NAME

       Type::Tiny::Class - type constraints based on the "isa" method

STATUS

       This module is covered by the Type-Tiny stability policy.

DESCRIPTION

       Type constraints of the general form "{ $_->isa("Some::Class") }".

       This package inherits from Type::Tiny; see that for most documentation.  Major differences
       are listed below:

   Constructor
       "new"
           When the constructor is called on an instance of Type::Tiny::Class, it passes the call
           through to the constructor of the class for the constraint.  So for example:

              my $type = Type::Tiny::Class->new(class => "Foo::Bar");
              my $obj  = $type->new(hello => "World");
              say ref($obj);   # prints "Foo::Bar"

           This little bit of DWIM was borrowed from MooseX::Types::TypeDecorator, but Type::Tiny
           doesn't take the idea quite as far.

   Attributes
       "class"
           The class for the constraint.

       "constraint"
           Unlike Type::Tiny, you cannot pass a constraint coderef to the constructor.  Instead
           rely on the default.

       "inlined"
           Unlike Type::Tiny, you cannot pass an inlining coderef to the constructor.  Instead
           rely on the default.

       "parent"
           Parent is automatically calculated, and cannot be passed to the constructor.

   Methods
       "plus_constructors($source, $method_name)"
           Much like "plus_coercions" but adds coercions that go via a constructor.  (In fact,
           this is implemented as a wrapper for "plus_coercions".)

           Example:

              package MyApp::Minion;

              use Moose; extends "MyApp::Person";

              use Types::Standard qw( HashRef Str );
              use Type::Utils qw( class_type );

              my $Person = class_type({ class => "MyApp::Person" });

              has boss => (
                 is     => "ro",
                 isa    => $Person->plus_constructors(
                    HashRef,     "new",
                    Str,         "_new_from_name",
                 ),
                 coerce => 1,
              );

              package main;

              MyApp::Minion->new(
                 ...,
                 boss => "Bob",  ## via MyApp::Person->_new_from_name
              );

              MyApp::Minion->new(
                 ...,
                 boss => { name => "Bob" },  ## via MyApp::Person->new
              );

           Because coercing "HashRef" via constructor is a common desire, if you call
           "plus_constructors" with no arguments at all, this is the default.

              $classtype->plus_constructors(Types::Standard::HashRef, "new")
              $classtype->plus_constructors()  ## identical to above

           This is handy for Moose/Mouse/Moo-based classes.

BUGS

       Please report any bugs to <http://rt.cpan.org/Dist/Display.html?Queue=Type-Tiny>.

SEE ALSO

       Type::Tiny::Manual.

       Type::Tiny.

       Moose::Meta::TypeConstraint::Class.

AUTHOR

       Toby Inkster <tobyink@cpan.org>.

COPYRIGHT AND LICENCE

       This software is copyright (c) 2013-2014 by Toby Inkster.

       This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as
       the Perl 5 programming language system itself.

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES

       THIS PACKAGE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING,
       WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
       PURPOSE.