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', 'reftype', 'weaken';
13 use Sub::Name 'subname';
15 our $VERSION = '0.29';
16 our $AUTHORITY = 'cpan:STEVAN';
18 use base 'Class::MOP::Module';
22 sub meta { Class::MOP::Class->initialize(blessed($_[0]) || $_[0]) }
28 my $package_name = shift;
29 (defined $package_name && $package_name && !blessed($package_name))
30 || confess "You must pass a package name and it cannot be blessed";
31 if (defined(my $meta = Class::MOP::get_metaclass_by_name($package_name))) {
34 $class->construct_class_instance('package' => $package_name, @_);
39 my $package_name = shift;
40 (defined $package_name && $package_name && !blessed($package_name))
41 || confess "You must pass a package name and it cannot be blessed";
42 Class::MOP::remove_metaclass_by_name($package_name);
43 $class->construct_class_instance('package' => $package_name, @_);
46 # NOTE: (meta-circularity)
47 # this is a special form of &construct_instance
48 # (see below), which is used to construct class
49 # meta-object instances for any Class::MOP::*
50 # class. All other classes will use the more
51 # normal &construct_instance.
52 sub construct_class_instance {
55 my $package_name = $options{'package'};
56 (defined $package_name && $package_name)
57 || confess "You must pass a package name";
59 # return the metaclass if we have it cached,
60 # and it is still defined (it has not been
61 # reaped by DESTROY yet, which can happen
62 # annoyingly enough during global destruction)
64 if (defined(my $meta = Class::MOP::get_metaclass_by_name($package_name))) {
69 # we need to deal with the possibility
70 # of class immutability here, and then
71 # get the name of the class appropriately
72 $class = (blessed($class)
73 ? ($class->is_immutable
74 ? $class->get_mutable_metaclass_name()
78 # now create the metaclass
80 if ($class eq 'Class::MOP::Class') {
83 # inherited from Class::MOP::Package
84 '$!package' => $package_name,
87 # since the following attributes will
88 # actually be loaded from the symbol
89 # table, and actually bypass the instance
90 # entirely, we can just leave these things
91 # listed here for reference, because they
92 # should not actually have a value associated
94 '%!namespace' => \undef,
95 # inherited from Class::MOP::Module
96 '$!version' => \undef,
97 '$!authority' => \undef,
98 # defined in Class::MOP::Class
99 '@!superclasses' => \undef,
102 '%!attributes' => {},
103 '$!attribute_metaclass' => $options{'attribute_metaclass'} || 'Class::MOP::Attribute',
104 '$!method_metaclass' => $options{'method_metaclass'} || 'Class::MOP::Method',
105 '$!instance_metaclass' => $options{'instance_metaclass'} || 'Class::MOP::Instance',
107 ## uber-private variables
109 # this starts out as undef so that
110 # we can tell the first time the
111 # methods are fetched
113 '$!_package_cache_flag' => undef,
118 # it is safe to use meta here because
119 # class will always be a subclass of
120 # Class::MOP::Class, which defines meta
121 $meta = $class->meta->construct_instance(%options)
124 # and check the metaclass compatibility
125 $meta->check_metaclass_compatability();
127 Class::MOP::store_metaclass_by_name($package_name, $meta);
130 # we need to weaken any anon classes
131 # so that they can call DESTROY properly
132 Class::MOP::weaken_metaclass($package_name) if $meta->is_anon_class;
137 sub reset_package_cache_flag { (shift)->{'$!_package_cache_flag'} = undef }
138 sub update_package_cache_flag {
141 # we can manually update the cache number
142 # since we are actually adding the method
143 # to our cache as well. This avoids us
144 # having to regenerate the method_map.
146 $self->{'$!_package_cache_flag'} = Class::MOP::check_package_cache_flag($self->name);
149 sub check_metaclass_compatability {
152 # this is always okay ...
153 return if blessed($self) eq 'Class::MOP::Class' &&
154 $self->instance_metaclass eq 'Class::MOP::Instance';
156 my @class_list = $self->linearized_isa;
157 shift @class_list; # shift off $self->name
159 foreach my $class_name (@class_list) {
160 my $meta = Class::MOP::get_metaclass_by_name($class_name) || next;
163 # we need to deal with the possibility
164 # of class immutability here, and then
165 # get the name of the class appropriately
166 my $meta_type = ($meta->is_immutable
167 ? $meta->get_mutable_metaclass_name()
170 ($self->isa($meta_type))
171 || confess $self->name . "->meta => (" . (blessed($self)) . ")" .
172 " is not compatible with the " .
173 $class_name . "->meta => (" . ($meta_type) . ")";
175 # we also need to check that instance metaclasses
176 # are compatabile in the same the class.
177 ($self->instance_metaclass->isa($meta->instance_metaclass))
178 || confess $self->name . "->meta => (" . ($self->instance_metaclass) . ")" .
179 " is not compatible with the " .
180 $class_name . "->meta => (" . ($meta->instance_metaclass) . ")";
188 # this should be sufficient, if you have a
189 # use case where it is not, write a test and
191 my $ANON_CLASS_SERIAL = 0;
194 # we need a sufficiently annoying prefix
195 # this should suffice for now, this is
196 # used in a couple of places below, so
197 # need to put it up here for now.
198 my $ANON_CLASS_PREFIX = 'Class::MOP::Class::__ANON__::SERIAL::';
202 no warnings 'uninitialized';
203 $self->name =~ /^$ANON_CLASS_PREFIX/ ? 1 : 0;
206 sub create_anon_class {
207 my ($class, %options) = @_;
208 my $package_name = $ANON_CLASS_PREFIX . ++$ANON_CLASS_SERIAL;
209 return $class->create($package_name, %options);
213 # this will only get called for
214 # anon-classes, all other calls
215 # are assumed to occur during
216 # global destruction and so don't
217 # really need to be handled explicitly
220 no warnings 'uninitialized';
221 return unless $self->name =~ /^$ANON_CLASS_PREFIX/;
222 my ($serial_id) = ($self->name =~ /^$ANON_CLASS_PREFIX(\d+)/);
224 foreach my $key (keys %{$ANON_CLASS_PREFIX . $serial_id}) {
225 delete ${$ANON_CLASS_PREFIX . $serial_id}{$key};
227 delete ${'main::' . $ANON_CLASS_PREFIX}{$serial_id . '::'};
232 # creating classes with MOP ...
236 my $package_name = shift;
238 (defined $package_name && $package_name)
239 || confess "You must pass a package name";
242 || confess "You much pass all parameters as name => value pairs " .
243 "(I found an uneven number of params in \@_)";
247 my $code = "package $package_name;";
248 $code .= "\$$package_name\:\:VERSION = '" . $options{version} . "';"
249 if exists $options{version};
250 $code .= "\$$package_name\:\:AUTHORITY = '" . $options{authority} . "';"
251 if exists $options{authority};
254 confess "creation of $package_name failed : $@" if $@;
256 my $meta = $class->initialize($package_name);
258 $meta->add_method('meta' => sub {
259 $class->initialize(blessed($_[0]) || $_[0]);
262 $meta->superclasses(@{$options{superclasses}})
263 if exists $options{superclasses};
265 # process attributes first, so that they can
266 # install accessors, but locally defined methods
267 # can then overwrite them. It is maybe a little odd, but
268 # I think this should be the order of things.
269 if (exists $options{attributes}) {
270 foreach my $attr (@{$options{attributes}}) {
271 $meta->add_attribute($attr);
274 if (exists $options{methods}) {
275 foreach my $method_name (keys %{$options{methods}}) {
276 $meta->add_method($method_name, $options{methods}->{$method_name});
285 # all these attribute readers will be bootstrapped
286 # away in the Class::MOP bootstrap section
288 sub get_attribute_map { $_[0]->{'%!attributes'} }
289 sub attribute_metaclass { $_[0]->{'$!attribute_metaclass'} }
290 sub method_metaclass { $_[0]->{'$!method_metaclass'} }
291 sub instance_metaclass { $_[0]->{'$!instance_metaclass'} }
294 # this is a prime canidate for conversion to XS
298 if (defined $self->{'$!_package_cache_flag'} &&
299 $self->{'$!_package_cache_flag'} == Class::MOP::check_package_cache_flag($self->name)) {
300 return $self->{'%!methods'};
303 my $map = $self->{'%!methods'};
305 my $class_name = $self->name;
306 my $method_metaclass = $self->method_metaclass;
308 foreach my $symbol ($self->list_all_package_symbols('CODE')) {
309 my $code = $self->get_package_symbol('&' . $symbol);
311 next if exists $map->{$symbol} &&
312 defined $map->{$symbol} &&
313 $map->{$symbol}->body == $code;
315 my ($pkg, $name) = Class::MOP::get_code_info($code);
316 next if ($pkg || '') ne $class_name &&
317 ($name || '') ne '__ANON__';
319 $map->{$symbol} = $method_metaclass->wrap($code);
325 # Instance Construction & Cloning
330 # we need to protect the integrity of the
331 # Class::MOP::Class singletons here, so we
332 # delegate this to &construct_class_instance
333 # which will deal with the singletons
334 return $class->construct_class_instance(@_)
335 if $class->name->isa('Class::MOP::Class');
336 return $class->construct_instance(@_);
339 sub construct_instance {
340 my ($class, %params) = @_;
341 my $meta_instance = $class->get_meta_instance();
342 my $instance = $meta_instance->create_instance();
343 foreach my $attr ($class->compute_all_applicable_attributes()) {
344 $attr->initialize_instance_slot($meta_instance, $instance, \%params);
347 # this will only work for a HASH instance type
348 if ($class->is_anon_class) {
349 (reftype($instance) eq 'HASH')
350 || confess "Currently only HASH based instances are supported with instance of anon-classes";
352 # At some point we should make this official
353 # as a reserved slot name, but right now I am
354 # going to keep it here.
355 # my $RESERVED_MOP_SLOT = '__MOP__';
356 $instance->{'__MOP__'} = $class;
361 sub get_meta_instance {
363 return $class->instance_metaclass->new(
365 $class->compute_all_applicable_attributes()
371 my $instance = shift;
372 (blessed($instance) && $instance->isa($class->name))
373 || confess "You must pass an instance ($instance) of the metaclass (" . $class->name . ")";
375 # we need to protect the integrity of the
376 # Class::MOP::Class singletons here, they
377 # should not be cloned.
378 return $instance if $instance->isa('Class::MOP::Class');
379 $class->clone_instance($instance, @_);
383 my ($class, $instance, %params) = @_;
385 || confess "You can only clone instances, \$self is not a blessed instance";
386 my $meta_instance = $class->get_meta_instance();
387 my $clone = $meta_instance->clone_instance($instance);
388 foreach my $attr ($class->compute_all_applicable_attributes()) {
389 if ( defined( my $init_arg = $attr->init_arg ) ) {
390 if (exists $params{$init_arg}) {
391 $attr->set_value($clone, $params{$init_arg});
398 sub rebless_instance {
399 my ($self, $instance) = @_;
402 if ($instance->can('meta')) {
403 ($instance->meta->isa('Class::MOP::Class'))
404 || confess 'Cannot rebless instance if ->meta is not an instance of Class::MOP::Class';
405 $old_metaclass = $instance->meta;
408 $old_metaclass = $self->initialize(blessed($instance));
411 my $meta_instance = $self->get_meta_instance();
413 $self->name->isa($old_metaclass->name)
414 || confess "You may rebless only into a subclass of (". $old_metaclass->name ."), of which (". $self->name .") isn't.";
417 $meta_instance->rebless_instance_structure($instance, $self);
421 foreach my $attr ( $self->compute_all_applicable_attributes ) {
422 if ( $attr->has_value($instance) ) {
423 if ( defined( my $init_arg = $attr->init_arg ) ) {
424 $params{$init_arg} = $attr->get_value($instance);
426 $attr->set_value($instance);
431 foreach my $attr ($self->compute_all_applicable_attributes) {
432 $attr->initialize_instance_slot($meta_instance, $instance, \%params);
442 @{$self->get_package_symbol('@ISA')} = @supers;
444 # we need to check the metaclass
445 # compatibility here so that we can
446 # be sure that the superclass is
447 # not potentially creating an issues
448 # we don't know about
449 $self->check_metaclass_compatability();
451 @{$self->get_package_symbol('@ISA')};
457 my $super_class = $self->name;
460 my $find_derived_classes;
461 $find_derived_classes = sub {
462 my ($outer_class) = @_;
464 my $symbol_table_hashref = do { no strict 'refs'; \%{"${outer_class}::"} };
467 for my $symbol ( keys %$symbol_table_hashref ) {
468 next SYMBOL if $symbol !~ /\A (\w+):: \z/x;
469 my $inner_class = $1;
471 next SYMBOL if $inner_class eq 'SUPER'; # skip '*::SUPER'
475 ? "${outer_class}::$inner_class"
478 if ( $class->isa($super_class) and $class ne $super_class ) {
479 push @derived_classes, $class;
482 next SYMBOL if $class eq 'main'; # skip 'main::*'
484 $find_derived_classes->($class);
488 my $root_class = q{};
489 $find_derived_classes->($root_class);
491 undef $find_derived_classes;
493 @derived_classes = sort { $a->isa($b) ? 1 : $b->isa($a) ? -1 : 0 } @derived_classes;
495 return @derived_classes;
500 if (Class::MOP::IS_RUNNING_ON_5_10()) {
501 return @{ mro::get_linear_isa( (shift)->name ) };
505 return grep { !($seen{$_}++) } (shift)->class_precedence_list;
509 sub class_precedence_list {
512 unless (Class::MOP::IS_RUNNING_ON_5_10()) {
514 # We need to check for circular inheritance here
515 # if we are are not on 5.10, cause 5.8 detects it
516 # late. This will do nothing if all is well, and
517 # blow up otherwise. Yes, it's an ugly hack, better
518 # suggestions are welcome.
520 ($self->name || return)->isa('This is a test for circular inheritance')
526 $self->initialize($_)->class_precedence_list()
527 } $self->superclasses()
534 my ($self, $method_name, $method) = @_;
535 (defined $method_name && $method_name)
536 || confess "You must define a method name";
539 if (blessed($method)) {
540 $body = $method->body;
544 ('CODE' eq (reftype($body) || ''))
545 || confess "Your code block must be a CODE reference";
546 $method = $self->method_metaclass->wrap($body);
548 $self->get_method_map->{$method_name} = $method;
550 my $full_method_name = ($self->name . '::' . $method_name);
551 $self->add_package_symbol("&${method_name}" => subname $full_method_name => $body);
552 $self->update_package_cache_flag;
556 my $fetch_and_prepare_method = sub {
557 my ($self, $method_name) = @_;
559 my $method = $self->get_method($method_name);
560 # if we dont have local ...
562 # try to find the next method
563 $method = $self->find_next_method_by_name($method_name);
564 # die if it does not exist
566 || confess "The method '$method_name' is not found in the inheritance hierarchy for class " . $self->name;
567 # and now make sure to wrap it
568 # even if it is already wrapped
569 # because we need a new sub ref
570 $method = Class::MOP::Method::Wrapped->wrap($method);
573 # now make sure we wrap it properly
574 $method = Class::MOP::Method::Wrapped->wrap($method)
575 unless $method->isa('Class::MOP::Method::Wrapped');
577 $self->add_method($method_name => $method);
581 sub add_before_method_modifier {
582 my ($self, $method_name, $method_modifier) = @_;
583 (defined $method_name && $method_name)
584 || confess "You must pass in a method name";
585 my $method = $fetch_and_prepare_method->($self, $method_name);
586 $method->add_before_modifier(subname ':before' => $method_modifier);
589 sub add_after_method_modifier {
590 my ($self, $method_name, $method_modifier) = @_;
591 (defined $method_name && $method_name)
592 || confess "You must pass in a method name";
593 my $method = $fetch_and_prepare_method->($self, $method_name);
594 $method->add_after_modifier(subname ':after' => $method_modifier);
597 sub add_around_method_modifier {
598 my ($self, $method_name, $method_modifier) = @_;
599 (defined $method_name && $method_name)
600 || confess "You must pass in a method name";
601 my $method = $fetch_and_prepare_method->($self, $method_name);
602 $method->add_around_modifier(subname ':around' => $method_modifier);
606 # the methods above used to be named like this:
607 # ${pkg}::${method}:(before|after|around)
608 # but this proved problematic when using one modifier
609 # to wrap multiple methods (something which is likely
610 # to happen pretty regularly IMO). So instead of naming
611 # it like this, I have chosen to just name them purely
612 # with their modifier names, like so:
613 # :(before|after|around)
614 # The fact is that in a stack trace, it will be fairly
615 # evident from the context what method they are attached
616 # to, and so don't need the fully qualified name.
620 my ($self, $method_name, $method) = @_;
621 (defined $method_name && $method_name)
622 || confess "You must define a method name";
624 my $body = (blessed($method) ? $method->body : $method);
625 ('CODE' eq (reftype($body) || ''))
626 || confess "Your code block must be a CODE reference";
628 $self->add_package_symbol("&${method_name}" => $body);
629 $self->update_package_cache_flag;
633 my ($self, $method_name) = @_;
634 (defined $method_name && $method_name)
635 || confess "You must define a method name";
637 return 0 unless exists $self->get_method_map->{$method_name};
642 my ($self, $method_name) = @_;
643 (defined $method_name && $method_name)
644 || confess "You must define a method name";
647 # I don't really need this here, because
648 # if the method_map is missing a key it
649 # will just return undef for me now
650 # return unless $self->has_method($method_name);
652 return $self->get_method_map->{$method_name};
656 my ($self, $method_name) = @_;
657 (defined $method_name && $method_name)
658 || confess "You must define a method name";
660 my $removed_method = delete $self->get_method_map->{$method_name};
662 $self->remove_package_symbol("&${method_name}");
664 $self->update_package_cache_flag;
666 return $removed_method;
669 sub get_method_list {
671 keys %{$self->get_method_map};
674 sub find_method_by_name {
675 my ($self, $method_name) = @_;
676 (defined $method_name && $method_name)
677 || confess "You must define a method name to find";
678 foreach my $class ($self->linearized_isa) {
679 # fetch the meta-class ...
680 my $meta = $self->initialize($class);
681 return $meta->get_method($method_name)
682 if $meta->has_method($method_name);
687 sub compute_all_applicable_methods {
689 my (@methods, %seen_method);
690 foreach my $class ($self->linearized_isa) {
691 # fetch the meta-class ...
692 my $meta = $self->initialize($class);
693 foreach my $method_name ($meta->get_method_list()) {
694 next if exists $seen_method{$method_name};
695 $seen_method{$method_name}++;
697 name => $method_name,
699 code => $meta->get_method($method_name)
706 sub find_all_methods_by_name {
707 my ($self, $method_name) = @_;
708 (defined $method_name && $method_name)
709 || confess "You must define a method name to find";
711 foreach my $class ($self->linearized_isa) {
712 # fetch the meta-class ...
713 my $meta = $self->initialize($class);
715 name => $method_name,
717 code => $meta->get_method($method_name)
718 } if $meta->has_method($method_name);
723 sub find_next_method_by_name {
724 my ($self, $method_name) = @_;
725 (defined $method_name && $method_name)
726 || confess "You must define a method name to find";
727 my @cpl = $self->linearized_isa;
728 shift @cpl; # discard ourselves
729 foreach my $class (@cpl) {
730 # fetch the meta-class ...
731 my $meta = $self->initialize($class);
732 return $meta->get_method($method_name)
733 if $meta->has_method($method_name);
742 # either we have an attribute object already
743 # or we need to create one from the args provided
744 my $attribute = blessed($_[0]) ? $_[0] : $self->attribute_metaclass->new(@_);
745 # make sure it is derived from the correct type though
746 ($attribute->isa('Class::MOP::Attribute'))
747 || confess "Your attribute must be an instance of Class::MOP::Attribute (or a subclass)";
749 # first we attach our new attribute
750 # because it might need certain information
751 # about the class which it is attached to
752 $attribute->attach_to_class($self);
754 # then we remove attributes of a conflicting
755 # name here so that we can properly detach
756 # the old attr object, and remove any
757 # accessors it would have generated
758 $self->remove_attribute($attribute->name)
759 if $self->has_attribute($attribute->name);
761 # then onto installing the new accessors
762 $attribute->install_accessors();
763 $self->get_attribute_map->{$attribute->name} = $attribute;
767 my ($self, $attribute_name) = @_;
768 (defined $attribute_name && $attribute_name)
769 || confess "You must define an attribute name";
770 exists $self->get_attribute_map->{$attribute_name} ? 1 : 0;
774 my ($self, $attribute_name) = @_;
775 (defined $attribute_name && $attribute_name)
776 || confess "You must define an attribute name";
777 return $self->get_attribute_map->{$attribute_name}
779 # this will return undef anyway, so no need ...
780 # if $self->has_attribute($attribute_name);
784 sub remove_attribute {
785 my ($self, $attribute_name) = @_;
786 (defined $attribute_name && $attribute_name)
787 || confess "You must define an attribute name";
788 my $removed_attribute = $self->get_attribute_map->{$attribute_name};
789 return unless defined $removed_attribute;
790 delete $self->get_attribute_map->{$attribute_name};
791 $removed_attribute->remove_accessors();
792 $removed_attribute->detach_from_class();
793 return $removed_attribute;
796 sub get_attribute_list {
798 keys %{$self->get_attribute_map};
801 sub compute_all_applicable_attributes {
803 my (@attrs, %seen_attr);
804 foreach my $class ($self->linearized_isa) {
805 # fetch the meta-class ...
806 my $meta = $self->initialize($class);
807 foreach my $attr_name ($meta->get_attribute_list()) {
808 next if exists $seen_attr{$attr_name};
809 $seen_attr{$attr_name}++;
810 push @attrs => $meta->get_attribute($attr_name);
816 sub find_attribute_by_name {
817 my ($self, $attr_name) = @_;
818 foreach my $class ($self->linearized_isa) {
819 # fetch the meta-class ...
820 my $meta = $self->initialize($class);
821 return $meta->get_attribute($attr_name)
822 if $meta->has_attribute($attr_name);
830 sub is_immutable { 0 }
833 # Why I changed this (groditi)
834 # - One Metaclass may have many Classes through many Metaclass instances
835 # - One Metaclass should only have one Immutable Transformer instance
836 # - Each Class may have different Immutabilizing options
837 # - Therefore each Metaclass instance may have different Immutabilizing options
838 # - We need to store one Immutable Transformer instance per Metaclass
839 # - We need to store one set of Immutable Transformer options per Class
840 # - Upon make_mutable we may delete the Immutabilizing options
841 # - We could clean the immutable Transformer instance when there is no more
842 # immutable Classes of that type, but we can also keep it in case
843 # another class with this same Metaclass becomes immutable. It is a case
844 # of trading of storing an instance to avoid unnecessary instantiations of
845 # Immutable Transformers. You may view this as a memory leak, however
846 # Because we have few Metaclasses, in practice it seems acceptable
847 # - To allow Immutable Transformers instances to be cleaned up we could weaken
848 # the reference stored in $IMMUTABLE_TRANSFORMERS{$class} and ||= should DWIM
851 my %IMMUTABLE_TRANSFORMERS;
852 my %IMMUTABLE_OPTIONS;
856 my $class = blessed $self || $self;
858 $IMMUTABLE_TRANSFORMERS{$class} ||= $self->create_immutable_transformer;
859 my $transformer = $IMMUTABLE_TRANSFORMERS{$class};
861 $transformer->make_metaclass_immutable($self, \%options);
862 $IMMUTABLE_OPTIONS{$self->name} =
863 { %options, IMMUTABLE_TRANSFORMER => $transformer };
865 if( exists $options{debug} && $options{debug} ){
866 print STDERR "# of Metaclass options: ", keys %IMMUTABLE_OPTIONS;
867 print STDERR "# of Immutable transformers: ", keys %IMMUTABLE_TRANSFORMERS;
875 return if $self->is_mutable;
876 my $options = delete $IMMUTABLE_OPTIONS{$self->name};
877 confess "unable to find immutabilizing options" unless ref $options;
878 my $transformer = delete $options->{IMMUTABLE_TRANSFORMER};
879 $transformer->make_metaclass_mutable($self, $options);
884 sub create_immutable_transformer {
886 my $class = Class::MOP::Immutable->new($self, {
887 read_only => [qw/superclasses/],
895 remove_package_symbol
898 class_precedence_list => 'ARRAY',
899 linearized_isa => 'ARRAY',
900 compute_all_applicable_attributes => 'ARRAY',
901 get_meta_instance => 'SCALAR',
902 get_method_map => 'SCALAR',
916 Class::MOP::Class - Class Meta Object
920 # assuming that class Foo
921 # has been defined, you can
923 # use this for introspection ...
925 # add a method to Foo ...
926 Foo->meta->add_method('bar' => sub { ... })
928 # get a list of all the classes searched
929 # the method dispatcher in the correct order
930 Foo->meta->class_precedence_list()
932 # remove a method from Foo
933 Foo->meta->remove_method('bar');
935 # or use this to actually create classes ...
937 Class::MOP::Class->create('Bar' => (
939 superclasses => [ 'Foo' ],
941 Class::MOP:::Attribute->new('$bar'),
942 Class::MOP:::Attribute->new('$baz'),
945 calculate_bar => sub { ... },
946 construct_baz => sub { ... }
952 This is the largest and currently most complex part of the Perl 5
953 meta-object protocol. It controls the introspection and
954 manipulation of Perl 5 classes (and it can create them too). The
955 best way to understand what this module can do, is to read the
956 documentation for each of it's methods.
960 =head2 Self Introspection
966 This will return a B<Class::MOP::Class> instance which is related
967 to this class. Thereby allowing B<Class::MOP::Class> to actually
970 As with B<Class::MOP::Attribute>, B<Class::MOP> will actually
971 bootstrap this module by installing a number of attribute meta-objects
972 into it's metaclass. This will allow this class to reap all the benifits
973 of the MOP when subclassing it.
977 =head2 Class construction
979 These methods will handle creating B<Class::MOP::Class> objects,
980 which can be used to both create new classes, and analyze
981 pre-existing classes.
983 This module will internally store references to all the instances
984 you create with these methods, so that they do not need to be
985 created any more than nessecary. Basically, they are singletons.
989 =item B<create ($package_name,
990 version =E<gt> ?$version,
991 authority =E<gt> ?$authority,
992 superclasses =E<gt> ?@superclasses,
993 methods =E<gt> ?%methods,
994 attributes =E<gt> ?%attributes)>
996 This returns a B<Class::MOP::Class> object, bringing the specified
997 C<$package_name> into existence and adding any of the C<$version>,
998 C<$authority>, C<@superclasses>, C<%methods> and C<%attributes> to
1001 =item B<create_anon_class (superclasses =E<gt> ?@superclasses,
1002 methods =E<gt> ?%methods,
1003 attributes =E<gt> ?%attributes)>
1005 This will create an anonymous class, it works much like C<create> but
1006 it does not need a C<$package_name>. Instead it will create a suitably
1007 unique package name for you to stash things into.
1009 On very important distinction is that anon classes are destroyed once
1010 the metaclass they are attached to goes out of scope. In the DESTROY
1011 method, the created package will be removed from the symbol table.
1013 It is also worth noting that any instances created with an anon-class
1014 will keep a special reference to the anon-meta which will prevent the
1015 anon-class from going out of scope until all instances of it have also
1016 been destroyed. This however only works for HASH based instance types,
1017 as we use a special reserved slot (C<__MOP__>) to store this.
1019 =item B<initialize ($package_name, %options)>
1021 This initializes and returns returns a B<Class::MOP::Class> object
1022 for a given a C<$package_name>.
1024 =item B<reinitialize ($package_name, %options)>
1026 This removes the old metaclass, and creates a new one in it's place.
1027 Do B<not> use this unless you really know what you are doing, it could
1028 very easily make a very large mess of your program.
1030 =item B<construct_class_instance (%options)>
1032 This will construct an instance of B<Class::MOP::Class>, it is
1033 here so that we can actually "tie the knot" for B<Class::MOP::Class>
1034 to use C<construct_instance> once all the bootstrapping is done. This
1035 method is used internally by C<initialize> and should never be called
1036 from outside of that method really.
1038 =item B<check_metaclass_compatability>
1040 This method is called as the very last thing in the
1041 C<construct_class_instance> method. This will check that the
1042 metaclass you are creating is compatible with the metaclasses of all
1043 your ancestors. For more inforamtion about metaclass compatibility
1044 see the C<About Metaclass compatibility> section in L<Class::MOP>.
1046 =item B<update_package_cache_flag>
1048 This will reset the package cache flag for this particular metaclass
1049 it is basically the value of the C<Class::MOP::get_package_cache_flag>
1050 function. This is very rarely needed from outside of C<Class::MOP::Class>
1051 but in some cases you might want to use it, so it is here.
1053 =item B<reset_package_cache_flag>
1055 Clears the package cache flag to announce to the internals that we need
1056 to rebuild the method map.
1060 =head2 Object instance construction and cloning
1062 These methods are B<entirely optional>, it is up to you whether you want
1067 =item B<instance_metaclass>
1069 Returns the class name of the instance metaclass, see L<Class::MOP::Instance>
1070 for more information on the instance metaclasses.
1072 =item B<get_meta_instance>
1074 Returns an instance of L<Class::MOP::Instance> to be used in the construction
1075 of a new instance of the class.
1077 =item B<new_object (%params)>
1079 This is a convience method for creating a new object of the class, and
1080 blessing it into the appropriate package as well. Ideally your class
1081 would call a C<new> this method like so:
1084 my ($class, %param) = @_;
1085 $class->meta->new_object(%params);
1088 =item B<construct_instance (%params)>
1090 This method is used to construct an instance structure suitable for
1091 C<bless>-ing into your package of choice. It works in conjunction
1092 with the Attribute protocol to collect all applicable attributes.
1094 This will construct and instance using a HASH ref as storage
1095 (currently only HASH references are supported). This will collect all
1096 the applicable attributes and layout out the fields in the HASH ref,
1097 it will then initialize them using either use the corresponding key
1098 in C<%params> or any default value or initializer found in the
1099 attribute meta-object.
1101 =item B<clone_object ($instance, %params)>
1103 This is a convience method for cloning an object instance, then
1104 blessing it into the appropriate package. This method will call
1105 C<clone_instance>, which performs a shallow copy of the object,
1106 see that methods documentation for more details. Ideally your
1107 class would call a C<clone> this method like so:
1109 sub MyClass::clone {
1110 my ($self, %param) = @_;
1111 $self->meta->clone_object($self, %params);
1114 =item B<clone_instance($instance, %params)>
1116 This method is a compliment of C<construct_instance> (which means if
1117 you override C<construct_instance>, you need to override this one too),
1118 and clones the instance shallowly.
1120 The cloned structure returned is (like with C<construct_instance>) an
1121 unC<bless>ed HASH reference, it is your responsibility to then bless
1122 this cloned structure into the right class (which C<clone_object> will
1125 As of 0.11, this method will clone the C<$instance> structure shallowly,
1126 as opposed to the deep cloning implemented in prior versions. After much
1127 thought, research and discussion, I have decided that anything but basic
1128 shallow cloning is outside the scope of the meta-object protocol. I
1129 think Yuval "nothingmuch" Kogman put it best when he said that cloning
1130 is too I<context-specific> to be part of the MOP.
1132 =item B<rebless_instance($instance)>
1134 This will change the class of C<$instance> to the class of the invoking
1135 C<Class::MOP::Class>. You may only rebless the instance to a subclass of
1140 =head2 Informational
1142 These are a few predicate methods for asking information about the class.
1146 =item B<is_anon_class>
1148 This returns true if the class is a C<Class::MOP::Class> created anon class.
1152 This returns true if the class is still mutable.
1154 =item B<is_immutable>
1156 This returns true if the class has been made immutable.
1160 =head2 Inheritance Relationships
1164 =item B<superclasses (?@superclasses)>
1166 This is a read-write attribute which represents the superclass
1167 relationships of the class the B<Class::MOP::Class> instance is
1168 associated with. Basically, it can get and set the C<@ISA> for you.
1170 =item B<class_precedence_list>
1172 This computes the a list of all the class's ancestors in the same order
1173 in which method dispatch will be done. This is similair to what
1174 B<Class::ISA::super_path> does, but we don't remove duplicate names.
1176 =item B<linearized_isa>
1178 This returns a list based on C<class_precedence_list> but with all
1183 This returns a list of subclasses for this class.
1191 =item B<get_method_map>
1193 Returns a HASH ref of name to CODE reference mapping for this class.
1195 =item B<method_metaclass>
1197 Returns the class name of the method metaclass, see L<Class::MOP::Method>
1198 for more information on the method metaclasses.
1200 =item B<add_method ($method_name, $method)>
1202 This will take a C<$method_name> and CODE reference to that
1203 C<$method> and install it into the class's package.
1206 This does absolutely nothing special to C<$method>
1207 other than use B<Sub::Name> to make sure it is tagged with the
1208 correct name, and therefore show up correctly in stack traces and
1211 =item B<alias_method ($method_name, $method)>
1213 This will take a C<$method_name> and CODE reference to that
1214 C<$method> and alias the method into the class's package.
1217 Unlike C<add_method>, this will B<not> try to name the
1218 C<$method> using B<Sub::Name>, it only aliases the method in
1219 the class's package.
1221 =item B<has_method ($method_name)>
1223 This just provides a simple way to check if the class implements
1224 a specific C<$method_name>. It will I<not> however, attempt to check
1225 if the class inherits the method (use C<UNIVERSAL::can> for that).
1227 This will correctly handle functions defined outside of the package
1228 that use a fully qualified name (C<sub Package::name { ... }>).
1230 This will correctly handle functions renamed with B<Sub::Name> and
1231 installed using the symbol tables. However, if you are naming the
1232 subroutine outside of the package scope, you must use the fully
1233 qualified name, including the package name, for C<has_method> to
1234 correctly identify it.
1236 This will attempt to correctly ignore functions imported from other
1237 packages using B<Exporter>. It breaks down if the function imported
1238 is an C<__ANON__> sub (such as with C<use constant>), which very well
1239 may be a valid method being applied to the class.
1241 In short, this method cannot always be trusted to determine if the
1242 C<$method_name> is actually a method. However, it will DWIM about
1243 90% of the time, so it's a small trade off I think.
1245 =item B<get_method ($method_name)>
1247 This will return a Class::MOP::Method instance related to the specified
1248 C<$method_name>, or return undef if that method does not exist.
1250 The Class::MOP::Method is codifiable, so you can use it like a normal
1251 CODE reference, see L<Class::MOP::Method> for more information.
1253 =item B<find_method_by_name ($method_name>
1255 This will return a CODE reference of the specified C<$method_name>,
1256 or return undef if that method does not exist.
1258 Unlike C<get_method> this will also look in the superclasses.
1260 =item B<remove_method ($method_name)>
1262 This will attempt to remove a given C<$method_name> from the class.
1263 It will return the CODE reference that it has removed, and will
1264 attempt to use B<Sub::Name> to clear the methods associated name.
1266 =item B<get_method_list>
1268 This will return a list of method names for all I<locally> defined
1269 methods. It does B<not> provide a list of all applicable methods,
1270 including any inherited ones. If you want a list of all applicable
1271 methods, use the C<compute_all_applicable_methods> method.
1273 =item B<compute_all_applicable_methods>
1275 This will return a list of all the methods names this class will
1276 respond to, taking into account inheritance. The list will be a list of
1277 HASH references, each one containing the following information; method
1278 name, the name of the class in which the method lives and a CODE
1279 reference for the actual method.
1281 =item B<find_all_methods_by_name ($method_name)>
1283 This will traverse the inheritence hierarchy and locate all methods
1284 with a given C<$method_name>. Similar to
1285 C<compute_all_applicable_methods> it returns a list of HASH references
1286 with the following information; method name (which will always be the
1287 same as C<$method_name>), the name of the class in which the method
1288 lives and a CODE reference for the actual method.
1290 The list of methods produced is a distinct list, meaning there are no
1291 duplicates in it. This is especially useful for things like object
1292 initialization and destruction where you only want the method called
1293 once, and in the correct order.
1295 =item B<find_next_method_by_name ($method_name)>
1297 This will return the first method to match a given C<$method_name> in
1298 the superclasses, this is basically equivalent to calling
1299 C<SUPER::$method_name>, but it can be dispatched at runtime.
1303 =head2 Method Modifiers
1305 Method modifiers are a concept borrowed from CLOS, in which a method
1306 can be wrapped with I<before>, I<after> and I<around> method modifiers
1307 that will be called everytime the method is called.
1309 =head3 How method modifiers work?
1311 Method modifiers work by wrapping the original method and then replacing
1312 it in the classes symbol table. The wrappers will handle calling all the
1313 modifiers in the appropariate orders and preserving the calling context
1314 for the original method.
1316 Each method modifier serves a particular purpose, which may not be
1317 obvious to users of other method wrapping modules. To start with, the
1318 return values of I<before> and I<after> modifiers are ignored. This is
1319 because thier purpose is B<not> to filter the input and output of the
1320 primary method (this is done with an I<around> modifier). This may seem
1321 like an odd restriction to some, but doing this allows for simple code
1322 to be added at the begining or end of a method call without jeapordizing
1323 the normal functioning of the primary method or placing any extra
1324 responsibility on the code of the modifier. Of course if you have more
1325 complex needs, then use the I<around> modifier, which uses a variation
1326 of continutation passing style to allow for a high degree of flexibility.
1328 Before and around modifiers are called in last-defined-first-called order,
1329 while after modifiers are called in first-defined-first-called order. So
1330 the call tree might looks something like this:
1340 To see examples of using method modifiers, see the following examples
1341 included in the distribution; F<InstanceCountingClass>, F<Perl6Attribute>,
1342 F<AttributesWithHistory> and F<C3MethodDispatchOrder>. There is also a
1343 classic CLOS usage example in the test F<017_add_method_modifier.t>.
1345 =head3 What is the performance impact?
1347 Of course there is a performance cost associated with method modifiers,
1348 but we have made every effort to make that cost be directly proportional
1349 to the amount of modifier features you utilize.
1351 The wrapping method does it's best to B<only> do as much work as it
1352 absolutely needs to. In order to do this we have moved some of the
1353 performance costs to set-up time, where they are easier to amortize.
1355 All this said, my benchmarks have indicated the following:
1357 simple wrapper with no modifiers 100% slower
1358 simple wrapper with simple before modifier 400% slower
1359 simple wrapper with simple after modifier 450% slower
1360 simple wrapper with simple around modifier 500-550% slower
1361 simple wrapper with all 3 modifiers 1100% slower
1363 These numbers may seem daunting, but you must remember, every feature
1364 comes with some cost. To put things in perspective, just doing a simple
1365 C<AUTOLOAD> which does nothing but extract the name of the method called
1366 and return it costs about 400% over a normal method call.
1370 =item B<add_before_method_modifier ($method_name, $code)>
1372 This will wrap the method at C<$method_name> and the supplied C<$code>
1373 will be passed the C<@_> arguments, and called before the original
1374 method is called. As specified above, the return value of the I<before>
1375 method modifiers is ignored, and it's ability to modify C<@_> is
1376 fairly limited. If you need to do either of these things, use an
1377 C<around> method modifier.
1379 =item B<add_after_method_modifier ($method_name, $code)>
1381 This will wrap the method at C<$method_name> so that the original
1382 method will be called, it's return values stashed, and then the
1383 supplied C<$code> will be passed the C<@_> arguments, and called.
1384 As specified above, the return value of the I<after> method
1385 modifiers is ignored, and it cannot modify the return values of
1386 the original method. If you need to do either of these things, use an
1387 C<around> method modifier.
1389 =item B<add_around_method_modifier ($method_name, $code)>
1391 This will wrap the method at C<$method_name> so that C<$code>
1392 will be called and passed the original method as an extra argument
1393 at the begining of the C<@_> argument list. This is a variation of
1394 continuation passing style, where the function prepended to C<@_>
1395 can be considered a continuation. It is up to C<$code> if it calls
1396 the original method or not, there is no restriction on what the
1397 C<$code> can or cannot do.
1403 It should be noted that since there is no one consistent way to define
1404 the attributes of a class in Perl 5. These methods can only work with
1405 the information given, and can not easily discover information on
1406 their own. See L<Class::MOP::Attribute> for more details.
1410 =item B<attribute_metaclass>
1412 Returns the class name of the attribute metaclass, see L<Class::MOP::Attribute>
1413 for more information on the attribute metaclasses.
1415 =item B<get_attribute_map>
1417 This returns a HASH ref of name to attribute meta-object mapping.
1419 =item B<add_attribute ($attribute_meta_object | ($attribute_name, %attribute_spec))>
1421 This stores the C<$attribute_meta_object> (or creates one from the
1422 C<$attribute_name> and C<%attribute_spec>) in the B<Class::MOP::Class>
1423 instance associated with the given class. Unlike methods, attributes
1424 within the MOP are stored as meta-information only. They will be used
1425 later to construct instances from (see C<construct_instance> above).
1426 More details about the attribute meta-objects can be found in the
1427 L<Class::MOP::Attribute> or the L<Class::MOP/The Attribute protocol>
1430 It should be noted that any accessor, reader/writer or predicate
1431 methods which the C<$attribute_meta_object> has will be installed
1432 into the class at this time.
1435 If an attribute already exists for C<$attribute_name>, the old one
1436 will be removed (as well as removing all it's accessors), and then
1439 =item B<has_attribute ($attribute_name)>
1441 Checks to see if this class has an attribute by the name of
1442 C<$attribute_name> and returns a boolean.
1444 =item B<get_attribute ($attribute_name)>
1446 Returns the attribute meta-object associated with C<$attribute_name>,
1447 if none is found, it will return undef.
1449 =item B<remove_attribute ($attribute_name)>
1451 This will remove the attribute meta-object stored at
1452 C<$attribute_name>, then return the removed attribute meta-object.
1455 Removing an attribute will only affect future instances of
1456 the class, it will not make any attempt to remove the attribute from
1457 any existing instances of the class.
1459 It should be noted that any accessor, reader/writer or predicate
1460 methods which the attribute meta-object stored at C<$attribute_name>
1461 has will be removed from the class at this time. This B<will> make
1462 these attributes somewhat inaccessable in previously created
1463 instances. But if you are crazy enough to do this at runtime, then
1464 you are crazy enough to deal with something like this :).
1466 =item B<get_attribute_list>
1468 This returns a list of attribute names which are defined in the local
1469 class. If you want a list of all applicable attributes for a class,
1470 use the C<compute_all_applicable_attributes> method.
1472 =item B<compute_all_applicable_attributes>
1474 This will traverse the inheritance heirachy and return a list of all
1475 the applicable attributes for this class. It does not construct a
1476 HASH reference like C<compute_all_applicable_methods> because all
1477 that same information is discoverable through the attribute
1480 =item B<find_attribute_by_name ($attr_name)>
1482 This method will traverse the inheritance heirachy and find the
1483 first attribute whose name matches C<$attr_name>, then return it.
1484 It will return undef if nothing is found.
1488 =head2 Class Immutability
1492 =item B<make_immutable (%options)>
1494 This method will invoke a tranforamtion upon the class which will
1495 make it immutable. Details of this transformation can be found in
1496 the L<Class::MOP::Immutable> documentation.
1498 =item B<make_mutable>
1500 This method will reverse tranforamtion upon the class which
1503 =item B<create_immutable_transformer>
1505 Create a transformer suitable for making this class immutable
1511 Stevan Little E<lt>stevan@iinteractive.comE<gt>
1513 =head1 COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
1515 Copyright 2006-2008 by Infinity Interactive, Inc.
1517 L<http://www.iinteractive.com>
1519 This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
1520 it under the same terms as Perl itself.