[gitmo/MooseX-Storage.git] / lib / MooseX / Storage / Engine.pm


package MooseX::Storage::Engine;
use Moose;

our $VERSION   = '0.03';
our $AUTHORITY = 'cpan:STEVAN';

# the class marker when 
# serializing an object. 
our $CLASS_MARKER = '__CLASS__';

has 'storage' => (
    is      => 'ro',
    isa     => 'HashRef',
    default => sub {{}}
);

has 'seen' => (
    is      => 'ro',
    isa     => 'HashRef',
    default => sub {{}}
);

has 'object' => (is => 'rw', isa => 'Object');
has 'class'  => (is => 'rw', isa => 'Str');

## this is the API used by other modules ...

sub collapse_object {
    my ( $self, %options ) = @_;

	# NOTE:
	# mark the root object as seen ...
	$self->seen->{$self->object} = undef;
	
    $self->map_attributes('collapse_attribute', \%options);
    $self->storage->{$CLASS_MARKER} = $self->object->meta->identifier;    
	return $self->storage;
}

sub expand_object {
    my ($self, $data, %options) = @_;
    
    $options{check_version}   = 1 unless exists $options{check_version};
    $options{check_authority} = 1 unless exists $options{check_authority};   
    
	# NOTE:
	# mark the root object as seen ...
	$self->seen->{$data} = undef;    
    
    $self->map_attributes('expand_attribute', $data, \%options);
	return $self->storage;    
}

## this is the internal API ...

sub collapse_attribute {
    my ($self, $attr, $options)  = @_;
    my $value = $self->collapse_attribute_value($attr, $options);
    return if !defined($value);
    $self->storage->{$attr->name} = $value;
}

sub expand_attribute {
    my ($self, $attr, $data, $options)  = @_;
    my $value = $self->expand_attribute_value($attr, $data->{$attr->name}, $options);
    $self->storage->{$attr->name} = defined $value ? $value : return;
}

sub collapse_attribute_value {
    my ($self, $attr, $options)  = @_;
	my $value = $attr->get_value($self->object);
	
	# NOTE:
	# this might not be enough, we might 
	# need to make it possible for the 
	# cycle checker to return the value
    $self->check_for_cycle_in_collapse($attr, $value)
        if ref $value;
	
    if (defined $value && $attr->has_type_constraint) {
        my $type_converter = $self->find_type_handler($attr->type_constraint);
        (defined $type_converter)
            || confess "Cannot convert " . $attr->type_constraint->name;
        $value = $type_converter->{collapse}->($value, $options);
    }
	return $value;
}

sub expand_attribute_value {
    my ($self, $attr, $value, $options)  = @_;

	# NOTE:
	# (see comment in method above ^^)
    $self->check_for_cycle_in_expansion($attr, $value) 
        if ref $value;    
    
    if (defined $value && $attr->has_type_constraint) {
        my $type_converter = $self->find_type_handler($attr->type_constraint);
        $value = $type_converter->{expand}->($value, $options);
    }
	return $value;
}

# NOTE:
# possibly these two methods will 
# be used by a cycle supporting 
# engine. However, I am not sure 
# if I can make a cycle one work 
# anyway.

sub check_for_cycle_in_collapse {
    my ($self, $attr, $value) = @_;
    (!exists $self->seen->{$value})
        || confess "Basic Engine does not support cycles in class(" 
                 . ($attr->associated_class->name) . ").attr("
                 . ($attr->name) . ") with $value";
    $self->seen->{$value} = undef;
}

sub check_for_cycle_in_expansion {
    my ($self, $attr, $value) = @_;
    (!exists $self->seen->{$value})
    || confess "Basic Engine does not support cycles in class(" 
             . ($attr->associated_class->name) . ").attr("
             . ($attr->name) . ") with $value";
    $self->seen->{$value} = undef;
}

# util methods ...

sub map_attributes {
    my ($self, $method_name, @args) = @_;
    map { 
        $self->$method_name($_, @args) 
    } grep {
        # Skip our special skip attribute :)
        !$_->isa('MooseX::Storage::Meta::Attribute::DoNotSerialize')
    } ($self->object || $self->class)->meta->compute_all_applicable_attributes;
}

## ------------------------------------------------------------------
## This is all the type handler stuff, it is in a state of flux
## right now, so this may change, or it may just continue to be 
## improved upon. Comments and suggestions are welcomed.
## ------------------------------------------------------------------

# NOTE:
# these are needed by the 
# ArrayRef and HashRef handlers
# below, so I need easy access 
my %OBJECT_HANDLERS = (
    expand => sub {
        my ($data, $options) = @_;   
        (exists $data->{$CLASS_MARKER})
            || confess "Serialized item has no class marker";
        # check the class more thoroughly here ...
        my ($class, $version, $authority) = (split '-' => $data->{$CLASS_MARKER});
        my $meta = eval { $class->meta };
        confess "Class ($class) is not loaded, cannot unpack" if $@;     
        
        if ($options->{check_version}) {
            my $meta_version = $meta->version;
            if (defined $meta_version && $version) {            
                if ($options->{check_version} eq 'allow_less_than') {
                    ($meta_version <= $version)
                        || confess "Class ($class) versions is not less than currently available." 
                                 . " got=($version) available=($meta_version)";                
                }
                elsif ($options->{check_version} eq 'allow_greater_than') {
                    ($meta->version >= $version)
                        || confess "Class ($class) versions is not greater than currently available." 
                                 . " got=($version) available=($meta_version)";                
                }            
                else {
                    ($meta->version == $version)
                        || confess "Class ($class) versions don't match." 
                                 . " got=($version) available=($meta_version)";
                }
            }
        }
        
        if ($options->{check_authority}) {
            my $meta_authority = $meta->authority;
            ($meta->authority eq $authority)
                || confess "Class ($class) authorities don't match." 
                         . " got=($authority) available=($meta_authority)"
                if defined $meta_authority && defined $authority;            
        }
            
        # all is well ...
        $class->unpack($data, %$options);
    },
    collapse => sub {
        my ( $obj, $options ) = @_;
#        ($obj->can('does') && $obj->does('MooseX::Storage::Basic'))
#            || confess "Bad object ($obj) does not do MooseX::Storage::Basic role";
        ($obj->can('pack'))
            || confess "Object does not have a &pack method, cannot collapse";
        $obj->pack(%$options);
    },
);


my %TYPES = (
    # These are boring ones, so they use the identity function ...
    'Int'      => { expand => sub { shift }, collapse => sub { shift } },
    'Num'      => { expand => sub { shift }, collapse => sub { shift } },
    'Str'      => { expand => sub { shift }, collapse => sub { shift } },
    'Bool'     => { expand => sub { shift }, collapse => sub { shift } },
    # These are the trickier ones, (see notes)
    # NOTE:
    # Because we are nice guys, we will check 
    # your ArrayRef and/or HashRef one level 
    # down and inflate any objects we find. 
    # But this is where it ends, it is too
    # expensive to try and do this any more  
    # recursively, when it is probably not 
    # nessecary in most of the use cases.
    # However, if you need more then this, subtype 
    # and add a custom handler.    
    'ArrayRef' => { 
        expand => sub {
            my ( $array, @args ) = @_;
            foreach my $i (0 .. $#{$array}) {
                next unless ref($array->[$i]) eq 'HASH' 
                         && exists $array->[$i]->{$CLASS_MARKER};
                $array->[$i] = $OBJECT_HANDLERS{expand}->($array->[$i], @args);
            }
            $array;
        }, 
        collapse => sub {
            my ( $array, @args ) = @_;
            # NOTE:         
            # we need to make a copy cause
            # otherwise it will affect the 
            # other real version.
            [ map {
                blessed($_)
                    ? $OBJECT_HANDLERS{collapse}->($_, @args)
                    : $_
            } @$array ] 
        } 
    },
    'HashRef'  => { 
        expand   => sub {
            my ( $hash, @args ) = @_;
            foreach my $k (keys %$hash) {
                next unless ref($hash->{$k}) eq 'HASH' 
                         && exists $hash->{$k}->{$CLASS_MARKER};
                $hash->{$k} = $OBJECT_HANDLERS{expand}->($hash->{$k}, @args);
            }
            $hash;            
        }, 
        collapse => sub {
            my ( $hash, @args ) = @_;
            # NOTE:         
            # we need to make a copy cause
            # otherwise it will affect the 
            # other real version.
            +{ map {
                blessed($hash->{$_})
                    ? ($_ => $OBJECT_HANDLERS{collapse}->($hash->{$_}, @args))
                    : ($_ => $hash->{$_})
            } keys %$hash }            
        } 
    },
    'Object'   => \%OBJECT_HANDLERS,
    # NOTE:
    # The sanity of enabling this feature by 
    # default is very questionable.
    # - SL
    #'CodeRef' => {
    #    expand   => sub {}, # use eval ...
    #    collapse => sub {}, # use B::Deparse ...        
    #} 
);

sub add_custom_type_handler {
    my ($class, $type_name, %handlers) = @_;
    (exists $handlers{expand} && exists $handlers{collapse})
        || confess "Custom type handlers need an expand *and* a collapse method";
    $TYPES{$type_name} = \%handlers;
}

sub remove_custom_type_handler {
    my ($class, $type_name) = @_;
    delete $TYPES{$type_name} if exists $TYPES{$type_name};
}

sub find_type_handler {
    my ($self, $type_constraint) = @_;
    
    # this should handle most type usages
    # since they they are usually just 
    # the standard set of built-ins
    return $TYPES{$type_constraint->name} 
        if exists $TYPES{$type_constraint->name};
      
    # the next possibility is they are 
    # a subtype of the built-in types, 
    # in which case this will DWIM in 
    # most cases. It is probably not 
    # 100% ideal though, but until I 
    # come up with a decent test case 
    # it will do for now.
    foreach my $type (keys %TYPES) {
        return $TYPES{$type} 
            if $type_constraint->is_subtype_of($type);
    }
    
    # NOTE:
    # the reason the above will work has to 
    # do with the fact that custom subtypes
    # are mostly used for validation of 
    # the guts of a type, and not for some
    # weird structural thing which would 
    # need to be accomidated by the serializer.
    # Of course, mst or phaylon will probably  
    # do something to throw this assumption 
    # totally out the door ;)
    # - SL
    
    # NOTE:
    # if this method hasnt returned by now
    # then we have no been able to find a 
    # type constraint handler to match 
    confess "Cannot handle type constraint (" . $type_constraint->name . ")";    
}

1;

__END__

=pod

=head1 NAME

MooseX::Storage::Engine - The meta-engine to handle collapsing and expanding objects

=head1 DESCRIPTION

No user serviceable parts inside. If you really want to know, read the source :)

=head1 METHODS

=head2 Accessors

=over 4

=item B<class>

=item B<object>

=item B<storage>

=item B<seen>

=back

=head2 API

=over 4

=item B<expand_object>

=item B<collapse_object>

=back

=head2 ...

=over 4

=item B<collapse_attribute>

=item B<collapse_attribute_value>

=item B<expand_attribute>

=item B<expand_attribute_value>

=item B<check_for_cycle_in_collapse>

=item B<check_for_cycle_in_expansion>

=item B<map_attributes>

=back

=head2 Type Constraint Handlers

=over 4

=item B<find_type_handler>

=item B<add_custom_type_handler>

=item B<remove_custom_type_handler>

=back

=head2 Introspection

=over 4

=item B<meta>

=back

=head1 BUGS

All complex software has bugs lurking in it, and this module is no 
exception. If you find a bug please either email me, or add the bug
to cpan-RT.

=head1 AUTHOR

Chris Prather E<lt>chris.prather@iinteractive.comE<gt>

Stevan Little E<lt>stevan.little@iinteractive.comE<gt>

=head1 COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

Copyright 2007-2008 by Infinity Interactive, Inc.

L<http://www.iinteractive.com>

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the same terms as Perl itself.

=cut
Commit	Line	Data
e59193fb	1
	2	package MooseX::Storage::Engine;
	3	use Moose;
	4
917411c2	5	our $VERSION = '0.03';
69b45b7d	6	our $AUTHORITY = 'cpan:STEVAN';
ba5bba75	7
	8	# the class marker when
	9	# serializing an object.
	10	our $CLASS_MARKER = '__CLASS__';
	11
e59193fb	12	has 'storage' => (
7eb5dc63	13	is => 'ro',
	14	isa => 'HashRef',
	15	default => sub {{}}
	16	);
	17
	18	has 'seen' => (
	19	is => 'ro',
e9739624	20	isa => 'HashRef',
e59193fb	21	default => sub {{}}
	22	);
	23
e9739624	24	has 'object' => (is => 'rw', isa => 'Object');
e9739624	25	has 'class' => (is => 'rw', isa => 'Str');
e59193fb	26
e9739624	27	## this is the API used by other modules ...
e59193fb	28
e59193fb	29	sub collapse_object {
34dcaa5d	30	my ( $self, %options ) = @_;
7eb5dc63	31
	32	# NOTE:
	33	# mark the root object as seen ...
	34	$self->seen->{$self->object} = undef;
	35
34dcaa5d	36	$self->map_attributes('collapse_attribute', \%options);
c1830046	37	$self->storage->{$CLASS_MARKER} = $self->object->meta->identifier;
e59193fb	38	return $self->storage;
	39	}
	40
e9739624	41	sub expand_object {
219c1cc5	42	my ($self, $data, %options) = @_;
	43
	44	$options{check_version} = 1 unless exists $options{check_version};
	45	$options{check_authority} = 1 unless exists $options{check_authority};
7eb5dc63	46
	47	# NOTE:
	48	# mark the root object as seen ...
	49	$self->seen->{$data} = undef;
	50
219c1cc5	51	$self->map_attributes('expand_attribute', $data, \%options);
e9739624	52	return $self->storage;
e59193fb	53	}
e59193fb	54
e9739624	55	## this is the internal API ...
	56
	57	sub collapse_attribute {
f6e1331f	58	my ($self, $attr, $options) = @_;
eea0dfae	59	my $value = $self->collapse_attribute_value($attr, $options);
	60	return if !defined($value);
	61	$self->storage->{$attr->name} = $value;
e9739624	62	}
	63
	64	sub expand_attribute {
219c1cc5	65	my ($self, $attr, $data, $options) = @_;
14b0a4dc	66	my $value = $self->expand_attribute_value($attr, $data->{$attr->name}, $options);
14b0a4dc	67	$self->storage->{$attr->name} = defined $value ? $value : return;
e59193fb	68	}
e59193fb	69
e9739624	70	sub collapse_attribute_value {
f6e1331f	71	my ($self, $attr, $options) = @_;
e9739624	72	my $value = $attr->get_value($self->object);
7eb5dc63	73
b430caa3	74	# NOTE:
	75	# this might not be enough, we might
	76	# need to make it possible for the
	77	# cycle checker to return the value
34dcaa5d	78	$self->check_for_cycle_in_collapse($attr, $value)
7eb5dc63	79	if ref $value;
7eb5dc63	80
e9739624	81	if (defined $value && $attr->has_type_constraint) {
3db8f791	82	my $type_converter = $self->find_type_handler($attr->type_constraint);
e9739624	83	(defined $type_converter)
e9739624	84	\|\| confess "Cannot convert " . $attr->type_constraint->name;
f6e1331f	85	$value = $type_converter->{collapse}->($value, $options);
e9739624	86	}
	87	return $value;
	88	}
	89
	90	sub expand_attribute_value {
219c1cc5	91	my ($self, $attr, $value, $options) = @_;
7eb5dc63	92
b430caa3	93	# NOTE:
b430caa3	94	# (see comment in method above ^^)
45d9a73c	95	$self->check_for_cycle_in_expansion($attr, $value)
7eb5dc63	96	if ref $value;
7eb5dc63	97
e9739624	98	if (defined $value && $attr->has_type_constraint) {
3db8f791	99	my $type_converter = $self->find_type_handler($attr->type_constraint);
219c1cc5	100	$value = $type_converter->{expand}->($value, $options);
e9739624	101	}
	102	return $value;
	103	}
	104
b430caa3	105	# NOTE:
	106	# possibly these two methods will
	107	# be used by a cycle supporting
	108	# engine. However, I am not sure
	109	# if I can make a cycle one work
	110	# anyway.
e9739624	111
7eb5dc63	112	sub check_for_cycle_in_collapse {
45d9a73c	113	my ($self, $attr, $value) = @_;
7eb5dc63	114	(!exists $self->seen->{$value})
45d9a73c	115	\|\| confess "Basic Engine does not support cycles in class("
c1830046	116	. ($attr->associated_class->name) . ").attr("
45d9a73c	117	. ($attr->name) . ") with $value";
7eb5dc63	118	$self->seen->{$value} = undef;
	119	}
	120
	121	sub check_for_cycle_in_expansion {
45d9a73c	122	my ($self, $attr, $value) = @_;
7eb5dc63	123	(!exists $self->seen->{$value})
45d9a73c	124	\|\| confess "Basic Engine does not support cycles in class("
c1830046	125	. ($attr->associated_class->name) . ").attr("
45d9a73c	126	. ($attr->name) . ") with $value";
7eb5dc63	127	$self->seen->{$value} = undef;
	128	}
	129
b430caa3	130	# util methods ...
b430caa3	131
e9739624	132	sub map_attributes {
	133	my ($self, $method_name, @args) = @_;
	134	map {
	135	$self->$method_name($_, @args)
b430caa3	136	} grep {
	137	# Skip our special skip attribute :)
	138	!$_->isa('MooseX::Storage::Meta::Attribute::DoNotSerialize')
e9739624	139	} ($self->object \|\| $self->class)->meta->compute_all_applicable_attributes;
e59193fb	140	}
e59193fb	141
913d96dd	142	## ------------------------------------------------------------------
3db8f791	143	## This is all the type handler stuff, it is in a state of flux
	144	## right now, so this may change, or it may just continue to be
	145	## improved upon. Comments and suggestions are welcomed.
913d96dd	146	## ------------------------------------------------------------------
	147
	148	# NOTE:
	149	# these are needed by the
	150	# ArrayRef and HashRef handlers
	151	# below, so I need easy access
	152	my %OBJECT_HANDLERS = (
	153	expand => sub {
219c1cc5	154	my ($data, $options) = @_;
ba5bba75	155	(exists $data->{$CLASS_MARKER})
913d96dd	156	\|\| confess "Serialized item has no class marker";
c1830046	157	# check the class more thoroughly here ...
	158	my ($class, $version, $authority) = (split '-' => $data->{$CLASS_MARKER});
	159	my $meta = eval { $class->meta };
219c1cc5	160	confess "Class ($class) is not loaded, cannot unpack" if $@;
	161
	162	if ($options->{check_version}) {
	163	my $meta_version = $meta->version;
	164	if (defined $meta_version && $version) {
	165	if ($options->{check_version} eq 'allow_less_than') {
	166	($meta_version <= $version)
	167	\|\| confess "Class ($class) versions is not less than currently available."
	168	. " got=($version) available=($meta_version)";
	169	}
	170	elsif ($options->{check_version} eq 'allow_greater_than') {
	171	($meta->version >= $version)
	172	\|\| confess "Class ($class) versions is not greater than currently available."
	173	. " got=($version) available=($meta_version)";
	174	}
	175	else {
	176	($meta->version == $version)
	177	\|\| confess "Class ($class) versions don't match."
	178	. " got=($version) available=($meta_version)";
	179	}
	180	}
	181	}
	182
	183	if ($options->{check_authority}) {
	184	my $meta_authority = $meta->authority;
	185	($meta->authority eq $authority)
	186	\|\| confess "Class ($class) authorities don't match."
	187	. " got=($authority) available=($meta_authority)"
	188	if defined $meta_authority && defined $authority;
	189	}
	190
c1830046	191	# all is well ...
34dcaa5d	192	$class->unpack($data, %$options);
913d96dd	193	},
913d96dd	194	collapse => sub {
34dcaa5d	195	my ( $obj, $options ) = @_;
c4a322ec	196	# ($obj->can('does') && $obj->does('MooseX::Storage::Basic'))
c4a322ec	197	# \|\| confess "Bad object ($obj) does not do MooseX::Storage::Basic role";
1c6ac775	198	($obj->can('pack'))
1c6ac775	199	\|\| confess "Object does not have a &pack method, cannot collapse";
34dcaa5d	200	$obj->pack(%$options);
913d96dd	201	},
	202	);
	203
	204
e59193fb	205	my %TYPES = (
3db8f791	206	# These are boring ones, so they use the identity function ...
e9739624	207	'Int' => { expand => sub { shift }, collapse => sub { shift } },
	208	'Num' => { expand => sub { shift }, collapse => sub { shift } },
	209	'Str' => { expand => sub { shift }, collapse => sub { shift } },
d691721b	210	'Bool' => { expand => sub { shift }, collapse => sub { shift } },
3db8f791	211	# These are the trickier ones, (see notes)
	212	# NOTE:
	213	# Because we are nice guys, we will check
	214	# your ArrayRef and/or HashRef one level
	215	# down and inflate any objects we find.
	216	# But this is where it ends, it is too
	217	# expensive to try and do this any more
	218	# recursively, when it is probably not
	219	# nessecary in most of the use cases.
	220	# However, if you need more then this, subtype
	221	# and add a custom handler.
913d96dd	222	'ArrayRef' => {
e9739624	223	expand => sub {
34dcaa5d	224	my ( $array, @args ) = @_;
913d96dd	225	foreach my $i (0 .. $#{$array}) {
913d96dd	226	next unless ref($array->[$i]) eq 'HASH'
ba5bba75	227	&& exists $array->[$i]->{$CLASS_MARKER};
34dcaa5d	228	$array->[$i] = $OBJECT_HANDLERS{expand}->($array->[$i], @args);
913d96dd	229	}
	230	$array;
	231	},
34dcaa5d	232	collapse => sub {
34dcaa5d	233	my ( $array, @args ) = @_;
913d96dd	234	# NOTE:
	235	# we need to make a copy cause
	236	# otherwise it will affect the
	237	# other real version.
	238	[ map {
	239	blessed($_)
34dcaa5d	240	? $OBJECT_HANDLERS{collapse}->($_, @args)
913d96dd	241	: $_
	242	} @$array ]
	243	}
	244	},
	245	'HashRef' => {
3db8f791	246	expand => sub {
34dcaa5d	247	my ( $hash, @args ) = @_;
3db8f791	248	foreach my $k (keys %$hash) {
3db8f791	249	next unless ref($hash->{$k}) eq 'HASH'
ba5bba75	250	&& exists $hash->{$k}->{$CLASS_MARKER};
34dcaa5d	251	$hash->{$k} = $OBJECT_HANDLERS{expand}->($hash->{$k}, @args);
3db8f791	252	}
	253	$hash;
	254	},
	255	collapse => sub {
34dcaa5d	256	my ( $hash, @args ) = @_;
3db8f791	257	# NOTE:
	258	# we need to make a copy cause
	259	# otherwise it will affect the
	260	# other real version.
	261	+{ map {
95f31c36	262	blessed($hash->{$_})
f6e1331f	263	? ($_ => $OBJECT_HANDLERS{collapse}->($hash->{$_}, @args))
3db8f791	264	: ($_ => $hash->{$_})
	265	} keys %$hash }
	266	}
e1bb45ff	267	},
913d96dd	268	'Object' => \%OBJECT_HANDLERS,
e1bb45ff	269	# NOTE:
	270	# The sanity of enabling this feature by
	271	# default is very questionable.
	272	# - SL
	273	#'CodeRef' => {
	274	# expand => sub {}, # use eval ...
	275	# collapse => sub {}, # use B::Deparse ...
7eb5dc63	276	#}
e59193fb	277	);
e59193fb	278
3db8f791	279	sub add_custom_type_handler {
	280	my ($class, $type_name, %handlers) = @_;
	281	(exists $handlers{expand} && exists $handlers{collapse})
	282	\|\| confess "Custom type handlers need an expand and a collapse method";
	283	$TYPES{$type_name} = \%handlers;
	284	}
	285
	286	sub remove_custom_type_handler {
	287	my ($class, $type_name) = @_;
	288	delete $TYPES{$type_name} if exists $TYPES{$type_name};
	289	}
	290
	291	sub find_type_handler {
e59193fb	292	my ($self, $type_constraint) = @_;
e1bb45ff	293
	294	# this should handle most type usages
	295	# since they they are usually just
	296	# the standard set of built-ins
	297	return $TYPES{$type_constraint->name}
	298	if exists $TYPES{$type_constraint->name};
	299
	300	# the next possibility is they are
	301	# a subtype of the built-in types,
	302	# in which case this will DWIM in
	303	# most cases. It is probably not
	304	# 100% ideal though, but until I
	305	# come up with a decent test case
	306	# it will do for now.
e59193fb	307	foreach my $type (keys %TYPES) {
	308	return $TYPES{$type}
	309	if $type_constraint->is_subtype_of($type);
	310	}
e1bb45ff	311
	312	# NOTE:
	313	# the reason the above will work has to
	314	# do with the fact that custom subtypes
	315	# are mostly used for validation of
	316	# the guts of a type, and not for some
	317	# weird structural thing which would
	318	# need to be accomidated by the serializer.
	319	# Of course, mst or phaylon will probably
	320	# do something to throw this assumption
	321	# totally out the door ;)
	322	# - SL
	323
e9739624	324	# NOTE:
	325	# if this method hasnt returned by now
	326	# then we have no been able to find a
	327	# type constraint handler to match
	328	confess "Cannot handle type constraint (" . $type_constraint->name . ")";
e59193fb	329	}
	330
	331	1;
e9739624	332
	333	__END__
	334
	335	=pod
	336
ec9c1923	337	=head1 NAME
ec9c1923	338
1390c23d	339	MooseX::Storage::Engine - The meta-engine to handle collapsing and expanding objects
ec9c1923	340
	341	=head1 DESCRIPTION
	342
1390c23d	343	No user serviceable parts inside. If you really want to know, read the source :)
1390c23d	344
ec9c1923	345	=head1 METHODS
	346
	347	=head2 Accessors
	348
	349	=over 4
	350
	351	=item B<class>
	352
	353	=item B<object>
	354
	355	=item B<storage>
	356
b430caa3	357	=item B<seen>
b430caa3	358
ec9c1923	359	=back
	360
	361	=head2 API
	362
	363	=over 4
	364
	365	=item B<expand_object>
	366
	367	=item B<collapse_object>
	368
	369	=back
	370
	371	=head2 ...
	372
	373	=over 4
	374
	375	=item B<collapse_attribute>
	376
	377	=item B<collapse_attribute_value>
	378
	379	=item B<expand_attribute>
	380
	381	=item B<expand_attribute_value>
	382
b430caa3	383	=item B<check_for_cycle_in_collapse>
	384
	385	=item B<check_for_cycle_in_expansion>
	386
ec9c1923	387	=item B<map_attributes>
ec9c1923	388
3db8f791	389	=back
	390
	391	=head2 Type Constraint Handlers
	392
	393	=over 4
	394
	395	=item B<find_type_handler>
	396
	397	=item B<add_custom_type_handler>
	398
	399	=item B<remove_custom_type_handler>
ec9c1923	400
	401	=back
	402
	403	=head2 Introspection
	404
	405	=over 4
	406
	407	=item B<meta>
	408
	409	=back
	410
	411	=head1 BUGS
	412
	413	All complex software has bugs lurking in it, and this module is no
	414	exception. If you find a bug please either email me, or add the bug
	415	to cpan-RT.
	416
	417	=head1 AUTHOR
	418
	419	Chris Prather E<lt>chris.prather@iinteractive.comE<gt>
	420
	421	Stevan Little E<lt>stevan.little@iinteractive.comE<gt>
	422
	423	=head1 COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
	424
1f3074ea	425	Copyright 2007-2008 by Infinity Interactive, Inc.
ec9c1923	426
	427	L<http://www.iinteractive.com>
	428
	429	This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
	430	it under the same terms as Perl itself.
	431
e9739624	432	=cut
	433
	434
ec9c1923	435