$class->inject_base($class => @comp);
}
+# Given a class name, tests to see if it is already loaded or otherwise
+# defined. If it is not yet loaded, the package is require'd, and an exception
+# is thrown if the class is still not loaded.
+#
# TODO: handle ->has_many('rel', 'Class'...) instead of
# ->has_many('rel', 'Some::Schema::Class'...)
sub ensure_class_loaded {
eval "require $f_class";
my $err = $@;
Class::Inspector->loaded($f_class)
- or die $err || "require $f_class was successful but the package".
- "is not defined";
+ or $class->throw_exception($err || "`require $f_class' was successful".
+ "but the package is not defined");
+}
+
+# Returns true if the specified class is installed or already loaded, false
+# otherwise
+sub ensure_class_found {
+ my ($class, $f_class) = @_;
+ return Class::Inspector->loaded($f_class) ||
+ Class::Inspector->installed($f_class);
+}
+
+# Returns a true value if the specified class is installed and loaded
+# successfully, throws an exception if the class is found but not loaded
+# successfully, and false if the class is not installed
+sub load_optional_class {
+ my ($class, $f_class) = @_;
+ if ($class->ensure_class_found($f_class)) {
+ $class->ensure_class_loaded($f_class);
+ return 1;
+ } else {
+ return 0;
+ }
}
1;