2 package Class::MOP::Class;
7 use Class::MOP::Immutable;
8 use Class::MOP::Instance;
9 use Class::MOP::Method::Wrapped;
12 use Scalar::Util 'blessed', 'weaken';
14 our $VERSION = '0.81';
15 $VERSION = eval $VERSION;
16 our $AUTHORITY = 'cpan:STEVAN';
18 use base 'Class::MOP::Module';
28 $package_name = shift;
31 $package_name = $options{package};
34 (defined $package_name && $package_name && !ref($package_name))
35 || confess "You must pass a package name and it cannot be blessed";
37 return Class::MOP::get_metaclass_by_name($package_name)
38 || $class->_construct_class_instance(package => $package_name, @_);
41 sub construct_class_instance {
42 Carp::cluck('The construct_class_instance method has been made private.'
43 . " The public version is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.\n");
44 shift->_construct_class_instance(@_);
47 # NOTE: (meta-circularity)
48 # this is a special form of _construct_instance
49 # (see below), which is used to construct class
50 # meta-object instances for any Class::MOP::*
51 # class. All other classes will use the more
52 # normal &construct_instance.
53 sub _construct_class_instance {
55 my $options = @_ == 1 ? $_[0] : {@_};
56 my $package_name = $options->{package};
57 (defined $package_name && $package_name)
58 || confess "You must pass a package name";
60 # return the metaclass if we have it cached,
61 # and it is still defined (it has not been
62 # reaped by DESTROY yet, which can happen
63 # annoyingly enough during global destruction)
65 if (defined(my $meta = Class::MOP::get_metaclass_by_name($package_name))) {
70 # we need to deal with the possibility
71 # of class immutability here, and then
72 # get the name of the class appropriately
74 ? ($class->is_immutable
75 ? $class->get_mutable_metaclass_name()
79 # now create the metaclass
81 if ($class eq 'Class::MOP::Class') {
82 $meta = $class->_new($options);
86 # it is safe to use meta here because
87 # class will always be a subclass of
88 # Class::MOP::Class, which defines meta
89 $meta = $class->meta->_construct_instance($options)
92 # and check the metaclass compatibility
93 $meta->_check_metaclass_compatibility();
95 Class::MOP::store_metaclass_by_name($package_name, $meta);
98 # we need to weaken any anon classes
99 # so that they can call DESTROY properly
100 Class::MOP::weaken_metaclass($package_name) if $meta->is_anon_class;
107 my $options = @_ == 1 ? $_[0] : {@_};
110 # inherited from Class::MOP::Package
111 'package' => $options->{package},
114 # since the following attributes will
115 # actually be loaded from the symbol
116 # table, and actually bypass the instance
117 # entirely, we can just leave these things
118 # listed here for reference, because they
119 # should not actually have a value associated
121 'namespace' => \undef,
123 # inherited from Class::MOP::Module
125 'authority' => \undef,
127 # defined in Class::MOP::Class
128 'superclasses' => \undef,
132 'attribute_metaclass' => $options->{'attribute_metaclass'}
133 || 'Class::MOP::Attribute',
134 'method_metaclass' => $options->{'method_metaclass'}
135 || 'Class::MOP::Method',
136 'wrapped_method_metaclass' => $options->{'wrapped_method_metaclass'}
137 || 'Class::MOP::Method::Wrapped',
138 'instance_metaclass' => $options->{'instance_metaclass'}
139 || 'Class::MOP::Instance',
143 sub reset_package_cache_flag { (shift)->{'_package_cache_flag'} = undef }
144 sub update_package_cache_flag {
147 # we can manually update the cache number
148 # since we are actually adding the method
149 # to our cache as well. This avoids us
150 # having to regenerate the method_map.
152 $self->{'_package_cache_flag'} = Class::MOP::check_package_cache_flag($self->name);
156 sub check_metaclass_compatibility {
157 Carp::cluck('The check_metaclass_compatibility method has been made private.'
158 . " The public version is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.\n");
159 shift->_check_metaclass_compatibility(@_);
162 sub _check_metaclass_compatibility {
165 # this is always okay ...
166 return if ref($self) eq 'Class::MOP::Class' &&
167 $self->instance_metaclass eq 'Class::MOP::Instance';
169 my @class_list = $self->linearized_isa;
170 shift @class_list; # shift off $self->name
172 foreach my $superclass_name (@class_list) {
173 my $super_meta = Class::MOP::get_metaclass_by_name($superclass_name) || next;
176 # we need to deal with the possibility
177 # of class immutability here, and then
178 # get the name of the class appropriately
180 = $super_meta->is_immutable
181 ? $super_meta->get_mutable_metaclass_name()
184 ($self->isa($super_meta_type))
185 || confess "Class::MOP::class_of(" . $self->name . ") => ("
186 . (ref($self)) . ")" . " is not compatible with the " .
187 "Class::MOP::class_of(".$superclass_name . ") => ("
188 . ($super_meta_type) . ")";
190 # we also need to check that instance metaclasses
191 # are compatibile in the same the class.
192 ($self->instance_metaclass->isa($super_meta->instance_metaclass))
193 || confess "Class::MOP::class_of(" . $self->name . ")->instance_metaclass => (" . ($self->instance_metaclass) . ")" .
194 " is not compatible with the " .
195 "Class::MOP::class_of(" . $superclass_name . ")->instance_metaclass => (" . ($super_meta->instance_metaclass) . ")";
203 # this should be sufficient, if you have a
204 # use case where it is not, write a test and
206 my $ANON_CLASS_SERIAL = 0;
209 # we need a sufficiently annoying prefix
210 # this should suffice for now, this is
211 # used in a couple of places below, so
212 # need to put it up here for now.
213 my $ANON_CLASS_PREFIX = 'Class::MOP::Class::__ANON__::SERIAL::';
217 no warnings 'uninitialized';
218 $self->name =~ /^$ANON_CLASS_PREFIX/;
221 sub create_anon_class {
222 my ($class, %options) = @_;
223 my $package_name = $ANON_CLASS_PREFIX . ++$ANON_CLASS_SERIAL;
224 return $class->create($package_name, %options);
228 # this will only get called for
229 # anon-classes, all other calls
230 # are assumed to occur during
231 # global destruction and so don't
232 # really need to be handled explicitly
236 return if Class::MOP::in_global_destruction(); # it'll happen soon anyway and this just makes things more complicated
238 no warnings 'uninitialized';
239 return unless $self->name =~ /^$ANON_CLASS_PREFIX/;
240 # Moose does a weird thing where it replaces the metaclass for
241 # class when fixing metaclass incompatibility. In that case,
242 # we don't want to clean out the namespace now. We can detect
243 # that because Moose will explicitly update the singleton
244 # cache in Class::MOP.
245 my $current_meta = Class::MOP::get_metaclass_by_name($self->name);
246 return if $current_meta ne $self;
248 my ($serial_id) = ($self->name =~ /^$ANON_CLASS_PREFIX(\d+)/);
250 foreach my $key (keys %{$ANON_CLASS_PREFIX . $serial_id}) {
251 delete ${$ANON_CLASS_PREFIX . $serial_id}{$key};
253 delete ${'main::' . $ANON_CLASS_PREFIX}{$serial_id . '::'};
258 # creating classes with MOP ...
261 my ( $class, @args ) = @_;
263 unshift @args, 'package' if @args % 2 == 1;
265 my (%options) = @args;
266 my $package_name = $options{package};
268 (ref $options{superclasses} eq 'ARRAY')
269 || confess "You must pass an ARRAY ref of superclasses"
270 if exists $options{superclasses};
272 (ref $options{attributes} eq 'ARRAY')
273 || confess "You must pass an ARRAY ref of attributes"
274 if exists $options{attributes};
276 (ref $options{methods} eq 'HASH')
277 || confess "You must pass a HASH ref of methods"
278 if exists $options{methods};
280 my (%initialize_options) = @args;
281 delete @initialize_options{qw(
289 my $meta = $class->initialize( $package_name => %initialize_options );
291 $meta->_instantiate_module( $options{version}, $options{authority} );
294 $meta->add_method('meta' => sub {
295 $class->initialize(ref($_[0]) || $_[0]);
298 $meta->superclasses(@{$options{superclasses}})
299 if exists $options{superclasses};
301 # process attributes first, so that they can
302 # install accessors, but locally defined methods
303 # can then overwrite them. It is maybe a little odd, but
304 # I think this should be the order of things.
305 if (exists $options{attributes}) {
306 foreach my $attr (@{$options{attributes}}) {
307 $meta->add_attribute($attr);
310 if (exists $options{methods}) {
311 foreach my $method_name (keys %{$options{methods}}) {
312 $meta->add_method($method_name, $options{methods}->{$method_name});
321 # all these attribute readers will be bootstrapped
322 # away in the Class::MOP bootstrap section
324 sub get_attribute_map { $_[0]->{'attributes'} }
325 sub attribute_metaclass { $_[0]->{'attribute_metaclass'} }
326 sub method_metaclass { $_[0]->{'method_metaclass'} }
327 sub wrapped_method_metaclass { $_[0]->{'wrapped_method_metaclass'} }
328 sub instance_metaclass { $_[0]->{'instance_metaclass'} }
330 # Instance Construction & Cloning
336 # we need to protect the integrity of the
337 # Class::MOP::Class singletons here, so we
338 # delegate this to &construct_class_instance
339 # which will deal with the singletons
340 return $class->_construct_class_instance(@_)
341 if $class->name->isa('Class::MOP::Class');
342 return $class->_construct_instance(@_);
345 sub construct_instance {
346 Carp::cluck('The construct_instance method has been made private.'
347 . " The public version is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.\n");
348 shift->_construct_instance(@_);
351 sub _construct_instance {
353 my $params = @_ == 1 ? $_[0] : {@_};
354 my $meta_instance = $class->get_meta_instance();
355 my $instance = $meta_instance->create_instance();
356 foreach my $attr ($class->get_all_attributes()) {
357 $attr->initialize_instance_slot($meta_instance, $instance, $params);
360 # this will only work for a HASH instance type
361 if ($class->is_anon_class) {
362 (Scalar::Util::reftype($instance) eq 'HASH')
363 || confess "Currently only HASH based instances are supported with instance of anon-classes";
365 # At some point we should make this official
366 # as a reserved slot name, but right now I am
367 # going to keep it here.
368 # my $RESERVED_MOP_SLOT = '__MOP__';
369 $instance->{'__MOP__'} = $class;
375 sub get_meta_instance {
377 $self->{'_meta_instance'} ||= $self->_create_meta_instance();
380 sub create_meta_instance {
381 Carp::cluck('The create_meta_instance method has been made private.'
382 . " The public version is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.\n");
383 shift->_create_meta_instance(@_);
386 sub _create_meta_instance {
389 my $instance = $self->instance_metaclass->new(
390 associated_metaclass => $self,
391 attributes => [ $self->get_all_attributes() ],
394 $self->add_meta_instance_dependencies()
395 if $instance->is_dependent_on_superclasses();
402 my $instance = shift;
403 (blessed($instance) && $instance->isa($class->name))
404 || confess "You must pass an instance of the metaclass (" . (ref $class ? $class->name : $class) . "), not ($instance)";
407 # we need to protect the integrity of the
408 # Class::MOP::Class singletons here, they
409 # should not be cloned.
410 return $instance if $instance->isa('Class::MOP::Class');
411 $class->_clone_instance($instance, @_);
415 Carp::cluck('The clone_instance method has been made private.'
416 . " The public version is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.\n");
417 shift->_clone_instance(@_);
420 sub _clone_instance {
421 my ($class, $instance, %params) = @_;
423 || confess "You can only clone instances, ($instance) is not a blessed instance";
424 my $meta_instance = $class->get_meta_instance();
425 my $clone = $meta_instance->clone_instance($instance);
426 foreach my $attr ($class->get_all_attributes()) {
427 if ( defined( my $init_arg = $attr->init_arg ) ) {
428 if (exists $params{$init_arg}) {
429 $attr->set_value($clone, $params{$init_arg});
436 sub rebless_instance {
437 my ($self, $instance, %params) = @_;
439 my $old_metaclass = Class::MOP::class_of($instance);
441 my $old_class = $old_metaclass ? $old_metaclass->name : blessed($instance);
442 $self->name->isa($old_class)
443 || confess "You may rebless only into a subclass of ($old_class), of which (". $self->name .") isn't.";
445 $old_metaclass->rebless_instance_away($instance, $self, %params)
448 my $meta_instance = $self->get_meta_instance();
451 # we use $_[1] here because of t/306_rebless_overload.t regressions on 5.8.8
452 $meta_instance->rebless_instance_structure($_[1], $self);
454 foreach my $attr ( $self->get_all_attributes ) {
455 if ( $attr->has_value($instance) ) {
456 if ( defined( my $init_arg = $attr->init_arg ) ) {
457 $params{$init_arg} = $attr->get_value($instance)
458 unless exists $params{$init_arg};
461 $attr->set_value($instance, $attr->get_value($instance));
466 foreach my $attr ($self->get_all_attributes) {
467 $attr->initialize_instance_slot($meta_instance, $instance, \%params);
473 sub rebless_instance_away {
474 # this intentionally does nothing, it is just a hook
481 my $var_spec = { sigil => '@', type => 'ARRAY', name => 'ISA' };
484 @{$self->get_package_symbol($var_spec)} = @supers;
487 # on 5.8 and below, we need to call
488 # a method to get Perl to detect
489 # a cycle in the class hierarchy
490 my $class = $self->name;
494 # we need to check the metaclass
495 # compatibility here so that we can
496 # be sure that the superclass is
497 # not potentially creating an issues
498 # we don't know about
500 $self->_check_metaclass_compatibility();
501 $self->update_meta_instance_dependencies();
503 @{$self->get_package_symbol($var_spec)};
508 my $super_class = $self->name;
510 return @{ $super_class->mro::get_isarev() };
515 return @{ mro::get_linear_isa( (shift)->name ) };
518 sub class_precedence_list {
520 my $name = $self->name;
522 unless (Class::MOP::IS_RUNNING_ON_5_10()) {
524 # We need to check for circular inheritance here
525 # if we are are not on 5.10, cause 5.8 detects it
526 # late. This will do nothing if all is well, and
527 # blow up otherwise. Yes, it's an ugly hack, better
528 # suggestions are welcome.
530 ($name || return)->isa('This is a test for circular inheritance')
533 # if our mro is c3, we can
534 # just grab the linear_isa
535 if (mro::get_mro($name) eq 'c3') {
536 return @{ mro::get_linear_isa($name) }
540 # we can't grab the linear_isa for dfs
541 # since it has all the duplicates
546 $self->initialize($_)->class_precedence_list()
547 } $self->superclasses()
554 sub wrap_method_body {
555 my ( $self, %args ) = @_;
557 ('CODE' eq ref $args{body})
558 || confess "Your code block must be a CODE reference";
560 $self->method_metaclass->wrap(
561 package_name => $self->name,
567 my ($self, $method_name, $method) = @_;
568 (defined $method_name && $method_name)
569 || confess "You must define a method name";
572 if (blessed($method)) {
573 $body = $method->body;
574 if ($method->package_name ne $self->name) {
575 $method = $method->clone(
576 package_name => $self->name,
578 ) if $method->can('clone');
583 $method = $self->wrap_method_body( body => $body, name => $method_name );
586 $method->attach_to_class($self);
588 # This used to call get_method_map, which meant we would build all
589 # the method objects for the class just because we added one
590 # method. This is hackier, but quicker too.
591 $self->{methods}{$method_name} = $method;
593 my $full_method_name = ($self->name . '::' . $method_name);
594 $self->add_package_symbol(
595 { sigil => '&', type => 'CODE', name => $method_name },
596 Class::MOP::subname($full_method_name => $body)
601 my $fetch_and_prepare_method = sub {
602 my ($self, $method_name) = @_;
603 my $wrapped_metaclass = $self->wrapped_method_metaclass;
605 my $method = $self->get_method($method_name);
606 # if we dont have local ...
608 # try to find the next method
609 $method = $self->find_next_method_by_name($method_name);
610 # die if it does not exist
612 || confess "The method '$method_name' was not found in the inheritance hierarchy for " . $self->name;
613 # and now make sure to wrap it
614 # even if it is already wrapped
615 # because we need a new sub ref
616 $method = $wrapped_metaclass->wrap($method);
619 # now make sure we wrap it properly
620 $method = $wrapped_metaclass->wrap($method)
621 unless $method->isa($wrapped_metaclass);
623 $self->add_method($method_name => $method);
627 sub add_before_method_modifier {
628 my ($self, $method_name, $method_modifier) = @_;
629 (defined $method_name && $method_name)
630 || confess "You must pass in a method name";
631 my $method = $fetch_and_prepare_method->($self, $method_name);
632 $method->add_before_modifier(
633 Class::MOP::subname(':before' => $method_modifier)
637 sub add_after_method_modifier {
638 my ($self, $method_name, $method_modifier) = @_;
639 (defined $method_name && $method_name)
640 || confess "You must pass in a method name";
641 my $method = $fetch_and_prepare_method->($self, $method_name);
642 $method->add_after_modifier(
643 Class::MOP::subname(':after' => $method_modifier)
647 sub add_around_method_modifier {
648 my ($self, $method_name, $method_modifier) = @_;
649 (defined $method_name && $method_name)
650 || confess "You must pass in a method name";
651 my $method = $fetch_and_prepare_method->($self, $method_name);
652 $method->add_around_modifier(
653 Class::MOP::subname(':around' => $method_modifier)
658 # the methods above used to be named like this:
659 # ${pkg}::${method}:(before|after|around)
660 # but this proved problematic when using one modifier
661 # to wrap multiple methods (something which is likely
662 # to happen pretty regularly IMO). So instead of naming
663 # it like this, I have chosen to just name them purely
664 # with their modifier names, like so:
665 # :(before|after|around)
666 # The fact is that in a stack trace, it will be fairly
667 # evident from the context what method they are attached
668 # to, and so don't need the fully qualified name.
672 Carp::cluck("The alias_method method is deprecated. Use add_method instead.\n");
674 shift->add_method(@_);
678 my ($self, $method_name) = @_;
679 (defined $method_name && $method_name)
680 || confess "You must define a method name";
682 exists $self->{methods}{$method_name} || exists $self->get_method_map->{$method_name};
686 my ($self, $method_name) = @_;
687 (defined $method_name && $method_name)
688 || confess "You must define a method name";
690 return $self->{methods}{$method_name} || $self->get_method_map->{$method_name};
694 my ($self, $method_name) = @_;
695 (defined $method_name && $method_name)
696 || confess "You must define a method name";
698 my $removed_method = delete $self->get_method_map->{$method_name};
700 $self->remove_package_symbol(
701 { sigil => '&', type => 'CODE', name => $method_name }
704 $removed_method->detach_from_class if $removed_method;
706 $self->update_package_cache_flag; # still valid, since we just removed the method from the map
708 return $removed_method;
711 sub get_method_list {
713 keys %{$self->get_method_map};
716 sub find_method_by_name {
717 my ($self, $method_name) = @_;
718 (defined $method_name && $method_name)
719 || confess "You must define a method name to find";
720 foreach my $class ($self->linearized_isa) {
721 # fetch the meta-class ...
722 my $meta = $self->initialize($class);
723 return $meta->get_method($method_name)
724 if $meta->has_method($method_name);
729 sub get_all_methods {
731 my %methods = map { %{ $self->initialize($_)->get_method_map } } reverse $self->linearized_isa;
732 return values %methods;
735 sub compute_all_applicable_methods {
736 Carp::cluck('The compute_all_applicable_methods method is deprecated.'
737 . " Use get_all_methods instead.\n");
742 class => $_->package_name,
743 code => $_, # sigh, overloading
745 } shift->get_all_methods(@_);
748 sub get_all_method_names {
751 grep { $uniq{$_}++ == 0 } map { $_->name } $self->get_all_methods;
754 sub find_all_methods_by_name {
755 my ($self, $method_name) = @_;
756 (defined $method_name && $method_name)
757 || confess "You must define a method name to find";
759 foreach my $class ($self->linearized_isa) {
760 # fetch the meta-class ...
761 my $meta = $self->initialize($class);
763 name => $method_name,
765 code => $meta->get_method($method_name)
766 } if $meta->has_method($method_name);
771 sub find_next_method_by_name {
772 my ($self, $method_name) = @_;
773 (defined $method_name && $method_name)
774 || confess "You must define a method name to find";
775 my @cpl = $self->linearized_isa;
776 shift @cpl; # discard ourselves
777 foreach my $class (@cpl) {
778 # fetch the meta-class ...
779 my $meta = $self->initialize($class);
780 return $meta->get_method($method_name)
781 if $meta->has_method($method_name);
790 # either we have an attribute object already
791 # or we need to create one from the args provided
792 my $attribute = blessed($_[0]) ? $_[0] : $self->attribute_metaclass->new(@_);
793 # make sure it is derived from the correct type though
794 ($attribute->isa('Class::MOP::Attribute'))
795 || confess "Your attribute must be an instance of Class::MOP::Attribute (or a subclass)";
797 # first we attach our new attribute
798 # because it might need certain information
799 # about the class which it is attached to
800 $attribute->attach_to_class($self);
802 # then we remove attributes of a conflicting
803 # name here so that we can properly detach
804 # the old attr object, and remove any
805 # accessors it would have generated
806 if ( $self->has_attribute($attribute->name) ) {
807 $self->remove_attribute($attribute->name);
809 $self->invalidate_meta_instances();
812 # then onto installing the new accessors
813 $self->get_attribute_map->{$attribute->name} = $attribute;
815 # invalidate package flag here
816 my $e = do { local $@; eval { $attribute->install_accessors() }; $@ };
818 $self->remove_attribute($attribute->name);
825 sub update_meta_instance_dependencies {
828 if ( $self->{meta_instance_dependencies} ) {
829 return $self->add_meta_instance_dependencies;
833 sub add_meta_instance_dependencies {
836 $self->remove_meta_instance_dependencies;
838 my @attrs = $self->get_all_attributes();
841 my @classes = grep { not $seen{$_->name}++ } map { $_->associated_class } @attrs;
843 foreach my $class ( @classes ) {
844 $class->add_dependent_meta_instance($self);
847 $self->{meta_instance_dependencies} = \@classes;
850 sub remove_meta_instance_dependencies {
853 if ( my $classes = delete $self->{meta_instance_dependencies} ) {
854 foreach my $class ( @$classes ) {
855 $class->remove_dependent_meta_instance($self);
865 sub add_dependent_meta_instance {
866 my ( $self, $metaclass ) = @_;
867 push @{ $self->{dependent_meta_instances} }, $metaclass;
870 sub remove_dependent_meta_instance {
871 my ( $self, $metaclass ) = @_;
872 my $name = $metaclass->name;
873 @$_ = grep { $_->name ne $name } @$_ for $self->{dependent_meta_instances};
876 sub invalidate_meta_instances {
878 $_->invalidate_meta_instance() for $self, @{ $self->{dependent_meta_instances} };
881 sub invalidate_meta_instance {
883 undef $self->{_meta_instance};
887 my ($self, $attribute_name) = @_;
888 (defined $attribute_name && $attribute_name)
889 || confess "You must define an attribute name";
890 exists $self->get_attribute_map->{$attribute_name};
894 my ($self, $attribute_name) = @_;
895 (defined $attribute_name && $attribute_name)
896 || confess "You must define an attribute name";
897 return $self->get_attribute_map->{$attribute_name}
899 # this will return undef anyway, so no need ...
900 # if $self->has_attribute($attribute_name);
904 sub remove_attribute {
905 my ($self, $attribute_name) = @_;
906 (defined $attribute_name && $attribute_name)
907 || confess "You must define an attribute name";
908 my $removed_attribute = $self->get_attribute_map->{$attribute_name};
909 return unless defined $removed_attribute;
910 delete $self->get_attribute_map->{$attribute_name};
911 $self->invalidate_meta_instances();
912 $removed_attribute->remove_accessors();
913 $removed_attribute->detach_from_class();
914 return $removed_attribute;
917 sub get_attribute_list {
919 keys %{$self->get_attribute_map};
922 sub get_all_attributes {
924 my %attrs = map { %{ $self->initialize($_)->get_attribute_map } } reverse $self->linearized_isa;
925 return values %attrs;
928 sub compute_all_applicable_attributes {
929 Carp::cluck('The compute_all_applicable_attributes method has been deprecated.'
930 . " Use get_all_attributes instead.\n");
932 shift->get_all_attributes(@_);
935 sub find_attribute_by_name {
936 my ($self, $attr_name) = @_;
937 foreach my $class ($self->linearized_isa) {
938 # fetch the meta-class ...
939 my $meta = $self->initialize($class);
940 return $meta->get_attribute($attr_name)
941 if $meta->has_attribute($attr_name);
946 # check if we can reinitialize
950 # if any local attr is defined
951 return if $self->get_attribute_list;
953 # or any non-declared methods
954 if ( my @methods = values %{ $self->get_method_map } ) {
955 my $metaclass = $self->method_metaclass;
956 foreach my $method ( @methods ) {
957 return if $method->isa("Class::MOP::Method::Generated");
958 # FIXME do we need to enforce this too? return unless $method->isa($metaclass);
968 sub is_immutable { 0 }
970 sub immutable_transformer { $_[0]->{immutable_transformer} }
971 sub _set_immutable_transformer { $_[0]->{immutable_transformer} = $_[1] }
976 return if $self->is_immutable;
978 my $transformer = $self->immutable_transformer
979 || $self->_make_immutable_transformer(@_);
981 $self->_set_immutable_transformer($transformer);
983 $transformer->make_metaclass_immutable;
987 my %Default_Immutable_Options = (
988 read_only => [qw/superclasses/],
996 remove_package_symbol
1000 class_precedence_list => 'ARRAY',
1001 # FIXME perl 5.10 memoizes this on its own, no need?
1002 linearized_isa => 'ARRAY',
1003 get_all_methods => 'ARRAY',
1004 get_all_method_names => 'ARRAY',
1005 get_all_attributes => 'ARRAY',
1006 get_meta_instance => 'SCALAR',
1007 get_method_map => 'SCALAR',
1011 # this is ugly, but so are typeglobs,
1012 # so whattayahgonnadoboutit
1015 add_package_symbol => sub {
1016 my $original = shift;
1017 confess "Cannot add package symbols to an immutable metaclass"
1018 unless ( caller(2) )[3] eq
1019 'Class::MOP::Package::get_package_symbol';
1021 # This is a workaround for a bug in 5.8.1 which thinks that
1022 # goto $original->body
1023 # is trying to go to a label
1024 my $body = $original->body;
1030 sub _default_immutable_transformer_options {
1031 return %Default_Immutable_Options;
1035 sub _make_immutable_transformer {
1038 Class::MOP::Immutable->new(
1040 $self->_default_immutable_transformer_options,
1048 return if $self->is_mutable;
1050 $self->immutable_transformer->make_metaclass_mutable;
1061 Class::MOP::Class - Class Meta Object
1065 # assuming that class Foo
1066 # has been defined, you can
1068 # use this for introspection ...
1070 # add a method to Foo ...
1071 Foo->meta->add_method( 'bar' => sub {...} )
1073 # get a list of all the classes searched
1074 # the method dispatcher in the correct order
1075 Foo->meta->class_precedence_list()
1077 # remove a method from Foo
1078 Foo->meta->remove_method('bar');
1080 # or use this to actually create classes ...
1082 Class::MOP::Class->create(
1085 superclasses => ['Foo'],
1087 Class::MOP:: : Attribute->new('$bar'),
1088 Class::MOP:: : Attribute->new('$baz'),
1091 calculate_bar => sub {...},
1092 construct_baz => sub {...}
1099 The Class Protocol is the largest and most complex part of the
1100 Class::MOP meta-object protocol. It controls the introspection and
1101 manipulation of Perl 5 classes, and it can create them as well. The
1102 best way to understand what this module can do, is to read the
1103 documentation for each of its methods.
1107 C<Class::MOP::Class> is a subclass of L<Class::MOP::Module>.
1111 =head2 Class construction
1113 These methods all create new C<Class::MOP::Class> objects. These
1114 objects can represent existing classes, or they can be used to create
1115 new classes from scratch.
1117 The metaclass object for a given class is a singleton. If you attempt
1118 to create a metaclass for the same class twice, you will just get the
1123 =item B<< Class::MOP::Class->create($package_name, %options) >>
1125 This method creates a new C<Class::MOP::Class> object with the given
1126 package name. It accepts a number of options.
1132 An optional version number for the newly created package.
1136 An optional authority for the newly created package.
1138 =item * superclasses
1140 An optional array reference of superclass names.
1144 An optional hash reference of methods for the class. The keys of the
1145 hash reference are method names, and values are subroutine references.
1149 An optional array reference of attributes.
1151 An attribute can be passed as an existing L<Class::MOP::Attribute>
1152 object, I<or> or as a hash reference of options which will be passed
1153 to the attribute metaclass's constructor.
1157 =item B<< Class::MOP::Class->create_anon_class(%options) >>
1159 This method works just like C<< Class::MOP::Class->create >> but it
1160 creates an "anonymous" class. In fact, the class does have a name, but
1161 that name is a unique name generated internally by this module.
1163 It accepts the same C<superclasses>, C<methods>, and C<attributes>
1164 parameters that C<create> accepts.
1166 Anonymous classes are destroyed once the metaclass they are attached
1167 to goes out of scope, and will be removed from Perl's internal symbol
1170 All instances of an anonymous class keep a special reference to the
1171 metaclass object, which prevents the metaclass from going out of scope
1172 while any instances exist.
1174 This only works if the instance if based on a hash reference, however.
1176 =item B<< Class::MOP::Class->initialize($package_name, %options) >>
1178 This method will initialize a C<Class::MOP::Class> object for the
1179 named package. Unlike C<create>, this method I<will not> create a new
1182 The purpose of this method is to retrieve a C<Class::MOP::Class>
1183 object for introspecting an existing class.
1185 If an existing C<Class::MOP::Class> object exists for the named
1186 package, it will be returned, and any options provided will be
1189 If the object does not yet exist, it will be created.
1191 The valid options that can be passed to this method are
1192 C<attribute_metaclass>, C<method_metaclass>,
1193 C<wrapped_method_metaclass>, and C<instance_metaclass>. These are all
1194 optional, and default to the appropriate class in the C<Class::MOP>
1199 =head2 Object instance construction and cloning
1201 These methods are all related to creating and/or cloning object
1206 =item B<< $metaclass->clone_object($instance, %params) >>
1208 This method clones an existing object instance. Any parameters you
1209 provide are will override existing attribute values in the object.
1211 This is a convenience method for cloning an object instance, then
1212 blessing it into the appropriate package.
1214 You could implement a clone method in your class, using this method:
1217 my ($self, %params) = @_;
1218 $self->meta->clone_object($self, %params);
1221 =item B<< $metaclass->rebless_instance($instance, %params) >>
1223 This method changes the class of C<$instance> to the metaclass's class.
1225 You can only rebless an instance into a subclass of its current
1226 class. If you pass any additional parameters, these will be treated
1227 like constructor parameters and used to initialize the object's
1228 attributes. Any existing attributes that are already set will be
1231 Before reblessing the instance, this method will call
1232 C<rebless_instance_away> on the instance's current metaclass. This method
1233 will be passed the instance, the new metaclass, and any parameters
1234 specified to C<rebless_instance>. By default, C<rebless_instance_away>
1235 does nothing; it is merely a hook.
1237 =item B<< $metaclass->new_object(%params) >>
1239 This method is used to create a new object of the metaclass's
1240 class. Any parameters you provide are used to initialize the
1241 instance's attributes.
1243 =item B<< $metaclass->instance_metaclass >>
1245 Returns the class name of the instance metaclass, see
1246 L<Class::MOP::Instance> for more information on the instance
1249 =item B<< $metaclass->get_meta_instance >>
1251 Returns an instance of the C<instance_metaclass> to be used in the
1252 construction of a new instance of the class.
1256 =head2 Informational predicates
1258 These are a few predicate methods for asking information about the
1263 =item B<< $metaclass->is_anon_class >>
1265 This returns true if the class was created by calling C<<
1266 Class::MOP::Class->create_anon_class >>.
1268 =item B<< $metaclass->is_mutable >>
1270 This returns true if the class is still mutable.
1272 =item B<< $metaclass->is_immutable >>
1274 This returns true if the class has been made immutable.
1276 =item B<< $metaclass->is_pristine >>
1278 A class is I<not> pristine if it has non-inherited attributes or if it
1279 has any generated methods.
1283 =head2 Inheritance Relationships
1287 =item B<< $metaclass->superclasses(@superclasses) >>
1289 This is a read-write accessor which represents the superclass
1290 relationships of the metaclass's class.
1292 This is basically sugar around getting and setting C<@ISA>.
1294 =item B<< $metaclass->class_precedence_list >>
1296 This returns a list of all of the class's ancestor classes. The
1297 classes are returned in method dispatch order.
1299 =item B<< $metaclass->linearized_isa >>
1301 This returns a list based on C<class_precedence_list> but with all
1304 =item B<< $metaclass->subclasses >>
1306 This returns a list of subclasses for this class.
1310 =head2 Method introspection and creation
1312 These methods allow you to introspect a class's methods, as well as
1313 add, remove, or change methods.
1315 Determining what is truly a method in a Perl 5 class requires some
1316 heuristics (aka guessing).
1318 Methods defined outside the package with a fully qualified name (C<sub
1319 Package::name { ... }>) will be included. Similarly, methods named
1320 with a fully qualified name using L<Sub::Name> are also included.
1322 However, we attempt to ignore imported functions.
1324 Ultimately, we are using heuristics to determine what truly is a
1325 method in a class, and these heuristics may get the wrong answer in
1326 some edge cases. However, for most "normal" cases the heuristics work
1331 =item B<< $metaclass->get_method($method_name) >>
1333 This will return a L<Class::MOP::Method> for the specified
1334 C<$method_name>. If the class does not have the specified method, it
1337 =item B<< $metaclass->has_method($method_name) >>
1339 Returns a boolean indicating whether or not the class defines the
1340 named method. It does not include methods inherited from parent
1343 =item B<< $metaclass->get_method_map >>
1345 Returns a hash reference representing the methods defined in this
1346 class. The keys are method names and the values are
1347 L<Class::MOP::Method> objects.
1349 =item B<< $metaclass->get_method_list >>
1351 This will return a list of method I<names> for all methods defined in
1354 =item B<< $metaclass->get_all_methods >>
1356 This will traverse the inheritance hierarchy and return a list of all
1357 the L<Class::MOP::Method> objects for this class and its parents.
1359 =item B<< $metaclass->find_method_by_name($method_name) >>
1361 This will return a L<Class::MOP::Method> for the specified
1362 C<$method_name>. If the class does not have the specified method, it
1365 Unlike C<get_method>, this method I<will> look for the named method in
1368 =item B<< $metaclass->get_all_method_names >>
1370 This will return a list of method I<names> for all of this class's
1371 methods, including inherited methods.
1373 =item B<< $metaclass->find_all_methods_by_name($method_name) >>
1375 This method looks for the named method in the class and all of its
1376 parents. It returns every matching method it finds in the inheritance
1377 tree, so it returns a list of methods.
1379 Each method is returned as a hash reference with three keys. The keys
1380 are C<name>, C<class>, and C<code>. The C<code> key has a
1381 L<Class::MOP::Method> object as its value.
1383 The list of methods is distinct.
1385 =item B<< $metaclass->find_next_method_by_name($method_name) >>
1387 This method returns the first method in any superclass matching the
1388 given name. It is effectively the method that C<SUPER::$method_name>
1391 =item B<< $metaclass->add_method($method_name, $method) >>
1393 This method takes a method name and a subroutine reference, and adds
1394 the method to the class.
1396 The subroutine reference can be a L<Class::MOP::Method>, and you are
1397 strongly encouraged to pass a meta method object instead of a code
1398 reference. If you do so, that object gets stored as part of the
1399 class's method map directly. If not, the meta information will have to
1400 be recreated later, and may be incorrect.
1402 If you provide a method object, this method will clone that object if
1403 the object's package name does not match the class name. This lets us
1404 track the original source of any methods added from other classes
1405 (notably Moose roles).
1407 =item B<< $metaclass->remove_method($method_name) >>
1409 Remove the named method from the class. This method returns the
1410 L<Class::MOP::Method> object for the method.
1412 =item B<< $metaclass->method_metaclass >>
1414 Returns the class name of the method metaclass, see
1415 L<Class::MOP::Method> for more information on the method metaclass.
1417 =item B<< $metaclass->wrapped_method_metaclass >>
1419 Returns the class name of the wrapped method metaclass, see
1420 L<Class::MOP::Method::Wrapped> for more information on the wrapped
1425 =head2 Attribute introspection and creation
1427 Because Perl 5 does not have a core concept of attributes in classes,
1428 we can only return information about attributes which have been added
1429 via this class's methods. We cannot discover information about
1430 attributes which are defined in terms of "regular" Perl 5 methods.
1434 =item B<< $metaclass->get_attribute($attribute_name) >>
1436 This will return a L<Class::MOP::Attribute> for the specified
1437 C<$attribute_name>. If the class does not have the specified
1438 attribute, it returns C<undef>
1440 =item B<< $metaclass->has_attribute($attribute_name) >>
1442 Returns a boolean indicating whether or not the class defines the
1443 named attribute. It does not include attributes inherited from parent
1446 =item B<< $metaclass->get_attribute_map >>
1448 Returns a hash reference representing the attributes defined in this
1449 class. The keys are attribute names and the values are
1450 L<Class::MOP::Attribute> objects.
1452 =item B<< $metaclass->get_attribute_list >>
1454 This will return a list of attributes I<names> for all attributes
1455 defined in this class.
1457 =item B<< $metaclass->get_all_attributes >>
1459 This will traverse the inheritance hierarchy and return a list of all
1460 the L<Class::MOP::Attribute> objects for this class and its parents.
1462 =item B<< $metaclass->find_attribute_by_name($attribute_name) >>
1464 This will return a L<Class::MOP::Attribute> for the specified
1465 C<$attribute_name>. If the class does not have the specified
1466 attribute, it returns C<undef>
1468 Unlike C<get_attribute>, this attribute I<will> look for the named
1469 attribute in superclasses.
1471 =item B<< $metaclass->add_attribute(...) >>
1473 This method accepts either an existing L<Class::MOP::Attribute>
1474 object, or parameters suitable for passing to that class's C<new>
1477 The attribute provided will be added to the class.
1479 Any accessor methods defined by the attribute will be added to the
1480 class when the attribute is added.
1482 If an attribute of the same name already exists, the old attribute
1483 will be removed first.
1485 =item B<< $metaclass->remove_attribute($attribute_name) >>
1487 This will remove the named attribute from the class, and
1488 L<Class::MOP::Attribute> object.
1490 Removing an attribute also removes any accessor methods defined by the
1493 However, note that removing an attribute will only affect I<future>
1494 object instances created for this class, not existing instances.
1496 =item B<< $metaclass->attribute_metaclass >>
1498 Returns the class name of the attribute metaclass for this class. By
1499 default, this is L<Class::MOP::Attribute>. for more information on
1503 =head2 Class Immutability
1505 Making a class immutable "freezes" the class definition. You can no
1506 longer call methods which alter the class, such as adding or removing
1507 methods or attributes.
1509 Making a class immutable lets us optimize the class by inlining some
1510 methods, and also allows us to optimize some methods on the metaclass
1513 The immutabilization system in L<Moose> takes much greater advantage
1514 of the inlining features than Class::MOP itself does.
1518 =item B<< $metaclass->make_immutable(%options) >>
1520 This method will create an immutable transformer and uses it to make
1521 the class and its metaclass object immutable.
1523 Details of how immutabilization works are in L<Class::MOP::Immutable>
1526 =item B<< $metaclass->make_mutable >>
1528 Calling this method reverse the immutabilization transformation.
1530 =item B<< $metaclass->immutable_transformer >>
1532 If the class has been made immutable previously, this returns the
1533 L<Class::MOP::Immutable> object that was created to do the
1536 If the class was never made immutable, this method will die.
1540 =head2 Method Modifiers
1542 Method modifiers are hooks which allow a method to be wrapped with
1543 I<before>, I<after> and I<around> method modifiers. Every time a
1544 method is called, it's modifiers are also called.
1546 A class can modify its own methods, as well as methods defined in
1549 =head3 How method modifiers work?
1551 Method modifiers work by wrapping the original method and then
1552 replacing it in the class's symbol table. The wrappers will handle
1553 calling all the modifiers in the appropriate order and preserving the
1554 calling context for the original method.
1556 The return values of C<before> and C<after> modifiers are
1557 ignored. This is because their purpose is B<not> to filter the input
1558 and output of the primary method (this is done with an I<around>
1561 This may seem like an odd restriction to some, but doing this allows
1562 for simple code to be added at the beginning or end of a method call
1563 without altering the function of the wrapped method or placing any
1564 extra responsibility on the code of the modifier.
1566 Of course if you have more complex needs, you can use the C<around>
1567 modifier which allows you to change both the parameters passed to the
1568 wrapped method, as well as its return value.
1570 Before and around modifiers are called in last-defined-first-called
1571 order, while after modifiers are called in first-defined-first-called
1572 order. So the call tree might looks something like this:
1584 =head3 What is the performance impact?
1586 Of course there is a performance cost associated with method
1587 modifiers, but we have made every effort to make that cost directly
1588 proportional to the number of modifier features you utilize.
1590 The wrapping method does it's best to B<only> do as much work as it
1591 absolutely needs to. In order to do this we have moved some of the
1592 performance costs to set-up time, where they are easier to amortize.
1594 All this said, our benchmarks have indicated the following:
1596 simple wrapper with no modifiers 100% slower
1597 simple wrapper with simple before modifier 400% slower
1598 simple wrapper with simple after modifier 450% slower
1599 simple wrapper with simple around modifier 500-550% slower
1600 simple wrapper with all 3 modifiers 1100% slower
1602 These numbers may seem daunting, but you must remember, every feature
1603 comes with some cost. To put things in perspective, just doing a
1604 simple C<AUTOLOAD> which does nothing but extract the name of the
1605 method called and return it costs about 400% over a normal method
1610 =item B<< $metaclass->add_before_method_modifier($method_name, $code) >>
1612 This wraps the specified method with the supplied subroutine
1613 reference. The modifier will be called as a method itself, and will
1614 receive the same arguments as are passed to the method.
1616 When the modifier exits, the wrapped method will be called.
1618 The return value of the modifier will be ignored.
1620 =item B<< $metaclass->add_after_method_modifier($method_name, $code) >>
1622 This wraps the specified method with the supplied subroutine
1623 reference. The modifier will be called as a method itself, and will
1624 receive the same arguments as are passed to the method.
1626 When the wrapped methods exits, the modifier will be called.
1628 The return value of the modifier will be ignored.
1630 =item B<< $metaclass->add_around_method_modifier($method_name, $code) >>
1632 This wraps the specified method with the supplied subroutine
1635 The first argument passed to the modifier will be a subroutine
1636 reference to the wrapped method. The second argument is the object,
1637 and after that come any arguments passed when the method is called.
1639 The around modifier can choose to call the original method, as well as
1640 what arguments to pass if it does so.
1642 The return value of the modifier is what will be seen by the caller.
1646 =head2 Introspection
1650 =item B<< Class::MOP::Class->meta >>
1652 This will return a L<Class::MOP::Class> instance for this class.
1654 It should also be noted that L<Class::MOP> will actually bootstrap
1655 this module by installing a number of attribute meta-objects into its
1662 Stevan Little E<lt>stevan@iinteractive.comE<gt>
1664 =head1 COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
1666 Copyright 2006-2009 by Infinity Interactive, Inc.
1668 L<http://www.iinteractive.com>
1670 This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
1671 it under the same terms as Perl itself.