From: Dave Rolsky Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2011 18:40:43 +0000 (-0500) Subject: Update README based on latest pod X-Git-Tag: 0.10~10 X-Git-Url: http://git.shadowcat.co.uk/gitweb/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=033dc1800efbf91fdbcdbb29df0bfa7b306d89fa;p=gitmo%2FMooseX-UndefTolerant.git Update README based on latest pod --- diff --git a/README b/README index 58d1fbf..c88c928 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -1,55 +1,107 @@ -MooseX-UndefTolerant +NAME + MooseX::UndefTolerant - Make your attribute(s) tolerant to undef + initialization -The README is used to introduce the module and provide instructions on -how to install the module, any machine dependencies it may have (for -example C compilers and installed libraries) and any other information -that should be provided before the module is installed. +SYNOPSIS + package My::Class; -A README file is required for CPAN modules since CPAN extracts the README -file from a module distribution so that people browsing the archive -can use it to get an idea of the module's uses. It is usually a good idea -to provide version information here so that people can decide whether -fixes for the module are worth downloading. + use Moose; + use MooseX::UndefTolerant; + has 'name' => ( + is => 'ro', + isa => 'Str', + predicate => 'has_name' + ); -INSTALLATION + # Meanwhile, under the city... -To install this module, run the following commands: + # Doesn't explode + my $class = My::Class->new(name => undef); + $class->has_name # False! - perl Makefile.PL - make - make test - make install + Or, if you only want one attribute to have this behaviour: -SUPPORT AND DOCUMENTATION + package My:Class; + use Moose; -After installing, you can find documentation for this module with the -perldoc command. + use MooseX::UndefTolerant::Attribute; - perldoc MooseX::UndefTolerant + has 'bar' => ( + traits => [ qw(MooseX::UndefTolerant::Attribute)], + is => 'ro', + isa => 'Num', + predicate => 'has_bar' + ); -You can also look for information at: +DESCRIPTION + Loading this module in your Moose class makes initialization of your + attributes tolerant of undef. If you specify the value of undef to any + of the attributes they will not be initialized, effectively behaving as + if you had not provided a value at all. - RT, CPAN's request tracker - http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/Bugs.html?Dist=MooseX-UndefTolerant +MOTIVATION + I often found myself in this quandry: - AnnoCPAN, Annotated CPAN documentation - http://annocpan.org/dist/MooseX-UndefTolerant + package My:Class; + use Moose; - CPAN Ratings - http://cpanratings.perl.org/d/MooseX-UndefTolerant + has 'foo' => ( + is => 'ro', + isa => 'Str', + ); - Search CPAN - http://search.cpan.org/dist/MooseX-UndefTolerant/ + # ... then + my $foo = ... # get the param from something -COPYRIGHT AND LICENCE + my $class = My:Class->new(foo => $foo, bar => 123); -Copyright (C) 2009 Cory G Watson + What if foo is undefined? I didn't want to change my attribute to be + Maybe[Str] and I still want my predicate ("has_foo") to work. The only + real solution was: -This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it -under the terms of either: the GNU General Public License as published -by the Free Software Foundation; or the Artistic License. + if(defined($foo)) { + $class = My:Class->new(foo => $foo, bar => 123); + } else { + $class = My:Class->new(bar => 123); + } -See http://dev.perl.org/licenses/ for more information. + Or some type of codemulch using ternarys. This module allows you to make + your attributes more tolerant of undef so that you can keep the first + example: have your cake and eat it too! + +PER ATTRIBUTE + See MooseX::UndefTolerant::Attribute. + +CAVEATS + This extension does not currently work in immutable classes when + applying the trait to some (but not all) attributes in the class. This + is because the inlined constructor initialization code currently lives + in Moose::Meta::Method::Constructor, not Moose::Meta::Attribute. The + good news is that this is expected to be changing shortly. + +ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS + Many thanks to the crew in #moose who talked me through this module: + + Hans Dieter Pearcey (confound) + + Jesse Luehrs (doy) + + Tomas Doran (t0m) + + Dylan Hardison (dylan) + + Jay Shirley (jshirley) + + Mike Eldridge (diz) + +AUTHOR + Cory G Watson + +COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE + This software is copyright (c) 2011 by Cory G Watson. + + This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under + the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.