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+package Mouse::Util::MetaRole;
+use Mouse::Util; # enables strict and warnings
+
+our @Classes = qw(constructor_class destructor_class);
+
+sub apply_metaclass_roles {
+ my %options = @_;
+
+ my $for = Scalar::Util::blessed($options{for_class})
+ ? $options{for_class}
+ : Mouse::Util::class_of($options{for_class});
+
+ my %old_classes = map { $for->can($_) ? ($_ => $for->$_) : () }
+ @Classes;
+
+ my $meta = _make_new_metaclass( $for, \%options );
+
+ for my $c ( grep { $meta->can($_) } @Classes ) {
+ if ( $options{ $c . '_roles' } ) {
+ my $class = _make_new_class(
+ $meta->$c(),
+ $options{ $c . '_roles' }
+ );
+
+ $meta->$c($class);
+ }
+ elsif($meta->$c ne $old_classes{$c}){
+ $meta->$c( $old_classes{$c} );
+ }
+ }
+
+ return $meta;
+}
+
+sub apply_base_class_roles {
+ my %options = @_;
+
+ my $for = $options{for_class};
+
+ my $meta = Mouse::Util::class_of($for);
+
+ my $new_base = _make_new_class(
+ $for,
+ $options{roles},
+ [ $meta->superclasses() ],
+ );
+
+ $meta->superclasses($new_base)
+ if $new_base ne $meta->name();
+ return;
+}
+
+
+my @Metaclasses = qw(
+ metaclass
+ attribute_metaclass
+ method_metaclass
+);
+
+sub _make_new_metaclass {
+ my($for, $options) = @_;
+
+ return $for
+ if !grep { exists $options->{ $_ . '_roles' } } @Metaclasses;
+
+ my $new_metaclass
+ = _make_new_class( ref $for, $options->{metaclass_roles} );
+
+ # This could get called for a Mouse::Meta::Role as well as a Mouse::Meta::Class
+ my %classes = map {
+ $_ => _make_new_class( $for->$_(), $options->{ $_ . '_roles' } )
+ } grep { $for->can($_) } @Metaclasses;
+
+ return $new_metaclass->reinitialize( $for, %classes );
+}
+
+
+sub _make_new_class {
+ my($existing_class, $roles, $superclasses) = @_;
+
+ return $existing_class if !$roles;
+
+ my $meta = Mouse::Meta::Class->initialize($existing_class);
+
+ return $existing_class
+ if !grep { !ref($_) && !$meta->does_role($_) } @{$roles};
+
+ return Mouse::Meta::Class->create_anon_class(
+ superclasses => $superclasses ? $superclasses : [$existing_class],
+ roles => $roles,
+ cache => 1,
+ )->name();
+}
+
+1;
+
+__END__
+
+=head1 NAME
+
+Mouse::Util::MetaRole - Apply roles to any metaclass, as well as the object base class
+
+=head1 SYNOPSIS
+
+ package MyApp::Mouse;
+
+ use Mouse ();
+ use Mouse::Exporter;
+ use Mouse::Util::MetaRole;
+
+ use MyApp::Role::Meta::Class;
+ use MyApp::Role::Meta::Method::Constructor;
+ use MyApp::Role::Object;
+
+ Mouse::Exporter->setup_import_methods( also => 'Mouse' );
+
+ sub init_meta {
+ shift;
+ my %options = @_;
+
+ Mouse->init_meta(%options);
+
+ Mouse::Util::MetaRole::apply_metaclass_roles(
+ for_class => $options{for_class},
+ metaclass_roles => ['MyApp::Role::Meta::Class'],
+ constructor_class_roles => ['MyApp::Role::Meta::Method::Constructor'],
+ );
+
+ Mouse::Util::MetaRole::apply_base_class_roles(
+ for_class => $options{for_class},
+ roles => ['MyApp::Role::Object'],
+ );
+
+ return $options{for_class}->meta();
+ }
+
+=head1 DESCRIPTION
+
+This utility module is designed to help authors of Mouse extensions
+write extensions that are able to cooperate with other Mouse
+extensions. To do this, you must write your extensions as roles, which
+can then be dynamically applied to the caller's metaclasses.
+
+This module makes sure to preserve any existing superclasses and roles
+already set for the meta objects, which means that any number of
+extensions can apply roles in any order.
+
+=head1 USAGE
+
+B<It is very important that you only call this module's functions when
+your module is imported by the caller>. The process of applying roles
+to the metaclass reinitializes the metaclass object, which wipes out
+any existing attributes already defined. However, as long as you do
+this when your module is imported, the caller should not have any
+attributes defined yet.
+
+The easiest way to ensure that this happens is to use
+L<Mouse::Exporter>, which can generate the appropriate C<init_meta>
+method for you, and make sure it is called when imported.
+
+=head1 FUNCTIONS
+
+This module provides two functions.
+
+=head2 apply_metaclass_roles( ... )
+
+This function will apply roles to one or more metaclasses for the
+specified class. It accepts the following parameters:
+
+=over 4
+
+=item * for_class => $name
+
+This specifies the class for which to alter the meta classes.
+
+=item * metaclass_roles => \@roles
+
+=item * attribute_metaclass_roles => \@roles
+
+=item * method_metaclass_roles => \@roles
+
+=item * constructor_class_roles => \@roles
+
+=item * destructor_class_roles => \@roles
+
+These parameter all specify one or more roles to be applied to the
+specified metaclass. You can pass any or all of these parameters at
+once.
+
+=back
+
+=head2 apply_base_class_roles( for_class => $class, roles => \@roles )
+
+This function will apply the specified roles to the object's base class.
+
+=head1 SEE ASLSO
+
+L<Moose::Util::MetaRole>
+
+=cut