use warnings;
use Carp 'confess';
-use Scalar::Util 'blessed', 'reftype';
+use Scalar::Util 'blessed', 'reftype', 'weaken';
use Sub::Name 'subname';
use B 'svref_2object';
-our $VERSION = '0.14';
+our $VERSION = '0.20';
+our $AUTHORITY = 'cpan:STEVAN';
+
+use base 'Class::MOP::Module';
use Class::MOP::Instance;
sub meta { Class::MOP::Class->initialize(blessed($_[0]) || $_[0]) }
# Creation
-
-#{
- # Metaclasses are singletons, so we cache them here.
- # there is no need to worry about destruction though
- # because they should die only when the program dies.
- # After all, do package definitions even get reaped?
- my %METAS;
- # means of accessing all the metaclasses that have
- # been initialized thus far (for mugwumps obj browser)
- sub get_all_metaclasses { %METAS }
- sub get_all_metaclass_instances { values %METAS }
- sub get_all_metaclass_names { keys %METAS }
+sub initialize {
+ my $class = shift;
+ my $package_name = shift;
+ (defined $package_name && $package_name && !blessed($package_name))
+ || confess "You must pass a package name and it cannot be blessed";
+ $class->construct_class_instance(':package' => $package_name, @_);
+}
+
+sub reinitialize {
+ my $class = shift;
+ my $package_name = shift;
+ (defined $package_name && $package_name && !blessed($package_name))
+ || confess "You must pass a package name and it cannot be blessed";
+ Class::MOP::remove_metaclass_by_name($package_name);
+ $class->construct_class_instance(':package' => $package_name, @_);
+}
- sub initialize {
- my $class = shift;
- my $package_name = shift;
- (defined $package_name && $package_name && !blessed($package_name))
- || confess "You must pass a package name and it cannot be blessed";
- $class->construct_class_instance(':package' => $package_name, @_);
+# NOTE: (meta-circularity)
+# this is a special form of &construct_instance
+# (see below), which is used to construct class
+# meta-object instances for any Class::MOP::*
+# class. All other classes will use the more
+# normal &construct_instance.
+sub construct_class_instance {
+ my $class = shift;
+ my %options = @_;
+ my $package_name = $options{':package'};
+ (defined $package_name && $package_name)
+ || confess "You must pass a package name";
+ # NOTE:
+ # return the metaclass if we have it cached,
+ # and it is still defined (it has not been
+ # reaped by DESTROY yet, which can happen
+ # annoyingly enough during global destruction)
+ return Class::MOP::get_metaclass_by_name($package_name)
+ if Class::MOP::does_metaclass_exist($package_name);
+
+ # NOTE:
+ # we need to deal with the possibility
+ # of class immutability here, and then
+ # get the name of the class appropriately
+ $class = (blessed($class)
+ ? ($class->is_immutable
+ ? $class->get_mutable_metaclass_name()
+ : blessed($class))
+ : $class);
+
+ $class = blessed($class) || $class;
+ # now create the metaclass
+ my $meta;
+ if ($class =~ /^Class::MOP::Class$/) {
+ no strict 'refs';
+ $meta = bless {
+ # inherited from Class::MOP::Package
+ '$:package' => $package_name,
+
+ # NOTE:
+ # since the following attributes will
+ # actually be loaded from the symbol
+ # table, and actually bypass the instance
+ # entirely, we can just leave these things
+ # listed here for reference, because they
+ # should not actually have a value associated
+ # with the slot.
+ '%:namespace' => \undef,
+ # inherited from Class::MOP::Module
+ '$:version' => \undef,
+ '$:authority' => \undef,
+ # defined in Class::MOP::Class
+
+ '%:methods' => {},
+ '%:attributes' => {},
+ '$:attribute_metaclass' => $options{':attribute_metaclass'} || 'Class::MOP::Attribute',
+ '$:method_metaclass' => $options{':method_metaclass'} || 'Class::MOP::Method',
+ '$:instance_metaclass' => $options{':instance_metaclass'} || 'Class::MOP::Instance',
+ } => $class;
}
-
- # NOTE: (meta-circularity)
- # this is a special form of &construct_instance
- # (see below), which is used to construct class
- # meta-object instances for any Class::MOP::*
- # class. All other classes will use the more
- # normal &construct_instance.
- sub construct_class_instance {
- my $class = shift;
- my %options = @_;
- my $package_name = $options{':package'};
- (defined $package_name && $package_name)
- || confess "You must pass a package name";
+ else {
# NOTE:
- # return the metaclass if we have it cached,
- # and it is still defined (it has not been
- # reaped by DESTROY yet, which can happen
- # annoyingly enough during global destruction)
- return $METAS{$package_name}
- if exists $METAS{$package_name} && defined $METAS{$package_name};
- $class = blessed($class) || $class;
- # now create the metaclass
- my $meta;
- if ($class =~ /^Class::MOP::/) {
- $meta = bless {
- '$:package' => $package_name,
- '%:attributes' => {},
- '$:attribute_metaclass' => $options{':attribute_metaclass'} || 'Class::MOP::Attribute',
- '$:method_metaclass' => $options{':method_metaclass'} || 'Class::MOP::Method',
- '$:instance_metaclass' => $options{':instance_metaclass'} || 'Class::MOP::Instance',
- } => $class;
- }
- else {
- # NOTE:
- # it is safe to use meta here because
- # class will always be a subclass of
- # Class::MOP::Class, which defines meta
- $meta = bless $class->meta->construct_instance(%options) => $class
- }
- # and check the metaclass compatibility
- $meta->check_metaclass_compatability();
- $METAS{$package_name} = $meta;
+ # it is safe to use meta here because
+ # class will always be a subclass of
+ # Class::MOP::Class, which defines meta
+ $meta = $class->meta->construct_instance(%options)
}
- sub check_metaclass_compatability {
- my $self = shift;
+ # and check the metaclass compatibility
+ $meta->check_metaclass_compatability();
+
+ Class::MOP::store_metaclass_by_name($package_name, $meta);
+
+ # NOTE:
+ # we need to weaken any anon classes
+ # so that they can call DESTROY properly
+ Class::MOP::weaken_metaclass($package_name) if $meta->is_anon_class;
+
+ $meta;
+}
+
+sub check_metaclass_compatability {
+ my $self = shift;
+
+ # this is always okay ...
+ return if blessed($self) eq 'Class::MOP::Class' &&
+ $self->instance_metaclass eq 'Class::MOP::Instance';
+
+ my @class_list = $self->class_precedence_list;
+ shift @class_list; # shift off $self->name
+
+ foreach my $class_name (@class_list) {
+ my $meta = Class::MOP::get_metaclass_by_name($class_name) || next;
+
+ # NOTE:
+ # we need to deal with the possibility
+ # of class immutability here, and then
+ # get the name of the class appropriately
+ my $meta_type = ($meta->is_immutable
+ ? $meta->get_mutable_metaclass_name()
+ : blessed($meta));
+
+ ($self->isa($meta_type))
+ || confess $self->name . "->meta => (" . (blessed($self)) . ")" .
+ " is not compatible with the " .
+ $class_name . "->meta => (" . ($meta_type) . ")";
+ # NOTE:
+ # we also need to check that instance metaclasses
+ # are compatabile in the same the class.
+ ($self->instance_metaclass->isa($meta->instance_metaclass))
+ || confess $self->name . "->meta => (" . ($self->instance_metaclass) . ")" .
+ " is not compatible with the " .
+ $class_name . "->meta => (" . ($meta->instance_metaclass) . ")";
+ }
+}
+
+## ANON classes
+
+{
+ # NOTE:
+ # this should be sufficient, if you have a
+ # use case where it is not, write a test and
+ # I will change it.
+ my $ANON_CLASS_SERIAL = 0;
+
+ # NOTE:
+ # we need a sufficiently annoying prefix
+ # this should suffice for now, this is
+ # used in a couple of places below, so
+ # need to put it up here for now.
+ my $ANON_CLASS_PREFIX = 'Class::MOP::Class::__ANON__::SERIAL::';
- # this is always okay ...
- return if blessed($self) eq 'Class::MOP::Class';
+ sub is_anon_class {
+ my $self = shift;
+ $self->name =~ /^$ANON_CLASS_PREFIX/ ? 1 : 0;
+ }
- my @class_list = $self->class_precedence_list;
- shift @class_list; # shift off $self->name
+ sub create_anon_class {
+ my ($class, %options) = @_;
+ my $package_name = $ANON_CLASS_PREFIX . ++$ANON_CLASS_SERIAL;
+ return $class->create($package_name, %options);
+ }
- foreach my $class_name (@class_list) {
- my $meta = $METAS{$class_name} || next;
- ($self->isa(blessed($meta)))
- || confess $self->name . "->meta => (" . (blessed($self)) . ")" .
- " is not compatible with the " .
- $class_name . "->meta => (" . (blessed($meta)) . ")";
- }
+ # NOTE:
+ # this will only get called for
+ # anon-classes, all other calls
+ # are assumed to occur during
+ # global destruction and so don't
+ # really need to be handled explicitly
+ sub DESTROY {
+ my $self = shift;
+ return unless $self->name =~ /^$ANON_CLASS_PREFIX/;
+ my ($serial_id) = ($self->name =~ /^$ANON_CLASS_PREFIX(\d+)/);
+ no strict 'refs';
+ foreach my $key (keys %{$ANON_CLASS_PREFIX . $serial_id}) {
+ delete ${$ANON_CLASS_PREFIX . $serial_id}{$key};
+ }
+ delete ${'main::' . $ANON_CLASS_PREFIX}{$serial_id . '::'};
}
-#}
+
+}
+
+# creating classes with MOP ...
sub create {
- my ($class, $package_name, $package_version, %options) = @_;
+ my $class = shift;
+ my $package_name = shift;
+
(defined $package_name && $package_name)
|| confess "You must pass a package name";
+
+ (scalar @_ % 2 == 0)
+ || confess "You much pass all parameters as name => value pairs " .
+ "(I found an uneven number of params in \@_)";
+
+ my (%options) = @_;
+
my $code = "package $package_name;";
- $code .= "\$$package_name\:\:VERSION = '$package_version';"
- if defined $package_version;
+ $code .= "\$$package_name\:\:VERSION = '" . $options{version} . "';"
+ if exists $options{version};
+ $code .= "\$$package_name\:\:AUTHORITY = '" . $options{authority} . "';"
+ if exists $options{authority};
+
eval $code;
confess "creation of $package_name failed : $@" if $@;
+
my $meta = $class->initialize($package_name);
$meta->add_method('meta' => sub {
- Class::MOP::Class->initialize(blessed($_[0]) || $_[0]);
+ $class->initialize(blessed($_[0]) || $_[0]);
});
$meta->superclasses(@{$options{superclasses}})
return $meta;
}
-{
- # NOTE:
- # this should be sufficient, if you have a
- # use case where it is not, write a test and
- # I will change it.
- my $ANON_CLASS_SERIAL = 0;
-
- sub create_anon_class {
- my ($class, %options) = @_;
- my $package_name = 'Class::MOP::Class::__ANON__::SERIAL::' . ++$ANON_CLASS_SERIAL;
- return $class->create($package_name, '0.00', %options);
- }
-}
-
## Attribute readers
# NOTE:
# all these attribute readers will be bootstrapped
# away in the Class::MOP bootstrap section
-sub name { $_[0]->{'$:package'} }
sub get_attribute_map { $_[0]->{'%:attributes'} }
sub attribute_metaclass { $_[0]->{'$:attribute_metaclass'} }
sub method_metaclass { $_[0]->{'$:method_metaclass'} }
sub instance_metaclass { $_[0]->{'$:instance_metaclass'} }
+# FIXME:
+# this is a prime canidate for conversion to XS
+sub get_method_map {
+ my $self = shift;
+ my $map = $self->{'%:methods'};
+
+ my $class_name = $self->name;
+ my $method_metaclass = $self->method_metaclass;
+
+ foreach my $symbol ($self->list_all_package_symbols('CODE')) {
+ my $code = $self->get_package_symbol('&' . $symbol);
+
+ next if exists $map->{$symbol} && $map->{$symbol}->body == $code;
+
+ my $gv = svref_2object($code)->GV;
+ next if ($gv->STASH->NAME || '') ne $class_name &&
+ ($gv->NAME || '') ne '__ANON__';
+
+ $map->{$symbol} = $method_metaclass->wrap($code);
+ }
+
+ return $map;
+}
+
# Instance Construction & Cloning
sub new_object {
sub construct_instance {
my ($class, %params) = @_;
- my $instance = $class->get_meta_instance->create_instance();
+ my $meta_instance = $class->get_meta_instance();
+ my $instance = $meta_instance->create_instance();
foreach my $attr ($class->compute_all_applicable_attributes()) {
- $attr->initialize_instance_slot($instance, \%params);
+ $attr->initialize_instance_slot($meta_instance, $instance, \%params);
}
return $instance;
}
sub get_meta_instance {
my $class = shift;
- $class->{':instance_meta_object_cache'} ||= $class->instance_metaclass->new($class);
+ return $class->instance_metaclass->new(
+ $class,
+ $class->compute_all_applicable_attributes()
+ );
}
sub clone_object {
# Class::MOP::Class singletons here, they
# should not be cloned.
return $instance if $instance->isa('Class::MOP::Class');
- bless $class->clone_instance($instance, @_) => blessed($instance);
+ $class->clone_instance($instance, @_);
}
sub clone_instance {
my ($class, $instance, %params) = @_;
(blessed($instance))
|| confess "You can only clone instances, \$self is not a blessed instance";
- my $clone = { %$instance, %params };
+ my $meta_instance = $class->get_meta_instance();
+ my $clone = $meta_instance->clone_instance($instance);
+ foreach my $key (keys %params) {
+ next unless $meta_instance->is_valid_slot($key);
+ $meta_instance->set_slot_value($clone, $key, $params{$key});
+ }
return $clone;
}
-# Informational
-
-# &name should be here too, but it is above
-# because it gets bootstrapped away
-
-sub version {
- my $self = shift;
- ${$self->get_package_variable('$VERSION')};
-}
-
# Inheritance
sub superclasses {
my $self = shift;
- no strict 'refs';
if (@_) {
my @supers = @_;
- @{$self->name . '::ISA'} = @supers;
+ @{$self->get_package_symbol('@ISA')} = @supers;
+ # NOTE:
+ # we need to check the metaclass
+ # compatability here so that we can
+ # be sure that the superclass is
+ # not potentially creating an issues
+ # we don't know about
+ $self->check_metaclass_compatability();
}
- @{$self->name . '::ISA'};
+ @{$self->get_package_symbol('@ISA')};
}
sub class_precedence_list {
(
$self->name,
map {
- # OPTIMIZATION NOTE:
- # we grab the metaclass from the %METAS
- # hash here to save the initialize() call
- # if we can, but it is not always possible
- ($METAS{$_} || $self->initialize($_))->class_precedence_list()
+ $self->initialize($_)->class_precedence_list()
} $self->superclasses()
);
}
my ($self, $method_name, $method) = @_;
(defined $method_name && $method_name)
|| confess "You must define a method name";
- # use reftype here to allow for blessed subs ...
- ('CODE' eq (reftype($method) || ''))
- || confess "Your code block must be a CODE reference";
- my $full_method_name = ($self->name . '::' . $method_name);
-
- $method = $self->method_metaclass->wrap($method) unless blessed($method);
- no strict 'refs';
- no warnings 'redefine';
- *{$full_method_name} = subname $full_method_name => $method;
+ my $body;
+ if (blessed($method)) {
+ $body = $method->body;
+ }
+ else {
+ $body = $method;
+ ('CODE' eq (reftype($body) || ''))
+ || confess "Your code block must be a CODE reference";
+ $method = $self->method_metaclass->wrap($body);
+ }
+ $self->get_method_map->{$method_name} = $method;
+
+ my $full_method_name = ($self->name . '::' . $method_name);
+ $self->add_package_symbol("&${method_name}" => subname $full_method_name => $body);
}
{
my $method = $self->get_method($method_name);
# if we dont have local ...
unless ($method) {
- # make sure this method even exists ...
- ($self->find_next_method_by_name($method_name))
+ # try to find the next method
+ $method = $self->find_next_method_by_name($method_name);
+ # die if it does not exist
+ (defined $method)
|| confess "The method '$method_name' is not found in the inherience hierarchy for this class";
- # if so, then create a local which just
- # calls the next applicable method ...
- $self->add_method($method_name => sub {
- $self->find_next_method_by_name($method_name)->(@_);
- });
- $method = $self->get_method($method_name);
- }
-
- # now make sure we wrap it properly
- # (if it isnt already)
- unless ($method->isa('Class::MOP::Method::Wrapped')) {
+ # and now make sure to wrap it
+ # even if it is already wrapped
+ # because we need a new sub ref
$method = Class::MOP::Method::Wrapped->wrap($method);
- $self->add_method($method_name => $method);
- }
+ }
+ else {
+ # now make sure we wrap it properly
+ $method = Class::MOP::Method::Wrapped->wrap($method)
+ unless $method->isa('Class::MOP::Method::Wrapped');
+ }
+ $self->add_method($method_name => $method);
return $method;
};
my ($self, $method_name, $method) = @_;
(defined $method_name && $method_name)
|| confess "You must define a method name";
- # use reftype here to allow for blessed subs ...
- ('CODE' eq (reftype($method) || ''))
- || confess "Your code block must be a CODE reference";
- my $full_method_name = ($self->name . '::' . $method_name);
- $method = $self->method_metaclass->wrap($method) unless blessed($method);
+ my $body = (blessed($method) ? $method->body : $method);
+ ('CODE' eq (reftype($body) || ''))
+ || confess "Your code block must be a CODE reference";
- no strict 'refs';
- no warnings 'redefine';
- *{$full_method_name} = $method;
+ $self->add_package_symbol("&${method_name}" => $body);
}
sub has_method {
my ($self, $method_name) = @_;
(defined $method_name && $method_name)
|| confess "You must define a method name";
-
- my $sub_name = ($self->name . '::' . $method_name);
-
- no strict 'refs';
- return 0 if !defined(&{$sub_name});
- my $method = \&{$sub_name};
- return 0 if (svref_2object($method)->GV->STASH->NAME || '') ne $self->name &&
- (svref_2object($method)->GV->NAME || '') ne '__ANON__';
- # at this point we are relatively sure
- # it is our method, so we bless/wrap it
- $self->method_metaclass->wrap($method) unless blessed($method);
+ return 0 unless exists $self->get_method_map->{$method_name};
return 1;
}
my ($self, $method_name) = @_;
(defined $method_name && $method_name)
|| confess "You must define a method name";
-
- return unless $self->has_method($method_name);
-
- no strict 'refs';
- return \&{$self->name . '::' . $method_name};
+
+ # NOTE:
+ # I don't really need this here, because
+ # if the method_map is missing a key it
+ # will just return undef for me now
+ # return unless $self->has_method($method_name);
+
+ return $self->get_method_map->{$method_name};
}
sub remove_method {
my $removed_method = $self->get_method($method_name);
- no strict 'refs';
- delete ${$self->name . '::'}{$method_name}
- if defined $removed_method;
+ do {
+ $self->remove_package_symbol("&${method_name}");
+ delete $self->get_method_map->{$method_name};
+ } if defined $removed_method;
return $removed_method;
}
sub get_method_list {
my $self = shift;
- no strict 'refs';
- grep { $self->has_method($_) } %{$self->name . '::'};
+ keys %{$self->get_method_map};
+}
+
+sub find_method_by_name {
+ my ($self, $method_name) = @_;
+ # FIXME
+ return $self->name->can($method_name);
}
sub compute_all_applicable_methods {
# make sure it is derived from the correct type though
($attribute->isa('Class::MOP::Attribute'))
|| confess "Your attribute must be an instance of Class::MOP::Attribute (or a subclass)";
+
+ # first we attach our new attribute
+ # because it might need certain information
+ # about the class which it is attached to
$attribute->attach_to_class($self);
+
+ # then we remove attributes of a conflicting
+ # name here so that we can properly detach
+ # the old attr object, and remove any
+ # accessors it would have generated
+ $self->remove_attribute($attribute->name)
+ if $self->has_attribute($attribute->name);
+
+ # then onto installing the new accessors
$attribute->install_accessors();
$self->get_attribute_map->{$attribute->name} = $attribute;
}
my ($self, $attribute_name) = @_;
(defined $attribute_name && $attribute_name)
|| confess "You must define an attribute name";
- # OPTIMIZATION NOTE:
- # we used to say `if $self->has_attribute($attribute_name)`
- # here, but since get_attribute is called so often, we
- # eliminate the function call here
- return $self->{'%:attributes'}->{$attribute_name}
- if exists $self->{'%:attributes'}->{$attribute_name};
- return;
+ return $self->get_attribute_map->{$attribute_name}
+ # NOTE:
+ # this will return undef anyway, so no need ...
+ # if $self->has_attribute($attribute_name);
+ #return;
}
sub remove_attribute {
sub get_attribute_list {
my $self = shift;
- # OPTIMIZATION NOTE:
- # We don't use get_attribute_map here because
- # we ask for the attribute list quite often
- # in compute_all_applicable_attributes, so
- # eliminating the function call helps
- keys %{$self->{'%:attributes'}};
+ keys %{$self->get_attribute_map};
}
sub compute_all_applicable_attributes {
next if $seen_class{$class};
$seen_class{$class}++;
# fetch the meta-class ...
- # OPTIMIZATION NOTE:
- # we grab the metaclass from the %METAS
- # hash here to save the initialize() call
- my $meta = $METAS{$class};
+ my $meta = $self->initialize($class);
foreach my $attr_name ($meta->get_attribute_list()) {
next if exists $seen_attr{$attr_name};
$seen_attr{$attr_name}++;
return;
}
-# Class attributes
-
-sub add_package_variable {
- my ($self, $variable, $initial_value) = @_;
- (defined $variable && $variable =~ /^[\$\@\%]/)
- || confess "variable name does not have a sigil";
-
- my ($sigil, $name) = ($variable =~ /^(.)(.*)$/);
- if (defined $initial_value) {
- no strict 'refs';
- *{$self->name . '::' . $name} = $initial_value;
- }
- else {
- my $e;
- {
- # NOTE:
- # We HAVE to localize $@ or all
- # hell breaks loose. It is not
- # good, believe me, not good.
- local $@;
- eval $sigil . $self->name . '::' . $name;
- $e = $@ if $@;
- }
- confess "Could not create package variable ($variable) because : $e" if $e;
- }
-}
-
-sub has_package_variable {
- my ($self, $variable) = @_;
- (defined $variable && $variable =~ /^[\$\@\%]/)
- || confess "variable name does not have a sigil";
- my ($sigil, $name) = ($variable =~ /^(.)(.*)$/);
- no strict 'refs';
- defined ${$self->name . '::'}{$name} ? 1 : 0;
-}
+## Class closing
-sub get_package_variable {
- my ($self, $variable) = @_;
- (defined $variable && $variable =~ /^[\$\@\%]/)
- || confess "variable name does not have a sigil";
- my ($sigil, $name) = ($variable =~ /^(.)(.*)$/);
- my ($ref, $e);
- {
- # NOTE:
- # We HAVE to localize $@ or all
- # hell breaks loose. It is not
- # good, believe me, not good.
- local $@;
- $ref = eval '\\' . $sigil . $self->name . '::' . $name;
- $e = $@ if $@;
- }
- confess "Could not get the package variable ($variable) because : $e" if $e;
- # if we didn't die, then we can return it
- return $ref;
-}
+sub is_mutable { 1 }
+sub is_immutable { 0 }
-sub remove_package_variable {
- my ($self, $variable) = @_;
- (defined $variable && $variable =~ /^[\$\@\%]/)
- || confess "variable name does not have a sigil";
- my ($sigil, $name) = ($variable =~ /^(.)(.*)$/);
- no strict 'refs';
- delete ${$self->name . '::'}{$name};
+sub make_immutable {
+ return Class::MOP::Class::Immutable->make_metaclass_immutable(@_);
}
1;
# or use this to actually create classes ...
- Class::MOP::Class->create('Bar' => '0.01' => (
+ Class::MOP::Class->create('Bar' => (
+ version => '0.01',
superclasses => [ 'Foo' ],
attributes => [
Class::MOP:::Attribute->new('$bar'),
into it's metaclass. This will allow this class to reap all the benifits
of the MOP when subclassing it.
-=item B<get_all_metaclasses>
-
-This will return an hash of all the metaclass instances that have
-been cached by B<Class::MOP::Class> keyed by the package name.
-
-=item B<get_all_metaclass_instances>
-
-This will return an array of all the metaclass instances that have
-been cached by B<Class::MOP::Class>.
-
-=item B<get_all_metaclass_names>
-
-This will return an array of all the metaclass names that have
-been cached by B<Class::MOP::Class>.
-
=back
=head2 Class construction
=over 4
-=item B<create ($package_name, ?$package_version,
+=item B<create ($package_name,
+ version =E<gt> ?$version,
+ authority =E<gt> ?$authority,
superclasses =E<gt> ?@superclasses,
methods =E<gt> ?%methods,
attributes =E<gt> ?%attributes)>
This returns a B<Class::MOP::Class> object, bringing the specified
-C<$package_name> into existence and adding any of the
-C<$package_version>, C<@superclasses>, C<%methods> and C<%attributes>
-to it.
+C<$package_name> into existence and adding any of the C<$version>,
+C<$authority>, C<@superclasses>, C<%methods> and C<%attributes> to
+it.
=item B<create_anon_class (superclasses =E<gt> ?@superclasses,
methods =E<gt> ?%methods,
it does not need a C<$package_name>. Instead it will create a suitably
unique package name for you to stash things into.
-=item B<initialize ($package_name)>
+=item B<initialize ($package_name, %options)>
This initializes and returns returns a B<Class::MOP::Class> object
for a given a C<$package_name>.
+=item B<reinitialize ($package_name, %options)>
+
+This removes the old metaclass, and creates a new one in it's place.
+Do B<not> use this unless you really know what you are doing, it could
+very easily make a very large mess of your program.
+
=item B<construct_class_instance (%options)>
This will construct an instance of B<Class::MOP::Class>, it is
=head2 Informational
-=over 4
+These are a few predicate methods for asking information about the class.
-=item B<name>
+=over 4
-This is a read-only attribute which returns the package name for the
-given B<Class::MOP::Class> instance.
+=item B<is_anon_class>
-=item B<version>
+=item B<is_mutable>
-This is a read-only attribute which returns the C<$VERSION> of the
-package for the given B<Class::MOP::Class> instance.
+=item B<is_immutable>
=back
=over 4
+=item B<get_method_map>
+
=item B<method_metaclass>
=item B<add_method ($method_name, $method)>
=item B<get_method ($method_name)>
-This will return a CODE reference of the specified C<$method_name>,
+This will return a Class::MOP::Method instance related to the specified
+C<$method_name>, or return undef if that method does not exist.
+
+The Class::MOP::Method is codifiable, so you can use it like a normal
+CODE reference, see L<Class::MOP::Method> for more information.
+
+=item B<find_method_by_name ($method_name>
+
+This will return a CODE reference of the specified C<$method_name>,
or return undef if that method does not exist.
+Unlike C<get_method> this will also look in the superclasses.
+
=item B<remove_method ($method_name)>
This will attempt to remove a given C<$method_name> from the class.
methods which the C<$attribute_meta_object> has will be installed
into the class at this time.
+B<NOTE>
+If an attribute already exists for C<$attribute_name>, the old one
+will be removed (as well as removing all it's accessors), and then
+the new one added.
+
=item B<has_attribute ($attribute_name)>
Checks to see if this class has an attribute by the name of
=back
-=head2 Package Variables
-
-Since Perl's classes are built atop the Perl package system, it is
-fairly common to use package scoped variables for things like static
-class variables. The following methods are convience methods for
-the creation and inspection of package scoped variables.
+=head2 Class closing
=over 4
-=item B<add_package_variable ($variable_name, ?$initial_value)>
-
-Given a C<$variable_name>, which must contain a leading sigil, this
-method will create that variable within the package which houses the
-class. It also takes an optional C<$initial_value>, which must be a
-reference of the same type as the sigil of the C<$variable_name>
-implies.
-
-=item B<get_package_variable ($variable_name)>
-
-This will return a reference to the package variable in
-C<$variable_name>.
-
-=item B<has_package_variable ($variable_name)>
-
-Returns true (C<1>) if there is a package variable defined for
-C<$variable_name>, and false (C<0>) otherwise.
-
-=item B<remove_package_variable ($variable_name)>
-
-This will attempt to remove the package variable at C<$variable_name>.
+=item B<make_immutable>
=back
-=head1 AUTHOR
+=head1 AUTHORS
Stevan Little E<lt>stevan@iinteractive.comE<gt>
+Yuval Kogman E<lt>nothingmuch@woobling.comE<gt>
+
=head1 COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
Copyright 2006 by Infinity Interactive, Inc.
This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the same terms as Perl itself.
-=cutchistian
\ No newline at end of file
+=cut
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