NAME

       Class::Trait::Reflection - Reflection class used to find information about classes which
       use Traits.

SYNOPSIS

       The Class::Trait::Reflection class used to find information about classes which use
       Traits.

DESCRIPTION

       This class is to be used by other applications as a foundation from which to build various
       trait compostion tools. It attempts to decouple others from the internal representation of
       traits (currently the Class::Trait::Config object) and provide a more abstract view of
       them.

METHODS

   constructor
       new If given either a Class::Trait::Config object, a blessed perl object which uses traits
           or a valid perl package name which uses traits. This constructor will return a valid
           Class::Trait::Reflection object which can be used to examine the specific properties
           of the traits utilized.

   accessors
       getName
           Returns the name string for the trait.

       getSubTraitList
           Returns an array or an array ref in scalar context) of string names of all the sub-
           traits the trait includes.

       getRequirements
           Returns an array (or an array ref in scalar context) of method labels and operators
           which represent the requirements for the given trait.

       getMethods
           Returns an hash ref of method label strings to method subroutine references.

       getMethodLabels
           Returns an array (or an array ref in scalar context) of method label strings.

       getConflicts
           Returns an array (or an array ref in scalar context) of method labels and operators
           which are in conflict for a given trait. This is only applicable for COMPOSITE traits.

       getOverloads
           Returns an hash ref of operators to method label strings.

       getOperators
           Returns an array (or an array ref in scalar context) of all the operators for a given
           trait.

   Utility methods
       loadSubTraitByName
           Given a trait name, this method attempts to load the trait using the Class::Trait
           module, and then uses that trait to construct a new Class::Trait::Reflection object to
           examine the trait with. This can function both as a class method and an instance
           method.

       getTraitDump
           Returns a Data::Dumper string of the internals of a Class::Trait::Config object.

       traverse
           Given a subroutine reference, this method can be used to traverse a trait heirarchy.
           The subroutine reference needs to take two parameters, the first is the current trait
           being examined, the second is the number representing the depth within the trait
           heirarchy.

           Here is an example of printing out the trait heirarchy as tabbed in names:

               my $reflected_trait = Class::Trait::Reflection->new($object_or_package);

               $reflected_trait->traverse(sub {
                   my ($trait, $depth) = @_;
                   print(("   " x $depth), $trait->getName(), "\n");
               });

           This should produce output similar to this:

               COMPOSITE
                   TCircle
                       TMagnitude
                           TEquality
                       TGeometry
                   TColor
                       TEquality

           Note: COMPOSITE is the placeholder name for an unnamed composite trait such as the one
           found in a class.

SEE ALSO

       Class::Trait, Class::Trait::Config

AUTHOR

       Stevan Little <stevan@iinteractive.com>

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

       Copyright 2004, 2005 by Infinity Interactive, Inc.

       <http://www.iinteractive.com>

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