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.