => \&Class::MOP::Instance::get_all_attributes }, |
74890687 |
656 | ), |
32bfc810 |
657 | ); |
658 | |
659 | Class::MOP::Instance->meta->add_attribute( |
74890687 |
660 | Class::MOP::Attribute->new('slots', |
661 | reader => { slots => \&Class::MOP::Instance::slots }, |
662 | ), |
86482605 |
663 | ); |
664 | |
63d08a9e |
665 | Class::MOP::Instance->meta->add_attribute( |
74890687 |
666 | Class::MOP::Attribute->new('slot_hash', |
667 | reader => { slot_hash => \&Class::MOP::Instance::slot_hash }, |
668 | ), |
63d08a9e |
669 | ); |
670 | |
30229767 |
671 | require Class::MOP::Deprecated unless our $no_deprecated; |
63d08a9e |
672 | |
caa051fa |
673 | # we need the meta instance of the meta instance to be created now, in order |
674 | # for the constructor to be able to use it |
675 | Class::MOP::Instance->meta->get_meta_instance; |
676 | |
caa051fa |
677 | # pretend the add_method never happenned. it hasn't yet affected anything |
678 | undef Class::MOP::Instance->meta->{_package_cache_flag}; |
679 | |
86482605 |
680 | ## -------------------------------------------------------- |
f0480c45 |
681 | ## Now close all the Class::MOP::* classes |
4d47b77f |
682 | |
1aa13cf4 |
683 | # NOTE: we don't need to inline the the accessors this only lengthens |
684 | # the compile time of the MOP, and gives us no actual benefits. |
0b9372a2 |
685 | |
686 | $_->meta->make_immutable( |
ec9e38e5 |
687 | inline_constructor => 0, |
6c2f6b5c |
688 | constructor_name => "_new", |
45582002 |
689 | inline_accessors => 0, |
0b9372a2 |
690 | ) for qw/ |
1d68af04 |
691 | Class::MOP::Package |
692 | Class::MOP::Module |
693 | Class::MOP::Class |
694 | |
0b9372a2 |
695 | Class::MOP::Attribute |
1d68af04 |
696 | Class::MOP::Method |
697 | Class::MOP::Instance |
698 | |
699 | Class::MOP::Object |
0b9372a2 |
700 | |
565f0cbb |
701 | Class::MOP::Method::Generated |
29d4e92a |
702 | Class::MOP::Method::Inlined |
1d68af04 |
703 | |
ba38bf08 |
704 | Class::MOP::Method::Accessor |
1d68af04 |
705 | Class::MOP::Method::Constructor |
706 | Class::MOP::Method::Wrapped |
0b9372a2 |
707 | /; |
b6164407 |
708 | |
9b871d79 |
709 | $_->meta->make_immutable( |
710 | inline_constructor => 0, |
711 | constructor_name => undef, |
712 | inline_accessors => 0, |
713 | ) for qw/ |
714 | Class::MOP::Mixin |
715 | Class::MOP::Mixin::AttributeCore |
716 | Class::MOP::Mixin::HasAttributes |
717 | Class::MOP::Mixin::HasMethods |
718 | /; |
719 | |
94b19069 |
720 | 1; |
721 | |
722 | __END__ |
723 | |
724 | =pod |
725 | |
1d68af04 |
726 | =head1 NAME |
94b19069 |
727 | |
728 | Class::MOP - A Meta Object Protocol for Perl 5 |
729 | |
5b60bf98 |
730 | =head1 DESCRIPTION |
94b19069 |
731 | |
127d39a7 |
732 | This module is a fully functioning meta object protocol for the |
1d68af04 |
733 | Perl 5 object system. It makes no attempt to change the behavior or |
734 | characteristics of the Perl 5 object system, only to create a |
27e31eaf |
735 | protocol for its manipulation and introspection. |
94b19069 |
736 | |
828ecf13 |
737 | That said, it does attempt to create the tools for building a rich set |
738 | of extensions to the Perl 5 object system. Every attempt has been made |
739 | to abide by the spirit of the Perl 5 object system that we all know |
740 | and love. |
94b19069 |
741 | |
828ecf13 |
742 | This documentation is sparse on conceptual details. We suggest looking |
743 | at the items listed in the L<SEE ALSO> section for more |
744 | information. In particular the book "The Art of the Meta Object |
745 | Protocol" was very influential in the development of this system. |
40483095 |
746 | |
bfe4d0fc |
747 | =head2 What is a Meta Object Protocol? |
748 | |
1d68af04 |
749 | A meta object protocol is an API to an object system. |
bfe4d0fc |
750 | |
828ecf13 |
751 | To be more specific, it abstracts the components of an object system |
752 | (classes, object, methods, object attributes, etc.). These |
753 | abstractions can then be used to inspect and manipulate the object |
754 | system which they describe. |
bfe4d0fc |
755 | |
1d68af04 |
756 | It can be said that there are two MOPs for any object system; the |
828ecf13 |
757 | implicit MOP and the explicit MOP. The implicit MOP handles things |
1d68af04 |
758 | like method dispatch or inheritance, which happen automatically as |
759 | part of how the object system works. The explicit MOP typically |
760 | handles the introspection/reflection features of the object system. |
bfe4d0fc |
761 | |
828ecf13 |
762 | All object systems have implicit MOPs. Without one, they would not |
5b60bf98 |
763 | work. Explicit MOPs are much less common, and depending on the |
764 | language can vary from restrictive (Reflection in Java or C#) to wide |
765 | open (CLOS is a perfect example). |
e16da3e6 |
766 | |
828ecf13 |
767 | =head2 Yet Another Class Builder! Why? |
768 | |
769 | This is B<not> a class builder so much as a I<class builder |
770 | B<builder>>. The intent is that an end user will not use this module |
771 | directly, but instead this module is used by module authors to build |
772 | extensions and features onto the Perl 5 object system. |
773 | |
774 | This system is used by L<Moose>, which supplies a powerful class |
775 | builder system built entirely on top of C<Class::MOP>. |
e16da3e6 |
776 | |
94b19069 |
777 | =head2 Who is this module for? |
778 | |
828ecf13 |
779 | This module is for anyone who has ever created or wanted to create a |
780 | module for the Class:: namespace. The tools which this module provides |
781 | make doing complex Perl 5 wizardry simpler, by removing such barriers |
782 | as the need to hack symbol tables, or understand the fine details of |
783 | method dispatch. |
94b19069 |
784 | |
bfe4d0fc |
785 | =head2 What changes do I have to make to use this module? |
786 | |
828ecf13 |
787 | This module was designed to be as unintrusive as possible. Many of its |
5b60bf98 |
788 | features are accessible without B<any> change to your existing |
828ecf13 |
789 | code. It is meant to be a compliment to your existing code and not an |
790 | intrusion on your code base. Unlike many other B<Class::> modules, |
791 | this module B<does not> require you subclass it, or even that you |
792 | C<use> it in within your module's package. |
bfe4d0fc |
793 | |
1d68af04 |
794 | The only features which requires additions to your code are the |
2eb717d5 |
795 | attribute handling and instance construction features, and these are |
1d68af04 |
796 | both completely optional features. The only reason for this is because |
797 | Perl 5's object system does not actually have these features built |
2eb717d5 |
798 | in. More information about this feature can be found below. |
bfe4d0fc |
799 | |
828ecf13 |
800 | =head2 About Performance |
801 | |
5b60bf98 |
802 | It is a common misconception that explicit MOPs are a performance hit. |
828ecf13 |
803 | This is not a universal truth, it is a side-effect of some specific |
804 | implementations. For instance, using Java reflection is slow because |
805 | the JVM cannot take advantage of any compiler optimizations, and the |
806 | JVM has to deal with much more runtime type information as well. |
bfe4d0fc |
807 | |
828ecf13 |
808 | Reflection in C# is marginally better as it was designed into the |
809 | language and runtime (the CLR). In contrast, CLOS (the Common Lisp |
810 | Object System) was built to support an explicit MOP, and so |
811 | performance is tuned for it. |
1d68af04 |
812 | |
828ecf13 |
813 | This library in particular does its absolute best to avoid putting |
1d68af04 |
814 | B<any> drain at all upon your code's performance. In fact, by itself |
828ecf13 |
815 | it does nothing to affect your existing code. So you only pay for what |
816 | you actually use. |
bfe4d0fc |
817 | |
550d56db |
818 | =head2 About Metaclass compatibility |
819 | |
1d68af04 |
820 | This module makes sure that all metaclasses created are both upwards |
821 | and downwards compatible. The topic of metaclass compatibility is |
822 | highly esoteric and is something only encountered when doing deep and |
823 | involved metaclass hacking. There are two basic kinds of metaclass |
824 | incompatibility; upwards and downwards. |
550d56db |
825 | |
1d68af04 |
826 | Upwards metaclass compatibility means that the metaclass of a |
827 | given class is either the same as (or a subclass of) all of the |
550d56db |
828 | class's ancestors. |
829 | |
1d68af04 |
830 | Downward metaclass compatibility means that the metaclasses of a |
828ecf13 |
831 | given class's ancestors are all either the same as (or a subclass |
550d56db |
832 | of) that metaclass. |
833 | |
1d68af04 |
834 | Here is a diagram showing a set of two classes (C<A> and C<B>) and |
835 | two metaclasses (C<Meta::A> and C<Meta::B>) which have correct |
550d56db |
836 | metaclass compatibility both upwards and downwards. |
837 | |
838 | +---------+ +---------+ |
839 | | Meta::A |<----| Meta::B | <....... (instance of ) |
1d68af04 |
840 | +---------+ +---------+ <------- (inherits from) |
550d56db |
841 | ^ ^ |
842 | : : |
843 | +---------+ +---------+ |
844 | | A |<----| B | |
845 | +---------+ +---------+ |
846 | |
3ab5cf4a |
847 | In actuality, I<all> of a class's metaclasses must be compatible, |
848 | not just the class metaclass. That includes the instance, attribute, |
849 | and method metaclasses, as well as the constructor and destructor |
850 | classes. |
851 | |
852 | C<Class::MOP> will attempt to fix some simple types of |
853 | incompatibilities. If all the metaclasses for the parent class are |
854 | I<subclasses> of the child's metaclasses then we can simply replace |
855 | the child's metaclasses with the parent's. In addition, if the child |
856 | is missing a metaclass that the parent has, we can also just make the |
857 | child use the parent's metaclass. |
858 | |
1d68af04 |
859 | As I said this is a highly esoteric topic and one you will only run |
828ecf13 |
860 | into if you do a lot of subclassing of L<Class::MOP::Class>. If you |
861 | are interested in why this is an issue see the paper I<Uniform and |
862 | safe metaclass composition> linked to in the L<SEE ALSO> section of |
863 | this document. |
550d56db |
864 | |
aa448b16 |
865 | =head2 Using custom metaclasses |
866 | |
828ecf13 |
867 | Always use the L<metaclass> pragma when using a custom metaclass, this |
5b60bf98 |
868 | will ensure the proper initialization order and not accidentally |
869 | create an incorrect type of metaclass for you. This is a very rare |
870 | problem, and one which can only occur if you are doing deep metaclass |
aa448b16 |
871 | programming. So in other words, don't worry about it. |
872 | |
828ecf13 |
873 | Note that if you're using L<Moose> we encourage you to I<not> use |
874 | L<metaclass> pragma, and instead use L<Moose::Util::MetaRole> to apply |
875 | roles to a class's metaclasses. This topic is covered at length in |
876 | various L<Moose::Cookbook> recipes. |
877 | |
94b19069 |
878 | =head1 PROTOCOLS |
879 | |
828ecf13 |
880 | The meta-object protocol is divided into 4 main sub-protocols: |
94b19069 |
881 | |
828ecf13 |
882 | =head2 The Class protocol |
94b19069 |
883 | |
1d68af04 |
884 | This provides a means of manipulating and introspecting a Perl 5 |
828ecf13 |
885 | class. It handles symbol table hacking for you, and provides a rich |
886 | set of methods that go beyond simple package introspection. |
94b19069 |
887 | |
552e3d24 |
888 | See L<Class::MOP::Class> for more details. |
889 | |
828ecf13 |
890 | =head2 The Attribute protocol |
94b19069 |
891 | |
828ecf13 |
892 | This provides a consistent representation for an attribute of a Perl 5 |
893 | class. Since there are so many ways to create and handle attributes in |
894 | Perl 5 OO, the Attribute protocol provide as much of a unified |
895 | approach as possible. Of course, you are always free to extend this |
896 | protocol by subclassing the appropriate classes. |
94b19069 |
897 | |
552e3d24 |
898 | See L<Class::MOP::Attribute> for more details. |
899 | |
828ecf13 |
900 | =head2 The Method protocol |
94b19069 |
901 | |
828ecf13 |
902 | This provides a means of manipulating and introspecting methods in the |
903 | Perl 5 object system. As with attributes, there are many ways to |
1d68af04 |
904 | approach this topic, so we try to keep it pretty basic, while still |
94b19069 |
905 | making it possible to extend the system in many ways. |
906 | |
552e3d24 |
907 | See L<Class::MOP::Method> for more details. |
94b19069 |
908 | |
828ecf13 |
909 | =head2 The Instance protocol |
127d39a7 |
910 | |
828ecf13 |
911 | This provides a layer of abstraction for creating object instances. |
912 | Since the other layers use this protocol, it is relatively easy to |
913 | change the type of your instances from the default hash reference to |
914 | some other type of reference. Several examples are provided in the |
915 | F<examples/> directory included in this distribution. |
127d39a7 |
916 | |
917 | See L<Class::MOP::Instance> for more details. |
918 | |
be7677c7 |
919 | =head1 FUNCTIONS |
920 | |
828ecf13 |
921 | Note that this module does not export any constants or functions. |
922 | |
c1d5345a |
923 | =head2 Constants |
924 | |
925 | =over 4 |
926 | |
828ecf13 |
927 | =item I<Class::MOP::IS_RUNNING_ON_5_10> |
c1d5345a |
928 | |
828ecf13 |
929 | We set this constant depending on what version perl we are on, this |
930 | allows us to take advantage of new 5.10 features and stay backwards |
5b60bf98 |
931 | compatible. |
c1d5345a |
932 | |
933 | =back |
934 | |
448b6e55 |
935 | =head2 Utility functions |
936 | |
bd07fbdb |
937 | Note that these are all called as B<functions, not methods>. |
081a927b |
938 | |
448b6e55 |
939 | =over 4 |
940 | |
4154c4d0 |
941 | =item B<Class::MOP::load_class($class_name, \%options?)> |
448b6e55 |
942 | |
9d441c23 |
943 | This will load the specified C<$class_name>, if it is not already |
944 | loaded (as reported by C<is_class_loaded>). This function can be used |
828ecf13 |
945 | in place of tricks like C<eval "use $module"> or using C<require> |
7716a8f9 |
946 | unconditionally. |
448b6e55 |
947 | |
674d9359 |
948 | If the module cannot be loaded, an exception is thrown. |
949 | |
4154c4d0 |
950 | You can pass a hash reference with options as second argument. The |
951 | only option currently recognised is C<-version>, which will ensure |
952 | that the loaded class has at least the required version. |
953 | |
954 | See also L</Class Loading Options>. |
955 | |
78527c84 |
956 | For historical reasons, this function explicitly returns a true value. |
674d9359 |
957 | |
4154c4d0 |
958 | =item B<Class::MOP::is_class_loaded($class_name, \%options?)> |
448b6e55 |
959 | |
15ab5451 |
960 | Returns a boolean indicating whether or not C<$class_name> has been |
961 | loaded. |
448b6e55 |
962 | |
828ecf13 |
963 | This does a basic check of the symbol table to try and determine as |
964 | best it can if the C<$class_name> is loaded, it is probably correct |
965 | about 99% of the time, but it can be fooled into reporting false |
9d441c23 |
966 | positives. In particular, loading any of the core L<IO> modules will |
967 | cause most of the rest of the core L<IO> modules to falsely report |
968 | having been loaded, due to the way the base L<IO> module works. |
448b6e55 |
969 | |
4154c4d0 |
970 | You can pass a hash reference with options as second argument. The |
971 | only option currently recognised is C<-version>, which will ensure |
972 | that the loaded class has at least the required version. |
973 | |
974 | See also L</Class Loading Options>. |
975 | |
cdac22cc |
976 | =item B<Class::MOP::get_code_info($code)> |
977 | |
978 | This function returns two values, the name of the package the C<$code> |
979 | is from and the name of the C<$code> itself. This is used by several |
5b60bf98 |
980 | elements of the MOP to determine where a given C<$code> reference is |
cdac22cc |
981 | from. |
982 | |
44ba77a3 |
983 | =item B<Class::MOP::class_of($instance_or_class_name)> |
984 | |
3fa5b3f9 |
985 | This will return the metaclass of the given instance or class name. If the |
986 | class lacks a metaclass, no metaclass will be initialized, and C<undef> will be |
987 | returned. |
44ba77a3 |
988 | |
828ecf13 |
989 | =item B<Class::MOP::check_package_cache_flag($pkg)> |
e0e4674a |
990 | |
bd07fbdb |
991 | B<NOTE: DO NOT USE THIS FUNCTION, IT IS FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY!> |
992 | |
828ecf13 |
993 | This will return an integer that is managed by L<Class::MOP::Class> to |
994 | determine if a module's symbol table has been altered. |
127d39a7 |
995 | |
828ecf13 |
996 | In Perl 5.10 or greater, this flag is package specific. However in |
997 | versions prior to 5.10, this will use the C<PL_sub_generation> |
998 | variable which is not package specific. |
127d39a7 |
999 | |
828ecf13 |
1000 | =item B<Class::MOP::load_first_existing_class(@class_names)> |
063ad0c5 |
1001 | |
4154c4d0 |
1002 | =item B<Class::MOP::load_first_existing_class($classA, \%optionsA?, $classB, ...)> |
1003 | |
063ad0c5 |
1004 | B<NOTE: DO NOT USE THIS FUNCTION, IT IS FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY!> |
1005 | |
1006 | Given a list of class names, this function will attempt to load each |
1007 | one in turn. |
1008 | |
828ecf13 |
1009 | If it finds a class it can load, it will return that class' name. If |
1010 | none of the classes can be loaded, it will throw an exception. |
063ad0c5 |
1011 | |
4154c4d0 |
1012 | Additionally, you can pass a hash reference with options after each |
1013 | class name. Currently, only C<-version> is recognised and will ensure |
1014 | that the loaded class has at least the required version. If the class |
1015 | version is not sufficient, an exception will be raised. |
1016 | |
1017 | See also L</Class Loading Options>. |
1018 | |
448b6e55 |
1019 | =back |
1020 | |
1021 | =head2 Metaclass cache functions |
1022 | |
6c842677 |
1023 | Class::MOP holds a cache of metaclasses. The following are functions |
1d68af04 |
1024 | (B<not methods>) which can be used to access that cache. It is not |
6c842677 |
1025 | recommended that you mess with these. Bad things could happen, but if |
1026 | you are brave and willing to risk it: go for it! |
be7677c7 |
1027 | |
1028 | =over 4 |
1029 | |
828ecf13 |
1030 | =item B<Class::MOP::get_all_metaclasses> |
be7677c7 |
1031 | |
6c842677 |
1032 | This will return a hash of all the metaclass instances that have |
828ecf13 |
1033 | been cached by L<Class::MOP::Class>, keyed by the package name. |
b9d9fc0b |
1034 | |
828ecf13 |
1035 | =item B<Class::MOP::get_all_metaclass_instances> |
be7677c7 |
1036 | |
6c842677 |
1037 | This will return a list of all the metaclass instances that have |
828ecf13 |
1038 | been cached by L<Class::MOP::Class>. |
b9d9fc0b |
1039 | |
828ecf13 |
1040 | =item B<Class::MOP::get_all_metaclass_names> |
be7677c7 |
1041 | |
6c842677 |
1042 | This will return a list of all the metaclass names that have |
828ecf13 |
1043 | been cached by L<Class::MOP::Class>. |
b9d9fc0b |
1044 | |
828ecf13 |
1045 | =item B<Class::MOP::get_metaclass_by_name($name)> |
be7677c7 |
1046 | |
828ecf13 |
1047 | This will return a cached L<Class::MOP::Class> instance, or nothing |
6c842677 |
1048 | if no metaclass exists with that C<$name>. |
127d39a7 |
1049 | |
828ecf13 |
1050 | =item B<Class::MOP::store_metaclass_by_name($name, $meta)> |
be7677c7 |
1051 | |
127d39a7 |
1052 | This will store a metaclass in the cache at the supplied C<$key>. |
1053 | |
828ecf13 |
1054 | =item B<Class::MOP::weaken_metaclass($name)> |
be7677c7 |
1055 | |
6c842677 |
1056 | In rare cases (e.g. anonymous metaclasses) it is desirable to |
1057 | store a weakened reference in the metaclass cache. This |
1058 | function will weaken the reference to the metaclass stored |
1059 | in C<$name>. |
127d39a7 |
1060 | |
828ecf13 |
1061 | =item B<Class::MOP::does_metaclass_exist($name)> |
be7677c7 |
1062 | |
828ecf13 |
1063 | This will return true of there exists a metaclass stored in the |
6c842677 |
1064 | C<$name> key, and return false otherwise. |
127d39a7 |
1065 | |
828ecf13 |
1066 | =item B<Class::MOP::remove_metaclass_by_name($name)> |
be7677c7 |
1067 | |
6c842677 |
1068 | This will remove the metaclass stored in the C<$name> key. |
127d39a7 |
1069 | |
be7677c7 |
1070 | =back |
1071 | |
4154c4d0 |
1072 | =head2 Class Loading Options |
1073 | |
1074 | =over 4 |
1075 | |
1076 | =item -version |
1077 | |
1078 | Can be used to pass a minimum required version that will be checked |
1079 | against the class version after it was loaded. |
1080 | |
1081 | =back |
1082 | |
552e3d24 |
1083 | =head1 SEE ALSO |
8b978dd5 |
1084 | |
552e3d24 |
1085 | =head2 Books |
8b978dd5 |
1086 | |
1d68af04 |
1087 | There are very few books out on Meta Object Protocols and Metaclasses |
1088 | because it is such an esoteric topic. The following books are really |
1089 | the only ones I have found. If you know of any more, B<I<please>> |
a2e85e6c |
1090 | email me and let me know, I would love to hear about them. |
1091 | |
8b978dd5 |
1092 | =over 4 |
1093 | |
15ab5451 |
1094 | =item I<The Art of the Meta Object Protocol> |
8b978dd5 |
1095 | |
15ab5451 |
1096 | =item I<Advances in Object-Oriented Metalevel Architecture and Reflection> |
8b978dd5 |
1097 | |
15ab5451 |
1098 | =item I<Putting MetaClasses to Work> |
b51af7f9 |
1099 | |
15ab5451 |
1100 | =item I<Smalltalk: The Language> |
a2e85e6c |
1101 | |
94b19069 |
1102 | =back |
1103 | |
550d56db |
1104 | =head2 Papers |
1105 | |
1106 | =over 4 |
1107 | |
15ab5451 |
1108 | =item "Uniform and safe metaclass composition" |
550d56db |
1109 | |
1d68af04 |
1110 | An excellent paper by the people who brought us the original Traits paper. |
1111 | This paper is on how Traits can be used to do safe metaclass composition, |
1112 | and offers an excellent introduction section which delves into the topic of |
550d56db |
1113 | metaclass compatibility. |
1114 | |
1115 | L<http://www.iam.unibe.ch/~scg/Archive/Papers/Duca05ySafeMetaclassTrait.pdf> |
1116 | |
15ab5451 |
1117 | =item "Safe Metaclass Programming" |
550d56db |
1118 | |
1d68af04 |
1119 | This paper seems to precede the above paper, and propose a mix-in based |
1120 | approach as opposed to the Traits based approach. Both papers have similar |
1121 | information on the metaclass compatibility problem space. |
550d56db |
1122 | |
1123 | L<http://citeseer.ist.psu.edu/37617.html> |
1124 | |
1125 | =back |
1126 | |
552e3d24 |
1127 | =head2 Prior Art |
8b978dd5 |
1128 | |
1129 | =over 4 |
1130 | |
7184ca14 |
1131 | =item The Perl 6 MetaModel work in the Pugs project |
8b978dd5 |
1132 | |
1133 | =over 4 |
1134 | |
02615ef0 |
1135 | =item L<http://svn.openfoundry.org/pugs/misc/Perl-MetaModel/> |
8b978dd5 |
1136 | |
4c706fe5 |
1137 | =item L<http://github.com/perl6/p5-modules/tree/master/Perl6-ObjectSpace/> |
8b978dd5 |
1138 | |
1139 | =back |
1140 | |
94b19069 |
1141 | =back |
1142 | |
1d68af04 |
1143 | =head2 Articles |
f8dfcfb7 |
1144 | |
1145 | =over 4 |
1146 | |
1d68af04 |
1147 | =item CPAN Module Review of Class::MOP |
f8dfcfb7 |
1148 | |
1149 | L<http://www.oreillynet.com/onlamp/blog/2006/06/cpan_module_review_classmop.html> |
1150 | |
1151 | =back |
1152 | |
a2e85e6c |
1153 | =head1 SIMILAR MODULES |
1154 | |
1d68af04 |
1155 | As I have said above, this module is a class-builder-builder, so it is |
1156 | not the same thing as modules like L<Class::Accessor> and |
1157 | L<Class::MethodMaker>. That being said there are very few modules on CPAN |
1158 | with similar goals to this module. The one I have found which is most |
1159 | like this module is L<Class::Meta>, although it's philosophy and the MOP it |
1160 | creates are very different from this modules. |
94b19069 |
1161 | |
a2e85e6c |
1162 | =head1 BUGS |
1163 | |
1d68af04 |
1164 | All complex software has bugs lurking in it, and this module is no |
53702399 |
1165 | exception. |
1166 | |
1167 | Please report any bugs to C<bug-class-mop@rt.cpan.org>, or through the |
1168 | web interface at L<http://rt.cpan.org>. |
1169 | |
1170 | You can also discuss feature requests or possible bugs on the Moose |
1171 | mailing list (moose@perl.org) or on IRC at |
1172 | L<irc://irc.perl.org/#moose>. |
a2e85e6c |
1173 | |
1174 | =head1 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS |
1175 | |
1176 | =over 4 |
1177 | |
b9d9fc0b |
1178 | =item Rob Kinyon |
a2e85e6c |
1179 | |
1d68af04 |
1180 | Thanks to Rob for actually getting the development of this module kick-started. |
a2e85e6c |
1181 | |
1182 | =back |
1183 | |
1a09d9cc |
1184 | =head1 AUTHORS |
94b19069 |
1185 | |
a2e85e6c |
1186 | Stevan Little E<lt>stevan@iinteractive.comE<gt> |
552e3d24 |
1187 | |
9c8cda90 |
1188 | B<with contributions from:> |
1189 | |
1190 | Brandon (blblack) Black |
1191 | |
4f116037 |
1192 | Florian (rafl) Ragwitz |
1193 | |
9c8cda90 |
1194 | Guillermo (groditi) Roditi |
1195 | |
53702399 |
1196 | Dave (autarch) Rolsky |
1197 | |
9195ddff |
1198 | Matt (mst) Trout |
1199 | |
9c8cda90 |
1200 | Rob (robkinyon) Kinyon |
1201 | |
1202 | Yuval (nothingmuch) Kogman |
1a09d9cc |
1203 | |
f430cfa4 |
1204 | Scott (konobi) McWhirter |
1205 | |
20f5ccef |
1206 | Dylan Hardison |
1207 | |
94b19069 |
1208 | =head1 COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE |
1209 | |
3e2c8600 |
1210 | Copyright 2006-2010 by Infinity Interactive, Inc. |
94b19069 |
1211 | |
1212 | L<http://www.iinteractive.com> |
1213 | |
1214 | This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify |
1d68af04 |
1215 | it under the same terms as Perl itself. |
94b19069 |
1216 | |
1217 | =cut |