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c0e30cf5 1
2package Moose::Meta::Attribute;
3
4use strict;
5use warnings;
6
78cd1d3b 7use Scalar::Util 'blessed', 'weaken', 'reftype';
a15dff8d 8use Carp 'confess';
7dbbdcab 9use Sub::Name 'subname';
a909a4df 10use overload ();
a15dff8d 11
238b424d 12our $VERSION = '0.19';
d44714be 13our $AUTHORITY = 'cpan:STEVAN';
78cd1d3b 14
8ee73eeb 15use Moose::Meta::Method::Accessor;
a3c7e2fe 16use Moose::Util::TypeConstraints ();
bc1e29b5 17
c0e30cf5 18use base 'Class::MOP::Attribute';
19
452bac1b 20# options which are not directly used
21# but we store them for metadata purposes
98aae381 22__PACKAGE__->meta->add_attribute('isa' => (reader => '_isa_metadata'));
23__PACKAGE__->meta->add_attribute('does' => (reader => '_does_metadata'));
24__PACKAGE__->meta->add_attribute('is' => (reader => '_is_metadata'));
452bac1b 25
26# these are actual options for the attrs
1a563243 27__PACKAGE__->meta->add_attribute('required' => (reader => 'is_required' ));
28__PACKAGE__->meta->add_attribute('lazy' => (reader => 'is_lazy' ));
26fbace8 29__PACKAGE__->meta->add_attribute('lazy_build' => (reader => 'is_lazy_build' ));
1a563243 30__PACKAGE__->meta->add_attribute('coerce' => (reader => 'should_coerce' ));
31__PACKAGE__->meta->add_attribute('weak_ref' => (reader => 'is_weak_ref' ));
32__PACKAGE__->meta->add_attribute('auto_deref' => (reader => 'should_auto_deref'));
82168dbb 33__PACKAGE__->meta->add_attribute('type_constraint' => (
34 reader => 'type_constraint',
35 predicate => 'has_type_constraint',
36));
8c9d74e7 37__PACKAGE__->meta->add_attribute('trigger' => (
38 reader => 'trigger',
39 predicate => 'has_trigger',
40));
452bac1b 41__PACKAGE__->meta->add_attribute('handles' => (
42 reader => 'handles',
43 predicate => 'has_handles',
44));
ddbdc0cb 45__PACKAGE__->meta->add_attribute('documentation' => (
46 reader => 'documentation',
47 predicate => 'has_documentation',
48));
82168dbb 49
78cd1d3b 50sub new {
f3c4e20e 51 my ($class, $name, %options) = @_;
52 $class->_process_options($name, \%options);
53 return $class->SUPER::new($name, %options);
1d768fb1 54}
55
ce0e8d63 56sub clone_and_inherit_options {
57 my ($self, %options) = @_;
83cc9094 58 # you can change default, required, coerce, documentation and lazy
ce0e8d63 59 my %actual_options;
83cc9094 60 foreach my $legal_option (qw(default coerce required documentation lazy)) {
ce0e8d63 61 if (exists $options{$legal_option}) {
62 $actual_options{$legal_option} = $options{$legal_option};
63 delete $options{$legal_option};
64 }
65 }
26fbace8 66
83cc9094 67 # handles can only be added, not changed
68 if ($options{handles}) {
69 confess "You can only add the 'handles' option, you cannot change it"
70 if $self->has_handles;
71 $actual_options{handles} = $options{handles};
72 delete $options{handles};
73 }
26fbace8 74
75 # isa can be changed, but only if the
76 # new type is a subtype
ce0e8d63 77 if ($options{isa}) {
78 my $type_constraint;
8de73ff1 79 if (blessed($options{isa}) && $options{isa}->isa('Moose::Meta::TypeConstraint')) {
80 $type_constraint = $options{isa};
81 }
82 else {
83 $type_constraint = Moose::Util::TypeConstraints::find_or_create_type_constraint(
84 $options{isa}
85 );
86 (defined $type_constraint)
87 || confess "Could not find the type constraint '" . $options{isa} . "'";
88 }
89 # NOTE:
90 # check here to see if the new type
91 # is a subtype of the old one
92 ($type_constraint->is_subtype_of($self->type_constraint->name))
93 || confess "New type constraint setting must be a subtype of inherited one"
94 # iff we have a type constraint that is ...
95 if $self->has_type_constraint;
96 # then we use it :)
97 $actual_options{type_constraint} = $type_constraint;
ce0e8d63 98 delete $options{isa};
99 }
26fbace8 100 (scalar keys %options == 0)
ce0e8d63 101 || confess "Illegal inherited options => (" . (join ', ' => keys %options) . ")";
102 $self->clone(%actual_options);
1d768fb1 103}
104
105sub _process_options {
106 my ($class, $name, $options) = @_;
8de73ff1 107
f3c4e20e 108 if (exists $options->{is}) {
8de73ff1 109 if ($options->{is} eq 'ro') {
110 $options->{reader} ||= $name;
111 (!exists $options->{trigger})
112 || confess "Cannot have a trigger on a read-only attribute";
113 }
114 elsif ($options->{is} eq 'rw') {
115 $options->{accessor} = $name;
116 ((reftype($options->{trigger}) || '') eq 'CODE')
117 || confess "Trigger must be a CODE ref"
118 if exists $options->{trigger};
119 }
120 else {
121 confess "I do not understand this option (is => " . $options->{is} . ")"
122 }
f3c4e20e 123 }
8de73ff1 124
f3c4e20e 125 if (exists $options->{isa}) {
f3c4e20e 126 if (exists $options->{does}) {
127 if (eval { $options->{isa}->can('does') }) {
128 ($options->{isa}->does($options->{does}))
129 || confess "Cannot have an isa option and a does option if the isa does not do the does";
130 }
131 else {
132 confess "Cannot have an isa option which cannot ->does()";
26fbace8 133 }
26fbace8 134 }
8de73ff1 135
f3c4e20e 136 # allow for anon-subtypes here ...
137 if (blessed($options->{isa}) && $options->{isa}->isa('Moose::Meta::TypeConstraint')) {
8de73ff1 138 $options->{type_constraint} = $options->{isa};
139 }
140 else {
141 $options->{type_constraint} = Moose::Util::TypeConstraints::find_or_create_type_constraint(
142 $options->{isa} => {
f3c4e20e 143 parent => Moose::Util::TypeConstraints::find_type_constraint('Object'),
144 constraint => sub { $_[0]->isa($options->{isa}) }
26fbace8 145 }
8de73ff1 146 );
147 }
f3c4e20e 148 }
149 elsif (exists $options->{does}) {
150 # allow for anon-subtypes here ...
151 if (blessed($options->{does}) && $options->{does}->isa('Moose::Meta::TypeConstraint')) {
238b424d 152 $options->{type_constraint} = $options->{does};
8de73ff1 153 }
154 else {
155 $options->{type_constraint} = Moose::Util::TypeConstraints::find_or_create_type_constraint(
156 $options->{does} => {
f3c4e20e 157 parent => Moose::Util::TypeConstraints::find_type_constraint('Role'),
238b424d 158 constraint => sub {
159 Moose::Util::does_role($_[0], $options->{does})
160 }
26fbace8 161 }
8de73ff1 162 );
163 }
f3c4e20e 164 }
8de73ff1 165
f3c4e20e 166 if (exists $options->{coerce} && $options->{coerce}) {
167 (exists $options->{type_constraint})
168 || confess "You cannot have coercion without specifying a type constraint";
8de73ff1 169 confess "You cannot have a weak reference to a coerced value"
170 if $options->{weak_ref};
f3c4e20e 171 }
8de73ff1 172
f3c4e20e 173 if (exists $options->{auto_deref} && $options->{auto_deref}) {
174 (exists $options->{type_constraint})
175 || confess "You cannot auto-dereference without specifying a type constraint";
176 ($options->{type_constraint}->is_a_type_of('ArrayRef') ||
8de73ff1 177 $options->{type_constraint}->is_a_type_of('HashRef'))
f3c4e20e 178 || confess "You cannot auto-dereference anything other than a ArrayRef or HashRef";
179 }
8de73ff1 180
f3c4e20e 181 if (exists $options->{lazy_build} && $options->{lazy_build} == 1) {
182 confess("You can not use lazy_build and default for the same attribute")
8de73ff1 183 if exists $options->{default};
a6c84c69 184 $options->{lazy} = 1;
185 $options->{required} = 1;
186 $options->{builder} ||= "_build_${name}";
187 if ($name =~ /^_/) {
f3c4e20e 188 $options->{clearer} ||= "_clear${name}";
189 $options->{predicate} ||= "_has${name}";
a6c84c69 190 }
191 else {
f3c4e20e 192 $options->{clearer} ||= "clear_${name}";
193 $options->{predicate} ||= "has_${name}";
26fbace8 194 }
f3c4e20e 195 }
8de73ff1 196
f3c4e20e 197 if (exists $options->{lazy} && $options->{lazy}) {
198 (exists $options->{default} || exists $options->{builder} )
199 || confess "You cannot have lazy attribute without specifying a default value for it";
200 }
26fbace8 201
78cd1d3b 202}
c0e30cf5 203
d500266f 204sub initialize_instance_slot {
ddd0ec20 205 my ($self, $meta_instance, $instance, $params) = @_;
d500266f 206 my $init_arg = $self->init_arg();
207 # try to fetch the init arg from the %params ...
ddd0ec20 208
26fbace8 209 my $val;
1ed0b94f 210 my $value_is_set;
d500266f 211 if (exists $params->{$init_arg}) {
212 $val = $params->{$init_arg};
2c78d811 213 $value_is_set = 1;
d500266f 214 }
215 else {
216 # skip it if it's lazy
217 return if $self->is_lazy;
218 # and die if it's required and doesn't have a default value
26fbace8 219 confess "Attribute (" . $self->name . ") is required"
220 if $self->is_required && !$self->has_default && !$self->has_builder;
ddd0ec20 221
1ed0b94f 222 # if nothing was in the %params, we can use the
223 # attribute's default value (if it has one)
224 if ($self->has_default) {
225 $val = $self->default($instance);
226 $value_is_set = 1;
a6c84c69 227 }
228 elsif ($self->has_builder) {
229 if (my $builder = $instance->can($self->builder)){
1ed0b94f 230 $val = $instance->$builder;
231 $value_is_set = 1;
a6c84c69 232 }
233 else {
0b26305c 234 confess(blessed($instance)." does not support builder method '".$self->builder."' for attribute '" . $self->name . "'");
1ed0b94f 235 }
a0748c37 236 }
26fbace8 237 }
238
1ed0b94f 239 return unless $value_is_set;
240
241 if ($self->has_type_constraint) {
242 my $type_constraint = $self->type_constraint;
243 if ($self->should_coerce && $type_constraint->has_coercion) {
244 $val = $type_constraint->coerce($val);
d500266f 245 }
1ed0b94f 246 (defined($type_constraint->check($val)))
247 || confess "Attribute (" .
248 $self->name .
249 ") does not pass the type constraint (" .
250 $type_constraint->name .
251 ") with '" .
252 (defined $val
6361ccf5 253 ? overload::StrVal($val)
1ed0b94f 254 : 'undef') .
255 "'";
256 }
ddd0ec20 257
ac1ef2f9 258 $meta_instance->set_slot_value($instance, $self->name, $val);
26fbace8 259 $meta_instance->weaken_slot_value($instance, $self->name)
a6c84c69 260 if ref $val && $self->is_weak_ref;
d500266f 261}
262
d617b644 263## Slot management
9e93dd19 264
946289d1 265sub set_value {
266 my ($self, $instance, $value) = @_;
26fbace8 267
946289d1 268 my $attr_name = $self->name;
26fbace8 269
946289d1 270 if ($self->is_required) {
26fbace8 271 defined($value)
946289d1 272 || confess "Attribute ($attr_name) is required, so cannot be set to undef";
273 }
26fbace8 274
946289d1 275 if ($self->has_type_constraint) {
26fbace8 276
946289d1 277 my $type_constraint = $self->type_constraint;
26fbace8 278
946289d1 279 if ($self->should_coerce) {
26fbace8 280 $value = $type_constraint->coerce($value);
946289d1 281 }
42bc21a4 282 $type_constraint->_compiled_type_constraint->($value)
26fbace8 283 || confess "Attribute ($attr_name) does not pass the type constraint ("
284 . $type_constraint->name
285 . ") with "
286 . (defined($value)
6361ccf5 287 ? ("'" . overload::StrVal($value) . "'")
a909a4df 288 : "undef")
946289d1 289 if defined($value);
290 }
26fbace8 291
946289d1 292 my $meta_instance = Class::MOP::Class->initialize(blessed($instance))
293 ->get_meta_instance;
26fbace8 294
295 $meta_instance->set_slot_value($instance, $attr_name, $value);
296
946289d1 297 if (ref $value && $self->is_weak_ref) {
26fbace8 298 $meta_instance->weaken_slot_value($instance, $attr_name);
946289d1 299 }
26fbace8 300
946289d1 301 if ($self->has_trigger) {
302 $self->trigger->($instance, $value, $self);
303 }
304}
305
306sub get_value {
307 my ($self, $instance) = @_;
26fbace8 308
946289d1 309 if ($self->is_lazy) {
8de73ff1 310 unless ($self->has_value($instance)) {
311 if ($self->has_default) {
312 my $default = $self->default($instance);
313 $self->set_value($instance, $default);
314 }
315 if ( $self->has_builder ){
a6c84c69 316 if (my $builder = $instance->can($self->builder)){
8de73ff1 317 $self->set_value($instance, $instance->$builder);
a6c84c69 318 }
319 else {
320 confess(blessed($instance)
321 . " does not support builder method '"
322 . $self->builder
323 . "' for attribute '"
324 . $self->name
325 . "'");
26fbace8 326 }
a6c84c69 327 }
328 else {
8de73ff1 329 $self->set_value($instance, undef);
26fbace8 330 }
8de73ff1 331 }
946289d1 332 }
26fbace8 333
946289d1 334 if ($self->should_auto_deref) {
26fbace8 335
946289d1 336 my $type_constraint = $self->type_constraint;
337
338 if ($type_constraint->is_a_type_of('ArrayRef')) {
339 my $rv = $self->SUPER::get_value($instance);
340 return unless defined $rv;
341 return wantarray ? @{ $rv } : $rv;
26fbace8 342 }
946289d1 343 elsif ($type_constraint->is_a_type_of('HashRef')) {
344 my $rv = $self->SUPER::get_value($instance);
345 return unless defined $rv;
346 return wantarray ? %{ $rv } : $rv;
26fbace8 347 }
946289d1 348 else {
349 confess "Can not auto de-reference the type constraint '" . $type_constraint->name . "'";
350 }
26fbace8 351
946289d1 352 }
353 else {
26fbace8 354
946289d1 355 return $self->SUPER::get_value($instance);
26fbace8 356 }
946289d1 357}
a15dff8d 358
26fbace8 359## installing accessors
c0e30cf5 360
d617b644 361sub accessor_metaclass { 'Moose::Meta::Method::Accessor' }
d7f17ebb 362
452bac1b 363sub install_accessors {
364 my $self = shift;
26fbace8 365 $self->SUPER::install_accessors(@_);
366
452bac1b 367 if ($self->has_handles) {
26fbace8 368
452bac1b 369 # NOTE:
370 # Here we canonicalize the 'handles' option
26fbace8 371 # this will sort out any details and always
372 # return an hash of methods which we want
452bac1b 373 # to delagate to, see that method for details
374 my %handles = $self->_canonicalize_handles();
26fbace8 375
f3c4e20e 376 # find the accessor method for this attribute
377 my $accessor = $self->get_read_method_ref;
378 # then unpack it if we need too ...
379 $accessor = $accessor->body if blessed $accessor;
26fbace8 380
452bac1b 381 # install the delegation ...
382 my $associated_class = $self->associated_class;
383 foreach my $handle (keys %handles) {
384 my $method_to_call = $handles{$handle};
7dbbdcab 385 my $class_name = $associated_class->name;
386 my $name = "${class_name}::${handle}";
26fbace8 387
452bac1b 388 (!$associated_class->has_method($handle))
389 || confess "You cannot overwrite a locally defined method ($handle) with a delegation";
26fbace8 390
d022f632 391 # NOTE:
392 # handles is not allowed to delegate
26fbace8 393 # any of these methods, as they will
394 # override the ones in your class, which
d022f632 395 # is almost certainly not what you want.
4fe78472 396
397 # FIXME warn when $handle was explicitly specified, but not if the source is a regex or something
398 #cluck("Not delegating method '$handle' because it is a core method") and
399 next if $class_name->isa("Moose::Object") and $handle =~ /^BUILD|DEMOLISH$/ || Moose::Object->can($handle);
26fbace8 400
452bac1b 401 if ((reftype($method_to_call) || '') eq 'CODE') {
7dbbdcab 402 $associated_class->add_method($handle => subname $name, $method_to_call);
452bac1b 403 }
404 else {
7dbbdcab 405 $associated_class->add_method($handle => subname $name, sub {
f3c4e20e 406 my $proxy = (shift)->$accessor();
cbe25729 407 @_ = ($proxy, @_);
27f6e1e3 408
409 defined($proxy)
410 or confess "Undefined 'handles' for attribute '".$self->name."' for method '$name'.";
411
7dbbdcab 412 goto &{ $proxy->can($method_to_call) || return };
452bac1b 413 });
414 }
415 }
416 }
26fbace8 417
452bac1b 418 return;
419}
420
98aae381 421# private methods to help delegation ...
422
452bac1b 423sub _canonicalize_handles {
424 my $self = shift;
425 my $handles = $self->handles;
c84f324f 426 if (my $handle_type = ref($handles)) {
427 if ($handle_type eq 'HASH') {
428 return %{$handles};
429 }
430 elsif ($handle_type eq 'ARRAY') {
431 return map { $_ => $_ } @{$handles};
432 }
433 elsif ($handle_type eq 'Regexp') {
434 ($self->has_type_constraint)
435 || confess "Cannot delegate methods based on a RegExpr without a type constraint (isa)";
26fbace8 436 return map { ($_ => $_) }
c84f324f 437 grep { /$handles/ } $self->_get_delegate_method_list;
438 }
439 elsif ($handle_type eq 'CODE') {
440 return $handles->($self, $self->_find_delegate_metaclass);
441 }
442 else {
443 confess "Unable to canonicalize the 'handles' option with $handles";
444 }
452bac1b 445 }
446 else {
c84f324f 447 my $role_meta = eval { $handles->meta };
448 if ($@) {
26fbace8 449 confess "Unable to canonicalize the 'handles' option with $handles because : $@";
c84f324f 450 }
451
452 (blessed $role_meta && $role_meta->isa('Moose::Meta::Role'))
453 || confess "Unable to canonicalize the 'handles' option with $handles because ->meta is not a Moose::Meta::Role";
26fbace8 454
c84f324f 455 return map { $_ => $_ } (
26fbace8 456 $role_meta->get_method_list,
c84f324f 457 $role_meta->get_required_method_list
458 );
452bac1b 459 }
460}
461
462sub _find_delegate_metaclass {
463 my $self = shift;
98aae381 464 if (my $class = $self->_isa_metadata) {
26fbace8 465 # if the class does have
452bac1b 466 # a meta method, use it
467 return $class->meta if $class->can('meta');
26fbace8 468 # otherwise we might be
452bac1b 469 # dealing with a non-Moose
26fbace8 470 # class, and need to make
452bac1b 471 # our own metaclass
472 return Moose::Meta::Class->initialize($class);
473 }
98aae381 474 elsif (my $role = $self->_does_metadata) {
26fbace8 475 # our role will always have
452bac1b 476 # a meta method
98aae381 477 return $role->meta;
452bac1b 478 }
479 else {
480 confess "Cannot find delegate metaclass for attribute " . $self->name;
481 }
482}
483
484sub _get_delegate_method_list {
485 my $self = shift;
486 my $meta = $self->_find_delegate_metaclass;
487 if ($meta->isa('Class::MOP::Class')) {
093b12c2 488 return map { $_->{name} } # NOTE: !never! delegate &meta
26fbace8 489 grep { $_->{class} ne 'Moose::Object' && $_->{name} ne 'meta' }
452bac1b 490 $meta->compute_all_applicable_methods;
491 }
492 elsif ($meta->isa('Moose::Meta::Role')) {
26fbace8 493 return $meta->get_method_list;
452bac1b 494 }
495 else {
496 confess "Unable to recognize the delegate metaclass '$meta'";
497 }
498}
499
c0e30cf5 5001;
501
502__END__
503
504=pod
505
506=head1 NAME
507
6ba6d68c 508Moose::Meta::Attribute - The Moose attribute metaclass
c0e30cf5 509
510=head1 DESCRIPTION
511
26fbace8 512This is a subclass of L<Class::MOP::Attribute> with Moose specific
513extensions.
6ba6d68c 514
26fbace8 515For the most part, the only time you will ever encounter an
516instance of this class is if you are doing some serious deep
517introspection. To really understand this class, you need to refer
6ba6d68c 518to the L<Class::MOP::Attribute> documentation.
e522431d 519
c0e30cf5 520=head1 METHODS
521
6ba6d68c 522=head2 Overridden methods
523
26fbace8 524These methods override methods in L<Class::MOP::Attribute> and add
525Moose specific features. You can safely assume though that they
6ba6d68c 526will behave just as L<Class::MOP::Attribute> does.
527
c0e30cf5 528=over 4
529
530=item B<new>
531
d500266f 532=item B<initialize_instance_slot>
533
452bac1b 534=item B<install_accessors>
535
39b3bc94 536=item B<accessor_metaclass>
537
946289d1 538=item B<get_value>
539
540=item B<set_value>
541
bcbaa845 542 eval { $point->meta->get_attribute('x')->set_value($point, 'fourty-two') };
543 if($@) {
544 print "Oops: $@\n";
545 }
546
547I<Attribute (x) does not pass the type constraint (Int) with 'fourty-two'>
548
549Before setting the value, a check is made on the type constraint of
550the attribute, if it has one, to see if the value passes it. If the
551value fails to pass, the set operation dies with a L<Carp/confess>.
552
553Any coercion to convert values is done before checking the type constraint.
554
555To check a value against a type constraint before setting it, fetch the
ec00fa75 556attribute instance using L<Class::MOP::Class/find_attribute_by_name>,
bcbaa845 557fetch the type_constraint from the attribute using L<Moose::Meta::Attribute/type_constraint>
558and call L<Moose::Meta::TypeConstraint/check>. See L<Moose::Cookbook::RecipeX>
559for an example.
560
a15dff8d 561=back
562
6ba6d68c 563=head2 Additional Moose features
564
26fbace8 565Moose attributes support type-constraint checking, weak reference
566creation and type coercion.
6ba6d68c 567
a15dff8d 568=over 4
569
9e93dd19 570=item B<clone_and_inherit_options>
571
26fbace8 572This is to support the C<has '+foo'> feature, it clones an attribute
573from a superclass and allows a very specific set of changes to be made
9e93dd19 574to the attribute.
575
a15dff8d 576=item B<has_type_constraint>
577
6ba6d68c 578Returns true if this meta-attribute has a type constraint.
579
a15dff8d 580=item B<type_constraint>
581
26fbace8 582A read-only accessor for this meta-attribute's type constraint. For
583more information on what you can do with this, see the documentation
6ba6d68c 584for L<Moose::Meta::TypeConstraint>.
a15dff8d 585
452bac1b 586=item B<has_handles>
587
588Returns true if this meta-attribute performs delegation.
589
590=item B<handles>
591
592This returns the value which was passed into the handles option.
593
6ba6d68c 594=item B<is_weak_ref>
a15dff8d 595
02a0fb52 596Returns true if this meta-attribute produces a weak reference.
4b598ea3 597
ca01a97b 598=item B<is_required>
599
02a0fb52 600Returns true if this meta-attribute is required to have a value.
ca01a97b 601
602=item B<is_lazy>
603
02a0fb52 604Returns true if this meta-attribute should be initialized lazily.
ca01a97b 605
26fbace8 606NOTE: lazy attributes, B<must> have a C<default> or C<builder> field set.
607
608=item B<is_lazy_build>
609
610Returns true if this meta-attribute should be initialized lazily through
611the builder generated by lazy_build. Using C<lazy_build =E<gt> 1> will
612make your attribute required and lazy. In addition it will set the builder, clearer
613and predicate options for you using the following convention.
614
615 #If your attribute name starts with an underscore:
616 has '_foo' => (lazy_build => 1);
617 #is the same as
58f85113 618 has '_foo' => (lazy => 1, required => 1, predicate => '_has_foo', clearer => '_clear_foo', builder => '_build__foo);
26fbace8 619 # or
58f85113 620 has '_foo' => (lazy => 1, required => 1, predicate => '_has_foo', clearer => '_clear_foo', default => sub{shift->_build__foo});
26fbace8 621
622 #If your attribute name does not start with an underscore:
58f85113 623 has 'foo' => (lazy_build => 1);
624 #is the same as
625 has 'foo' => (lazy => 1, required => 1, predicate => 'has_foo', clearer => 'clear_foo', builder => '_build_foo);
26fbace8 626 # or
58f85113 627 has 'foo' => (lazy => 1, required => 1, predicate => 'has_foo', clearer => 'clear_foo', default => sub{shift->_build_foo});
628
629The reason for the different naming of the C<builder> is that the C<builder>
630method is a private method while the C<clearer> and C<predicate> methods
631are public methods.
26fbace8 632
633NOTE: This means your class should provide a method whose name matches the value
58f85113 634of the builder part, in this case _build__foo or _build_foo.
ca01a97b 635
34a66aa3 636=item B<should_coerce>
4b598ea3 637
02a0fb52 638Returns true if this meta-attribute should perform type coercion.
6ba6d68c 639
536f0b17 640=item B<should_auto_deref>
641
26fbace8 642Returns true if this meta-attribute should perform automatic
643auto-dereferencing.
536f0b17 644
26fbace8 645NOTE: This can only be done for attributes whose type constraint is
536f0b17 646either I<ArrayRef> or I<HashRef>.
647
8c9d74e7 648=item B<has_trigger>
649
02a0fb52 650Returns true if this meta-attribute has a trigger set.
651
8c9d74e7 652=item B<trigger>
653
26fbace8 654This is a CODE reference which will be executed every time the
655value of an attribute is assigned. The CODE ref will get two values,
656the invocant and the new value. This can be used to handle I<basic>
02a0fb52 657bi-directional relations.
658
ddbdc0cb 659=item B<documentation>
660
26fbace8 661This is a string which contains the documentation for this attribute.
ddbdc0cb 662It serves no direct purpose right now, but it might in the future
663in some kind of automated documentation system perhaps.
664
665=item B<has_documentation>
666
667Returns true if this meta-attribute has any documentation.
668
c0e30cf5 669=back
670
671=head1 BUGS
672
26fbace8 673All complex software has bugs lurking in it, and this module is no
c0e30cf5 674exception. If you find a bug please either email me, or add the bug
675to cpan-RT.
676
c0e30cf5 677=head1 AUTHOR
678
679Stevan Little E<lt>stevan@iinteractive.comE<gt>
680
98aae381 681Yuval Kogman E<lt>nothingmuch@woobling.comE<gt>
682
c0e30cf5 683=head1 COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
684
778db3ac 685Copyright 2006-2008 by Infinity Interactive, Inc.
c0e30cf5 686
687L<http://www.iinteractive.com>
688
689This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
26fbace8 690it under the same terms as Perl itself.
c0e30cf5 691
8a7a9c53 692=cut