fix setting associated_metaclass and attribute on accessor objects
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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 {
085fba61 135 # This used to be called as a function. This hack preserves
136 # backwards compatibility.
137 if ( $_[0] ne __PACKAGE__ ) {
d69a348e 138 Moose::Deprecated::deprecated(
139 feature => 'Moose::init_meta',
14bda293 140 message => 'Calling Moose::init_meta as a function is deprecated.'
141 . ' Doing so will throw an error in Moose 2.0200.'
d69a348e 142 );
143
085fba61 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';
2937ed18 158 my $meta_name = exists $args{meta_name} ? $args{meta_name} : 'meta';
cc841c0e 159
c245d69b 160 Moose->throw_error("The Metaclass $metaclass must be a subclass of Moose::Meta::Class.")
cc841c0e 161 unless $metaclass->isa('Moose::Meta::Class');
162
163 # make a subtype for each Moose class
164 class_type($class)
165 unless find_type_constraint($class);
166
167 my $meta;
50d5df60 168
169 if ( $meta = Class::MOP::get_metaclass_by_name($class) ) {
170 unless ( $meta->isa("Moose::Meta::Class") ) {
677eafe2 171 my $error_message = "$class already has a metaclass, but it does not inherit $metaclass ($meta).";
172 if ( $meta->isa('Moose::Meta::Role') ) {
173 Moose->throw_error($error_message . ' You cannot make the same thing a role and a class. Remove either Moose or Moose::Role.');
174 } else {
175 Moose->throw_error($error_message);
176 }
50d5df60 177 }
178 } else {
ed544690 179 # no metaclass
50d5df60 180
181 # now we check whether our ancestors have metaclass, and if so borrow that
72825dcd 182 my ( undef, @isa ) = @{ mro::get_linear_isa($class) };
50d5df60 183
184 foreach my $ancestor ( @isa ) {
185 my $ancestor_meta = Class::MOP::get_metaclass_by_name($ancestor) || next;
186
ed086157 187 my $ancestor_meta_class = $ancestor_meta->_real_ref_name;
50d5df60 188
189 # if we have an ancestor metaclass that inherits $metaclass, we use
41419b9e 190 # that. This is like _fix_metaclass_incompatibility, but we can do it now.
50d5df60 191
192 # the case of having an ancestry is not very common, but arises in
193 # e.g. Reaction
194 unless ( $metaclass->isa( $ancestor_meta_class ) ) {
195 if ( $ancestor_meta_class->isa($metaclass) ) {
196 $metaclass = $ancestor_meta_class;
197 }
198 }
199 }
200
201 $meta = $metaclass->initialize($class);
202 }
203
2937ed18 204 if (defined $meta_name) {
50d5df60 205 # also check for inherited non moose 'meta' method?
2937ed18 206 my $existing = $meta->get_method($meta_name);
d65bfd76 207 if ($existing && !$existing->isa('Class::MOP::Method::Meta')) {
df100ac2 208 Carp::cluck "Moose is overwriting an existing method named "
2937ed18 209 . "$meta_name in class $class with a method "
210 . "which returns the class's metaclass. If this is "
211 . "actually what you want, you should remove the "
212 . "existing method, otherwise, you should rename or "
213 . "disable this generated method using the "
214 . "'-meta_name' option to 'use Moose'.";
d65bfd76 215 }
2937ed18 216 $meta->_add_meta_method($meta_name);
cc841c0e 217 }
218
219 # make sure they inherit from Moose::Object
220 $meta->superclasses($base_class)
221 unless $meta->superclasses();
222
223 return $meta;
224}
225
085fba61 226# This may be used in some older MooseX extensions.
227sub _get_caller {
228 goto &Moose::Exporter::_get_caller;
229}
230
8ecb1fa0 231## make 'em all immutable
232
3cae4250 233$_->make_immutable(
0779da92 234 inline_constructor => 1,
235 constructor_name => "_new",
3cae4250 236 # these are Class::MOP accessors, so they need inlining
237 inline_accessors => 1
238 ) for grep { $_->is_mutable }
239 map { $_->meta }
240 qw(
0779da92 241 Moose::Meta::Attribute
242 Moose::Meta::Class
243 Moose::Meta::Instance
244
0779da92 245 Moose::Meta::TypeCoercion
246 Moose::Meta::TypeCoercion::Union
247
248 Moose::Meta::Method
0779da92 249 Moose::Meta::Method::Constructor
250 Moose::Meta::Method::Destructor
74862722 251 Moose::Meta::Method::Overridden
0779da92 252 Moose::Meta::Method::Augmented
253
254 Moose::Meta::Role
f785aad8 255 Moose::Meta::Role::Attribute
0779da92 256 Moose::Meta::Role::Method
257 Moose::Meta::Role::Method::Required
bb153262 258 Moose::Meta::Role::Method::Conflicting
0779da92 259
260 Moose::Meta::Role::Composite
261
262 Moose::Meta::Role::Application
263 Moose::Meta::Role::Application::RoleSummation
264 Moose::Meta::Role::Application::ToClass
265 Moose::Meta::Role::Application::ToRole
266 Moose::Meta::Role::Application::ToInstance
3cae4250 267);
8ecb1fa0 268
aa5bb362 269$_->make_immutable(
f785aad8 270 inline_constructor => 0,
271 constructor_name => undef,
aa5bb362 272 # these are Class::MOP accessors, so they need inlining
273 inline_accessors => 1
274 ) for grep { $_->is_mutable }
275 map { $_->meta }
276 qw(
277 Moose::Meta::Method::Accessor
278 Moose::Meta::Method::Delegation
279 Moose::Meta::Mixin::AttributeCore
f785aad8 280);
281
fcd84ca9 2821;
283
ad46f524 284# ABSTRACT: A postmodern object system for Perl 5
285
fcd84ca9 286__END__
287
288=pod
289
fcd84ca9 290=head1 SYNOPSIS
e522431d 291
292 package Point;
1cd45431 293 use Moose; # automatically turns on strict and warnings
26fbace8 294
43d599e5 295 has 'x' => (is => 'rw', isa => 'Int');
296 has 'y' => (is => 'rw', isa => 'Int');
26fbace8 297
e522431d 298 sub clear {
299 my $self = shift;
300 $self->x(0);
26fbace8 301 $self->y(0);
e522431d 302 }
26fbace8 303
e522431d 304 package Point3D;
305 use Moose;
26fbace8 306
e522431d 307 extends 'Point';
26fbace8 308
43d599e5 309 has 'z' => (is => 'rw', isa => 'Int');
26fbace8 310
e522431d 311 after 'clear' => sub {
312 my $self = shift;
43d599e5 313 $self->z(0);
26fbace8 314 };
2c0cbef7 315
fcd84ca9 316=head1 DESCRIPTION
317
26fbace8 318Moose is an extension of the Perl 5 object system.
e522431d 319
9b9da6f1 320The main goal of Moose is to make Perl 5 Object Oriented programming
edd0727e 321easier, more consistent, and less tedious. With Moose you can think
6f894f30 322more about what you want to do and less about the mechanics of OOP.
fcd84ca9 323
6f894f30 324Additionally, Moose is built on top of L<Class::MOP>, which is a
325metaclass system for Perl 5. This means that Moose not only makes
326building normal Perl 5 objects better, but it provides the power of
327metaclass programming as well.
8bdc7f13 328
f5909dca 329=head2 New to Moose?
330
60eccd1e 331If you're new to Moose, the best place to start is the
332L<Moose::Manual> docs, followed by the L<Moose::Cookbook>. The intro
333will show you what Moose is, and how it makes Perl 5 OO better.
6f894f30 334
335The cookbook recipes on Moose basics will get you up to speed with
336many of Moose's features quickly. Once you have an idea of what Moose
337can do, you can use the API documentation to get more detail on
338features which interest you.
f5909dca 339
28669f89 340=head2 Moose Extensions
341
12aed9a0 342The C<MooseX::> namespace is the official place to find Moose extensions.
343These extensions can be found on the CPAN. The easiest way to find them
344is to search for them (L<http://search.cpan.org/search?query=MooseX::>),
345or to examine L<Task::Moose> which aims to keep an up-to-date, easily
346installable list of Moose extensions.
28669f89 347
ceb61b4f 348=head1 TRANSLATIONS
349
350Much of the Moose documentation has been translated into other languages.
351
352=over 4
353
52a0d29a 354=item Japanese
355
45902e41 356Japanese docs can be found at
357L<http://perldoc.perlassociation.org/pod/Moose-Doc-JA/index.html>. The
358source POD files can be found in GitHub:
359L<http://github.com/jpa/Moose-Doc-JA>
ceb61b4f 360
361=back
362
6ba6d68c 363=head1 BUILDING CLASSES WITH MOOSE
364
68efb014 365Moose makes every attempt to provide as much convenience as possible during
366class construction/definition, but still stay out of your way if you want it
367to. Here are a few items to note when building classes with Moose.
6ba6d68c 368
a6ae85e9 369When you C<use Moose>, Moose will set the class's parent class to
370L<Moose::Object>, I<unless> the class using Moose already has a parent
371class. In addition, specifying a parent with C<extends> will change the parent
372class.
6ba6d68c 373
1cd45431 374Moose will also manage all attributes (including inherited ones) that are
375defined with C<has>. And (assuming you call C<new>, which is inherited from
376L<Moose::Object>) this includes properly initializing all instance slots,
377setting defaults where appropriate, and performing any type constraint checking
378or coercion.
6ba6d68c 379
004222dc 380=head1 PROVIDED METHODS
6ba6d68c 381
d03bd989 382Moose provides a number of methods to all your classes, mostly through the
004222dc 383inheritance of L<Moose::Object>. There is however, one exception.
6ba6d68c 384
385=over 4
386
387=item B<meta>
388
389This is a method which provides access to the current class's metaclass.
390
004222dc 391=back
392
393=head1 EXPORTED FUNCTIONS
394
395Moose will export a number of functions into the class's namespace which
396may then be used to set up the class. These functions all work directly
397on the current class.
398
399=over 4
400
6ba6d68c 401=item B<extends (@superclasses)>
402
403This function will set the superclass(es) for the current class.
404
26fbace8 405This approach is recommended instead of C<use base>, because C<use base>
406actually C<push>es onto the class's C<@ISA>, whereas C<extends> will
407replace it. This is important to ensure that classes which do not have
68efb014 408superclasses still properly inherit from L<Moose::Object>.
6ba6d68c 409
2e7f6cf4 410Each superclass can be followed by a hash reference with options. Currently,
411only L<-version|Class::MOP/Class Loading Options> is recognized:
412
413 extends 'My::Parent' => { -version => 0.01 },
414 'My::OtherParent' => { -version => 0.03 };
415
416An exception will be thrown if the version requirements are not
417satisfied.
418
43d599e5 419=item B<with (@roles)>
e9ec68d6 420
d03bd989 421This will apply a given set of C<@roles> to the local class.
e9ec68d6 422
2e7f6cf4 423Like with C<extends>, each specified role can be followed by a hash
424reference with a L<-version|Class::MOP/Class Loading Options> option:
425
426 with 'My::Role' => { -version => 0.32 },
427 'My::Otherrole' => { -version => 0.23 };
428
429The specified version requirements must be satisfied, otherwise an
430exception will be thrown.
431
432If your role takes options or arguments, they can be passed along in the
433hash reference as well.
434
b4291ab4 435=item B<has $name|@$names =E<gt> %options>
6ba6d68c 436
b4291ab4 437This will install an attribute of a given C<$name> into the current class. If
438the first parameter is an array reference, it will create an attribute for
a787fa77 439every C<$name> in the list. The C<%options> will be passed to the constructor
440for L<Moose::Meta::Attribute> (which inherits from L<Class::MOP::Attribute>),
441so the full documentation for the valid options can be found there. These are
442the most commonly used options:
6ba6d68c 443
444=over 4
445
076c81ed 446=item I<is =E<gt> 'rw'|'ro'>
6ba6d68c 447
26fbace8 448The I<is> option accepts either I<rw> (for read/write) or I<ro> (for read
449only). These will create either a read/write accessor or a read-only
6ba6d68c 450accessor respectively, using the same name as the C<$name> of the attribute.
451
1b46b845 452If you need more control over how your accessors are named, you can
453use the L<reader|Class::MOP::Attribute/reader>,
454L<writer|Class::MOP::Attribute/writer> and
455L<accessor|Class::MOP::Attribute/accessor> options inherited from
456L<Class::MOP::Attribute>, however if you use those, you won't need the
457I<is> option.
6ba6d68c 458
076c81ed 459=item I<isa =E<gt> $type_name>
6ba6d68c 460
26fbace8 461The I<isa> option uses Moose's type constraint facilities to set up runtime
462type checking for this attribute. Moose will perform the checks during class
463construction, and within any accessors. The C<$type_name> argument must be a
464string. The string may be either a class name or a type defined using
9cca2e9e 465Moose's type definition features. (Refer to L<Moose::Util::TypeConstraints>
c2a69ef1 466for information on how to define a new type, and how to retrieve type meta-data).
6ba6d68c 467
daea75c9 468=item I<coerce =E<gt> (1|0)>
469
26fbace8 470This will attempt to use coercion with the supplied type constraint to change
2e953f12 471the value passed into any accessors or constructors. You B<must> supply a type
ebd95638 472constraint, and that type constraint B<must> define a coercion. See
2e953f12 473L<Moose::Cookbook::Basics::Recipe5> for an example.
daea75c9 474
475=item I<does =E<gt> $role_name>
476
26fbace8 477This will accept the name of a role which the value stored in this attribute
daea75c9 478is expected to have consumed.
479
480=item I<required =E<gt> (1|0)>
481
81bec8f8 482This marks the attribute as being required. This means a value must be
be1355c0 483supplied during class construction, I<or> the attribute must be lazy
484and have either a default or a builder. Note that c<required> does not
485say anything about the attribute's value, which can be C<undef>.
daea75c9 486
487=item I<weak_ref =E<gt> (1|0)>
488
68efb014 489This will tell the class to store the value of this attribute as a weakened
490reference. If an attribute is a weakened reference, it B<cannot> also be
92c5fea0 491coerced. Note that when a weak ref expires, the attribute's value becomes
492undefined, and is still considered to be set for purposes of predicate,
493default, etc.
daea75c9 494
495=item I<lazy =E<gt> (1|0)>
496
26fbace8 497This will tell the class to not create this slot until absolutely necessary.
3cccbf66 498If an attribute is marked as lazy it B<must> have a default or builder
499supplied.
daea75c9 500
65e14c86 501=item I<trigger =E<gt> $code>
502
525129a5 503The I<trigger> option is a CODE reference which will be called after
c25ca3a6 504the value of the attribute is set. The CODE ref is passed the
edd0727e 505instance itself, the updated value, and the original value if the
c25ca3a6 506attribute was already set.
3dda07f5 507
508You B<can> have a trigger on a read-only attribute.
010997ca 509
510B<NOTE:> Triggers will only fire when you B<assign> to the attribute,
511either in the constructor, or using the writer. Default and built values will
512B<not> cause the trigger to be fired.
daea75c9 513
c7761602 514=item I<handles =E<gt> ARRAY | HASH | REGEXP | ROLE | ROLETYPE | DUCKTYPE | CODE>
2c0cbef7 515
26fbace8 516The I<handles> option provides Moose classes with automated delegation features.
517This is a pretty complex and powerful option. It accepts many different option
518formats, each with its own benefits and drawbacks.
38e3283b 519
1cd45431 520B<NOTE:> The class being delegated to does not need to be a Moose based class,
521which is why this feature is especially useful when wrapping non-Moose classes.
38e3283b 522
1cd45431 523All I<handles> option formats share the following traits:
38e3283b 524
1cd45431 525You cannot override a locally defined method with a delegated method; an
526exception will be thrown if you try. That is to say, if you define C<foo> in
527your class, you cannot override it with a delegated C<foo>. This is almost never
528something you would want to do, and if it is, you should do it by hand and not
529use Moose.
38e3283b 530
1cd45431 531You cannot override any of the methods found in Moose::Object, or the C<BUILD>
532and C<DEMOLISH> methods. These will not throw an exception, but will silently
533move on to the next method in the list. My reasoning for this is that you would
534almost never want to do this, since it usually breaks your class. As with
535overriding locally defined methods, if you do want to do this, you should do it
536manually, not with Moose.
38e3283b 537
d03bd989 538You do not I<need> to have a reader (or accessor) for the attribute in order
539to delegate to it. Moose will create a means of accessing the value for you,
540however this will be several times B<less> efficient then if you had given
f3c4e20e 541the attribute a reader (or accessor) to use.
542
38e3283b 543Below is the documentation for each option format:
544
545=over 4
546
547=item C<ARRAY>
548
26fbace8 549This is the most common usage for I<handles>. You basically pass a list of
550method names to be delegated, and Moose will install a delegation method
1cd45431 551for each one.
38e3283b 552
553=item C<HASH>
554
26fbace8 555This is the second most common usage for I<handles>. Instead of a list of
556method names, you pass a HASH ref where each key is the method name you
557want installed locally, and its value is the name of the original method
558in the class being delegated to.
fd595040 559
26fbace8 560This can be very useful for recursive classes like trees. Here is a
5cfe3805 561quick example (soon to be expanded into a Moose::Cookbook recipe):
38e3283b 562
1cd45431 563 package Tree;
38e3283b 564 use Moose;
26fbace8 565
38e3283b 566 has 'node' => (is => 'rw', isa => 'Any');
26fbace8 567
38e3283b 568 has 'children' => (
569 is => 'ro',
570 isa => 'ArrayRef',
571 default => sub { [] }
572 );
26fbace8 573
38e3283b 574 has 'parent' => (
575 is => 'rw',
576 isa => 'Tree',
edd0727e 577 weak_ref => 1,
38e3283b 578 handles => {
579 parent_node => 'node',
26fbace8 580 siblings => 'children',
38e3283b 581 }
582 );
583
1cd45431 584In this example, the Tree package gets C<parent_node> and C<siblings> methods,
585which delegate to the C<node> and C<children> methods (respectively) of the Tree
26fbace8 586instance stored in the C<parent> slot.
38e3283b 587
9218b114 588You may also use an array reference to curry arguments to the original method.
589
590 has 'thing' => (
591 ...
3c573ca4 592 handles => { set_foo => [ set => 'foo' ] },
9218b114 593 );
594
595 # $self->set_foo(...) calls $self->thing->set('foo', ...)
596
597The first element of the array reference is the original method name, and the
3c573ca4 598rest is a list of curried arguments.
9218b114 599
38e3283b 600=item C<REGEXP>
601
26fbace8 602The regexp option works very similar to the ARRAY option, except that it builds
603the list of methods for you. It starts by collecting all possible methods of the
604class being delegated to, then filters that list using the regexp supplied here.
38e3283b 605
26fbace8 606B<NOTE:> An I<isa> option is required when using the regexp option format. This
607is so that we can determine (at compile time) the method list from the class.
38e3283b 608Without an I<isa> this is just not possible.
609
c7761602 610=item C<ROLE> or C<ROLETYPE>
c84f324f 611
c7761602 612With the role option, you specify the name of a role or a
613L<role type|Moose::Meta::TypeConstraint::Role> whose "interface" then becomes
614the list of methods to handle. The "interface" can be defined as; the methods
615of the role and any required methods of the role. It should be noted that this
616does B<not> include any method modifiers or generated attribute methods (which
617is consistent with role composition).
c84f324f 618
e3de240e 619=item C<DUCKTYPE>
620
a6d8545f 621With the duck type option, you pass a duck type object whose "interface" then
edd0727e 622becomes the list of methods to handle. The "interface" can be defined as the
a6d8545f 623list of methods passed to C<duck_type> to create a duck type object. For more
624information on C<duck_type> please check
e9c2746e 625L<Moose::Util::TypeConstraints>.
e3de240e 626
38e3283b 627=item C<CODE>
628
1cd45431 629This is the option to use when you really want to do something funky. You should
630only use it if you really know what you are doing, as it involves manual
631metaclass twiddling.
38e3283b 632
1cd45431 633This takes a code reference, which should expect two arguments. The first is the
634attribute meta-object this I<handles> is attached to. The second is the
635metaclass of the class being delegated to. It expects you to return a hash (not
26fbace8 636a HASH ref) of the methods you want mapped.
38e3283b 637
638=back
2c0cbef7 639
004222dc 640=item I<traits =E<gt> [ @role_names ]>
641
d03bd989 642This tells Moose to take the list of C<@role_names> and apply them to the
ce754513 643attribute meta-object. Custom attribute metaclass traits are useful for
644extending the capabilities of the I<has> keyword: they are the simplest way to
645extend the MOP, but they are still a fairly advanced topic and too much to
646cover here.
004222dc 647
8a8856de 648See L<Metaclass and Trait Name Resolution> for details on how a trait name is
649resolved to a role name.
54f2996d 650
651Also see L<Moose::Cookbook::Meta::Recipe3> for a metaclass trait
652example.
004222dc 653
019f031d 654=item I<builder> => Str
010997ca 655
1b46b845 656The value of this key is the name of the method that will be called to
657obtain the value used to initialize the attribute. See the L<builder
658option docs in Class::MOP::Attribute|Class::MOP::Attribute/builder>
edd0727e 659and/or L<Moose::Cookbook::Basics::Recipe8> for more information.
010997ca 660
019f031d 661=item I<default> => SCALAR | CODE
010997ca 662
663The value of this key is the default value which will initialize the attribute.
664
1b46b845 665NOTE: If the value is a simple scalar (string or number), then it can
666be just passed as is. However, if you wish to initialize it with a
667HASH or ARRAY ref, then you need to wrap that inside a CODE reference.
668See the L<default option docs in
669Class::MOP::Attribute|Class::MOP::Attribute/default> for more
670information.
010997ca 671
019f031d 672=item I<clearer> => Str
010997ca 673
edd0727e 674Creates a method allowing you to clear the value. See the L<clearer option
afd72e0c 675docs in Class::MOP::Attribute|Class::MOP::Attribute/clearer> for more
1b46b845 676information.
010997ca 677
019f031d 678=item I<predicate> => Str
010997ca 679
afd72e0c 680Creates a method to perform a basic test to see if a value has been set in the
edd0727e 681attribute. See the L<predicate option docs in
afd72e0c 682Class::MOP::Attribute|Class::MOP::Attribute/predicate> for more information.
92c5fea0 683
684Note that the predicate will return true even for a C<weak_ref> attribute
685whose value has expired.
010997ca 686
60dcf673 687=item I<documentation> => $string
688
689An arbitrary string that can be retrieved later by calling C<<
690$attr->documentation >>.
691
692
693
6ba6d68c 694=back
695
cd7eeaf5 696=item B<has +$name =E<gt> %options>
697
c7874946 698This is variation on the normal attribute creator C<has> which allows you to
d03bd989 699clone and extend an attribute from a superclass or from a role. Here is an
8d62bf6d 700example of the superclass usage:
cd7eeaf5 701
702 package Foo;
703 use Moose;
26fbace8 704
cd7eeaf5 705 has 'message' => (
26fbace8 706 is => 'rw',
cd7eeaf5 707 isa => 'Str',
708 default => 'Hello, I am a Foo'
709 );
26fbace8 710
cd7eeaf5 711 package My::Foo;
712 use Moose;
26fbace8 713
cd7eeaf5 714 extends 'Foo';
26fbace8 715
cd7eeaf5 716 has '+message' => (default => 'Hello I am My::Foo');
717
1cd45431 718What is happening here is that B<My::Foo> is cloning the C<message> attribute
719from its parent class B<Foo>, retaining the C<is =E<gt> 'rw'> and C<isa =E<gt>
720'Str'> characteristics, but changing the value in C<default>.
cd7eeaf5 721
8d62bf6d 722Here is another example, but within the context of a role:
723
724 package Foo::Role;
725 use Moose::Role;
986d175a 726
8d62bf6d 727 has 'message' => (
728 is => 'rw',
729 isa => 'Str',
730 default => 'Hello, I am a Foo'
731 );
986d175a 732
8d62bf6d 733 package My::Foo;
734 use Moose;
986d175a 735
8d62bf6d 736 with 'Foo::Role';
986d175a 737
8d62bf6d 738 has '+message' => (default => 'Hello I am My::Foo');
739
d03bd989 740In this case, we are basically taking the attribute which the role supplied
741and altering it within the bounds of this feature.
8d62bf6d 742
73f70bdf 743Note that you can only extend an attribute from either a superclass or a role,
744you cannot extend an attribute in a role that composes over an attribute from
745another role.
746
d03bd989 747Aside from where the attributes come from (one from superclass, the other
748from a role), this feature works exactly the same. This feature is restricted
c3abd3f1 749somewhat, so as to try and force at least I<some> sanity into it. Most options work the same, but there are some exceptions:
cd7eeaf5 750
751=over 4
752
c3abd3f1 753=item I<reader>
cd7eeaf5 754
c3abd3f1 755=item I<writer>
cd7eeaf5 756
c3abd3f1 757=item I<accessor>
cd7eeaf5 758
c3abd3f1 759=item I<clearer>
cd7eeaf5 760
c3abd3f1 761=item I<predicate>
cd7eeaf5 762
c3abd3f1 763These options can be added, but cannot override a superclass definition.
13284479 764
765=item I<traits>
766
767You are allowed to B<add> additional traits to the C<traits> definition.
6549b0d1 768These traits will be composed into the attribute, but preexisting traits
13284479 769B<are not> overridden, or removed.
770
cd7eeaf5 771=back
772
78946cf8 773=item B<before $name|@names|\@names|qr/.../ =E<gt> sub { ... }>
6ba6d68c 774
78946cf8 775=item B<after $name|@names|\@names|qr/.../ =E<gt> sub { ... }>
6ba6d68c 776
78946cf8 777=item B<around $name|@names|\@names|qr/.../ =E<gt> sub { ... }>
6ba6d68c 778
e9f7d5c5 779These three items are syntactic sugar for the before, after, and around method
d8af92ae 780modifier features that L<Class::MOP> provides. More information on these may be
9b75e4b6 781found in L<Moose::Manual::MethodModifiers> and the
782L<Class::MOP::Class documentation|Class::MOP::Class/"Method Modifiers">.
6ba6d68c 783
159da176 784=item B<override ($name, &sub)>
785
26fbace8 786An C<override> method is a way of explicitly saying "I am overriding this
787method from my superclass". You can call C<super> within this method, and
788it will work as expected. The same thing I<can> be accomplished with a normal
789method call and the C<SUPER::> pseudo-package; it is really your choice.
159da176 790
ad7a9317 791=item B<super>
159da176 792
ad7a9317 793The keyword C<super> is a no-op when called outside of an C<override> method. In
794the context of an C<override> method, it will call the next most appropriate
795superclass method with the same arguments as the original method.
159da176 796
797=item B<augment ($name, &sub)>
798
26fbace8 799An C<augment> method, is a way of explicitly saying "I am augmenting this
800method from my superclass". Once again, the details of how C<inner> and
5cfe3805 801C<augment> work is best described in the L<Moose::Cookbook::Basics::Recipe6>.
159da176 802
ad7a9317 803=item B<inner>
804
805The keyword C<inner>, much like C<super>, is a no-op outside of the context of
806an C<augment> method. You can think of C<inner> as being the inverse of
807C<super>; the details of how C<inner> and C<augment> work is best described in
808the L<Moose::Cookbook::Basics::Recipe6>.
809
546a8972 810=item B<blessed>
6ba6d68c 811
546a8972 812This is the C<Scalar::Util::blessed> function. It is highly recommended that
813this is used instead of C<ref> anywhere you need to test for an object's class
814name.
6ba6d68c 815
546a8972 816=item B<confess>
6ba6d68c 817
546a8972 818This is the C<Carp::confess> function, and exported here for historical
819reasons.
6ba6d68c 820
821=back
822
c1381000 823=head1 METACLASS
54f2996d 824
9f79926f 825When you use Moose, you can specify traits which will be applied to your
826metaclass:
54f2996d 827
828 use Moose -traits => 'My::Trait';
829
830This is very similar to the attribute traits feature. When you do
831this, your class's C<meta> object will have the specified traits
8a8856de 832applied to it. See L<Metaclass and Trait Name Resolution> for more
833details.
54f2996d 834
8a8856de 835=head2 Metaclass and Trait Name Resolution
54f2996d 836
837By default, when given a trait name, Moose simply tries to load a
838class of the same name. If such a class does not exist, it then looks
839for for a class matching
840B<Moose::Meta::$type::Custom::Trait::$trait_name>. The C<$type>
841variable here will be one of B<Attribute> or B<Class>, depending on
842what the trait is being applied to.
843
844If a class with this long name exists, Moose checks to see if it has
845the method C<register_implementation>. This method is expected to
846return the I<real> class name of the trait. If there is no
847C<register_implementation> method, it will fall back to using
848B<Moose::Meta::$type::Custom::Trait::$trait> as the trait name.
849
8a8856de 850The lookup method for metaclasses is the same, except that it looks
851for a class matching B<Moose::Meta::$type::Custom::$metaclass_name>.
852
54f2996d 853If all this is confusing, take a look at
854L<Moose::Cookbook::Meta::Recipe3>, which demonstrates how to create an
855attribute trait.
856
1cd45431 857=head1 UNIMPORTING FUNCTIONS
31f8ec72 858
859=head2 B<unimport>
860
1cd45431 861Moose offers a way to remove the keywords it exports, through the C<unimport>
31f8ec72 862method. You simply have to say C<no Moose> at the bottom of your code for this
863to work. Here is an example:
864
865 package Person;
866 use Moose;
867
868 has 'first_name' => (is => 'rw', isa => 'Str');
869 has 'last_name' => (is => 'rw', isa => 'Str');
26fbace8 870
871 sub full_name {
31f8ec72 872 my $self = shift;
26fbace8 873 $self->first_name . ' ' . $self->last_name
31f8ec72 874 }
26fbace8 875
876 no Moose; # keywords are removed from the Person package
31f8ec72 877
9bcfbab1 878=head1 EXTENDING AND EMBEDDING MOOSE
879
5e86efbe 880To learn more about extending Moose, we recommend checking out the
881"Extending" recipes in the L<Moose::Cookbook>, starting with
882L<Moose::Cookbook::Extending::Recipe1>, which provides an overview of
a661cd1d 883all the different ways you might extend Moose. L<Moose::Exporter> and
884L<Moose::Util::MetaRole> are the modules which provide the majority of the
885extension functionality, so reading their documentation should also be helpful.
4c0b3599 886
a94f30ac 887=head2 The MooseX:: namespace
888
889Generally if you're writing an extension I<for> Moose itself you'll want
890to put your extension in the C<MooseX::> namespace. This namespace is
891specifically for extensions that make Moose better or different in some
892fundamental way. It is traditionally B<not> for a package that just happens
893to use Moose. This namespace follows from the examples of the C<LWPx::>
894and C<DBIx::> namespaces that perform the same function for C<LWP> and C<DBI>
895respectively.
896
6ea5491a 897=head1 METACLASS COMPATIBILITY AND MOOSE
898
899Metaclass compatibility is a thorny subject. You should start by
900reading the "About Metaclass compatibility" section in the
901C<Class::MOP> docs.
902
903Moose will attempt to resolve a few cases of metaclass incompatibility
b9216044 904when you set the superclasses for a class, in addition to the cases that
905C<Class::MOP> handles.
906
907Moose tries to determine if the metaclasses only "differ by roles". This
908means that the parent and child's metaclass share a common ancestor in
909their respective hierarchies, and that the subclasses under the common
910ancestor are only different because of role applications. This case is
911actually fairly common when you mix and match various C<MooseX::*>
912modules, many of which apply roles to the metaclass.
6ea5491a 913
914If the parent and child do differ by roles, Moose replaces the
915metaclass in the child with a newly created metaclass. This metaclass
edd0727e 916is a subclass of the parent's metaclass which does all of the roles that
6ea5491a 917the child's metaclass did before being replaced. Effectively, this
918means the new metaclass does all of the roles done by both the
919parent's and child's original metaclasses.
920
921Ultimately, this is all transparent to you except in the case of an
922unresolvable conflict.
923
05d9eaf6 924=head1 CAVEATS
925
926=over 4
927
928=item *
929
1cd45431 930It should be noted that C<super> and C<inner> B<cannot> be used in the same
931method. However, they may be combined within the same class hierarchy; see
2c739d1a 932F<t/basics/override_augment_inner_super.t> for an example.
05d9eaf6 933
26fbace8 934The reason for this is that C<super> is only valid within a method
935with the C<override> modifier, and C<inner> will never be valid within an
936C<override> method. In fact, C<augment> will skip over any C<override> methods
68efb014 937when searching for its appropriate C<inner>.
05d9eaf6 938
1cd45431 939This might seem like a restriction, but I am of the opinion that keeping these
940two features separate (yet interoperable) actually makes them easy to use, since
941their behavior is then easier to predict. Time will tell whether I am right or
c84f324f 942not (UPDATE: so far so good).
05d9eaf6 943
9b9da6f1 944=back
945
e49c11d2 946=head1 GETTING HELP
947
948We offer both a mailing list and a very active IRC channel.
949
950The mailing list is L<moose@perl.org>. You must be subscribed to send
951a message. To subscribe, send an empty message to
952L<moose-subscribe@perl.org>
953
236b8a02 954You can also visit us at C<#moose> on L<irc://irc.perl.org/#moose>
60cbb35f 955This channel is quite active, and questions at all levels (on Moose-related
956topics ;) are welcome.
e49c11d2 957
5569c072 958=head1 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
959
960=over 4
961
54c189df 962=item I blame Sam Vilain for introducing me to the insanity that is meta-models.
5569c072 963
54c189df 964=item I blame Audrey Tang for then encouraging my meta-model habit in #perl6.
5569c072 965
26fbace8 966=item Without Yuval "nothingmuch" Kogman this module would not be possible,
54c189df 967and it certainly wouldn't have this name ;P
5569c072 968
26fbace8 969=item The basis of the TypeContraints module was Rob Kinyon's idea
5569c072 970originally, I just ran with it.
971
638585e1 972=item Thanks to mst & chansen and the whole #moose posse for all the
c84f324f 973early ideas/feature-requests/encouragement/bug-finding.
d46a48f3 974
68efb014 975=item Thanks to David "Theory" Wheeler for meta-discussions and spelling fixes.
976
5569c072 977=back
978
e90c03d0 979=head1 SEE ALSO
980
981=over 4
982
c84f324f 983=item L<http://www.iinteractive.com/moose>
984
6d137156 985This is the official web home of Moose, it contains links to our public git repository
26fbace8 986as well as links to a number of talks and articles on Moose and Moose related
987technologies.
c84f324f 988
196064ab 989=item The Moose is flying, a tutorial by Randal Schwartz
990
991Part 1 - L<http://www.stonehenge.com/merlyn/LinuxMag/col94.html>
992
993Part 2 - L<http://www.stonehenge.com/merlyn/LinuxMag/col95.html>
994
12aed9a0 995=item Several Moose extension modules in the C<MooseX::> namespace.
996
997See L<http://search.cpan.org/search?query=MooseX::> for extensions.
28669f89 998
c84f324f 999=back
1000
004222dc 1001=head2 Books
1002
1003=over 4
1004
1005=item The Art of the MetaObject Protocol
1006
edd0727e 1007I mention this in the L<Class::MOP> docs too, as this book was critical in
004222dc 1008the development of both modules and is highly recommended.
1009
1010=back
1011
26fbace8 1012=head2 Papers
c84f324f 1013
1014=over 4
e90c03d0 1015
159da176 1016=item L<http://www.cs.utah.edu/plt/publications/oopsla04-gff.pdf>
1017
26fbace8 1018This paper (suggested by lbr on #moose) was what lead to the implementation
1019of the C<super>/C<override> and C<inner>/C<augment> features. If you really
1cd45431 1020want to understand them, I suggest you read this.
159da176 1021
e90c03d0 1022=back
1023
fcd84ca9 1024=head1 BUGS
1025
26fbace8 1026All complex software has bugs lurking in it, and this module is no
7efc4307 1027exception.
1028
1029Please report any bugs to C<bug-moose@rt.cpan.org>, or through the web
1030interface at L<http://rt.cpan.org>.
fcd84ca9 1031
0334ee02 1032You can also discuss feature requests or possible bugs on the Moose mailing
1033list (moose@perl.org) or on IRC at L<irc://irc.perl.org/#moose>.
1034
47b19570 1035=head1 FEATURE REQUESTS
1036
d03bd989 1037We are very strict about what features we add to the Moose core, especially
1038the user-visible features. Instead we have made sure that the underlying
1039meta-system of Moose is as extensible as possible so that you can add your
854b298d 1040own features easily.
1041
1042That said, occasionally there is a feature needed in the meta-system
1043to support your planned extension, in which case you should either
1044email the mailing list (moose@perl.org) or join us on IRC at
1045L<irc://irc.perl.org/#moose> to discuss. The
1046L<Moose::Manual::Contributing> has more detail about how and when you
1047can contribute.
47b19570 1048
ad46f524 1049=head1 CABAL
862ae2c4 1050
ad46f524 1051There are only a few people with the rights to release a new version
862ae2c4 1052of Moose. The Moose Cabal are the people to go to with questions regarding
ad46f524 1053the wider purview of Moose. They help maintain not just the code
958dc4e3 1054but the community as well.
862ae2c4 1055
1056Stevan (stevan) Little E<lt>stevan@iinteractive.comE<gt>
1057
2a267bff 1058Jesse (doy) Luehrs E<lt>doy at tozt dot netE<gt>
1059
862ae2c4 1060Yuval (nothingmuch) Kogman
1061
69ba075f 1062Shawn (sartak) Moore E<lt>sartak@bestpractical.comE<gt>
862ae2c4 1063
fd995afb 1064Hans Dieter (confound) Pearcey E<lt>hdp@pobox.comE<gt>
1065
d209e3ad 1066Chris (perigrin) Prather
1067
36edf31b 1068Florian Ragwitz E<lt>rafl@debian.orgE<gt>
d209e3ad 1069
2a267bff 1070Dave (autarch) Rolsky E<lt>autarch@urth.orgE<gt>
1071
ad46f524 1072=head1 CONTRIBUTORS
db1ab48d 1073
9af1d28b 1074Aankhen
1075
1076Adam (Alias) Kennedy
1077
1078Anders (Debolaz) Nor Berle
1079
ad46f524 1080Chris (perigrin) Prather
5868294f 1081
9af1d28b 1082Christian (chansen) Hansen
1083
ad46f524 1084Cory (gphat) Watson
1085
1086Dylan Hardison (doc fixes)
1087
9af1d28b 1088Eric (ewilhelm) Wilhelm
1089
ad46f524 1090Evan Carroll
1091
1092Florian (rafl) Ragwitz
1093
9af1d28b 1094Guillermo (groditi) Roditi
1095
ad46f524 1096Jason May
1097
1098Jay Hannah
1099
9af1d28b 1100Jess (castaway) Robinson
1101
ad46f524 1102Jonathan (jrockway) Rockway
9af1d28b 1103
ad46f524 1104Matt (mst) Trout
9af1d28b 1105
ad46f524 1106Nathan (kolibrie) Gray
9af1d28b 1107
ad46f524 1108Paul (frodwith) Driver
9af1d28b 1109
ad46f524 1110Piotr (dexter) Roszatycki
f44ae52f 1111
ad46f524 1112Robert Buels
68b6146c 1113
ad46f524 1114Robert (phaylon) Sedlacek
e46f5cc2 1115
ad46f524 1116Robert (rlb3) Boone
3ccdc84a 1117
26fbace8 1118Sam (mugwump) Vilain
f1917f58 1119
ad46f524 1120Scott (konobi) McWhirter
2f7e4042 1121
ad46f524 1122Shawn (Sartak) Moore
0be258b5 1123
ad46f524 1124Shlomi (rindolf) Fish
fcd84ca9 1125
ad46f524 1126Tom (dec) Lanyon
fcd84ca9 1127
ad46f524 1128Wallace (wreis) Reis
fcd84ca9 1129
ad46f524 1130... and many other #moose folks
fcd84ca9 1131
ddd0ec20 1132=cut