NAME

       Exporter::Declare::Meta - The mata object which stoes meta-data for all exporters.

DESCRIPTION

       All classes that use Exporter::Declare have an associated Meta object. Meta objects track
       available exports, tags, and options.

METHODS

       $class->new( $package )
           Created a meta object for the specified package. Also injects the export_meta() sub
           into the package namespace that returns the generated meta object.

       $class->new_from_exporter( $package )
           Create a meta object for a package that already uses Exporter.pm. This will not turn
           the class into an Exporter::Declare package, but it will create a meta object and
           export_meta() method on it. This si primarily used for reexport purposes.

       $package = $meta->package()
           Get the name of the package with which the meta object is associated.

       $meta->add_alias()
           Usually called at construction to add a package alias function to the exports.

       $meta->add_export( $name, $ref )
           Add an export, name should be the item name with sigil (assumed to be sub if there is
           no sigil). $ref should be a ref blessed as an Exporter::Declare::Export subclass.

       $meta->get_export( $name )
           Retrieve the Exporter::Declare::Export object by name. Name should be the item name
           with sigil, assumed to be sub when sigil is missing.

       $meta->export_tags_push( $name, @items )
           Add @items to the specified tag. Tag will be created if it does not already exist.
           $name should be the tag name WITHOUT -/: prefix.

       $bool = $meta->is_tag( $name )
           Check if a tag with the given name exists.  $name should be the tag name WITHOUT -/:
           prefix.

       @list = $meta->get_tag( $name )
           Get the list of items associated with the specified tag.  $name should be the tag name
           WITHOUT -/: prefix.

       $meta->add_options( @names )
           Add import options by name. These will be boolean options that take no arguments.

       $meta->add_arguments( @names )
           Add import options that slurp in the next argument as a value.

       $bool = $meta->is_option( $name )
           Check if the specified name is an option.

       $bool = $meta->is_argument( $name )
           Check if the specified name is an option that takes an argument.

       $meta->add_parser( $name, sub { ... })
           Add a parser sub that should be associated with exports via Devel::Declare

       $meta->get_parser( $name )
           Get a parser by name.

       $ref = $meta->get_ref_from_package( $item )
           Returns a reference to a specific package variable or sub.

       $meta->reexport( $package )
           Re-export the exports in the provided package. Package may be an Exporter::Declare
           based package or an Exporter based package.

       $meta->merge( $meta2 )
           Merge-in the exports and tags of the second meta object.

AUTHORS

       Chad Granum exodist7@gmail.com

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (C) 2010 Chad Granum

       Exporter-Declare is free software; Standard perl licence.

       Exporter-Declare is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
       WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
       PURPOSE.  See the license for more details.