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fcd84ca9 1package Moose;
d1e17c7f 2use strict;
3use warnings;
fcd84ca9 4
ecb1297a 5use 5.008;
6
21f1e231 7use Scalar::Util 'blessed';
e2095e4a 8use Carp 'confess';
fcd84ca9 9
1fa1a58d 10use Moose::Deprecated;
5bd4db9b 11use Moose::Exporter;
7f18097c 12
38bf2a25 13use Class::MOP;
ef1d5f4b 14
c0e30cf5 15use Moose::Meta::Class;
7415b2cb 16use Moose::Meta::TypeConstraint;
7c13858b 17use Moose::Meta::TypeCoercion;
78cd1d3b 18use Moose::Meta::Attribute;
ddd0ec20 19use Moose::Meta::Instance;
c0e30cf5 20
0779da92 21use Moose::Object;
22
d67145ed 23use Moose::Meta::Role;
0779da92 24use Moose::Meta::Role::Composite;
25use Moose::Meta::Role::Application;
26use Moose::Meta::Role::Application::RoleSummation;
27use Moose::Meta::Role::Application::ToClass;
28use Moose::Meta::Role::Application::ToRole;
29use Moose::Meta::Role::Application::ToInstance;
d67145ed 30
7415b2cb 31use Moose::Util::TypeConstraints;
d7d8a8c7 32use Moose::Util ();
a15dff8d 33
17e5e226 34use Moose::Meta::Attribute::Native;
fafc8b9b 35
c245d69b 36sub throw_error {
d03bd989 37 # FIXME This
c245d69b 38 shift;
39 goto \&confess
40}
4c0b3599 41
5bd4db9b 42sub extends {
d5447d26 43 my $meta = shift;
3d544ed5 44
e2095e4a 45 Moose->throw_error("Must derive at least one class") unless @_;
9bcfbab1 46
5bd4db9b 47 # this checks the metaclass to make sure
48 # it is correct, sometimes it can get out
49 # of sync when the classes are being built
d5447d26 50 $meta->superclasses(@_);
5bd4db9b 51}
a3c7e2fe 52
5bd4db9b 53sub with {
d5447d26 54 Moose::Util::apply_all_roles(shift, @_);
5bd4db9b 55}
9bcfbab1 56
5bd4db9b 57sub has {
d5447d26 58 my $meta = shift;
59 my $name = shift;
e2095e4a 60
61 Moose->throw_error('Usage: has \'name\' => ( key => value, ... )')
db532c7d 62 if @_ % 2 == 1;
e2095e4a 63
833b56a7 64 my %options = ( definition_context => Moose::Util::_caller_info(), @_ );
5bd4db9b 65 my $attrs = ( ref($name) eq 'ARRAY' ) ? $name : [ ($name) ];
d5447d26 66 $meta->add_attribute( $_, %options ) for @$attrs;
5bd4db9b 67}
9bcfbab1 68
5bd4db9b 69sub before {
d5447d26 70 Moose::Util::add_method_modifier(shift, 'before', \@_);
5bd4db9b 71}
72
73sub after {
d5447d26 74 Moose::Util::add_method_modifier(shift, 'after', \@_);
5bd4db9b 75}
76
77sub around {
d5447d26 78 Moose::Util::add_method_modifier(shift, 'around', \@_);
5bd4db9b 79}
80
991933fb 81our $SUPER_PACKAGE;
82our $SUPER_BODY;
83our @SUPER_ARGS;
84
5bd4db9b 85sub super {
991933fb 86 # This check avoids a recursion loop - see
2c739d1a 87 # t/bugs/super_recursion.t
991933fb 88 return if defined $SUPER_PACKAGE && $SUPER_PACKAGE ne caller();
89 return unless $SUPER_BODY; $SUPER_BODY->(@SUPER_ARGS);
5bd4db9b 90}
9bcfbab1 91
5bd4db9b 92sub override {
d5447d26 93 my $meta = shift;
5bd4db9b 94 my ( $name, $method ) = @_;
d5447d26 95 $meta->add_override_method_modifier( $name => $method );
5bd4db9b 96}
9bcfbab1 97
5bd4db9b 98sub inner {
99 my $pkg = caller();
100 our ( %INNER_BODY, %INNER_ARGS );
101
102 if ( my $body = $INNER_BODY{$pkg} ) {
103 my @args = @{ $INNER_ARGS{$pkg} };
104 local $INNER_ARGS{$pkg};
105 local $INNER_BODY{$pkg};
106 return $body->(@args);
107 } else {
108 return;
ce265cc3 109 }
5bd4db9b 110}
9bcfbab1 111
5bd4db9b 112sub augment {
d5447d26 113 my $meta = shift;
5bd4db9b 114 my ( $name, $method ) = @_;
d5447d26 115 $meta->add_augment_method_modifier( $name => $method );
ce265cc3 116}
9bcfbab1 117
aedcb7d9 118Moose::Exporter->setup_import_methods(
d5447d26 119 with_meta => [
348715c4 120 qw( extends with has before after around override augment )
97a93056 121 ],
122 as_is => [
123 qw( super inner ),
5bd4db9b 124 \&Carp::confess,
125 \&Scalar::Util::blessed,
126 ],
127);
128
cc841c0e 129sub init_meta {
085fba61 130 # This used to be called as a function. This hack preserves
131 # backwards compatibility.
132 if ( $_[0] ne __PACKAGE__ ) {
d69a348e 133 Moose::Deprecated::deprecated(
134 feature => 'Moose::init_meta',
14bda293 135 message => 'Calling Moose::init_meta as a function is deprecated.'
136 . ' Doing so will throw an error in Moose 2.0200.'
d69a348e 137 );
138
085fba61 139 return __PACKAGE__->init_meta(
140 for_class => $_[0],
141 base_class => $_[1],
142 metaclass => $_[2],
143 );
144 }
7c4676ef 145
0338a411 146 shift;
147 my %args = @_;
148
149 my $class = $args{for_class}
c245d69b 150 or Moose->throw_error("Cannot call init_meta without specifying a for_class");
085fba61 151 my $base_class = $args{base_class} || 'Moose::Object';
152 my $metaclass = $args{metaclass} || 'Moose::Meta::Class';
2937ed18 153 my $meta_name = exists $args{meta_name} ? $args{meta_name} : 'meta';
cc841c0e 154
c245d69b 155 Moose->throw_error("The Metaclass $metaclass must be a subclass of Moose::Meta::Class.")
cc841c0e 156 unless $metaclass->isa('Moose::Meta::Class');
157
158 # make a subtype for each Moose class
159 class_type($class)
160 unless find_type_constraint($class);
161
162 my $meta;
50d5df60 163
164 if ( $meta = Class::MOP::get_metaclass_by_name($class) ) {
165 unless ( $meta->isa("Moose::Meta::Class") ) {
677eafe2 166 my $error_message = "$class already has a metaclass, but it does not inherit $metaclass ($meta).";
167 if ( $meta->isa('Moose::Meta::Role') ) {
168 Moose->throw_error($error_message . ' You cannot make the same thing a role and a class. Remove either Moose or Moose::Role.');
169 } else {
170 Moose->throw_error($error_message);
171 }
50d5df60 172 }
173 } else {
ed544690 174 # no metaclass
50d5df60 175
176 # now we check whether our ancestors have metaclass, and if so borrow that
72825dcd 177 my ( undef, @isa ) = @{ mro::get_linear_isa($class) };
50d5df60 178
179 foreach my $ancestor ( @isa ) {
180 my $ancestor_meta = Class::MOP::get_metaclass_by_name($ancestor) || next;
181
ed086157 182 my $ancestor_meta_class = $ancestor_meta->_real_ref_name;
50d5df60 183
184 # if we have an ancestor metaclass that inherits $metaclass, we use
41419b9e 185 # that. This is like _fix_metaclass_incompatibility, but we can do it now.
50d5df60 186
187 # the case of having an ancestry is not very common, but arises in
188 # e.g. Reaction
189 unless ( $metaclass->isa( $ancestor_meta_class ) ) {
190 if ( $ancestor_meta_class->isa($metaclass) ) {
191 $metaclass = $ancestor_meta_class;
192 }
193 }
194 }
195
196 $meta = $metaclass->initialize($class);
197 }
198
2937ed18 199 if (defined $meta_name) {
50d5df60 200 # also check for inherited non moose 'meta' method?
2937ed18 201 my $existing = $meta->get_method($meta_name);
d65bfd76 202 if ($existing && !$existing->isa('Class::MOP::Method::Meta')) {
df100ac2 203 Carp::cluck "Moose is overwriting an existing method named "
2937ed18 204 . "$meta_name in class $class with a method "
205 . "which returns the class's metaclass. If this is "
206 . "actually what you want, you should remove the "
207 . "existing method, otherwise, you should rename or "
208 . "disable this generated method using the "
209 . "'-meta_name' option to 'use Moose'.";
d65bfd76 210 }
2937ed18 211 $meta->_add_meta_method($meta_name);
cc841c0e 212 }
213
214 # make sure they inherit from Moose::Object
215 $meta->superclasses($base_class)
216 unless $meta->superclasses();
217
218 return $meta;
219}
220
085fba61 221# This may be used in some older MooseX extensions.
222sub _get_caller {
223 goto &Moose::Exporter::_get_caller;
224}
225
8ecb1fa0 226## make 'em all immutable
227
3cae4250 228$_->make_immutable(
0779da92 229 inline_constructor => 1,
230 constructor_name => "_new",
3cae4250 231 # these are Class::MOP accessors, so they need inlining
232 inline_accessors => 1
233 ) for grep { $_->is_mutable }
234 map { $_->meta }
235 qw(
0779da92 236 Moose::Meta::Attribute
237 Moose::Meta::Class
238 Moose::Meta::Instance
239
0779da92 240 Moose::Meta::TypeCoercion
241 Moose::Meta::TypeCoercion::Union
242
243 Moose::Meta::Method
244 Moose::Meta::Method::Accessor
245 Moose::Meta::Method::Constructor
246 Moose::Meta::Method::Destructor
74862722 247 Moose::Meta::Method::Overridden
0779da92 248 Moose::Meta::Method::Augmented
249
250 Moose::Meta::Role
f785aad8 251 Moose::Meta::Role::Attribute
0779da92 252 Moose::Meta::Role::Method
253 Moose::Meta::Role::Method::Required
bb153262 254 Moose::Meta::Role::Method::Conflicting
0779da92 255
256 Moose::Meta::Role::Composite
257
258 Moose::Meta::Role::Application
259 Moose::Meta::Role::Application::RoleSummation
260 Moose::Meta::Role::Application::ToClass
261 Moose::Meta::Role::Application::ToRole
262 Moose::Meta::Role::Application::ToInstance
3cae4250 263);
8ecb1fa0 264
f785aad8 265Moose::Meta::Mixin::AttributeCore->meta->make_immutable(
266 inline_constructor => 0,
267 constructor_name => undef,
268);
269
fcd84ca9 2701;
271
ad46f524 272# ABSTRACT: A postmodern object system for Perl 5
273
fcd84ca9 274__END__
275
276=pod
277
fcd84ca9 278=head1 SYNOPSIS
e522431d 279
280 package Point;
1cd45431 281 use Moose; # automatically turns on strict and warnings
26fbace8 282
43d599e5 283 has 'x' => (is => 'rw', isa => 'Int');
284 has 'y' => (is => 'rw', isa => 'Int');
26fbace8 285
e522431d 286 sub clear {
287 my $self = shift;
288 $self->x(0);
26fbace8 289 $self->y(0);
e522431d 290 }
26fbace8 291
e522431d 292 package Point3D;
293 use Moose;
26fbace8 294
e522431d 295 extends 'Point';
26fbace8 296
43d599e5 297 has 'z' => (is => 'rw', isa => 'Int');
26fbace8 298
e522431d 299 after 'clear' => sub {
300 my $self = shift;
43d599e5 301 $self->z(0);
26fbace8 302 };
2c0cbef7 303
fcd84ca9 304=head1 DESCRIPTION
305
26fbace8 306Moose is an extension of the Perl 5 object system.
e522431d 307
9b9da6f1 308The main goal of Moose is to make Perl 5 Object Oriented programming
edd0727e 309easier, more consistent, and less tedious. With Moose you can think
6f894f30 310more about what you want to do and less about the mechanics of OOP.
fcd84ca9 311
6f894f30 312Additionally, Moose is built on top of L<Class::MOP>, which is a
313metaclass system for Perl 5. This means that Moose not only makes
314building normal Perl 5 objects better, but it provides the power of
315metaclass programming as well.
8bdc7f13 316
f5909dca 317=head2 New to Moose?
318
60eccd1e 319If you're new to Moose, the best place to start is the
320L<Moose::Manual> docs, followed by the L<Moose::Cookbook>. The intro
321will show you what Moose is, and how it makes Perl 5 OO better.
6f894f30 322
323The cookbook recipes on Moose basics will get you up to speed with
324many of Moose's features quickly. Once you have an idea of what Moose
325can do, you can use the API documentation to get more detail on
326features which interest you.
f5909dca 327
28669f89 328=head2 Moose Extensions
329
12aed9a0 330The C<MooseX::> namespace is the official place to find Moose extensions.
331These extensions can be found on the CPAN. The easiest way to find them
332is to search for them (L<http://search.cpan.org/search?query=MooseX::>),
333or to examine L<Task::Moose> which aims to keep an up-to-date, easily
334installable list of Moose extensions.
28669f89 335
ceb61b4f 336=head1 TRANSLATIONS
337
338Much of the Moose documentation has been translated into other languages.
339
340=over 4
341
52a0d29a 342=item Japanese
343
45902e41 344Japanese docs can be found at
345L<http://perldoc.perlassociation.org/pod/Moose-Doc-JA/index.html>. The
346source POD files can be found in GitHub:
347L<http://github.com/jpa/Moose-Doc-JA>
ceb61b4f 348
349=back
350
6ba6d68c 351=head1 BUILDING CLASSES WITH MOOSE
352
68efb014 353Moose makes every attempt to provide as much convenience as possible during
354class construction/definition, but still stay out of your way if you want it
355to. Here are a few items to note when building classes with Moose.
6ba6d68c 356
a6ae85e9 357When you C<use Moose>, Moose will set the class's parent class to
358L<Moose::Object>, I<unless> the class using Moose already has a parent
359class. In addition, specifying a parent with C<extends> will change the parent
360class.
6ba6d68c 361
1cd45431 362Moose will also manage all attributes (including inherited ones) that are
363defined with C<has>. And (assuming you call C<new>, which is inherited from
364L<Moose::Object>) this includes properly initializing all instance slots,
365setting defaults where appropriate, and performing any type constraint checking
366or coercion.
6ba6d68c 367
004222dc 368=head1 PROVIDED METHODS
6ba6d68c 369
d03bd989 370Moose provides a number of methods to all your classes, mostly through the
004222dc 371inheritance of L<Moose::Object>. There is however, one exception.
6ba6d68c 372
373=over 4
374
375=item B<meta>
376
377This is a method which provides access to the current class's metaclass.
378
004222dc 379=back
380
381=head1 EXPORTED FUNCTIONS
382
383Moose will export a number of functions into the class's namespace which
384may then be used to set up the class. These functions all work directly
385on the current class.
386
387=over 4
388
6ba6d68c 389=item B<extends (@superclasses)>
390
391This function will set the superclass(es) for the current class.
392
26fbace8 393This approach is recommended instead of C<use base>, because C<use base>
394actually C<push>es onto the class's C<@ISA>, whereas C<extends> will
395replace it. This is important to ensure that classes which do not have
68efb014 396superclasses still properly inherit from L<Moose::Object>.
6ba6d68c 397
2e7f6cf4 398Each superclass can be followed by a hash reference with options. Currently,
399only L<-version|Class::MOP/Class Loading Options> is recognized:
400
401 extends 'My::Parent' => { -version => 0.01 },
402 'My::OtherParent' => { -version => 0.03 };
403
404An exception will be thrown if the version requirements are not
405satisfied.
406
43d599e5 407=item B<with (@roles)>
e9ec68d6 408
d03bd989 409This will apply a given set of C<@roles> to the local class.
e9ec68d6 410
2e7f6cf4 411Like with C<extends>, each specified role can be followed by a hash
412reference with a L<-version|Class::MOP/Class Loading Options> option:
413
414 with 'My::Role' => { -version => 0.32 },
415 'My::Otherrole' => { -version => 0.23 };
416
417The specified version requirements must be satisfied, otherwise an
418exception will be thrown.
419
420If your role takes options or arguments, they can be passed along in the
421hash reference as well.
422
b4291ab4 423=item B<has $name|@$names =E<gt> %options>
6ba6d68c 424
b4291ab4 425This will install an attribute of a given C<$name> into the current class. If
426the first parameter is an array reference, it will create an attribute for
a787fa77 427every C<$name> in the list. The C<%options> will be passed to the constructor
428for L<Moose::Meta::Attribute> (which inherits from L<Class::MOP::Attribute>),
429so the full documentation for the valid options can be found there. These are
430the most commonly used options:
6ba6d68c 431
432=over 4
433
076c81ed 434=item I<is =E<gt> 'rw'|'ro'>
6ba6d68c 435
26fbace8 436The I<is> option accepts either I<rw> (for read/write) or I<ro> (for read
437only). These will create either a read/write accessor or a read-only
6ba6d68c 438accessor respectively, using the same name as the C<$name> of the attribute.
439
1b46b845 440If you need more control over how your accessors are named, you can
441use the L<reader|Class::MOP::Attribute/reader>,
442L<writer|Class::MOP::Attribute/writer> and
443L<accessor|Class::MOP::Attribute/accessor> options inherited from
444L<Class::MOP::Attribute>, however if you use those, you won't need the
445I<is> option.
6ba6d68c 446
076c81ed 447=item I<isa =E<gt> $type_name>
6ba6d68c 448
26fbace8 449The I<isa> option uses Moose's type constraint facilities to set up runtime
450type checking for this attribute. Moose will perform the checks during class
451construction, and within any accessors. The C<$type_name> argument must be a
452string. The string may be either a class name or a type defined using
9cca2e9e 453Moose's type definition features. (Refer to L<Moose::Util::TypeConstraints>
c2a69ef1 454for information on how to define a new type, and how to retrieve type meta-data).
6ba6d68c 455
daea75c9 456=item I<coerce =E<gt> (1|0)>
457
26fbace8 458This will attempt to use coercion with the supplied type constraint to change
2e953f12 459the value passed into any accessors or constructors. You B<must> supply a type
ebd95638 460constraint, and that type constraint B<must> define a coercion. See
2e953f12 461L<Moose::Cookbook::Basics::Recipe5> for an example.
daea75c9 462
463=item I<does =E<gt> $role_name>
464
26fbace8 465This will accept the name of a role which the value stored in this attribute
daea75c9 466is expected to have consumed.
467
468=item I<required =E<gt> (1|0)>
469
81bec8f8 470This marks the attribute as being required. This means a value must be
be1355c0 471supplied during class construction, I<or> the attribute must be lazy
472and have either a default or a builder. Note that c<required> does not
473say anything about the attribute's value, which can be C<undef>.
daea75c9 474
475=item I<weak_ref =E<gt> (1|0)>
476
68efb014 477This will tell the class to store the value of this attribute as a weakened
478reference. If an attribute is a weakened reference, it B<cannot> also be
92c5fea0 479coerced. Note that when a weak ref expires, the attribute's value becomes
480undefined, and is still considered to be set for purposes of predicate,
481default, etc.
daea75c9 482
483=item I<lazy =E<gt> (1|0)>
484
26fbace8 485This will tell the class to not create this slot until absolutely necessary.
3cccbf66 486If an attribute is marked as lazy it B<must> have a default or builder
487supplied.
daea75c9 488
65e14c86 489=item I<trigger =E<gt> $code>
490
525129a5 491The I<trigger> option is a CODE reference which will be called after
c25ca3a6 492the value of the attribute is set. The CODE ref is passed the
edd0727e 493instance itself, the updated value, and the original value if the
c25ca3a6 494attribute was already set.
3dda07f5 495
496You B<can> have a trigger on a read-only attribute.
010997ca 497
498B<NOTE:> Triggers will only fire when you B<assign> to the attribute,
499either in the constructor, or using the writer. Default and built values will
500B<not> cause the trigger to be fired.
daea75c9 501
c7761602 502=item I<handles =E<gt> ARRAY | HASH | REGEXP | ROLE | ROLETYPE | DUCKTYPE | CODE>
2c0cbef7 503
26fbace8 504The I<handles> option provides Moose classes with automated delegation features.
505This is a pretty complex and powerful option. It accepts many different option
506formats, each with its own benefits and drawbacks.
38e3283b 507
1cd45431 508B<NOTE:> The class being delegated to does not need to be a Moose based class,
509which is why this feature is especially useful when wrapping non-Moose classes.
38e3283b 510
1cd45431 511All I<handles> option formats share the following traits:
38e3283b 512
1cd45431 513You cannot override a locally defined method with a delegated method; an
514exception will be thrown if you try. That is to say, if you define C<foo> in
515your class, you cannot override it with a delegated C<foo>. This is almost never
516something you would want to do, and if it is, you should do it by hand and not
517use Moose.
38e3283b 518
1cd45431 519You cannot override any of the methods found in Moose::Object, or the C<BUILD>
520and C<DEMOLISH> methods. These will not throw an exception, but will silently
521move on to the next method in the list. My reasoning for this is that you would
522almost never want to do this, since it usually breaks your class. As with
523overriding locally defined methods, if you do want to do this, you should do it
524manually, not with Moose.
38e3283b 525
d03bd989 526You do not I<need> to have a reader (or accessor) for the attribute in order
527to delegate to it. Moose will create a means of accessing the value for you,
528however this will be several times B<less> efficient then if you had given
f3c4e20e 529the attribute a reader (or accessor) to use.
530
38e3283b 531Below is the documentation for each option format:
532
533=over 4
534
535=item C<ARRAY>
536
26fbace8 537This is the most common usage for I<handles>. You basically pass a list of
538method names to be delegated, and Moose will install a delegation method
1cd45431 539for each one.
38e3283b 540
541=item C<HASH>
542
26fbace8 543This is the second most common usage for I<handles>. Instead of a list of
544method names, you pass a HASH ref where each key is the method name you
545want installed locally, and its value is the name of the original method
546in the class being delegated to.
fd595040 547
26fbace8 548This can be very useful for recursive classes like trees. Here is a
5cfe3805 549quick example (soon to be expanded into a Moose::Cookbook recipe):
38e3283b 550
1cd45431 551 package Tree;
38e3283b 552 use Moose;
26fbace8 553
38e3283b 554 has 'node' => (is => 'rw', isa => 'Any');
26fbace8 555
38e3283b 556 has 'children' => (
557 is => 'ro',
558 isa => 'ArrayRef',
559 default => sub { [] }
560 );
26fbace8 561
38e3283b 562 has 'parent' => (
563 is => 'rw',
564 isa => 'Tree',
edd0727e 565 weak_ref => 1,
38e3283b 566 handles => {
567 parent_node => 'node',
26fbace8 568 siblings => 'children',
38e3283b 569 }
570 );
571
1cd45431 572In this example, the Tree package gets C<parent_node> and C<siblings> methods,
573which delegate to the C<node> and C<children> methods (respectively) of the Tree
26fbace8 574instance stored in the C<parent> slot.
38e3283b 575
9218b114 576You may also use an array reference to curry arguments to the original method.
577
578 has 'thing' => (
579 ...
3c573ca4 580 handles => { set_foo => [ set => 'foo' ] },
9218b114 581 );
582
583 # $self->set_foo(...) calls $self->thing->set('foo', ...)
584
585The first element of the array reference is the original method name, and the
3c573ca4 586rest is a list of curried arguments.
9218b114 587
38e3283b 588=item C<REGEXP>
589
26fbace8 590The regexp option works very similar to the ARRAY option, except that it builds
591the list of methods for you. It starts by collecting all possible methods of the
592class being delegated to, then filters that list using the regexp supplied here.
38e3283b 593
26fbace8 594B<NOTE:> An I<isa> option is required when using the regexp option format. This
595is so that we can determine (at compile time) the method list from the class.
38e3283b 596Without an I<isa> this is just not possible.
597
c7761602 598=item C<ROLE> or C<ROLETYPE>
c84f324f 599
c7761602 600With the role option, you specify the name of a role or a
601L<role type|Moose::Meta::TypeConstraint::Role> whose "interface" then becomes
602the list of methods to handle. The "interface" can be defined as; the methods
603of the role and any required methods of the role. It should be noted that this
604does B<not> include any method modifiers or generated attribute methods (which
605is consistent with role composition).
c84f324f 606
e3de240e 607=item C<DUCKTYPE>
608
a6d8545f 609With the duck type option, you pass a duck type object whose "interface" then
edd0727e 610becomes the list of methods to handle. The "interface" can be defined as the
a6d8545f 611list of methods passed to C<duck_type> to create a duck type object. For more
612information on C<duck_type> please check
e9c2746e 613L<Moose::Util::TypeConstraints>.
e3de240e 614
38e3283b 615=item C<CODE>
616
1cd45431 617This is the option to use when you really want to do something funky. You should
618only use it if you really know what you are doing, as it involves manual
619metaclass twiddling.
38e3283b 620
1cd45431 621This takes a code reference, which should expect two arguments. The first is the
622attribute meta-object this I<handles> is attached to. The second is the
623metaclass of the class being delegated to. It expects you to return a hash (not
26fbace8 624a HASH ref) of the methods you want mapped.
38e3283b 625
626=back
2c0cbef7 627
004222dc 628=item I<traits =E<gt> [ @role_names ]>
629
d03bd989 630This tells Moose to take the list of C<@role_names> and apply them to the
ce754513 631attribute meta-object. Custom attribute metaclass traits are useful for
632extending the capabilities of the I<has> keyword: they are the simplest way to
633extend the MOP, but they are still a fairly advanced topic and too much to
634cover here.
004222dc 635
8a8856de 636See L<Metaclass and Trait Name Resolution> for details on how a trait name is
637resolved to a role name.
54f2996d 638
639Also see L<Moose::Cookbook::Meta::Recipe3> for a metaclass trait
640example.
004222dc 641
019f031d 642=item I<builder> => Str
010997ca 643
1b46b845 644The value of this key is the name of the method that will be called to
645obtain the value used to initialize the attribute. See the L<builder
646option docs in Class::MOP::Attribute|Class::MOP::Attribute/builder>
edd0727e 647and/or L<Moose::Cookbook::Basics::Recipe8> for more information.
010997ca 648
019f031d 649=item I<default> => SCALAR | CODE
010997ca 650
651The value of this key is the default value which will initialize the attribute.
652
1b46b845 653NOTE: If the value is a simple scalar (string or number), then it can
654be just passed as is. However, if you wish to initialize it with a
655HASH or ARRAY ref, then you need to wrap that inside a CODE reference.
656See the L<default option docs in
657Class::MOP::Attribute|Class::MOP::Attribute/default> for more
658information.
010997ca 659
019f031d 660=item I<clearer> => Str
010997ca 661
edd0727e 662Creates a method allowing you to clear the value. See the L<clearer option
afd72e0c 663docs in Class::MOP::Attribute|Class::MOP::Attribute/clearer> for more
1b46b845 664information.
010997ca 665
019f031d 666=item I<predicate> => Str
010997ca 667
afd72e0c 668Creates a method to perform a basic test to see if a value has been set in the
edd0727e 669attribute. See the L<predicate option docs in
afd72e0c 670Class::MOP::Attribute|Class::MOP::Attribute/predicate> for more information.
92c5fea0 671
672Note that the predicate will return true even for a C<weak_ref> attribute
673whose value has expired.
010997ca 674
60dcf673 675=item I<documentation> => $string
676
677An arbitrary string that can be retrieved later by calling C<<
678$attr->documentation >>.
679
680
681
6ba6d68c 682=back
683
cd7eeaf5 684=item B<has +$name =E<gt> %options>
685
c7874946 686This is variation on the normal attribute creator C<has> which allows you to
d03bd989 687clone and extend an attribute from a superclass or from a role. Here is an
8d62bf6d 688example of the superclass usage:
cd7eeaf5 689
690 package Foo;
691 use Moose;
26fbace8 692
cd7eeaf5 693 has 'message' => (
26fbace8 694 is => 'rw',
cd7eeaf5 695 isa => 'Str',
696 default => 'Hello, I am a Foo'
697 );
26fbace8 698
cd7eeaf5 699 package My::Foo;
700 use Moose;
26fbace8 701
cd7eeaf5 702 extends 'Foo';
26fbace8 703
cd7eeaf5 704 has '+message' => (default => 'Hello I am My::Foo');
705
1cd45431 706What is happening here is that B<My::Foo> is cloning the C<message> attribute
707from its parent class B<Foo>, retaining the C<is =E<gt> 'rw'> and C<isa =E<gt>
708'Str'> characteristics, but changing the value in C<default>.
cd7eeaf5 709
8d62bf6d 710Here is another example, but within the context of a role:
711
712 package Foo::Role;
713 use Moose::Role;
986d175a 714
8d62bf6d 715 has 'message' => (
716 is => 'rw',
717 isa => 'Str',
718 default => 'Hello, I am a Foo'
719 );
986d175a 720
8d62bf6d 721 package My::Foo;
722 use Moose;
986d175a 723
8d62bf6d 724 with 'Foo::Role';
986d175a 725
8d62bf6d 726 has '+message' => (default => 'Hello I am My::Foo');
727
d03bd989 728In this case, we are basically taking the attribute which the role supplied
729and altering it within the bounds of this feature.
8d62bf6d 730
73f70bdf 731Note that you can only extend an attribute from either a superclass or a role,
732you cannot extend an attribute in a role that composes over an attribute from
733another role.
734
d03bd989 735Aside from where the attributes come from (one from superclass, the other
736from a role), this feature works exactly the same. This feature is restricted
c3abd3f1 737somewhat, so as to try and force at least I<some> sanity into it. Most options work the same, but there are some exceptions:
cd7eeaf5 738
739=over 4
740
c3abd3f1 741=item I<reader>
cd7eeaf5 742
c3abd3f1 743=item I<writer>
cd7eeaf5 744
c3abd3f1 745=item I<accessor>
cd7eeaf5 746
c3abd3f1 747=item I<clearer>
cd7eeaf5 748
c3abd3f1 749=item I<predicate>
cd7eeaf5 750
c3abd3f1 751These options can be added, but cannot override a superclass definition.
13284479 752
753=item I<traits>
754
755You are allowed to B<add> additional traits to the C<traits> definition.
6549b0d1 756These traits will be composed into the attribute, but preexisting traits
13284479 757B<are not> overridden, or removed.
758
cd7eeaf5 759=back
760
78946cf8 761=item B<before $name|@names|\@names|qr/.../ =E<gt> sub { ... }>
6ba6d68c 762
78946cf8 763=item B<after $name|@names|\@names|qr/.../ =E<gt> sub { ... }>
6ba6d68c 764
78946cf8 765=item B<around $name|@names|\@names|qr/.../ =E<gt> sub { ... }>
6ba6d68c 766
e9f7d5c5 767These three items are syntactic sugar for the before, after, and around method
d8af92ae 768modifier features that L<Class::MOP> provides. More information on these may be
9b75e4b6 769found in L<Moose::Manual::MethodModifiers> and the
770L<Class::MOP::Class documentation|Class::MOP::Class/"Method Modifiers">.
6ba6d68c 771
159da176 772=item B<override ($name, &sub)>
773
26fbace8 774An C<override> method is a way of explicitly saying "I am overriding this
775method from my superclass". You can call C<super> within this method, and
776it will work as expected. The same thing I<can> be accomplished with a normal
777method call and the C<SUPER::> pseudo-package; it is really your choice.
159da176 778
ad7a9317 779=item B<super>
159da176 780
ad7a9317 781The keyword C<super> is a no-op when called outside of an C<override> method. In
782the context of an C<override> method, it will call the next most appropriate
783superclass method with the same arguments as the original method.
159da176 784
785=item B<augment ($name, &sub)>
786
26fbace8 787An C<augment> method, is a way of explicitly saying "I am augmenting this
788method from my superclass". Once again, the details of how C<inner> and
5cfe3805 789C<augment> work is best described in the L<Moose::Cookbook::Basics::Recipe6>.
159da176 790
ad7a9317 791=item B<inner>
792
793The keyword C<inner>, much like C<super>, is a no-op outside of the context of
794an C<augment> method. You can think of C<inner> as being the inverse of
795C<super>; the details of how C<inner> and C<augment> work is best described in
796the L<Moose::Cookbook::Basics::Recipe6>.
797
6ba6d68c 798=item B<confess>
799
68efb014 800This is the C<Carp::confess> function, and exported here because I use it
d03bd989 801all the time.
6ba6d68c 802
803=item B<blessed>
804
edd0727e 805This is the C<Scalar::Util::blessed> function. It is exported here because I
26fbace8 806use it all the time. It is highly recommended that this is used instead of
6ba6d68c 807C<ref> anywhere you need to test for an object's class name.
808
809=back
810
c1381000 811=head1 METACLASS
54f2996d 812
c1381000 813When you use Moose, you can specify which metaclass to use:
814
815 use Moose -metaclass => 'My::Meta::Class';
816
817You can also specify traits which will be applied to your metaclass:
54f2996d 818
819 use Moose -traits => 'My::Trait';
820
821This is very similar to the attribute traits feature. When you do
822this, your class's C<meta> object will have the specified traits
8a8856de 823applied to it. See L<Metaclass and Trait Name Resolution> for more
824details.
54f2996d 825
8a8856de 826=head2 Metaclass and Trait Name Resolution
54f2996d 827
828By default, when given a trait name, Moose simply tries to load a
829class of the same name. If such a class does not exist, it then looks
830for for a class matching
831B<Moose::Meta::$type::Custom::Trait::$trait_name>. The C<$type>
832variable here will be one of B<Attribute> or B<Class>, depending on
833what the trait is being applied to.
834
835If a class with this long name exists, Moose checks to see if it has
836the method C<register_implementation>. This method is expected to
837return the I<real> class name of the trait. If there is no
838C<register_implementation> method, it will fall back to using
839B<Moose::Meta::$type::Custom::Trait::$trait> as the trait name.
840
8a8856de 841The lookup method for metaclasses is the same, except that it looks
842for a class matching B<Moose::Meta::$type::Custom::$metaclass_name>.
843
54f2996d 844If all this is confusing, take a look at
845L<Moose::Cookbook::Meta::Recipe3>, which demonstrates how to create an
846attribute trait.
847
1cd45431 848=head1 UNIMPORTING FUNCTIONS
31f8ec72 849
850=head2 B<unimport>
851
1cd45431 852Moose offers a way to remove the keywords it exports, through the C<unimport>
31f8ec72 853method. You simply have to say C<no Moose> at the bottom of your code for this
854to work. Here is an example:
855
856 package Person;
857 use Moose;
858
859 has 'first_name' => (is => 'rw', isa => 'Str');
860 has 'last_name' => (is => 'rw', isa => 'Str');
26fbace8 861
862 sub full_name {
31f8ec72 863 my $self = shift;
26fbace8 864 $self->first_name . ' ' . $self->last_name
31f8ec72 865 }
26fbace8 866
867 no Moose; # keywords are removed from the Person package
31f8ec72 868
9bcfbab1 869=head1 EXTENDING AND EMBEDDING MOOSE
870
5e86efbe 871To learn more about extending Moose, we recommend checking out the
872"Extending" recipes in the L<Moose::Cookbook>, starting with
873L<Moose::Cookbook::Extending::Recipe1>, which provides an overview of
874all the different ways you might extend Moose.
554b7648 875
876=head2 B<< Moose->init_meta(for_class => $class, base_class => $baseclass, metaclass => $metaclass) >>
9bcfbab1 877
554b7648 878The C<init_meta> method sets up the metaclass object for the class
b143539e 879specified by C<for_class>. This method injects a a C<meta> accessor
880into the class so you can get at this object. It also sets the class's
554b7648 881superclass to C<base_class>, with L<Moose::Object> as the default.
9bcfbab1 882
a8de959b 883C<init_meta> returns the metaclass object for C<$class>.
884
16fb3624 885You can specify an alternate metaclass with the C<metaclass> option.
26fbace8 886
80837fe1 887For more detail on this topic, see L<Moose::Cookbook::Extending::Recipe2>.
888
554b7648 889This method used to be documented as a function which accepted
890positional parameters. This calling style will still work for
4a66a4b3 891backwards compatibility, but is deprecated.
554b7648 892
893=head2 B<import>
894
895Moose's C<import> method supports the L<Sub::Exporter> form of C<{into =E<gt> $pkg}>
896and C<{into_level =E<gt> 1}>.
897
898B<NOTE>: Doing this is more or less deprecated. Use L<Moose::Exporter>
899instead, which lets you stack multiple C<Moose.pm>-alike modules
900sanely. It handles getting the exported functions into the right place
901for you.
902
23d3fe84 903=head2 B<throw_error>
4c0b3599 904
edd0727e 905An alias for C<confess>, used internally by Moose.
4c0b3599 906
a94f30ac 907=head2 The MooseX:: namespace
908
909Generally if you're writing an extension I<for> Moose itself you'll want
910to put your extension in the C<MooseX::> namespace. This namespace is
911specifically for extensions that make Moose better or different in some
912fundamental way. It is traditionally B<not> for a package that just happens
913to use Moose. This namespace follows from the examples of the C<LWPx::>
914and C<DBIx::> namespaces that perform the same function for C<LWP> and C<DBI>
915respectively.
916
6ea5491a 917=head1 METACLASS COMPATIBILITY AND MOOSE
918
919Metaclass compatibility is a thorny subject. You should start by
920reading the "About Metaclass compatibility" section in the
921C<Class::MOP> docs.
922
923Moose will attempt to resolve a few cases of metaclass incompatibility
b9216044 924when you set the superclasses for a class, in addition to the cases that
925C<Class::MOP> handles.
926
927Moose tries to determine if the metaclasses only "differ by roles". This
928means that the parent and child's metaclass share a common ancestor in
929their respective hierarchies, and that the subclasses under the common
930ancestor are only different because of role applications. This case is
931actually fairly common when you mix and match various C<MooseX::*>
932modules, many of which apply roles to the metaclass.
6ea5491a 933
934If the parent and child do differ by roles, Moose replaces the
935metaclass in the child with a newly created metaclass. This metaclass
edd0727e 936is a subclass of the parent's metaclass which does all of the roles that
6ea5491a 937the child's metaclass did before being replaced. Effectively, this
938means the new metaclass does all of the roles done by both the
939parent's and child's original metaclasses.
940
941Ultimately, this is all transparent to you except in the case of an
942unresolvable conflict.
943
05d9eaf6 944=head1 CAVEATS
945
946=over 4
947
948=item *
949
1cd45431 950It should be noted that C<super> and C<inner> B<cannot> be used in the same
951method. However, they may be combined within the same class hierarchy; see
2c739d1a 952F<t/basics/override_augment_inner_super.t> for an example.
05d9eaf6 953
26fbace8 954The reason for this is that C<super> is only valid within a method
955with the C<override> modifier, and C<inner> will never be valid within an
956C<override> method. In fact, C<augment> will skip over any C<override> methods
68efb014 957when searching for its appropriate C<inner>.
05d9eaf6 958
1cd45431 959This might seem like a restriction, but I am of the opinion that keeping these
960two features separate (yet interoperable) actually makes them easy to use, since
961their behavior is then easier to predict. Time will tell whether I am right or
c84f324f 962not (UPDATE: so far so good).
05d9eaf6 963
9b9da6f1 964=back
965
e49c11d2 966=head1 GETTING HELP
967
968We offer both a mailing list and a very active IRC channel.
969
970The mailing list is L<moose@perl.org>. You must be subscribed to send
971a message. To subscribe, send an empty message to
972L<moose-subscribe@perl.org>
973
236b8a02 974You can also visit us at C<#moose> on L<irc://irc.perl.org/#moose>
60cbb35f 975This channel is quite active, and questions at all levels (on Moose-related
976topics ;) are welcome.
e49c11d2 977
5569c072 978=head1 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
979
980=over 4
981
54c189df 982=item I blame Sam Vilain for introducing me to the insanity that is meta-models.
5569c072 983
54c189df 984=item I blame Audrey Tang for then encouraging my meta-model habit in #perl6.
5569c072 985
26fbace8 986=item Without Yuval "nothingmuch" Kogman this module would not be possible,
54c189df 987and it certainly wouldn't have this name ;P
5569c072 988
26fbace8 989=item The basis of the TypeContraints module was Rob Kinyon's idea
5569c072 990originally, I just ran with it.
991
638585e1 992=item Thanks to mst & chansen and the whole #moose posse for all the
c84f324f 993early ideas/feature-requests/encouragement/bug-finding.
d46a48f3 994
68efb014 995=item Thanks to David "Theory" Wheeler for meta-discussions and spelling fixes.
996
5569c072 997=back
998
e90c03d0 999=head1 SEE ALSO
1000
1001=over 4
1002
c84f324f 1003=item L<http://www.iinteractive.com/moose>
1004
6d137156 1005This is the official web home of Moose, it contains links to our public git repository
26fbace8 1006as well as links to a number of talks and articles on Moose and Moose related
1007technologies.
c84f324f 1008
196064ab 1009=item The Moose is flying, a tutorial by Randal Schwartz
1010
1011Part 1 - L<http://www.stonehenge.com/merlyn/LinuxMag/col94.html>
1012
1013Part 2 - L<http://www.stonehenge.com/merlyn/LinuxMag/col95.html>
1014
12aed9a0 1015=item Several Moose extension modules in the C<MooseX::> namespace.
1016
1017See L<http://search.cpan.org/search?query=MooseX::> for extensions.
28669f89 1018
e49c11d2 1019=item Moose stats on ohloh.net - L<http://www.ohloh.net/projects/moose>
1020
c84f324f 1021=back
1022
004222dc 1023=head2 Books
1024
1025=over 4
1026
1027=item The Art of the MetaObject Protocol
1028
edd0727e 1029I mention this in the L<Class::MOP> docs too, as this book was critical in
004222dc 1030the development of both modules and is highly recommended.
1031
1032=back
1033
26fbace8 1034=head2 Papers
c84f324f 1035
1036=over 4
e90c03d0 1037
159da176 1038=item L<http://www.cs.utah.edu/plt/publications/oopsla04-gff.pdf>
1039
26fbace8 1040This paper (suggested by lbr on #moose) was what lead to the implementation
1041of the C<super>/C<override> and C<inner>/C<augment> features. If you really
1cd45431 1042want to understand them, I suggest you read this.
159da176 1043
e90c03d0 1044=back
1045
fcd84ca9 1046=head1 BUGS
1047
26fbace8 1048All complex software has bugs lurking in it, and this module is no
7efc4307 1049exception.
1050
1051Please report any bugs to C<bug-moose@rt.cpan.org>, or through the web
1052interface at L<http://rt.cpan.org>.
fcd84ca9 1053
0334ee02 1054You can also discuss feature requests or possible bugs on the Moose mailing
1055list (moose@perl.org) or on IRC at L<irc://irc.perl.org/#moose>.
1056
47b19570 1057=head1 FEATURE REQUESTS
1058
d03bd989 1059We are very strict about what features we add to the Moose core, especially
1060the user-visible features. Instead we have made sure that the underlying
1061meta-system of Moose is as extensible as possible so that you can add your
854b298d 1062own features easily.
1063
1064That said, occasionally there is a feature needed in the meta-system
1065to support your planned extension, in which case you should either
1066email the mailing list (moose@perl.org) or join us on IRC at
1067L<irc://irc.perl.org/#moose> to discuss. The
1068L<Moose::Manual::Contributing> has more detail about how and when you
1069can contribute.
47b19570 1070
ad46f524 1071=head1 CABAL
862ae2c4 1072
ad46f524 1073There are only a few people with the rights to release a new version
862ae2c4 1074of Moose. The Moose Cabal are the people to go to with questions regarding
ad46f524 1075the wider purview of Moose. They help maintain not just the code
958dc4e3 1076but the community as well.
862ae2c4 1077
1078Stevan (stevan) Little E<lt>stevan@iinteractive.comE<gt>
1079
2a267bff 1080Jesse (doy) Luehrs E<lt>doy at tozt dot netE<gt>
1081
862ae2c4 1082Yuval (nothingmuch) Kogman
1083
69ba075f 1084Shawn (sartak) Moore E<lt>sartak@bestpractical.comE<gt>
862ae2c4 1085
fd995afb 1086Hans Dieter (confound) Pearcey E<lt>hdp@pobox.comE<gt>
1087
d209e3ad 1088Chris (perigrin) Prather
1089
36edf31b 1090Florian Ragwitz E<lt>rafl@debian.orgE<gt>
d209e3ad 1091
2a267bff 1092Dave (autarch) Rolsky E<lt>autarch@urth.orgE<gt>
1093
ad46f524 1094=head1 CONTRIBUTORS
db1ab48d 1095
9af1d28b 1096Aankhen
1097
1098Adam (Alias) Kennedy
1099
1100Anders (Debolaz) Nor Berle
1101
ad46f524 1102Chris (perigrin) Prather
5868294f 1103
9af1d28b 1104Christian (chansen) Hansen
1105
ad46f524 1106Cory (gphat) Watson
1107
1108Dylan Hardison (doc fixes)
1109
9af1d28b 1110Eric (ewilhelm) Wilhelm
1111
ad46f524 1112Evan Carroll
1113
1114Florian (rafl) Ragwitz
1115
9af1d28b 1116Guillermo (groditi) Roditi
1117
ad46f524 1118Jason May
1119
1120Jay Hannah
1121
9af1d28b 1122Jess (castaway) Robinson
1123
ad46f524 1124Jonathan (jrockway) Rockway
9af1d28b 1125
ad46f524 1126Matt (mst) Trout
9af1d28b 1127
ad46f524 1128Nathan (kolibrie) Gray
9af1d28b 1129
ad46f524 1130Paul (frodwith) Driver
9af1d28b 1131
ad46f524 1132Piotr (dexter) Roszatycki
f44ae52f 1133
ad46f524 1134Robert Buels
68b6146c 1135
ad46f524 1136Robert (phaylon) Sedlacek
e46f5cc2 1137
ad46f524 1138Robert (rlb3) Boone
3ccdc84a 1139
26fbace8 1140Sam (mugwump) Vilain
f1917f58 1141
ad46f524 1142Scott (konobi) McWhirter
2f7e4042 1143
ad46f524 1144Shawn (Sartak) Moore
0be258b5 1145
ad46f524 1146Shlomi (rindolf) Fish
fcd84ca9 1147
ad46f524 1148Tom (dec) Lanyon
fcd84ca9 1149
ad46f524 1150Wallace (wreis) Reis
fcd84ca9 1151
ad46f524 1152... and many other #moose folks
fcd84ca9 1153
ddd0ec20 1154=cut