2 package # hide the package from PAUSE
10 use base 'Class::MOP::Attribute';
12 # this is for an extra attribute constructor
13 # option, which is to be able to create a
14 # way for the class to access the history
15 AttributesWithHistory->meta->add_attribute('$!history_accessor' => (
16 reader => 'history_accessor',
17 init_arg => 'history_accessor',
18 predicate => 'has_history_accessor',
21 # this is a place to store the actual
22 # history of the attribute
23 AttributesWithHistory->meta->add_attribute('$!_history' => (
24 accessor => '_history',
25 default => sub { {} },
28 sub accessor_metaclass { 'AttributesWithHistory::Method::Accessor' }
30 AttributesWithHistory->meta->add_after_method_modifier('install_accessors' => sub {
32 # and now add the history accessor
33 $self->associated_class->add_method(
34 $self->process_accessors('history_accessor' => $self->history_accessor())
35 ) if $self->has_history_accessor();
38 package # hide the package from PAUSE
39 AttributesWithHistory::Method::Accessor;
44 our $VERSION = '0.01';
46 use base 'Class::MOP::Method::Accessor';
48 # generate the methods
50 sub generate_history_accessor_method {
51 my $attr_name = (shift)->associated_attribute->name;
53 unless (ref \$_[0]->meta->get_attribute('$attr_name')->_history()->\{\$_[0]\}) \{
54 \$_[0]->meta->get_attribute('$attr_name')->_history()->\{\$_[0]\} = [];
56 \@\{\$_[0]->meta->get_attribute('$attr_name')->_history()->\{\$_[0]\}\};
60 sub generate_accessor_method {
61 my $attr_name = (shift)->associated_attribute->name;
63 if (scalar(\@_) == 2) {
64 unless (ref \$_[0]->meta->get_attribute('$attr_name')->_history()->\{\$_[0]\}) \{
65 \$_[0]->meta->get_attribute('$attr_name')->_history()->\{\$_[0]\} = [];
67 push \@\{\$_[0]->meta->get_attribute('$attr_name')->_history()->\{\$_[0]\}\} => \$_[1];
68 \$_[0]->{'$attr_name'} = \$_[1];
70 \$_[0]->{'$attr_name'};
74 sub generate_writer_method {
75 my $attr_name = (shift)->associated_attribute->name;
77 unless (ref \$_[0]->meta->get_attribute('$attr_name')->_history()->\{\$_[0]\}) \{
78 \$_[0]->meta->get_attribute('$attr_name')->_history()->\{\$_[0]\} = [];
80 push \@\{\$_[0]->meta->get_attribute('$attr_name')->_history()->\{\$_[0]\}\} => \$_[1];
81 \$_[0]->{'$attr_name'} = \$_[1];
91 AttributesWithHistory - An example attribute metaclass which keeps a history of changes
97 Foo->meta->add_attribute(AttributesWithHistory->new('foo' => (
99 history_accessor => 'get_foo_history',
102 Foo->meta->add_attribute(AttributesWithHistory->new('bar' => (
105 history_accessor => 'get_bar_history',
110 $class->meta->new_object(@_);
115 This is an example of an attribute metaclass which keeps a
116 record of all the values it has been assigned. It stores the
117 history as a field in the attribute meta-object, and will
118 autogenerate a means of accessing that history for the class
119 which these attributes are added too.
123 Stevan Little E<lt>stevan@iinteractive.comE<gt>
125 Yuval Kogman E<lt>nothingmuch@woobling.comE<gt>
127 =head1 COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
129 Copyright 2006, 2007 by Infinity Interactive, Inc.
131 L<http://www.iinteractive.com>
133 This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
134 it under the same terms as Perl itself.