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[gitmo/Moose.git] / lib / Class / MOP / Module.pm

diff --git a/lib/Class/MOP/Module.pm b/lib/Class/MOP/Module.pm
index 0dd274d..3290655 100644 (file)
--- a/lib/Class/MOP/Module.pm
+++ b/lib/Class/MOP/Module.pm
@@ -29,12 +29,12 @@ sub _new {
     } => $class;
 }
 
-sub version {  
+sub version {
     my $self = shift;
     ${$self->get_or_add_package_symbol('$VERSION')};
 }
 
-sub authority {  
+sub authority {
     my $self = shift;
     ${$self->get_or_add_package_symbol('$AUTHORITY')};
 }
@@ -74,13 +74,10 @@ sub _instantiate_module {
     my($self, $version, $authority) = @_;
     my $package_name = $self->name;
 
-    Class::MOP::_is_valid_class_name($package_name)
-        || confess "creation of $package_name failed: invalid package name";
-
-    no strict 'refs';
-    scalar %{ $package_name . '::' };    # touch the stash
-    ${ $package_name . '::VERSION' }   = $version   if defined $version;
-    ${ $package_name . '::AUTHORITY' } = $authority if defined $authority;
+    $self->add_package_symbol('$VERSION' => $version)
+        if defined $version;
+    $self->add_package_symbol('$AUTHORITY' => $authority)
+        if defined $authority;
 
     return;
 }
@@ -93,10 +90,6 @@ __END__
 
 =pod
 
-=head1 NAME 
-
-Class::MOP::Module - Module Meta Object
-
 =head1 DESCRIPTION
 
 A module is essentially a L<Class::MOP::Package> with metadata, in our
@@ -110,6 +103,23 @@ B<Class::MOP::Module> is a subclass of L<Class::MOP::Package>.
 
 =over 4
 
+=item B<< Class::MOP::Module->create($package, %options) >>
+
+Overrides C<create> from L<Class::MOP::Package> to provide these additional
+options:
+
+=over 4
+
+=item C<version>
+
+A version number, to be installed in the C<$VERSION> package global variable.
+
+=item C<authority>
+
+An authority, to be installed in the C<$AUTHORITY> package global variable.
+
+=back
+
 =item B<< $metamodule->version >>
 
 This is a read-only attribute which returns the C<$VERSION> of the