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1 | |
2 | package Class::MOP; |
3 | |
4 | use strict; |
5 | use warnings; |
6 | |
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7 | use MRO::Compat; |
8 | |
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9 | use Carp 'confess'; |
10 | use Scalar::Util 'weaken'; |
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11 | |
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12 | use Class::MOP::Class; |
13 | use Class::MOP::Attribute; |
14 | use Class::MOP::Method; |
15 | |
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16 | use Class::MOP::Immutable; |
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17 | |
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18 | BEGIN { |
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19 | our $VERSION = '0.56'; |
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20 | our $AUTHORITY = 'cpan:STEVAN'; |
21 | |
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22 | *IS_RUNNING_ON_5_10 = ($] < 5.009_005) |
23 | ? sub () { 0 } |
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24 | : sub () { 1 }; |
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25 | |
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26 | # NOTE: |
27 | # we may not use this yet, but once |
28 | # the get_code_info XS gets merged |
29 | # upstream to it, we will always use |
30 | # it. But for now it is just kinda |
31 | # extra overhead. |
32 | # - SL |
33 | require Sub::Identify; |
34 | |
35 | # stash these for a sec, and see how things go |
36 | my $_PP_subname = sub { $_[1] }; |
37 | my $_PP_get_code_info = sub ($) { |
38 | return ( |
39 | Sub::Identify::stash_name($_[0]), |
40 | Sub::Identify::sub_name($_[0]) |
41 | ) |
42 | }; |
43 | |
44 | if ($ENV{CLASS_MOP_NO_XS} == 1) { |
45 | # NOTE: |
46 | # this is if you really want things |
47 | # to be slow, then you can force the |
48 | # no-XS rule this way, otherwise we |
49 | # make an effort to load as much of |
50 | # the XS as possible. |
51 | # - SL |
52 | no warnings 'prototype', 'redefine'; |
53 | # get this from MRO::Compat ... |
54 | *check_package_cache_flag = \&MRO::Compat::__get_pkg_gen_pp; |
55 | # our own version of Sub::Name |
56 | *subname = $_PP_subname; |
57 | # and the Sub::Identify version of the get_code_info |
58 | *get_code_info = $_PP_get_code_info; |
59 | } |
60 | else { |
61 | # now try our best to get as much |
62 | # of the XS loaded as possible |
63 | { |
64 | local $@; |
65 | eval { |
66 | require XSLoader; |
67 | XSLoader::load( 'Class::MOP', $VERSION ); |
68 | }; |
69 | die $@ if $@ && $@ !~ /object version|loadable object/; |
70 | |
71 | # okay, so the XS failed to load, so |
72 | # use the pure perl one instead. |
73 | *get_code_info = $_PP_get_code_info if $@; |
74 | } |
75 | |
76 | # get it from MRO::Compat |
77 | *check_package_cache_flag = \&mro::get_pkg_gen; |
78 | |
79 | # now try and load the Sub::Name |
80 | # module and use that as a means |
81 | # for naming our CVs, if not, we |
82 | # use the workaround instead. |
83 | if ( eval { require Sub::Name } ) { |
84 | *subname = sub { |
85 | #warn "Class::MOP::subname called with @_"; |
86 | Sub::Name::subname(@_); |
87 | }; |
88 | } |
89 | else { |
90 | *subname = $_PP_subname; |
91 | } |
92 | } |
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93 | } |
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94 | |
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95 | { |
96 | # Metaclasses are singletons, so we cache them here. |
97 | # there is no need to worry about destruction though |
98 | # because they should die only when the program dies. |
99 | # After all, do package definitions even get reaped? |
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100 | my %METAS; |
101 | |
102 | # means of accessing all the metaclasses that have |
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103 | # been initialized thus far (for mugwumps obj browser) |
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104 | sub get_all_metaclasses { %METAS } |
105 | sub get_all_metaclass_instances { values %METAS } |
106 | sub get_all_metaclass_names { keys %METAS } |
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107 | sub get_metaclass_by_name { $METAS{$_[0]} } |
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108 | sub store_metaclass_by_name { $METAS{$_[0]} = $_[1] } |
109 | sub weaken_metaclass { weaken($METAS{$_[0]}) } |
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110 | sub does_metaclass_exist { exists $METAS{$_[0]} && defined $METAS{$_[0]} } |
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111 | sub remove_metaclass_by_name { $METAS{$_[0]} = undef } |
112 | |
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113 | # NOTE: |
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114 | # We only cache metaclasses, meaning instances of |
115 | # Class::MOP::Class. We do not cache instance of |
be7677c7 |
116 | # Class::MOP::Package or Class::MOP::Module. Mostly |
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117 | # because I don't yet see a good reason to do so. |
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118 | } |
119 | |
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120 | sub load_class { |
121 | my $class = shift; |
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122 | # see if this is already |
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123 | # loaded in the symbol table |
124 | return 1 if is_class_loaded($class); |
125 | # otherwise require it ... |
126 | my $file = $class . '.pm'; |
127 | $file =~ s{::}{/}g; |
128 | eval { CORE::require($file) }; |
129 | confess "Could not load class ($class) because : $@" if $@; |
130 | unless (does_metaclass_exist($class)) { |
131 | eval { Class::MOP::Class->initialize($class) }; |
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132 | confess "Could not initialize class ($class) because : $@" if $@; |
448b6e55 |
133 | } |
134 | 1; # return true if it worked |
135 | } |
136 | |
137 | sub is_class_loaded { |
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138 | my $class = shift; |
139 | no strict 'refs'; |
140 | return 1 if defined ${"${class}::VERSION"} || defined @{"${class}::ISA"}; |
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141 | foreach my $symbol (keys %{"${class}::"}) { |
142 | next if substr($symbol, -2, 2) eq '::'; |
143 | return 1 if defined &{"${class}::${symbol}"}; |
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144 | } |
145 | return 0; |
448b6e55 |
146 | } |
147 | |
148 | |
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149 | ## ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
150 | ## Setting up our environment ... |
151 | ## ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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152 | ## Class::MOP needs to have a few things in the global perl environment so |
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153 | ## that it can operate effectively. Those things are done here. |
154 | ## ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
155 | |
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156 | # ... nothing yet actually ;) |
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157 | |
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158 | ## ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
1d68af04 |
159 | ## Bootstrapping |
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160 | ## ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
1d68af04 |
161 | ## The code below here is to bootstrap our MOP with itself. This is also |
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162 | ## sometimes called "tying the knot". By doing this, we make it much easier |
163 | ## to extend the MOP through subclassing and such since now you can use the |
1d68af04 |
164 | ## MOP itself to extend itself. |
165 | ## |
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166 | ## Yes, I know, thats weird and insane, but it's a good thing, trust me :) |
1d68af04 |
167 | ## ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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168 | |
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169 | # We need to add in the meta-attributes here so that |
170 | # any subclass of Class::MOP::* will be able to |
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171 | # inherit them using &construct_instance |
172 | |
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173 | ## -------------------------------------------------------- |
6d5355c3 |
174 | ## Class::MOP::Package |
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175 | |
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176 | Class::MOP::Package->meta->add_attribute( |
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177 | Class::MOP::Attribute->new('$!package' => ( |
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178 | reader => { |
1d68af04 |
179 | # NOTE: we need to do this in order |
180 | # for the instance meta-object to |
b880e0de |
181 | # not fall into meta-circular death |
1d68af04 |
182 | # |
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183 | # we just alias the original method |
1d68af04 |
184 | # rather than re-produce it here |
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185 | 'name' => \&Class::MOP::Package::name |
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186 | }, |
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187 | init_arg => 'package', |
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188 | )) |
189 | ); |
190 | |
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191 | Class::MOP::Package->meta->add_attribute( |
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192 | Class::MOP::Attribute->new('%!namespace' => ( |
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193 | reader => { |
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194 | # NOTE: |
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195 | # we just alias the original method |
196 | # rather than re-produce it here |
197 | 'namespace' => \&Class::MOP::Package::namespace |
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198 | }, |
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199 | init_arg => undef, |
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200 | default => sub { \undef } |
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201 | )) |
202 | ); |
203 | |
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204 | # NOTE: |
205 | # use the metaclass to construct the meta-package |
206 | # which is a superclass of the metaclass itself :P |
207 | Class::MOP::Package->meta->add_method('initialize' => sub { |
208 | my $class = shift; |
209 | my $package_name = shift; |
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210 | $class->meta->new_object('package' => $package_name, @_); |
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211 | }); |
212 | |
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213 | ## -------------------------------------------------------- |
214 | ## Class::MOP::Module |
215 | |
216 | # NOTE: |
1d68af04 |
217 | # yeah this is kind of stretching things a bit, |
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218 | # but truthfully the version should be an attribute |
1d68af04 |
219 | # of the Module, the weirdness comes from having to |
220 | # stick to Perl 5 convention and store it in the |
221 | # $VERSION package variable. Basically if you just |
222 | # squint at it, it will look how you want it to look. |
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223 | # Either as a package variable, or as a attribute of |
224 | # the metaclass, isn't abstraction great :) |
225 | |
226 | Class::MOP::Module->meta->add_attribute( |
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227 | Class::MOP::Attribute->new('$!version' => ( |
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228 | reader => { |
ce2ae40f |
229 | # NOTE: |
230 | # we just alias the original method |
1d68af04 |
231 | # rather than re-produce it here |
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232 | 'version' => \&Class::MOP::Module::version |
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233 | }, |
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234 | init_arg => undef, |
c4260b45 |
235 | default => sub { \undef } |
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236 | )) |
237 | ); |
238 | |
239 | # NOTE: |
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240 | # By following the same conventions as version here, |
241 | # we are opening up the possibility that people can |
242 | # use the $AUTHORITY in non-Class::MOP modules as |
243 | # well. |
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244 | |
245 | Class::MOP::Module->meta->add_attribute( |
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246 | Class::MOP::Attribute->new('$!authority' => ( |
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247 | reader => { |
ce2ae40f |
248 | # NOTE: |
249 | # we just alias the original method |
1d68af04 |
250 | # rather than re-produce it here |
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251 | 'authority' => \&Class::MOP::Module::authority |
1d68af04 |
252 | }, |
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253 | init_arg => undef, |
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254 | default => sub { \undef } |
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255 | )) |
256 | ); |
257 | |
258 | ## -------------------------------------------------------- |
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259 | ## Class::MOP::Class |
260 | |
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261 | Class::MOP::Class->meta->add_attribute( |
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262 | Class::MOP::Attribute->new('%!attributes' => ( |
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263 | reader => { |
1d68af04 |
264 | # NOTE: we need to do this in order |
265 | # for the instance meta-object to |
266 | # not fall into meta-circular death |
267 | # |
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268 | # we just alias the original method |
1d68af04 |
269 | # rather than re-produce it here |
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270 | 'get_attribute_map' => \&Class::MOP::Class::get_attribute_map |
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271 | }, |
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272 | init_arg => 'attributes', |
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273 | default => sub { {} } |
274 | )) |
275 | ); |
276 | |
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277 | Class::MOP::Class->meta->add_attribute( |
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278 | Class::MOP::Attribute->new('%!methods' => ( |
279 | init_arg => 'methods', |
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280 | reader => { |
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281 | # NOTE: |
282 | # we just alias the original method |
1d68af04 |
283 | # rather than re-produce it here |
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284 | 'get_method_map' => \&Class::MOP::Class::get_method_map |
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285 | }, |
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286 | default => sub { {} } |
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287 | )) |
288 | ); |
289 | |
290 | Class::MOP::Class->meta->add_attribute( |
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291 | Class::MOP::Attribute->new('@!superclasses' => ( |
292 | accessor => { |
293 | # NOTE: |
294 | # we just alias the original method |
1d68af04 |
295 | # rather than re-produce it here |
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296 | 'superclasses' => \&Class::MOP::Class::superclasses |
297 | }, |
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298 | init_arg => undef, |
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299 | default => sub { \undef } |
300 | )) |
301 | ); |
302 | |
303 | Class::MOP::Class->meta->add_attribute( |
304 | Class::MOP::Attribute->new('$!attribute_metaclass' => ( |
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305 | reader => { |
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306 | # NOTE: |
307 | # we just alias the original method |
1d68af04 |
308 | # rather than re-produce it here |
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309 | 'attribute_metaclass' => \&Class::MOP::Class::attribute_metaclass |
1d68af04 |
310 | }, |
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311 | init_arg => 'attribute_metaclass', |
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312 | default => 'Class::MOP::Attribute', |
313 | )) |
314 | ); |
315 | |
316 | Class::MOP::Class->meta->add_attribute( |
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317 | Class::MOP::Attribute->new('$!method_metaclass' => ( |
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318 | reader => { |
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319 | # NOTE: |
320 | # we just alias the original method |
1d68af04 |
321 | # rather than re-produce it here |
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322 | 'method_metaclass' => \&Class::MOP::Class::method_metaclass |
323 | }, |
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324 | init_arg => 'method_metaclass', |
1d68af04 |
325 | default => 'Class::MOP::Method', |
351bd7d4 |
326 | )) |
327 | ); |
328 | |
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329 | Class::MOP::Class->meta->add_attribute( |
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330 | Class::MOP::Attribute->new('$!instance_metaclass' => ( |
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331 | reader => { |
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332 | # NOTE: we need to do this in order |
333 | # for the instance meta-object to |
334 | # not fall into meta-circular death |
335 | # |
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336 | # we just alias the original method |
1d68af04 |
337 | # rather than re-produce it here |
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338 | 'instance_metaclass' => \&Class::MOP::Class::instance_metaclass |
b880e0de |
339 | }, |
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340 | init_arg => 'instance_metaclass', |
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341 | default => 'Class::MOP::Instance', |
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342 | )) |
343 | ); |
344 | |
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345 | # NOTE: |
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346 | # we don't actually need to tie the knot with |
347 | # Class::MOP::Class here, it is actually handled |
348 | # within Class::MOP::Class itself in the |
349 | # construct_class_instance method. |
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350 | |
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351 | ## -------------------------------------------------------- |
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352 | ## Class::MOP::Attribute |
353 | |
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354 | Class::MOP::Attribute->meta->add_attribute( |
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355 | Class::MOP::Attribute->new('$!name' => ( |
356 | init_arg => 'name', |
357 | reader => { |
1d68af04 |
358 | # NOTE: we need to do this in order |
359 | # for the instance meta-object to |
360 | # not fall into meta-circular death |
361 | # |
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362 | # we just alias the original method |
1d68af04 |
363 | # rather than re-produce it here |
ce2ae40f |
364 | 'name' => \&Class::MOP::Attribute::name |
b880e0de |
365 | } |
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366 | )) |
367 | ); |
368 | |
369 | Class::MOP::Attribute->meta->add_attribute( |
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370 | Class::MOP::Attribute->new('$!associated_class' => ( |
371 | init_arg => 'associated_class', |
372 | reader => { |
1d68af04 |
373 | # NOTE: we need to do this in order |
374 | # for the instance meta-object to |
375 | # not fall into meta-circular death |
376 | # |
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377 | # we just alias the original method |
1d68af04 |
378 | # rather than re-produce it here |
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379 | 'associated_class' => \&Class::MOP::Attribute::associated_class |
b880e0de |
380 | } |
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381 | )) |
382 | ); |
383 | |
384 | Class::MOP::Attribute->meta->add_attribute( |
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385 | Class::MOP::Attribute->new('$!accessor' => ( |
386 | init_arg => 'accessor', |
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387 | reader => { 'accessor' => \&Class::MOP::Attribute::accessor }, |
388 | predicate => { 'has_accessor' => \&Class::MOP::Attribute::has_accessor }, |
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389 | )) |
390 | ); |
391 | |
392 | Class::MOP::Attribute->meta->add_attribute( |
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393 | Class::MOP::Attribute->new('$!reader' => ( |
394 | init_arg => 'reader', |
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395 | reader => { 'reader' => \&Class::MOP::Attribute::reader }, |
396 | predicate => { 'has_reader' => \&Class::MOP::Attribute::has_reader }, |
7b31baf4 |
397 | )) |
398 | ); |
399 | |
400 | Class::MOP::Attribute->meta->add_attribute( |
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401 | Class::MOP::Attribute->new('$!initializer' => ( |
402 | init_arg => 'initializer', |
8ee74136 |
403 | reader => { 'initializer' => \&Class::MOP::Attribute::initializer }, |
404 | predicate => { 'has_initializer' => \&Class::MOP::Attribute::has_initializer }, |
0ab65f99 |
405 | )) |
406 | ); |
407 | |
408 | Class::MOP::Attribute->meta->add_attribute( |
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409 | Class::MOP::Attribute->new('$!writer' => ( |
410 | init_arg => 'writer', |
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411 | reader => { 'writer' => \&Class::MOP::Attribute::writer }, |
412 | predicate => { 'has_writer' => \&Class::MOP::Attribute::has_writer }, |
7b31baf4 |
413 | )) |
414 | ); |
415 | |
416 | Class::MOP::Attribute->meta->add_attribute( |
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417 | Class::MOP::Attribute->new('$!predicate' => ( |
418 | init_arg => 'predicate', |
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419 | reader => { 'predicate' => \&Class::MOP::Attribute::predicate }, |
420 | predicate => { 'has_predicate' => \&Class::MOP::Attribute::has_predicate }, |
7b31baf4 |
421 | )) |
422 | ); |
423 | |
424 | Class::MOP::Attribute->meta->add_attribute( |
c23184fc |
425 | Class::MOP::Attribute->new('$!clearer' => ( |
426 | init_arg => 'clearer', |
6d2118a4 |
427 | reader => { 'clearer' => \&Class::MOP::Attribute::clearer }, |
428 | predicate => { 'has_clearer' => \&Class::MOP::Attribute::has_clearer }, |
7d28758b |
429 | )) |
430 | ); |
431 | |
432 | Class::MOP::Attribute->meta->add_attribute( |
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433 | Class::MOP::Attribute->new('$!builder' => ( |
434 | init_arg => 'builder', |
435 | reader => { 'builder' => \&Class::MOP::Attribute::builder }, |
436 | predicate => { 'has_builder' => \&Class::MOP::Attribute::has_builder }, |
437 | )) |
438 | ); |
439 | |
440 | Class::MOP::Attribute->meta->add_attribute( |
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441 | Class::MOP::Attribute->new('$!init_arg' => ( |
442 | init_arg => 'init_arg', |
6d2118a4 |
443 | reader => { 'init_arg' => \&Class::MOP::Attribute::init_arg }, |
444 | predicate => { 'has_init_arg' => \&Class::MOP::Attribute::has_init_arg }, |
7b31baf4 |
445 | )) |
446 | ); |
447 | |
448 | Class::MOP::Attribute->meta->add_attribute( |
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449 | Class::MOP::Attribute->new('$!default' => ( |
450 | init_arg => 'default', |
7b31baf4 |
451 | # default has a custom 'reader' method ... |
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452 | predicate => { 'has_default' => \&Class::MOP::Attribute::has_default }, |
7b31baf4 |
453 | )) |
454 | ); |
455 | |
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456 | Class::MOP::Attribute->meta->add_attribute( |
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457 | Class::MOP::Attribute->new('@!associated_methods' => ( |
458 | init_arg => 'associated_methods', |
459 | reader => { 'associated_methods' => \&Class::MOP::Attribute::associated_methods }, |
1d68af04 |
460 | default => sub { [] } |
3545c727 |
461 | )) |
462 | ); |
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463 | |
464 | # NOTE: (meta-circularity) |
465 | # This should be one of the last things done |
466 | # it will "tie the knot" with Class::MOP::Attribute |
1d68af04 |
467 | # so that it uses the attributes meta-objects |
468 | # to construct itself. |
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469 | Class::MOP::Attribute->meta->add_method('new' => sub { |
470 | my $class = shift; |
471 | my $name = shift; |
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472 | my %options = @_; |
473 | |
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474 | (defined $name && $name) |
475 | || confess "You must provide a name for the attribute"; |
1d68af04 |
476 | $options{init_arg} = $name |
5659d76e |
477 | if not exists $options{init_arg}; |
1d68af04 |
478 | |
479 | if(exists $options{builder}){ |
480 | confess("builder must be a defined scalar value which is a method name") |
481 | if ref $options{builder} || !(defined $options{builder}); |
482 | confess("Setting both default and builder is not allowed.") |
483 | if exists $options{default}; |
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484 | } else { |
485 | (Class::MOP::Attribute::is_default_a_coderef(\%options)) |
486 | || confess("References are not allowed as default values, you must ". |
3c0a8087 |
487 | "wrap the default of '$name' in a CODE reference (ex: sub { [] } and not [])") |
8fe581e5 |
488 | if exists $options{default} && ref $options{default}; |
1d68af04 |
489 | } |
5659d76e |
490 | # return the new object |
491 | $class->meta->new_object(name => $name, %options); |
492 | }); |
493 | |
494 | Class::MOP::Attribute->meta->add_method('clone' => sub { |
a740253a |
495 | my $self = shift; |
1d68af04 |
496 | $self->meta->clone_object($self, @_); |
727919c5 |
497 | }); |
498 | |
f0480c45 |
499 | ## -------------------------------------------------------- |
b6164407 |
500 | ## Class::MOP::Method |
501 | |
502 | Class::MOP::Method->meta->add_attribute( |
c23184fc |
503 | Class::MOP::Attribute->new('&!body' => ( |
504 | init_arg => 'body', |
505 | reader => { 'body' => \&Class::MOP::Method::body }, |
b6164407 |
506 | )) |
507 | ); |
508 | |
4c105333 |
509 | Class::MOP::Method->meta->add_attribute( |
510 | Class::MOP::Attribute->new('$!package_name' => ( |
511 | init_arg => 'package_name', |
512 | reader => { 'package_name' => \&Class::MOP::Method::package_name }, |
513 | )) |
514 | ); |
515 | |
516 | Class::MOP::Method->meta->add_attribute( |
517 | Class::MOP::Attribute->new('$!name' => ( |
518 | init_arg => 'name', |
519 | reader => { 'name' => \&Class::MOP::Method::name }, |
520 | )) |
521 | ); |
522 | |
523 | Class::MOP::Method->meta->add_method('wrap' => sub { |
524 | my $class = shift; |
525 | my $code = shift; |
526 | my %options = @_; |
527 | |
528 | ('CODE' eq (Scalar::Util::reftype($code) || '')) |
529 | || confess "You must supply a CODE reference to bless, not (" . ($code || 'undef') . ")"; |
530 | |
531 | # return the new object |
532 | $class->meta->new_object(body => $code, %options); |
533 | }); |
534 | |
535 | Class::MOP::Method->meta->add_method('clone' => sub { |
536 | my $self = shift; |
537 | $self->meta->clone_object($self, @_); |
538 | }); |
539 | |
b6164407 |
540 | ## -------------------------------------------------------- |
541 | ## Class::MOP::Method::Wrapped |
542 | |
543 | # NOTE: |
1d68af04 |
544 | # the way this item is initialized, this |
545 | # really does not follow the standard |
546 | # practices of attributes, but we put |
b6164407 |
547 | # it here for completeness |
548 | Class::MOP::Method::Wrapped->meta->add_attribute( |
c23184fc |
549 | Class::MOP::Attribute->new('%!modifier_table') |
b6164407 |
550 | ); |
551 | |
552 | ## -------------------------------------------------------- |
565f0cbb |
553 | ## Class::MOP::Method::Generated |
554 | |
555 | Class::MOP::Method::Generated->meta->add_attribute( |
556 | Class::MOP::Attribute->new('$!is_inline' => ( |
557 | init_arg => 'is_inline', |
558 | reader => { 'is_inline' => \&Class::MOP::Method::Generated::is_inline }, |
4c105333 |
559 | default => 0, |
1d68af04 |
560 | )) |
565f0cbb |
561 | ); |
562 | |
4c105333 |
563 | Class::MOP::Method::Generated->meta->add_method('new' => sub { |
564 | my ($class, %options) = @_; |
565 | my $self = $class->meta->new_object(%options); |
566 | $self->initialize_body; |
567 | $self; |
568 | }); |
569 | |
565f0cbb |
570 | ## -------------------------------------------------------- |
d90b42a6 |
571 | ## Class::MOP::Method::Accessor |
572 | |
573 | Class::MOP::Method::Accessor->meta->add_attribute( |
c23184fc |
574 | Class::MOP::Attribute->new('$!attribute' => ( |
575 | init_arg => 'attribute', |
1d68af04 |
576 | reader => { |
577 | 'associated_attribute' => \&Class::MOP::Method::Accessor::associated_attribute |
d90b42a6 |
578 | }, |
1d68af04 |
579 | )) |
d90b42a6 |
580 | ); |
581 | |
582 | Class::MOP::Method::Accessor->meta->add_attribute( |
c23184fc |
583 | Class::MOP::Attribute->new('$!accessor_type' => ( |
584 | init_arg => 'accessor_type', |
585 | reader => { 'accessor_type' => \&Class::MOP::Method::Accessor::accessor_type }, |
1d68af04 |
586 | )) |
d90b42a6 |
587 | ); |
588 | |
4c105333 |
589 | Class::MOP::Method::Accessor->meta->add_method('new' => sub { |
590 | my $class = shift; |
591 | my %options = @_; |
592 | |
593 | (exists $options{attribute}) |
594 | || confess "You must supply an attribute to construct with"; |
595 | |
596 | (exists $options{accessor_type}) |
597 | || confess "You must supply an accessor_type to construct with"; |
598 | |
599 | (Scalar::Util::blessed($options{attribute}) && $options{attribute}->isa('Class::MOP::Attribute')) |
600 | || confess "You must supply an attribute which is a 'Class::MOP::Attribute' instance"; |
601 | |
602 | # return the new object |
603 | my $self = $class->meta->new_object(%options); |
604 | |
605 | # we don't want this creating |
606 | # a cycle in the code, if not |
607 | # needed |
608 | Scalar::Util::weaken($self->{'$!attribute'}); |
609 | |
610 | $self->initialize_body; |
611 | |
612 | $self; |
613 | }); |
614 | |
d90b42a6 |
615 | |
616 | ## -------------------------------------------------------- |
617 | ## Class::MOP::Method::Constructor |
618 | |
619 | Class::MOP::Method::Constructor->meta->add_attribute( |
c23184fc |
620 | Class::MOP::Attribute->new('%!options' => ( |
621 | init_arg => 'options', |
1d68af04 |
622 | reader => { |
623 | 'options' => \&Class::MOP::Method::Constructor::options |
d90b42a6 |
624 | }, |
4c105333 |
625 | default => sub { +{} } |
1d68af04 |
626 | )) |
d90b42a6 |
627 | ); |
628 | |
629 | Class::MOP::Method::Constructor->meta->add_attribute( |
c23184fc |
630 | Class::MOP::Attribute->new('$!associated_metaclass' => ( |
631 | init_arg => 'metaclass', |
1d68af04 |
632 | reader => { |
633 | 'associated_metaclass' => \&Class::MOP::Method::Constructor::associated_metaclass |
634 | }, |
635 | )) |
d90b42a6 |
636 | ); |
637 | |
4c105333 |
638 | Class::MOP::Method::Constructor->meta->add_method('new' => sub { |
639 | my $class = shift; |
640 | my %options = @_; |
641 | |
642 | (Scalar::Util::blessed $options{metaclass} && $options{metaclass}->isa('Class::MOP::Class')) |
643 | || confess "You must pass a metaclass instance if you want to inline" |
644 | if $options{is_inline}; |
645 | |
646 | # return the new object |
647 | my $self = $class->meta->new_object(%options); |
648 | |
649 | # we don't want this creating |
650 | # a cycle in the code, if not |
651 | # needed |
652 | Scalar::Util::weaken($self->{'$!associated_metaclass'}); |
653 | |
654 | $self->initialize_body; |
655 | |
656 | $self; |
657 | }); |
658 | |
d90b42a6 |
659 | ## -------------------------------------------------------- |
86482605 |
660 | ## Class::MOP::Instance |
661 | |
662 | # NOTE: |
1d68af04 |
663 | # these don't yet do much of anything, but are just |
86482605 |
664 | # included for completeness |
665 | |
666 | Class::MOP::Instance->meta->add_attribute( |
c23184fc |
667 | Class::MOP::Attribute->new('$!meta') |
86482605 |
668 | ); |
669 | |
670 | Class::MOP::Instance->meta->add_attribute( |
c23184fc |
671 | Class::MOP::Attribute->new('@!slots') |
86482605 |
672 | ); |
673 | |
674 | ## -------------------------------------------------------- |
f0480c45 |
675 | ## Now close all the Class::MOP::* classes |
4d47b77f |
676 | |
0b9372a2 |
677 | # NOTE: |
1d68af04 |
678 | # we don't need to inline the |
679 | # constructors or the accessors |
680 | # this only lengthens the compile |
681 | # time of the MOP, and gives us |
0b9372a2 |
682 | # no actual benefits. |
683 | |
684 | $_->meta->make_immutable( |
685 | inline_constructor => 0, |
686 | inline_accessors => 0, |
687 | ) for qw/ |
1d68af04 |
688 | Class::MOP::Package |
689 | Class::MOP::Module |
690 | Class::MOP::Class |
691 | |
0b9372a2 |
692 | Class::MOP::Attribute |
1d68af04 |
693 | Class::MOP::Method |
694 | Class::MOP::Instance |
695 | |
696 | Class::MOP::Object |
0b9372a2 |
697 | |
565f0cbb |
698 | Class::MOP::Method::Generated |
1d68af04 |
699 | |
ba38bf08 |
700 | Class::MOP::Method::Accessor |
1d68af04 |
701 | Class::MOP::Method::Constructor |
702 | Class::MOP::Method::Wrapped |
0b9372a2 |
703 | /; |
b6164407 |
704 | |
94b19069 |
705 | 1; |
706 | |
707 | __END__ |
708 | |
709 | =pod |
710 | |
1d68af04 |
711 | =head1 NAME |
94b19069 |
712 | |
713 | Class::MOP - A Meta Object Protocol for Perl 5 |
714 | |
94b19069 |
715 | =head1 DESCRIPTON |
716 | |
127d39a7 |
717 | This module is a fully functioning meta object protocol for the |
1d68af04 |
718 | Perl 5 object system. It makes no attempt to change the behavior or |
719 | characteristics of the Perl 5 object system, only to create a |
27e31eaf |
720 | protocol for its manipulation and introspection. |
94b19069 |
721 | |
1d68af04 |
722 | That said, it does attempt to create the tools for building a rich |
723 | set of extensions to the Perl 5 object system. Every attempt has been |
724 | made for these tools to keep to the spirit of the Perl 5 object |
94b19069 |
725 | system that we all know and love. |
726 | |
1d68af04 |
727 | This documentation is admittedly sparse on details, as time permits |
728 | I will try to improve them. For now, I suggest looking at the items |
729 | listed in the L<SEE ALSO> section for more information. In particular |
730 | the book "The Art of the Meta Object Protocol" was very influential |
40483095 |
731 | in the development of this system. |
732 | |
bfe4d0fc |
733 | =head2 What is a Meta Object Protocol? |
734 | |
1d68af04 |
735 | A meta object protocol is an API to an object system. |
bfe4d0fc |
736 | |
1d68af04 |
737 | To be more specific, it is a set of abstractions of the components of |
738 | an object system (typically things like; classes, object, methods, |
739 | object attributes, etc.). These abstractions can then be used to both |
bfe4d0fc |
740 | inspect and manipulate the object system which they describe. |
741 | |
1d68af04 |
742 | It can be said that there are two MOPs for any object system; the |
743 | implicit MOP, and the explicit MOP. The implicit MOP handles things |
744 | like method dispatch or inheritance, which happen automatically as |
745 | part of how the object system works. The explicit MOP typically |
746 | handles the introspection/reflection features of the object system. |
747 | All object systems have implicit MOPs, without one, they would not |
748 | work. Explict MOPs however as less common, and depending on the |
749 | language can vary from restrictive (Reflection in Java or C#) to |
750 | wide open (CLOS is a perfect example). |
bfe4d0fc |
751 | |
e16da3e6 |
752 | =head2 Yet Another Class Builder!! Why? |
753 | |
1d68af04 |
754 | This is B<not> a class builder so much as it is a I<class builder |
755 | B<builder>>. My intent is that an end user does not use this module |
756 | directly, but instead this module is used by module authors to |
757 | build extensions and features onto the Perl 5 object system. |
e16da3e6 |
758 | |
94b19069 |
759 | =head2 Who is this module for? |
760 | |
1d68af04 |
761 | This module is specifically for anyone who has ever created or |
762 | wanted to create a module for the Class:: namespace. The tools which |
763 | this module will provide will hopefully make it easier to do more |
764 | complex things with Perl 5 classes by removing such barriers as |
765 | the need to hack the symbol tables, or understand the fine details |
766 | of method dispatch. |
94b19069 |
767 | |
bfe4d0fc |
768 | =head2 What changes do I have to make to use this module? |
769 | |
1d68af04 |
770 | This module was designed to be as unintrusive as possible. Many of |
771 | its features are accessible without B<any> change to your existsing |
772 | code at all. It is meant to be a compliment to your existing code and |
773 | not an intrusion on your code base. Unlike many other B<Class::> |
774 | modules, this module B<does not> require you subclass it, or even that |
775 | you C<use> it in within your module's package. |
bfe4d0fc |
776 | |
1d68af04 |
777 | The only features which requires additions to your code are the |
2eb717d5 |
778 | attribute handling and instance construction features, and these are |
1d68af04 |
779 | both completely optional features. The only reason for this is because |
780 | Perl 5's object system does not actually have these features built |
2eb717d5 |
781 | in. More information about this feature can be found below. |
bfe4d0fc |
782 | |
783 | =head2 A Note about Performance? |
784 | |
1d68af04 |
785 | It is a common misconception that explict MOPs are performance drains. |
786 | But this is not a universal truth at all, it is an side-effect of |
787 | specific implementations. For instance, using Java reflection is much |
788 | slower because the JVM cannot take advantage of any compiler |
789 | optimizations, and the JVM has to deal with much more runtime type |
790 | information as well. Reflection in C# is marginally better as it was |
791 | designed into the language and runtime (the CLR). In contrast, CLOS |
792 | (the Common Lisp Object System) was built to support an explicit MOP, |
793 | and so performance is tuned for it. |
794 | |
795 | This library in particular does it's absolute best to avoid putting |
796 | B<any> drain at all upon your code's performance. In fact, by itself |
797 | it does nothing to affect your existing code. So you only pay for |
2eb717d5 |
798 | what you actually use. |
bfe4d0fc |
799 | |
550d56db |
800 | =head2 About Metaclass compatibility |
801 | |
1d68af04 |
802 | This module makes sure that all metaclasses created are both upwards |
803 | and downwards compatible. The topic of metaclass compatibility is |
804 | highly esoteric and is something only encountered when doing deep and |
805 | involved metaclass hacking. There are two basic kinds of metaclass |
806 | incompatibility; upwards and downwards. |
550d56db |
807 | |
1d68af04 |
808 | Upwards metaclass compatibility means that the metaclass of a |
809 | given class is either the same as (or a subclass of) all of the |
550d56db |
810 | class's ancestors. |
811 | |
1d68af04 |
812 | Downward metaclass compatibility means that the metaclasses of a |
813 | given class's anscestors are all either the same as (or a subclass |
550d56db |
814 | of) that metaclass. |
815 | |
1d68af04 |
816 | Here is a diagram showing a set of two classes (C<A> and C<B>) and |
817 | two metaclasses (C<Meta::A> and C<Meta::B>) which have correct |
550d56db |
818 | metaclass compatibility both upwards and downwards. |
819 | |
820 | +---------+ +---------+ |
821 | | Meta::A |<----| Meta::B | <....... (instance of ) |
1d68af04 |
822 | +---------+ +---------+ <------- (inherits from) |
550d56db |
823 | ^ ^ |
824 | : : |
825 | +---------+ +---------+ |
826 | | A |<----| B | |
827 | +---------+ +---------+ |
828 | |
1d68af04 |
829 | As I said this is a highly esoteric topic and one you will only run |
830 | into if you do a lot of subclassing of B<Class::MOP::Class>. If you |
831 | are interested in why this is an issue see the paper |
832 | I<Uniform and safe metaclass composition> linked to in the |
550d56db |
833 | L<SEE ALSO> section of this document. |
834 | |
aa448b16 |
835 | =head2 Using custom metaclasses |
836 | |
1d68af04 |
837 | Always use the metaclass pragma when using a custom metaclass, this |
838 | will ensure the proper initialization order and not accidentely |
839 | create an incorrect type of metaclass for you. This is a very rare |
840 | problem, and one which can only occur if you are doing deep metaclass |
aa448b16 |
841 | programming. So in other words, don't worry about it. |
842 | |
94b19069 |
843 | =head1 PROTOCOLS |
844 | |
127d39a7 |
845 | The protocol is divided into 4 main sub-protocols: |
94b19069 |
846 | |
847 | =over 4 |
848 | |
849 | =item The Class protocol |
850 | |
1d68af04 |
851 | This provides a means of manipulating and introspecting a Perl 5 |
852 | class. It handles all of symbol table hacking for you, and provides |
94b19069 |
853 | a rich set of methods that go beyond simple package introspection. |
854 | |
552e3d24 |
855 | See L<Class::MOP::Class> for more details. |
856 | |
94b19069 |
857 | =item The Attribute protocol |
858 | |
1d68af04 |
859 | This provides a consistent represenation for an attribute of a |
860 | Perl 5 class. Since there are so many ways to create and handle |
127d39a7 |
861 | attributes in Perl 5 OO, this attempts to provide as much of a |
1d68af04 |
862 | unified approach as possible, while giving the freedom and |
94b19069 |
863 | flexibility to subclass for specialization. |
864 | |
552e3d24 |
865 | See L<Class::MOP::Attribute> for more details. |
866 | |
94b19069 |
867 | =item The Method protocol |
868 | |
1d68af04 |
869 | This provides a means of manipulating and introspecting methods in |
870 | the Perl 5 object system. As with attributes, there are many ways to |
871 | approach this topic, so we try to keep it pretty basic, while still |
94b19069 |
872 | making it possible to extend the system in many ways. |
873 | |
552e3d24 |
874 | See L<Class::MOP::Method> for more details. |
94b19069 |
875 | |
127d39a7 |
876 | =item The Instance protocol |
877 | |
878 | This provides a layer of abstraction for creating object instances. |
879 | Since the other layers use this protocol, it is relatively easy to |
880 | change the type of your instances from the default HASH ref to other |
881 | types of references. Several examples are provided in the F<examples/> |
882 | directory included in this distribution. |
883 | |
884 | See L<Class::MOP::Instance> for more details. |
885 | |
94b19069 |
886 | =back |
887 | |
be7677c7 |
888 | =head1 FUNCTIONS |
889 | |
c1d5345a |
890 | =head2 Constants |
891 | |
892 | =over 4 |
893 | |
894 | =item I<IS_RUNNING_ON_5_10> |
895 | |
896 | We set this constant depending on what version perl we are on, this |
897 | allows us to take advantage of new 5.10 features and stay backwards |
898 | compat. |
899 | |
900 | =back |
901 | |
448b6e55 |
902 | =head2 Utility functions |
903 | |
904 | =over 4 |
905 | |
906 | =item B<load_class ($class_name)> |
907 | |
1d68af04 |
908 | This will load a given C<$class_name> and if it does not have an |
448b6e55 |
909 | already initialized metaclass, then it will intialize one for it. |
127d39a7 |
910 | This function can be used in place of tricks like |
911 | C<eval "use $module"> or using C<require>. |
448b6e55 |
912 | |
913 | =item B<is_class_loaded ($class_name)> |
914 | |
1d68af04 |
915 | This will return a boolean depending on if the C<$class_name> has |
916 | been loaded. |
448b6e55 |
917 | |
1d68af04 |
918 | NOTE: This does a basic check of the symbol table to try and |
448b6e55 |
919 | determine as best it can if the C<$class_name> is loaded, it |
1d68af04 |
920 | is probably correct about 99% of the time. |
448b6e55 |
921 | |
b1f5f41d |
922 | =item B<check_package_cache_flag ($pkg)> |
e0e4674a |
923 | |
127d39a7 |
924 | This will return an integer that is managed by C<Class::MOP::Class> |
925 | to determine if a module's symbol table has been altered. |
926 | |
927 | In Perl 5.10 or greater, this flag is package specific. However in |
928 | versions prior to 5.10, this will use the C<PL_sub_generation> variable |
929 | which is not package specific. |
930 | |
e0e4674a |
931 | =item B<get_code_info ($code)> |
932 | |
127d39a7 |
933 | This function returns two values, the name of the package the C<$code> |
934 | is from and the name of the C<$code> itself. This is used by several |
935 | elements of the MOP to detemine where a given C<$code> reference is from. |
936 | |
4c105333 |
937 | =item B<subname ($name, $code)> |
938 | |
939 | B<NOTE: DO NOT USE THIS FUNCTION, IT IS FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY!> |
940 | |
941 | If possible, we will load the L<Sub::Name> module and this will function |
942 | as C<Sub::Name::subname> does, otherwise it will just return the C<$code> |
943 | argument. |
944 | |
448b6e55 |
945 | =back |
946 | |
947 | =head2 Metaclass cache functions |
948 | |
1d68af04 |
949 | Class::MOP holds a cache of metaclasses, the following are functions |
950 | (B<not methods>) which can be used to access that cache. It is not |
951 | recommended that you mess with this, bad things could happen. But if |
be7677c7 |
952 | you are brave and willing to risk it, go for it. |
953 | |
954 | =over 4 |
955 | |
956 | =item B<get_all_metaclasses> |
957 | |
1d68af04 |
958 | This will return an hash of all the metaclass instances that have |
959 | been cached by B<Class::MOP::Class> keyed by the package name. |
b9d9fc0b |
960 | |
be7677c7 |
961 | =item B<get_all_metaclass_instances> |
962 | |
1d68af04 |
963 | This will return an array of all the metaclass instances that have |
b9d9fc0b |
964 | been cached by B<Class::MOP::Class>. |
965 | |
be7677c7 |
966 | =item B<get_all_metaclass_names> |
967 | |
1d68af04 |
968 | This will return an array of all the metaclass names that have |
b9d9fc0b |
969 | been cached by B<Class::MOP::Class>. |
970 | |
be7677c7 |
971 | =item B<get_metaclass_by_name ($name)> |
972 | |
127d39a7 |
973 | This will return a cached B<Class::MOP::Class> instance of nothing |
974 | if no metaclass exist by that C<$name>. |
975 | |
be7677c7 |
976 | =item B<store_metaclass_by_name ($name, $meta)> |
977 | |
127d39a7 |
978 | This will store a metaclass in the cache at the supplied C<$key>. |
979 | |
be7677c7 |
980 | =item B<weaken_metaclass ($name)> |
981 | |
127d39a7 |
982 | In rare cases it is desireable to store a weakened reference in |
983 | the metaclass cache. This function will weaken the reference to |
984 | the metaclass stored in C<$name>. |
985 | |
be7677c7 |
986 | =item B<does_metaclass_exist ($name)> |
987 | |
127d39a7 |
988 | This will return true of there exists a metaclass stored in the |
989 | C<$name> key and return false otherwise. |
990 | |
be7677c7 |
991 | =item B<remove_metaclass_by_name ($name)> |
992 | |
127d39a7 |
993 | This will remove a the metaclass stored in the C<$name> key. |
994 | |
be7677c7 |
995 | =back |
996 | |
552e3d24 |
997 | =head1 SEE ALSO |
8b978dd5 |
998 | |
552e3d24 |
999 | =head2 Books |
8b978dd5 |
1000 | |
1d68af04 |
1001 | There are very few books out on Meta Object Protocols and Metaclasses |
1002 | because it is such an esoteric topic. The following books are really |
1003 | the only ones I have found. If you know of any more, B<I<please>> |
a2e85e6c |
1004 | email me and let me know, I would love to hear about them. |
1005 | |
8b978dd5 |
1006 | =over 4 |
1007 | |
552e3d24 |
1008 | =item "The Art of the Meta Object Protocol" |
8b978dd5 |
1009 | |
552e3d24 |
1010 | =item "Advances in Object-Oriented Metalevel Architecture and Reflection" |
8b978dd5 |
1011 | |
b51af7f9 |
1012 | =item "Putting MetaClasses to Work" |
1013 | |
a2e85e6c |
1014 | =item "Smalltalk: The Language" |
1015 | |
94b19069 |
1016 | =back |
1017 | |
550d56db |
1018 | =head2 Papers |
1019 | |
1020 | =over 4 |
1021 | |
1022 | =item Uniform and safe metaclass composition |
1023 | |
1d68af04 |
1024 | An excellent paper by the people who brought us the original Traits paper. |
1025 | This paper is on how Traits can be used to do safe metaclass composition, |
1026 | and offers an excellent introduction section which delves into the topic of |
550d56db |
1027 | metaclass compatibility. |
1028 | |
1029 | L<http://www.iam.unibe.ch/~scg/Archive/Papers/Duca05ySafeMetaclassTrait.pdf> |
1030 | |
1031 | =item Safe Metaclass Programming |
1032 | |
1d68af04 |
1033 | This paper seems to precede the above paper, and propose a mix-in based |
1034 | approach as opposed to the Traits based approach. Both papers have similar |
1035 | information on the metaclass compatibility problem space. |
550d56db |
1036 | |
1037 | L<http://citeseer.ist.psu.edu/37617.html> |
1038 | |
1039 | =back |
1040 | |
552e3d24 |
1041 | =head2 Prior Art |
8b978dd5 |
1042 | |
1043 | =over 4 |
1044 | |
7184ca14 |
1045 | =item The Perl 6 MetaModel work in the Pugs project |
8b978dd5 |
1046 | |
1047 | =over 4 |
1048 | |
552e3d24 |
1049 | =item L<http://svn.openfoundry.org/pugs/perl5/Perl6-MetaModel> |
8b978dd5 |
1050 | |
552e3d24 |
1051 | =item L<http://svn.openfoundry.org/pugs/perl5/Perl6-ObjectSpace> |
8b978dd5 |
1052 | |
1053 | =back |
1054 | |
94b19069 |
1055 | =back |
1056 | |
1d68af04 |
1057 | =head2 Articles |
f8dfcfb7 |
1058 | |
1059 | =over 4 |
1060 | |
1d68af04 |
1061 | =item CPAN Module Review of Class::MOP |
f8dfcfb7 |
1062 | |
1063 | L<http://www.oreillynet.com/onlamp/blog/2006/06/cpan_module_review_classmop.html> |
1064 | |
1065 | =back |
1066 | |
a2e85e6c |
1067 | =head1 SIMILAR MODULES |
1068 | |
1d68af04 |
1069 | As I have said above, this module is a class-builder-builder, so it is |
1070 | not the same thing as modules like L<Class::Accessor> and |
1071 | L<Class::MethodMaker>. That being said there are very few modules on CPAN |
1072 | with similar goals to this module. The one I have found which is most |
1073 | like this module is L<Class::Meta>, although it's philosophy and the MOP it |
1074 | creates are very different from this modules. |
94b19069 |
1075 | |
a2e85e6c |
1076 | =head1 BUGS |
1077 | |
1d68af04 |
1078 | All complex software has bugs lurking in it, and this module is no |
a2e85e6c |
1079 | exception. If you find a bug please either email me, or add the bug |
1080 | to cpan-RT. |
1081 | |
1082 | =head1 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS |
1083 | |
1084 | =over 4 |
1085 | |
b9d9fc0b |
1086 | =item Rob Kinyon |
a2e85e6c |
1087 | |
1d68af04 |
1088 | Thanks to Rob for actually getting the development of this module kick-started. |
a2e85e6c |
1089 | |
1090 | =back |
1091 | |
1a09d9cc |
1092 | =head1 AUTHORS |
94b19069 |
1093 | |
a2e85e6c |
1094 | Stevan Little E<lt>stevan@iinteractive.comE<gt> |
552e3d24 |
1095 | |
9c8cda90 |
1096 | B<with contributions from:> |
1097 | |
1098 | Brandon (blblack) Black |
1099 | |
1100 | Guillermo (groditi) Roditi |
1101 | |
9195ddff |
1102 | Matt (mst) Trout |
1103 | |
9c8cda90 |
1104 | Rob (robkinyon) Kinyon |
1105 | |
1106 | Yuval (nothingmuch) Kogman |
1a09d9cc |
1107 | |
f430cfa4 |
1108 | Scott (konobi) McWhirter |
1109 | |
94b19069 |
1110 | =head1 COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE |
1111 | |
69e3ab0a |
1112 | Copyright 2006-2008 by Infinity Interactive, Inc. |
94b19069 |
1113 | |
1114 | L<http://www.iinteractive.com> |
1115 | |
1116 | This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify |
1d68af04 |
1117 | it under the same terms as Perl itself. |
94b19069 |
1118 | |
1119 | =cut |