NAME

       Type::Tiny::Manual::UsingWithMite - how to use Type::Tiny with Mite

MANUAL

       Mite takes an unorthodox approach to object-oriented code. When you first start a project
       with Mite (which we'll assume is called Your::Project), Mite will create a module called
       Your::Project::Mite for you.

       Then all your classes use code like:

          package Your::Project::Widget;

          use Your::Project::Mite -all;

          has name => (
             is => ro,
             isa => 'Str',
          );

          has id => (
             is => ro,
             isa => 'PositiveInt',
          );

          signature_for warble => (
             named => [
                foo   => 'Int',
                bar   => 'ArrayRef',
             ],
          );

          sub warble {
             my ( $self, $arg ) = @_;
             printf( "%s: %d\n", $self->name, $arg->foo );
             return;
          }

          1;

       After writing or editing each class or role, you run the command "mite compile" and Mite
       will output a collection of compiled Perl classes which have no non-core dependencies (on
       Perl 5.14+. There are a couple of non-core dependencies on older versions of Perl.)

       Attribute "isa" options are Type::Tiny type constraints expressed as strings. Mite looks
       them up during compilation using "dwim_type" from Type::Utils, and pre-loads
       Types::Standard, Types::Common::String, and Types::Common::Numeric for you.

       The "signature_for" keyword is similar to the corresponding function in Type::Params.
       Again, note that types are expressed as strings and looked up using "dwim_type".

       Any types which are inlineable should work. If using coercion, any coercions which are
       inlineable should work.

   Custom Types in Mite
       You can define your own type library (say, Your::Project::Types) using Type::Library as
       normal:

          package Your::Project::Types;

          use Type::Library
             -extends => [ 'Types::Standard', 'Types::Common::Numeric' ];

          __PACKAGE__->add_type(
             name    => 'Widget',
             parent  => InstanceOf['Your::Project::Widget'],
          )->coercion->add_type_coercions(
             HashRef, q{Your::Project::Widget->new($_)},
          );

          __PACKAGE__->make_immutable;

          1;

       Now if your classes load Your::Project::Types they'll suddenly have a dependency on
       Type::Library, so you don't get that nice zero-dependency feeling. But you can add this to
       your ".mite/config" file:

          types: Your::Project::Types

       Now Mite will know to load that type library at compile time, and will make those types
       available as stringy types everywhere.

   Compiled Type Libraries
       It does look really pretty to not have to quote your type constraints:

          has name => (
             is   => ro,
             isa  => Str,
          );

       One solution for that is Type::Library::Compiler.

       Say you've created the custom type library above, you can use Type::Library::Compiler to
       compile it into a module called Your::Project::Types::Compiled, which just uses Exporter
       and doesn't rely on Type::Library or any other part of Type::Tiny.

       Then your Widget class can use that:

          package Your::Project::Widget;

          use Your::Project::Mite -all;
          use Your::Project::Types::Compiled -types;

          has name => (
             is   => ro,
             isa  => Str,
          );

          has id => (
             is   => ro,
             isa  => PositiveInt,
          );

          signature_for warble => (
             named => [
                foo   => Int,
                bar   => ArrayRef,
             ],
          );

          sub warble {
             my ( $self, $arg ) = @_;
             printf( "%s: %d\n", $self->name, $arg->foo );
             return;
          }

          1;

       The compiled type libraries are more limited than real type libraries.  You can't, for
       example, do parameterized types with them. However, they still offer some cool features
       like:

          Foo->check( $value )     # a few basic methods like this
          is_Foo( $value )         # boolean checks
          assert_Foo( $value )     # assertions which die
          Foo | Bar                # unions!

       This way you can write a project with object orientation, roles, method modifiers, type-
       checked attributes, type-checked signatures, and even coercion, with no non-core
       dependencies! (The tools like Mite and Type::Library::Compiler are only needed by the
       developer, not the end user.)

NEXT STEPS

       Here's your next step:

       •   Type::Tiny::Manual::UsingWithClassTiny

           Including how to Type::Tiny in your object's "BUILD" method, and third-party shims
           between Type::Tiny and Class::Tiny.

AUTHOR

       Toby Inkster <tobyink@cpan.org>.

COPYRIGHT AND LICENCE

       This software is copyright (c) 2022-2023 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.