-
package MooseX::Getopt::Meta::Attribute;
+# ABSTRACT: Optional meta attribute for custom option names
+
use Moose;
+use Moose::Util::TypeConstraints;
-extends 'Moose::Meta::Attribute';
+extends 'Moose::Meta::Attribute'; # << Moose extending Moose :)
+ with 'MooseX::Getopt::Meta::Attribute::Trait';
-has 'cmd_flag' => (
- is => 'rw',
- isa => 'Str',
- predicate => 'has_cmd_flag',
-);
+no Moose;
+
+# register this as a metaclass alias ...
+package # stop confusing PAUSE
+ Moose::Meta::Attribute::Custom::Getopt;
+sub register_implementation { 'MooseX::Getopt::Meta::Attribute' }
1;
-__END__
+=head1 SYNOPSIS
+ package App;
+ use Moose;
-=pod
+ with 'MooseX::Getopt';
-=head1 NAME
+ has 'data' => (
+ metaclass => 'Getopt',
+ is => 'ro',
+ isa => 'Str',
+ default => 'file.dat',
-MooseX::Getopt::Meta::Attribute -
+ # tells MooseX::Getopt to use --somedata as the
+ # command line flag instead of the normal
+ # autogenerated one (--data)
+ cmd_flag => 'somedata',
-=head1 SYNOPSIS
+ # tells MooseX::Getopt to also allow --moosedata,
+ # -m, and -d as aliases for this same option on
+ # the commandline.
+ cmd_aliases => [qw/ moosedata m d /],
+
+ # Or, you can use a plain scalar for a single alias:
+ cmd_aliases => 'm',
+ );
=head1 DESCRIPTION
-=head1 METHODS
+This is a custom attribute metaclass which can be used to specify a
+the specific command line flag to use instead of the default one
+which L<MooseX::Getopt> will create for you.
+
+This is certainly not the prettiest way to go about this, but for
+now it works for those who might need such a feature.
-=over 4
+=head2 Use 'traits' instead of 'metaclass'
-=item B<cmd_flag>
+You should rarely need to explicitly set the attribute metaclass. It is much
+preferred to simply provide a trait (a role applied to the attribute
+metaclass), which allows other code to further modify the attribute by applying
+additional roles.
-=item B<has_cmd_flag>
+Therefore, you should first try to do this:
-=item B<meta>
+ has 'foo' => (traits => ['Getopt'], cmd_flag => 'f');
-=back
+=head2 Custom Metaclass alias
-=head1 BUGS
+This now takes advantage of the Moose 0.19 feature to support
+custom attribute metaclass aliases. This means you can also
+use this as the B<Getopt> alias, like so:
-All complex software has bugs lurking in it, and this module is no
-exception. If you find a bug please either email me, or add the bug
-to cpan-RT.
+ has 'foo' => (metaclass => 'Getopt', cmd_flag => 'f');
-=head1 AUTHOR
+=method B<cmd_flag>
-Stevan Little E<lt>stevan@iinteractive.comE<gt>
+Changes the commandline flag to be this value, instead of the default,
+which is the same as the attribute name.
-=head1 COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
+=method B<cmd_aliases>
-Copyright 2007 by Infinity Interactive, Inc.
+Adds more aliases for this commandline flag, useful for short options
+and such.
-L<http://www.iinteractive.com>
+=method B<has_cmd_flag>
-This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
-it under the same terms as Perl itself.
+=method B<has_cmd_aliases>
-=cut
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+=cut