Add docs, and don't bother to make components mutable if you can detect packages...

diff --git a/lib/Catalyst/Engine/HTTP/Restarter.pm b/lib/Catalyst/Engine/HTTP/Restarter.pm
index 45b925a..0fffaf0 100644 (file)
--- a/lib/Catalyst/Engine/HTTP/Restarter.pm
+++ b/lib/Catalyst/Engine/HTTP/Restarter.pm
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ around run => sub {
         close STDIN;
         close STDOUT;
 
-        $self->_make_components_mutable($class);
+        # Best effort if we can't trap compiles..
+        $self->_make_components_mutable($class)
+            if !Catalyst::Engine::HTTP::Restarter::Watcher::DETECT_PACKAGE_COMPILATION();
 
         my $watcher = Catalyst::Engine::HTTP::Restarter::Watcher->new(
             directory => ( 

diff --git a/lib/Catalyst/Engine/HTTP/Restarter/Watcher.pm b/lib/Catalyst/Engine/HTTP/Restarter/Watcher.pm
index 3690877..4095e83 100644 (file)
--- a/lib/Catalyst/Engine/HTTP/Restarter/Watcher.pm
+++ b/lib/Catalyst/Engine/HTTP/Restarter/Watcher.pm
@@ -197,6 +197,17 @@ Creates a new Watcher object.
 Returns a list of files that have been added, deleted, or changed since the
 last time watch was called.
 
+=head2 DETECT_PACKAGE_COMPILATION
+
+Returns true if L<B::Hooks::OP::Check::StashChange> is installed and
+can be used to detect when files are compiled. This is used internally
+to make the L<Moose> metaclass of any class being reloaded immutable.
+
+If L<B::Hooks::OP::Check::StashChange> is not installed, then the
+restarter makes all application components immutable. This covers the
+simple case, but is less useful if you're using Moose in components
+outside Catalyst's namespaces, but inside your application directory.
+
 =head1 SEE ALSO
 
 L<Catalyst>, L<Catalyst::Engine::HTTP::Restarter>, L<File::Modified>