NAME
Language::AttributeGrammar::Thunk - Delayed code logic
DESCRIPTION
This is a four stage thunk.
stage 1: code unset
stage 2: code set, unevaluated
stage 3: code being evaluated
stage 4: code evaluated and return value storednew($class, ?$code, ?$attr, ?$at)
Creates a new thunk object. If $code, $attr, and $at are specified, initializes the object via
set.$thunk->set($code, $attr, $at)
Set the code for a thunk. $attr is the name of the attribute that this code is evaluating (for example "Cons:length") and $at is a description of the location at which the thunk was defined (for example "grammar.pl line 42"). Both of the latter two are only used for diagnostic purposes. This method is only valid when the thunk is in stage 1 (and it moves it to stage 2).
$thunk->get($attr, $at)
valuate a thunk. $attr is the name of the attribute that is being fetched, and $at is a description of the location at which it is being fetched. In stage 1 it fails because there is no code to evaluate, and in stage 3 it fails because this implies that an infinite loop would occur. After successful execution of this method, the thunk is in stage 4.