adding documentation slot to the attributes

diff --git a/Changes b/Changes
index c64a5b3..6304094 100644 (file)
--- a/Changes
+++ b/Changes
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Revision history for Perl extension Moose
 0.19
     * Moose::Util::TypeConstraints
       - type now supports messages as well
-        (thanks to phaylon for finding this)
+        thanks to phaylon for finding this
         - added tests for this
       - added list_all_type_constraints and 
         list_all_builtin_type_constraints
@@ -13,7 +13,13 @@ Revision history for Perl extension Moose
       - fixed regexp 'handles' declarations 
         to build the list of delegated methods
         correctly (and not override important 
-        things like &new)
+        things like &new) thanks to ashleyb 
+        for finding this
+        - added tests and docs for this
+      - added the "documentation" attributes
+        so that you can actually document your 
+        attributes and inspect them through the 
+        meta-object.
         - added tests and docs for this
 
     * Moose::Meta::TypeConstraint
@@ -21,13 +27,20 @@ Revision history for Perl extension Moose
         - added test for this
 
     * misc.
-      - added test for working with Module::Refresh 
+      - added tests to assure we work with Module::Refresh 
+      - added stricter test skip logic in the Moose POOP 
+        test, ask Rob Kinyon why.
+        - *cough* DBM::Deep 1.0 backwards compatability sucks *cough* ;)
 
 0.18 Sat. March 10, 2007
     ~~ Many, many documentation updates ~~
-    
-    - We now use Class::MOP::load_class to 
-      load all classes.
+
+    * misc.
+      - We now use Class::MOP::load_class to 
+        load all classes.    
+      - added tests to show types and subtypes 
+        working with Declare::Constraints::Simple
+        and Test::Deep as constraint engines.
 
 0.18_001
     !! You must have Class::MOP 0.37_001  !!

diff --git a/lib/Moose/Meta/Attribute.pm b/lib/Moose/Meta/Attribute.pm
index d00d6ff..a0d2469 100644 (file)
--- a/lib/Moose/Meta/Attribute.pm
+++ b/lib/Moose/Meta/Attribute.pm
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ __PACKAGE__->meta->add_attribute('handles' => (
     reader    => 'handles',
     predicate => 'has_handles',
 ));
+__PACKAGE__->meta->add_attribute('documentation' => (
+    reader    => 'documentation',
+    predicate => 'has_documentation',
+));
 
 sub new {
        my ($class, $name, %options) = @_;
@@ -48,9 +52,9 @@ sub new {
 
 sub clone_and_inherit_options {
     my ($self, %options) = @_;
-    # you can change default, required and coerce 
+    # you can change default, required, coerce and documentation 
     my %actual_options;
-    foreach my $legal_option (qw(default coerce required)) {
+    foreach my $legal_option (qw(default coerce required documentation)) {
         if (exists $options{$legal_option}) {
             $actual_options{$legal_option} = $options{$legal_option};
             delete $options{$legal_option};
@@ -541,6 +545,16 @@ value of an attribute is assigned. The CODE ref will get two values,
 the invocant and the new value. This can be used to handle I<basic> 
 bi-directional relations.
 
+=item B<documentation>
+
+This is a string which contains the documentation for this attribute. 
+It serves no direct purpose right now, but it might in the future
+in some kind of automated documentation system perhaps.
+
+=item B<has_documentation>
+
+Returns true if this meta-attribute has any documentation.
+
 =back
 
 =head1 BUGS

diff --git a/t/071_misc_attribute_tests.t b/t/071_misc_attribute_tests.t
index c28b4a7..3849d64 100644 (file)
--- a/t/071_misc_attribute_tests.t
+++ b/t/071_misc_attribute_tests.t
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 use strict;
 use warnings;
 
-use Test::More tests => 4;
+use Test::More tests => 6;
 use Test::Exception;
 
 BEGIN {
@@ -12,6 +12,30 @@ BEGIN {
 
 {
     {
+        package Test::Attribute::Inline::Documentation;
+        use Moose;
+
+        has 'foo' => (
+            documentation => q{
+                The 'foo' attribute is my favorite 
+                attribute in the whole wide world.
+            }
+        );
+    }
+    
+    my $foo_attr = Test::Attribute::Inline::Documentation->meta->get_attribute('foo');
+    
+    ok($foo_attr->has_documentation, '... the foo has docs');
+    is($foo_attr->documentation,
+            q{
+                The 'foo' attribute is my favorite 
+                attribute in the whole wide world.
+            },
+    '... got the foo docs');
+}
+
+{
+    {
         package Test::For::Lazy::TypeConstraint;
         use Moose;
         use Moose::Util::TypeConstraints;

diff --git a/t/202_example_Moose_POOP.t b/t/202_example_Moose_POOP.t
index 20ab59e..bdd6f1a 100644 (file)
--- a/t/202_example_Moose_POOP.t
+++ b/t/202_example_Moose_POOP.t
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ use Test::More;
 
 BEGIN {
     eval "use DBM::Deep 0.983; use DateTime::Format::MySQL;";
-    plan skip_all => "DBM::Deep and DateTime::Format::MySQL required for this test" if $@;        
+    if ($@ && DBM::Deep->VERSION < 1.0) {
+        plan skip_all => "DBM::Deep (< 1.0) and DateTime::Format::MySQL required for this test";        
+    }
     plan tests => 89;    
 }