adding in the last few bits

diff --git a/Changes b/Changes
index 96398c9..acf2053 100644 (file)
--- a/Changes
+++ b/Changes
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ Revision history for Perl extension Class-MOP.
       - added the linearized_isa method instead of constantly 
         pruning duplicate classes (this will be even more 
         useful in the 5.10-compat version coming soon)
+    
+    * Class::MOP::Attribute
+      - added the get_read_method_ref and get_write_method_ref
+        methods which allow you to retrieve a CODE ref which 
+        can always be used to read or write an attribute.
 
 0.45 Thurs. Nov. 13, 2007
     * Class::MOP::Attribute

diff --git a/README b/README
index 429861f..e44b3af 100644 (file)
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Class::MOP version 0.42
+Class::MOP version 0.46
 ===========================
 
 See the individual module documentation for more information

diff --git a/lib/Class/MOP/Attribute.pm b/lib/Class/MOP/Attribute.pm
index 3da3d96..767ec1d 100644 (file)
--- a/lib/Class/MOP/Attribute.pm
+++ b/lib/Class/MOP/Attribute.pm
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use Class::MOP::Method::Accessor;
 use Carp         'confess';
 use Scalar::Util 'blessed', 'reftype', 'weaken';
 
-our $VERSION   = '0.17';
+our $VERSION   = '0.18';
 our $AUTHORITY = 'cpan:STEVAN';
 
 use base 'Class::MOP::Object';
@@ -136,6 +136,26 @@ sub init_arg  { $_[0]->{'$!init_arg'}  }
 sub get_read_method  { $_[0]->reader || $_[0]->accessor }
 sub get_write_method { $_[0]->writer || $_[0]->accessor }
 
+sub get_read_method_ref {
+    my $self = shift;
+    if (my $reader = $self->get_read_method) {    
+        return $self->associated_class->get_method($reader);
+    }
+    else {
+        return sub { $self->get_value(@_) };
+    }
+}
+
+sub get_write_method_ref {
+    my $self = shift;    
+    if (my $writer = $self->get_write_method) {    
+        return $self->assocaited_class->get_method($writer);
+    }
+    else {
+        return sub { $self->set_value(@_) };
+    }
+}
+
 sub is_default_a_coderef {
     ('CODE' eq (reftype($_[0]->{'$!default'} || $_[0]->{default}) || ''))
 }
@@ -546,9 +566,20 @@ just one, which is the name of the attribute.
 
 =item B<get_write_method>
 
-Return the name of a method suitable for reading / writing the value of the
-attribute in the associated class. Suitable for use whether C<reader> and
-C<writer> or C<accessor> was used.
+Return the name of a method name suitable for reading / writing the value 
+of the attribute in the associated class. Suitable for use whether 
+C<reader> and C<writer> or C<accessor> was used.
+
+=item B<get_read_method_ref>
+
+=item B<get_write_method_ref>
+
+Return the CODE reference of a method suitable for reading / writing the 
+value of the attribute in the associated class. Suitable for use whether 
+C<reader> and C<writer> or C<accessor> was specified or not.
+
+NOTE: If not reader/writer/accessor was specified, this will use the 
+attribute get_value/set_value methods, which can be very inefficient.
 
 =back