Provided by: libclass-methodmaker-perl_2.19-1_amd64 
NAME
Class::MethodMaker::Engine - The parameter passing, method installation &
non-data-structure methods of Class::MethodMaker.
SYNOPSIS
This class is for internal implementation only. It is not a public API.
The non-data-structure methods do form part of the public API, but not called directly:
rather, called through the "use"/"import" interface, as for data-structure methods.
The Class::MethodMaker Method Installation Engine
import
This performs argument parsing ready for calling create_methods. In particular, this is
the point at which v1 & v2 calls are distinguished.
This is implicitly called as part of a "use" statement:
use Class::MethodMaker
[ scalar => [qw/ foo bar baz /],
new => [qw/ new /] ,
];
is equivalent to
Class::MethodMaker->import([scalar => [qw/ foo bar baz /],
new => [qw/ new /] ,
]);
See perldoc -f use for details of this equivalence.
The methods created are installed into the class calling the import - or more accurately,
the first class up the calling stack that is not "Class::MethodMaker" or a subclass
thereof.
SYNOPSIS
Class::MethodMaker->import([scalar => [+{ -type => 'File::Stat',
-forward => [qw/ mode size /],
'*_foo' => '*_fig',
'*_gop' => undef,
'*_bar' => '*_bar',
'*_hal' => '*_sal',
},
qw/ -static bob /,
]
]);
parse_options
Parse the arguments given to import and call create_methods appropriately. See main text
for options syntax.
SYNOPSIS
Class::MethodMaker->parse_options('TargetClass',
[scalar =>
[{ -type => 'File::stat',
-forward => [qw/ mode
size /],
'*_foo' => '*_fig',
'*_gop' => undef,
'*_bar' => '*_bar',
'*_hal' => '*_sal',
},
qw( -static bob ),
]])},
Class::MethodMaker->parse_options('TargetClass2',
[scalar =>
['baz',
{ -type => 'File::stat',
-forward => [qw/ mode
size /],
'*_foo' => '*_fog',
'*_bar' => '*_bar',
'*_hal' => '*_sal',
},
qw( -static bob ),
]],
+{ -type => 'Math::BigInt', },
+{'*_foo' => '*_fig',
'*_gop' => undef,},
)},
ARGUMENTS
target_class
The class into which to install components
args
The arguments to parse, as a single arrayref.
options
A hashref of options to apply to all components created by this call (subject to
overriding by explicit option calls).
renames
A hashref of renames to apply to all components created by this call (subject to
overriding by explicit rename calls).
create_methods
Add methods to a class. Methods for multiple components may be added this way, but
create_methods handles only one set of options. parse_options is responsible for sorting
which options to apply to which components, and calling create_methods appropriately.
SYNOPSIS
Class::MethodMaker->create_methods($target_class,
scalar => bob,
+{ static => 1,
type => 'File::Stat',
forward => [qw/ mode size /], },
+{ '*_foo' => '*_fig',
'*_gop' => undef,
'*_bar' => '*_bar',
'*_hal' => '*_sal', }
);
ARGUMENTS
targetclass
The class to add methods to.
type
The basic data structure to use for the component, e.g., "scalar".
compname
Component name. The name must be a valid identifier, i.e., a continuous non-empty
string of word ("\w") characters, of which the first may not be a digit.
options
A hashref. Some options ("static", "type", "default", "default_ctor") are handled
by the auto-extender. These will be invoked if the name is present as a key and
the value is true. Any other options are passed through to the method in
question. The options should be named as-is; no leading hyphen should be applied
(i.e., use "{static => 1}" not "{-static => 1}").
renames
A list of customer renames. It is a hashref from method name to rename. The
method name is the generic name (i.e., featuring a "*" to replace with the
component name). The rename is the value to rename with. It may itself contain a
"*" to replace with the component name. If rename is undef, the method is not
installed. For methods that would not be installed by default, use a rename value
that is the same as the method name.
So, if a type would normally install methods
'*_foo', '*_gop', '*_tom'
and optionally installs (but not by default)
'*_bar', '*_wiz', '*_hal'
using a renames value of
{ '*_foo' => '*_fig',
'*_gop' => undef,
'*_bar' => '*_bar',
'*_hal' => '*_sal',
}
with a component name of "xx", then *_foo is installed as "xx_fig", *_bar is
installed as "xx_bar", *_wiz is not installed, *_hal is installed as "xx_sal",
*_gop is not installed, and *_tom is installed as "xx_tom".
The value may actually be an arrayref, in which case the function may be called by
any of the multiple names specified.
install_methods
SYNOPSIS
Class::MethodMaker->install_methods
($classname, { incr => sub { $i++ },
decr => sub { $i-- },
}
);
ARGUMENTS
target
The class into which the methods are to be installed
methods
The methods to install, as a hashref. Keys are the method names; values are the
methods themselves, as code refs.
Non-data-structure components
new
use Class::MethodMaker
[ new => 'new' ];
Creates a basic constructor.
Takes a single string or a reference to an array of strings as its argument. For each
string creates a simple method that creates and returns an object of the appropriate
class.
The generated method may be called as a class method, as usual, or as in instance method,
in which case a new object of the same class as the instance will be created.
Options
-hash
The constructor will accept as arguments a list of pairs, from component name to
initial value. For each pair, the named component is initialized by calling the
method of the same name with the given value. E.g.,
package MyClass;
use Class::MethodMaker
[ new => [qw/ -hash new /],
scalar => [qw/ b c /],
];
sub d {
my $self = shift;
$self->{d} = $_[0]
if @_;
return $self->{d};
}
package main;
# The statement below implicitly calls
# $m->b(1); $m->c(2); $m->d(3)
# on the newly constructed m.
my $m = MyClass->new(b => 1, c => 2, d => 3);
Note that this can also call user-supplied methods that have the name of the
component.
Instead of a list of pairs, a single hashref may also be passed, which will be
expanded appropriately. So the above is equivalent to:
my $m = MyClass->new({ b => 1, c => 2, d => 3 });
Advanced Users: Class::MethodMaker method renaming is taken into account, so even if
the "*" method is renamed or removed, this will still work.
-init
This option causes the new method to call an initializer method. The method is called
"init" (original, eh?) by default, but the option may be given an alternative value.
The init method is passed any arguments that were passed to the constructor, but the
method is invoked on the newly constructed instance.
use Class::MethodMaker
[ new => [qw/ -init new1 /, { -init => 'bob' } => 'init2' ]];
Constructing with new1 involves an implicit call to "init", whilst constructing with
new2 involves an implicit call to "bob" (instead of "init").
It is the responsibility of the user to ensure that an "init" method (or whatever
name) is defined.
-singleton
Creates a basic constructor which only ever returns a single instance of the class:
i.e., after the first call, repeated calls to this constructor return the same
instance. Note that the instance is instantiated at the time of the first call, not
before.
abstract
use Class::MethodMaker
[ abstract => [ qw / foo bar baz / ] ];
This creates a number of methods that will die if called. This is intended to support the
use of abstract methods, that must be overridden in a useful subclass.
copy
use Class::MethodMaker
[ copy => [qw/ shallow -deep deep /] ];
This creates method that produce a copy of self. The copy is a by default a shallow copy;
any references will be shared by the instance upon which the method is called and the
returned newborn. One option is taken, "-deep", which causes the method to create deep
copies instead (i.e., references are copied recursively).
Implementation Note:
Deep copies are performed using the "Storable" module if available, else "Data::Dumper".
The "Storable" module is liable to be much quicker. However, this implementation note is
not an API specification: the implementation details are open to change in a future
version as faster/better ways of performing a deep copy become available.
Note that deep copying does not currently support the copying of coderefs, ties or XS-
based objects.
AUTHOR
Martyn J. Pearce <fluffy@cpan.org>