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13 => where { Encode::is_utf8( $_[0] ) or $_[0] !~ m/[^0x00-0x7F]/x }
14 => optimize_as { defined($_[0]) && !ref($_[0]) };
18 => where { !Encode::is_utf8( $_[0] ) }
19 => optimize_as { defined($_[0]) && !ref($_[0]) };
23 Add support for doing it with Classes which do not have
24 a type constraint yet created
30 - inherited slot specs
32 'does' can be added to,.. but not changed
33 (need type unions for this)
37 a proxied attribute is an attribute
38 which looks like an attribute,
39 talks like an attribute, smells
40 like an attribute,.. but if you
41 look behind the curtain,.. its
42 over there.. in that other object
44 (... probably be a custom metaclass)
48 [13:16] mst stevan: slight problem with coerce
49 [13:16] mst I only get to declare it once
50 [13:17] mst so if I'm trying to declare it cast-style per-source-class rather than per-target-class
51 [13:17] mst I am extremely screwed
53 [13:17] stevan they are not class specific
54 [13:18] stevan they are attached to the type constraint itself
55 [13:18] * stevan ponders anon-coercion-metaobjects
56 [13:18] mst yes, that's fine
57 [13:19] mst but when I declare a class
58 [13:19] mst I want to be able to say "this class coerces to X type via <this>"
59 [13:19] stevan yeah something like that
60 [13:19] stevan oh,.. hmm
61 [13:20] stevan sort of like inflate/deflate?
62 [13:20] stevan around the accessors?
63 [13:25] * bluefeet has quit (Remote host closed the connection)
65 [13:27] mst nothing like that
66 [13:27] mst like a cast
67 [13:31] mst stevan: $obj->foo($bar); where 'foo' expects a 'Foo' object
68 [13:31] mst stevan: is effectively <Foo>$bar, right?
69 [13:32] mst stevan: I want to be able to say in package Bar
70 [13:32] mst stevan: coerce_to 'Foo' via { ... };
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78 - rationalize all the get_X methods for classes (and roles)
80 We have get_attribute, get_attributes_list, get_all_attributes,
81 etc. First, we need to make the method names consistent. If something
82 returns an attribute vs a name, that needs to be clear from the method
83 name. We also need to make sure that local vs. "entire inheritance
84 chain" is clear from the name.
86 Finally, kill all the public get_X_map methods. The hashref it returns
87 is the internal reference, and the fact that it _is_ a hashref is just
88 an implementation detail.
90 This is mostly a CMOP change.
92 - Metaclass constructors
94 There's a _lot_ of different conventions in here. Some things to consider:
97 * allowing new( 'name', %args ) vs ( name => 'name', %args )
98 * Method->wrap vs Method->new
102 These two share a _lot_ of logic, but it's not via shared code. Maybe
103 implement some sort of role-lit internal thing so we can have a
104 "HasAttributes" and "HasMethods" role for classes and roles.
106 - Moose::Meta::TypeConstraint::Parameter{izable,ized}
108 The relationship between these two classes is very odd. In particular,
109 this line in Parameterized is insane:
111 foreach my $type (Moose::Util::TypeConstraints::get_all_parameterizable_types()) {
113 Why does it need to loop through all parameterizable types? Shouldn't
114 it know which parameterizable type it "came from"?
116 - Moose::Util::TypeConstraints vs Moose::Meta::Type{Coercion,Constraint}
118 The Util module has _way_ too much functionality. It needs to be
119 refactored so it's a thin sugar layer on top of the meta API. As it
120 stands now, it does things like parse type names (and determine if
121 they're valid), manage the registry, and much more.
123 - Moose::Meta::Role::Application::*
125 These class names are hardcoded throughout Moose, making replacing
128 - Moose::Meta::Role & attributes
130 The way a role stores attributes is nasty and not very
131 introspectable. It should store some sort of object, possibly one that
132 knows how to turn itself into a "real" attribute.
134 - Anything with a _(meta)?class method
136 Every method that returns a class name needs to become a rw attribute
137 that can be set via the constructor.
139 - The Moose::Error stuff
141 This is sort of half-implemented. We still use Carp directly, and the
142 internals can't decide how to throw an error (is it
143 Moose->throw_error, __PACKAGE__->throw_error, what?).
145 The internals need to be made consistent before we expose this to the
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152 - Moose "strict" mode
154 use Moose 'strict'; This would allow us to have all sort of expensive tests
155 which can be turned off in prod.
157 - Moose::Philosophy.pod
159 To explain Moose from a very high level
163 We certainly have enough meta-information to make pretty complete POD docs.