package Moose::Cookbook::Snack::Keywords; # ABSTRACT: Restricted "keywords" in Moose __END__ =pod =head1 DESCRIPTION Moose exports a number of sugar functions in order to emulate Perl built-in keywords. These can cause clashes with other user-defined functions. This document provides a list of those keywords for easy reference. =head2 The 'meta' keyword C> adds a method called C to your class. If this conflicts with a method or function you are using, you can rename it, or prevent it from being installed entirely. To do this, pass the C<-meta_name> option when you C>. For instance: # install it under a different name use Moose -meta_name => 'moose_meta'; # don't install it at all use Moose -meta_name => undef; =head2 Moose Keywords If you are using L or L it is best to avoid these keywords: =over 4 =item extends =item with =item has =item before =item after =item around =item super =item override =item inner =item augment =item confess =item blessed =back =head2 Moose::Util::TypeConstraints Keywords If you are using L it is best to avoid these keywords: =over 4 =item type =item subtype =item class_type =item role_type =item maybe_type =item duck_type =item as =item where =item message =item optimize_as =item inline_as =item coerce =item from =item via =item enum =item find_type_constraint =item register_type_constraint =back =head2 Avoiding collisions =head3 Turning off Moose To remove the sugar functions L exports, just add C> at the bottom of your code: package Thing; use Moose; # code here no Moose; This will unexport the sugar functions that L originally exported. The same will also work for L and L. =head3 Sub::Exporter features L, L and L all use L to handle all their exporting needs. This means that all the features that L provides are also available to them. For instance, with L you can rename keywords, like so: package LOL::Cat; use Moose 'has' => { -as => 'i_can_haz' }; i_can_haz 'cheeseburger' => ( is => 'rw', trigger => sub { print "NOM NOM" } ); LOL::Cat->new->cheeseburger('KTHNXBYE'); See the L docs for more information. =head3 namespace::autoclean and namespace::clean You can also use L to clean up your namespace. This will remove all imported functions from your namespace. Note that if you are importing functions that are intended to be used as methods (this includes L, due to internal implementation details), it will remove these as well. Another option is to use L directly, but you must be careful not to remove C when doing so: package Foo; use Moose; use namespace::clean -except => 'meta'; # ... =head1 SEE ALSO =over 4 =item L =item L =item L =item L =item L =item L =back =cut