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fcd84ca9 1package Moose;
d1e17c7f 2use strict;
3use warnings;
fcd84ca9 4
ecb1297a 5use 5.008;
6
21f1e231 7use Scalar::Util 'blessed';
e2095e4a 8use Carp 'confess';
fcd84ca9 9
1fa1a58d 10use Moose::Deprecated;
5bd4db9b 11use Moose::Exporter;
7f18097c 12
38bf2a25 13use Class::MOP;
ef1d5f4b 14
6ac64e47 15BEGIN {
16 die "Class::MOP version $Moose::VERSION required--this is version $Class::MOP::VERSION"
17 if $Moose::VERSION && $Class::MOP::VERSION ne $Moose::VERSION;
18}
19
c0e30cf5 20use Moose::Meta::Class;
7415b2cb 21use Moose::Meta::TypeConstraint;
7c13858b 22use Moose::Meta::TypeCoercion;
78cd1d3b 23use Moose::Meta::Attribute;
ddd0ec20 24use Moose::Meta::Instance;
c0e30cf5 25
0779da92 26use Moose::Object;
27
d67145ed 28use Moose::Meta::Role;
0779da92 29use Moose::Meta::Role::Composite;
30use Moose::Meta::Role::Application;
31use Moose::Meta::Role::Application::RoleSummation;
32use Moose::Meta::Role::Application::ToClass;
33use Moose::Meta::Role::Application::ToRole;
34use Moose::Meta::Role::Application::ToInstance;
d67145ed 35
7415b2cb 36use Moose::Util::TypeConstraints;
d7d8a8c7 37use Moose::Util ();
a15dff8d 38
17e5e226 39use Moose::Meta::Attribute::Native;
fafc8b9b 40
c245d69b 41sub throw_error {
d03bd989 42 # FIXME This
c245d69b 43 shift;
44 goto \&confess
45}
4c0b3599 46
5bd4db9b 47sub extends {
d5447d26 48 my $meta = shift;
3d544ed5 49
e2095e4a 50 Moose->throw_error("Must derive at least one class") unless @_;
9bcfbab1 51
5bd4db9b 52 # this checks the metaclass to make sure
53 # it is correct, sometimes it can get out
54 # of sync when the classes are being built
d5447d26 55 $meta->superclasses(@_);
5bd4db9b 56}
a3c7e2fe 57
5bd4db9b 58sub with {
d5447d26 59 Moose::Util::apply_all_roles(shift, @_);
5bd4db9b 60}
9bcfbab1 61
5bd4db9b 62sub has {
d5447d26 63 my $meta = shift;
64 my $name = shift;
e2095e4a 65
66 Moose->throw_error('Usage: has \'name\' => ( key => value, ... )')
db532c7d 67 if @_ % 2 == 1;
e2095e4a 68
833b56a7 69 my %options = ( definition_context => Moose::Util::_caller_info(), @_ );
5bd4db9b 70 my $attrs = ( ref($name) eq 'ARRAY' ) ? $name : [ ($name) ];
d5447d26 71 $meta->add_attribute( $_, %options ) for @$attrs;
5bd4db9b 72}
9bcfbab1 73
5bd4db9b 74sub before {
d5447d26 75 Moose::Util::add_method_modifier(shift, 'before', \@_);
5bd4db9b 76}
77
78sub after {
d5447d26 79 Moose::Util::add_method_modifier(shift, 'after', \@_);
5bd4db9b 80}
81
82sub around {
d5447d26 83 Moose::Util::add_method_modifier(shift, 'around', \@_);
5bd4db9b 84}
85
991933fb 86our $SUPER_PACKAGE;
87our $SUPER_BODY;
88our @SUPER_ARGS;
89
5bd4db9b 90sub super {
991933fb 91 # This check avoids a recursion loop - see
2c739d1a 92 # t/bugs/super_recursion.t
991933fb 93 return if defined $SUPER_PACKAGE && $SUPER_PACKAGE ne caller();
94 return unless $SUPER_BODY; $SUPER_BODY->(@SUPER_ARGS);
5bd4db9b 95}
9bcfbab1 96
5bd4db9b 97sub override {
d5447d26 98 my $meta = shift;
5bd4db9b 99 my ( $name, $method ) = @_;
d5447d26 100 $meta->add_override_method_modifier( $name => $method );
5bd4db9b 101}
9bcfbab1 102
5bd4db9b 103sub inner {
104 my $pkg = caller();
105 our ( %INNER_BODY, %INNER_ARGS );
106
107 if ( my $body = $INNER_BODY{$pkg} ) {
108 my @args = @{ $INNER_ARGS{$pkg} };
109 local $INNER_ARGS{$pkg};
110 local $INNER_BODY{$pkg};
111 return $body->(@args);
112 } else {
113 return;
ce265cc3 114 }
5bd4db9b 115}
9bcfbab1 116
5bd4db9b 117sub augment {
d5447d26 118 my $meta = shift;
5bd4db9b 119 my ( $name, $method ) = @_;
d5447d26 120 $meta->add_augment_method_modifier( $name => $method );
ce265cc3 121}
9bcfbab1 122
aedcb7d9 123Moose::Exporter->setup_import_methods(
d5447d26 124 with_meta => [
348715c4 125 qw( extends with has before after around override augment )
97a93056 126 ],
127 as_is => [
128 qw( super inner ),
5bd4db9b 129 \&Carp::confess,
130 \&Scalar::Util::blessed,
131 ],
132);
133
cc841c0e 134sub init_meta {
0338a411 135 shift;
136 my %args = @_;
137
138 my $class = $args{for_class}
c245d69b 139 or Moose->throw_error("Cannot call init_meta without specifying a for_class");
085fba61 140 my $base_class = $args{base_class} || 'Moose::Object';
141 my $metaclass = $args{metaclass} || 'Moose::Meta::Class';
2937ed18 142 my $meta_name = exists $args{meta_name} ? $args{meta_name} : 'meta';
cc841c0e 143
7741404d 144 Moose->throw_error("The Metaclass $metaclass must be loaded. (Perhaps you forgot to 'use $metaclass'?)")
145 unless Class::MOP::is_class_loaded($metaclass);
146
c245d69b 147 Moose->throw_error("The Metaclass $metaclass must be a subclass of Moose::Meta::Class.")
cc841c0e 148 unless $metaclass->isa('Moose::Meta::Class');
149
150 # make a subtype for each Moose class
151 class_type($class)
152 unless find_type_constraint($class);
153
154 my $meta;
50d5df60 155
156 if ( $meta = Class::MOP::get_metaclass_by_name($class) ) {
157 unless ( $meta->isa("Moose::Meta::Class") ) {
677eafe2 158 my $error_message = "$class already has a metaclass, but it does not inherit $metaclass ($meta).";
159 if ( $meta->isa('Moose::Meta::Role') ) {
160 Moose->throw_error($error_message . ' You cannot make the same thing a role and a class. Remove either Moose or Moose::Role.');
161 } else {
162 Moose->throw_error($error_message);
163 }
50d5df60 164 }
165 } else {
ed544690 166 # no metaclass
50d5df60 167
168 # now we check whether our ancestors have metaclass, and if so borrow that
72825dcd 169 my ( undef, @isa ) = @{ mro::get_linear_isa($class) };
50d5df60 170
171 foreach my $ancestor ( @isa ) {
172 my $ancestor_meta = Class::MOP::get_metaclass_by_name($ancestor) || next;
173
ed086157 174 my $ancestor_meta_class = $ancestor_meta->_real_ref_name;
50d5df60 175
176 # if we have an ancestor metaclass that inherits $metaclass, we use
41419b9e 177 # that. This is like _fix_metaclass_incompatibility, but we can do it now.
50d5df60 178
179 # the case of having an ancestry is not very common, but arises in
180 # e.g. Reaction
181 unless ( $metaclass->isa( $ancestor_meta_class ) ) {
182 if ( $ancestor_meta_class->isa($metaclass) ) {
183 $metaclass = $ancestor_meta_class;
184 }
185 }
186 }
187
188 $meta = $metaclass->initialize($class);
189 }
190
2937ed18 191 if (defined $meta_name) {
50d5df60 192 # also check for inherited non moose 'meta' method?
2937ed18 193 my $existing = $meta->get_method($meta_name);
d65bfd76 194 if ($existing && !$existing->isa('Class::MOP::Method::Meta')) {
df100ac2 195 Carp::cluck "Moose is overwriting an existing method named "
2937ed18 196 . "$meta_name in class $class with a method "
197 . "which returns the class's metaclass. If this is "
198 . "actually what you want, you should remove the "
199 . "existing method, otherwise, you should rename or "
200 . "disable this generated method using the "
201 . "'-meta_name' option to 'use Moose'.";
d65bfd76 202 }
2937ed18 203 $meta->_add_meta_method($meta_name);
cc841c0e 204 }
205
206 # make sure they inherit from Moose::Object
207 $meta->superclasses($base_class)
208 unless $meta->superclasses();
209
210 return $meta;
211}
212
085fba61 213# This may be used in some older MooseX extensions.
214sub _get_caller {
215 goto &Moose::Exporter::_get_caller;
216}
217
8ecb1fa0 218## make 'em all immutable
219
3cae4250 220$_->make_immutable(
0779da92 221 inline_constructor => 1,
222 constructor_name => "_new",
3cae4250 223 # these are Class::MOP accessors, so they need inlining
224 inline_accessors => 1
225 ) for grep { $_->is_mutable }
226 map { $_->meta }
227 qw(
0779da92 228 Moose::Meta::Attribute
229 Moose::Meta::Class
230 Moose::Meta::Instance
231
0779da92 232 Moose::Meta::TypeCoercion
233 Moose::Meta::TypeCoercion::Union
8aab053a 234 Moose::Meta::TypeCoercion::Intersection
0779da92 235
236 Moose::Meta::Method
0779da92 237 Moose::Meta::Method::Constructor
238 Moose::Meta::Method::Destructor
74862722 239 Moose::Meta::Method::Overridden
0779da92 240 Moose::Meta::Method::Augmented
241
242 Moose::Meta::Role
f785aad8 243 Moose::Meta::Role::Attribute
0779da92 244 Moose::Meta::Role::Method
245 Moose::Meta::Role::Method::Required
bb153262 246 Moose::Meta::Role::Method::Conflicting
0779da92 247
248 Moose::Meta::Role::Composite
249
250 Moose::Meta::Role::Application
251 Moose::Meta::Role::Application::RoleSummation
252 Moose::Meta::Role::Application::ToClass
253 Moose::Meta::Role::Application::ToRole
254 Moose::Meta::Role::Application::ToInstance
3cae4250 255);
8ecb1fa0 256
aa5bb362 257$_->make_immutable(
f785aad8 258 inline_constructor => 0,
259 constructor_name => undef,
aa5bb362 260 # these are Class::MOP accessors, so they need inlining
261 inline_accessors => 1
262 ) for grep { $_->is_mutable }
263 map { $_->meta }
264 qw(
265 Moose::Meta::Method::Accessor
266 Moose::Meta::Method::Delegation
267 Moose::Meta::Mixin::AttributeCore
f785aad8 268);
269
fcd84ca9 2701;
271
ad46f524 272# ABSTRACT: A postmodern object system for Perl 5
273
fcd84ca9 274__END__
275
276=pod
277
fcd84ca9 278=head1 SYNOPSIS
e522431d 279
280 package Point;
1cd45431 281 use Moose; # automatically turns on strict and warnings
26fbace8 282
43d599e5 283 has 'x' => (is => 'rw', isa => 'Int');
284 has 'y' => (is => 'rw', isa => 'Int');
26fbace8 285
e522431d 286 sub clear {
287 my $self = shift;
288 $self->x(0);
26fbace8 289 $self->y(0);
e522431d 290 }
26fbace8 291
e522431d 292 package Point3D;
293 use Moose;
26fbace8 294
e522431d 295 extends 'Point';
26fbace8 296
43d599e5 297 has 'z' => (is => 'rw', isa => 'Int');
26fbace8 298
e522431d 299 after 'clear' => sub {
300 my $self = shift;
43d599e5 301 $self->z(0);
26fbace8 302 };
2c0cbef7 303
fcd84ca9 304=head1 DESCRIPTION
305
26fbace8 306Moose is an extension of the Perl 5 object system.
e522431d 307
9b9da6f1 308The main goal of Moose is to make Perl 5 Object Oriented programming
edd0727e 309easier, more consistent, and less tedious. With Moose you can think
6f894f30 310more about what you want to do and less about the mechanics of OOP.
fcd84ca9 311
6f894f30 312Additionally, Moose is built on top of L<Class::MOP>, which is a
313metaclass system for Perl 5. This means that Moose not only makes
314building normal Perl 5 objects better, but it provides the power of
315metaclass programming as well.
8bdc7f13 316
f5909dca 317=head2 New to Moose?
318
60eccd1e 319If you're new to Moose, the best place to start is the
320L<Moose::Manual> docs, followed by the L<Moose::Cookbook>. The intro
321will show you what Moose is, and how it makes Perl 5 OO better.
6f894f30 322
323The cookbook recipes on Moose basics will get you up to speed with
324many of Moose's features quickly. Once you have an idea of what Moose
325can do, you can use the API documentation to get more detail on
326features which interest you.
f5909dca 327
28669f89 328=head2 Moose Extensions
329
12aed9a0 330The C<MooseX::> namespace is the official place to find Moose extensions.
331These extensions can be found on the CPAN. The easiest way to find them
332is to search for them (L<http://search.cpan.org/search?query=MooseX::>),
333or to examine L<Task::Moose> which aims to keep an up-to-date, easily
334installable list of Moose extensions.
28669f89 335
ceb61b4f 336=head1 TRANSLATIONS
337
338Much of the Moose documentation has been translated into other languages.
339
340=over 4
341
52a0d29a 342=item Japanese
343
45902e41 344Japanese docs can be found at
345L<http://perldoc.perlassociation.org/pod/Moose-Doc-JA/index.html>. The
346source POD files can be found in GitHub:
347L<http://github.com/jpa/Moose-Doc-JA>
ceb61b4f 348
349=back
350
6ba6d68c 351=head1 BUILDING CLASSES WITH MOOSE
352
68efb014 353Moose makes every attempt to provide as much convenience as possible during
354class construction/definition, but still stay out of your way if you want it
355to. Here are a few items to note when building classes with Moose.
6ba6d68c 356
a6ae85e9 357When you C<use Moose>, Moose will set the class's parent class to
358L<Moose::Object>, I<unless> the class using Moose already has a parent
359class. In addition, specifying a parent with C<extends> will change the parent
360class.
6ba6d68c 361
1cd45431 362Moose will also manage all attributes (including inherited ones) that are
363defined with C<has>. And (assuming you call C<new>, which is inherited from
364L<Moose::Object>) this includes properly initializing all instance slots,
365setting defaults where appropriate, and performing any type constraint checking
366or coercion.
6ba6d68c 367
004222dc 368=head1 PROVIDED METHODS
6ba6d68c 369
d03bd989 370Moose provides a number of methods to all your classes, mostly through the
004222dc 371inheritance of L<Moose::Object>. There is however, one exception.
6ba6d68c 372
373=over 4
374
375=item B<meta>
376
377This is a method which provides access to the current class's metaclass.
378
004222dc 379=back
380
381=head1 EXPORTED FUNCTIONS
382
383Moose will export a number of functions into the class's namespace which
384may then be used to set up the class. These functions all work directly
385on the current class.
386
387=over 4
388
6ba6d68c 389=item B<extends (@superclasses)>
390
391This function will set the superclass(es) for the current class.
392
26fbace8 393This approach is recommended instead of C<use base>, because C<use base>
394actually C<push>es onto the class's C<@ISA>, whereas C<extends> will
395replace it. This is important to ensure that classes which do not have
68efb014 396superclasses still properly inherit from L<Moose::Object>.
6ba6d68c 397
2e7f6cf4 398Each superclass can be followed by a hash reference with options. Currently,
399only L<-version|Class::MOP/Class Loading Options> is recognized:
400
401 extends 'My::Parent' => { -version => 0.01 },
402 'My::OtherParent' => { -version => 0.03 };
403
404An exception will be thrown if the version requirements are not
405satisfied.
406
43d599e5 407=item B<with (@roles)>
e9ec68d6 408
d03bd989 409This will apply a given set of C<@roles> to the local class.
e9ec68d6 410
2e7f6cf4 411Like with C<extends>, each specified role can be followed by a hash
412reference with a L<-version|Class::MOP/Class Loading Options> option:
413
414 with 'My::Role' => { -version => 0.32 },
415 'My::Otherrole' => { -version => 0.23 };
416
417The specified version requirements must be satisfied, otherwise an
418exception will be thrown.
419
420If your role takes options or arguments, they can be passed along in the
421hash reference as well.
422
b4291ab4 423=item B<has $name|@$names =E<gt> %options>
6ba6d68c 424
b4291ab4 425This will install an attribute of a given C<$name> into the current class. If
426the first parameter is an array reference, it will create an attribute for
a787fa77 427every C<$name> in the list. The C<%options> will be passed to the constructor
428for L<Moose::Meta::Attribute> (which inherits from L<Class::MOP::Attribute>),
429so the full documentation for the valid options can be found there. These are
430the most commonly used options:
6ba6d68c 431
432=over 4
433
076c81ed 434=item I<is =E<gt> 'rw'|'ro'>
6ba6d68c 435
26fbace8 436The I<is> option accepts either I<rw> (for read/write) or I<ro> (for read
437only). These will create either a read/write accessor or a read-only
6ba6d68c 438accessor respectively, using the same name as the C<$name> of the attribute.
439
1b46b845 440If you need more control over how your accessors are named, you can
441use the L<reader|Class::MOP::Attribute/reader>,
442L<writer|Class::MOP::Attribute/writer> and
443L<accessor|Class::MOP::Attribute/accessor> options inherited from
444L<Class::MOP::Attribute>, however if you use those, you won't need the
445I<is> option.
6ba6d68c 446
076c81ed 447=item I<isa =E<gt> $type_name>
6ba6d68c 448
26fbace8 449The I<isa> option uses Moose's type constraint facilities to set up runtime
450type checking for this attribute. Moose will perform the checks during class
451construction, and within any accessors. The C<$type_name> argument must be a
452string. The string may be either a class name or a type defined using
9cca2e9e 453Moose's type definition features. (Refer to L<Moose::Util::TypeConstraints>
c2a69ef1 454for information on how to define a new type, and how to retrieve type meta-data).
6ba6d68c 455
daea75c9 456=item I<coerce =E<gt> (1|0)>
457
26fbace8 458This will attempt to use coercion with the supplied type constraint to change
2e953f12 459the value passed into any accessors or constructors. You B<must> supply a type
ebd95638 460constraint, and that type constraint B<must> define a coercion. See
2e953f12 461L<Moose::Cookbook::Basics::Recipe5> for an example.
daea75c9 462
463=item I<does =E<gt> $role_name>
464
26fbace8 465This will accept the name of a role which the value stored in this attribute
daea75c9 466is expected to have consumed.
467
468=item I<required =E<gt> (1|0)>
469
81bec8f8 470This marks the attribute as being required. This means a value must be
be1355c0 471supplied during class construction, I<or> the attribute must be lazy
472and have either a default or a builder. Note that c<required> does not
473say anything about the attribute's value, which can be C<undef>.
daea75c9 474
475=item I<weak_ref =E<gt> (1|0)>
476
68efb014 477This will tell the class to store the value of this attribute as a weakened
478reference. If an attribute is a weakened reference, it B<cannot> also be
92c5fea0 479coerced. Note that when a weak ref expires, the attribute's value becomes
480undefined, and is still considered to be set for purposes of predicate,
481default, etc.
daea75c9 482
483=item I<lazy =E<gt> (1|0)>
484
26fbace8 485This will tell the class to not create this slot until absolutely necessary.
3cccbf66 486If an attribute is marked as lazy it B<must> have a default or builder
487supplied.
daea75c9 488
65e14c86 489=item I<trigger =E<gt> $code>
490
525129a5 491The I<trigger> option is a CODE reference which will be called after
c25ca3a6 492the value of the attribute is set. The CODE ref is passed the
edd0727e 493instance itself, the updated value, and the original value if the
c25ca3a6 494attribute was already set.
3dda07f5 495
496You B<can> have a trigger on a read-only attribute.
010997ca 497
498B<NOTE:> Triggers will only fire when you B<assign> to the attribute,
499either in the constructor, or using the writer. Default and built values will
500B<not> cause the trigger to be fired.
daea75c9 501
c7761602 502=item I<handles =E<gt> ARRAY | HASH | REGEXP | ROLE | ROLETYPE | DUCKTYPE | CODE>
2c0cbef7 503
26fbace8 504The I<handles> option provides Moose classes with automated delegation features.
505This is a pretty complex and powerful option. It accepts many different option
506formats, each with its own benefits and drawbacks.
38e3283b 507
1cd45431 508B<NOTE:> The class being delegated to does not need to be a Moose based class,
509which is why this feature is especially useful when wrapping non-Moose classes.
38e3283b 510
1cd45431 511All I<handles> option formats share the following traits:
38e3283b 512
1cd45431 513You cannot override a locally defined method with a delegated method; an
514exception will be thrown if you try. That is to say, if you define C<foo> in
515your class, you cannot override it with a delegated C<foo>. This is almost never
516something you would want to do, and if it is, you should do it by hand and not
517use Moose.
38e3283b 518
1cd45431 519You cannot override any of the methods found in Moose::Object, or the C<BUILD>
520and C<DEMOLISH> methods. These will not throw an exception, but will silently
521move on to the next method in the list. My reasoning for this is that you would
522almost never want to do this, since it usually breaks your class. As with
523overriding locally defined methods, if you do want to do this, you should do it
524manually, not with Moose.
38e3283b 525
d03bd989 526You do not I<need> to have a reader (or accessor) for the attribute in order
527to delegate to it. Moose will create a means of accessing the value for you,
528however this will be several times B<less> efficient then if you had given
f3c4e20e 529the attribute a reader (or accessor) to use.
530
38e3283b 531Below is the documentation for each option format:
532
533=over 4
534
535=item C<ARRAY>
536
26fbace8 537This is the most common usage for I<handles>. You basically pass a list of
538method names to be delegated, and Moose will install a delegation method
1cd45431 539for each one.
38e3283b 540
541=item C<HASH>
542
26fbace8 543This is the second most common usage for I<handles>. Instead of a list of
544method names, you pass a HASH ref where each key is the method name you
545want installed locally, and its value is the name of the original method
546in the class being delegated to.
fd595040 547
26fbace8 548This can be very useful for recursive classes like trees. Here is a
5cfe3805 549quick example (soon to be expanded into a Moose::Cookbook recipe):
38e3283b 550
1cd45431 551 package Tree;
38e3283b 552 use Moose;
26fbace8 553
38e3283b 554 has 'node' => (is => 'rw', isa => 'Any');
26fbace8 555
38e3283b 556 has 'children' => (
557 is => 'ro',
558 isa => 'ArrayRef',
559 default => sub { [] }
560 );
26fbace8 561
38e3283b 562 has 'parent' => (
563 is => 'rw',
564 isa => 'Tree',
edd0727e 565 weak_ref => 1,
38e3283b 566 handles => {
567 parent_node => 'node',
26fbace8 568 siblings => 'children',
38e3283b 569 }
570 );
571
1cd45431 572In this example, the Tree package gets C<parent_node> and C<siblings> methods,
573which delegate to the C<node> and C<children> methods (respectively) of the Tree
26fbace8 574instance stored in the C<parent> slot.
38e3283b 575
9218b114 576You may also use an array reference to curry arguments to the original method.
577
578 has 'thing' => (
579 ...
3c573ca4 580 handles => { set_foo => [ set => 'foo' ] },
9218b114 581 );
582
583 # $self->set_foo(...) calls $self->thing->set('foo', ...)
584
585The first element of the array reference is the original method name, and the
3c573ca4 586rest is a list of curried arguments.
9218b114 587
38e3283b 588=item C<REGEXP>
589
26fbace8 590The regexp option works very similar to the ARRAY option, except that it builds
591the list of methods for you. It starts by collecting all possible methods of the
592class being delegated to, then filters that list using the regexp supplied here.
38e3283b 593
26fbace8 594B<NOTE:> An I<isa> option is required when using the regexp option format. This
595is so that we can determine (at compile time) the method list from the class.
38e3283b 596Without an I<isa> this is just not possible.
597
c7761602 598=item C<ROLE> or C<ROLETYPE>
c84f324f 599
c7761602 600With the role option, you specify the name of a role or a
601L<role type|Moose::Meta::TypeConstraint::Role> whose "interface" then becomes
602the list of methods to handle. The "interface" can be defined as; the methods
603of the role and any required methods of the role. It should be noted that this
604does B<not> include any method modifiers or generated attribute methods (which
605is consistent with role composition).
c84f324f 606
e3de240e 607=item C<DUCKTYPE>
608
a6d8545f 609With the duck type option, you pass a duck type object whose "interface" then
edd0727e 610becomes the list of methods to handle. The "interface" can be defined as the
a6d8545f 611list of methods passed to C<duck_type> to create a duck type object. For more
612information on C<duck_type> please check
e9c2746e 613L<Moose::Util::TypeConstraints>.
e3de240e 614
38e3283b 615=item C<CODE>
616
1cd45431 617This is the option to use when you really want to do something funky. You should
618only use it if you really know what you are doing, as it involves manual
619metaclass twiddling.
38e3283b 620
1cd45431 621This takes a code reference, which should expect two arguments. The first is the
622attribute meta-object this I<handles> is attached to. The second is the
623metaclass of the class being delegated to. It expects you to return a hash (not
26fbace8 624a HASH ref) of the methods you want mapped.
38e3283b 625
626=back
2c0cbef7 627
004222dc 628=item I<traits =E<gt> [ @role_names ]>
629
d03bd989 630This tells Moose to take the list of C<@role_names> and apply them to the
ce754513 631attribute meta-object. Custom attribute metaclass traits are useful for
632extending the capabilities of the I<has> keyword: they are the simplest way to
633extend the MOP, but they are still a fairly advanced topic and too much to
634cover here.
004222dc 635
8a8856de 636See L<Metaclass and Trait Name Resolution> for details on how a trait name is
637resolved to a role name.
54f2996d 638
639Also see L<Moose::Cookbook::Meta::Recipe3> for a metaclass trait
640example.
004222dc 641
019f031d 642=item I<builder> => Str
010997ca 643
1b46b845 644The value of this key is the name of the method that will be called to
645obtain the value used to initialize the attribute. See the L<builder
646option docs in Class::MOP::Attribute|Class::MOP::Attribute/builder>
edd0727e 647and/or L<Moose::Cookbook::Basics::Recipe8> for more information.
010997ca 648
019f031d 649=item I<default> => SCALAR | CODE
010997ca 650
651The value of this key is the default value which will initialize the attribute.
652
1b46b845 653NOTE: If the value is a simple scalar (string or number), then it can
654be just passed as is. However, if you wish to initialize it with a
655HASH or ARRAY ref, then you need to wrap that inside a CODE reference.
656See the L<default option docs in
657Class::MOP::Attribute|Class::MOP::Attribute/default> for more
658information.
010997ca 659
019f031d 660=item I<clearer> => Str
010997ca 661
edd0727e 662Creates a method allowing you to clear the value. See the L<clearer option
afd72e0c 663docs in Class::MOP::Attribute|Class::MOP::Attribute/clearer> for more
1b46b845 664information.
010997ca 665
019f031d 666=item I<predicate> => Str
010997ca 667
afd72e0c 668Creates a method to perform a basic test to see if a value has been set in the
edd0727e 669attribute. See the L<predicate option docs in
afd72e0c 670Class::MOP::Attribute|Class::MOP::Attribute/predicate> for more information.
92c5fea0 671
672Note that the predicate will return true even for a C<weak_ref> attribute
673whose value has expired.
010997ca 674
60dcf673 675=item I<documentation> => $string
676
677An arbitrary string that can be retrieved later by calling C<<
678$attr->documentation >>.
679
680
681
6ba6d68c 682=back
683
cd7eeaf5 684=item B<has +$name =E<gt> %options>
685
c7874946 686This is variation on the normal attribute creator C<has> which allows you to
d03bd989 687clone and extend an attribute from a superclass or from a role. Here is an
8d62bf6d 688example of the superclass usage:
cd7eeaf5 689
690 package Foo;
691 use Moose;
26fbace8 692
cd7eeaf5 693 has 'message' => (
26fbace8 694 is => 'rw',
cd7eeaf5 695 isa => 'Str',
696 default => 'Hello, I am a Foo'
697 );
26fbace8 698
cd7eeaf5 699 package My::Foo;
700 use Moose;
26fbace8 701
cd7eeaf5 702 extends 'Foo';
26fbace8 703
cd7eeaf5 704 has '+message' => (default => 'Hello I am My::Foo');
705
1cd45431 706What is happening here is that B<My::Foo> is cloning the C<message> attribute
707from its parent class B<Foo>, retaining the C<is =E<gt> 'rw'> and C<isa =E<gt>
708'Str'> characteristics, but changing the value in C<default>.
cd7eeaf5 709
8d62bf6d 710Here is another example, but within the context of a role:
711
712 package Foo::Role;
713 use Moose::Role;
986d175a 714
8d62bf6d 715 has 'message' => (
716 is => 'rw',
717 isa => 'Str',
718 default => 'Hello, I am a Foo'
719 );
986d175a 720
8d62bf6d 721 package My::Foo;
722 use Moose;
986d175a 723
8d62bf6d 724 with 'Foo::Role';
986d175a 725
8d62bf6d 726 has '+message' => (default => 'Hello I am My::Foo');
727
d03bd989 728In this case, we are basically taking the attribute which the role supplied
729and altering it within the bounds of this feature.
8d62bf6d 730
73f70bdf 731Note that you can only extend an attribute from either a superclass or a role,
732you cannot extend an attribute in a role that composes over an attribute from
733another role.
734
d03bd989 735Aside from where the attributes come from (one from superclass, the other
736from a role), this feature works exactly the same. This feature is restricted
c3abd3f1 737somewhat, so as to try and force at least I<some> sanity into it. Most options work the same, but there are some exceptions:
cd7eeaf5 738
739=over 4
740
c3abd3f1 741=item I<reader>
cd7eeaf5 742
c3abd3f1 743=item I<writer>
cd7eeaf5 744
c3abd3f1 745=item I<accessor>
cd7eeaf5 746
c3abd3f1 747=item I<clearer>
cd7eeaf5 748
c3abd3f1 749=item I<predicate>
cd7eeaf5 750
c3abd3f1 751These options can be added, but cannot override a superclass definition.
13284479 752
753=item I<traits>
754
755You are allowed to B<add> additional traits to the C<traits> definition.
6549b0d1 756These traits will be composed into the attribute, but preexisting traits
13284479 757B<are not> overridden, or removed.
758
cd7eeaf5 759=back
760
78946cf8 761=item B<before $name|@names|\@names|qr/.../ =E<gt> sub { ... }>
6ba6d68c 762
78946cf8 763=item B<after $name|@names|\@names|qr/.../ =E<gt> sub { ... }>
6ba6d68c 764
78946cf8 765=item B<around $name|@names|\@names|qr/.../ =E<gt> sub { ... }>
6ba6d68c 766
e9f7d5c5 767These three items are syntactic sugar for the before, after, and around method
d8af92ae 768modifier features that L<Class::MOP> provides. More information on these may be
9b75e4b6 769found in L<Moose::Manual::MethodModifiers> and the
770L<Class::MOP::Class documentation|Class::MOP::Class/"Method Modifiers">.
6ba6d68c 771
159da176 772=item B<override ($name, &sub)>
773
26fbace8 774An C<override> method is a way of explicitly saying "I am overriding this
775method from my superclass". You can call C<super> within this method, and
776it will work as expected. The same thing I<can> be accomplished with a normal
777method call and the C<SUPER::> pseudo-package; it is really your choice.
159da176 778
ad7a9317 779=item B<super>
159da176 780
ad7a9317 781The keyword C<super> is a no-op when called outside of an C<override> method. In
782the context of an C<override> method, it will call the next most appropriate
783superclass method with the same arguments as the original method.
159da176 784
785=item B<augment ($name, &sub)>
786
26fbace8 787An C<augment> method, is a way of explicitly saying "I am augmenting this
788method from my superclass". Once again, the details of how C<inner> and
5cfe3805 789C<augment> work is best described in the L<Moose::Cookbook::Basics::Recipe6>.
159da176 790
ad7a9317 791=item B<inner>
792
793The keyword C<inner>, much like C<super>, is a no-op outside of the context of
794an C<augment> method. You can think of C<inner> as being the inverse of
795C<super>; the details of how C<inner> and C<augment> work is best described in
796the L<Moose::Cookbook::Basics::Recipe6>.
797
546a8972 798=item B<blessed>
6ba6d68c 799
546a8972 800This is the C<Scalar::Util::blessed> function. It is highly recommended that
801this is used instead of C<ref> anywhere you need to test for an object's class
802name.
6ba6d68c 803
546a8972 804=item B<confess>
6ba6d68c 805
546a8972 806This is the C<Carp::confess> function, and exported here for historical
807reasons.
6ba6d68c 808
809=back
810
c1381000 811=head1 METACLASS
54f2996d 812
9f79926f 813When you use Moose, you can specify traits which will be applied to your
814metaclass:
54f2996d 815
816 use Moose -traits => 'My::Trait';
817
818This is very similar to the attribute traits feature. When you do
819this, your class's C<meta> object will have the specified traits
8a8856de 820applied to it. See L<Metaclass and Trait Name Resolution> for more
821details.
54f2996d 822
8a8856de 823=head2 Metaclass and Trait Name Resolution
54f2996d 824
825By default, when given a trait name, Moose simply tries to load a
826class of the same name. If such a class does not exist, it then looks
827for for a class matching
828B<Moose::Meta::$type::Custom::Trait::$trait_name>. The C<$type>
829variable here will be one of B<Attribute> or B<Class>, depending on
830what the trait is being applied to.
831
832If a class with this long name exists, Moose checks to see if it has
833the method C<register_implementation>. This method is expected to
834return the I<real> class name of the trait. If there is no
835C<register_implementation> method, it will fall back to using
836B<Moose::Meta::$type::Custom::Trait::$trait> as the trait name.
837
8a8856de 838The lookup method for metaclasses is the same, except that it looks
839for a class matching B<Moose::Meta::$type::Custom::$metaclass_name>.
840
54f2996d 841If all this is confusing, take a look at
842L<Moose::Cookbook::Meta::Recipe3>, which demonstrates how to create an
843attribute trait.
844
1cd45431 845=head1 UNIMPORTING FUNCTIONS
31f8ec72 846
847=head2 B<unimport>
848
1cd45431 849Moose offers a way to remove the keywords it exports, through the C<unimport>
31f8ec72 850method. You simply have to say C<no Moose> at the bottom of your code for this
851to work. Here is an example:
852
853 package Person;
854 use Moose;
855
856 has 'first_name' => (is => 'rw', isa => 'Str');
857 has 'last_name' => (is => 'rw', isa => 'Str');
26fbace8 858
859 sub full_name {
31f8ec72 860 my $self = shift;
26fbace8 861 $self->first_name . ' ' . $self->last_name
31f8ec72 862 }
26fbace8 863
864 no Moose; # keywords are removed from the Person package
31f8ec72 865
9bcfbab1 866=head1 EXTENDING AND EMBEDDING MOOSE
867
5e86efbe 868To learn more about extending Moose, we recommend checking out the
869"Extending" recipes in the L<Moose::Cookbook>, starting with
870L<Moose::Cookbook::Extending::Recipe1>, which provides an overview of
a661cd1d 871all the different ways you might extend Moose. L<Moose::Exporter> and
872L<Moose::Util::MetaRole> are the modules which provide the majority of the
873extension functionality, so reading their documentation should also be helpful.
4c0b3599 874
a94f30ac 875=head2 The MooseX:: namespace
876
877Generally if you're writing an extension I<for> Moose itself you'll want
878to put your extension in the C<MooseX::> namespace. This namespace is
879specifically for extensions that make Moose better or different in some
880fundamental way. It is traditionally B<not> for a package that just happens
881to use Moose. This namespace follows from the examples of the C<LWPx::>
882and C<DBIx::> namespaces that perform the same function for C<LWP> and C<DBI>
883respectively.
884
6ea5491a 885=head1 METACLASS COMPATIBILITY AND MOOSE
886
887Metaclass compatibility is a thorny subject. You should start by
888reading the "About Metaclass compatibility" section in the
889C<Class::MOP> docs.
890
891Moose will attempt to resolve a few cases of metaclass incompatibility
b9216044 892when you set the superclasses for a class, in addition to the cases that
893C<Class::MOP> handles.
894
895Moose tries to determine if the metaclasses only "differ by roles". This
896means that the parent and child's metaclass share a common ancestor in
897their respective hierarchies, and that the subclasses under the common
898ancestor are only different because of role applications. This case is
899actually fairly common when you mix and match various C<MooseX::*>
900modules, many of which apply roles to the metaclass.
6ea5491a 901
902If the parent and child do differ by roles, Moose replaces the
903metaclass in the child with a newly created metaclass. This metaclass
edd0727e 904is a subclass of the parent's metaclass which does all of the roles that
6ea5491a 905the child's metaclass did before being replaced. Effectively, this
906means the new metaclass does all of the roles done by both the
907parent's and child's original metaclasses.
908
909Ultimately, this is all transparent to you except in the case of an
910unresolvable conflict.
911
05d9eaf6 912=head1 CAVEATS
913
914=over 4
915
916=item *
917
1cd45431 918It should be noted that C<super> and C<inner> B<cannot> be used in the same
919method. However, they may be combined within the same class hierarchy; see
2c739d1a 920F<t/basics/override_augment_inner_super.t> for an example.
05d9eaf6 921
26fbace8 922The reason for this is that C<super> is only valid within a method
923with the C<override> modifier, and C<inner> will never be valid within an
924C<override> method. In fact, C<augment> will skip over any C<override> methods
68efb014 925when searching for its appropriate C<inner>.
05d9eaf6 926
1cd45431 927This might seem like a restriction, but I am of the opinion that keeping these
928two features separate (yet interoperable) actually makes them easy to use, since
929their behavior is then easier to predict. Time will tell whether I am right or
c84f324f 930not (UPDATE: so far so good).
05d9eaf6 931
9b9da6f1 932=back
933
e49c11d2 934=head1 GETTING HELP
935
936We offer both a mailing list and a very active IRC channel.
937
938The mailing list is L<moose@perl.org>. You must be subscribed to send
939a message. To subscribe, send an empty message to
940L<moose-subscribe@perl.org>
941
236b8a02 942You can also visit us at C<#moose> on L<irc://irc.perl.org/#moose>
60cbb35f 943This channel is quite active, and questions at all levels (on Moose-related
944topics ;) are welcome.
e49c11d2 945
5569c072 946=head1 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
947
948=over 4
949
54c189df 950=item I blame Sam Vilain for introducing me to the insanity that is meta-models.
5569c072 951
54c189df 952=item I blame Audrey Tang for then encouraging my meta-model habit in #perl6.
5569c072 953
26fbace8 954=item Without Yuval "nothingmuch" Kogman this module would not be possible,
54c189df 955and it certainly wouldn't have this name ;P
5569c072 956
26fbace8 957=item The basis of the TypeContraints module was Rob Kinyon's idea
5569c072 958originally, I just ran with it.
959
638585e1 960=item Thanks to mst & chansen and the whole #moose posse for all the
c84f324f 961early ideas/feature-requests/encouragement/bug-finding.
d46a48f3 962
68efb014 963=item Thanks to David "Theory" Wheeler for meta-discussions and spelling fixes.
964
5569c072 965=back
966
e90c03d0 967=head1 SEE ALSO
968
969=over 4
970
c84f324f 971=item L<http://www.iinteractive.com/moose>
972
6d137156 973This is the official web home of Moose, it contains links to our public git repository
26fbace8 974as well as links to a number of talks and articles on Moose and Moose related
975technologies.
c84f324f 976
196064ab 977=item The Moose is flying, a tutorial by Randal Schwartz
978
979Part 1 - L<http://www.stonehenge.com/merlyn/LinuxMag/col94.html>
980
981Part 2 - L<http://www.stonehenge.com/merlyn/LinuxMag/col95.html>
982
12aed9a0 983=item Several Moose extension modules in the C<MooseX::> namespace.
984
985See L<http://search.cpan.org/search?query=MooseX::> for extensions.
28669f89 986
c84f324f 987=back
988
004222dc 989=head2 Books
990
991=over 4
992
993=item The Art of the MetaObject Protocol
994
edd0727e 995I mention this in the L<Class::MOP> docs too, as this book was critical in
004222dc 996the development of both modules and is highly recommended.
997
998=back
999
26fbace8 1000=head2 Papers
c84f324f 1001
1002=over 4
e90c03d0 1003
159da176 1004=item L<http://www.cs.utah.edu/plt/publications/oopsla04-gff.pdf>
1005
26fbace8 1006This paper (suggested by lbr on #moose) was what lead to the implementation
1007of the C<super>/C<override> and C<inner>/C<augment> features. If you really
1cd45431 1008want to understand them, I suggest you read this.
159da176 1009
e90c03d0 1010=back
1011
fcd84ca9 1012=head1 BUGS
1013
26fbace8 1014All complex software has bugs lurking in it, and this module is no
7efc4307 1015exception.
1016
1017Please report any bugs to C<bug-moose@rt.cpan.org>, or through the web
1018interface at L<http://rt.cpan.org>.
fcd84ca9 1019
0334ee02 1020You can also discuss feature requests or possible bugs on the Moose mailing
1021list (moose@perl.org) or on IRC at L<irc://irc.perl.org/#moose>.
1022
47b19570 1023=head1 FEATURE REQUESTS
1024
d03bd989 1025We are very strict about what features we add to the Moose core, especially
1026the user-visible features. Instead we have made sure that the underlying
1027meta-system of Moose is as extensible as possible so that you can add your
854b298d 1028own features easily.
1029
1030That said, occasionally there is a feature needed in the meta-system
1031to support your planned extension, in which case you should either
1032email the mailing list (moose@perl.org) or join us on IRC at
1033L<irc://irc.perl.org/#moose> to discuss. The
1034L<Moose::Manual::Contributing> has more detail about how and when you
1035can contribute.
47b19570 1036
ad46f524 1037=head1 CABAL
862ae2c4 1038
ad46f524 1039There are only a few people with the rights to release a new version
862ae2c4 1040of Moose. The Moose Cabal are the people to go to with questions regarding
ad46f524 1041the wider purview of Moose. They help maintain not just the code
958dc4e3 1042but the community as well.
862ae2c4 1043
1044Stevan (stevan) Little E<lt>stevan@iinteractive.comE<gt>
1045
2a267bff 1046Jesse (doy) Luehrs E<lt>doy at tozt dot netE<gt>
1047
862ae2c4 1048Yuval (nothingmuch) Kogman
1049
69ba075f 1050Shawn (sartak) Moore E<lt>sartak@bestpractical.comE<gt>
862ae2c4 1051
fd995afb 1052Hans Dieter (confound) Pearcey E<lt>hdp@pobox.comE<gt>
1053
d209e3ad 1054Chris (perigrin) Prather
1055
36edf31b 1056Florian Ragwitz E<lt>rafl@debian.orgE<gt>
d209e3ad 1057
2a267bff 1058Dave (autarch) Rolsky E<lt>autarch@urth.orgE<gt>
1059
ad46f524 1060=head1 CONTRIBUTORS
db1ab48d 1061
9af1d28b 1062Aankhen
1063
1064Adam (Alias) Kennedy
1065
1066Anders (Debolaz) Nor Berle
1067
ad46f524 1068Chris (perigrin) Prather
5868294f 1069
9af1d28b 1070Christian (chansen) Hansen
1071
ad46f524 1072Cory (gphat) Watson
1073
1074Dylan Hardison (doc fixes)
1075
9af1d28b 1076Eric (ewilhelm) Wilhelm
1077
ad46f524 1078Evan Carroll
1079
1080Florian (rafl) Ragwitz
1081
9af1d28b 1082Guillermo (groditi) Roditi
1083
ad46f524 1084Jason May
1085
1086Jay Hannah
1087
9af1d28b 1088Jess (castaway) Robinson
1089
ad46f524 1090Jonathan (jrockway) Rockway
9af1d28b 1091
ad46f524 1092Matt (mst) Trout
9af1d28b 1093
ad46f524 1094Nathan (kolibrie) Gray
9af1d28b 1095
ad46f524 1096Paul (frodwith) Driver
9af1d28b 1097
ad46f524 1098Piotr (dexter) Roszatycki
f44ae52f 1099
ad46f524 1100Robert Buels
68b6146c 1101
ad46f524 1102Robert (phaylon) Sedlacek
e46f5cc2 1103
ad46f524 1104Robert (rlb3) Boone
3ccdc84a 1105
26fbace8 1106Sam (mugwump) Vilain
f1917f58 1107
ad46f524 1108Scott (konobi) McWhirter
2f7e4042 1109
ad46f524 1110Shawn (Sartak) Moore
0be258b5 1111
ad46f524 1112Shlomi (rindolf) Fish
fcd84ca9 1113
ad46f524 1114Tom (dec) Lanyon
fcd84ca9 1115
ad46f524 1116Wallace (wreis) Reis
fcd84ca9 1117
ad46f524 1118... and many other #moose folks
fcd84ca9 1119
ddd0ec20 1120=cut