our $VERSION = '0.01';
+# Self-introspection
+
+sub meta { $_[0]->initialize($_[0]) }
+
# Creation
{
my $meta = $class->initialize($package_name);
$meta->superclasses(@{$options{superclasses}})
if exists $options{superclasses};
+ # NOTE:
+ # process attributes first, so that they can
+ # install accessors, but locally defined methods
+ # can then overwrite them. It is maybe a little odd, but
+ # I think this should be the order of things.
+ if (exists $options{attributes}) {
+ foreach my $attr (@{$options{attributes}}) {
+ $meta->add_attribute($attr);
+ }
+ }
if (exists $options{methods}) {
foreach my $method_name (keys %{$options{methods}}) {
$meta->add_method($method_name, $options{methods}->{$method_name});
}
- }
+ }
return $meta;
}
# Instance Construction
sub construct_instance {
- my ($canidate, %params) = @_;
- # ...
+ my ($class, %params) = @_;
+ my $instance = {};
+ foreach my $attr (map { $_->{attribute} } $class->compute_all_applicable_attributes()) {
+ # if the attr has an init_arg, use that, otherwise,
+ # use the attributes name itself as the init_arg
+ my $init_arg = $attr->has_init_arg() ? $attr->init_arg() : $attr->name;
+ # try to fetch the init arg from the %params ...
+ my $val;
+ $val = $params{$init_arg} if exists $params{$init_arg};
+ # if nothing was in the %params, we can use the
+ # attribute's default value (if it has one)
+ $val ||= $attr->default($instance) if $attr->has_default();
+ # now add this to the instance structure
+ $instance->{$attr->name} = $val;
+ }
+ return $instance;
}
# Informational
{
## private utility functions for has_method
- my $_find_subroutine_package_name = sub { eval { svref_2object($_[0])->GV->STASH->NAME } };
- my $_find_subroutine_name = sub { eval { svref_2object($_[0])->GV->NAME } };
+ my $_find_subroutine_package_name = sub { eval { svref_2object($_[0])->GV->STASH->NAME } || '' };
+ my $_find_subroutine_name = sub { eval { svref_2object($_[0])->GV->NAME } || '' };
sub has_method {
my ($self, $method_name) = @_;
## Attributes
sub add_attribute {
- my ($self, $attribute_name, $attribute) = @_;
- (defined $attribute_name && $attribute_name)
- || confess "You must define an attribute name";
+ my ($self,$attribute) = @_;
(blessed($attribute) && $attribute->isa('Class::MOP::Attribute'))
|| confess "Your attribute must be an instance of Class::MOP::Attribute (or a subclass)";
- $self->{'%:attrs'}->{$attribute_name} = $attribute;
+ $attribute->install_accessors($self);
+ $self->{'%:attrs'}->{$attribute->name} = $attribute;
}
sub has_attribute {
my $removed_attribute = $self->{'%:attrs'}->{$attribute_name};
delete $self->{'%:attrs'}->{$attribute_name}
if defined $removed_attribute;
+ $removed_attribute->remove_accessors($self);
return $removed_attribute;
}
}
return @attrs;
}
-
-sub create_all_accessors {
-
-}
+
1;
=head1 METHODS
+=head2 Self Introspection
+
+=over 4
+
+=item B<meta>
+
+This allows Class::MOP::Class to actually introspect itself.
+
+=back
+
=head2 Class construction
These methods handle creating Class objects, which can be used to
=over 4
-=item B<construct_instance ($canidate, %params)>
+=item B<construct_instance (%params)>
-This will construct and instance using the C<$canidate> as storage
+This will construct and instance using a HASH ref as storage
(currently only HASH references are supported). This will collect all
the applicable attribute meta-objects and layout out the fields in the
-C<$canidate>, it will then initialize them using either use the
+HASH ref, it will then initialize them using either use the
corresponding key in C<%params> or any default value or initializer
found in the attribute meta-object.
references for all the applicable attributes for this class. The HASH
references will contain the following information; the attribute name,
the class which the attribute is associated with and the actual
-attribute meta-object
-
-=item B<create_all_accessors>
-
-This will communicate with all of the classes attributes to create
-and install the appropriate accessors. (see L<The Attribute Protocol>
-below for more details).
+attribute meta-object.
=back