-#!/usr/bin/env perl
package Mouse::Meta::Attribute;
-use strict;
-use warnings;
+use Mouse::Util qw(:meta); # enables strict and warnings
-use Carp 'confess';
-use Mouse::Util qw/blessed weaken/;
+use Carp ();
-sub new {
- my $class = shift;
- my %args = @_;
+use Mouse::Meta::TypeConstraint;
- my $name = $args{name};
+#use Mouse::Meta::Method::Accessor;
+use Mouse::Meta::Method::Delegation;
- $args{init_arg} = $name
- unless exists $args{init_arg};
- $args{is} ||= '';
+sub _process_options{
+ my($class, $name, $args) = @_;
- bless \%args, $class;
-}
-sub name { $_[0]->{name} }
-sub associated_class { $_[0]->{associated_class} }
-sub _is_metadata { $_[0]->{is} }
-sub is_required { $_[0]->{required} }
-sub default { $_[0]->{default} }
-sub is_lazy { $_[0]->{lazy} }
-sub is_lazy_build { $_[0]->{lazy_build} }
-sub predicate { $_[0]->{predicate} }
-sub clearer { $_[0]->{clearer} }
-sub handles { $_[0]->{handles} }
-sub is_weak_ref { $_[0]->{weak_ref} }
-sub init_arg { $_[0]->{init_arg} }
-sub type_constraint { $_[0]->{type_constraint} }
-sub trigger { $_[0]->{trigger} }
-sub builder { $_[0]->{builder} }
-sub should_auto_deref { $_[0]->{auto_deref} }
-
-sub has_default { exists $_[0]->{default} }
-sub has_predicate { exists $_[0]->{predicate} }
-sub has_clearer { exists $_[0]->{clearer} }
-sub has_handles { exists $_[0]->{handles} }
-sub has_type_constraint { exists $_[0]->{type_constraint} }
-sub has_trigger { exists $_[0]->{trigger} }
-sub has_builder { exists $_[0]->{builder} }
-
-sub _create_args {
- $_[0]->{_create_args} = $_[1] if @_ > 1;
- $_[0]->{_create_args}
-}
+ # XXX: for backward compatibility (with method modifiers)
+ if($class->can('canonicalize_args') != \&canonicalize_args){
+ %{$args} = $class->canonicalize_args($name, %{$args});
+ }
-sub generate_accessor {
- my $attribute = shift;
-
- my $name = $attribute->name;
- my $key = $name;
- my $default = $attribute->default;
- my $type = $attribute->type_constraint;
- my $constraint = $attribute->find_type_constraint;
- my $builder = $attribute->builder;
- my $trigger = $attribute->trigger;
-
- my $accessor = 'sub {
- my $self = shift;';
-
- if ($attribute->_is_metadata eq 'rw') {
- $accessor .= 'if (@_) {
- local $_ = $_[0];';
-
- if ($constraint) {
- $accessor .= 'unless ($constraint->()) {
- my $display = defined($_) ? overload::StrVal($_) : "undef";
- Carp::confess("Attribute ($name) does not pass the type constraint because: Validation failed for \'$type\' failed with value $display");
- }'
- }
+ # taken from Class::MOP::Attribute::new
- $accessor .= '$self->{$key} = $_;';
+ defined($name)
+ or $class->throw_error('You must provide a name for the attribute');
- if ($attribute->is_weak_ref) {
- $accessor .= 'weaken($self->{$key}) if ref($self->{$key});';
- }
+ if(!exists $args->{init_arg}){
+ $args->{init_arg} = $name;
+ }
+
+ # 'required' requires eigher 'init_arg', 'builder', or 'default'
+ my $can_be_required = defined( $args->{init_arg} );
- if ($trigger) {
- $accessor .= '$trigger->($self, $_, $attribute);';
+ if(exists $args->{builder}){
+ # XXX:
+ # Moose refuses a CODE ref builder, but Mouse doesn't for backward compatibility
+ # This feature will be changed in a future. (gfx)
+ $class->throw_error('builder must be a defined scalar value which is a method name')
+ #if ref $args->{builder} || !defined $args->{builder};
+ if !defined $args->{builder};
+
+ $can_be_required++;
+ }
+ elsif(exists $args->{default}){
+ if(ref $args->{default} && ref($args->{default}) ne 'CODE'){
+ $class->throw_error("References are not allowed as default values, you must "
+ . "wrap the default of '$name' in a CODE reference (ex: sub { [] } and not [])");
}
+ $can_be_required++;
+ }
- $accessor .= '}';
+ if( $args->{required} && !$can_be_required ) {
+ $class->throw_error("You cannot have a required attribute ($name) without a default, builder, or an init_arg");
}
- else {
- $accessor .= 'confess "Cannot assign a value to a read-only accessor" if @_;';
+
+ # taken from Mouse::Meta::Attribute->new and _process_args->
+
+ if(exists $args->{is}){
+ my $is = $args->{is};
+
+ if($is eq 'ro'){
+ $args->{reader} ||= $name;
+ }
+ elsif($is eq 'rw'){
+ if(exists $args->{writer}){
+ $args->{reader} ||= $name;
+ }
+ else{
+ $args->{accessor} ||= $name;
+ }
+ }
+ elsif($is eq 'bare'){
+ # do nothing, but don't complain (later) about missing methods
+ }
+ else{
+ $is = 'undef' if !defined $is;
+ $class->throw_error("I do not understand this option (is => $is) on attribute ($name)");
+ }
}
- if ($attribute->is_lazy) {
- $accessor .= '$self->{$key} = ';
+ my $tc;
+ if(exists $args->{isa}){
+ $args->{type_constraint} = Mouse::Util::TypeConstraints::find_or_create_isa_type_constraint($args->{isa});
+ }
+ elsif(exists $args->{does}){
+ $args->{type_constraint} = Mouse::Util::TypeConstraints::find_or_create_does_type_constraint($args->{does});
+ }
+ $tc = $args->{type_constraint};
- $accessor .= $attribute->has_builder
- ? '$self->$builder'
- : ref($default) eq 'CODE'
- ? '$default->($self)'
- : '$default';
+ if($args->{coerce}){
+ defined($tc)
+ || $class->throw_error("You cannot have coercion without specifying a type constraint on attribute ($name)");
- $accessor .= ' if !exists($self->{$key});';
+ $args->{weak_ref}
+ && $class->throw_error("You cannot have a weak reference to a coerced value on attribute ($name)");
}
- if ($attribute->should_auto_deref) {
- if ($attribute->type_constraint eq 'ArrayRef') {
- $accessor .= 'if (wantarray) {
- return @{ $self->{$key} || [] };
- }';
+ if ($args->{lazy_build}) {
+ exists($args->{default})
+ && $class->throw_error("You can not use lazy_build and default for the same attribute ($name)");
+
+ $args->{lazy} = 1;
+ $args->{builder} ||= "_build_${name}";
+ if ($name =~ /^_/) {
+ $args->{clearer} ||= "_clear${name}";
+ $args->{predicate} ||= "_has${name}";
}
else {
- $accessor .= 'if (wantarray) {
- return %{ $self->{$key} || {} };
- }';
+ $args->{clearer} ||= "clear_${name}";
+ $args->{predicate} ||= "has_${name}";
}
}
- $accessor .= 'return $self->{$key};
- }';
+ if ($args->{auto_deref}) {
+ defined($tc)
+ || $class->throw_error("You cannot auto-dereference without specifying a type constraint on attribute ($name)");
- return eval $accessor;
-}
+ ( $tc->is_a_type_of('ArrayRef') || $tc->is_a_type_of('HashRef') )
+ || $class->throw_error("You cannot auto-dereference anything other than a ArrayRef or HashRef on attribute ($name)");
+ }
-sub generate_predicate {
- my $attribute = shift;
- my $key = $attribute->name;
+ if (exists $args->{trigger}) {
+ ('CODE' eq ref $args->{trigger})
+ || $class->throw_error("Trigger must be a CODE ref on attribute ($name)");
+ }
- my $predicate = 'sub { exists($_[0]->{$key}) }';
+ if ($args->{lazy}) {
+ (exists $args->{default} || defined $args->{builder})
+ || $class->throw_error("You cannot have lazy attribute ($name) without specifying a default value for it");
+ }
- return eval $predicate;
+ return;
}
-sub generate_clearer {
- my $attribute = shift;
- my $key = $attribute->name;
-
- my $predicate = 'sub { delete($_[0]->{$key}) }';
-
- return eval $predicate;
-}
+sub new {
+ my $class = shift;
+ my $name = shift;
-sub generate_handles {
- my $attribute = shift;
- my $reader = $attribute->name;
- my %handles = $attribute->_canonicalize_handles($attribute->handles);
+ my %args = (@_ == 1) ? %{ $_[0] } : @_;
- my %method_map;
+ $class->_process_options($name, \%args);
- for my $local_method (keys %handles) {
- my $remote_method = $handles{$local_method};
+ $args{name} = $name;
- my $method = 'sub {
- my $self = shift;
- $self->$reader->$remote_method(@_)
- }';
+ my $self = bless \%args, $class;
- $method_map{$local_method} = eval $method;
+ # extra attributes
+ if($class ne __PACKAGE__){
+ $class->meta->_initialize_object($self, \%args);
}
- return \%method_map;
+# XXX: there is no fast way to check attribute validity
+# my @bad = ...;
+# if(@bad){
+# @bad = sort @bad;
+# Carp::cluck("Found unknown argument(s) passed to '$name' attribute constructor in '$class': @bad");
+# }
+
+ return $self;
}
-sub create {
- my ($self, $class, $name, %args) = @_;
+sub has_read_method { $_[0]->has_reader || $_[0]->has_accessor }
+sub has_write_method { $_[0]->has_writer || $_[0]->has_accessor }
- $args{name} = $name;
- $args{associated_class} = $class;
+sub _create_args { # DEPRECATED
+ $_[0]->{_create_args} = $_[1] if @_ > 1;
+ $_[0]->{_create_args}
+}
- %args = $self->canonicalize_args($name, %args);
- $self->validate_args($name, \%args);
+sub interpolate_class{
+ my($class, $args) = @_;
- $args{type_constraint} = delete $args{isa}
- if exists $args{isa};
+ if(my $metaclass = delete $args->{metaclass}){
+ $class = Mouse::Util::resolve_metaclass_alias( Attribute => $metaclass );
+ }
- my $attribute = $self->new(%args);
+ my @traits;
+ if(my $traits_ref = delete $args->{traits}){
- $attribute->_create_args(\%args);
+ for (my $i = 0; $i < @{$traits_ref}; $i++) {
+ my $trait = Mouse::Util::resolve_metaclass_alias(Attribute => $traits_ref->[$i], trait => 1);
- $class->add_attribute($attribute);
+ next if $class->does($trait);
- # install an accessor
- if ($attribute->_is_metadata eq 'rw' || $attribute->_is_metadata eq 'ro') {
- my $accessor = $attribute->generate_accessor;
- $class->add_method($name => $accessor);
- }
+ push @traits, $trait;
- for my $method (qw/predicate clearer/) {
- my $predicate = "has_$method";
- if ($attribute->$predicate) {
- my $generator = "generate_$method";
- my $coderef = $attribute->$generator;
- $class->add_method($attribute->$method => $coderef);
+ # are there options?
+ push @traits, $traits_ref->[++$i]
+ if ref($traits_ref->[$i+1]);
}
- }
- if ($attribute->has_handles) {
- my $method_map = $attribute->generate_handles;
- for my $method_name (keys %$method_map) {
- $class->add_method($method_name => $method_map->{$method_name});
+ if (@traits) {
+ $class = Mouse::Meta::Class->create_anon_class(
+ superclasses => [ $class ],
+ roles => \@traits,
+ cache => 1,
+ )->name;
}
}
- return $attribute;
+ return( $class, @traits );
}
-sub canonicalize_args {
- my $self = shift;
- my $name = shift;
- my %args = @_;
-
- if ($args{lazy_build}) {
- $args{lazy} = 1;
- $args{required} = 1;
- $args{builder} = "_build_${name}"
- if !exists($args{builder});
- if ($name =~ /^_/) {
- $args{clearer} = "_clear${name}" if !exists($args{clearer});
- $args{predicate} = "_has${name}" if !exists($args{predicate});
- }
- else {
- $args{clearer} = "clear_${name}" if !exists($args{clearer});
- $args{predicate} = "has_${name}" if !exists($args{predicate});
- }
- }
+sub canonicalize_args{ # DEPRECATED
+ my ($self, $name, %args) = @_;
+
+ Carp::cluck("$self->canonicalize_args has been deprecated."
+ . "Use \$self->_process_options instead.")
+ if _MOUSE_VERBOSE;
return %args;
}
-sub validate_args {
- my $self = shift;
- my $name = shift;
- my $args = shift;
-
- confess "You can not use lazy_build and default for the same attribute ($name)"
- if $args->{lazy_build} && exists $args->{default};
-
- confess "You cannot have lazy attribute ($name) without specifying a default value for it"
- if $args->{lazy}
- && !exists($args->{default})
- && !exists($args->{builder});
+sub create { # DEPRECATED
+ my ($self, $class, $name, %args) = @_;
- confess "References are not allowed as default values, you must wrap the default of '$name' in a CODE reference (ex: sub { [] } and not [])"
- if ref($args->{default})
- && ref($args->{default}) ne 'CODE';
+ Carp::cluck("$self->create has been deprecated."
+ . "Use \$meta->add_attribute and \$attr->install_accessors instead.")
+ if _MOUSE_VERBOSE;
- confess "You cannot auto-dereference without specifying a type constraint on attribute ($name)"
- if $args->{auto_deref} && !exists($args->{isa});
+ # noop
+ return $self;
+}
- confess "You cannot auto-dereference anything other than a ArrayRef or HashRef on attribute ($name)"
- if $args->{auto_deref}
- && $args->{isa} ne 'ArrayRef'
- && $args->{isa} ne 'HashRef';
+sub _coerce_and_verify {
+ my($self, $value, $instance) = @_;
- if ($args->{trigger}) {
- if (ref($args->{trigger}) eq 'HASH') {
- Carp::carp "HASH-based form of trigger has been removed. Only the coderef form of triggers are now supported.";
- }
+ my $type_constraint = $self->{type_constraint};
+ return $value if !defined $type_constraint;
- confess "Trigger must be a CODE ref on attribute ($name)"
- if ref($args->{trigger}) ne 'CODE';
+ if ($self->should_coerce && $type_constraint->has_coercion) {
+ $value = $type_constraint->coerce($value);
}
- return 1;
-}
+ $self->verify_against_type_constraint($value);
-sub find_type_constraint {
- my $self = shift;
- my $type = $self->type_constraint;
+ return $value;
+}
- return unless $type;
+sub verify_against_type_constraint {
+ my ($self, $value) = @_;
- my $checker = Mouse::TypeRegistry->optimized_constraints->{$type};
- return $checker if $checker;
+ my $type_constraint = $self->{type_constraint};
+ return 1 if !$type_constraint;
+ return 1 if $type_constraint->check($value);
- return sub { blessed($_) && blessed($_) eq $type };
+ $self->verify_type_constraint_error($self->name, $value, $type_constraint);
}
-sub verify_type_constraint {
- my $self = shift;
- local $_ = shift;
+sub verify_type_constraint_error {
+ my($self, $name, $value, $type) = @_;
+ $self->throw_error("Attribute ($name) does not pass the type constraint because: "
+ . $type->get_message($value));
+}
- my $type = $self->type_constraint
- or return 1;
- my $constraint = $self->find_type_constraint;
+sub coerce_constraint { # DEPRECATED
+ my $type = $_[0]->{type_constraint}
+ or return $_[1];
- return 1 if $constraint->($_);
+ Carp::cluck("coerce_constraint() has been deprecated, which was an internal utility anyway");
- my $name = $self->name;
- my $display = defined($_) ? overload::StrVal($_) : 'undef';
- Carp::confess("Attribute ($name) does not pass the type constraint because: Validation failed for \'$type\' failed with value $display");
+ return Mouse::Util::TypeConstraints->typecast_constraints($_[0]->associated_class->name, $type, $_[1]);
}
-sub _canonicalize_handles {
- my $self = shift;
- my $handles = shift;
+sub clone_and_inherit_options{
+ my($self, %args) = @_;
- if (ref($handles) eq 'HASH') {
- return %$handles;
- }
- elsif (ref($handles) eq 'ARRAY') {
- return map { $_ => $_ } @$handles;
- }
- else {
- confess "Unable to canonicalize the 'handles' option with $handles";
+ my($attribute_class, @traits) = ref($self)->interpolate_class(\%args);
+
+ $args{traits} = \@traits if @traits;
+ # do not inherit the 'handles' attribute
+ foreach my $name(keys %{$self}){
+ if(!exists $args{$name} && $name ne 'handles'){
+ $args{$name} = $self->{$name};
+ }
}
+ return $attribute_class->new($self->name, %args);
}
-sub clone_parent {
+sub clone_parent { # DEPRECATED
my $self = shift;
my $class = shift;
my $name = shift;
my %args = ($self->get_parent_args($class, $name), @_);
- $self->create($class, $name, %args);
+ Carp::cluck("$self->clone_parent has been deprecated."
+ . "Use \$meta->add_attribute and \$attr->install_accessors instead.")
+ if _MOUSE_VERBOSE;
+
+ $self->clone_and_inherited_args($class, $name, %args);
}
-sub get_parent_args {
+sub get_parent_args { # DEPRECATED
my $self = shift;
my $class = shift;
my $name = shift;
return %{ $super_attr->_create_args };
}
- confess "Could not find an attribute by the name of '$name' to inherit from";
+ $self->throw_error("Could not find an attribute by the name of '$name' to inherit from");
+}
+
+
+sub get_read_method {
+ $_[0]->reader || $_[0]->accessor
+}
+sub get_write_method {
+ $_[0]->writer || $_[0]->accessor
+}
+
+sub get_read_method_ref{
+ my($self) = @_;
+
+ $self->{_read_method_ref} ||= do{
+ my $metaclass = $self->associated_class
+ or $self->throw_error('No asocciated class for ' . $self->name);
+
+ my $reader = $self->{reader} || $self->{accessor};
+ if($reader){
+ $metaclass->name->can($reader);
+ }
+ else{
+ $self->accessor_metaclass->_generate_reader($self, $metaclass);
+ }
+ };
+}
+
+sub get_write_method_ref{
+ my($self) = @_;
+
+ $self->{_write_method_ref} ||= do{
+ my $metaclass = $self->associated_class
+ or $self->throw_error('No asocciated class for ' . $self->name);
+
+ my $reader = $self->{writer} || $self->{accessor};
+ if($reader){
+ $metaclass->name->can($reader);
+ }
+ else{
+ $self->accessor_metaclass->_generate_writer($self, $metaclass);
+ }
+ };
+}
+
+sub _canonicalize_handles {
+ my($self, $handles) = @_;
+
+ if (ref($handles) eq 'HASH') {
+ return %$handles;
+ }
+ elsif (ref($handles) eq 'ARRAY') {
+ return map { $_ => $_ } @$handles;
+ }
+ elsif (ref($handles) eq 'Regexp') {
+ my $class_or_role = ($self->{isa} || $self->{does})
+ || $self->throw_error("Cannot delegate methods based on a Regexp without a type constraint (isa)");
+
+ my $meta = Mouse::Meta::Class->initialize("$class_or_role"); # "" for stringify
+ return map { $_ => $_ }
+ grep { $_ ne 'meta' && !Mouse::Object->can($_) && $_ =~ $handles }
+ Mouse::Util::TypeConstraints::_is_a_metarole($meta)
+ ? $meta->get_method_list
+ : $meta->get_all_method_names;
+ }
+ else {
+ $self->throw_error("Unable to canonicalize the 'handles' option with $handles");
+ }
+}
+
+sub associate_method{
+ my ($attribute, $method) = @_;
+ $attribute->{associated_methods}++;
+ return;
+}
+
+
+sub delegation_metaclass() { 'Mouse::Meta::Method::Delegation' }
+
+sub install_accessors{
+ my($attribute) = @_;
+
+ my $metaclass = $attribute->associated_class;
+ my $accessor_class = $attribute->accessor_metaclass;
+
+ foreach my $type(qw(accessor reader writer predicate clearer)){
+ if(exists $attribute->{$type}){
+ my $generator = '_generate_' . $type;
+ my $code = $accessor_class->$generator($attribute, $metaclass);
+ $metaclass->add_method($attribute->{$type} => $code);
+ $attribute->associate_method($code);
+ }
+ }
+
+ # install delegation
+ if(exists $attribute->{handles}){
+ my $delegation_class = $attribute->delegation_metaclass;
+ my %handles = $attribute->_canonicalize_handles($attribute->{handles});
+ my $reader = $attribute->get_read_method_ref;
+
+ while(my($handle_name, $method_to_call) = each %handles){
+ my $code = $delegation_class->_generate_delegation($attribute, $metaclass,
+ $reader, $handle_name, $method_to_call);
+
+ $metaclass->add_method($handle_name => $code);
+ $attribute->associate_method($code);
+ }
+ }
+
+
+ if($attribute->can('create') != \&create){
+ # backword compatibility
+ $attribute->create($metaclass, $attribute->name, %{$attribute});
+ }
+
+ return;
+}
+
+sub throw_error{
+ my $self = shift;
+
+ my $metaclass = (ref $self && $self->associated_class) || 'Mouse::Meta::Class';
+ $metaclass->throw_error(@_, depth => 1);
}
1;
=head1 NAME
-Mouse::Meta::Attribute - attribute metaclass
+Mouse::Meta::Attribute - The Mouse attribute metaclass
+
+=head1 VERSION
+
+This document describes Mouse version 0.40_01
=head1 METHODS
-=head2 new %args -> Mouse::Meta::Attribute
+=head2 C<< new(%options) -> Mouse::Meta::Attribute >>
Instantiates a new Mouse::Meta::Attribute. Does nothing else.
-=head2 create OwnerClass, AttributeName, %args -> Mouse::Meta::Attribute
+It adds the following options to the constructor:
+
+=over 4
-Creates a new attribute in OwnerClass. Accessors and helper methods are
-installed. Some error checking is done.
+=item C<< is => 'ro', 'rw', 'bare' >>
-=head2 name -> AttributeName
+This provides a shorthand for specifying the C<reader>, C<writer>, or
+C<accessor> names. If the attribute is read-only ('ro') then it will
+have a C<reader> method with the same attribute as the name.
-=head2 associated_class -> OwnerClass
+If it is read-write ('rw') then it will have an C<accessor> method
+with the same name. If you provide an explicit C<writer> for a
+read-write attribute, then you will have a C<reader> with the same
+name as the attribute, and a C<writer> with the name you provided.
-=head2 is_required -> Bool
+Use 'bare' when you are deliberately not installing any methods
+(accessor, reader, etc.) associated with this attribute; otherwise,
+Moose will issue a deprecation warning when this attribute is added to a
+metaclass.
-=head2 default -> Item
+=item C<< isa => Type >>
-=head2 has_default -> Bool
+This option accepts a type. The type can be a string, which should be
+a type name. If the type name is unknown, it is assumed to be a class
+name.
-=head2 is_lazy -> Bool
+This option can also accept a L<Moose::Meta::TypeConstraint> object.
-=head2 predicate -> MethodName | Undef
+If you I<also> provide a C<does> option, then your C<isa> option must
+be a class name, and that class must do the role specified with
+C<does>.
-=head2 has_predicate -> Bool
+=item C<< does => Role >>
-=head2 clearer -> MethodName | Undef
+This is short-hand for saying that the attribute's type must be an
+object which does the named role.
-=head2 has_clearer -> Bool
+B<This option is not yet supported.>
-=head2 handles -> { LocalName => RemoteName }
+=item C<< coerce => Bool >>
-=head2 has_handles -> Bool
+This option is only valid for objects with a type constraint
+(C<isa>). If this is true, then coercions will be applied whenever
+this attribute is set.
-=head2 is_weak_ref -> Bool
+You can make both this and the C<weak_ref> option true.
-=head2 init_arg -> Str
+=item C<< trigger => CodeRef >>
-=head2 type_constraint -> Str
+This option accepts a subroutine reference, which will be called after
+the attribute is set.
-=head2 has_type_constraint -> Bool
+=item C<< required => Bool >>
-=head2 trigger => CODE | Undef
+An attribute which is required must be provided to the constructor. An
+attribute which is required can also have a C<default> or C<builder>,
+which will satisfy its required-ness.
-=head2 has_trigger -> Bool
+A required attribute must have a C<default>, C<builder> or a
+non-C<undef> C<init_arg>
-=head2 builder => MethodName | Undef
+=item C<< lazy => Bool >>
-=head2 has_builder -> Bool
+A lazy attribute must have a C<default> or C<builder>. When an
+attribute is lazy, the default value will not be calculated until the
+attribute is read.
-=head2 is_lazy_build => Bool
+=item C<< weak_ref => Bool >>
-=head2 should_auto_deref -> Bool
+If this is true, the attribute's value will be stored as a weak
+reference.
-Informational methods.
+=item C<< auto_deref => Bool >>
-=head2 generate_accessor -> CODE
+If this is true, then the reader will dereference the value when it is
+called. The attribute must have a type constraint which defines the
+attribute as an array or hash reference.
-Creates a new code reference for the attribute's accessor.
+=item C<< lazy_build => Bool >>
-=head2 generate_predicate -> CODE
+Setting this to true makes the attribute lazy and provides a number of
+default methods.
-Creates a new code reference for the attribute's predicate.
+ has 'size' => (
+ is => 'ro',
+ lazy_build => 1,
+ );
-=head2 generate_clearer -> CODE
+is equivalent to this:
-Creates a new code reference for the attribute's clearer.
+ has 'size' => (
+ is => 'ro',
+ lazy => 1,
+ builder => '_build_size',
+ clearer => 'clear_size',
+ predicate => 'has_size',
+ );
-=head2 generate_handles -> { MethodName => CODE }
+=back
-Creates a new code reference for each of the attribute's handles methods.
+=head2 C<< associate_method(Method) >>
-=head2 find_type_constraint -> CODE
+Associates a method with the attribute. Typically, this is called internally
+when an attribute generates its accessors.
-Returns a code reference which can be used to check that a given value passes
-this attribute's type constraint;
+Currently the argument I<Method> is ignored in Mouse.
-=head2 verify_type_constraint Item -> 1 | ERROR
+=head2 C<< verify_against_type_constraint(Item) -> TRUE | ERROR >>
-Checks that the given value passes this attribute's type constraint. Returns 1
+Checks that the given value passes this attribute's type constraint. Returns C<true>
on success, otherwise C<confess>es.
-=head2 canonicalize_args Name, %args -> %args
+=head2 C<< clone_and_inherit_options(options) -> Mouse::Meta::Attribute >>
-Canonicalizes some arguments to create. In particular, C<lazy_build> is
-canonicalized into C<lazy>, C<builder>, etc.
+Creates a new attribute in the owner class, inheriting options from parent classes.
+Accessors and helper methods are installed. Some error checking is done.
-=head2 validate_args Name, \%args -> 1 | ERROR
+=head2 C<< get_read_method_ref >>
-Checks that the arguments to create the attribute (ie those specified by
-C<has>) are valid.
+=head2 C<< get_write_method_ref >>
-=head2 clone_parent OwnerClass, AttributeName, %args -> Mouse::Meta::Attribute
+Returns the subroutine reference of a method suitable for reading or
+writing the attribute's value in the associated class. These methods
+always return a subroutine reference, regardless of whether or not the
+attribute is read- or write-only.
-Creates a new attribute in OwnerClass, inheriting options from parent classes.
-Accessors and helper methods are installed. Some error checking is done.
+=head1 SEE ALSO
-=head2 get_parent_args OwnerClass, AttributeName -> Hash
+L<Moose::Meta::Attribute>
-Returns the options that the parent class of C<OwnerClass> used for attribute
-C<AttributeName>.
+L<Class::MOP::Attribute>
=cut