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+package IntrospectM2M;
+
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+use base 'DBIx::Class';
+
+__PACKAGE__->mk_classdata( _m2m_metadata => {} );
+
+sub many_to_many {
+ my $class = shift;
+ my ($meth_name, $link, $far_side) = @_;
+ my $store = $class->_m2m_metadata;
+ die "You are overwritting another relationship's metadata"
+ if exists $store->{$meth_name};
+
+ my $attrs = {
+ accessor => $meth_name,
+ relation => $link, #"link" table or immediate relation
+ foreign_relation => $far_side, #'far' table or foreign relation
+ (@_ > 3 ? (attrs => $_[3]) : ()), #only store if exist
+ };
+
+ #inheritable data workaround
+ $class->_m2m_metadata({ $meth_name => $attrs, %$store});
+ $class->next::method(@_);
+}
+
+1;