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fcd84ca9 1
2package Moose;
3
ecb1297a 4use 5.008;
5
85f8617c 6our $VERSION = '0.78';
75b95414 7$VERSION = eval $VERSION;
d44714be 8our $AUTHORITY = 'cpan:STEVAN';
fcd84ca9 9
21f1e231 10use Scalar::Util 'blessed';
e2095e4a 11use Carp 'confess';
fcd84ca9 12
5bd4db9b 13use Moose::Exporter;
7f18097c 14
7bb57008 15use Class::MOP 0.83;
ef1d5f4b 16
c0e30cf5 17use Moose::Meta::Class;
7415b2cb 18use Moose::Meta::TypeConstraint;
7c13858b 19use Moose::Meta::TypeCoercion;
78cd1d3b 20use Moose::Meta::Attribute;
ddd0ec20 21use Moose::Meta::Instance;
c0e30cf5 22
0779da92 23use Moose::Object;
24
d67145ed 25use Moose::Meta::Role;
0779da92 26use Moose::Meta::Role::Composite;
27use Moose::Meta::Role::Application;
28use Moose::Meta::Role::Application::RoleSummation;
29use Moose::Meta::Role::Application::ToClass;
30use Moose::Meta::Role::Application::ToRole;
31use Moose::Meta::Role::Application::ToInstance;
d67145ed 32
7415b2cb 33use Moose::Util::TypeConstraints;
d7d8a8c7 34use Moose::Util ();
a15dff8d 35
5f06098e 36sub _caller_info {
37 my $level = @_ ? ($_[0] + 1) : 2;
38 my %info;
39 @info{qw(package file line)} = caller($level);
40 return \%info;
41}
42
c245d69b 43sub throw_error {
d03bd989 44 # FIXME This
c245d69b 45 shift;
46 goto \&confess
47}
4c0b3599 48
5bd4db9b 49sub extends {
97a93056 50 my $class = shift;
3d544ed5 51
e2095e4a 52 Moose->throw_error("Must derive at least one class") unless @_;
9bcfbab1 53
5bd4db9b 54 # this checks the metaclass to make sure
55 # it is correct, sometimes it can get out
56 # of sync when the classes are being built
e2eef3a5 57 Moose::Meta::Class->initialize($class)->superclasses(@_);
5bd4db9b 58}
a3c7e2fe 59
5bd4db9b 60sub with {
97a93056 61 my $class = shift;
aedcb7d9 62 Moose::Util::apply_all_roles(Class::MOP::Class->initialize($class), @_);
5bd4db9b 63}
9bcfbab1 64
5bd4db9b 65sub has {
97a93056 66 my $class = shift;
5bd4db9b 67 my $name = shift;
e2095e4a 68
69 Moose->throw_error('Usage: has \'name\' => ( key => value, ... )')
70 if @_ == 1;
71
5f06098e 72 my %options = ( definition_context => _caller_info(), @_ );
5bd4db9b 73 my $attrs = ( ref($name) eq 'ARRAY' ) ? $name : [ ($name) ];
aedcb7d9 74 Class::MOP::Class->initialize($class)->add_attribute( $_, %options ) for @$attrs;
5bd4db9b 75}
9bcfbab1 76
5bd4db9b 77sub before {
97a93056 78 my $class = shift;
5bd4db9b 79 Moose::Util::add_method_modifier($class, 'before', \@_);
80}
81
82sub after {
97a93056 83 my $class = shift;
5bd4db9b 84 Moose::Util::add_method_modifier($class, 'after', \@_);
85}
86
87sub around {
97a93056 88 my $class = shift;
5bd4db9b 89 Moose::Util::add_method_modifier($class, 'around', \@_);
90}
91
991933fb 92our $SUPER_PACKAGE;
93our $SUPER_BODY;
94our @SUPER_ARGS;
95
5bd4db9b 96sub super {
991933fb 97 # This check avoids a recursion loop - see
98 # t/100_bugs/020_super_recursion.t
99 return if defined $SUPER_PACKAGE && $SUPER_PACKAGE ne caller();
100 return unless $SUPER_BODY; $SUPER_BODY->(@SUPER_ARGS);
5bd4db9b 101}
9bcfbab1 102
5bd4db9b 103sub override {
97a93056 104 my $class = shift;
5bd4db9b 105 my ( $name, $method ) = @_;
aedcb7d9 106 Class::MOP::Class->initialize($class)->add_override_method_modifier( $name => $method );
5bd4db9b 107}
9bcfbab1 108
5bd4db9b 109sub inner {
110 my $pkg = caller();
111 our ( %INNER_BODY, %INNER_ARGS );
112
113 if ( my $body = $INNER_BODY{$pkg} ) {
114 my @args = @{ $INNER_ARGS{$pkg} };
115 local $INNER_ARGS{$pkg};
116 local $INNER_BODY{$pkg};
117 return $body->(@args);
118 } else {
119 return;
ce265cc3 120 }
5bd4db9b 121}
9bcfbab1 122
5bd4db9b 123sub augment {
97a93056 124 my $class = shift;
5bd4db9b 125 my ( $name, $method ) = @_;
aedcb7d9 126 Class::MOP::Class->initialize($class)->add_augment_method_modifier( $name => $method );
ce265cc3 127}
9bcfbab1 128
aedcb7d9 129Moose::Exporter->setup_import_methods(
97a93056 130 with_caller => [
1089b4dd 131 qw( extends with has before after around override augment)
97a93056 132 ],
133 as_is => [
134 qw( super inner ),
5bd4db9b 135 \&Carp::confess,
136 \&Scalar::Util::blessed,
137 ],
138);
139
cc841c0e 140sub init_meta {
085fba61 141 # This used to be called as a function. This hack preserves
142 # backwards compatibility.
143 if ( $_[0] ne __PACKAGE__ ) {
144 return __PACKAGE__->init_meta(
145 for_class => $_[0],
146 base_class => $_[1],
147 metaclass => $_[2],
148 );
149 }
7c4676ef 150
0338a411 151 shift;
152 my %args = @_;
153
154 my $class = $args{for_class}
c245d69b 155 or Moose->throw_error("Cannot call init_meta without specifying a for_class");
085fba61 156 my $base_class = $args{base_class} || 'Moose::Object';
157 my $metaclass = $args{metaclass} || 'Moose::Meta::Class';
cc841c0e 158
c245d69b 159 Moose->throw_error("The Metaclass $metaclass must be a subclass of Moose::Meta::Class.")
cc841c0e 160 unless $metaclass->isa('Moose::Meta::Class');
161
162 # make a subtype for each Moose class
163 class_type($class)
164 unless find_type_constraint($class);
165
166 my $meta;
50d5df60 167
168 if ( $meta = Class::MOP::get_metaclass_by_name($class) ) {
169 unless ( $meta->isa("Moose::Meta::Class") ) {
c245d69b 170 Moose->throw_error("$class already has a metaclass, but it does not inherit $metaclass ($meta)");
50d5df60 171 }
172 } else {
173 # no metaclass, no 'meta' method
174
175 # now we check whether our ancestors have metaclass, and if so borrow that
176 my ( undef, @isa ) = @{ $class->mro::get_linear_isa };
177
178 foreach my $ancestor ( @isa ) {
179 my $ancestor_meta = Class::MOP::get_metaclass_by_name($ancestor) || next;
180
181 my $ancestor_meta_class = ($ancestor_meta->is_immutable
182 ? $ancestor_meta->get_mutable_metaclass_name
183 : ref($ancestor_meta));
184
185 # if we have an ancestor metaclass that inherits $metaclass, we use
41419b9e 186 # that. This is like _fix_metaclass_incompatibility, but we can do it now.
50d5df60 187
188 # the case of having an ancestry is not very common, but arises in
189 # e.g. Reaction
190 unless ( $metaclass->isa( $ancestor_meta_class ) ) {
191 if ( $ancestor_meta_class->isa($metaclass) ) {
192 $metaclass = $ancestor_meta_class;
193 }
194 }
195 }
196
197 $meta = $metaclass->initialize($class);
198 }
199
cc841c0e 200 if ( $class->can('meta') ) {
50d5df60 201 # check 'meta' method
202
203 # it may be inherited
204
cc841c0e 205 # NOTE:
206 # this is the case where the metaclass pragma
207 # was used before the 'use Moose' statement to
208 # override a specific class
50d5df60 209 my $method_meta = $class->meta;
210
211 ( blessed($method_meta) && $method_meta->isa('Moose::Meta::Class') )
c245d69b 212 || Moose->throw_error("$class already has a &meta function, but it does not return a Moose::Meta::Class ($meta)");
50d5df60 213
214 $meta = $method_meta;
cc841c0e 215 }
50d5df60 216
217 unless ( $meta->has_method("meta") ) { # don't overwrite
218 # also check for inherited non moose 'meta' method?
219 # FIXME also skip this if the user requested by passing an option
cc841c0e 220 $meta->add_method(
221 'meta' => sub {
222 # re-initialize so it inherits properly
50d5df60 223 $metaclass->initialize( ref($_[0]) || $_[0] );
cc841c0e 224 }
225 );
226 }
227
228 # make sure they inherit from Moose::Object
229 $meta->superclasses($base_class)
230 unless $meta->superclasses();
231
232 return $meta;
233}
234
085fba61 235# This may be used in some older MooseX extensions.
236sub _get_caller {
237 goto &Moose::Exporter::_get_caller;
238}
239
8ecb1fa0 240## make 'em all immutable
241
3cae4250 242$_->make_immutable(
0779da92 243 inline_constructor => 1,
244 constructor_name => "_new",
3cae4250 245 # these are Class::MOP accessors, so they need inlining
246 inline_accessors => 1
247 ) for grep { $_->is_mutable }
248 map { $_->meta }
249 qw(
0779da92 250 Moose::Meta::Attribute
251 Moose::Meta::Class
252 Moose::Meta::Instance
253
0779da92 254 Moose::Meta::TypeCoercion
255 Moose::Meta::TypeCoercion::Union
256
257 Moose::Meta::Method
258 Moose::Meta::Method::Accessor
259 Moose::Meta::Method::Constructor
260 Moose::Meta::Method::Destructor
74862722 261 Moose::Meta::Method::Overridden
0779da92 262 Moose::Meta::Method::Augmented
263
264 Moose::Meta::Role
265 Moose::Meta::Role::Method
266 Moose::Meta::Role::Method::Required
267
268 Moose::Meta::Role::Composite
269
270 Moose::Meta::Role::Application
271 Moose::Meta::Role::Application::RoleSummation
272 Moose::Meta::Role::Application::ToClass
273 Moose::Meta::Role::Application::ToRole
274 Moose::Meta::Role::Application::ToInstance
3cae4250 275);
8ecb1fa0 276
fcd84ca9 2771;
278
279__END__
280
281=pod
282
283=head1 NAME
284
8bdc7f13 285Moose - A postmodern object system for Perl 5
fcd84ca9 286
287=head1 SYNOPSIS
e522431d 288
289 package Point;
1cd45431 290 use Moose; # automatically turns on strict and warnings
26fbace8 291
43d599e5 292 has 'x' => (is => 'rw', isa => 'Int');
293 has 'y' => (is => 'rw', isa => 'Int');
26fbace8 294
e522431d 295 sub clear {
296 my $self = shift;
297 $self->x(0);
26fbace8 298 $self->y(0);
e522431d 299 }
26fbace8 300
e522431d 301 package Point3D;
302 use Moose;
26fbace8 303
e522431d 304 extends 'Point';
26fbace8 305
43d599e5 306 has 'z' => (is => 'rw', isa => 'Int');
26fbace8 307
e522431d 308 after 'clear' => sub {
309 my $self = shift;
43d599e5 310 $self->z(0);
26fbace8 311 };
2c0cbef7 312
fcd84ca9 313=head1 DESCRIPTION
314
26fbace8 315Moose is an extension of the Perl 5 object system.
e522431d 316
9b9da6f1 317The main goal of Moose is to make Perl 5 Object Oriented programming
318easier, more consistent and less tedious. With Moose you can to think
6f894f30 319more about what you want to do and less about the mechanics of OOP.
fcd84ca9 320
6f894f30 321Additionally, Moose is built on top of L<Class::MOP>, which is a
322metaclass system for Perl 5. This means that Moose not only makes
323building normal Perl 5 objects better, but it provides the power of
324metaclass programming as well.
8bdc7f13 325
f5909dca 326=head2 New to Moose?
327
60eccd1e 328If you're new to Moose, the best place to start is the
329L<Moose::Manual> docs, followed by the L<Moose::Cookbook>. The intro
330will show you what Moose is, and how it makes Perl 5 OO better.
6f894f30 331
332The cookbook recipes on Moose basics will get you up to speed with
333many of Moose's features quickly. Once you have an idea of what Moose
334can do, you can use the API documentation to get more detail on
335features which interest you.
f5909dca 336
28669f89 337=head2 Moose Extensions
338
12aed9a0 339The C<MooseX::> namespace is the official place to find Moose extensions.
340These extensions can be found on the CPAN. The easiest way to find them
341is to search for them (L<http://search.cpan.org/search?query=MooseX::>),
342or to examine L<Task::Moose> which aims to keep an up-to-date, easily
343installable list of Moose extensions.
28669f89 344
6ba6d68c 345=head1 BUILDING CLASSES WITH MOOSE
346
68efb014 347Moose makes every attempt to provide as much convenience as possible during
348class construction/definition, but still stay out of your way if you want it
349to. Here are a few items to note when building classes with Moose.
6ba6d68c 350
26fbace8 351Unless specified with C<extends>, any class which uses Moose will
6ba6d68c 352inherit from L<Moose::Object>.
353
1cd45431 354Moose will also manage all attributes (including inherited ones) that are
355defined with C<has>. And (assuming you call C<new>, which is inherited from
356L<Moose::Object>) this includes properly initializing all instance slots,
357setting defaults where appropriate, and performing any type constraint checking
358or coercion.
6ba6d68c 359
004222dc 360=head1 PROVIDED METHODS
6ba6d68c 361
d03bd989 362Moose provides a number of methods to all your classes, mostly through the
004222dc 363inheritance of L<Moose::Object>. There is however, one exception.
6ba6d68c 364
365=over 4
366
367=item B<meta>
368
369This is a method which provides access to the current class's metaclass.
370
004222dc 371=back
372
373=head1 EXPORTED FUNCTIONS
374
375Moose will export a number of functions into the class's namespace which
376may then be used to set up the class. These functions all work directly
377on the current class.
378
379=over 4
380
6ba6d68c 381=item B<extends (@superclasses)>
382
383This function will set the superclass(es) for the current class.
384
26fbace8 385This approach is recommended instead of C<use base>, because C<use base>
386actually C<push>es onto the class's C<@ISA>, whereas C<extends> will
387replace it. This is important to ensure that classes which do not have
68efb014 388superclasses still properly inherit from L<Moose::Object>.
6ba6d68c 389
43d599e5 390=item B<with (@roles)>
e9ec68d6 391
d03bd989 392This will apply a given set of C<@roles> to the local class.
e9ec68d6 393
b4291ab4 394=item B<has $name|@$names =E<gt> %options>
6ba6d68c 395
b4291ab4 396This will install an attribute of a given C<$name> into the current class. If
397the first parameter is an array reference, it will create an attribute for
398every C<$name> in the list. The C<%options> are the same as those provided by
399L<Class::MOP::Attribute>, in addition to the list below which are provided by
400Moose (L<Moose::Meta::Attribute> to be more specific):
6ba6d68c 401
402=over 4
403
076c81ed 404=item I<is =E<gt> 'rw'|'ro'>
6ba6d68c 405
26fbace8 406The I<is> option accepts either I<rw> (for read/write) or I<ro> (for read
407only). These will create either a read/write accessor or a read-only
6ba6d68c 408accessor respectively, using the same name as the C<$name> of the attribute.
409
1b46b845 410If you need more control over how your accessors are named, you can
411use the L<reader|Class::MOP::Attribute/reader>,
412L<writer|Class::MOP::Attribute/writer> and
413L<accessor|Class::MOP::Attribute/accessor> options inherited from
414L<Class::MOP::Attribute>, however if you use those, you won't need the
415I<is> option.
6ba6d68c 416
076c81ed 417=item I<isa =E<gt> $type_name>
6ba6d68c 418
26fbace8 419The I<isa> option uses Moose's type constraint facilities to set up runtime
420type checking for this attribute. Moose will perform the checks during class
421construction, and within any accessors. The C<$type_name> argument must be a
422string. The string may be either a class name or a type defined using
9cca2e9e 423Moose's type definition features. (Refer to L<Moose::Util::TypeConstraints>
c2a69ef1 424for information on how to define a new type, and how to retrieve type meta-data).
6ba6d68c 425
daea75c9 426=item I<coerce =E<gt> (1|0)>
427
26fbace8 428This will attempt to use coercion with the supplied type constraint to change
429the value passed into any accessors or constructors. You B<must> have supplied
5cfe3805 430a type constraint in order for this to work. See L<Moose::Cookbook::Basics::Recipe5>
1cd45431 431for an example.
daea75c9 432
433=item I<does =E<gt> $role_name>
434
26fbace8 435This will accept the name of a role which the value stored in this attribute
daea75c9 436is expected to have consumed.
437
438=item I<required =E<gt> (1|0)>
439
26fbace8 440This marks the attribute as being required. This means a I<defined> value must be
441supplied during class construction, and the attribute may never be set to
442C<undef> with an accessor.
daea75c9 443
444=item I<weak_ref =E<gt> (1|0)>
445
68efb014 446This will tell the class to store the value of this attribute as a weakened
447reference. If an attribute is a weakened reference, it B<cannot> also be
448coerced.
daea75c9 449
450=item I<lazy =E<gt> (1|0)>
451
26fbace8 452This will tell the class to not create this slot until absolutely necessary.
daea75c9 453If an attribute is marked as lazy it B<must> have a default supplied.
454
9e93dd19 455=item I<auto_deref =E<gt> (1|0)>
456
26fbace8 457This tells the accessor whether to automatically dereference the value returned.
1cd45431 458This is only legal if your C<isa> option is either C<ArrayRef> or C<HashRef>.
9e93dd19 459
65e14c86 460=item I<trigger =E<gt> $code>
461
525129a5 462The I<trigger> option is a CODE reference which will be called after
463the value of the attribute is set. The CODE ref will be passed the
464instance itself and the updated value. You B<cannot> have a trigger on
465a read-only attribute.
010997ca 466
467B<NOTE:> Triggers will only fire when you B<assign> to the attribute,
468either in the constructor, or using the writer. Default and built values will
469B<not> cause the trigger to be fired.
daea75c9 470
c84f324f 471=item I<handles =E<gt> ARRAY | HASH | REGEXP | ROLE | CODE>
2c0cbef7 472
26fbace8 473The I<handles> option provides Moose classes with automated delegation features.
474This is a pretty complex and powerful option. It accepts many different option
475formats, each with its own benefits and drawbacks.
38e3283b 476
1cd45431 477B<NOTE:> The class being delegated to does not need to be a Moose based class,
478which is why this feature is especially useful when wrapping non-Moose classes.
38e3283b 479
1cd45431 480All I<handles> option formats share the following traits:
38e3283b 481
1cd45431 482You cannot override a locally defined method with a delegated method; an
483exception will be thrown if you try. That is to say, if you define C<foo> in
484your class, you cannot override it with a delegated C<foo>. This is almost never
485something you would want to do, and if it is, you should do it by hand and not
486use Moose.
38e3283b 487
1cd45431 488You cannot override any of the methods found in Moose::Object, or the C<BUILD>
489and C<DEMOLISH> methods. These will not throw an exception, but will silently
490move on to the next method in the list. My reasoning for this is that you would
491almost never want to do this, since it usually breaks your class. As with
492overriding locally defined methods, if you do want to do this, you should do it
493manually, not with Moose.
38e3283b 494
d03bd989 495You do not I<need> to have a reader (or accessor) for the attribute in order
496to delegate to it. Moose will create a means of accessing the value for you,
497however this will be several times B<less> efficient then if you had given
f3c4e20e 498the attribute a reader (or accessor) to use.
499
38e3283b 500Below is the documentation for each option format:
501
502=over 4
503
504=item C<ARRAY>
505
26fbace8 506This is the most common usage for I<handles>. You basically pass a list of
507method names to be delegated, and Moose will install a delegation method
1cd45431 508for each one.
38e3283b 509
510=item C<HASH>
511
26fbace8 512This is the second most common usage for I<handles>. Instead of a list of
513method names, you pass a HASH ref where each key is the method name you
514want installed locally, and its value is the name of the original method
515in the class being delegated to.
fd595040 516
26fbace8 517This can be very useful for recursive classes like trees. Here is a
5cfe3805 518quick example (soon to be expanded into a Moose::Cookbook recipe):
38e3283b 519
1cd45431 520 package Tree;
38e3283b 521 use Moose;
26fbace8 522
38e3283b 523 has 'node' => (is => 'rw', isa => 'Any');
26fbace8 524
38e3283b 525 has 'children' => (
526 is => 'ro',
527 isa => 'ArrayRef',
528 default => sub { [] }
529 );
26fbace8 530
38e3283b 531 has 'parent' => (
532 is => 'rw',
533 isa => 'Tree',
a4e516f6 534 weak_ref => 1,
38e3283b 535 handles => {
536 parent_node => 'node',
26fbace8 537 siblings => 'children',
38e3283b 538 }
539 );
540
1cd45431 541In this example, the Tree package gets C<parent_node> and C<siblings> methods,
542which delegate to the C<node> and C<children> methods (respectively) of the Tree
26fbace8 543instance stored in the C<parent> slot.
38e3283b 544
545=item C<REGEXP>
546
26fbace8 547The regexp option works very similar to the ARRAY option, except that it builds
548the list of methods for you. It starts by collecting all possible methods of the
549class being delegated to, then filters that list using the regexp supplied here.
38e3283b 550
26fbace8 551B<NOTE:> An I<isa> option is required when using the regexp option format. This
552is so that we can determine (at compile time) the method list from the class.
38e3283b 553Without an I<isa> this is just not possible.
554
c84f324f 555=item C<ROLE>
556
26fbace8 557With the role option, you specify the name of a role whose "interface" then
558becomes the list of methods to handle. The "interface" can be defined as; the
559methods of the role and any required methods of the role. It should be noted
560that this does B<not> include any method modifiers or generated attribute
c84f324f 561methods (which is consistent with role composition).
562
38e3283b 563=item C<CODE>
564
1cd45431 565This is the option to use when you really want to do something funky. You should
566only use it if you really know what you are doing, as it involves manual
567metaclass twiddling.
38e3283b 568
1cd45431 569This takes a code reference, which should expect two arguments. The first is the
570attribute meta-object this I<handles> is attached to. The second is the
571metaclass of the class being delegated to. It expects you to return a hash (not
26fbace8 572a HASH ref) of the methods you want mapped.
38e3283b 573
574=back
2c0cbef7 575
004222dc 576=item I<metaclass =E<gt> $metaclass_name>
577
578This tells the class to use a custom attribute metaclass for this particular
579attribute. Custom attribute metaclasses are useful for extending the
580capabilities of the I<has> keyword: they are the simplest way to extend the MOP,
d03bd989 581but they are still a fairly advanced topic and too much to cover here, see
5cfe3805 582L<Moose::Cookbook::Meta::Recipe1> for more information.
004222dc 583
584The default behavior here is to just load C<$metaclass_name>; however, we also
585have a way to alias to a shorter name. This will first look to see if
586B<Moose::Meta::Attribute::Custom::$metaclass_name> exists. If it does, Moose
587will then check to see if that has the method C<register_implementation>, which
588should return the actual name of the custom attribute metaclass. If there is no
589C<register_implementation> method, it will fall back to using
590B<Moose::Meta::Attribute::Custom::$metaclass_name> as the metaclass name.
591
592=item I<traits =E<gt> [ @role_names ]>
593
d03bd989 594This tells Moose to take the list of C<@role_names> and apply them to the
595attribute meta-object. This is very similar to the I<metaclass> option, but
54f2996d 596allows you to use more than one extension at a time.
004222dc 597
54f2996d 598See L<TRAIT NAME RESOLUTION> for details on how a trait name is
599resolved to a class name.
600
601Also see L<Moose::Cookbook::Meta::Recipe3> for a metaclass trait
602example.
004222dc 603
019f031d 604=item I<builder> => Str
010997ca 605
1b46b845 606The value of this key is the name of the method that will be called to
607obtain the value used to initialize the attribute. See the L<builder
608option docs in Class::MOP::Attribute|Class::MOP::Attribute/builder>
c2f89736 609 and/or L<Moose::Cookbook::Basics::Recipe9> for more information.
010997ca 610
019f031d 611=item I<default> => SCALAR | CODE
010997ca 612
613The value of this key is the default value which will initialize the attribute.
614
1b46b845 615NOTE: If the value is a simple scalar (string or number), then it can
616be just passed as is. However, if you wish to initialize it with a
617HASH or ARRAY ref, then you need to wrap that inside a CODE reference.
618See the L<default option docs in
619Class::MOP::Attribute|Class::MOP::Attribute/default> for more
620information.
010997ca 621
019f031d 622=item I<clearer> => Str
010997ca 623
afd72e0c 624Creates a method allowing you to clear the value, see the L<clearer option
625docs in Class::MOP::Attribute|Class::MOP::Attribute/clearer> for more
1b46b845 626information.
010997ca 627
019f031d 628=item I<predicate> => Str
010997ca 629
afd72e0c 630Creates a method to perform a basic test to see if a value has been set in the
631attribute, see the L<predicate option docs in
632Class::MOP::Attribute|Class::MOP::Attribute/predicate> for more information.
010997ca 633
019f031d 634=item I<lazy_build> => (0|1)
635
636Automatically define lazy => 1 as well as builder => "_build_$attr", clearer =>
637"clear_$attr', predicate => 'has_$attr' unless they are already defined.
638
8c63a5c8 639=item I<initializer> => Str
640
641This may be a method name (referring to a method on the class with
642this attribute) or a CODE ref. The initializer is used to set the
643attribute value on an instance when the attribute is set during
644instance initialization (but not when the value is being assigned
645to). See the L<initializer option docs in
646Class::MOP::Attribute|Class::MOP::Attribute/initializer> for more
647information.
019f031d 648
6ba6d68c 649=back
650
cd7eeaf5 651=item B<has +$name =E<gt> %options>
652
c7874946 653This is variation on the normal attribute creator C<has> which allows you to
d03bd989 654clone and extend an attribute from a superclass or from a role. Here is an
8d62bf6d 655example of the superclass usage:
cd7eeaf5 656
657 package Foo;
658 use Moose;
26fbace8 659
cd7eeaf5 660 has 'message' => (
26fbace8 661 is => 'rw',
cd7eeaf5 662 isa => 'Str',
663 default => 'Hello, I am a Foo'
664 );
26fbace8 665
cd7eeaf5 666 package My::Foo;
667 use Moose;
26fbace8 668
cd7eeaf5 669 extends 'Foo';
26fbace8 670
cd7eeaf5 671 has '+message' => (default => 'Hello I am My::Foo');
672
1cd45431 673What is happening here is that B<My::Foo> is cloning the C<message> attribute
674from its parent class B<Foo>, retaining the C<is =E<gt> 'rw'> and C<isa =E<gt>
675'Str'> characteristics, but changing the value in C<default>.
cd7eeaf5 676
8d62bf6d 677Here is another example, but within the context of a role:
678
679 package Foo::Role;
680 use Moose::Role;
986d175a 681
8d62bf6d 682 has 'message' => (
683 is => 'rw',
684 isa => 'Str',
685 default => 'Hello, I am a Foo'
686 );
986d175a 687
8d62bf6d 688 package My::Foo;
689 use Moose;
986d175a 690
8d62bf6d 691 with 'Foo::Role';
986d175a 692
8d62bf6d 693 has '+message' => (default => 'Hello I am My::Foo');
694
d03bd989 695In this case, we are basically taking the attribute which the role supplied
696and altering it within the bounds of this feature.
8d62bf6d 697
d03bd989 698Aside from where the attributes come from (one from superclass, the other
699from a role), this feature works exactly the same. This feature is restricted
700somewhat, so as to try and force at least I<some> sanity into it. You are only
4032c9bb 701allowed to change the following attributes:
cd7eeaf5 702
703=over 4
704
26fbace8 705=item I<default>
cd7eeaf5 706
707Change the default value of an attribute.
708
26fbace8 709=item I<coerce>
cd7eeaf5 710
711Change whether the attribute attempts to coerce a value passed to it.
712
26fbace8 713=item I<required>
cd7eeaf5 714
715Change if the attribute is required to have a value.
716
717=item I<documentation>
718
719Change the documentation string associated with the attribute.
720
83cc9094 721=item I<lazy>
722
723Change if the attribute lazily initializes the slot.
724
cd7eeaf5 725=item I<isa>
726
d03bd989 727You I<are> allowed to change the type without restriction.
aed87761 728
d03bd989 729It is recommended that you use this freedom with caution. We used to
730only allow for extension only if the type was a subtype of the parent's
731type, but we felt that was too restrictive and is better left as a
732policy decision.
cd7eeaf5 733
83cc9094 734=item I<handles>
735
26fbace8 736You are allowed to B<add> a new C<handles> definition, but you are B<not>
737allowed to I<change> one.
83cc9094 738
8d62bf6d 739=item I<builder>
740
741You are allowed to B<add> a new C<builder> definition, but you are B<not>
742allowed to I<change> one.
743
13284479 744=item I<metaclass>
745
746You are allowed to B<add> a new C<metaclass> definition, but you are
747B<not> allowed to I<change> one.
748
749=item I<traits>
750
751You are allowed to B<add> additional traits to the C<traits> definition.
6549b0d1 752These traits will be composed into the attribute, but preexisting traits
13284479 753B<are not> overridden, or removed.
754
cd7eeaf5 755=back
756
076c81ed 757=item B<before $name|@names =E<gt> sub { ... }>
6ba6d68c 758
076c81ed 759=item B<after $name|@names =E<gt> sub { ... }>
6ba6d68c 760
076c81ed 761=item B<around $name|@names =E<gt> sub { ... }>
6ba6d68c 762
d8af92ae 763This three items are syntactic sugar for the before, after, and around method
764modifier features that L<Class::MOP> provides. More information on these may be
765found in the L<Class::MOP::Class documentation|Class::MOP::Class/"Method
766Modifiers"> for now.
6ba6d68c 767
159da176 768=item B<super>
769
26fbace8 770The keyword C<super> is a no-op when called outside of an C<override> method. In
771the context of an C<override> method, it will call the next most appropriate
159da176 772superclass method with the same arguments as the original method.
773
774=item B<override ($name, &sub)>
775
26fbace8 776An C<override> method is a way of explicitly saying "I am overriding this
777method from my superclass". You can call C<super> within this method, and
778it will work as expected. The same thing I<can> be accomplished with a normal
779method call and the C<SUPER::> pseudo-package; it is really your choice.
159da176 780
781=item B<inner>
782
26fbace8 783The keyword C<inner>, much like C<super>, is a no-op outside of the context of
784an C<augment> method. You can think of C<inner> as being the inverse of
68efb014 785C<super>; the details of how C<inner> and C<augment> work is best described in
5cfe3805 786the L<Moose::Cookbook::Basics::Recipe6>.
159da176 787
788=item B<augment ($name, &sub)>
789
26fbace8 790An C<augment> method, is a way of explicitly saying "I am augmenting this
791method from my superclass". Once again, the details of how C<inner> and
5cfe3805 792C<augment> work is best described in the L<Moose::Cookbook::Basics::Recipe6>.
159da176 793
6ba6d68c 794=item B<confess>
795
68efb014 796This is the C<Carp::confess> function, and exported here because I use it
d03bd989 797all the time.
6ba6d68c 798
799=item B<blessed>
800
1cd45431 801This is the C<Scalar::Util::blessed> function, it is exported here because I
26fbace8 802use it all the time. It is highly recommended that this is used instead of
6ba6d68c 803C<ref> anywhere you need to test for an object's class name.
804
805=back
806
c1381000 807=head1 METACLASS
54f2996d 808
c1381000 809When you use Moose, you can specify which metaclass to use:
810
811 use Moose -metaclass => 'My::Meta::Class';
812
813You can also specify traits which will be applied to your metaclass:
54f2996d 814
815 use Moose -traits => 'My::Trait';
816
817This is very similar to the attribute traits feature. When you do
818this, your class's C<meta> object will have the specified traits
819applied to it. See L<TRAIT NAME RESOLUTION> for more details.
820
835cdd77 821=head2 Trait Name Resolution
54f2996d 822
823By default, when given a trait name, Moose simply tries to load a
824class of the same name. If such a class does not exist, it then looks
825for for a class matching
826B<Moose::Meta::$type::Custom::Trait::$trait_name>. The C<$type>
827variable here will be one of B<Attribute> or B<Class>, depending on
828what the trait is being applied to.
829
830If a class with this long name exists, Moose checks to see if it has
831the method C<register_implementation>. This method is expected to
832return the I<real> class name of the trait. If there is no
833C<register_implementation> method, it will fall back to using
834B<Moose::Meta::$type::Custom::Trait::$trait> as the trait name.
835
836If all this is confusing, take a look at
837L<Moose::Cookbook::Meta::Recipe3>, which demonstrates how to create an
838attribute trait.
839
1cd45431 840=head1 UNIMPORTING FUNCTIONS
31f8ec72 841
842=head2 B<unimport>
843
1cd45431 844Moose offers a way to remove the keywords it exports, through the C<unimport>
31f8ec72 845method. You simply have to say C<no Moose> at the bottom of your code for this
846to work. Here is an example:
847
848 package Person;
849 use Moose;
850
851 has 'first_name' => (is => 'rw', isa => 'Str');
852 has 'last_name' => (is => 'rw', isa => 'Str');
26fbace8 853
854 sub full_name {
31f8ec72 855 my $self = shift;
26fbace8 856 $self->first_name . ' ' . $self->last_name
31f8ec72 857 }
26fbace8 858
859 no Moose; # keywords are removed from the Person package
31f8ec72 860
9bcfbab1 861=head1 EXTENDING AND EMBEDDING MOOSE
862
5e86efbe 863To learn more about extending Moose, we recommend checking out the
864"Extending" recipes in the L<Moose::Cookbook>, starting with
865L<Moose::Cookbook::Extending::Recipe1>, which provides an overview of
866all the different ways you might extend Moose.
554b7648 867
868=head2 B<< Moose->init_meta(for_class => $class, base_class => $baseclass, metaclass => $metaclass) >>
9bcfbab1 869
554b7648 870The C<init_meta> method sets up the metaclass object for the class
b143539e 871specified by C<for_class>. This method injects a a C<meta> accessor
872into the class so you can get at this object. It also sets the class's
554b7648 873superclass to C<base_class>, with L<Moose::Object> as the default.
9bcfbab1 874
a8de959b 875C<init_meta> returns the metaclass object for C<$class>.
876
16fb3624 877You can specify an alternate metaclass with the C<metaclass> option.
26fbace8 878
80837fe1 879For more detail on this topic, see L<Moose::Cookbook::Extending::Recipe2>.
880
554b7648 881This method used to be documented as a function which accepted
882positional parameters. This calling style will still work for
4a66a4b3 883backwards compatibility, but is deprecated.
554b7648 884
885=head2 B<import>
886
887Moose's C<import> method supports the L<Sub::Exporter> form of C<{into =E<gt> $pkg}>
888and C<{into_level =E<gt> 1}>.
889
890B<NOTE>: Doing this is more or less deprecated. Use L<Moose::Exporter>
891instead, which lets you stack multiple C<Moose.pm>-alike modules
892sanely. It handles getting the exported functions into the right place
893for you.
894
23d3fe84 895=head2 B<throw_error>
4c0b3599 896
897An alias for C<confess>, used by internally by Moose.
898
6ea5491a 899=head1 METACLASS COMPATIBILITY AND MOOSE
900
901Metaclass compatibility is a thorny subject. You should start by
902reading the "About Metaclass compatibility" section in the
903C<Class::MOP> docs.
904
905Moose will attempt to resolve a few cases of metaclass incompatibility
906when you set the superclasses for a class, unlike C<Class::MOP>, which
907simply dies if the metaclasses are incompatible.
908
909In actuality, Moose fixes incompatibility for I<all> of a class's
910metaclasses, not just the class metaclass. That includes the instance
911metaclass, attribute metaclass, as well as its constructor class and
912destructor class. However, for simplicity this discussion will just
913refer to "metaclass", meaning the class metaclass, most of the time.
914
915Moose has two algorithms for fixing metaclass incompatibility.
916
917The first algorithm is very simple. If all the metaclass for the
918parent is a I<subclass> of the child's metaclass, then we simply
919replace the child's metaclass with the parent's.
920
921The second algorithm is more complicated. It tries to determine if the
922metaclasses only "differ by roles". This means that the parent and
923child's metaclass share a common ancestor in their respective
924hierarchies, and that the subclasses under the common ancestor are
925only different because of role applications. This case is actually
926fairly common when you mix and match various C<MooseX::*> modules,
927many of which apply roles to the metaclass.
928
929If the parent and child do differ by roles, Moose replaces the
930metaclass in the child with a newly created metaclass. This metaclass
931is a subclass of the parent's metaclass, does all of the roles that
932the child's metaclass did before being replaced. Effectively, this
933means the new metaclass does all of the roles done by both the
934parent's and child's original metaclasses.
935
936Ultimately, this is all transparent to you except in the case of an
937unresolvable conflict.
938
fafec530 939=head2 The MooseX:: namespace
940
d03bd989 941Generally if you're writing an extension I<for> Moose itself you'll want
942to put your extension in the C<MooseX::> namespace. This namespace is
943specifically for extensions that make Moose better or different in some
944fundamental way. It is traditionally B<not> for a package that just happens
945to use Moose. This namespace follows from the examples of the C<LWPx::>
fafec530 946and C<DBIx::> namespaces that perform the same function for C<LWP> and C<DBI>
947respectively.
948
05d9eaf6 949=head1 CAVEATS
950
951=over 4
952
953=item *
954
1cd45431 955It should be noted that C<super> and C<inner> B<cannot> be used in the same
956method. However, they may be combined within the same class hierarchy; see
957F<t/014_override_augment_inner_super.t> for an example.
05d9eaf6 958
26fbace8 959The reason for this is that C<super> is only valid within a method
960with the C<override> modifier, and C<inner> will never be valid within an
961C<override> method. In fact, C<augment> will skip over any C<override> methods
68efb014 962when searching for its appropriate C<inner>.
05d9eaf6 963
1cd45431 964This might seem like a restriction, but I am of the opinion that keeping these
965two features separate (yet interoperable) actually makes them easy to use, since
966their behavior is then easier to predict. Time will tell whether I am right or
c84f324f 967not (UPDATE: so far so good).
05d9eaf6 968
9b9da6f1 969=back
970
e49c11d2 971=head1 GETTING HELP
972
973We offer both a mailing list and a very active IRC channel.
974
975The mailing list is L<moose@perl.org>. You must be subscribed to send
976a message. To subscribe, send an empty message to
977L<moose-subscribe@perl.org>
978
979You can also visit us at L<#moose on
980irc.perl.org|irc://irc.perl.org/#moose>. This channel is quite active,
981and questions at all levels (on Moose-related topics ;) are welcome.
982
5569c072 983=head1 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
984
985=over 4
986
54c189df 987=item I blame Sam Vilain for introducing me to the insanity that is meta-models.
5569c072 988
54c189df 989=item I blame Audrey Tang for then encouraging my meta-model habit in #perl6.
5569c072 990
26fbace8 991=item Without Yuval "nothingmuch" Kogman this module would not be possible,
54c189df 992and it certainly wouldn't have this name ;P
5569c072 993
26fbace8 994=item The basis of the TypeContraints module was Rob Kinyon's idea
5569c072 995originally, I just ran with it.
996
638585e1 997=item Thanks to mst & chansen and the whole #moose posse for all the
c84f324f 998early ideas/feature-requests/encouragement/bug-finding.
d46a48f3 999
68efb014 1000=item Thanks to David "Theory" Wheeler for meta-discussions and spelling fixes.
1001
5569c072 1002=back
1003
e90c03d0 1004=head1 SEE ALSO
1005
1006=over 4
1007
c84f324f 1008=item L<http://www.iinteractive.com/moose>
1009
6549b0d1 1010This is the official web home of Moose, it contains links to our public SVN repository
26fbace8 1011as well as links to a number of talks and articles on Moose and Moose related
1012technologies.
c84f324f 1013
196064ab 1014=item The Moose is flying, a tutorial by Randal Schwartz
1015
1016Part 1 - L<http://www.stonehenge.com/merlyn/LinuxMag/col94.html>
1017
1018Part 2 - L<http://www.stonehenge.com/merlyn/LinuxMag/col95.html>
1019
12aed9a0 1020=item Several Moose extension modules in the C<MooseX::> namespace.
1021
1022See L<http://search.cpan.org/search?query=MooseX::> for extensions.
28669f89 1023
e49c11d2 1024=item Moose stats on ohloh.net - L<http://www.ohloh.net/projects/moose>
1025
c84f324f 1026=back
1027
004222dc 1028=head2 Books
1029
1030=over 4
1031
1032=item The Art of the MetaObject Protocol
1033
d03bd989 1034I mention this in the L<Class::MOP> docs too, this book was critical in
004222dc 1035the development of both modules and is highly recommended.
1036
1037=back
1038
26fbace8 1039=head2 Papers
c84f324f 1040
1041=over 4
e90c03d0 1042
159da176 1043=item L<http://www.cs.utah.edu/plt/publications/oopsla04-gff.pdf>
1044
26fbace8 1045This paper (suggested by lbr on #moose) was what lead to the implementation
1046of the C<super>/C<override> and C<inner>/C<augment> features. If you really
1cd45431 1047want to understand them, I suggest you read this.
159da176 1048
e90c03d0 1049=back
1050
fcd84ca9 1051=head1 BUGS
1052
26fbace8 1053All complex software has bugs lurking in it, and this module is no
7efc4307 1054exception.
1055
1056Please report any bugs to C<bug-moose@rt.cpan.org>, or through the web
1057interface at L<http://rt.cpan.org>.
fcd84ca9 1058
47b19570 1059=head1 FEATURE REQUESTS
1060
d03bd989 1061We are very strict about what features we add to the Moose core, especially
1062the user-visible features. Instead we have made sure that the underlying
1063meta-system of Moose is as extensible as possible so that you can add your
854b298d 1064own features easily.
1065
1066That said, occasionally there is a feature needed in the meta-system
1067to support your planned extension, in which case you should either
1068email the mailing list (moose@perl.org) or join us on IRC at
1069L<irc://irc.perl.org/#moose> to discuss. The
1070L<Moose::Manual::Contributing> has more detail about how and when you
1071can contribute.
47b19570 1072
fcd84ca9 1073=head1 AUTHOR
1074
d03bd989 1075Moose is an open project, there are at this point dozens of people who have
1076contributed, and can contribute. If you have added anything to the Moose
862ae2c4 1077project you have a commit bit on this file and can add your name to the list.
fcd84ca9 1078
862ae2c4 1079=head2 CABAL
1080
d03bd989 1081However there are only a few people with the rights to release a new version
862ae2c4 1082of Moose. The Moose Cabal are the people to go to with questions regarding
a4869d1e 1083the wider purview of Moose, and help out maintaining not just the code
958dc4e3 1084but the community as well.
862ae2c4 1085
1086Stevan (stevan) Little E<lt>stevan@iinteractive.comE<gt>
1087
862ae2c4 1088Yuval (nothingmuch) Kogman
1089
1090Shawn (sartak) Moore
1091
7a706548 1092Dave (autarch) Rolsky E<lt>autarch@urth.orgE<gt>
5c5e5480 1093
862ae2c4 1094=head2 OTHER CONTRIBUTORS
db1ab48d 1095
9af1d28b 1096Aankhen
1097
1098Adam (Alias) Kennedy
1099
1100Anders (Debolaz) Nor Berle
1101
6549b0d1 1102Nathan (kolibrie) Gray
5868294f 1103
9af1d28b 1104Christian (chansen) Hansen
1105
e7f8d0c2 1106Hans Dieter (confound) Pearcey
1107
9af1d28b 1108Eric (ewilhelm) Wilhelm
1109
1110Guillermo (groditi) Roditi
1111
1112Jess (castaway) Robinson
1113
1114Matt (mst) Trout
1115
1116Robert (phaylon) Sedlacek
1117
1118Robert (rlb3) Boone
1119
1120Scott (konobi) McWhirter
1121
f44ae52f 1122Shlomi (rindolf) Fish
1123
cbe25729 1124Chris (perigrin) Prather
1125
68b6146c 1126Wallace (wreis) Reis
1127
e46f5cc2 1128Jonathan (jrockway) Rockway
1129
3ccdc84a 1130Piotr (dexter) Roszatycki
1131
26fbace8 1132Sam (mugwump) Vilain
f1917f58 1133
2f7e4042 1134Cory (gphat) Watson
1135
9af1d28b 1136... and many other #moose folks
98aae381 1137
fcd84ca9 1138=head1 COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
1139
2840a3b2 1140Copyright 2006-2009 by Infinity Interactive, Inc.
fcd84ca9 1141
1142L<http://www.iinteractive.com>
1143
1144This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
26fbace8 1145it under the same terms as Perl itself.
fcd84ca9 1146
ddd0ec20 1147=cut