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ab3370e7 1package Role::Tiny;
2
119014a7 3sub _getglob { \*{$_[0]} }
5e03b55c 4sub _getstash { \%{"$_[0]::"} }
119014a7 5
b1eebd55 6use strict;
7use warnings FATAL => 'all';
ab3370e7 8
7ed7eba7 9our $VERSION = '1.003002';
c334a5c1 10$VERSION = eval $VERSION;
11
ab3370e7 12our %INFO;
13our %APPLIED_TO;
1947330a 14our %COMPOSED;
836aea1b 15our %COMPOSITE_INFO;
ab3370e7 16
cf62c989 17# Module state workaround totally stolen from Zefram's Module::Runtime.
18
19BEGIN {
20 *_WORK_AROUND_BROKEN_MODULE_STATE = "$]" < 5.009 ? sub(){1} : sub(){0};
21}
22
23sub Role::Tiny::__GUARD__::DESTROY {
24 delete $INC{$_[0]->[0]} if @{$_[0]};
25}
5e03b55c 26
fb5074f6 27sub _load_module {
fb5074f6 28 (my $proto = $_[0]) =~ s/::/\//g;
cf62c989 29 $proto .= '.pm';
30 return 1 if $INC{$proto};
5e03b55c 31 # can't just ->can('can') because a sub-package Foo::Bar::Baz
32 # creates a 'Baz::' key in Foo::Bar's symbol table
33 return 1 if grep !/::$/, keys %{_getstash($_[0])||{}};
cf62c989 34 my $guard = _WORK_AROUND_BROKEN_MODULE_STATE
35 && bless([ $proto ], 'Role::Tiny::__GUARD__');
36 require $proto;
37 pop @$guard if _WORK_AROUND_BROKEN_MODULE_STATE;
fb5074f6 38 return 1;
39}
40
ab3370e7 41sub import {
42 my $target = caller;
a1164a0b 43 my $me = shift;
3ca7ff56 44 strict->import;
45 warnings->import(FATAL => 'all');
85b8e25f 46 return if $me->is_role($target); # already exported into this package
8e8b04eb 47 $INFO{$target}{is_role} = 1;
ab3370e7 48 # get symbol table reference
76acfa6c 49 my $stash = _getstash($target);
ab3370e7 50 # install before/after/around subs
51 foreach my $type (qw(before after around)) {
5a247406 52 *{_getglob "${target}::${type}"} = sub {
7568ba55 53 require Class::Method::Modifiers;
ab3370e7 54 push @{$INFO{$target}{modifiers}||=[]}, [ $type => @_ ];
ef2da711 55 return;
ab3370e7 56 };
57 }
5a247406 58 *{_getglob "${target}::requires"} = sub {
ab3370e7 59 push @{$INFO{$target}{requires}||=[]}, @_;
ef2da711 60 return;
ab3370e7 61 };
5a247406 62 *{_getglob "${target}::with"} = sub {
836aea1b 63 $me->apply_roles_to_package($target, @_);
ef2da711 64 return;
96d3f07a 65 };
7b8177f8 66 # grab all *non-constant* (stash slot is not a scalarref) subs present
ab3370e7 67 # in the symbol table and store their refaddrs (no need to forcibly
f1ce2b19 68 # inflate constant subs into real subs) with a map to the coderefs in
69 # case of copying or re-use
70 my @not_methods = (map { *$_{CODE}||() } grep !ref($_), values %$stash);
12f8eb0b 71 @{$INFO{$target}{not_methods}={}}{@not_methods} = @not_methods;
ab3370e7 72 # a role does itself
73 $APPLIED_TO{$target} = { $target => undef };
74}
75
3d203c73 76sub role_application_steps {
c0978659 77 qw(_install_methods _check_requires _install_modifiers _copy_applied_list);
3d203c73 78}
79
836aea1b 80sub apply_single_role_to_package {
369a4c50 81 my ($me, $to, $role) = @_;
1947330a 82
fb5074f6 83 _load_module($role);
84
ab3370e7 85 die "This is apply_role_to_package" if ref($to);
85b8e25f 86 die "${role} is not a Role::Tiny" unless $me->is_role($role);
1947330a 87
3d203c73 88 foreach my $step ($me->role_application_steps) {
89 $me->$step($to, $role);
90 }
91}
1947330a 92
3d203c73 93sub _copy_applied_list {
94 my ($me, $to, $role) = @_;
1947330a 95 # copy our role list into the target's
96 @{$APPLIED_TO{$to}||={}}{keys %{$APPLIED_TO{$role}}} = ();
97}
98
99sub apply_roles_to_object {
100 my ($me, $object, @roles) = @_;
101 die "No roles supplied!" unless @roles;
102 my $class = ref($object);
3f9b723f 103 # on perl < 5.8.9, magic isn't copied to all ref copies. bless the parameter
104 # directly, so at least the variable passed to us will get any magic applied
105 bless($_[1], $me->create_class_with_roles($class, @roles));
1947330a 106}
107
bc615098 108my $role_suffix = 'A000';
109sub _composite_name {
110 my ($me, $superclass, @roles) = @_;
111
112 my $new_name = join(
113 '__WITH__', $superclass, my $compose_name = join '__AND__', @roles
114 );
115
116 if (length($new_name) > 252) {
117 $new_name = $COMPOSED{abbrev}{$new_name}
118 ||= substr($new_name, 0, 250 - length $role_suffix).'__'.$role_suffix++;
119 }
120 return wantarray ? ($new_name, $compose_name) : $new_name;
121}
122
1947330a 123sub create_class_with_roles {
124 my ($me, $superclass, @roles) = @_;
125
fb5074f6 126 die "No roles supplied!" unless @roles;
127
f52b9821 128 _load_module($superclass);
2c580674 129 {
130 my %seen;
131 $seen{$_}++ for @roles;
132 if (my @dupes = grep $seen{$_} > 1, @roles) {
133 die "Duplicated roles: ".join(', ', @dupes);
134 }
135 }
136
bc615098 137 my ($new_name, $compose_name) = $me->_composite_name($superclass, @roles);
c69190f1 138
1947330a 139 return $new_name if $COMPOSED{class}{$new_name};
140
141 foreach my $role (@roles) {
fb5074f6 142 _load_module($role);
85b8e25f 143 die "${role} is not a Role::Tiny" unless $me->is_role($role);
1947330a 144 }
145
786e5ba0 146 if ($] >= 5.010) {
7568ba55 147 require mro;
b1eebd55 148 } else {
7568ba55 149 require MRO::Compat;
b1eebd55 150 }
1947330a 151
1ad34a6f 152 my $composite_info = $me->_composite_info_for(@roles);
153 my %conflicts = %{$composite_info->{conflicts}};
471419f6 154 if (keys %conflicts) {
155 my $fail =
156 join "\n",
157 map {
158 "Method name conflict for '$_' between roles "
159 ."'".join(' and ', sort values %{$conflicts{$_}})."'"
160 .", cannot apply these simultaneously to an object."
161 } keys %conflicts;
162 die $fail;
163 }
164
76b67e35 165 my @composable = map $me->_composable_package_for($_), reverse @roles;
166
167 # some methods may not exist in the role, but get generated by
168 # _composable_package_for (Moose accessors via Moo). filter out anything
169 # provided by the composable packages, excluding the subs we generated to
170 # make modifiers work.
1ad34a6f 171 my @requires = grep {
172 my $method = $_;
173 !grep $_->can($method) && !$COMPOSED{role}{$_}{modifiers_only}{$method},
174 @composable
175 } @{$composite_info->{requires}};
1947330a 176
177 $me->_check_requires(
1ad34a6f 178 $superclass, $compose_name, \@requires
1947330a 179 );
1947330a 180
1ad34a6f 181 *{_getglob("${new_name}::ISA")} = [ @composable, $superclass ];
182
1947330a 183 @{$APPLIED_TO{$new_name}||={}}{
91037640 184 map keys %{$APPLIED_TO{$_}}, @roles
1947330a 185 } = ();
186
187 $COMPOSED{class}{$new_name} = 1;
188 return $new_name;
189}
190
92e1c5f8 191# preserved for compat, and apply_roles_to_package calls it to allow an
192# updated Role::Tiny to use a non-updated Moo::Role
193
836aea1b 194sub apply_role_to_package { shift->apply_single_role_to_package(@_) }
195
196sub apply_roles_to_package {
60dfe768 197 my ($me, $to, @roles) = @_;
198
92e1c5f8 199 return $me->apply_role_to_package($to, $roles[0]) if @roles == 1;
60dfe768 200
836aea1b 201 my %conflicts = %{$me->_composite_info_for(@roles)->{conflicts}};
032cad56 202 my @have = grep $to->can($_), keys %conflicts;
203 delete @conflicts{@have};
204
671b5a88 205 if (keys %conflicts) {
60dfe768 206 my $fail =
207 join "\n",
671b5a88 208 map {
209 "Due to a method name conflict between roles "
210 ."'".join(' and ', sort values %{$conflicts{$_}})."'"
211 .", the method '$_' must be implemented by '${to}'"
212 } keys %conflicts;
213 die $fail;
60dfe768 214 }
06b06c8e 215
032cad56 216 # conflicting methods are supposed to be treated as required by the
217 # composed role. we don't have an actual composed role, but because
218 # we know the target class already provides them, we can instead
219 # pretend that the roles don't do for the duration of application.
220 my @role_methods = map $me->_concrete_methods_of($_), @roles;
221 # separate loops, since local ..., delete ... for ...; creates a scope
222 local @{$_}{@have} for @role_methods;
223 delete @{$_}{@have} for @role_methods;
224
06b06c8e 225 # the if guard here is essential since otherwise we accidentally create
226 # a $INFO for something that isn't a Role::Tiny (or Moo::Role) because
227 # autovivification hates us and wants us to die()
228 if ($INFO{$to}) {
229 delete $INFO{$to}{methods}; # reset since we're about to add methods
230 }
2603ea93 231
232 # backcompat: allow subclasses to use apply_single_role_to_package
233 # to apply changes. set a local var so ours does nothing.
234 our %BACKCOMPAT_HACK;
235 if($me ne __PACKAGE__
236 and exists $BACKCOMPAT_HACK{$me} ? $BACKCOMPAT_HACK{$me} :
237 $BACKCOMPAT_HACK{$me} =
238 $me->can('role_application_steps')
239 == \&role_application_steps
240 && $me->can('apply_single_role_to_package')
241 != \&apply_single_role_to_package
242 ) {
3d203c73 243 foreach my $role (@roles) {
2603ea93 244 $me->apply_single_role_to_package($to, $role);
3d203c73 245 }
667f4e70 246 }
113e7b42 247 else {
248 foreach my $step ($me->role_application_steps) {
249 foreach my $role (@roles) {
250 $me->$step($to, $role);
251 }
2ff0bab0 252 }
ee81e663 253 }
671b5a88 254 $APPLIED_TO{$to}{join('|',@roles)} = 1;
255}
256
836aea1b 257sub _composite_info_for {
671b5a88 258 my ($me, @roles) = @_;
836aea1b 259 $COMPOSITE_INFO{join('|', sort @roles)} ||= do {
667f4e70 260 foreach my $role (@roles) {
261 _load_module($role);
262 }
671b5a88 263 my %methods;
264 foreach my $role (@roles) {
265 my $this_methods = $me->_concrete_methods_of($role);
266 $methods{$_}{$this_methods->{$_}} = $role for keys %$this_methods;
267 }
1ad34a6f 268 my %requires;
269 @requires{map @{$INFO{$_}{requires}||[]}, @roles} = ();
270 delete $requires{$_} for keys %methods;
671b5a88 271 delete $methods{$_} for grep keys(%{$methods{$_}}) == 1, keys %methods;
1ad34a6f 272 +{ conflicts => \%methods, requires => [keys %requires] }
671b5a88 273 };
60dfe768 274}
275
1947330a 276sub _composable_package_for {
277 my ($me, $role) = @_;
278 my $composed_name = 'Role::Tiny::_COMPOSABLE::'.$role;
279 return $composed_name if $COMPOSED{role}{$composed_name};
280 $me->_install_methods($composed_name, $role);
281 my $base_name = $composed_name.'::_BASE';
76b67e35 282 # force stash to exist so ->can doesn't complain
1ad34a6f 283 _getstash($base_name);
c49b0f72 284 # Not using _getglob, since setting @ISA via the typeglob breaks
285 # inheritance on 5.10.0 if the stash has previously been accessed an
286 # then a method called on the class (in that order!), which
287 # ->_install_methods (with the help of ->_install_does) ends up doing.
288 { no strict 'refs'; @{"${composed_name}::ISA"} = ( $base_name ); }
1947330a 289 my $modifiers = $INFO{$role}{modifiers}||[];
b1eebd55 290 my @mod_base;
1ad34a6f 291 my @modifiers = grep !$composed_name->can($_),
292 do { my %h; @h{map @{$_}[1..$#$_-1], @$modifiers} = (); keys %h };
293 foreach my $modified (@modifiers) {
b1eebd55 294 push @mod_base, "sub ${modified} { shift->next::method(\@_) }";
1947330a 295 }
385f5087 296 my $e;
59812c87 297 {
298 local $@;
299 eval(my $code = join "\n", "package ${base_name};", @mod_base);
385f5087 300 $e = "Evaling failed: $@\nTrying to eval:\n${code}" if $@;
59812c87 301 }
385f5087 302 die $e if $e;
3d203c73 303 $me->_install_modifiers($composed_name, $role);
1ad34a6f 304 $COMPOSED{role}{$composed_name} = {
305 modifiers_only => { map { $_ => 1 } @modifiers },
306 };
1947330a 307 return $composed_name;
308}
309
310sub _check_requires {
1ad34a6f 311 my ($me, $to, $name, $requires) = @_;
312 return unless my @requires = @{$requires||$INFO{$name}{requires}||[]};
1947330a 313 if (my @requires_fail = grep !$to->can($_), @requires) {
314 # role -> role, add to requires, role -> class, error out
315 if (my $to_info = $INFO{$to}) {
316 push @{$to_info->{requires}||=[]}, @requires_fail;
317 } else {
318 die "Can't apply ${name} to ${to} - missing ".join(', ', @requires_fail);
319 }
320 }
321}
322
4db3a740 323sub _concrete_methods_of {
324 my ($me, $role) = @_;
1947330a 325 my $info = $INFO{$role};
60dfe768 326 # grab role symbol table
76acfa6c 327 my $stash = _getstash($role);
12f8eb0b 328 # reverse so our keys become the values (captured coderefs) in case
329 # they got copied or re-used since
123a5a6e 330 my $not_methods = { reverse %{$info->{not_methods}||{}} };
eb8fcb2d 331 $info->{methods} ||= +{
60dfe768 332 # grab all code entries that aren't in the not_methods list
333 map {
334 my $code = *{$stash->{$_}}{CODE};
f1ce2b19 335 ( ! $code or exists $not_methods->{$code} ) ? () : ($_ => $code)
60dfe768 336 } grep !ref($stash->{$_}), keys %$stash
ab3370e7 337 };
4db3a740 338}
339
340sub methods_provided_by {
341 my ($me, $role) = @_;
85b8e25f 342 die "${role} is not a Role::Tiny" unless $me->is_role($role);
343 (keys %{$me->_concrete_methods_of($role)}, @{$INFO{$role}->{requires}||[]});
4db3a740 344}
345
346sub _install_methods {
347 my ($me, $to, $role) = @_;
348
349 my $info = $INFO{$role};
350
351 my $methods = $me->_concrete_methods_of($role);
1947330a 352
ab3370e7 353 # grab target symbol table
76acfa6c 354 my $stash = _getstash($to);
1947330a 355
ab3370e7 356 # determine already extant methods of target
357 my %has_methods;
358 @has_methods{grep
faa9ce11 359 +(ref($stash->{$_}) || *{$stash->{$_}}{CODE}),
ab3370e7 360 keys %$stash
361 } = ();
ab3370e7 362
1947330a 363 foreach my $i (grep !exists $has_methods{$_}, keys %$methods) {
ab3370e7 364 no warnings 'once';
9256ec21 365 my $glob = _getglob "${to}::${i}";
366 *$glob = $methods->{$i};
367
368 # overloads using method names have the method stored in the scalar slot
3f9b723f 369 # and &overload::nil in the code slot.
9256ec21 370 next
371 unless $i =~ /^\(/
372 && defined &overload::nil
373 && $methods->{$i} == \&overload::nil;
374
375 my $overload = ${ *{_getglob "${role}::${i}"}{SCALAR} };
376 next
377 unless defined $overload;
378
379 *$glob = \$overload;
ab3370e7 380 }
1133b2a9 381
fa89d582 382 $me->_install_does($to);
1947330a 383}
ab3370e7 384
1947330a 385sub _install_modifiers {
3d203c73 386 my ($me, $to, $name) = @_;
387 return unless my $modifiers = $INFO{$name}{modifiers};
dccea57d 388 if (my $info = $INFO{$to}) {
389 push @{$info->{modifiers}}, @{$modifiers||[]};
390 } else {
391 foreach my $modifier (@{$modifiers||[]}) {
392 $me->_install_single_modifier($to, @$modifier);
393 }
96d3f07a 394 }
ab3370e7 395}
396
3117a19e 397my $vcheck_error;
398
dccea57d 399sub _install_single_modifier {
400 my ($me, @args) = @_;
3117a19e 401 defined($vcheck_error) or $vcheck_error = do {
402 local $@;
403 eval { Class::Method::Modifiers->VERSION(1.05); 1 }
404 ? 0
405 : $@
406 };
407 $vcheck_error and die $vcheck_error;
dccea57d 408 Class::Method::Modifiers::install_modifier(@args);
409}
410
fa89d582 411my $FALLBACK = sub { 0 };
412sub _install_does {
413 my ($me, $to) = @_;
56efcee2 414
fa89d582 415 # only add does() method to classes
85b8e25f 416 return if $me->is_role($to);
56efcee2 417
fa89d582 418 # add does() only if they don't have one
419 *{_getglob "${to}::does"} = \&does_role unless $to->can('does');
56efcee2 420
421 return
422 if $to->can('DOES') and $to->can('DOES') != (UNIVERSAL->can('DOES') || 0);
423
fa89d582 424 my $existing = $to->can('DOES') || $to->can('isa') || $FALLBACK;
425 my $new_sub = sub {
426 my ($proto, $role) = @_;
427 Role::Tiny::does_role($proto, $role) or $proto->$existing($role);
428 };
429 no warnings 'redefine';
430 *{_getglob "${to}::DOES"} = $new_sub;
431}
432
ab3370e7 433sub does_role {
390ac406 434 my ($proto, $role) = @_;
91037640 435 if ($] >= 5.010) {
436 require mro;
437 } else {
438 require MRO::Compat;
439 }
440 foreach my $class (@{mro::get_linear_isa(ref($proto)||$proto)}) {
441 return 1 if exists $APPLIED_TO{$class}{$role};
442 }
443 return 0;
ab3370e7 444}
445
fe2e95b1 446sub is_role {
447 my ($me, $role) = @_;
daee1474 448 return !!($INFO{$role} && $INFO{$role}{is_role});
fe2e95b1 449}
450
ab3370e7 4511;
5febcf4d 452
7ce64c71 453=encoding utf-8
454
0b6e5fff 455=head1 NAME
456
70061353 457Role::Tiny - Roles. Like a nouvelle cuisine portion size slice of Moose.
5febcf4d 458
459=head1 SYNOPSIS
460
461 package Some::Role;
462
463 use Role::Tiny;
464
465 sub foo { ... }
466
467 sub bar { ... }
468
adcb6c3d 469 around baz => sub { ... }
470
5febcf4d 471 1;
472
473else where
474
475 package Some::Class;
476
a1164a0b 477 use Role::Tiny::With;
5febcf4d 478
479 # bar gets imported, but not foo
a1164a0b 480 with 'Some::Role';
5febcf4d 481
482 sub foo { ... }
483
adcb6c3d 484 # baz is wrapped in the around modifier by Class::Method::Modifiers
485 sub baz { ... }
486
5febcf4d 487 1;
488
adcb6c3d 489If you wanted attributes as well, look at L<Moo::Role>.
490
5febcf4d 491=head1 DESCRIPTION
492
493C<Role::Tiny> is a minimalist role composition tool.
494
495=head1 ROLE COMPOSITION
496
497Role composition can be thought of as much more clever and meaningful multiple
498inheritance. The basics of this implementation of roles is:
499
500=over 2
501
502=item *
503
504If a method is already defined on a class, that method will not be composed in
505from the role.
506
507=item *
508
509If a method that the role L</requires> to be implemented is not implemented,
510role application will fail loudly.
511
0d39f9d3 512=back
513
5febcf4d 514Unlike L<Class::C3>, where the B<last> class inherited from "wins," role
836aea1b 515composition is the other way around, where the class wins. If multiple roles
516are applied in a single call (single with statement), then if any of their
517provided methods clash, an exception is raised unless the class provides
518a method since this conflict indicates a potential problem.
5febcf4d 519
5febcf4d 520=head1 IMPORTED SUBROUTINES
521
522=head2 requires
523
524 requires qw(foo bar);
525
526Declares a list of methods that must be defined to compose role.
527
528=head2 with
529
530 with 'Some::Role1';
836aea1b 531
532 with 'Some::Role1', 'Some::Role2';
533
534Composes another role into the current role (or class via L<Role::Tiny::With>).
535
536If you have conflicts and want to resolve them in favour of Some::Role1 you
537can instead write:
538
539 with 'Some::Role1';
5febcf4d 540 with 'Some::Role2';
541
836aea1b 542If you have conflicts and want to resolve different conflicts in favour of
543different roles, please refactor your codebase.
5febcf4d 544
545=head2 before
546
547 before foo => sub { ... };
548
549See L<< Class::Method::Modifiers/before method(s) => sub { ... } >> for full
550documentation.
551
adcb6c3d 552Note that since you are not required to use method modifiers,
553L<Class::Method::Modifiers> is lazily loaded and we do not declare it as
554a dependency. If your L<Role::Tiny> role uses modifiers you must depend on
555both L<Class::Method::Modifiers> and L<Role::Tiny>.
556
5febcf4d 557=head2 around
558
559 around foo => sub { ... };
560
561See L<< Class::Method::Modifiers/around method(s) => sub { ... } >> for full
562documentation.
563
adcb6c3d 564Note that since you are not required to use method modifiers,
565L<Class::Method::Modifiers> is lazily loaded and we do not declare it as
566a dependency. If your L<Role::Tiny> role uses modifiers you must depend on
567both L<Class::Method::Modifiers> and L<Role::Tiny>.
568
5febcf4d 569=head2 after
570
571 after foo => sub { ... };
572
573See L<< Class::Method::Modifiers/after method(s) => sub { ... } >> for full
574documentation.
575
adcb6c3d 576Note that since you are not required to use method modifiers,
577L<Class::Method::Modifiers> is lazily loaded and we do not declare it as
578a dependency. If your L<Role::Tiny> role uses modifiers you must depend on
579both L<Class::Method::Modifiers> and L<Role::Tiny>.
580
26b8d929 581=head2 Strict and Warnings
582
583In addition to importing subroutines, using C<Role::Tiny> applies L<strict> and
584L<fatal warnings|perllexwarn/Fatal Warnings> to the caller. It's possible to
585disable these if desired:
586
587 use Role::Tiny;
588 use warnings NONFATAL => 'all';
589
ec28e16b 590=head1 SUBROUTINES
591
592=head2 does_role
593
594 if (Role::Tiny::does_role($foo, 'Some::Role')) {
595 ...
596 }
597
598Returns true if class has been composed with role.
599
600This subroutine is also installed as ->does on any class a Role::Tiny is
601composed into unless that class already has an ->does method, so
602
603 if ($foo->does('Some::Role')) {
604 ...
605 }
606
fa89d582 607will work for classes but to test a role, one must use ::does_role directly.
608
609Additionally, Role::Tiny will override the standard Perl C<DOES> method
610for your class. However, if C<any> class in your class' inheritance
8159d057 611hierarchy provides C<DOES>, then Role::Tiny will not override it.
ec28e16b 612
613=head1 METHODS
614
615=head2 apply_roles_to_package
616
617 Role::Tiny->apply_roles_to_package(
618 'Some::Package', 'Some::Role', 'Some::Other::Role'
619 );
620
621Composes role with package. See also L<Role::Tiny::With>.
622
623=head2 apply_roles_to_object
624
625 Role::Tiny->apply_roles_to_object($foo, qw(Some::Role1 Some::Role2));
626
627Composes roles in order into object directly. Object is reblessed into the
628resulting class.
629
630=head2 create_class_with_roles
631
632 Role::Tiny->create_class_with_roles('Some::Base', qw(Some::Role1 Some::Role2));
633
634Creates a new class based on base, with the roles composed into it in order.
635New class is returned.
636
fe2e95b1 637=head2 is_role
638
639 Role::Tiny->is_role('Some::Role1')
640
641Returns true if the given package is a role.
642
3f9b723f 643=head1 CAVEATS
644
645=over 4
646
647=item * On perl 5.8.8 and earlier, applying a role to an object won't apply any
648overloads from the role to all copies of the object.
649
adcb6c3d 650=head1 SEE ALSO
651
652L<Role::Tiny> is the attribute-less subset of L<Moo::Role>; L<Moo::Role> is
653a meta-protocol-less subset of the king of role systems, L<Moose::Role>.
654
655If you don't want method modifiers and do want to be forcibly restricted
656to a single role application per class, Ovid's L<Role::Basic> exists. But
259ce3a0 657Stevan Little (the L<Moose> author) and I don't find the additional
658restrictions to be amazingly helpful in most cases; L<Role::Basic>'s choices
659are more a guide to what you should prefer doing, to our mind, rather than
660something that needs to be enforced.
adcb6c3d 661
c334a5c1 662=head1 AUTHOR
663
664mst - Matt S. Trout (cpan:MSTROUT) <mst@shadowcat.co.uk>
665
666=head1 CONTRIBUTORS
667
668dg - David Leadbeater (cpan:DGL) <dgl@dgl.cx>
669
670frew - Arthur Axel "fREW" Schmidt (cpan:FREW) <frioux@gmail.com>
671
672hobbs - Andrew Rodland (cpan:ARODLAND) <arodland@cpan.org>
673
674jnap - John Napiorkowski (cpan:JJNAPIORK) <jjn1056@yahoo.com>
675
676ribasushi - Peter Rabbitson (cpan:RIBASUSHI) <ribasushi@cpan.org>
677
678chip - Chip Salzenberg (cpan:CHIPS) <chip@pobox.com>
679
680ajgb - Alex J. G. Burzyński (cpan:AJGB) <ajgb@cpan.org>
681
682doy - Jesse Luehrs (cpan:DOY) <doy at tozt dot net>
683
684perigrin - Chris Prather (cpan:PERIGRIN) <chris@prather.org>
685
ec28e16b 686Mithaldu - Christian Walde (cpan:MITHALDU) <walde.christian@googlemail.com>
687
91037640 688ilmari - Dagfinn Ilmari Mannsåker (cpan:ILMARI) <ilmari@ilmari.org>
689
fa89d582 690tobyink - Toby Inkster (cpan:TOBYINK) <tobyink@cpan.org>
691
fd64ff80 692haarg - Graham Knop (cpan:HAARG) <haarg@haarg.org>
693
c334a5c1 694=head1 COPYRIGHT
40f3e3aa 695
c334a5c1 696Copyright (c) 2010-2012 the Role::Tiny L</AUTHOR> and L</CONTRIBUTORS>
697as listed above.
40f3e3aa 698
c334a5c1 699=head1 LICENSE
40f3e3aa 700
c334a5c1 701This library is free software and may be distributed under the same terms
702as perl itself.
40f3e3aa 703
704=cut