NAME

Message::Passing::Role::HasAConnection - Role for components which have a connection

DESCRIPTION

Provides a standard ->connection_manager attribute for inputs or outputs which need to make a network connection before they can send or receive messages.

The connection manager object is assumed to have the ->subscribe_to_connect method (from Message::Passing::Role::Connection).

REQUIRED METHODS

_build_connection

Will be called at BUILD (i.e. object construction) time, should return a connection manager object (i.e. an object that ->subscribe_to_connect can be called on).

connected ($client)

Called by the connection manager when a connection is made.

Usually used to do things like subscribe to queues..

OPTIONAL METHODS

disconnected ($client)

The client received an error or otherwise disconnected.

ATTRIBUTES

connection_manager

WRAPPED METHODS

BUILD

Is wrapped to build the connection manager object.