actually, why not make the meta method renameable

diff --git a/lib/Moose.pm b/lib/Moose.pm
index a916f6c..5790a1f 100644 (file)
--- a/lib/Moose.pm
+++ b/lib/Moose.pm
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ sub init_meta {
         or Moose->throw_error("Cannot call init_meta without specifying a for_class");
     my $base_class = $args{base_class} || 'Moose::Object';
     my $metaclass  = $args{metaclass}  || 'Moose::Meta::Class';
+    my $meta_name  = exists $args{meta_name} ? $args{meta_name} : 'meta';
 
     Moose->throw_error("The Metaclass $metaclass must be a subclass of Moose::Meta::Class.")
         unless $metaclass->isa('Moose::Meta::Class');
@@ -198,17 +199,19 @@ sub init_meta {
         $meta = $metaclass->initialize($class);
     }
 
-    unless ($args{no_meta}) {
+    if (defined $meta_name) {
         # also check for inherited non moose 'meta' method?
-        my $existing = $meta->get_method('meta');
+        my $existing = $meta->get_method($meta_name);
         if ($existing && !$existing->isa('Class::MOP::Method::Meta')) {
             Carp::cluck "Moose is overwriting an existing method named "
-                      . "'meta' with its own version, in class $class. If "
-                      . "this is actually what you want, you should remove "
-                      . "the existing method, otherwise, you should pass "
-                      . "the '-no_meta => 1' option to 'use Moose'.";
+                      . "$meta_name in class $class with a method "
+                      . "which returns the class's metaclass. If this is "
+                      . "actually what you want, you should remove the "
+                      . "existing method, otherwise, you should rename or "
+                      . "disable this generated method using the "
+                      . "'-meta_name' option to 'use Moose'.";
         }
-        $meta->_add_meta_method;
+        $meta->_add_meta_method($meta_name);
     }
 
     # make sure they inherit from Moose::Object

diff --git a/lib/Moose/Exporter.pm b/lib/Moose/Exporter.pm
index 1064050..57d5a55 100644 (file)
--- a/lib/Moose/Exporter.pm
+++ b/lib/Moose/Exporter.pm
@@ -357,8 +357,8 @@ sub _make_import_sub {
             = Moose::Util::resolve_metaclass_alias( 'Class' => $metaclass )
             if defined $metaclass && length $metaclass;
 
-        my $no_meta;
-        ( $no_meta, @_ ) = _strip_no_meta(@_);
+        my $meta_name;
+        ( $meta_name, @_ ) = _strip_meta_name(@_);
 
         # Normally we could look at $_[0], but in some weird cases
         # (involving goto &Moose::import), $_[0] ends as something
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ sub _make_import_sub {
             $c->init_meta(
                 for_class => $CALLER,
                 metaclass => $metaclass,
-                no_meta   => $no_meta,
+                meta_name => $meta_name,
             );
             $did_init_meta = 1;
         }
@@ -451,16 +451,16 @@ sub _strip_metaclass {
     return ( $metaclass, @_ );
 }
 
-sub _strip_no_meta {
-    my $idx = first_index { $_ eq '-no_meta' } @_;
+sub _strip_meta_name {
+    my $idx = first_index { $_ eq '-meta_name' } @_;
 
-    return ( undef, @_ ) unless $idx >= 0 && $#_ >= $idx + 1;
+    return ( 'meta', @_ ) unless $idx >= 0 && $#_ >= $idx + 1;
 
-    my $no_meta = $_[ $idx + 1 ];
+    my $meta_name = $_[ $idx + 1 ];
 
     splice @_, $idx, 2;
 
-    return ( $no_meta, @_ );
+    return ( $meta_name, @_ );
 }
 
 sub _apply_meta_traits {

diff --git a/lib/Moose/Meta/Role.pm b/lib/Moose/Meta/Role.pm
index 2dff118..4cfff23 100644 (file)
--- a/lib/Moose/Meta/Role.pm
+++ b/lib/Moose/Meta/Role.pm
@@ -479,12 +479,15 @@ sub create {
         || confess "You must pass a HASH ref of methods"
             if exists $options{methods};
 
+    $options{meta_name} = 'meta'
+        unless exists $options{meta_name};
+
     my (%initialize_options) = %options;
     delete @initialize_options{qw(
         package
         attributes
         methods
-        no_meta
+        meta_name
         version
         authority
     )};
@@ -493,7 +496,8 @@ sub create {
 
     $meta->_instantiate_module( $options{version}, $options{authority} );
 
-    $meta->_add_meta_method if !$options{no_meta};
+    $meta->_add_meta_method($options{meta_name})
+        if defined $options{meta_name};
 
     if (exists $options{attributes}) {
         foreach my $attribute_name (keys %{$options{attributes}}) {

diff --git a/lib/Moose/Role.pm b/lib/Moose/Role.pm
index a058222..95c02bb 100644 (file)
--- a/lib/Moose/Role.pm
+++ b/lib/Moose/Role.pm
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ sub init_meta {
     }
 
     my $metaclass = $args{metaclass} || "Moose::Meta::Role";
+    my $meta_name = exists $args{meta_name} ? $args{meta_name} : 'meta';
 
     Moose->throw_error("The Metaclass $metaclass must be a subclass of Moose::Meta::Role.")
         unless $metaclass->isa('Moose::Meta::Role');
@@ -133,17 +134,19 @@ sub init_meta {
         $meta = $metaclass->initialize($role);
     }
 
-    unless ($args{no_meta}) {
+    if (defined $meta_name) {
         # also check for inherited non moose 'meta' method?
-        my $existing = $meta->get_method('meta');
+        my $existing = $meta->get_method($meta_name);
         if ($existing && !$existing->isa('Class::MOP::Method::Meta')) {
             Carp::cluck "Moose::Role is overwriting an existing method named "
-                      . "'meta' with its own version, in role $role. If "
-                      . "this is actually what you want, you should remove "
-                      . "the existing method, otherwise, you should pass "
-                      . "the '-no_meta => 1' option to 'use Moose::Role'.";
+                      . "$meta_name in role $role with a method "
+                      . "which returns the class's metaclass. If this is "
+                      . "actually what you want, you should remove the "
+                      . "existing method, otherwise, you should rename or "
+                      . "disable this generated method using the "
+                      . "'-meta_name' option to 'use Moose::Role'.";
         }
-        $meta->_add_meta_method;
+        $meta->_add_meta_method($meta_name);
     }
 
     return $meta;