6 Moose::Cookbook - How to cook a Moose
10 The Moose cookbook is a series of recipes taken from the Moose
11 test suite. Each recipe presents some code, which demonstrates
12 some of the features of Moose, and then proceeds to explain the
15 We also provide a L<Moose::Cookbook::FAQ> and a L<Moose::Cookbook::WTF>
16 for common questions and problems people have with Moose.
22 These recipes will give you a good idea of what Moose is capable,
23 starting with simple attribute declaration, and moving on to more
24 powerful features like laziness, types, type coercion, method
29 =item L<Moose::Cookbook::Basics::Recipe1> - The (always classic) B<Point> example
31 A simple Moose-based class. Demonstrated Moose attributes and subclassing.
33 =item L<Moose::Cookbook::Basics::Recipe2> - A simple B<BankAccount> example
35 A slightly more complex Moose class. Demonstrates using a method
36 modifier in a subclass.
38 =item L<Moose::Cookbook::Basics::Recipe3> - A lazy B<BinaryTree> example
40 Demonstrates several attribute features, including types, weak
41 references, predicates ("does this object have a foo?"), defaults, and
42 lazy attribute uction.
44 =item L<Moose::Cookbook::Basics::Recipe4> - Subtypes, and modeling a simple B<Company> class hierarchy
46 Introduces the creation and use of custom types, a C<BUILD> method,
47 and the use of C<override> in a subclass.
49 =item L<Moose::Cookbook::Basics::Recipe5> - More subtypes, coercion in a B<Request> class
51 More type examples, including the use of type coercions.
53 =item L<Moose::Cookbook::Basics::Recipe6> - The augment/inner example
55 Demonstrates the use of C<augment> method modifiers, a way of turning
56 the usual method overriding style "inside-out".
58 =item L<Moose::Cookbook::Basics::Recipe7> - Making Moose fast with immutable
60 Making a class immutable greatly increases the speed of accessors and
63 =item L<Moose::Cookbook::Basics::Recipe8> - Managing complex relations with trigger (TODO)
67 Work off of this http://code2.0beta.co.uk/moose/svn/Moose/trunk/t/200_examples/007_Child_Parent_attr_inherit.t
69 =item L<Moose::Cookbook::Basics::Recipe9> - Builder methods and lazy_build
71 The builder feature provides an inheritable and role-composable way to
72 provide a default attribute value.
74 =item L<Moose::Cookbook::Basics::Recipe10> - Operator overloading, subtypes, and coercion
76 Demonstrates using operator overloading, coercion, and subtypes to
77 model how eye color is determined during reproduction.
83 These recipes will show you how to use Moose roles.
87 =item L<Moose::Cookbook::Role::Recipe1> - The Moose::Role example
89 Demonstrates roles, which are also sometimes known as traits or
90 mix-ins. Roles provide a method of code re-use which is orthogonal to
93 =item L<Moose::Cookbook::Role::Recipe2> - Advanced Role Composition - method exclusion and aliasing
95 Sometimes you just want to include part of a role in your
96 class. Sometimes you want the whole role but one if its methods
97 conflicts with one in your class. With method exclusion and aliasing,
98 you can work around these problems.
100 =item L<Moose::Cookbook::Role::Recipe3> - Runtime Role Composition (TODO)
102 I<abstract goes here>
108 These recipes show you how to write your own meta classes, which lets
109 you extend the object system provide by Moose.
113 =item L<Moose::Cookbook::Meta::Recipe1> - Welcome to the meta-world (Why Go Meta?)
115 I<abstract goes here>
117 =item L<Moose::Cookbook::Meta::Recipe2> - A meta-attribute, attributes with labels
119 One way to extend Moose is to provide your own attribute
120 metaclasses. Attribute metaclasses let you extend attribute
121 declarations (with C<has>) and behavior to provide additional
122 attribute functionality.
124 =item L<Moose::Cookbook::Meta::Recipe3> - Labels implemented via attribute traits
126 Extending Moose's attribute metaclass is a great way to add
127 functionality. However, attributes can only have one metaclass.
128 Applying roles to the attribute metaclass lets you provide
129 composable attribute functionality.
131 =item L<Moose::Cookbook::Meta::Recipe4> - Adding a "table" attribute to the metaclass
133 If you want to store more information about your classes, you'll have
134 to extend C<Moose::Meta::Class>. Doing so is simple, but you'll
135 probably also want to provide some sugar, so see
136 L<Moose::Cookbook::Meta::Recipe6> as well.
138 =item L<Moose::Cookbook::Meta::Recipe5> - The "table" attribute implemented via a metaclass trait
140 I<abstract goes here>
142 =item L<Moose::Cookbook::Meta::Recipe6> - I<meta-instance> (TODO)
144 I<abstract goes here>
146 =head2 Extending Moose
148 These recipes cover some more ways to extend Moose, and will be useful
149 if you plan to write your own C<MooseX> module.
151 =item L<Moose::Cookbook::Extending::Recipe1> - Providing an alternate base object class
153 You may find that you want to provide an alternate base object class
154 along with a meta extension, or maybe you just want to add some
155 functionality to all your classes without typing C<extends
156 'MyApp::Base'> over and over.
158 =item L<Moose::Cookbook::Extending::Recipe2> - Acting like Moose.pm and providing sugar Moose-style
160 You'll often find that you want to provide a replacement for
161 C<Moose.pm> as part of a meta extension. This is especially true if
162 you want to write default to your own metaclass or base object class.
170 =item L<Moose::Cookbook::Snack::Keywords>
172 =item L<Moose::Cookbook::Snack::Types>
180 =item L<http://www.gsph.com/index.php?Lang=En&ID=291>
186 Stevan Little E<lt>stevan@iinteractive.comE<gt>
188 =head1 COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
190 Copyright 2006-2008 by Infinity Interactive, Inc.
192 L<http://www.iinteractive.com>
194 This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
195 it under the same terms as Perl itself.