Bump version to 0.65
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8b978dd5 1
2package Class::MOP::Class;
3
4use strict;
5use warnings;
6
c23184fc 7use Class::MOP::Immutable;
ba38bf08 8use Class::MOP::Instance;
9use Class::MOP::Method::Wrapped;
10
8b978dd5 11use Carp 'confess';
9b522fc4 12use Scalar::Util 'blessed', 'weaken';
8b978dd5 13
2e5c1a3f 14our $VERSION = '0.65';
f0480c45 15our $AUTHORITY = 'cpan:STEVAN';
8b978dd5 16
2243a22b 17use base 'Class::MOP::Module';
18
8b978dd5 19# Creation
0ac992ee 20
be7677c7 21sub initialize {
22 my $class = shift;
23 my $package_name = shift;
24 (defined $package_name && $package_name && !blessed($package_name))
0ac992ee 25 || confess "You must pass a package name and it cannot be blessed";
408ce4ea 26 return Class::MOP::get_metaclass_by_name($package_name)
27 || $class->construct_class_instance('package' => $package_name, @_);
be7677c7 28}
29
30sub reinitialize {
31 my $class = shift;
32 my $package_name = shift;
33 (defined $package_name && $package_name && !blessed($package_name))
0ac992ee 34 || confess "You must pass a package name and it cannot be blessed";
be7677c7 35 Class::MOP::remove_metaclass_by_name($package_name);
c23184fc 36 $class->construct_class_instance('package' => $package_name, @_);
0ac992ee 37}
38
39# NOTE: (meta-circularity)
40# this is a special form of &construct_instance
be7677c7 41# (see below), which is used to construct class
0ac992ee 42# meta-object instances for any Class::MOP::*
43# class. All other classes will use the more
be7677c7 44# normal &construct_instance.
45sub construct_class_instance {
46 my $class = shift;
47 my %options = @_;
c23184fc 48 my $package_name = $options{'package'};
be7677c7 49 (defined $package_name && $package_name)
0ac992ee 50 || confess "You must pass a package name";
be7677c7 51 # NOTE:
0ac992ee 52 # return the metaclass if we have it cached,
53 # and it is still defined (it has not been
54 # reaped by DESTROY yet, which can happen
be7677c7 55 # annoyingly enough during global destruction)
3af3cbbd 56
57 if (defined(my $meta = Class::MOP::get_metaclass_by_name($package_name))) {
58 return $meta;
59 }
be7677c7 60
61 # NOTE:
0ac992ee 62 # we need to deal with the possibility
63 # of class immutability here, and then
be7677c7 64 # get the name of the class appropriately
65 $class = (blessed($class)
66 ? ($class->is_immutable
67 ? $class->get_mutable_metaclass_name()
68 : blessed($class))
69 : $class);
70
be7677c7 71 # now create the metaclass
72 my $meta;
9c6877f4 73 if ($class eq 'Class::MOP::Class') {
0ac992ee 74 no strict 'refs';
75 $meta = bless {
be7677c7 76 # inherited from Class::MOP::Package
0ac992ee 77 '$!package' => $package_name,
78
c4260b45 79 # NOTE:
0ac992ee 80 # since the following attributes will
81 # actually be loaded from the symbol
c4260b45 82 # table, and actually bypass the instance
83 # entirely, we can just leave these things
84 # listed here for reference, because they
0ac992ee 85 # should not actually have a value associated
c4260b45 86 # with the slot.
0ac992ee 87 '%!namespace' => \undef,
be7677c7 88 # inherited from Class::MOP::Module
c23184fc 89 '$!version' => \undef,
90 '$!authority' => \undef,
c4260b45 91 # defined in Class::MOP::Class
c23184fc 92 '@!superclasses' => \undef,
0ac992ee 93
c23184fc 94 '%!methods' => {},
0ac992ee 95 '%!attributes' => {},
c23184fc 96 '$!attribute_metaclass' => $options{'attribute_metaclass'} || 'Class::MOP::Attribute',
97 '$!method_metaclass' => $options{'method_metaclass'} || 'Class::MOP::Method',
98 '$!instance_metaclass' => $options{'instance_metaclass'} || 'Class::MOP::Instance',
e0e4674a 99
100 ## uber-private variables
101 # NOTE:
102 # this starts out as undef so that
103 # we can tell the first time the
104 # methods are fetched
105 # - SL
9b522fc4 106 '$!_package_cache_flag' => undef,
107 '$!_meta_instance' => undef,
be7677c7 108 } => $class;
109 }
110 else {
111 # NOTE:
112 # it is safe to use meta here because
0ac992ee 113 # class will always be a subclass of
be7677c7 114 # Class::MOP::Class, which defines meta
115 $meta = $class->meta->construct_instance(%options)
727919c5 116 }
0ac992ee 117
be7677c7 118 # and check the metaclass compatibility
715adbb7 119 $meta->check_metaclass_compatability();
0ac992ee 120
be7677c7 121 Class::MOP::store_metaclass_by_name($package_name, $meta);
0ac992ee 122
be7677c7 123 # NOTE:
124 # we need to weaken any anon classes
125 # so that they can call DESTROY properly
b9d9fc0b 126 Class::MOP::weaken_metaclass($package_name) if $meta->is_anon_class;
0ac992ee 127
128 $meta;
129}
130
715adbb7 131sub reset_package_cache_flag { (shift)->{'$!_package_cache_flag'} = undef }
132sub update_package_cache_flag {
b1f5f41d 133 my $self = shift;
e0e4674a 134 # NOTE:
135 # we can manually update the cache number
136 # since we are actually adding the method
137 # to our cache as well. This avoids us
138 # having to regenerate the method_map.
139 # - SL
b1f5f41d 140 $self->{'$!_package_cache_flag'} = Class::MOP::check_package_cache_flag($self->name);
e0e4674a 141}
142
be7677c7 143sub check_metaclass_compatability {
144 my $self = shift;
145
146 # this is always okay ...
0ac992ee 147 return if blessed($self) eq 'Class::MOP::Class' &&
be7677c7 148 $self->instance_metaclass eq 'Class::MOP::Instance';
149
b7bdffc3 150 my @class_list = $self->linearized_isa;
be7677c7 151 shift @class_list; # shift off $self->name
373a16ae 152
0ac992ee 153 foreach my $class_name (@class_list) {
be7677c7 154 my $meta = Class::MOP::get_metaclass_by_name($class_name) || next;
0ac992ee 155
373a16ae 156 # NOTE:
0ac992ee 157 # we need to deal with the possibility
158 # of class immutability here, and then
159 # get the name of the class appropriately
be7677c7 160 my $meta_type = ($meta->is_immutable
161 ? $meta->get_mutable_metaclass_name()
0ac992ee 162 : blessed($meta));
163
be7677c7 164 ($self->isa($meta_type))
408ce4ea 165 || confess $self->name . "->meta => (" . (blessed($self)) . ")" .
0ac992ee 166 " is not compatible with the " .
be7677c7 167 $class_name . "->meta => (" . ($meta_type) . ")";
77e5fce4 168 # NOTE:
be7677c7 169 # we also need to check that instance metaclasses
170 # are compatabile in the same the class.
171 ($self->instance_metaclass->isa($meta->instance_metaclass))
408ce4ea 172 || confess $self->name . "->meta => (" . ($self->instance_metaclass) . ")" .
0ac992ee 173 " is not compatible with the " .
174 $class_name . "->meta => (" . ($meta->instance_metaclass) . ")";
175 }
176}
8b978dd5 177
6d5355c3 178## ANON classes
179
180{
181 # NOTE:
0ac992ee 182 # this should be sufficient, if you have a
183 # use case where it is not, write a test and
6d5355c3 184 # I will change it.
185 my $ANON_CLASS_SERIAL = 0;
0ac992ee 186
b9d9fc0b 187 # NOTE:
188 # we need a sufficiently annoying prefix
0ac992ee 189 # this should suffice for now, this is
190 # used in a couple of places below, so
b9d9fc0b 191 # need to put it up here for now.
0ac992ee 192 my $ANON_CLASS_PREFIX = 'Class::MOP::Class::__ANON__::SERIAL::';
b9d9fc0b 193
194 sub is_anon_class {
195 my $self = shift;
a651e249 196 no warnings 'uninitialized';
0ac992ee 197 $self->name =~ /^$ANON_CLASS_PREFIX/ ? 1 : 0;
b9d9fc0b 198 }
6d5355c3 199
200 sub create_anon_class {
0ac992ee 201 my ($class, %options) = @_;
6d5355c3 202 my $package_name = $ANON_CLASS_PREFIX . ++$ANON_CLASS_SERIAL;
88dd563c 203 return $class->create($package_name, %options);
0ac992ee 204 }
6d5355c3 205
b9d9fc0b 206 # NOTE:
0ac992ee 207 # this will only get called for
208 # anon-classes, all other calls
209 # are assumed to occur during
b9d9fc0b 210 # global destruction and so don't
211 # really need to be handled explicitly
212 sub DESTROY {
213 my $self = shift;
0ac992ee 214 no warnings 'uninitialized';
408ce4ea 215 return unless $self->name =~ /^$ANON_CLASS_PREFIX/;
216 my ($serial_id) = ($self->name =~ /^$ANON_CLASS_PREFIX(\d+)/);
0ac992ee 217 no strict 'refs';
b9d9fc0b 218 foreach my $key (keys %{$ANON_CLASS_PREFIX . $serial_id}) {
219 delete ${$ANON_CLASS_PREFIX . $serial_id}{$key};
220 }
0ac992ee 221 delete ${'main::' . $ANON_CLASS_PREFIX}{$serial_id . '::'};
6d5355c3 222 }
b9d9fc0b 223
6d5355c3 224}
225
226# creating classes with MOP ...
227
8b978dd5 228sub create {
88dd563c 229 my $class = shift;
230 my $package_name = shift;
0ac992ee 231
bfe4d0fc 232 (defined $package_name && $package_name)
8b978dd5 233 || confess "You must pass a package name";
88dd563c 234
235 (scalar @_ % 2 == 0)
0ac992ee 236 || confess "You much pass all parameters as name => value pairs " .
88dd563c 237 "(I found an uneven number of params in \@_)";
238
239 my (%options) = @_;
d7b2249e 240
241 (ref $options{superclasses} eq 'ARRAY')
242 || confess "You must pass an ARRAY ref of superclasses"
243 if exists $options{superclasses};
244
245 (ref $options{attributes} eq 'ARRAY')
246 || confess "You must pass an ARRAY ref of attributes"
247 if exists $options{attributes};
248
249 (ref $options{methods} eq 'HASH')
250 || confess "You must pass an HASH ref of methods"
251 if exists $options{methods};
0ac992ee 252
8b978dd5 253 my $code = "package $package_name;";
0ac992ee 254 $code .= "\$$package_name\:\:VERSION = '" . $options{version} . "';"
88dd563c 255 if exists $options{version};
0ac992ee 256 $code .= "\$$package_name\:\:AUTHORITY = '" . $options{authority} . "';"
257 if exists $options{authority};
258
8b978dd5 259 eval $code;
0ac992ee 260 confess "creation of $package_name failed : $@" if $@;
261
bfe4d0fc 262 my $meta = $class->initialize($package_name);
0ac992ee 263
264 $meta->add_method('meta' => sub {
df7b4119 265 $class->initialize(blessed($_[0]) || $_[0]);
aa448b16 266 });
0ac992ee 267
8b978dd5 268 $meta->superclasses(@{$options{superclasses}})
269 if exists $options{superclasses};
2eb717d5 270 # NOTE:
0ac992ee 271 # process attributes first, so that they can
2eb717d5 272 # install accessors, but locally defined methods
273 # can then overwrite them. It is maybe a little odd, but
274 # I think this should be the order of things.
275 if (exists $options{attributes}) {
cbd9f942 276 foreach my $attr (@{$options{attributes}}) {
277 $meta->add_attribute($attr);
2eb717d5 278 }
0ac992ee 279 }
bfe4d0fc 280 if (exists $options{methods}) {
281 foreach my $method_name (keys %{$options{methods}}) {
282 $meta->add_method($method_name, $options{methods}->{$method_name});
283 }
0ac992ee 284 }
8b978dd5 285 return $meta;
286}
287
7b31baf4 288## Attribute readers
289
290# NOTE:
0ac992ee 291# all these attribute readers will be bootstrapped
7b31baf4 292# away in the Class::MOP bootstrap section
293
c23184fc 294sub get_attribute_map { $_[0]->{'%!attributes'} }
295sub attribute_metaclass { $_[0]->{'$!attribute_metaclass'} }
296sub method_metaclass { $_[0]->{'$!method_metaclass'} }
297sub instance_metaclass { $_[0]->{'$!instance_metaclass'} }
7b31baf4 298
0f71bc80 299# FIXME:
300# this is a prime canidate for conversion to XS
0ac992ee 301sub get_method_map {
c4260b45 302 my $self = shift;
e0e4674a 303
304 if (defined $self->{'$!_package_cache_flag'} &&
b1f5f41d 305 $self->{'$!_package_cache_flag'} == Class::MOP::check_package_cache_flag($self->name)) {
e0e4674a 306 return $self->{'%!methods'};
307 }
308
0ac992ee 309 my $map = $self->{'%!methods'};
310
0f71bc80 311 my $class_name = $self->name;
312 my $method_metaclass = $self->method_metaclass;
0ac992ee 313
ae234dc6 314 my %all_code = $self->get_all_package_symbols('CODE');
315
316 foreach my $symbol (keys %all_code) {
317 my $code = $all_code{$symbol};
0ac992ee 318
319 next if exists $map->{$symbol} &&
320 defined $map->{$symbol} &&
321 $map->{$symbol}->body == $code;
322
e0e4674a 323 my ($pkg, $name) = Class::MOP::get_code_info($code);
46b23b44 324
d7d3f3cb 325 # NOTE:
326 # in 5.10 constant.pm the constants show up
327 # as being in the right package, but in pre-5.10
328 # they show up as constant::__ANON__ so we
329 # make an exception here to be sure that things
330 # work as expected in both.
331 # - SL
332 unless ($pkg eq 'constant' && $name eq '__ANON__') {
333 next if ($pkg || '') ne $class_name ||
334 (($name || '') ne '__ANON__' && ($pkg || '') ne $class_name);
335 }
46b23b44 336
b38f3848 337 $map->{$symbol} = $method_metaclass->wrap(
338 $code,
339 package_name => $class_name,
340 name => $symbol,
341 );
7855ddba 342 }
0ac992ee 343
7855ddba 344 return $map;
c4260b45 345}
346
c9e77dbb 347# Instance Construction & Cloning
348
5f3c057a 349sub new_object {
350 my $class = shift;
651955fb 351 # NOTE:
0ac992ee 352 # we need to protect the integrity of the
651955fb 353 # Class::MOP::Class singletons here, so we
354 # delegate this to &construct_class_instance
355 # which will deal with the singletons
356 return $class->construct_class_instance(@_)
357 if $class->name->isa('Class::MOP::Class');
24869f62 358 return $class->construct_instance(@_);
5f3c057a 359}
e16da3e6 360
361sub construct_instance {
cbd9f942 362 my ($class, %params) = @_;
0e76a376 363 my $meta_instance = $class->get_meta_instance();
364 my $instance = $meta_instance->create_instance();
c9e77dbb 365 foreach my $attr ($class->compute_all_applicable_attributes()) {
f892c0f0 366 $attr->initialize_instance_slot($meta_instance, $instance, \%params);
cbd9f942 367 }
0ac992ee 368 # NOTE:
d4ba1677 369 # this will only work for a HASH instance type
370 if ($class->is_anon_class) {
9b522fc4 371 (Scalar::Util::reftype($instance) eq 'HASH')
d4ba1677 372 || confess "Currently only HASH based instances are supported with instance of anon-classes";
373 # NOTE:
374 # At some point we should make this official
0ac992ee 375 # as a reserved slot name, but right now I am
d4ba1677 376 # going to keep it here.
377 # my $RESERVED_MOP_SLOT = '__MOP__';
378 $instance->{'__MOP__'} = $class;
379 }
2d711cc8 380 return $instance;
381}
382
9b522fc4 383
2d711cc8 384sub get_meta_instance {
9b522fc4 385 my $self = shift;
386 # NOTE:
387 # just about any fiddling with @ISA or
388 # any fiddling with attributes will
389 # also fiddle with the symbol table
390 # and therefore invalidate the package
391 # cache, in which case we should blow
392 # away the meta-instance cache. Of course
393 # this will invalidate it more often then
394 # is probably needed, but better safe
395 # then sorry.
396 # - SL
397 $self->{'$!_meta_instance'} = undef
398 if defined $self->{'$!_package_cache_flag'} &&
399 $self->{'$!_package_cache_flag'} == Class::MOP::check_package_cache_flag($self->name);
400 $self->{'$!_meta_instance'} ||= $self->instance_metaclass->new(
401 $self,
402 $self->compute_all_applicable_attributes()
052c2a1a 403 );
e16da3e6 404}
405
5f3c057a 406sub clone_object {
407 my $class = shift;
0ac992ee 408 my $instance = shift;
408ce4ea 409 (blessed($instance) && $instance->isa($class->name))
f3e20129 410 || confess "You must pass an instance of the metaclass (" . $class->name . "), not ($instance)";
411
651955fb 412 # NOTE:
0ac992ee 413 # we need to protect the integrity of the
414 # Class::MOP::Class singletons here, they
a740253a 415 # should not be cloned.
0ac992ee 416 return $instance if $instance->isa('Class::MOP::Class');
f7259199 417 $class->clone_instance($instance, @_);
5f3c057a 418}
419
c9e77dbb 420sub clone_instance {
651955fb 421 my ($class, $instance, %params) = @_;
422 (blessed($instance))
bd1cc5cd 423 || confess "You can only clone instances, ($instance) is not a blessed instance";
f7259199 424 my $meta_instance = $class->get_meta_instance();
0ac992ee 425 my $clone = $meta_instance->clone_instance($instance);
c23184fc 426 foreach my $attr ($class->compute_all_applicable_attributes()) {
de55d708 427 if ( defined( my $init_arg = $attr->init_arg ) ) {
428 if (exists $params{$init_arg}) {
429 $attr->set_value($clone, $params{$init_arg});
430 }
c23184fc 431 }
0ac992ee 432 }
433 return $clone;
c9e77dbb 434}
435
3d9e4646 436sub rebless_instance {
214e4bd7 437 my ($self, $instance, %params) = @_;
2a2b8458 438
439 my $old_metaclass;
440 if ($instance->can('meta')) {
441 ($instance->meta->isa('Class::MOP::Class'))
442 || confess 'Cannot rebless instance if ->meta is not an instance of Class::MOP::Class';
443 $old_metaclass = $instance->meta;
444 }
445 else {
446 $old_metaclass = $self->initialize(blessed($instance));
447 }
448
1a720916 449 my $meta_instance = $self->get_meta_instance();
408ce4ea 450
451 $self->name->isa($old_metaclass->name)
452 || confess "You may rebless only into a subclass of (". $old_metaclass->name ."), of which (". $self->name .") isn't.";
9b71b643 453
1a720916 454 # rebless!
3cd40f5e 455 $meta_instance->rebless_instance_structure($instance, $self);
1a720916 456
de55d708 457 foreach my $attr ( $self->compute_all_applicable_attributes ) {
458 if ( $attr->has_value($instance) ) {
e253285d 459 if ( defined( my $init_arg = $attr->init_arg ) ) {
214e4bd7 460 $params{$init_arg} = $attr->get_value($instance)
461 unless exists $params{$init_arg};
462 }
463 else {
b293f28b 464 $attr->set_value($instance, $attr->get_value($instance));
e253285d 465 }
de55d708 466 }
1a720916 467 }
e253285d 468
469 foreach my $attr ($self->compute_all_applicable_attributes) {
470 $attr->initialize_instance_slot($meta_instance, $instance, \%params);
471 }
830b326c 472
473 $instance;
3d9e4646 474}
475
8b978dd5 476# Inheritance
477
478sub superclasses {
8b49a472 479 my $self = shift;
480 my $var_spec = { sigil => '@', type => 'ARRAY', name => 'ISA' };
8b978dd5 481 if (@_) {
482 my @supers = @_;
8b49a472 483 @{$self->get_package_symbol($var_spec)} = @supers;
d82060fe 484 # NOTE:
0ac992ee 485 # we need to check the metaclass
84086365 486 # compatibility here so that we can
0ac992ee 487 # be sure that the superclass is
488 # not potentially creating an issues
d82060fe 489 # we don't know about
490 $self->check_metaclass_compatability();
8b978dd5 491 }
8b49a472 492 @{$self->get_package_symbol($var_spec)};
8b978dd5 493}
494
7160cad4 495sub subclasses {
496 my $self = shift;
497
498 my $super_class = $self->name;
499 my @derived_classes;
500
501 my $find_derived_classes;
502 $find_derived_classes = sub {
503 my ($outer_class) = @_;
504
505 my $symbol_table_hashref = do { no strict 'refs'; \%{"${outer_class}::"} };
506
c1d5345a 507 SYMBOL:
7160cad4 508 for my $symbol ( keys %$symbol_table_hashref ) {
509 next SYMBOL if $symbol !~ /\A (\w+):: \z/x;
510 my $inner_class = $1;
511
512 next SYMBOL if $inner_class eq 'SUPER'; # skip '*::SUPER'
513
514 my $class =
515 $outer_class
516 ? "${outer_class}::$inner_class"
517 : $inner_class;
518
519 if ( $class->isa($super_class) and $class ne $super_class ) {
520 push @derived_classes, $class;
521 }
522
523 next SYMBOL if $class eq 'main'; # skip 'main::*'
524
525 $find_derived_classes->($class);
526 }
527 };
528
529 my $root_class = q{};
530 $find_derived_classes->($root_class);
531
532 undef $find_derived_classes;
533
534 @derived_classes = sort { $a->isa($b) ? 1 : $b->isa($a) ? -1 : 0 } @derived_classes;
535
536 return @derived_classes;
537}
538
539
b7bdffc3 540sub linearized_isa {
3cf322a0 541 return @{ mro::get_linear_isa( (shift)->name ) };
b7bdffc3 542}
543
8b978dd5 544sub class_precedence_list {
545 my $self = shift;
77a143ba 546 my $name = $self->name;
c1d5345a 547
548 unless (Class::MOP::IS_RUNNING_ON_5_10()) {
549 # NOTE:
550 # We need to check for circular inheritance here
551 # if we are are not on 5.10, cause 5.8 detects it
552 # late. This will do nothing if all is well, and
553 # blow up otherwise. Yes, it's an ugly hack, better
554 # suggestions are welcome.
555 # - SL
77a143ba 556 ($name || return)->isa('This is a test for circular inheritance')
c1d5345a 557 }
0ac992ee 558
77a143ba 559 # if our mro is c3, we can
560 # just grab the linear_isa
561 if (mro::get_mro($name) eq 'c3') {
562 return @{ mro::get_linear_isa($name) }
563 }
564 else {
565 # NOTE:
566 # we can't grab the linear_isa for dfs
567 # since it has all the duplicates
568 # already removed.
569 return (
570 $name,
571 map {
572 $self->initialize($_)->class_precedence_list()
573 } $self->superclasses()
574 );
575 }
8b978dd5 576}
577
0882828e 578## Methods
579
580sub add_method {
581 my ($self, $method_name, $method) = @_;
582 (defined $method_name && $method_name)
583 || confess "You must define a method name";
0ac992ee 584
7855ddba 585 my $body;
7855ddba 586 if (blessed($method)) {
0ac992ee 587 $body = $method->body;
408ce4ea 588 if ($method->package_name ne $self->name &&
4c105333 589 $method->name ne $method_name) {
bb99e529 590 warn "Hello there, got something for you."
4c105333 591 . " Method says " . $method->package_name . " " . $method->name
408ce4ea 592 . " Class says " . $self->name . " " . $method_name;
4c105333 593 $method = $method->clone(
408ce4ea 594 package_name => $self->name,
4c105333 595 name => $method_name
596 ) if $method->can('clone');
597 }
7855ddba 598 }
0ac992ee 599 else {
7855ddba 600 $body = $method;
9b522fc4 601 ('CODE' eq ref($body))
0ac992ee 602 || confess "Your code block must be a CODE reference";
4c105333 603 $method = $self->method_metaclass->wrap(
604 $body => (
408ce4ea 605 package_name => $self->name,
4c105333 606 name => $method_name
607 )
608 );
7855ddba 609 }
0f71bc80 610 $self->get_method_map->{$method_name} = $method;
4c105333 611
408ce4ea 612 my $full_method_name = ($self->name . '::' . $method_name);
8b49a472 613 $self->add_package_symbol(
614 { sigil => '&', type => 'CODE', name => $method_name },
4c105333 615 Class::MOP::subname($full_method_name => $body)
616 );
715adbb7 617 $self->update_package_cache_flag;
0882828e 618}
619
a4258ffd 620{
2d711cc8 621 my $fetch_and_prepare_method = sub {
622 my ($self, $method_name) = @_;
623 # fetch it locally
624 my $method = $self->get_method($method_name);
625 # if we dont have local ...
626 unless ($method) {
195f5bf8 627 # try to find the next method
628 $method = $self->find_next_method_by_name($method_name);
629 # die if it does not exist
630 (defined $method)
804f7d24 631 || confess "The method '$method_name' is not found in the inheritance hierarchy for class " . $self->name;
0ac992ee 632 # and now make sure to wrap it
195f5bf8 633 # even if it is already wrapped
634 # because we need a new sub ref
2d711cc8 635 $method = Class::MOP::Method::Wrapped->wrap($method);
195f5bf8 636 }
637 else {
0ac992ee 638 # now make sure we wrap it properly
195f5bf8 639 $method = Class::MOP::Method::Wrapped->wrap($method)
0ac992ee 640 unless $method->isa('Class::MOP::Method::Wrapped');
641 }
642 $self->add_method($method_name => $method);
2d711cc8 643 return $method;
644 };
645
646 sub add_before_method_modifier {
647 my ($self, $method_name, $method_modifier) = @_;
648 (defined $method_name && $method_name)
0ac992ee 649 || confess "You must pass in a method name";
2d711cc8 650 my $method = $fetch_and_prepare_method->($self, $method_name);
4c105333 651 $method->add_before_modifier(
652 Class::MOP::subname(':before' => $method_modifier)
653 );
2d711cc8 654 }
655
656 sub add_after_method_modifier {
657 my ($self, $method_name, $method_modifier) = @_;
658 (defined $method_name && $method_name)
0ac992ee 659 || confess "You must pass in a method name";
2d711cc8 660 my $method = $fetch_and_prepare_method->($self, $method_name);
4c105333 661 $method->add_after_modifier(
662 Class::MOP::subname(':after' => $method_modifier)
663 );
2d711cc8 664 }
0ac992ee 665
2d711cc8 666 sub add_around_method_modifier {
667 my ($self, $method_name, $method_modifier) = @_;
668 (defined $method_name && $method_name)
669 || confess "You must pass in a method name";
670 my $method = $fetch_and_prepare_method->($self, $method_name);
4c105333 671 $method->add_around_modifier(
672 Class::MOP::subname(':around' => $method_modifier)
673 );
0ac992ee 674 }
a4258ffd 675
0ac992ee 676 # NOTE:
8c936afc 677 # the methods above used to be named like this:
678 # ${pkg}::${method}:(before|after|around)
679 # but this proved problematic when using one modifier
680 # to wrap multiple methods (something which is likely
681 # to happen pretty regularly IMO). So instead of naming
0ac992ee 682 # it like this, I have chosen to just name them purely
8c936afc 683 # with their modifier names, like so:
684 # :(before|after|around)
0ac992ee 685 # The fact is that in a stack trace, it will be fairly
8c936afc 686 # evident from the context what method they are attached
687 # to, and so don't need the fully qualified name.
ee5e71d4 688}
689
663f8198 690sub alias_method {
691 my ($self, $method_name, $method) = @_;
692 (defined $method_name && $method_name)
693 || confess "You must define a method name";
de19f115 694
0f71bc80 695 my $body = (blessed($method) ? $method->body : $method);
9b522fc4 696 ('CODE' eq ref($body))
0ac992ee 697 || confess "Your code block must be a CODE reference";
698
8b49a472 699 $self->add_package_symbol(
700 { sigil => '&', type => 'CODE', name => $method_name } => $body
701 );
715adbb7 702 $self->update_package_cache_flag;
16e960bd 703}
704
de19f115 705sub has_method {
706 my ($self, $method_name) = @_;
707 (defined $method_name && $method_name)
0ac992ee 708 || confess "You must define a method name";
709
710 return 0 unless exists $self->get_method_map->{$method_name};
de19f115 711 return 1;
0882828e 712}
713
714sub get_method {
c9b8b7f9 715 my ($self, $method_name) = @_;
0882828e 716 (defined $method_name && $method_name)
717 || confess "You must define a method name";
0ac992ee 718
0f71bc80 719 # NOTE:
720 # I don't really need this here, because
0ac992ee 721 # if the method_map is missing a key it
0f71bc80 722 # will just return undef for me now
723 # return unless $self->has_method($method_name);
0ac992ee 724
7855ddba 725 return $self->get_method_map->{$method_name};
c9b8b7f9 726}
727
728sub remove_method {
729 my ($self, $method_name) = @_;
730 (defined $method_name && $method_name)
731 || confess "You must define a method name";
0ac992ee 732
e0e4674a 733 my $removed_method = delete $self->get_method_map->{$method_name};
734
8b49a472 735 $self->remove_package_symbol(
736 { sigil => '&', type => 'CODE', name => $method_name }
737 );
e0e4674a 738
715adbb7 739 $self->update_package_cache_flag;
0ac992ee 740
c9b8b7f9 741 return $removed_method;
742}
743
744sub get_method_list {
745 my $self = shift;
0f71bc80 746 keys %{$self->get_method_map};
7855ddba 747}
748
749sub find_method_by_name {
750 my ($self, $method_name) = @_;
b9575695 751 (defined $method_name && $method_name)
0ac992ee 752 || confess "You must define a method name to find";
b7bdffc3 753 foreach my $class ($self->linearized_isa) {
b9575695 754 # fetch the meta-class ...
755 my $meta = $self->initialize($class);
0ac992ee 756 return $meta->get_method($method_name)
b9575695 757 if $meta->has_method($method_name);
758 }
759 return;
a5eca695 760}
761
762sub compute_all_applicable_methods {
763 my $self = shift;
b7bdffc3 764 my (@methods, %seen_method);
765 foreach my $class ($self->linearized_isa) {
a5eca695 766 # fetch the meta-class ...
767 my $meta = $self->initialize($class);
0ac992ee 768 foreach my $method_name ($meta->get_method_list()) {
a5eca695 769 next if exists $seen_method{$method_name};
770 $seen_method{$method_name}++;
771 push @methods => {
0ac992ee 772 name => $method_name,
a5eca695 773 class => $class,
774 code => $meta->get_method($method_name)
775 };
776 }
777 }
778 return @methods;
779}
780
a5eca695 781sub find_all_methods_by_name {
782 my ($self, $method_name) = @_;
783 (defined $method_name && $method_name)
0ac992ee 784 || confess "You must define a method name to find";
a5eca695 785 my @methods;
b7bdffc3 786 foreach my $class ($self->linearized_isa) {
a5eca695 787 # fetch the meta-class ...
96ceced8 788 my $meta = $self->initialize($class);
a5eca695 789 push @methods => {
0ac992ee 790 name => $method_name,
a5eca695 791 class => $class,
792 code => $meta->get_method($method_name)
793 } if $meta->has_method($method_name);
794 }
795 return @methods;
8b978dd5 796}
797
96ceced8 798sub find_next_method_by_name {
799 my ($self, $method_name) = @_;
800 (defined $method_name && $method_name)
0ac992ee 801 || confess "You must define a method name to find";
b7bdffc3 802 my @cpl = $self->linearized_isa;
2d711cc8 803 shift @cpl; # discard ourselves
96ceced8 804 foreach my $class (@cpl) {
96ceced8 805 # fetch the meta-class ...
806 my $meta = $self->initialize($class);
0ac992ee 807 return $meta->get_method($method_name)
2d711cc8 808 if $meta->has_method($method_name);
96ceced8 809 }
2d711cc8 810 return;
96ceced8 811}
812
552e3d24 813## Attributes
814
e16da3e6 815sub add_attribute {
2e41896e 816 my $self = shift;
817 # either we have an attribute object already
818 # or we need to create one from the args provided
819 my $attribute = blessed($_[0]) ? $_[0] : $self->attribute_metaclass->new(@_);
820 # make sure it is derived from the correct type though
821 ($attribute->isa('Class::MOP::Attribute'))
0ac992ee 822 || confess "Your attribute must be an instance of Class::MOP::Attribute (or a subclass)";
b1897d4d 823
824 # first we attach our new attribute
0ac992ee 825 # because it might need certain information
b1897d4d 826 # about the class which it is attached to
9ec169fe 827 $attribute->attach_to_class($self);
0ac992ee 828
829 # then we remove attributes of a conflicting
830 # name here so that we can properly detach
831 # the old attr object, and remove any
b1897d4d 832 # accessors it would have generated
408ce4ea 833 $self->remove_attribute($attribute->name)
834 if $self->has_attribute($attribute->name);
0ac992ee 835
b1897d4d 836 # then onto installing the new accessors
2d711cc8 837 $attribute->install_accessors();
408ce4ea 838 $self->get_attribute_map->{$attribute->name} = $attribute;
e16da3e6 839}
840
841sub has_attribute {
842 my ($self, $attribute_name) = @_;
843 (defined $attribute_name && $attribute_name)
844 || confess "You must define an attribute name";
0ac992ee 845 exists $self->get_attribute_map->{$attribute_name} ? 1 : 0;
846}
e16da3e6 847
848sub get_attribute {
849 my ($self, $attribute_name) = @_;
850 (defined $attribute_name && $attribute_name)
851 || confess "You must define an attribute name";
0ac992ee 852 return $self->get_attribute_map->{$attribute_name}
b1897d4d 853 # NOTE:
854 # this will return undef anyway, so no need ...
0ac992ee 855 # if $self->has_attribute($attribute_name);
856 #return;
857}
e16da3e6 858
859sub remove_attribute {
860 my ($self, $attribute_name) = @_;
861 (defined $attribute_name && $attribute_name)
862 || confess "You must define an attribute name";
0ac992ee 863 my $removed_attribute = $self->get_attribute_map->{$attribute_name};
22286063 864 return unless defined $removed_attribute;
0ac992ee 865 delete $self->get_attribute_map->{$attribute_name};
866 $removed_attribute->remove_accessors();
2d711cc8 867 $removed_attribute->detach_from_class();
e16da3e6 868 return $removed_attribute;
0ac992ee 869}
e16da3e6 870
871sub get_attribute_list {
872 my $self = shift;
f7259199 873 keys %{$self->get_attribute_map};
0ac992ee 874}
e16da3e6 875
876sub compute_all_applicable_attributes {
877 my $self = shift;
b7bdffc3 878 my (@attrs, %seen_attr);
879 foreach my $class ($self->linearized_isa) {
e16da3e6 880 # fetch the meta-class ...
f7259199 881 my $meta = $self->initialize($class);
0ac992ee 882 foreach my $attr_name ($meta->get_attribute_list()) {
e16da3e6 883 next if exists $seen_attr{$attr_name};
884 $seen_attr{$attr_name}++;
c9e77dbb 885 push @attrs => $meta->get_attribute($attr_name);
e16da3e6 886 }
887 }
0ac992ee 888 return @attrs;
e16da3e6 889}
2eb717d5 890
058c1cf5 891sub find_attribute_by_name {
892 my ($self, $attr_name) = @_;
b7bdffc3 893 foreach my $class ($self->linearized_isa) {
058c1cf5 894 # fetch the meta-class ...
895 my $meta = $self->initialize($class);
896 return $meta->get_attribute($attr_name)
897 if $meta->has_attribute($attr_name);
898 }
899 return;
900}
901
857f87a7 902## Class closing
903
904sub is_mutable { 1 }
905sub is_immutable { 0 }
906
b817e248 907# NOTE:
908# Why I changed this (groditi)
909# - One Metaclass may have many Classes through many Metaclass instances
910# - One Metaclass should only have one Immutable Transformer instance
911# - Each Class may have different Immutabilizing options
912# - Therefore each Metaclass instance may have different Immutabilizing options
913# - We need to store one Immutable Transformer instance per Metaclass
914# - We need to store one set of Immutable Transformer options per Class
915# - Upon make_mutable we may delete the Immutabilizing options
916# - We could clean the immutable Transformer instance when there is no more
917# immutable Classes of that type, but we can also keep it in case
918# another class with this same Metaclass becomes immutable. It is a case
919# of trading of storing an instance to avoid unnecessary instantiations of
920# Immutable Transformers. You may view this as a memory leak, however
921# Because we have few Metaclasses, in practice it seems acceptable
922# - To allow Immutable Transformers instances to be cleaned up we could weaken
923# the reference stored in $IMMUTABLE_TRANSFORMERS{$class} and ||= should DWIM
04dd7510 924
c23184fc 925{
119f3a92 926
d9586da2 927 my %IMMUTABLE_TRANSFORMERS;
0ac992ee 928 my %IMMUTABLE_OPTIONS;
119f3a92 929
930 sub get_immutable_options {
931 my $self = shift;
932 return if $self->is_mutable;
933 confess "unable to find immutabilizing options"
934 unless exists $IMMUTABLE_OPTIONS{$self->name};
935 my %options = %{$IMMUTABLE_OPTIONS{$self->name}};
936 delete $options{IMMUTABLE_TRANSFORMER};
937 return \%options;
938 }
939
940 sub get_immutable_transformer {
941 my $self = shift;
942 if( $self->is_mutable ){
943 my $class = blessed $self || $self;
944 return $IMMUTABLE_TRANSFORMERS{$class} ||= $self->create_immutable_transformer;
945 }
946 confess "unable to find transformer for immutable class"
947 unless exists $IMMUTABLE_OPTIONS{$self->name};
948 return $IMMUTABLE_OPTIONS{$self->name}->{IMMUTABLE_TRANSFORMER};
949 }
950
c23184fc 951 sub make_immutable {
0ac992ee 952 my $self = shift;
04dd7510 953 my %options = @_;
d9586da2 954
119f3a92 955 my $transformer = $self->get_immutable_transformer;
229910b5 956 $transformer->make_metaclass_immutable($self, \%options);
7f63694d 957 $IMMUTABLE_OPTIONS{$self->name} =
d9586da2 958 { %options, IMMUTABLE_TRANSFORMER => $transformer };
04dd7510 959
960 if( exists $options{debug} && $options{debug} ){
d9586da2 961 print STDERR "# of Metaclass options: ", keys %IMMUTABLE_OPTIONS;
962 print STDERR "# of Immutable transformers: ", keys %IMMUTABLE_TRANSFORMERS;
04dd7510 963 }
119f3a92 964
09c6e1d2 965 1;
c23184fc 966 }
0ac992ee 967
968 sub make_mutable{
969 my $self = shift;
970 return if $self->is_mutable;
7f63694d 971 my $options = delete $IMMUTABLE_OPTIONS{$self->name};
1d68af04 972 confess "unable to find immutabilizing options" unless ref $options;
d9586da2 973 my $transformer = delete $options->{IMMUTABLE_TRANSFORMER};
229910b5 974 $transformer->make_metaclass_mutable($self, $options);
09c6e1d2 975 1;
0ac992ee 976 }
d9586da2 977}
0ac992ee 978
d9586da2 979sub create_immutable_transformer {
980 my $self = shift;
981 my $class = Class::MOP::Immutable->new($self, {
5f3efd66 982 read_only => [qw/superclasses/],
983 cannot_call => [qw/
d9586da2 984 add_method
985 alias_method
986 remove_method
987 add_attribute
988 remove_attribute
d9586da2 989 remove_package_symbol
5f3efd66 990 /],
991 memoize => {
d9586da2 992 class_precedence_list => 'ARRAY',
b7bdffc3 993 linearized_isa => 'ARRAY',
d9586da2 994 compute_all_applicable_attributes => 'ARRAY',
995 get_meta_instance => 'SCALAR',
996 get_method_map => 'SCALAR',
5f3efd66 997 },
998 # NOTE:
999 # this is ugly, but so are typeglobs,
1000 # so whattayahgonnadoboutit
1001 # - SL
1002 wrapped => {
1003 add_package_symbol => sub {
1004 my $original = shift;
1005 confess "Cannot add package symbols to an immutable metaclass"
1006 unless (caller(2))[3] eq 'Class::MOP::Package::get_package_symbol';
1007 goto $original->body;
1008 },
1009 },
d9586da2 1010 });
1011 return $class;
857f87a7 1012}
1013
8b978dd5 10141;
1015
1016__END__
1017
1018=pod
1019
0ac992ee 1020=head1 NAME
8b978dd5 1021
1022Class::MOP::Class - Class Meta Object
1023
1024=head1 SYNOPSIS
1025
0ac992ee 1026 # assuming that class Foo
8c936afc 1027 # has been defined, you can
0ac992ee 1028
fe122940 1029 # use this for introspection ...
0ac992ee 1030
fe122940 1031 # add a method to Foo ...
1032 Foo->meta->add_method('bar' => sub { ... })
0ac992ee 1033
1034 # get a list of all the classes searched
1035 # the method dispatcher in the correct order
fe122940 1036 Foo->meta->class_precedence_list()
0ac992ee 1037
fe122940 1038 # remove a method from Foo
1039 Foo->meta->remove_method('bar');
0ac992ee 1040
fe122940 1041 # or use this to actually create classes ...
0ac992ee 1042
88dd563c 1043 Class::MOP::Class->create('Bar' => (
1044 version => '0.01',
fe122940 1045 superclasses => [ 'Foo' ],
1046 attributes => [
1047 Class::MOP:::Attribute->new('$bar'),
0ac992ee 1048 Class::MOP:::Attribute->new('$baz'),
fe122940 1049 ],
1050 methods => {
1051 calculate_bar => sub { ... },
0ac992ee 1052 construct_baz => sub { ... }
fe122940 1053 }
1054 ));
1055
8b978dd5 1056=head1 DESCRIPTION
1057
0ac992ee 1058This is the largest and currently most complex part of the Perl 5
1059meta-object protocol. It controls the introspection and
1060manipulation of Perl 5 classes (and it can create them too). The
1061best way to understand what this module can do, is to read the
fe122940 1062documentation for each of it's methods.
1063
552e3d24 1064=head1 METHODS
1065
2eb717d5 1066=head2 Self Introspection
1067
1068=over 4
1069
1070=item B<meta>
1071
0ac992ee 1072This will return a B<Class::MOP::Class> instance which is related
1073to this class. Thereby allowing B<Class::MOP::Class> to actually
fe122940 1074introspect itself.
1075
0ac992ee 1076As with B<Class::MOP::Attribute>, B<Class::MOP> will actually
1077bootstrap this module by installing a number of attribute meta-objects
1078into it's metaclass. This will allow this class to reap all the benifits
1079of the MOP when subclassing it.
2eb717d5 1080
1081=back
1082
552e3d24 1083=head2 Class construction
1084
0ac992ee 1085These methods will handle creating B<Class::MOP::Class> objects,
1086which can be used to both create new classes, and analyze
1087pre-existing classes.
552e3d24 1088
0ac992ee 1089This module will internally store references to all the instances
1090you create with these methods, so that they do not need to be
552e3d24 1091created any more than nessecary. Basically, they are singletons.
1092
1093=over 4
1094
0ac992ee 1095=item B<create ($package_name,
1096 version =E<gt> ?$version,
1097 authority =E<gt> ?$authority,
1098 superclasses =E<gt> ?@superclasses,
1099 methods =E<gt> ?%methods,
a2e85e6c 1100 attributes =E<gt> ?%attributes)>
552e3d24 1101
0ac992ee 1102This returns a B<Class::MOP::Class> object, bringing the specified
1103C<$package_name> into existence and adding any of the C<$version>,
1104C<$authority>, C<@superclasses>, C<%methods> and C<%attributes> to
88dd563c 1105it.
552e3d24 1106
0ac992ee 1107=item B<create_anon_class (superclasses =E<gt> ?@superclasses,
1108 methods =E<gt> ?%methods,
587aca23 1109 attributes =E<gt> ?%attributes)>
1110
0ac992ee 1111This will create an anonymous class, it works much like C<create> but
1112it does not need a C<$package_name>. Instead it will create a suitably
587aca23 1113unique package name for you to stash things into.
1114
0ac992ee 1115On very important distinction is that anon classes are destroyed once
1116the metaclass they are attached to goes out of scope. In the DESTROY
1117method, the created package will be removed from the symbol table.
823a5d31 1118
d4ba1677 1119It is also worth noting that any instances created with an anon-class
0ac992ee 1120will keep a special reference to the anon-meta which will prevent the
1121anon-class from going out of scope until all instances of it have also
1122been destroyed. This however only works for HASH based instance types,
1123as we use a special reserved slot (C<__MOP__>) to store this.
d4ba1677 1124
66b3dded 1125=item B<initialize ($package_name, %options)>
552e3d24 1126
0ac992ee 1127This initializes and returns returns a B<Class::MOP::Class> object
a2e85e6c 1128for a given a C<$package_name>.
1129
66b3dded 1130=item B<reinitialize ($package_name, %options)>
1131
1132This removes the old metaclass, and creates a new one in it's place.
0ac992ee 1133Do B<not> use this unless you really know what you are doing, it could
1134very easily make a very large mess of your program.
66b3dded 1135
651955fb 1136=item B<construct_class_instance (%options)>
a2e85e6c 1137
0ac992ee 1138This will construct an instance of B<Class::MOP::Class>, it is
1139here so that we can actually "tie the knot" for B<Class::MOP::Class>
1140to use C<construct_instance> once all the bootstrapping is done. This
a2e85e6c 1141method is used internally by C<initialize> and should never be called
1142from outside of that method really.
552e3d24 1143
550d56db 1144=item B<check_metaclass_compatability>
1145
0ac992ee 1146This method is called as the very last thing in the
1147C<construct_class_instance> method. This will check that the
1148metaclass you are creating is compatible with the metaclasses of all
1149your ancestors. For more inforamtion about metaclass compatibility
550d56db 1150see the C<About Metaclass compatibility> section in L<Class::MOP>.
1151
715adbb7 1152=item B<update_package_cache_flag>
e0e4674a 1153
1154This will reset the package cache flag for this particular metaclass
1155it is basically the value of the C<Class::MOP::get_package_cache_flag>
1156function. This is very rarely needed from outside of C<Class::MOP::Class>
1157but in some cases you might want to use it, so it is here.
1158
715adbb7 1159=item B<reset_package_cache_flag>
1160
127d39a7 1161Clears the package cache flag to announce to the internals that we need
1162to rebuild the method map.
715adbb7 1163
552e3d24 1164=back
1165
c9e77dbb 1166=head2 Object instance construction and cloning
a2e85e6c 1167
0ac992ee 1168These methods are B<entirely optional>, it is up to you whether you want
c9e77dbb 1169to use them or not.
552e3d24 1170
1171=over 4
1172
2bab2be6 1173=item B<instance_metaclass>
1174
127d39a7 1175Returns the class name of the instance metaclass, see L<Class::MOP::Instance>
1176for more information on the instance metaclasses.
1177
2d711cc8 1178=item B<get_meta_instance>
1179
127d39a7 1180Returns an instance of L<Class::MOP::Instance> to be used in the construction
1181of a new instance of the class.
1182
5f3c057a 1183=item B<new_object (%params)>
1184
0ac992ee 1185This is a convience method for creating a new object of the class, and
1186blessing it into the appropriate package as well. Ideally your class
5f3c057a 1187would call a C<new> this method like so:
1188
0ac992ee 1189 sub MyClass::new {
5f3c057a 1190 my ($class, %param) = @_;
1191 $class->meta->new_object(%params);
1192 }
1193
cbd9f942 1194=item B<construct_instance (%params)>
552e3d24 1195
127d39a7 1196This method is used to construct an instance structure suitable for
0ac992ee 1197C<bless>-ing into your package of choice. It works in conjunction
c9e77dbb 1198with the Attribute protocol to collect all applicable attributes.
1199
0ac992ee 1200This will construct and instance using a HASH ref as storage
1201(currently only HASH references are supported). This will collect all
1202the applicable attributes and layout out the fields in the HASH ref,
1203it will then initialize them using either use the corresponding key
1204in C<%params> or any default value or initializer found in the
a2e85e6c 1205attribute meta-object.
727919c5 1206
5f3c057a 1207=item B<clone_object ($instance, %params)>
1208
0ac992ee 1209This is a convience method for cloning an object instance, then
1210blessing it into the appropriate package. This method will call
1211C<clone_instance>, which performs a shallow copy of the object,
1212see that methods documentation for more details. Ideally your
19d4b5b8 1213class would call a C<clone> this method like so:
5f3c057a 1214
1215 sub MyClass::clone {
1216 my ($self, %param) = @_;
1217 $self->meta->clone_object($self, %params);
1218 }
1219
c9e77dbb 1220=item B<clone_instance($instance, %params)>
1221
0ac992ee 1222This method is a compliment of C<construct_instance> (which means if
1223you override C<construct_instance>, you need to override this one too),
19d4b5b8 1224and clones the instance shallowly.
a27ae83f 1225
0ac992ee 1226The cloned structure returned is (like with C<construct_instance>) an
1227unC<bless>ed HASH reference, it is your responsibility to then bless
a27ae83f 1228this cloned structure into the right class (which C<clone_object> will
1229do for you).
c9e77dbb 1230
0ac992ee 1231As of 0.11, this method will clone the C<$instance> structure shallowly,
1232as opposed to the deep cloning implemented in prior versions. After much
1233thought, research and discussion, I have decided that anything but basic
1234shallow cloning is outside the scope of the meta-object protocol. I
1235think Yuval "nothingmuch" Kogman put it best when he said that cloning
19d4b5b8 1236is too I<context-specific> to be part of the MOP.
1237
214e4bd7 1238=item B<rebless_instance($instance, ?%params)>
69663c57 1239
1240This will change the class of C<$instance> to the class of the invoking
1241C<Class::MOP::Class>. You may only rebless the instance to a subclass of
214e4bd7 1242itself. You may pass in optional C<%params> which are like constructor
1243params and will override anything already defined in the instance.
69663c57 1244
552e3d24 1245=back
1246
0ac992ee 1247=head2 Informational
552e3d24 1248
b9d9fc0b 1249These are a few predicate methods for asking information about the class.
552e3d24 1250
b9d9fc0b 1251=over 4
552e3d24 1252
b9d9fc0b 1253=item B<is_anon_class>
552e3d24 1254
96e38ba6 1255This returns true if the class is a C<Class::MOP::Class> created anon class.
1256
b9d9fc0b 1257=item B<is_mutable>
552e3d24 1258
96e38ba6 1259This returns true if the class is still mutable.
1260
b9d9fc0b 1261=item B<is_immutable>
552e3d24 1262
96e38ba6 1263This returns true if the class has been made immutable.
1264
552e3d24 1265=back
1266
1267=head2 Inheritance Relationships
1268
1269=over 4
1270
1271=item B<superclasses (?@superclasses)>
1272
0ac992ee 1273This is a read-write attribute which represents the superclass
a2e85e6c 1274relationships of the class the B<Class::MOP::Class> instance is
1275associated with. Basically, it can get and set the C<@ISA> for you.
552e3d24 1276
1277=item B<class_precedence_list>
1278
0ac992ee 1279This computes the a list of all the class's ancestors in the same order
127d39a7 1280in which method dispatch will be done. This is similair to what
1281B<Class::ISA::super_path> does, but we don't remove duplicate names.
552e3d24 1282
b7bdffc3 1283=item B<linearized_isa>
1284
1285This returns a list based on C<class_precedence_list> but with all
1286duplicates removed.
1287
6c9f390e 1288=item B<subclasses>
1289
127d39a7 1290This returns a list of subclasses for this class.
6c9f390e 1291
552e3d24 1292=back
1293
1294=head2 Methods
1295
1296=over 4
1297
c4260b45 1298=item B<get_method_map>
1299
127d39a7 1300Returns a HASH ref of name to CODE reference mapping for this class.
1301
2e41896e 1302=item B<method_metaclass>
1303
127d39a7 1304Returns the class name of the method metaclass, see L<Class::MOP::Method>
1305for more information on the method metaclasses.
1306
552e3d24 1307=item B<add_method ($method_name, $method)>
1308
0ac992ee 1309This will take a C<$method_name> and CODE reference to that
1310C<$method> and install it into the class's package.
552e3d24 1311
0ac992ee 1312B<NOTE>:
1313This does absolutely nothing special to C<$method>
1314other than use B<Sub::Name> to make sure it is tagged with the
1315correct name, and therefore show up correctly in stack traces and
552e3d24 1316such.
1317
663f8198 1318=item B<alias_method ($method_name, $method)>
1319
0ac992ee 1320This will take a C<$method_name> and CODE reference to that
1321C<$method> and alias the method into the class's package.
663f8198 1322
0ac992ee 1323B<NOTE>:
1324Unlike C<add_method>, this will B<not> try to name the
1325C<$method> using B<Sub::Name>, it only aliases the method in
1326the class's package.
663f8198 1327
552e3d24 1328=item B<has_method ($method_name)>
1329
0ac992ee 1330This just provides a simple way to check if the class implements
1331a specific C<$method_name>. It will I<not> however, attempt to check
a2e85e6c 1332if the class inherits the method (use C<UNIVERSAL::can> for that).
552e3d24 1333
0ac992ee 1334This will correctly handle functions defined outside of the package
552e3d24 1335that use a fully qualified name (C<sub Package::name { ... }>).
1336
0ac992ee 1337This will correctly handle functions renamed with B<Sub::Name> and
1338installed using the symbol tables. However, if you are naming the
1339subroutine outside of the package scope, you must use the fully
1340qualified name, including the package name, for C<has_method> to
1341correctly identify it.
552e3d24 1342
0ac992ee 1343This will attempt to correctly ignore functions imported from other
1344packages using B<Exporter>. It breaks down if the function imported
1345is an C<__ANON__> sub (such as with C<use constant>), which very well
1346may be a valid method being applied to the class.
552e3d24 1347
0ac992ee 1348In short, this method cannot always be trusted to determine if the
1349C<$method_name> is actually a method. However, it will DWIM about
a2e85e6c 135090% of the time, so it's a small trade off I think.
552e3d24 1351
1352=item B<get_method ($method_name)>
1353
0ac992ee 1354This will return a Class::MOP::Method instance related to the specified
86482605 1355C<$method_name>, or return undef if that method does not exist.
1356
0ac992ee 1357The Class::MOP::Method is codifiable, so you can use it like a normal
86482605 1358CODE reference, see L<Class::MOP::Method> for more information.
552e3d24 1359
f9debadc 1360=item B<find_method_by_name ($method_name)>
16e960bd 1361
1362This will return a CODE reference of the specified C<$method_name>,
1363or return undef if that method does not exist.
1364
1365Unlike C<get_method> this will also look in the superclasses.
1366
552e3d24 1367=item B<remove_method ($method_name)>
1368
0ac992ee 1369This will attempt to remove a given C<$method_name> from the class.
1370It will return the CODE reference that it has removed, and will
552e3d24 1371attempt to use B<Sub::Name> to clear the methods associated name.
1372
1373=item B<get_method_list>
1374
0ac992ee 1375This will return a list of method names for all I<locally> defined
1376methods. It does B<not> provide a list of all applicable methods,
1377including any inherited ones. If you want a list of all applicable
552e3d24 1378methods, use the C<compute_all_applicable_methods> method.
1379
1380=item B<compute_all_applicable_methods>
1381
0ac992ee 1382This will return a list of all the methods names this class will
1383respond to, taking into account inheritance. The list will be a list of
1384HASH references, each one containing the following information; method
1385name, the name of the class in which the method lives and a CODE
552e3d24 1386reference for the actual method.
1387
1388=item B<find_all_methods_by_name ($method_name)>
1389
0ac992ee 1390This will traverse the inheritence hierarchy and locate all methods
1391with a given C<$method_name>. Similar to
1392C<compute_all_applicable_methods> it returns a list of HASH references
1393with the following information; method name (which will always be the
1394same as C<$method_name>), the name of the class in which the method
552e3d24 1395lives and a CODE reference for the actual method.
1396
0ac992ee 1397The list of methods produced is a distinct list, meaning there are no
1398duplicates in it. This is especially useful for things like object
1399initialization and destruction where you only want the method called
552e3d24 1400once, and in the correct order.
1401
96ceced8 1402=item B<find_next_method_by_name ($method_name)>
1403
0ac992ee 1404This will return the first method to match a given C<$method_name> in
1405the superclasses, this is basically equivalent to calling
96ceced8 1406C<SUPER::$method_name>, but it can be dispatched at runtime.
1407
552e3d24 1408=back
1409
a4258ffd 1410=head2 Method Modifiers
1411
0ac992ee 1412Method modifiers are a concept borrowed from CLOS, in which a method
1413can be wrapped with I<before>, I<after> and I<around> method modifiers
1414that will be called everytime the method is called.
96ceced8 1415
1416=head3 How method modifiers work?
1417
0ac992ee 1418Method modifiers work by wrapping the original method and then replacing
1419it in the classes symbol table. The wrappers will handle calling all the
1420modifiers in the appropariate orders and preserving the calling context
1421for the original method.
1422
1423Each method modifier serves a particular purpose, which may not be
1424obvious to users of other method wrapping modules. To start with, the
1425return values of I<before> and I<after> modifiers are ignored. This is
1426because thier purpose is B<not> to filter the input and output of the
1427primary method (this is done with an I<around> modifier). This may seem
1428like an odd restriction to some, but doing this allows for simple code
1429to be added at the begining or end of a method call without jeapordizing
1430the normal functioning of the primary method or placing any extra
1431responsibility on the code of the modifier. Of course if you have more
1432complex needs, then use the I<around> modifier, which uses a variation
1433of continutation passing style to allow for a high degree of flexibility.
1434
1435Before and around modifiers are called in last-defined-first-called order,
1436while after modifiers are called in first-defined-first-called order. So
96ceced8 1437the call tree might looks something like this:
0ac992ee 1438
96ceced8 1439 before 2
1440 before 1
1441 around 2
1442 around 1
1443 primary
1444 after 1
1445 after 2
1446
0ac992ee 1447To see examples of using method modifiers, see the following examples
1448included in the distribution; F<InstanceCountingClass>, F<Perl6Attribute>,
1449F<AttributesWithHistory> and F<C3MethodDispatchOrder>. There is also a
96ceced8 1450classic CLOS usage example in the test F<017_add_method_modifier.t>.
1451
1452=head3 What is the performance impact?
1453
0ac992ee 1454Of course there is a performance cost associated with method modifiers,
1455but we have made every effort to make that cost be directly proportional
96ceced8 1456to the amount of modifier features you utilize.
1457
0ac992ee 1458The wrapping method does it's best to B<only> do as much work as it
1459absolutely needs to. In order to do this we have moved some of the
96ceced8 1460performance costs to set-up time, where they are easier to amortize.
1461
1462All this said, my benchmarks have indicated the following:
1463
1464 simple wrapper with no modifiers 100% slower
1465 simple wrapper with simple before modifier 400% slower
1466 simple wrapper with simple after modifier 450% slower
1467 simple wrapper with simple around modifier 500-550% slower
1468 simple wrapper with all 3 modifiers 1100% slower
1469
0ac992ee 1470These numbers may seem daunting, but you must remember, every feature
1471comes with some cost. To put things in perspective, just doing a simple
96ceced8 1472C<AUTOLOAD> which does nothing but extract the name of the method called
0ac992ee 1473and return it costs about 400% over a normal method call.
96ceced8 1474
a4258ffd 1475=over 4
1476
1477=item B<add_before_method_modifier ($method_name, $code)>
1478
0ac992ee 1479This will wrap the method at C<$method_name> and the supplied C<$code>
1480will be passed the C<@_> arguments, and called before the original
1481method is called. As specified above, the return value of the I<before>
1482method modifiers is ignored, and it's ability to modify C<@_> is
1483fairly limited. If you need to do either of these things, use an
96ceced8 1484C<around> method modifier.
1485
a4258ffd 1486=item B<add_after_method_modifier ($method_name, $code)>
1487
0ac992ee 1488This will wrap the method at C<$method_name> so that the original
1489method will be called, it's return values stashed, and then the
96ceced8 1490supplied C<$code> will be passed the C<@_> arguments, and called.
0ac992ee 1491As specified above, the return value of the I<after> method
1492modifiers is ignored, and it cannot modify the return values of
1493the original method. If you need to do either of these things, use an
96ceced8 1494C<around> method modifier.
1495
a4258ffd 1496=item B<add_around_method_modifier ($method_name, $code)>
1497
0ac992ee 1498This will wrap the method at C<$method_name> so that C<$code>
1499will be called and passed the original method as an extra argument
1500at the begining of the C<@_> argument list. This is a variation of
1501continuation passing style, where the function prepended to C<@_>
1502can be considered a continuation. It is up to C<$code> if it calls
1503the original method or not, there is no restriction on what the
96ceced8 1504C<$code> can or cannot do.
1505
a4258ffd 1506=back
1507
552e3d24 1508=head2 Attributes
1509
0ac992ee 1510It should be noted that since there is no one consistent way to define
1511the attributes of a class in Perl 5. These methods can only work with
1512the information given, and can not easily discover information on
a2e85e6c 1513their own. See L<Class::MOP::Attribute> for more details.
552e3d24 1514
1515=over 4
1516
2e41896e 1517=item B<attribute_metaclass>
1518
127d39a7 1519Returns the class name of the attribute metaclass, see L<Class::MOP::Attribute>
1520for more information on the attribute metaclasses.
1521
7b31baf4 1522=item B<get_attribute_map>
1523
127d39a7 1524This returns a HASH ref of name to attribute meta-object mapping.
1525
1526=item B<add_attribute ($attribute_meta_object | ($attribute_name, %attribute_spec))>
552e3d24 1527
8203616d 1528This stores the C<$attribute_meta_object> (or creates one from the
0ac992ee 1529C<$attribute_name> and C<%attribute_spec>) in the B<Class::MOP::Class>
1530instance associated with the given class. Unlike methods, attributes
1531within the MOP are stored as meta-information only. They will be used
8203616d 1532later to construct instances from (see C<construct_instance> above).
0ac992ee 1533More details about the attribute meta-objects can be found in the
a2e85e6c 1534L<Class::MOP::Attribute> or the L<Class::MOP/The Attribute protocol>
1535section.
1536
0ac992ee 1537It should be noted that any accessor, reader/writer or predicate
1538methods which the C<$attribute_meta_object> has will be installed
a2e85e6c 1539into the class at this time.
552e3d24 1540
86482605 1541B<NOTE>
0ac992ee 1542If an attribute already exists for C<$attribute_name>, the old one
1543will be removed (as well as removing all it's accessors), and then
86482605 1544the new one added.
1545
552e3d24 1546=item B<has_attribute ($attribute_name)>
1547
0ac992ee 1548Checks to see if this class has an attribute by the name of
552e3d24 1549C<$attribute_name> and returns a boolean.
1550
1551=item B<get_attribute ($attribute_name)>
1552
0ac992ee 1553Returns the attribute meta-object associated with C<$attribute_name>,
1554if none is found, it will return undef.
552e3d24 1555
1556=item B<remove_attribute ($attribute_name)>
1557
0ac992ee 1558This will remove the attribute meta-object stored at
1559C<$attribute_name>, then return the removed attribute meta-object.
552e3d24 1560
0ac992ee 1561B<NOTE:>
1562Removing an attribute will only affect future instances of
1563the class, it will not make any attempt to remove the attribute from
552e3d24 1564any existing instances of the class.
1565
0ac992ee 1566It should be noted that any accessor, reader/writer or predicate
1567methods which the attribute meta-object stored at C<$attribute_name>
1568has will be removed from the class at this time. This B<will> make
1569these attributes somewhat inaccessable in previously created
1570instances. But if you are crazy enough to do this at runtime, then
a2e85e6c 1571you are crazy enough to deal with something like this :).
1572
552e3d24 1573=item B<get_attribute_list>
1574
0ac992ee 1575This returns a list of attribute names which are defined in the local
1576class. If you want a list of all applicable attributes for a class,
552e3d24 1577use the C<compute_all_applicable_attributes> method.
1578
1579=item B<compute_all_applicable_attributes>
1580
0ac992ee 1581This will traverse the inheritance heirachy and return a list of all
1582the applicable attributes for this class. It does not construct a
1583HASH reference like C<compute_all_applicable_methods> because all
1584that same information is discoverable through the attribute
c9e77dbb 1585meta-object itself.
552e3d24 1586
058c1cf5 1587=item B<find_attribute_by_name ($attr_name)>
1588
0ac992ee 1589This method will traverse the inheritance heirachy and find the
1590first attribute whose name matches C<$attr_name>, then return it.
058c1cf5 1591It will return undef if nothing is found.
1592
552e3d24 1593=back
1594
96e38ba6 1595=head2 Class Immutability
857f87a7 1596
1597=over 4
1598
96e38ba6 1599=item B<make_immutable (%options)>
1600
0ac992ee 1601This method will invoke a tranforamtion upon the class which will
1602make it immutable. Details of this transformation can be found in
96e38ba6 1603the L<Class::MOP::Immutable> documentation.
857f87a7 1604
0ac992ee 1605=item B<make_mutable>
1606
1607This method will reverse tranforamtion upon the class which
1608made it immutable.
1609
119f3a92 1610=item B<get_immutable_transformer>
1611
1612Return a transformer suitable for making this class immutable or, if this
1613class is immutable, the transformer used to make it immutable.
1614
1615=item B<get_immutable_options>
1616
1617If the class is immutable, return the options used to make it immutable.
1618
b817e248 1619=item B<create_immutable_transformer>
1620
1621Create a transformer suitable for making this class immutable
1622
857f87a7 1623=back
1624
1a09d9cc 1625=head1 AUTHORS
8b978dd5 1626
a2e85e6c 1627Stevan Little E<lt>stevan@iinteractive.comE<gt>
8b978dd5 1628
1629=head1 COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
1630
69e3ab0a 1631Copyright 2006-2008 by Infinity Interactive, Inc.
8b978dd5 1632
1633L<http://www.iinteractive.com>
1634
1635This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
0ac992ee 1636it under the same terms as Perl itself.
8b978dd5 1637
798baea5 1638=cut