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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';
7f63694d 12use Scalar::Util 'blessed', 'reftype', 'weaken';
8b978dd5 13use Sub::Name 'subname';
8b978dd5 14
830b326c 15our $VERSION = '0.30';
f0480c45 16our $AUTHORITY = 'cpan:STEVAN';
8b978dd5 17
2243a22b 18use base 'Class::MOP::Module';
19
8b978dd5 20# Creation
0ac992ee 21
be7677c7 22sub initialize {
23 my $class = shift;
24 my $package_name = shift;
25 (defined $package_name && $package_name && !blessed($package_name))
0ac992ee 26 || confess "You must pass a package name and it cannot be blessed";
3af3cbbd 27 if (defined(my $meta = Class::MOP::get_metaclass_by_name($package_name))) {
28 return $meta;
29 }
c23184fc 30 $class->construct_class_instance('package' => $package_name, @_);
be7677c7 31}
32
33sub reinitialize {
34 my $class = shift;
35 my $package_name = shift;
36 (defined $package_name && $package_name && !blessed($package_name))
0ac992ee 37 || confess "You must pass a package name and it cannot be blessed";
be7677c7 38 Class::MOP::remove_metaclass_by_name($package_name);
c23184fc 39 $class->construct_class_instance('package' => $package_name, @_);
0ac992ee 40}
41
42# NOTE: (meta-circularity)
43# this is a special form of &construct_instance
be7677c7 44# (see below), which is used to construct class
0ac992ee 45# meta-object instances for any Class::MOP::*
46# class. All other classes will use the more
be7677c7 47# normal &construct_instance.
48sub construct_class_instance {
49 my $class = shift;
50 my %options = @_;
c23184fc 51 my $package_name = $options{'package'};
be7677c7 52 (defined $package_name && $package_name)
0ac992ee 53 || confess "You must pass a package name";
be7677c7 54 # NOTE:
0ac992ee 55 # return the metaclass if we have it cached,
56 # and it is still defined (it has not been
57 # reaped by DESTROY yet, which can happen
be7677c7 58 # annoyingly enough during global destruction)
3af3cbbd 59
60 if (defined(my $meta = Class::MOP::get_metaclass_by_name($package_name))) {
61 return $meta;
62 }
be7677c7 63
64 # NOTE:
0ac992ee 65 # we need to deal with the possibility
66 # of class immutability here, and then
be7677c7 67 # get the name of the class appropriately
68 $class = (blessed($class)
69 ? ($class->is_immutable
70 ? $class->get_mutable_metaclass_name()
71 : blessed($class))
72 : $class);
73
be7677c7 74 # now create the metaclass
75 my $meta;
9c6877f4 76 if ($class eq 'Class::MOP::Class') {
0ac992ee 77 no strict 'refs';
78 $meta = bless {
be7677c7 79 # inherited from Class::MOP::Package
0ac992ee 80 '$!package' => $package_name,
81
c4260b45 82 # NOTE:
0ac992ee 83 # since the following attributes will
84 # actually be loaded from the symbol
c4260b45 85 # table, and actually bypass the instance
86 # entirely, we can just leave these things
87 # listed here for reference, because they
0ac992ee 88 # should not actually have a value associated
c4260b45 89 # with the slot.
0ac992ee 90 '%!namespace' => \undef,
be7677c7 91 # inherited from Class::MOP::Module
c23184fc 92 '$!version' => \undef,
93 '$!authority' => \undef,
c4260b45 94 # defined in Class::MOP::Class
c23184fc 95 '@!superclasses' => \undef,
0ac992ee 96
c23184fc 97 '%!methods' => {},
0ac992ee 98 '%!attributes' => {},
c23184fc 99 '$!attribute_metaclass' => $options{'attribute_metaclass'} || 'Class::MOP::Attribute',
100 '$!method_metaclass' => $options{'method_metaclass'} || 'Class::MOP::Method',
101 '$!instance_metaclass' => $options{'instance_metaclass'} || 'Class::MOP::Instance',
e0e4674a 102
103 ## uber-private variables
104 # NOTE:
105 # this starts out as undef so that
106 # we can tell the first time the
107 # methods are fetched
108 # - SL
109 '$!_package_cache_flag' => undef,
be7677c7 110 } => $class;
111 }
112 else {
113 # NOTE:
114 # it is safe to use meta here because
0ac992ee 115 # class will always be a subclass of
be7677c7 116 # Class::MOP::Class, which defines meta
117 $meta = $class->meta->construct_instance(%options)
727919c5 118 }
0ac992ee 119
be7677c7 120 # and check the metaclass compatibility
715adbb7 121 $meta->check_metaclass_compatability();
0ac992ee 122
be7677c7 123 Class::MOP::store_metaclass_by_name($package_name, $meta);
0ac992ee 124
be7677c7 125 # NOTE:
126 # we need to weaken any anon classes
127 # so that they can call DESTROY properly
b9d9fc0b 128 Class::MOP::weaken_metaclass($package_name) if $meta->is_anon_class;
0ac992ee 129
130 $meta;
131}
132
715adbb7 133sub reset_package_cache_flag { (shift)->{'$!_package_cache_flag'} = undef }
134sub update_package_cache_flag {
b1f5f41d 135 my $self = shift;
e0e4674a 136 # NOTE:
137 # we can manually update the cache number
138 # since we are actually adding the method
139 # to our cache as well. This avoids us
140 # having to regenerate the method_map.
141 # - SL
b1f5f41d 142 $self->{'$!_package_cache_flag'} = Class::MOP::check_package_cache_flag($self->name);
e0e4674a 143}
144
be7677c7 145sub check_metaclass_compatability {
146 my $self = shift;
147
148 # this is always okay ...
0ac992ee 149 return if blessed($self) eq 'Class::MOP::Class' &&
be7677c7 150 $self->instance_metaclass eq 'Class::MOP::Instance';
151
b7bdffc3 152 my @class_list = $self->linearized_isa;
be7677c7 153 shift @class_list; # shift off $self->name
373a16ae 154
0ac992ee 155 foreach my $class_name (@class_list) {
be7677c7 156 my $meta = Class::MOP::get_metaclass_by_name($class_name) || next;
0ac992ee 157
373a16ae 158 # NOTE:
0ac992ee 159 # we need to deal with the possibility
160 # of class immutability here, and then
161 # get the name of the class appropriately
be7677c7 162 my $meta_type = ($meta->is_immutable
163 ? $meta->get_mutable_metaclass_name()
0ac992ee 164 : blessed($meta));
165
be7677c7 166 ($self->isa($meta_type))
0ac992ee 167 || confess $self->name . "->meta => (" . (blessed($self)) . ")" .
168 " is not compatible with the " .
be7677c7 169 $class_name . "->meta => (" . ($meta_type) . ")";
77e5fce4 170 # NOTE:
be7677c7 171 # we also need to check that instance metaclasses
172 # are compatabile in the same the class.
173 ($self->instance_metaclass->isa($meta->instance_metaclass))
0ac992ee 174 || confess $self->name . "->meta => (" . ($self->instance_metaclass) . ")" .
175 " is not compatible with the " .
176 $class_name . "->meta => (" . ($meta->instance_metaclass) . ")";
177 }
178}
8b978dd5 179
6d5355c3 180## ANON classes
181
182{
183 # NOTE:
0ac992ee 184 # this should be sufficient, if you have a
185 # use case where it is not, write a test and
6d5355c3 186 # I will change it.
187 my $ANON_CLASS_SERIAL = 0;
0ac992ee 188
b9d9fc0b 189 # NOTE:
190 # we need a sufficiently annoying prefix
0ac992ee 191 # this should suffice for now, this is
192 # used in a couple of places below, so
b9d9fc0b 193 # need to put it up here for now.
0ac992ee 194 my $ANON_CLASS_PREFIX = 'Class::MOP::Class::__ANON__::SERIAL::';
b9d9fc0b 195
196 sub is_anon_class {
197 my $self = shift;
a651e249 198 no warnings 'uninitialized';
0ac992ee 199 $self->name =~ /^$ANON_CLASS_PREFIX/ ? 1 : 0;
b9d9fc0b 200 }
6d5355c3 201
202 sub create_anon_class {
0ac992ee 203 my ($class, %options) = @_;
6d5355c3 204 my $package_name = $ANON_CLASS_PREFIX . ++$ANON_CLASS_SERIAL;
88dd563c 205 return $class->create($package_name, %options);
0ac992ee 206 }
6d5355c3 207
b9d9fc0b 208 # NOTE:
0ac992ee 209 # this will only get called for
210 # anon-classes, all other calls
211 # are assumed to occur during
b9d9fc0b 212 # global destruction and so don't
213 # really need to be handled explicitly
214 sub DESTROY {
215 my $self = shift;
0ac992ee 216 no warnings 'uninitialized';
b9d9fc0b 217 return unless $self->name =~ /^$ANON_CLASS_PREFIX/;
218 my ($serial_id) = ($self->name =~ /^$ANON_CLASS_PREFIX(\d+)/);
0ac992ee 219 no strict 'refs';
b9d9fc0b 220 foreach my $key (keys %{$ANON_CLASS_PREFIX . $serial_id}) {
221 delete ${$ANON_CLASS_PREFIX . $serial_id}{$key};
222 }
0ac992ee 223 delete ${'main::' . $ANON_CLASS_PREFIX}{$serial_id . '::'};
6d5355c3 224 }
b9d9fc0b 225
6d5355c3 226}
227
228# creating classes with MOP ...
229
8b978dd5 230sub create {
88dd563c 231 my $class = shift;
232 my $package_name = shift;
0ac992ee 233
bfe4d0fc 234 (defined $package_name && $package_name)
8b978dd5 235 || confess "You must pass a package name";
88dd563c 236
237 (scalar @_ % 2 == 0)
0ac992ee 238 || confess "You much pass all parameters as name => value pairs " .
88dd563c 239 "(I found an uneven number of params in \@_)";
240
241 my (%options) = @_;
d7b2249e 242
243 (ref $options{superclasses} eq 'ARRAY')
244 || confess "You must pass an ARRAY ref of superclasses"
245 if exists $options{superclasses};
246
247 (ref $options{attributes} eq 'ARRAY')
248 || confess "You must pass an ARRAY ref of attributes"
249 if exists $options{attributes};
250
251 (ref $options{methods} eq 'HASH')
252 || confess "You must pass an HASH ref of methods"
253 if exists $options{methods};
0ac992ee 254
8b978dd5 255 my $code = "package $package_name;";
0ac992ee 256 $code .= "\$$package_name\:\:VERSION = '" . $options{version} . "';"
88dd563c 257 if exists $options{version};
0ac992ee 258 $code .= "\$$package_name\:\:AUTHORITY = '" . $options{authority} . "';"
259 if exists $options{authority};
260
8b978dd5 261 eval $code;
0ac992ee 262 confess "creation of $package_name failed : $@" if $@;
263
bfe4d0fc 264 my $meta = $class->initialize($package_name);
0ac992ee 265
266 $meta->add_method('meta' => sub {
df7b4119 267 $class->initialize(blessed($_[0]) || $_[0]);
aa448b16 268 });
0ac992ee 269
8b978dd5 270 $meta->superclasses(@{$options{superclasses}})
271 if exists $options{superclasses};
2eb717d5 272 # NOTE:
0ac992ee 273 # process attributes first, so that they can
2eb717d5 274 # install accessors, but locally defined methods
275 # can then overwrite them. It is maybe a little odd, but
276 # I think this should be the order of things.
277 if (exists $options{attributes}) {
cbd9f942 278 foreach my $attr (@{$options{attributes}}) {
279 $meta->add_attribute($attr);
2eb717d5 280 }
0ac992ee 281 }
bfe4d0fc 282 if (exists $options{methods}) {
283 foreach my $method_name (keys %{$options{methods}}) {
284 $meta->add_method($method_name, $options{methods}->{$method_name});
285 }
0ac992ee 286 }
8b978dd5 287 return $meta;
288}
289
7b31baf4 290## Attribute readers
291
292# NOTE:
0ac992ee 293# all these attribute readers will be bootstrapped
7b31baf4 294# away in the Class::MOP bootstrap section
295
c23184fc 296sub get_attribute_map { $_[0]->{'%!attributes'} }
297sub attribute_metaclass { $_[0]->{'$!attribute_metaclass'} }
298sub method_metaclass { $_[0]->{'$!method_metaclass'} }
299sub instance_metaclass { $_[0]->{'$!instance_metaclass'} }
7b31baf4 300
0f71bc80 301# FIXME:
302# this is a prime canidate for conversion to XS
0ac992ee 303sub get_method_map {
c4260b45 304 my $self = shift;
e0e4674a 305
306 if (defined $self->{'$!_package_cache_flag'} &&
b1f5f41d 307 $self->{'$!_package_cache_flag'} == Class::MOP::check_package_cache_flag($self->name)) {
e0e4674a 308 return $self->{'%!methods'};
309 }
310
0ac992ee 311 my $map = $self->{'%!methods'};
312
0f71bc80 313 my $class_name = $self->name;
314 my $method_metaclass = $self->method_metaclass;
0ac992ee 315
92330ee2 316 foreach my $symbol ($self->list_all_package_symbols('CODE')) {
91e0eb4a 317 my $code = $self->get_package_symbol('&' . $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);
324 next if ($pkg || '') ne $class_name &&
325 ($name || '') ne '__ANON__';
0ac992ee 326
0f71bc80 327 $map->{$symbol} = $method_metaclass->wrap($code);
7855ddba 328 }
0ac992ee 329
7855ddba 330 return $map;
c4260b45 331}
332
c9e77dbb 333# Instance Construction & Cloning
334
5f3c057a 335sub new_object {
336 my $class = shift;
651955fb 337 # NOTE:
0ac992ee 338 # we need to protect the integrity of the
651955fb 339 # Class::MOP::Class singletons here, so we
340 # delegate this to &construct_class_instance
341 # which will deal with the singletons
342 return $class->construct_class_instance(@_)
343 if $class->name->isa('Class::MOP::Class');
24869f62 344 return $class->construct_instance(@_);
5f3c057a 345}
e16da3e6 346
347sub construct_instance {
cbd9f942 348 my ($class, %params) = @_;
0e76a376 349 my $meta_instance = $class->get_meta_instance();
350 my $instance = $meta_instance->create_instance();
c9e77dbb 351 foreach my $attr ($class->compute_all_applicable_attributes()) {
f892c0f0 352 $attr->initialize_instance_slot($meta_instance, $instance, \%params);
cbd9f942 353 }
0ac992ee 354 # NOTE:
d4ba1677 355 # this will only work for a HASH instance type
356 if ($class->is_anon_class) {
357 (reftype($instance) eq 'HASH')
358 || confess "Currently only HASH based instances are supported with instance of anon-classes";
359 # NOTE:
360 # At some point we should make this official
0ac992ee 361 # as a reserved slot name, but right now I am
d4ba1677 362 # going to keep it here.
363 # my $RESERVED_MOP_SLOT = '__MOP__';
364 $instance->{'__MOP__'} = $class;
365 }
2d711cc8 366 return $instance;
367}
368
369sub get_meta_instance {
370 my $class = shift;
052c2a1a 371 return $class->instance_metaclass->new(
0ac992ee 372 $class,
052c2a1a 373 $class->compute_all_applicable_attributes()
374 );
e16da3e6 375}
376
5f3c057a 377sub clone_object {
378 my $class = shift;
0ac992ee 379 my $instance = shift;
651955fb 380 (blessed($instance) && $instance->isa($class->name))
381 || confess "You must pass an instance ($instance) of the metaclass (" . $class->name . ")";
382 # NOTE:
0ac992ee 383 # we need to protect the integrity of the
384 # Class::MOP::Class singletons here, they
a740253a 385 # should not be cloned.
0ac992ee 386 return $instance if $instance->isa('Class::MOP::Class');
f7259199 387 $class->clone_instance($instance, @_);
5f3c057a 388}
389
c9e77dbb 390sub clone_instance {
651955fb 391 my ($class, $instance, %params) = @_;
392 (blessed($instance))
c9e77dbb 393 || confess "You can only clone instances, \$self is not a blessed instance";
f7259199 394 my $meta_instance = $class->get_meta_instance();
0ac992ee 395 my $clone = $meta_instance->clone_instance($instance);
c23184fc 396 foreach my $attr ($class->compute_all_applicable_attributes()) {
de55d708 397 if ( defined( my $init_arg = $attr->init_arg ) ) {
398 if (exists $params{$init_arg}) {
399 $attr->set_value($clone, $params{$init_arg});
400 }
c23184fc 401 }
0ac992ee 402 }
403 return $clone;
c9e77dbb 404}
405
3d9e4646 406sub rebless_instance {
214e4bd7 407 my ($self, $instance, %params) = @_;
2a2b8458 408
409 my $old_metaclass;
410 if ($instance->can('meta')) {
411 ($instance->meta->isa('Class::MOP::Class'))
412 || confess 'Cannot rebless instance if ->meta is not an instance of Class::MOP::Class';
413 $old_metaclass = $instance->meta;
414 }
415 else {
416 $old_metaclass = $self->initialize(blessed($instance));
417 }
418
1a720916 419 my $meta_instance = $self->get_meta_instance();
3d9e4646 420
3cd40f5e 421 $self->name->isa($old_metaclass->name)
de0d4f93 422 || confess "You may rebless only into a subclass of (". $old_metaclass->name ."), of which (". $self->name .") isn't.";
9b71b643 423
1a720916 424 # rebless!
3cd40f5e 425 $meta_instance->rebless_instance_structure($instance, $self);
1a720916 426
de55d708 427 foreach my $attr ( $self->compute_all_applicable_attributes ) {
428 if ( $attr->has_value($instance) ) {
e253285d 429 if ( defined( my $init_arg = $attr->init_arg ) ) {
214e4bd7 430 $params{$init_arg} = $attr->get_value($instance)
431 unless exists $params{$init_arg};
432 }
433 else {
b293f28b 434 $attr->set_value($instance, $attr->get_value($instance));
e253285d 435 }
de55d708 436 }
1a720916 437 }
e253285d 438
439 foreach my $attr ($self->compute_all_applicable_attributes) {
440 $attr->initialize_instance_slot($meta_instance, $instance, \%params);
441 }
830b326c 442
443 $instance;
3d9e4646 444}
445
8b978dd5 446# Inheritance
447
448sub superclasses {
449 my $self = shift;
8b978dd5 450 if (@_) {
451 my @supers = @_;
9d6dce77 452 @{$self->get_package_symbol('@ISA')} = @supers;
d82060fe 453 # NOTE:
0ac992ee 454 # we need to check the metaclass
84086365 455 # compatibility here so that we can
0ac992ee 456 # be sure that the superclass is
457 # not potentially creating an issues
d82060fe 458 # we don't know about
459 $self->check_metaclass_compatability();
8b978dd5 460 }
9d6dce77 461 @{$self->get_package_symbol('@ISA')};
8b978dd5 462}
463
7160cad4 464sub subclasses {
465 my $self = shift;
466
467 my $super_class = $self->name;
468 my @derived_classes;
469
470 my $find_derived_classes;
471 $find_derived_classes = sub {
472 my ($outer_class) = @_;
473
474 my $symbol_table_hashref = do { no strict 'refs'; \%{"${outer_class}::"} };
475
c1d5345a 476 SYMBOL:
7160cad4 477 for my $symbol ( keys %$symbol_table_hashref ) {
478 next SYMBOL if $symbol !~ /\A (\w+):: \z/x;
479 my $inner_class = $1;
480
481 next SYMBOL if $inner_class eq 'SUPER'; # skip '*::SUPER'
482
483 my $class =
484 $outer_class
485 ? "${outer_class}::$inner_class"
486 : $inner_class;
487
488 if ( $class->isa($super_class) and $class ne $super_class ) {
489 push @derived_classes, $class;
490 }
491
492 next SYMBOL if $class eq 'main'; # skip 'main::*'
493
494 $find_derived_classes->($class);
495 }
496 };
497
498 my $root_class = q{};
499 $find_derived_classes->($root_class);
500
501 undef $find_derived_classes;
502
503 @derived_classes = sort { $a->isa($b) ? 1 : $b->isa($a) ? -1 : 0 } @derived_classes;
504
505 return @derived_classes;
506}
507
508
b7bdffc3 509sub linearized_isa {
3cf322a0 510 return @{ mro::get_linear_isa( (shift)->name ) };
b7bdffc3 511}
512
8b978dd5 513sub class_precedence_list {
514 my $self = shift;
77a143ba 515 my $name = $self->name;
c1d5345a 516
517 unless (Class::MOP::IS_RUNNING_ON_5_10()) {
518 # NOTE:
519 # We need to check for circular inheritance here
520 # if we are are not on 5.10, cause 5.8 detects it
521 # late. This will do nothing if all is well, and
522 # blow up otherwise. Yes, it's an ugly hack, better
523 # suggestions are welcome.
524 # - SL
77a143ba 525 ($name || return)->isa('This is a test for circular inheritance')
c1d5345a 526 }
0ac992ee 527
77a143ba 528 # if our mro is c3, we can
529 # just grab the linear_isa
530 if (mro::get_mro($name) eq 'c3') {
531 return @{ mro::get_linear_isa($name) }
532 }
533 else {
534 # NOTE:
535 # we can't grab the linear_isa for dfs
536 # since it has all the duplicates
537 # already removed.
538 return (
539 $name,
540 map {
541 $self->initialize($_)->class_precedence_list()
542 } $self->superclasses()
543 );
544 }
8b978dd5 545}
546
0882828e 547## Methods
548
549sub add_method {
550 my ($self, $method_name, $method) = @_;
551 (defined $method_name && $method_name)
552 || confess "You must define a method name";
0ac992ee 553
7855ddba 554 my $body;
7855ddba 555 if (blessed($method)) {
0ac992ee 556 $body = $method->body;
7855ddba 557 }
0ac992ee 558 else {
7855ddba 559 $body = $method;
7855ddba 560 ('CODE' eq (reftype($body) || ''))
0ac992ee 561 || confess "Your code block must be a CODE reference";
562 $method = $self->method_metaclass->wrap($body);
7855ddba 563 }
0f71bc80 564 $self->get_method_map->{$method_name} = $method;
0ac992ee 565
566 my $full_method_name = ($self->name . '::' . $method_name);
7855ddba 567 $self->add_package_symbol("&${method_name}" => subname $full_method_name => $body);
715adbb7 568 $self->update_package_cache_flag;
0882828e 569}
570
a4258ffd 571{
2d711cc8 572 my $fetch_and_prepare_method = sub {
573 my ($self, $method_name) = @_;
574 # fetch it locally
575 my $method = $self->get_method($method_name);
576 # if we dont have local ...
577 unless ($method) {
195f5bf8 578 # try to find the next method
579 $method = $self->find_next_method_by_name($method_name);
580 # die if it does not exist
581 (defined $method)
804f7d24 582 || confess "The method '$method_name' is not found in the inheritance hierarchy for class " . $self->name;
0ac992ee 583 # and now make sure to wrap it
195f5bf8 584 # even if it is already wrapped
585 # because we need a new sub ref
2d711cc8 586 $method = Class::MOP::Method::Wrapped->wrap($method);
195f5bf8 587 }
588 else {
0ac992ee 589 # now make sure we wrap it properly
195f5bf8 590 $method = Class::MOP::Method::Wrapped->wrap($method)
0ac992ee 591 unless $method->isa('Class::MOP::Method::Wrapped');
592 }
593 $self->add_method($method_name => $method);
2d711cc8 594 return $method;
595 };
596
597 sub add_before_method_modifier {
598 my ($self, $method_name, $method_modifier) = @_;
599 (defined $method_name && $method_name)
0ac992ee 600 || confess "You must pass in a method name";
2d711cc8 601 my $method = $fetch_and_prepare_method->($self, $method_name);
602 $method->add_before_modifier(subname ':before' => $method_modifier);
603 }
604
605 sub add_after_method_modifier {
606 my ($self, $method_name, $method_modifier) = @_;
607 (defined $method_name && $method_name)
0ac992ee 608 || confess "You must pass in a method name";
2d711cc8 609 my $method = $fetch_and_prepare_method->($self, $method_name);
610 $method->add_after_modifier(subname ':after' => $method_modifier);
611 }
0ac992ee 612
2d711cc8 613 sub add_around_method_modifier {
614 my ($self, $method_name, $method_modifier) = @_;
615 (defined $method_name && $method_name)
616 || confess "You must pass in a method name";
617 my $method = $fetch_and_prepare_method->($self, $method_name);
618 $method->add_around_modifier(subname ':around' => $method_modifier);
0ac992ee 619 }
a4258ffd 620
0ac992ee 621 # NOTE:
8c936afc 622 # the methods above used to be named like this:
623 # ${pkg}::${method}:(before|after|around)
624 # but this proved problematic when using one modifier
625 # to wrap multiple methods (something which is likely
626 # to happen pretty regularly IMO). So instead of naming
0ac992ee 627 # it like this, I have chosen to just name them purely
8c936afc 628 # with their modifier names, like so:
629 # :(before|after|around)
0ac992ee 630 # The fact is that in a stack trace, it will be fairly
8c936afc 631 # evident from the context what method they are attached
632 # to, and so don't need the fully qualified name.
ee5e71d4 633}
634
663f8198 635sub alias_method {
636 my ($self, $method_name, $method) = @_;
637 (defined $method_name && $method_name)
638 || confess "You must define a method name";
de19f115 639
0f71bc80 640 my $body = (blessed($method) ? $method->body : $method);
641 ('CODE' eq (reftype($body) || ''))
0ac992ee 642 || confess "Your code block must be a CODE reference";
643
7855ddba 644 $self->add_package_symbol("&${method_name}" => $body);
715adbb7 645 $self->update_package_cache_flag;
16e960bd 646}
647
de19f115 648sub has_method {
649 my ($self, $method_name) = @_;
650 (defined $method_name && $method_name)
0ac992ee 651 || confess "You must define a method name";
652
653 return 0 unless exists $self->get_method_map->{$method_name};
de19f115 654 return 1;
0882828e 655}
656
657sub get_method {
c9b8b7f9 658 my ($self, $method_name) = @_;
0882828e 659 (defined $method_name && $method_name)
660 || confess "You must define a method name";
0ac992ee 661
0f71bc80 662 # NOTE:
663 # I don't really need this here, because
0ac992ee 664 # if the method_map is missing a key it
0f71bc80 665 # will just return undef for me now
666 # return unless $self->has_method($method_name);
0ac992ee 667
7855ddba 668 return $self->get_method_map->{$method_name};
c9b8b7f9 669}
670
671sub remove_method {
672 my ($self, $method_name) = @_;
673 (defined $method_name && $method_name)
674 || confess "You must define a method name";
0ac992ee 675
e0e4674a 676 my $removed_method = delete $self->get_method_map->{$method_name};
677
678 $self->remove_package_symbol("&${method_name}");
679
715adbb7 680 $self->update_package_cache_flag;
0ac992ee 681
c9b8b7f9 682 return $removed_method;
683}
684
685sub get_method_list {
686 my $self = shift;
0f71bc80 687 keys %{$self->get_method_map};
7855ddba 688}
689
690sub find_method_by_name {
691 my ($self, $method_name) = @_;
b9575695 692 (defined $method_name && $method_name)
0ac992ee 693 || confess "You must define a method name to find";
b7bdffc3 694 foreach my $class ($self->linearized_isa) {
b9575695 695 # fetch the meta-class ...
696 my $meta = $self->initialize($class);
0ac992ee 697 return $meta->get_method($method_name)
b9575695 698 if $meta->has_method($method_name);
699 }
700 return;
a5eca695 701}
702
703sub compute_all_applicable_methods {
704 my $self = shift;
b7bdffc3 705 my (@methods, %seen_method);
706 foreach my $class ($self->linearized_isa) {
a5eca695 707 # fetch the meta-class ...
708 my $meta = $self->initialize($class);
0ac992ee 709 foreach my $method_name ($meta->get_method_list()) {
a5eca695 710 next if exists $seen_method{$method_name};
711 $seen_method{$method_name}++;
712 push @methods => {
0ac992ee 713 name => $method_name,
a5eca695 714 class => $class,
715 code => $meta->get_method($method_name)
716 };
717 }
718 }
719 return @methods;
720}
721
a5eca695 722sub find_all_methods_by_name {
723 my ($self, $method_name) = @_;
724 (defined $method_name && $method_name)
0ac992ee 725 || confess "You must define a method name to find";
a5eca695 726 my @methods;
b7bdffc3 727 foreach my $class ($self->linearized_isa) {
a5eca695 728 # fetch the meta-class ...
96ceced8 729 my $meta = $self->initialize($class);
a5eca695 730 push @methods => {
0ac992ee 731 name => $method_name,
a5eca695 732 class => $class,
733 code => $meta->get_method($method_name)
734 } if $meta->has_method($method_name);
735 }
736 return @methods;
8b978dd5 737}
738
96ceced8 739sub find_next_method_by_name {
740 my ($self, $method_name) = @_;
741 (defined $method_name && $method_name)
0ac992ee 742 || confess "You must define a method name to find";
b7bdffc3 743 my @cpl = $self->linearized_isa;
2d711cc8 744 shift @cpl; # discard ourselves
96ceced8 745 foreach my $class (@cpl) {
96ceced8 746 # fetch the meta-class ...
747 my $meta = $self->initialize($class);
0ac992ee 748 return $meta->get_method($method_name)
2d711cc8 749 if $meta->has_method($method_name);
96ceced8 750 }
2d711cc8 751 return;
96ceced8 752}
753
552e3d24 754## Attributes
755
e16da3e6 756sub add_attribute {
2e41896e 757 my $self = shift;
758 # either we have an attribute object already
759 # or we need to create one from the args provided
760 my $attribute = blessed($_[0]) ? $_[0] : $self->attribute_metaclass->new(@_);
761 # make sure it is derived from the correct type though
762 ($attribute->isa('Class::MOP::Attribute'))
0ac992ee 763 || confess "Your attribute must be an instance of Class::MOP::Attribute (or a subclass)";
b1897d4d 764
765 # first we attach our new attribute
0ac992ee 766 # because it might need certain information
b1897d4d 767 # about the class which it is attached to
9ec169fe 768 $attribute->attach_to_class($self);
0ac992ee 769
770 # then we remove attributes of a conflicting
771 # name here so that we can properly detach
772 # the old attr object, and remove any
b1897d4d 773 # accessors it would have generated
774 $self->remove_attribute($attribute->name)
775 if $self->has_attribute($attribute->name);
0ac992ee 776
b1897d4d 777 # then onto installing the new accessors
2d711cc8 778 $attribute->install_accessors();
291073fc 779 $self->get_attribute_map->{$attribute->name} = $attribute;
e16da3e6 780}
781
782sub has_attribute {
783 my ($self, $attribute_name) = @_;
784 (defined $attribute_name && $attribute_name)
785 || confess "You must define an attribute name";
0ac992ee 786 exists $self->get_attribute_map->{$attribute_name} ? 1 : 0;
787}
e16da3e6 788
789sub get_attribute {
790 my ($self, $attribute_name) = @_;
791 (defined $attribute_name && $attribute_name)
792 || confess "You must define an attribute name";
0ac992ee 793 return $self->get_attribute_map->{$attribute_name}
b1897d4d 794 # NOTE:
795 # this will return undef anyway, so no need ...
0ac992ee 796 # if $self->has_attribute($attribute_name);
797 #return;
798}
e16da3e6 799
800sub remove_attribute {
801 my ($self, $attribute_name) = @_;
802 (defined $attribute_name && $attribute_name)
803 || confess "You must define an attribute name";
0ac992ee 804 my $removed_attribute = $self->get_attribute_map->{$attribute_name};
22286063 805 return unless defined $removed_attribute;
0ac992ee 806 delete $self->get_attribute_map->{$attribute_name};
807 $removed_attribute->remove_accessors();
2d711cc8 808 $removed_attribute->detach_from_class();
e16da3e6 809 return $removed_attribute;
0ac992ee 810}
e16da3e6 811
812sub get_attribute_list {
813 my $self = shift;
f7259199 814 keys %{$self->get_attribute_map};
0ac992ee 815}
e16da3e6 816
817sub compute_all_applicable_attributes {
818 my $self = shift;
b7bdffc3 819 my (@attrs, %seen_attr);
820 foreach my $class ($self->linearized_isa) {
e16da3e6 821 # fetch the meta-class ...
f7259199 822 my $meta = $self->initialize($class);
0ac992ee 823 foreach my $attr_name ($meta->get_attribute_list()) {
e16da3e6 824 next if exists $seen_attr{$attr_name};
825 $seen_attr{$attr_name}++;
c9e77dbb 826 push @attrs => $meta->get_attribute($attr_name);
e16da3e6 827 }
828 }
0ac992ee 829 return @attrs;
e16da3e6 830}
2eb717d5 831
058c1cf5 832sub find_attribute_by_name {
833 my ($self, $attr_name) = @_;
b7bdffc3 834 foreach my $class ($self->linearized_isa) {
058c1cf5 835 # fetch the meta-class ...
836 my $meta = $self->initialize($class);
837 return $meta->get_attribute($attr_name)
838 if $meta->has_attribute($attr_name);
839 }
840 return;
841}
842
857f87a7 843## Class closing
844
845sub is_mutable { 1 }
846sub is_immutable { 0 }
847
b817e248 848# NOTE:
849# Why I changed this (groditi)
850# - One Metaclass may have many Classes through many Metaclass instances
851# - One Metaclass should only have one Immutable Transformer instance
852# - Each Class may have different Immutabilizing options
853# - Therefore each Metaclass instance may have different Immutabilizing options
854# - We need to store one Immutable Transformer instance per Metaclass
855# - We need to store one set of Immutable Transformer options per Class
856# - Upon make_mutable we may delete the Immutabilizing options
857# - We could clean the immutable Transformer instance when there is no more
858# immutable Classes of that type, but we can also keep it in case
859# another class with this same Metaclass becomes immutable. It is a case
860# of trading of storing an instance to avoid unnecessary instantiations of
861# Immutable Transformers. You may view this as a memory leak, however
862# Because we have few Metaclasses, in practice it seems acceptable
863# - To allow Immutable Transformers instances to be cleaned up we could weaken
864# the reference stored in $IMMUTABLE_TRANSFORMERS{$class} and ||= should DWIM
04dd7510 865
c23184fc 866{
d9586da2 867 my %IMMUTABLE_TRANSFORMERS;
0ac992ee 868 my %IMMUTABLE_OPTIONS;
c23184fc 869 sub make_immutable {
0ac992ee 870 my $self = shift;
04dd7510 871 my %options = @_;
d9586da2 872 my $class = blessed $self || $self;
873
874 $IMMUTABLE_TRANSFORMERS{$class} ||= $self->create_immutable_transformer;
875 my $transformer = $IMMUTABLE_TRANSFORMERS{$class};
876
229910b5 877 $transformer->make_metaclass_immutable($self, \%options);
7f63694d 878 $IMMUTABLE_OPTIONS{$self->name} =
d9586da2 879 { %options, IMMUTABLE_TRANSFORMER => $transformer };
04dd7510 880
881 if( exists $options{debug} && $options{debug} ){
d9586da2 882 print STDERR "# of Metaclass options: ", keys %IMMUTABLE_OPTIONS;
883 print STDERR "# of Immutable transformers: ", keys %IMMUTABLE_TRANSFORMERS;
04dd7510 884 }
09c6e1d2 885
886 1;
c23184fc 887 }
0ac992ee 888
889 sub make_mutable{
890 my $self = shift;
891 return if $self->is_mutable;
7f63694d 892 my $options = delete $IMMUTABLE_OPTIONS{$self->name};
1d68af04 893 confess "unable to find immutabilizing options" unless ref $options;
d9586da2 894 my $transformer = delete $options->{IMMUTABLE_TRANSFORMER};
229910b5 895 $transformer->make_metaclass_mutable($self, $options);
09c6e1d2 896 1;
0ac992ee 897 }
d9586da2 898}
0ac992ee 899
d9586da2 900sub create_immutable_transformer {
901 my $self = shift;
902 my $class = Class::MOP::Immutable->new($self, {
903 read_only => [qw/superclasses/],
904 cannot_call => [qw/
905 add_method
906 alias_method
907 remove_method
908 add_attribute
909 remove_attribute
910 add_package_symbol
911 remove_package_symbol
912 /],
913 memoize => {
914 class_precedence_list => 'ARRAY',
b7bdffc3 915 linearized_isa => 'ARRAY',
d9586da2 916 compute_all_applicable_attributes => 'ARRAY',
917 get_meta_instance => 'SCALAR',
918 get_method_map => 'SCALAR',
919 }
920 });
921 return $class;
857f87a7 922}
923
8b978dd5 9241;
925
926__END__
927
928=pod
929
0ac992ee 930=head1 NAME
8b978dd5 931
932Class::MOP::Class - Class Meta Object
933
934=head1 SYNOPSIS
935
0ac992ee 936 # assuming that class Foo
8c936afc 937 # has been defined, you can
0ac992ee 938
fe122940 939 # use this for introspection ...
0ac992ee 940
fe122940 941 # add a method to Foo ...
942 Foo->meta->add_method('bar' => sub { ... })
0ac992ee 943
944 # get a list of all the classes searched
945 # the method dispatcher in the correct order
fe122940 946 Foo->meta->class_precedence_list()
0ac992ee 947
fe122940 948 # remove a method from Foo
949 Foo->meta->remove_method('bar');
0ac992ee 950
fe122940 951 # or use this to actually create classes ...
0ac992ee 952
88dd563c 953 Class::MOP::Class->create('Bar' => (
954 version => '0.01',
fe122940 955 superclasses => [ 'Foo' ],
956 attributes => [
957 Class::MOP:::Attribute->new('$bar'),
0ac992ee 958 Class::MOP:::Attribute->new('$baz'),
fe122940 959 ],
960 methods => {
961 calculate_bar => sub { ... },
0ac992ee 962 construct_baz => sub { ... }
fe122940 963 }
964 ));
965
8b978dd5 966=head1 DESCRIPTION
967
0ac992ee 968This is the largest and currently most complex part of the Perl 5
969meta-object protocol. It controls the introspection and
970manipulation of Perl 5 classes (and it can create them too). The
971best way to understand what this module can do, is to read the
fe122940 972documentation for each of it's methods.
973
552e3d24 974=head1 METHODS
975
2eb717d5 976=head2 Self Introspection
977
978=over 4
979
980=item B<meta>
981
0ac992ee 982This will return a B<Class::MOP::Class> instance which is related
983to this class. Thereby allowing B<Class::MOP::Class> to actually
fe122940 984introspect itself.
985
0ac992ee 986As with B<Class::MOP::Attribute>, B<Class::MOP> will actually
987bootstrap this module by installing a number of attribute meta-objects
988into it's metaclass. This will allow this class to reap all the benifits
989of the MOP when subclassing it.
2eb717d5 990
991=back
992
552e3d24 993=head2 Class construction
994
0ac992ee 995These methods will handle creating B<Class::MOP::Class> objects,
996which can be used to both create new classes, and analyze
997pre-existing classes.
552e3d24 998
0ac992ee 999This module will internally store references to all the instances
1000you create with these methods, so that they do not need to be
552e3d24 1001created any more than nessecary. Basically, they are singletons.
1002
1003=over 4
1004
0ac992ee 1005=item B<create ($package_name,
1006 version =E<gt> ?$version,
1007 authority =E<gt> ?$authority,
1008 superclasses =E<gt> ?@superclasses,
1009 methods =E<gt> ?%methods,
a2e85e6c 1010 attributes =E<gt> ?%attributes)>
552e3d24 1011
0ac992ee 1012This returns a B<Class::MOP::Class> object, bringing the specified
1013C<$package_name> into existence and adding any of the C<$version>,
1014C<$authority>, C<@superclasses>, C<%methods> and C<%attributes> to
88dd563c 1015it.
552e3d24 1016
0ac992ee 1017=item B<create_anon_class (superclasses =E<gt> ?@superclasses,
1018 methods =E<gt> ?%methods,
587aca23 1019 attributes =E<gt> ?%attributes)>
1020
0ac992ee 1021This will create an anonymous class, it works much like C<create> but
1022it does not need a C<$package_name>. Instead it will create a suitably
587aca23 1023unique package name for you to stash things into.
1024
0ac992ee 1025On very important distinction is that anon classes are destroyed once
1026the metaclass they are attached to goes out of scope. In the DESTROY
1027method, the created package will be removed from the symbol table.
823a5d31 1028
d4ba1677 1029It is also worth noting that any instances created with an anon-class
0ac992ee 1030will keep a special reference to the anon-meta which will prevent the
1031anon-class from going out of scope until all instances of it have also
1032been destroyed. This however only works for HASH based instance types,
1033as we use a special reserved slot (C<__MOP__>) to store this.
d4ba1677 1034
66b3dded 1035=item B<initialize ($package_name, %options)>
552e3d24 1036
0ac992ee 1037This initializes and returns returns a B<Class::MOP::Class> object
a2e85e6c 1038for a given a C<$package_name>.
1039
66b3dded 1040=item B<reinitialize ($package_name, %options)>
1041
1042This removes the old metaclass, and creates a new one in it's place.
0ac992ee 1043Do B<not> use this unless you really know what you are doing, it could
1044very easily make a very large mess of your program.
66b3dded 1045
651955fb 1046=item B<construct_class_instance (%options)>
a2e85e6c 1047
0ac992ee 1048This will construct an instance of B<Class::MOP::Class>, it is
1049here so that we can actually "tie the knot" for B<Class::MOP::Class>
1050to use C<construct_instance> once all the bootstrapping is done. This
a2e85e6c 1051method is used internally by C<initialize> and should never be called
1052from outside of that method really.
552e3d24 1053
550d56db 1054=item B<check_metaclass_compatability>
1055
0ac992ee 1056This method is called as the very last thing in the
1057C<construct_class_instance> method. This will check that the
1058metaclass you are creating is compatible with the metaclasses of all
1059your ancestors. For more inforamtion about metaclass compatibility
550d56db 1060see the C<About Metaclass compatibility> section in L<Class::MOP>.
1061
715adbb7 1062=item B<update_package_cache_flag>
e0e4674a 1063
1064This will reset the package cache flag for this particular metaclass
1065it is basically the value of the C<Class::MOP::get_package_cache_flag>
1066function. This is very rarely needed from outside of C<Class::MOP::Class>
1067but in some cases you might want to use it, so it is here.
1068
715adbb7 1069=item B<reset_package_cache_flag>
1070
127d39a7 1071Clears the package cache flag to announce to the internals that we need
1072to rebuild the method map.
715adbb7 1073
552e3d24 1074=back
1075
c9e77dbb 1076=head2 Object instance construction and cloning
a2e85e6c 1077
0ac992ee 1078These methods are B<entirely optional>, it is up to you whether you want
c9e77dbb 1079to use them or not.
552e3d24 1080
1081=over 4
1082
2bab2be6 1083=item B<instance_metaclass>
1084
127d39a7 1085Returns the class name of the instance metaclass, see L<Class::MOP::Instance>
1086for more information on the instance metaclasses.
1087
2d711cc8 1088=item B<get_meta_instance>
1089
127d39a7 1090Returns an instance of L<Class::MOP::Instance> to be used in the construction
1091of a new instance of the class.
1092
5f3c057a 1093=item B<new_object (%params)>
1094
0ac992ee 1095This is a convience method for creating a new object of the class, and
1096blessing it into the appropriate package as well. Ideally your class
5f3c057a 1097would call a C<new> this method like so:
1098
0ac992ee 1099 sub MyClass::new {
5f3c057a 1100 my ($class, %param) = @_;
1101 $class->meta->new_object(%params);
1102 }
1103
cbd9f942 1104=item B<construct_instance (%params)>
552e3d24 1105
127d39a7 1106This method is used to construct an instance structure suitable for
0ac992ee 1107C<bless>-ing into your package of choice. It works in conjunction
c9e77dbb 1108with the Attribute protocol to collect all applicable attributes.
1109
0ac992ee 1110This will construct and instance using a HASH ref as storage
1111(currently only HASH references are supported). This will collect all
1112the applicable attributes and layout out the fields in the HASH ref,
1113it will then initialize them using either use the corresponding key
1114in C<%params> or any default value or initializer found in the
a2e85e6c 1115attribute meta-object.
727919c5 1116
5f3c057a 1117=item B<clone_object ($instance, %params)>
1118
0ac992ee 1119This is a convience method for cloning an object instance, then
1120blessing it into the appropriate package. This method will call
1121C<clone_instance>, which performs a shallow copy of the object,
1122see that methods documentation for more details. Ideally your
19d4b5b8 1123class would call a C<clone> this method like so:
5f3c057a 1124
1125 sub MyClass::clone {
1126 my ($self, %param) = @_;
1127 $self->meta->clone_object($self, %params);
1128 }
1129
c9e77dbb 1130=item B<clone_instance($instance, %params)>
1131
0ac992ee 1132This method is a compliment of C<construct_instance> (which means if
1133you override C<construct_instance>, you need to override this one too),
19d4b5b8 1134and clones the instance shallowly.
a27ae83f 1135
0ac992ee 1136The cloned structure returned is (like with C<construct_instance>) an
1137unC<bless>ed HASH reference, it is your responsibility to then bless
a27ae83f 1138this cloned structure into the right class (which C<clone_object> will
1139do for you).
c9e77dbb 1140
0ac992ee 1141As of 0.11, this method will clone the C<$instance> structure shallowly,
1142as opposed to the deep cloning implemented in prior versions. After much
1143thought, research and discussion, I have decided that anything but basic
1144shallow cloning is outside the scope of the meta-object protocol. I
1145think Yuval "nothingmuch" Kogman put it best when he said that cloning
19d4b5b8 1146is too I<context-specific> to be part of the MOP.
1147
214e4bd7 1148=item B<rebless_instance($instance, ?%params)>
69663c57 1149
1150This will change the class of C<$instance> to the class of the invoking
1151C<Class::MOP::Class>. You may only rebless the instance to a subclass of
214e4bd7 1152itself. You may pass in optional C<%params> which are like constructor
1153params and will override anything already defined in the instance.
69663c57 1154
552e3d24 1155=back
1156
0ac992ee 1157=head2 Informational
552e3d24 1158
b9d9fc0b 1159These are a few predicate methods for asking information about the class.
552e3d24 1160
b9d9fc0b 1161=over 4
552e3d24 1162
b9d9fc0b 1163=item B<is_anon_class>
552e3d24 1164
96e38ba6 1165This returns true if the class is a C<Class::MOP::Class> created anon class.
1166
b9d9fc0b 1167=item B<is_mutable>
552e3d24 1168
96e38ba6 1169This returns true if the class is still mutable.
1170
b9d9fc0b 1171=item B<is_immutable>
552e3d24 1172
96e38ba6 1173This returns true if the class has been made immutable.
1174
552e3d24 1175=back
1176
1177=head2 Inheritance Relationships
1178
1179=over 4
1180
1181=item B<superclasses (?@superclasses)>
1182
0ac992ee 1183This is a read-write attribute which represents the superclass
a2e85e6c 1184relationships of the class the B<Class::MOP::Class> instance is
1185associated with. Basically, it can get and set the C<@ISA> for you.
552e3d24 1186
1187=item B<class_precedence_list>
1188
0ac992ee 1189This computes the a list of all the class's ancestors in the same order
127d39a7 1190in which method dispatch will be done. This is similair to what
1191B<Class::ISA::super_path> does, but we don't remove duplicate names.
552e3d24 1192
b7bdffc3 1193=item B<linearized_isa>
1194
1195This returns a list based on C<class_precedence_list> but with all
1196duplicates removed.
1197
6c9f390e 1198=item B<subclasses>
1199
127d39a7 1200This returns a list of subclasses for this class.
6c9f390e 1201
552e3d24 1202=back
1203
1204=head2 Methods
1205
1206=over 4
1207
c4260b45 1208=item B<get_method_map>
1209
127d39a7 1210Returns a HASH ref of name to CODE reference mapping for this class.
1211
2e41896e 1212=item B<method_metaclass>
1213
127d39a7 1214Returns the class name of the method metaclass, see L<Class::MOP::Method>
1215for more information on the method metaclasses.
1216
552e3d24 1217=item B<add_method ($method_name, $method)>
1218
0ac992ee 1219This will take a C<$method_name> and CODE reference to that
1220C<$method> and install it into the class's package.
552e3d24 1221
0ac992ee 1222B<NOTE>:
1223This does absolutely nothing special to C<$method>
1224other than use B<Sub::Name> to make sure it is tagged with the
1225correct name, and therefore show up correctly in stack traces and
552e3d24 1226such.
1227
663f8198 1228=item B<alias_method ($method_name, $method)>
1229
0ac992ee 1230This will take a C<$method_name> and CODE reference to that
1231C<$method> and alias the method into the class's package.
663f8198 1232
0ac992ee 1233B<NOTE>:
1234Unlike C<add_method>, this will B<not> try to name the
1235C<$method> using B<Sub::Name>, it only aliases the method in
1236the class's package.
663f8198 1237
552e3d24 1238=item B<has_method ($method_name)>
1239
0ac992ee 1240This just provides a simple way to check if the class implements
1241a specific C<$method_name>. It will I<not> however, attempt to check
a2e85e6c 1242if the class inherits the method (use C<UNIVERSAL::can> for that).
552e3d24 1243
0ac992ee 1244This will correctly handle functions defined outside of the package
552e3d24 1245that use a fully qualified name (C<sub Package::name { ... }>).
1246
0ac992ee 1247This will correctly handle functions renamed with B<Sub::Name> and
1248installed using the symbol tables. However, if you are naming the
1249subroutine outside of the package scope, you must use the fully
1250qualified name, including the package name, for C<has_method> to
1251correctly identify it.
552e3d24 1252
0ac992ee 1253This will attempt to correctly ignore functions imported from other
1254packages using B<Exporter>. It breaks down if the function imported
1255is an C<__ANON__> sub (such as with C<use constant>), which very well
1256may be a valid method being applied to the class.
552e3d24 1257
0ac992ee 1258In short, this method cannot always be trusted to determine if the
1259C<$method_name> is actually a method. However, it will DWIM about
a2e85e6c 126090% of the time, so it's a small trade off I think.
552e3d24 1261
1262=item B<get_method ($method_name)>
1263
0ac992ee 1264This will return a Class::MOP::Method instance related to the specified
86482605 1265C<$method_name>, or return undef if that method does not exist.
1266
0ac992ee 1267The Class::MOP::Method is codifiable, so you can use it like a normal
86482605 1268CODE reference, see L<Class::MOP::Method> for more information.
552e3d24 1269
16e960bd 1270=item B<find_method_by_name ($method_name>
1271
1272This will return a CODE reference of the specified C<$method_name>,
1273or return undef if that method does not exist.
1274
1275Unlike C<get_method> this will also look in the superclasses.
1276
552e3d24 1277=item B<remove_method ($method_name)>
1278
0ac992ee 1279This will attempt to remove a given C<$method_name> from the class.
1280It will return the CODE reference that it has removed, and will
552e3d24 1281attempt to use B<Sub::Name> to clear the methods associated name.
1282
1283=item B<get_method_list>
1284
0ac992ee 1285This will return a list of method names for all I<locally> defined
1286methods. It does B<not> provide a list of all applicable methods,
1287including any inherited ones. If you want a list of all applicable
552e3d24 1288methods, use the C<compute_all_applicable_methods> method.
1289
1290=item B<compute_all_applicable_methods>
1291
0ac992ee 1292This will return a list of all the methods names this class will
1293respond to, taking into account inheritance. The list will be a list of
1294HASH references, each one containing the following information; method
1295name, the name of the class in which the method lives and a CODE
552e3d24 1296reference for the actual method.
1297
1298=item B<find_all_methods_by_name ($method_name)>
1299
0ac992ee 1300This will traverse the inheritence hierarchy and locate all methods
1301with a given C<$method_name>. Similar to
1302C<compute_all_applicable_methods> it returns a list of HASH references
1303with the following information; method name (which will always be the
1304same as C<$method_name>), the name of the class in which the method
552e3d24 1305lives and a CODE reference for the actual method.
1306
0ac992ee 1307The list of methods produced is a distinct list, meaning there are no
1308duplicates in it. This is especially useful for things like object
1309initialization and destruction where you only want the method called
552e3d24 1310once, and in the correct order.
1311
96ceced8 1312=item B<find_next_method_by_name ($method_name)>
1313
0ac992ee 1314This will return the first method to match a given C<$method_name> in
1315the superclasses, this is basically equivalent to calling
96ceced8 1316C<SUPER::$method_name>, but it can be dispatched at runtime.
1317
552e3d24 1318=back
1319
a4258ffd 1320=head2 Method Modifiers
1321
0ac992ee 1322Method modifiers are a concept borrowed from CLOS, in which a method
1323can be wrapped with I<before>, I<after> and I<around> method modifiers
1324that will be called everytime the method is called.
96ceced8 1325
1326=head3 How method modifiers work?
1327
0ac992ee 1328Method modifiers work by wrapping the original method and then replacing
1329it in the classes symbol table. The wrappers will handle calling all the
1330modifiers in the appropariate orders and preserving the calling context
1331for the original method.
1332
1333Each method modifier serves a particular purpose, which may not be
1334obvious to users of other method wrapping modules. To start with, the
1335return values of I<before> and I<after> modifiers are ignored. This is
1336because thier purpose is B<not> to filter the input and output of the
1337primary method (this is done with an I<around> modifier). This may seem
1338like an odd restriction to some, but doing this allows for simple code
1339to be added at the begining or end of a method call without jeapordizing
1340the normal functioning of the primary method or placing any extra
1341responsibility on the code of the modifier. Of course if you have more
1342complex needs, then use the I<around> modifier, which uses a variation
1343of continutation passing style to allow for a high degree of flexibility.
1344
1345Before and around modifiers are called in last-defined-first-called order,
1346while after modifiers are called in first-defined-first-called order. So
96ceced8 1347the call tree might looks something like this:
0ac992ee 1348
96ceced8 1349 before 2
1350 before 1
1351 around 2
1352 around 1
1353 primary
1354 after 1
1355 after 2
1356
0ac992ee 1357To see examples of using method modifiers, see the following examples
1358included in the distribution; F<InstanceCountingClass>, F<Perl6Attribute>,
1359F<AttributesWithHistory> and F<C3MethodDispatchOrder>. There is also a
96ceced8 1360classic CLOS usage example in the test F<017_add_method_modifier.t>.
1361
1362=head3 What is the performance impact?
1363
0ac992ee 1364Of course there is a performance cost associated with method modifiers,
1365but we have made every effort to make that cost be directly proportional
96ceced8 1366to the amount of modifier features you utilize.
1367
0ac992ee 1368The wrapping method does it's best to B<only> do as much work as it
1369absolutely needs to. In order to do this we have moved some of the
96ceced8 1370performance costs to set-up time, where they are easier to amortize.
1371
1372All this said, my benchmarks have indicated the following:
1373
1374 simple wrapper with no modifiers 100% slower
1375 simple wrapper with simple before modifier 400% slower
1376 simple wrapper with simple after modifier 450% slower
1377 simple wrapper with simple around modifier 500-550% slower
1378 simple wrapper with all 3 modifiers 1100% slower
1379
0ac992ee 1380These numbers may seem daunting, but you must remember, every feature
1381comes with some cost. To put things in perspective, just doing a simple
96ceced8 1382C<AUTOLOAD> which does nothing but extract the name of the method called
0ac992ee 1383and return it costs about 400% over a normal method call.
96ceced8 1384
a4258ffd 1385=over 4
1386
1387=item B<add_before_method_modifier ($method_name, $code)>
1388
0ac992ee 1389This will wrap the method at C<$method_name> and the supplied C<$code>
1390will be passed the C<@_> arguments, and called before the original
1391method is called. As specified above, the return value of the I<before>
1392method modifiers is ignored, and it's ability to modify C<@_> is
1393fairly limited. If you need to do either of these things, use an
96ceced8 1394C<around> method modifier.
1395
a4258ffd 1396=item B<add_after_method_modifier ($method_name, $code)>
1397
0ac992ee 1398This will wrap the method at C<$method_name> so that the original
1399method will be called, it's return values stashed, and then the
96ceced8 1400supplied C<$code> will be passed the C<@_> arguments, and called.
0ac992ee 1401As specified above, the return value of the I<after> method
1402modifiers is ignored, and it cannot modify the return values of
1403the original method. If you need to do either of these things, use an
96ceced8 1404C<around> method modifier.
1405
a4258ffd 1406=item B<add_around_method_modifier ($method_name, $code)>
1407
0ac992ee 1408This will wrap the method at C<$method_name> so that C<$code>
1409will be called and passed the original method as an extra argument
1410at the begining of the C<@_> argument list. This is a variation of
1411continuation passing style, where the function prepended to C<@_>
1412can be considered a continuation. It is up to C<$code> if it calls
1413the original method or not, there is no restriction on what the
96ceced8 1414C<$code> can or cannot do.
1415
a4258ffd 1416=back
1417
552e3d24 1418=head2 Attributes
1419
0ac992ee 1420It should be noted that since there is no one consistent way to define
1421the attributes of a class in Perl 5. These methods can only work with
1422the information given, and can not easily discover information on
a2e85e6c 1423their own. See L<Class::MOP::Attribute> for more details.
552e3d24 1424
1425=over 4
1426
2e41896e 1427=item B<attribute_metaclass>
1428
127d39a7 1429Returns the class name of the attribute metaclass, see L<Class::MOP::Attribute>
1430for more information on the attribute metaclasses.
1431
7b31baf4 1432=item B<get_attribute_map>
1433
127d39a7 1434This returns a HASH ref of name to attribute meta-object mapping.
1435
1436=item B<add_attribute ($attribute_meta_object | ($attribute_name, %attribute_spec))>
552e3d24 1437
8203616d 1438This stores the C<$attribute_meta_object> (or creates one from the
0ac992ee 1439C<$attribute_name> and C<%attribute_spec>) in the B<Class::MOP::Class>
1440instance associated with the given class. Unlike methods, attributes
1441within the MOP are stored as meta-information only. They will be used
8203616d 1442later to construct instances from (see C<construct_instance> above).
0ac992ee 1443More details about the attribute meta-objects can be found in the
a2e85e6c 1444L<Class::MOP::Attribute> or the L<Class::MOP/The Attribute protocol>
1445section.
1446
0ac992ee 1447It should be noted that any accessor, reader/writer or predicate
1448methods which the C<$attribute_meta_object> has will be installed
a2e85e6c 1449into the class at this time.
552e3d24 1450
86482605 1451B<NOTE>
0ac992ee 1452If an attribute already exists for C<$attribute_name>, the old one
1453will be removed (as well as removing all it's accessors), and then
86482605 1454the new one added.
1455
552e3d24 1456=item B<has_attribute ($attribute_name)>
1457
0ac992ee 1458Checks to see if this class has an attribute by the name of
552e3d24 1459C<$attribute_name> and returns a boolean.
1460
1461=item B<get_attribute ($attribute_name)>
1462
0ac992ee 1463Returns the attribute meta-object associated with C<$attribute_name>,
1464if none is found, it will return undef.
552e3d24 1465
1466=item B<remove_attribute ($attribute_name)>
1467
0ac992ee 1468This will remove the attribute meta-object stored at
1469C<$attribute_name>, then return the removed attribute meta-object.
552e3d24 1470
0ac992ee 1471B<NOTE:>
1472Removing an attribute will only affect future instances of
1473the class, it will not make any attempt to remove the attribute from
552e3d24 1474any existing instances of the class.
1475
0ac992ee 1476It should be noted that any accessor, reader/writer or predicate
1477methods which the attribute meta-object stored at C<$attribute_name>
1478has will be removed from the class at this time. This B<will> make
1479these attributes somewhat inaccessable in previously created
1480instances. But if you are crazy enough to do this at runtime, then
a2e85e6c 1481you are crazy enough to deal with something like this :).
1482
552e3d24 1483=item B<get_attribute_list>
1484
0ac992ee 1485This returns a list of attribute names which are defined in the local
1486class. If you want a list of all applicable attributes for a class,
552e3d24 1487use the C<compute_all_applicable_attributes> method.
1488
1489=item B<compute_all_applicable_attributes>
1490
0ac992ee 1491This will traverse the inheritance heirachy and return a list of all
1492the applicable attributes for this class. It does not construct a
1493HASH reference like C<compute_all_applicable_methods> because all
1494that same information is discoverable through the attribute
c9e77dbb 1495meta-object itself.
552e3d24 1496
058c1cf5 1497=item B<find_attribute_by_name ($attr_name)>
1498
0ac992ee 1499This method will traverse the inheritance heirachy and find the
1500first attribute whose name matches C<$attr_name>, then return it.
058c1cf5 1501It will return undef if nothing is found.
1502
552e3d24 1503=back
1504
96e38ba6 1505=head2 Class Immutability
857f87a7 1506
1507=over 4
1508
96e38ba6 1509=item B<make_immutable (%options)>
1510
0ac992ee 1511This method will invoke a tranforamtion upon the class which will
1512make it immutable. Details of this transformation can be found in
96e38ba6 1513the L<Class::MOP::Immutable> documentation.
857f87a7 1514
0ac992ee 1515=item B<make_mutable>
1516
1517This method will reverse tranforamtion upon the class which
1518made it immutable.
1519
b817e248 1520=item B<create_immutable_transformer>
1521
1522Create a transformer suitable for making this class immutable
1523
857f87a7 1524=back
1525
1a09d9cc 1526=head1 AUTHORS
8b978dd5 1527
a2e85e6c 1528Stevan Little E<lt>stevan@iinteractive.comE<gt>
8b978dd5 1529
1530=head1 COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
1531
69e3ab0a 1532Copyright 2006-2008 by Infinity Interactive, Inc.
8b978dd5 1533
1534L<http://www.iinteractive.com>
1535
1536This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
0ac992ee 1537it under the same terms as Perl itself.
8b978dd5 1538
798baea5 1539=cut