NAME

       Mail::Milter::Object - Perl extension to encapsulate a milter in an object

SYNOPSIS

           package Foo;
           use base Mail::Milter::Object;

           sub connect_callback {
               my $this = shift;
               my $ctx = shift;
               my @connect_args = @_;
               ...
           }

           ...
           my $milter = new Foo;

DESCRIPTION

       Normally, milters passed to "Sendmail::Milter" consist of nondescript hash references.
       "Mail::Milter::Object" transforms these callback hashes into fully qualified objects that are easier to
       maintain and understand.  In conjunction with "Mail::Milter::Chain", this also allows for a more modular
       approach to milter implementation, by allowing each milter to be a small, granular object that can exist
       independently of other milters.

       Each object inheriting from this class has access to the hash reference making up the object itself.  Two
       caveats must be noted when accessing this hashref:

       * Key names used for private data should be prefixed by an underscore (_) in order to prevent accidental
       recognition as a callback name.

       * Since a milter object can be reused many times throughout its existence, and perhaps reentrantly if
       threads are in use, the hashref should contain only global configuration data for this object rather than
       per-message data.  Data stored per message or connection should be stashed in the milter context object
       by calling "getpriv()" and "setpriv()" on the context object.

METHODS

       new()
           Creates a new "Mail::Milter::Object".  The fully qualified class is scanned for milter callback
           methods with names of the form CALLBACK_callback.  If such a method exists, a corresponding callback
           entry point is added to this object.

AUTHOR

       Todd Vierling, <tv@duh.org> <tv@pobox.com>

SEE ALSO

       Mail::Milter, Sendmail::Milter.