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fcd84ca9 1
2package Moose;
3
4use strict;
5use warnings;
6
ecb1297a 7use 5.008;
8
1aab4011 9our $VERSION = '0.64';
75b95414 10$VERSION = eval $VERSION;
d44714be 11our $AUTHORITY = 'cpan:STEVAN';
fcd84ca9 12
21f1e231 13use Scalar::Util 'blessed';
c0b37457 14use Carp 'confess', 'croak', 'cluck';
fcd84ca9 15
5bd4db9b 16use Moose::Exporter;
7f18097c 17
c13a345b 18use Class::MOP 0.75;
ef1d5f4b 19
c0e30cf5 20use Moose::Meta::Class;
7415b2cb 21use Moose::Meta::TypeConstraint;
7c13858b 22use Moose::Meta::TypeCoercion;
78cd1d3b 23use Moose::Meta::Attribute;
ddd0ec20 24use Moose::Meta::Instance;
c0e30cf5 25
0779da92 26use Moose::Object;
27
d67145ed 28use Moose::Meta::Role;
0779da92 29use Moose::Meta::Role::Composite;
30use Moose::Meta::Role::Application;
31use Moose::Meta::Role::Application::RoleSummation;
32use Moose::Meta::Role::Application::ToClass;
33use Moose::Meta::Role::Application::ToRole;
34use Moose::Meta::Role::Application::ToInstance;
d67145ed 35
7415b2cb 36use Moose::Util::TypeConstraints;
d7d8a8c7 37use Moose::Util ();
a15dff8d 38
c245d69b 39sub throw_error {
40 # FIXME This
41 shift;
42 goto \&confess
43}
4c0b3599 44
5bd4db9b 45sub extends {
97a93056 46 my $class = shift;
3d544ed5 47
5bd4db9b 48 croak "Must derive at least one class" unless @_;
9bcfbab1 49
5bd4db9b 50 my @supers = @_;
51 foreach my $super (@supers) {
52 Class::MOP::load_class($super);
53 croak "You cannot inherit from a Moose Role ($super)"
54 if $super->can('meta') &&
55 blessed $super->meta &&
56 $super->meta->isa('Moose::Meta::Role')
c92c1205 57 }
5bee491d 58
26fbace8 59
86dd5d11 60
5bd4db9b 61 # this checks the metaclass to make sure
62 # it is correct, sometimes it can get out
63 # of sync when the classes are being built
0635500e 64 my $meta = Moose::Meta::Class->initialize($class);
5bd4db9b 65 $meta->superclasses(@supers);
66}
a3c7e2fe 67
5bd4db9b 68sub with {
97a93056 69 my $class = shift;
aedcb7d9 70 Moose::Util::apply_all_roles(Class::MOP::Class->initialize($class), @_);
5bd4db9b 71}
9bcfbab1 72
5bd4db9b 73sub has {
97a93056 74 my $class = shift;
5bd4db9b 75 my $name = shift;
76 croak 'Usage: has \'name\' => ( key => value, ... )' if @_ == 1;
77 my %options = @_;
78 my $attrs = ( ref($name) eq 'ARRAY' ) ? $name : [ ($name) ];
aedcb7d9 79 Class::MOP::Class->initialize($class)->add_attribute( $_, %options ) for @$attrs;
5bd4db9b 80}
9bcfbab1 81
5bd4db9b 82sub before {
97a93056 83 my $class = shift;
5bd4db9b 84 Moose::Util::add_method_modifier($class, 'before', \@_);
85}
86
87sub after {
97a93056 88 my $class = shift;
5bd4db9b 89 Moose::Util::add_method_modifier($class, 'after', \@_);
90}
91
92sub around {
97a93056 93 my $class = shift;
5bd4db9b 94 Moose::Util::add_method_modifier($class, 'around', \@_);
95}
96
97sub super {
98 return unless our $SUPER_BODY; $SUPER_BODY->(our @SUPER_ARGS);
99}
9bcfbab1 100
5bd4db9b 101sub override {
97a93056 102 my $class = shift;
5bd4db9b 103 my ( $name, $method ) = @_;
aedcb7d9 104 Class::MOP::Class->initialize($class)->add_override_method_modifier( $name => $method );
5bd4db9b 105}
9bcfbab1 106
5bd4db9b 107sub inner {
108 my $pkg = caller();
109 our ( %INNER_BODY, %INNER_ARGS );
110
111 if ( my $body = $INNER_BODY{$pkg} ) {
112 my @args = @{ $INNER_ARGS{$pkg} };
113 local $INNER_ARGS{$pkg};
114 local $INNER_BODY{$pkg};
115 return $body->(@args);
116 } else {
117 return;
ce265cc3 118 }
5bd4db9b 119}
9bcfbab1 120
5bd4db9b 121sub augment {
97a93056 122 my $class = shift;
5bd4db9b 123 my ( $name, $method ) = @_;
aedcb7d9 124 Class::MOP::Class->initialize($class)->add_augment_method_modifier( $name => $method );
ce265cc3 125}
9bcfbab1 126
aedcb7d9 127Moose::Exporter->setup_import_methods(
97a93056 128 with_caller => [
1089b4dd 129 qw( extends with has before after around override augment)
97a93056 130 ],
131 as_is => [
132 qw( super inner ),
5bd4db9b 133 \&Carp::confess,
134 \&Scalar::Util::blessed,
135 ],
136);
137
cc841c0e 138sub init_meta {
085fba61 139 # This used to be called as a function. This hack preserves
140 # backwards compatibility.
141 if ( $_[0] ne __PACKAGE__ ) {
142 return __PACKAGE__->init_meta(
143 for_class => $_[0],
144 base_class => $_[1],
145 metaclass => $_[2],
146 );
147 }
7c4676ef 148
0338a411 149 shift;
150 my %args = @_;
151
152 my $class = $args{for_class}
c245d69b 153 or Moose->throw_error("Cannot call init_meta without specifying a for_class");
085fba61 154 my $base_class = $args{base_class} || 'Moose::Object';
155 my $metaclass = $args{metaclass} || 'Moose::Meta::Class';
cc841c0e 156
c245d69b 157 Moose->throw_error("The Metaclass $metaclass must be a subclass of Moose::Meta::Class.")
cc841c0e 158 unless $metaclass->isa('Moose::Meta::Class');
159
160 # make a subtype for each Moose class
161 class_type($class)
162 unless find_type_constraint($class);
163
164 my $meta;
50d5df60 165
166 if ( $meta = Class::MOP::get_metaclass_by_name($class) ) {
167 unless ( $meta->isa("Moose::Meta::Class") ) {
c245d69b 168 Moose->throw_error("$class already has a metaclass, but it does not inherit $metaclass ($meta)");
50d5df60 169 }
170 } else {
171 # no metaclass, no 'meta' method
172
173 # now we check whether our ancestors have metaclass, and if so borrow that
174 my ( undef, @isa ) = @{ $class->mro::get_linear_isa };
175
176 foreach my $ancestor ( @isa ) {
177 my $ancestor_meta = Class::MOP::get_metaclass_by_name($ancestor) || next;
178
179 my $ancestor_meta_class = ($ancestor_meta->is_immutable
180 ? $ancestor_meta->get_mutable_metaclass_name
181 : ref($ancestor_meta));
182
183 # if we have an ancestor metaclass that inherits $metaclass, we use
41419b9e 184 # that. This is like _fix_metaclass_incompatibility, but we can do it now.
50d5df60 185
186 # the case of having an ancestry is not very common, but arises in
187 # e.g. Reaction
188 unless ( $metaclass->isa( $ancestor_meta_class ) ) {
189 if ( $ancestor_meta_class->isa($metaclass) ) {
190 $metaclass = $ancestor_meta_class;
191 }
192 }
193 }
194
195 $meta = $metaclass->initialize($class);
196 }
197
cc841c0e 198 if ( $class->can('meta') ) {
50d5df60 199 # check 'meta' method
200
201 # it may be inherited
202
cc841c0e 203 # NOTE:
204 # this is the case where the metaclass pragma
205 # was used before the 'use Moose' statement to
206 # override a specific class
50d5df60 207 my $method_meta = $class->meta;
208
209 ( blessed($method_meta) && $method_meta->isa('Moose::Meta::Class') )
c245d69b 210 || Moose->throw_error("$class already has a &meta function, but it does not return a Moose::Meta::Class ($meta)");
50d5df60 211
212 $meta = $method_meta;
cc841c0e 213 }
50d5df60 214
215 unless ( $meta->has_method("meta") ) { # don't overwrite
216 # also check for inherited non moose 'meta' method?
217 # FIXME also skip this if the user requested by passing an option
cc841c0e 218 $meta->add_method(
219 'meta' => sub {
220 # re-initialize so it inherits properly
50d5df60 221 $metaclass->initialize( ref($_[0]) || $_[0] );
cc841c0e 222 }
223 );
224 }
225
226 # make sure they inherit from Moose::Object
227 $meta->superclasses($base_class)
228 unless $meta->superclasses();
229
230 return $meta;
231}
232
085fba61 233# This may be used in some older MooseX extensions.
234sub _get_caller {
235 goto &Moose::Exporter::_get_caller;
236}
237
8ecb1fa0 238## make 'em all immutable
239
3cae4250 240$_->make_immutable(
0779da92 241 inline_constructor => 1,
242 constructor_name => "_new",
3cae4250 243 # these are Class::MOP accessors, so they need inlining
244 inline_accessors => 1
245 ) for grep { $_->is_mutable }
246 map { $_->meta }
247 qw(
0779da92 248 Moose::Meta::Attribute
249 Moose::Meta::Class
250 Moose::Meta::Instance
251
0779da92 252 Moose::Meta::TypeCoercion
253 Moose::Meta::TypeCoercion::Union
254
255 Moose::Meta::Method
256 Moose::Meta::Method::Accessor
257 Moose::Meta::Method::Constructor
258 Moose::Meta::Method::Destructor
259 Moose::Meta::Method::Overriden
260 Moose::Meta::Method::Augmented
261
262 Moose::Meta::Role
263 Moose::Meta::Role::Method
264 Moose::Meta::Role::Method::Required
265
266 Moose::Meta::Role::Composite
267
268 Moose::Meta::Role::Application
269 Moose::Meta::Role::Application::RoleSummation
270 Moose::Meta::Role::Application::ToClass
271 Moose::Meta::Role::Application::ToRole
272 Moose::Meta::Role::Application::ToInstance
3cae4250 273);
8ecb1fa0 274
fcd84ca9 2751;
276
277__END__
278
279=pod
280
281=head1 NAME
282
8bdc7f13 283Moose - A postmodern object system for Perl 5
fcd84ca9 284
285=head1 SYNOPSIS
e522431d 286
287 package Point;
1cd45431 288 use Moose; # automatically turns on strict and warnings
26fbace8 289
43d599e5 290 has 'x' => (is => 'rw', isa => 'Int');
291 has 'y' => (is => 'rw', isa => 'Int');
26fbace8 292
e522431d 293 sub clear {
294 my $self = shift;
295 $self->x(0);
26fbace8 296 $self->y(0);
e522431d 297 }
26fbace8 298
e522431d 299 package Point3D;
300 use Moose;
26fbace8 301
e522431d 302 extends 'Point';
26fbace8 303
43d599e5 304 has 'z' => (is => 'rw', isa => 'Int');
26fbace8 305
e522431d 306 after 'clear' => sub {
307 my $self = shift;
43d599e5 308 $self->z(0);
26fbace8 309 };
2c0cbef7 310
fcd84ca9 311=head1 DESCRIPTION
312
26fbace8 313Moose is an extension of the Perl 5 object system.
e522431d 314
9b9da6f1 315The main goal of Moose is to make Perl 5 Object Oriented programming
316easier, more consistent and less tedious. With Moose you can to think
6f894f30 317more about what you want to do and less about the mechanics of OOP.
fcd84ca9 318
6f894f30 319Additionally, Moose is built on top of L<Class::MOP>, which is a
320metaclass system for Perl 5. This means that Moose not only makes
321building normal Perl 5 objects better, but it provides the power of
322metaclass programming as well.
8bdc7f13 323
f5909dca 324=head2 New to Moose?
325
6f894f30 326If you're new to Moose, the best place to start is the L<Moose::Intro>
327docs, followed by the L<Moose::Cookbook>. The intro will show you what
328Moose is, and how it makes Perl 5 OO better.
329
330The cookbook recipes on Moose basics will get you up to speed with
331many of Moose's features quickly. Once you have an idea of what Moose
332can do, you can use the API documentation to get more detail on
333features which interest you.
f5909dca 334
28669f89 335=head2 Moose Extensions
336
12aed9a0 337The C<MooseX::> namespace is the official place to find Moose extensions.
338These extensions can be found on the CPAN. The easiest way to find them
339is to search for them (L<http://search.cpan.org/search?query=MooseX::>),
340or to examine L<Task::Moose> which aims to keep an up-to-date, easily
341installable list of Moose extensions.
28669f89 342
6ba6d68c 343=head1 BUILDING CLASSES WITH MOOSE
344
68efb014 345Moose makes every attempt to provide as much convenience as possible during
346class construction/definition, but still stay out of your way if you want it
347to. Here are a few items to note when building classes with Moose.
6ba6d68c 348
26fbace8 349Unless specified with C<extends>, any class which uses Moose will
6ba6d68c 350inherit from L<Moose::Object>.
351
1cd45431 352Moose will also manage all attributes (including inherited ones) that are
353defined with C<has>. And (assuming you call C<new>, which is inherited from
354L<Moose::Object>) this includes properly initializing all instance slots,
355setting defaults where appropriate, and performing any type constraint checking
356or coercion.
6ba6d68c 357
004222dc 358=head1 PROVIDED METHODS
6ba6d68c 359
004222dc 360Moose provides a number of methods to all your classes, mostly through the
361inheritance of L<Moose::Object>. There is however, one exception.
6ba6d68c 362
363=over 4
364
365=item B<meta>
366
367This is a method which provides access to the current class's metaclass.
368
004222dc 369=back
370
371=head1 EXPORTED FUNCTIONS
372
373Moose will export a number of functions into the class's namespace which
374may then be used to set up the class. These functions all work directly
375on the current class.
376
377=over 4
378
6ba6d68c 379=item B<extends (@superclasses)>
380
381This function will set the superclass(es) for the current class.
382
26fbace8 383This approach is recommended instead of C<use base>, because C<use base>
384actually C<push>es onto the class's C<@ISA>, whereas C<extends> will
385replace it. This is important to ensure that classes which do not have
68efb014 386superclasses still properly inherit from L<Moose::Object>.
6ba6d68c 387
43d599e5 388=item B<with (@roles)>
e9ec68d6 389
004222dc 390This will apply a given set of C<@roles> to the local class.
e9ec68d6 391
b4291ab4 392=item B<has $name|@$names =E<gt> %options>
6ba6d68c 393
b4291ab4 394This will install an attribute of a given C<$name> into the current class. If
395the first parameter is an array reference, it will create an attribute for
396every C<$name> in the list. The C<%options> are the same as those provided by
397L<Class::MOP::Attribute>, in addition to the list below which are provided by
398Moose (L<Moose::Meta::Attribute> to be more specific):
6ba6d68c 399
400=over 4
401
076c81ed 402=item I<is =E<gt> 'rw'|'ro'>
6ba6d68c 403
26fbace8 404The I<is> option accepts either I<rw> (for read/write) or I<ro> (for read
405only). These will create either a read/write accessor or a read-only
6ba6d68c 406accessor respectively, using the same name as the C<$name> of the attribute.
407
1b46b845 408If you need more control over how your accessors are named, you can
409use the L<reader|Class::MOP::Attribute/reader>,
410L<writer|Class::MOP::Attribute/writer> and
411L<accessor|Class::MOP::Attribute/accessor> options inherited from
412L<Class::MOP::Attribute>, however if you use those, you won't need the
413I<is> option.
6ba6d68c 414
076c81ed 415=item I<isa =E<gt> $type_name>
6ba6d68c 416
26fbace8 417The I<isa> option uses Moose's type constraint facilities to set up runtime
418type checking for this attribute. Moose will perform the checks during class
419construction, and within any accessors. The C<$type_name> argument must be a
420string. The string may be either a class name or a type defined using
9cca2e9e 421Moose's type definition features. (Refer to L<Moose::Util::TypeConstraints>
c2a69ef1 422for information on how to define a new type, and how to retrieve type meta-data).
6ba6d68c 423
daea75c9 424=item I<coerce =E<gt> (1|0)>
425
26fbace8 426This will attempt to use coercion with the supplied type constraint to change
427the value passed into any accessors or constructors. You B<must> have supplied
5cfe3805 428a type constraint in order for this to work. See L<Moose::Cookbook::Basics::Recipe5>
1cd45431 429for an example.
daea75c9 430
431=item I<does =E<gt> $role_name>
432
26fbace8 433This will accept the name of a role which the value stored in this attribute
daea75c9 434is expected to have consumed.
435
436=item I<required =E<gt> (1|0)>
437
26fbace8 438This marks the attribute as being required. This means a I<defined> value must be
439supplied during class construction, and the attribute may never be set to
440C<undef> with an accessor.
daea75c9 441
442=item I<weak_ref =E<gt> (1|0)>
443
68efb014 444This will tell the class to store the value of this attribute as a weakened
445reference. If an attribute is a weakened reference, it B<cannot> also be
446coerced.
daea75c9 447
448=item I<lazy =E<gt> (1|0)>
449
26fbace8 450This will tell the class to not create this slot until absolutely necessary.
daea75c9 451If an attribute is marked as lazy it B<must> have a default supplied.
452
9e93dd19 453=item I<auto_deref =E<gt> (1|0)>
454
26fbace8 455This tells the accessor whether to automatically dereference the value returned.
1cd45431 456This is only legal if your C<isa> option is either C<ArrayRef> or C<HashRef>.
9e93dd19 457
65e14c86 458=item I<trigger =E<gt> $code>
459
460The I<trigger> option is a CODE reference which will be called after the value of
461the attribute is set. The CODE ref will be passed the instance itself, the
462updated value and the attribute meta-object (this is for more advanced fiddling
463and can typically be ignored). You B<cannot> have a trigger on a read-only
010997ca 464attribute.
465
466B<NOTE:> Triggers will only fire when you B<assign> to the attribute,
467either in the constructor, or using the writer. Default and built values will
468B<not> cause the trigger to be fired.
daea75c9 469
c84f324f 470=item I<handles =E<gt> ARRAY | HASH | REGEXP | ROLE | CODE>
2c0cbef7 471
26fbace8 472The I<handles> option provides Moose classes with automated delegation features.
473This is a pretty complex and powerful option. It accepts many different option
474formats, each with its own benefits and drawbacks.
38e3283b 475
1cd45431 476B<NOTE:> The class being delegated to does not need to be a Moose based class,
477which is why this feature is especially useful when wrapping non-Moose classes.
38e3283b 478
1cd45431 479All I<handles> option formats share the following traits:
38e3283b 480
1cd45431 481You cannot override a locally defined method with a delegated method; an
482exception will be thrown if you try. That is to say, if you define C<foo> in
483your class, you cannot override it with a delegated C<foo>. This is almost never
484something you would want to do, and if it is, you should do it by hand and not
485use Moose.
38e3283b 486
1cd45431 487You cannot override any of the methods found in Moose::Object, or the C<BUILD>
488and C<DEMOLISH> methods. These will not throw an exception, but will silently
489move on to the next method in the list. My reasoning for this is that you would
490almost never want to do this, since it usually breaks your class. As with
491overriding locally defined methods, if you do want to do this, you should do it
492manually, not with Moose.
38e3283b 493
f3c4e20e 494You do not I<need> to have a reader (or accessor) for the attribute in order
495to delegate to it. Moose will create a means of accessing the value for you,
496however this will be several times B<less> efficient then if you had given
497the attribute a reader (or accessor) to use.
498
38e3283b 499Below is the documentation for each option format:
500
501=over 4
502
503=item C<ARRAY>
504
26fbace8 505This is the most common usage for I<handles>. You basically pass a list of
506method names to be delegated, and Moose will install a delegation method
1cd45431 507for each one.
38e3283b 508
509=item C<HASH>
510
26fbace8 511This is the second most common usage for I<handles>. Instead of a list of
512method names, you pass a HASH ref where each key is the method name you
513want installed locally, and its value is the name of the original method
514in the class being delegated to.
fd595040 515
26fbace8 516This can be very useful for recursive classes like trees. Here is a
5cfe3805 517quick example (soon to be expanded into a Moose::Cookbook recipe):
38e3283b 518
1cd45431 519 package Tree;
38e3283b 520 use Moose;
26fbace8 521
38e3283b 522 has 'node' => (is => 'rw', isa => 'Any');
26fbace8 523
38e3283b 524 has 'children' => (
525 is => 'ro',
526 isa => 'ArrayRef',
527 default => sub { [] }
528 );
26fbace8 529
38e3283b 530 has 'parent' => (
531 is => 'rw',
532 isa => 'Tree',
a4e516f6 533 weak_ref => 1,
38e3283b 534 handles => {
535 parent_node => 'node',
26fbace8 536 siblings => 'children',
38e3283b 537 }
538 );
539
1cd45431 540In this example, the Tree package gets C<parent_node> and C<siblings> methods,
541which delegate to the C<node> and C<children> methods (respectively) of the Tree
26fbace8 542instance stored in the C<parent> slot.
38e3283b 543
544=item C<REGEXP>
545
26fbace8 546The regexp option works very similar to the ARRAY option, except that it builds
547the list of methods for you. It starts by collecting all possible methods of the
548class being delegated to, then filters that list using the regexp supplied here.
38e3283b 549
26fbace8 550B<NOTE:> An I<isa> option is required when using the regexp option format. This
551is so that we can determine (at compile time) the method list from the class.
38e3283b 552Without an I<isa> this is just not possible.
553
c84f324f 554=item C<ROLE>
555
26fbace8 556With the role option, you specify the name of a role whose "interface" then
557becomes the list of methods to handle. The "interface" can be defined as; the
558methods of the role and any required methods of the role. It should be noted
559that this does B<not> include any method modifiers or generated attribute
c84f324f 560methods (which is consistent with role composition).
561
38e3283b 562=item C<CODE>
563
1cd45431 564This is the option to use when you really want to do something funky. You should
565only use it if you really know what you are doing, as it involves manual
566metaclass twiddling.
38e3283b 567
1cd45431 568This takes a code reference, which should expect two arguments. The first is the
569attribute meta-object this I<handles> is attached to. The second is the
570metaclass of the class being delegated to. It expects you to return a hash (not
26fbace8 571a HASH ref) of the methods you want mapped.
38e3283b 572
573=back
2c0cbef7 574
004222dc 575=item I<metaclass =E<gt> $metaclass_name>
576
577This tells the class to use a custom attribute metaclass for this particular
578attribute. Custom attribute metaclasses are useful for extending the
579capabilities of the I<has> keyword: they are the simplest way to extend the MOP,
580but they are still a fairly advanced topic and too much to cover here, see
5cfe3805 581L<Moose::Cookbook::Meta::Recipe1> for more information.
004222dc 582
583The default behavior here is to just load C<$metaclass_name>; however, we also
584have a way to alias to a shorter name. This will first look to see if
585B<Moose::Meta::Attribute::Custom::$metaclass_name> exists. If it does, Moose
586will then check to see if that has the method C<register_implementation>, which
587should return the actual name of the custom attribute metaclass. If there is no
588C<register_implementation> method, it will fall back to using
589B<Moose::Meta::Attribute::Custom::$metaclass_name> as the metaclass name.
590
591=item I<traits =E<gt> [ @role_names ]>
592
593This tells Moose to take the list of C<@role_names> and apply them to the
594attribute meta-object. This is very similar to the I<metaclass> option, but
54f2996d 595allows you to use more than one extension at a time.
004222dc 596
54f2996d 597See L<TRAIT NAME RESOLUTION> for details on how a trait name is
598resolved to a class name.
599
600Also see L<Moose::Cookbook::Meta::Recipe3> for a metaclass trait
601example.
004222dc 602
019f031d 603=item I<builder> => Str
010997ca 604
1b46b845 605The value of this key is the name of the method that will be called to
606obtain the value used to initialize the attribute. See the L<builder
607option docs in Class::MOP::Attribute|Class::MOP::Attribute/builder>
608for more information.
010997ca 609
019f031d 610=item I<default> => SCALAR | CODE
010997ca 611
612The value of this key is the default value which will initialize the attribute.
613
1b46b845 614NOTE: If the value is a simple scalar (string or number), then it can
615be just passed as is. However, if you wish to initialize it with a
616HASH or ARRAY ref, then you need to wrap that inside a CODE reference.
617See the L<default option docs in
618Class::MOP::Attribute|Class::MOP::Attribute/default> for more
619information.
010997ca 620
019f031d 621=item I<initializer> => Str
010997ca 622
1b46b845 623This may be a method name (referring to a method on the class with
624this attribute) or a CODE ref. The initializer is used to set the
625attribute value on an instance when the attribute is set during
626instance initialization (but not when the value is being assigned
627to). See the L<initializer option docs in
628Class::MOP::Attribute|Class::MOP::Attribute/initializer> for more
629information.
010997ca 630
019f031d 631=item I<clearer> => Str
010997ca 632
1b46b845 633Allows you to clear the value, see the L<clearer option docs in
634Class::MOP::Attribute|Class::MOP::Attribute/clearer> for more
635information.
010997ca 636
019f031d 637=item I<predicate> => Str
010997ca 638
1b46b845 639Basic test to see if a value has been set in the attribute, see the
640L<predicate option docs in
641Class::MOP::Attribute|Class::MOP::Attribute/predicate> for more
642information.
010997ca 643
019f031d 644=item I<lazy_build> => (0|1)
645
646Automatically define lazy => 1 as well as builder => "_build_$attr", clearer =>
647"clear_$attr', predicate => 'has_$attr' unless they are already defined.
648
649
6ba6d68c 650=back
651
cd7eeaf5 652=item B<has +$name =E<gt> %options>
653
c7874946 654This is variation on the normal attribute creator C<has> which allows you to
8d62bf6d 655clone and extend an attribute from a superclass or from a role. Here is an
656example of the superclass usage:
cd7eeaf5 657
658 package Foo;
659 use Moose;
26fbace8 660
cd7eeaf5 661 has 'message' => (
26fbace8 662 is => 'rw',
cd7eeaf5 663 isa => 'Str',
664 default => 'Hello, I am a Foo'
665 );
26fbace8 666
cd7eeaf5 667 package My::Foo;
668 use Moose;
26fbace8 669
cd7eeaf5 670 extends 'Foo';
26fbace8 671
cd7eeaf5 672 has '+message' => (default => 'Hello I am My::Foo');
673
1cd45431 674What is happening here is that B<My::Foo> is cloning the C<message> attribute
675from its parent class B<Foo>, retaining the C<is =E<gt> 'rw'> and C<isa =E<gt>
676'Str'> characteristics, but changing the value in C<default>.
cd7eeaf5 677
8d62bf6d 678Here is another example, but within the context of a role:
679
680 package Foo::Role;
681 use Moose::Role;
986d175a 682
8d62bf6d 683 has 'message' => (
684 is => 'rw',
685 isa => 'Str',
686 default => 'Hello, I am a Foo'
687 );
986d175a 688
8d62bf6d 689 package My::Foo;
690 use Moose;
986d175a 691
8d62bf6d 692 with 'Foo::Role';
986d175a 693
8d62bf6d 694 has '+message' => (default => 'Hello I am My::Foo');
695
696In this case, we are basically taking the attribute which the role supplied
4032c9bb 697and altering it within the bounds of this feature.
8d62bf6d 698
4032c9bb 699Aside from where the attributes come from (one from superclass, the other
700from a role), this feature works exactly the same. This feature is restricted
701somewhat, so as to try and force at least I<some> sanity into it. You are only
702allowed to change the following attributes:
cd7eeaf5 703
704=over 4
705
26fbace8 706=item I<default>
cd7eeaf5 707
708Change the default value of an attribute.
709
26fbace8 710=item I<coerce>
cd7eeaf5 711
712Change whether the attribute attempts to coerce a value passed to it.
713
26fbace8 714=item I<required>
cd7eeaf5 715
716Change if the attribute is required to have a value.
717
718=item I<documentation>
719
720Change the documentation string associated with the attribute.
721
83cc9094 722=item I<lazy>
723
724Change if the attribute lazily initializes the slot.
725
cd7eeaf5 726=item I<isa>
727
aed87761 728You I<are> allowed to change the type without restriction.
729
730It is recommended that you use this freedom with caution. We used to
731only allow for extension only if the type was a subtype of the parent's
732type, but we felt that was too restrictive and is better left as a
c7874946 733policy decision.
cd7eeaf5 734
83cc9094 735=item I<handles>
736
26fbace8 737You are allowed to B<add> a new C<handles> definition, but you are B<not>
738allowed to I<change> one.
83cc9094 739
8d62bf6d 740=item I<builder>
741
742You are allowed to B<add> a new C<builder> definition, but you are B<not>
743allowed to I<change> one.
744
13284479 745=item I<metaclass>
746
747You are allowed to B<add> a new C<metaclass> definition, but you are
748B<not> allowed to I<change> one.
749
750=item I<traits>
751
752You are allowed to B<add> additional traits to the C<traits> definition.
753These traits will be composed into the attribute, but pre-existing traits
754B<are not> overridden, or removed.
755
cd7eeaf5 756=back
757
076c81ed 758=item B<before $name|@names =E<gt> sub { ... }>
6ba6d68c 759
076c81ed 760=item B<after $name|@names =E<gt> sub { ... }>
6ba6d68c 761
076c81ed 762=item B<around $name|@names =E<gt> sub { ... }>
6ba6d68c 763
d8af92ae 764This three items are syntactic sugar for the before, after, and around method
765modifier features that L<Class::MOP> provides. More information on these may be
766found in the L<Class::MOP::Class documentation|Class::MOP::Class/"Method
767Modifiers"> for now.
6ba6d68c 768
159da176 769=item B<super>
770
26fbace8 771The keyword C<super> is a no-op when called outside of an C<override> method. In
772the context of an C<override> method, it will call the next most appropriate
159da176 773superclass method with the same arguments as the original method.
774
775=item B<override ($name, &sub)>
776
26fbace8 777An C<override> method is a way of explicitly saying "I am overriding this
778method from my superclass". You can call C<super> within this method, and
779it will work as expected. The same thing I<can> be accomplished with a normal
780method call and the C<SUPER::> pseudo-package; it is really your choice.
159da176 781
782=item B<inner>
783
26fbace8 784The keyword C<inner>, much like C<super>, is a no-op outside of the context of
785an C<augment> method. You can think of C<inner> as being the inverse of
68efb014 786C<super>; the details of how C<inner> and C<augment> work is best described in
5cfe3805 787the L<Moose::Cookbook::Basics::Recipe6>.
159da176 788
789=item B<augment ($name, &sub)>
790
26fbace8 791An C<augment> method, is a way of explicitly saying "I am augmenting this
792method from my superclass". Once again, the details of how C<inner> and
5cfe3805 793C<augment> work is best described in the L<Moose::Cookbook::Basics::Recipe6>.
159da176 794
6ba6d68c 795=item B<confess>
796
68efb014 797This is the C<Carp::confess> function, and exported here because I use it
004222dc 798all the time.
6ba6d68c 799
800=item B<blessed>
801
1cd45431 802This is the C<Scalar::Util::blessed> function, it is exported here because I
26fbace8 803use it all the time. It is highly recommended that this is used instead of
6ba6d68c 804C<ref> anywhere you need to test for an object's class name.
805
806=back
807
54f2996d 808=head1 METACLASS TRAITS
809
810When you use Moose, you can also specify traits which will be applied
811to your metaclass:
812
813 use Moose -traits => 'My::Trait';
814
815This is very similar to the attribute traits feature. When you do
816this, your class's C<meta> object will have the specified traits
817applied to it. See L<TRAIT NAME RESOLUTION> for more details.
818
819=head1 TRAIT NAME RESOLUTION
820
821By default, when given a trait name, Moose simply tries to load a
822class of the same name. If such a class does not exist, it then looks
823for for a class matching
824B<Moose::Meta::$type::Custom::Trait::$trait_name>. The C<$type>
825variable here will be one of B<Attribute> or B<Class>, depending on
826what the trait is being applied to.
827
828If a class with this long name exists, Moose checks to see if it has
829the method C<register_implementation>. This method is expected to
830return the I<real> class name of the trait. If there is no
831C<register_implementation> method, it will fall back to using
832B<Moose::Meta::$type::Custom::Trait::$trait> as the trait name.
833
834If all this is confusing, take a look at
835L<Moose::Cookbook::Meta::Recipe3>, which demonstrates how to create an
836attribute trait.
837
1cd45431 838=head1 UNIMPORTING FUNCTIONS
31f8ec72 839
840=head2 B<unimport>
841
1cd45431 842Moose offers a way to remove the keywords it exports, through the C<unimport>
31f8ec72 843method. You simply have to say C<no Moose> at the bottom of your code for this
844to work. Here is an example:
845
846 package Person;
847 use Moose;
848
849 has 'first_name' => (is => 'rw', isa => 'Str');
850 has 'last_name' => (is => 'rw', isa => 'Str');
26fbace8 851
852 sub full_name {
31f8ec72 853 my $self = shift;
26fbace8 854 $self->first_name . ' ' . $self->last_name
31f8ec72 855 }
26fbace8 856
857 no Moose; # keywords are removed from the Person package
31f8ec72 858
9bcfbab1 859=head1 EXTENDING AND EMBEDDING MOOSE
860
5e86efbe 861To learn more about extending Moose, we recommend checking out the
862"Extending" recipes in the L<Moose::Cookbook>, starting with
863L<Moose::Cookbook::Extending::Recipe1>, which provides an overview of
864all the different ways you might extend Moose.
554b7648 865
866=head2 B<< Moose->init_meta(for_class => $class, base_class => $baseclass, metaclass => $metaclass) >>
9bcfbab1 867
554b7648 868The C<init_meta> method sets up the metaclass object for the class
b143539e 869specified by C<for_class>. This method injects a a C<meta> accessor
870into the class so you can get at this object. It also sets the class's
554b7648 871superclass to C<base_class>, with L<Moose::Object> as the default.
9bcfbab1 872
554b7648 873You can specify an alternate metaclass with the C<metaclass> parameter.
26fbace8 874
80837fe1 875For more detail on this topic, see L<Moose::Cookbook::Extending::Recipe2>.
876
554b7648 877This method used to be documented as a function which accepted
878positional parameters. This calling style will still work for
4a66a4b3 879backwards compatibility, but is deprecated.
554b7648 880
881=head2 B<import>
882
883Moose's C<import> method supports the L<Sub::Exporter> form of C<{into =E<gt> $pkg}>
884and C<{into_level =E<gt> 1}>.
885
886B<NOTE>: Doing this is more or less deprecated. Use L<Moose::Exporter>
887instead, which lets you stack multiple C<Moose.pm>-alike modules
888sanely. It handles getting the exported functions into the right place
889for you.
890
23d3fe84 891=head2 B<throw_error>
4c0b3599 892
893An alias for C<confess>, used by internally by Moose.
894
6ea5491a 895=head1 METACLASS COMPATIBILITY AND MOOSE
896
897Metaclass compatibility is a thorny subject. You should start by
898reading the "About Metaclass compatibility" section in the
899C<Class::MOP> docs.
900
901Moose will attempt to resolve a few cases of metaclass incompatibility
902when you set the superclasses for a class, unlike C<Class::MOP>, which
903simply dies if the metaclasses are incompatible.
904
905In actuality, Moose fixes incompatibility for I<all> of a class's
906metaclasses, not just the class metaclass. That includes the instance
907metaclass, attribute metaclass, as well as its constructor class and
908destructor class. However, for simplicity this discussion will just
909refer to "metaclass", meaning the class metaclass, most of the time.
910
911Moose has two algorithms for fixing metaclass incompatibility.
912
913The first algorithm is very simple. If all the metaclass for the
914parent is a I<subclass> of the child's metaclass, then we simply
915replace the child's metaclass with the parent's.
916
917The second algorithm is more complicated. It tries to determine if the
918metaclasses only "differ by roles". This means that the parent and
919child's metaclass share a common ancestor in their respective
920hierarchies, and that the subclasses under the common ancestor are
921only different because of role applications. This case is actually
922fairly common when you mix and match various C<MooseX::*> modules,
923many of which apply roles to the metaclass.
924
925If the parent and child do differ by roles, Moose replaces the
926metaclass in the child with a newly created metaclass. This metaclass
927is a subclass of the parent's metaclass, does all of the roles that
928the child's metaclass did before being replaced. Effectively, this
929means the new metaclass does all of the roles done by both the
930parent's and child's original metaclasses.
931
932Ultimately, this is all transparent to you except in the case of an
933unresolvable conflict.
934
fafec530 935=head2 The MooseX:: namespace
936
937Generally if you're writing an extension I<for> Moose itself you'll want
938to put your extension in the C<MooseX::> namespace. This namespace is
939specifically for extensions that make Moose better or different in some
940fundamental way. It is traditionally B<not> for a package that just happens
941to use Moose. This namespace follows from the examples of the C<LWPx::>
942and C<DBIx::> namespaces that perform the same function for C<LWP> and C<DBI>
943respectively.
944
05d9eaf6 945=head1 CAVEATS
946
947=over 4
948
949=item *
950
1cd45431 951It should be noted that C<super> and C<inner> B<cannot> be used in the same
952method. However, they may be combined within the same class hierarchy; see
953F<t/014_override_augment_inner_super.t> for an example.
05d9eaf6 954
26fbace8 955The reason for this is that C<super> is only valid within a method
956with the C<override> modifier, and C<inner> will never be valid within an
957C<override> method. In fact, C<augment> will skip over any C<override> methods
68efb014 958when searching for its appropriate C<inner>.
05d9eaf6 959
1cd45431 960This might seem like a restriction, but I am of the opinion that keeping these
961two features separate (yet interoperable) actually makes them easy to use, since
962their behavior is then easier to predict. Time will tell whether I am right or
c84f324f 963not (UPDATE: so far so good).
05d9eaf6 964
9b9da6f1 965=back
966
5569c072 967=head1 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
968
969=over 4
970
54c189df 971=item I blame Sam Vilain for introducing me to the insanity that is meta-models.
5569c072 972
54c189df 973=item I blame Audrey Tang for then encouraging my meta-model habit in #perl6.
5569c072 974
26fbace8 975=item Without Yuval "nothingmuch" Kogman this module would not be possible,
54c189df 976and it certainly wouldn't have this name ;P
5569c072 977
26fbace8 978=item The basis of the TypeContraints module was Rob Kinyon's idea
5569c072 979originally, I just ran with it.
980
638585e1 981=item Thanks to mst & chansen and the whole #moose posse for all the
c84f324f 982early ideas/feature-requests/encouragement/bug-finding.
d46a48f3 983
68efb014 984=item Thanks to David "Theory" Wheeler for meta-discussions and spelling fixes.
985
5569c072 986=back
987
e90c03d0 988=head1 SEE ALSO
989
990=over 4
991
c84f324f 992=item L<http://www.iinteractive.com/moose>
993
994This is the official web home of Moose, it contains links to our public SVN repo
26fbace8 995as well as links to a number of talks and articles on Moose and Moose related
996technologies.
c84f324f 997
196064ab 998=item L<Moose::Cookbook> - How to cook a Moose
999
1000=item The Moose is flying, a tutorial by Randal Schwartz
1001
1002Part 1 - L<http://www.stonehenge.com/merlyn/LinuxMag/col94.html>
1003
1004Part 2 - L<http://www.stonehenge.com/merlyn/LinuxMag/col95.html>
1005
6ba6d68c 1006=item L<Class::MOP> documentation
1007
1008=item The #moose channel on irc.perl.org
1009
e67a0fca 1010=item The Moose mailing list - moose@perl.org
1011
9e0361e1 1012=item Moose stats on ohloh.net - L<http://www.ohloh.net/projects/moose>
c84f324f 1013
12aed9a0 1014=item Several Moose extension modules in the C<MooseX::> namespace.
1015
1016See L<http://search.cpan.org/search?query=MooseX::> for extensions.
28669f89 1017
c84f324f 1018=back
1019
004222dc 1020=head2 Books
1021
1022=over 4
1023
1024=item The Art of the MetaObject Protocol
1025
1026I mention this in the L<Class::MOP> docs too, this book was critical in
1027the development of both modules and is highly recommended.
1028
1029=back
1030
26fbace8 1031=head2 Papers
c84f324f 1032
1033=over 4
e90c03d0 1034
159da176 1035=item L<http://www.cs.utah.edu/plt/publications/oopsla04-gff.pdf>
1036
26fbace8 1037This paper (suggested by lbr on #moose) was what lead to the implementation
1038of the C<super>/C<override> and C<inner>/C<augment> features. If you really
1cd45431 1039want to understand them, I suggest you read this.
159da176 1040
e90c03d0 1041=back
1042
fcd84ca9 1043=head1 BUGS
1044
26fbace8 1045All complex software has bugs lurking in it, and this module is no
fcd84ca9 1046exception. If you find a bug please either email me, or add the bug
1047to cpan-RT.
1048
47b19570 1049=head1 FEATURE REQUESTS
1050
1051We are very strict about what features we add to the Moose core, especially
1052the user-visible features. Instead we have made sure that the underlying
1053meta-system of Moose is as extensible as possible so that you can add your
1054own features easily. That said, occasionally there is a feature needed in the
1055meta-system to support your planned extension, in which case you should
1056either email the mailing list or join us on irc at #moose to discuss.
1057
fcd84ca9 1058=head1 AUTHOR
1059
862ae2c4 1060Moose is an open project, there are at this point dozens of people who have
1061contributed, and can contribute. If you have added anything to the Moose
1062project you have a commit bit on this file and can add your name to the list.
fcd84ca9 1063
862ae2c4 1064=head2 CABAL
1065
1066However there are only a few people with the rights to release a new version
1067of Moose. The Moose Cabal are the people to go to with questions regarding
a4869d1e 1068the wider purview of Moose, and help out maintaining not just the code
958dc4e3 1069but the community as well.
862ae2c4 1070
1071Stevan (stevan) Little E<lt>stevan@iinteractive.comE<gt>
1072
862ae2c4 1073Yuval (nothingmuch) Kogman
1074
1075Shawn (sartak) Moore
1076
7a706548 1077Dave (autarch) Rolsky E<lt>autarch@urth.orgE<gt>
5c5e5480 1078
862ae2c4 1079=head2 OTHER CONTRIBUTORS
db1ab48d 1080
9af1d28b 1081Aankhen
1082
1083Adam (Alias) Kennedy
1084
1085Anders (Debolaz) Nor Berle
1086
5868294f 1087Nathan (kolibre) Gray
1088
9af1d28b 1089Christian (chansen) Hansen
1090
e7f8d0c2 1091Hans Dieter (confound) Pearcey
1092
9af1d28b 1093Eric (ewilhelm) Wilhelm
1094
1095Guillermo (groditi) Roditi
1096
1097Jess (castaway) Robinson
1098
1099Matt (mst) Trout
1100
1101Robert (phaylon) Sedlacek
1102
1103Robert (rlb3) Boone
1104
1105Scott (konobi) McWhirter
1106
f44ae52f 1107Shlomi (rindolf) Fish
1108
cbe25729 1109Chris (perigrin) Prather
1110
68b6146c 1111Wallace (wreis) Reis
1112
e46f5cc2 1113Jonathan (jrockway) Rockway
1114
3ccdc84a 1115Piotr (dexter) Roszatycki
1116
26fbace8 1117Sam (mugwump) Vilain
f1917f58 1118
2f7e4042 1119Cory (gphat) Watson
1120
9af1d28b 1121... and many other #moose folks
98aae381 1122
fcd84ca9 1123=head1 COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
1124
778db3ac 1125Copyright 2006-2008 by Infinity Interactive, Inc.
fcd84ca9 1126
1127L<http://www.iinteractive.com>
1128
1129This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
26fbace8 1130it under the same terms as Perl itself.
fcd84ca9 1131
ddd0ec20 1132=cut