FindVariable plugin, which returns a reference to a global variable by name

[p5sagit/Devel-REPL.git] / lib / Devel / REPL / Plugin / FindVariable.pm

diff --git a/lib/Devel/REPL/Plugin/FindVariable.pm b/lib/Devel/REPL/Plugin/FindVariable.pm
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+package Devel::REPL::Plugin::FindVariable;
+
+use Moose::Role;
+use namespace::clean -except => [ 'meta' ];
+
+sub find_variable {
+    my ($self, $name) = @_;
+
+    my $sigil = $name =~ s/^([\$\@\%\&\*])// ? $1 : '';
+
+    my $default_package = $self->can('current_package')
+                        ? $self->current_package
+                        : 'main';
+    my $package = $name =~ s/^(.*)(::|')// ? $1 : $default_package;
+
+    my $meta = Class::MOP::Class->initialize($package);
+
+    return unless $meta->has_package_symbol("$sigil$name");
+    $meta->get_package_symbol("$sigil$name");
+}
+
+1;
+