X-Git-Url: http://git.shadowcat.co.uk/gitweb/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=README;h=6f2aca5b590585f05f69124c3888ae9dcbf42886;hb=313568184ff65e684ef9141c646137a14181921a;hp=53a90fff916491178982e0c477adcd3aef3682d1;hpb=99d2e6b61c03d29efc6848f563f67308cb0da816;p=p5sagit%2Fnamespace-clean.git diff --git a/README b/README index 53a90ff..6f2aca5 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ NAME namespace::clean - Keep imports and functions out of your namespace VERSION - 0.06 + 0.11 SYNOPSIS package Foo; @@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ SYNOPSIS 1; DESCRIPTION + Keeping packages clean When you define a function, or import one, into a Perl package, it will naturally also be available as a method. This does not per se cause problems, but it can complicate subclassing and, for example, plugin @@ -59,14 +60,75 @@ DESCRIPTION If you just want to "-except" a single sub, you can pass it directly. For more than one value you have to use an array reference. + Explicitely removing functions when your scope is compiled + It is also possible to explicitely tell "namespace::clean" what packages + to remove when the surrounding scope has finished compiling. Here is an + example: + + package Foo; + use strict; + + # blessed NOT available + + sub my_class { + use Scalar::Util qw( blessed ); + use namespace::clean qw( blessed ); + + # blessed available + return blessed shift; + } + + # blessed NOT available + + Moose + When using "namespace::clean" together with Moose you want to keep the + installed "meta" method. So your classes should look like: + + package Foo; + use Moose; + use namespace::clean -except => 'meta'; + ... + + Same goes for Moose::Role. + + Cleaning other packages + You can tell "namespace::clean" that you want to clean up another + package instead of the one importing. To do this you have to pass in the + "-cleanee" option like this: + + package My::MooseX::namespace::clean; + use strict; + + use namespace::clean (); # no cleanup, just load + + sub import { + namespace::clean->import( + -cleanee => scalar(caller), + -except => 'meta', + ); + } + + If you don't care about "namespace::clean"s discover-and-"-except" + logic, and just want to remove subroutines, try "clean_subroutines". + METHODS You shouldn't need to call any of these. Just "use" the package at the appropriate place. + clean_subroutines + This exposes the actual subroutine-removal logic. + + namespace::clean->clean_subroutines($cleanee, qw( subA subB )); + + will remove "subA" and "subB" from $cleanee. Note that this will remove + the subroutines immediately and not wait for scope end. If you want to + have this effect at a specific time (e.g. "namespace::clean" acts on + scope compile end) it is your responsibility to make sure it runs at + that time. + import - Makes a snapshot of the current defined functions and registers a - Filter::EOF cleanup routine to remove those symbols at the end of the - compile-time. + Makes a snapshot of the current defined functions and installs a + B::Hooks::EndOfScope hook in the current scope to invoke the cleanups. unimport This method will be called when you do a @@ -101,7 +163,7 @@ IMPLEMENTATION DETAILS use "undef" instead. SEE ALSO - Filter::EOF + B::Hooks::EndOfScope AUTHOR AND COPYRIGHT Robert 'phaylon' Sedlacek "", with many thanks to Matt S