NAME

Venus::Role::Boxable - Boxable Role

ABSTRACT

Boxable Role for Perl 5

SYNOPSIS

package Example;

use Venus::Class;

with 'Venus::Role::Boxable';

has 'text';

package main;

my $example = Example->new(text => 'hello, world');

# $example->box('text')->lc->ucfirst->concat('.')->unbox->get;

# "Hello, world."

DESCRIPTION

This package modifies the consuming package and provides a method for boxing itself. This makes it possible to chain method calls across objects and values.

METHODS

This package provides the following methods:

box

box(Str | CodeRef $method, Any @args) (Self)

The box method returns the invocant boxed, i.e. encapsulated, using Venus::Box.

Since 0.01

box example 1

package main;

my $example = Example->new(text => 'hello, world');

my $box = $example->box;

# bless({ value => bless(..., "Example") }, "Venus::Box")

box example 2

package main;

my $example = Example->new(text => 'hello, world');

my $box = $example->box('text');

# bless({ value => bless(..., "Venus::String") }, "Venus::Box")

# $example->box('text')->lc->ucfirst->concat('.')->unbox->get;

AUTHORS

Cpanery, cpanery@cpan.org

LICENSE

Copyright (C) 2021, Cpanery

Read the "license" file.