package Class::Meta::Class; # $Id: Class.pm 2384 2005-12-14 04:27:23Z theory $ =head1 NAME Class::Meta::Class - Class::Meta class introspection =head1 SYNOPSIS # Assuming MyApp::Thingy was generated by Class::Meta. my $class = MyApp::Thingy->my_class; my $thingy = MyApp::Thingy->new; print "Examining object of class ", $class->package, $/; print "\nConstructors:\n"; for my $ctor ($class->constructors) { print " o ", $ctor->name, $/; } print "\nAttributes:\n"; for my $attr ($class->attributes) { print " o ", $attr->name, " => ", $attr->get($thingy) $/; } print "\nMethods:\n"; for my $meth ($class->methods) { print " o ", $meth->name, $/; } =head1 DESCRIPTION Object of this class describe classes created by Class::Meta. They contain everything you need to know about a class to be able to put objects of that class to good use. In addition to retrieving metadata about the class itself, you can retrieve objects that describe the constructors, attributes, and methods of the class. See C<Class::Meta|Class::Meta> for a fuller description of the utility of the Class::Meta suite of modules. Class::Meta::Class objects are created by Class::Meta; they are never instantiated directly in client code. To access the class object for a Class::Meta-generated class, simply call its C<my_class()> method. At this point, those attributes tend to be database-specific. Once other types of data stores are added (XML, LDAP, etc.), other attributes may be added to allow their schemas to be built, as well. =cut ############################################################################## # Dependencies # ############################################################################## use strict; use Class::ISA (); use Class::Meta; use Class::Meta::Attribute; use Class::Meta::Method; ############################################################################## # Package Globals # ############################################################################## our $VERSION = "0.50"; our @CARP_NOT = qw(Class::Meta); =head1 INTERFACE =head2 Constructors =head3 new A protected method for constructing a Class::Meta::Class object. Do not call this method directly; Call the L<C<new()>|Class::Meta/new"> constructor on a Class::Meta object, instead. A Class::Meta::Class object will be constructed by default, and can always be retreived via the C<my_class()> method of the class for which it was constructed. =cut ############################################################################## sub new { my ($pkg, $spec) = @_; # Check to make sure that only Class::Meta or a subclass is # constructing a Class::Meta::Class object. my $caller = caller; Class::Meta->handle_error("Package '$caller' cannot create $pkg objects") unless UNIVERSAL::isa($caller, 'Class::Meta') || UNIVERSAL::isa($caller, __PACKAGE__); # Set the name to be the same as the key by default. $spec->{name} = $spec->{key} unless defined $spec->{name}; # Set the abstract attribute. $spec->{abstract} = $spec->{abstract} ? 1 : 0; # Set the trusted attribute. $spec->{trusted} = exists $spec->{trust} ? ref $spec->{trust} ? delete $spec->{trust} : [ delete $spec->{trust} ] : []; # Okay, create the class object. my $self = bless $spec, ref $pkg || $pkg; } ############################################################################## # Instance Methods ############################################################################## =head2 Instance Methods =head3 package my $pkg = $class->package; Returns the name of the package that the Class::Meta::Class object describes. =head3 key my $key = $class->key; Returns the key name that uniquely identifies the class across the application. The key name may simply be the same as the package name. =head3 name my $name = $class->name; Returns the name of the the class. This should generally be a descriptive name, rather than a package name. =head3 desc my $desc = $class->desc; Returns a description of the class. =head3 abstract my $abstract = $class->abstract; Returns true if the class is an abstract class, and false if it is not. =cut sub package { $_[0]->{package} } sub key { $_[0]->{key} } sub name { $_[0]->{name} } sub desc { $_[0]->{desc} } sub abstract { $_[0]->{abstract} } ############################################################################## =head3 is_a if ($class->is_a('MyApp::Base')) { print "All your base are belong to us\n"; } This method returns true if the object or package name passed as an argument is an instance of the class described by the Class::Meta::Class object or one of its subclasses. Functionally equivalent to C<< $class->package->isa($pkg) >>, but more efficient. =cut sub is_a { UNIVERSAL::isa($_[0]->{package}, $_[1]) } ############################################################################## # Accessors to get at the constructor, attribute, and method objects. ############################################################################## =head3 constructors my @constructors = $class->constructors; my $ctor = $class->constructors($ctor_name); @constructors = $class->constructors(@ctor_names); Provides access to the Class::Meta::Constructor objects that describe the constructors for the class. When called with no arguments, it returns all of the constructor objects. When called with a single argument, it returns the constructor object for the constructor with the specified name. When called with a list of arguments, returns all of the constructor objects with the specified names. =cut ############################################################################## =head3 attributes my @attributes = $class->attributes; my $attr = $class->attributes($attr_name); @attributes = $class->attributes(@attr_names); Provides access to the Class::Meta::Attribute objects that describe the attributes for the class. When called with no arguments, it returns all of the attribute objects. When called with a single argument, it returns the attribute object for the attribute with the specified name. When called with a list of arguments, returns all of the attribute objects with the specified names. =cut ############################################################################## =head3 methods my @methods = $class->methods; my $meth = $class->methods($meth_name); @methods = $class->methods(@meth_names); Provides access to the Class::Meta::Method objects that describe the methods for the class. When called with no arguments, it returns all of the method objects. When called with a single argument, it returns the method object for the method with the specified name. When called with a list of arguments, returns all of the method objects with the specified names. =cut for ([qw(attributes attr)], [qw(methods meth)], [qw(constructors ctor)]) { my ($meth, $key) = @$_; no strict 'refs'; *{$meth} = sub { my $self = shift; my $objs = $self->{"${key}s"}; # Who's talking to us? my $caller = caller; for (my $i = 1; UNIVERSAL::isa($caller, __PACKAGE__); $i++) { $caller = caller($i); } # XXX Do we want to make these additive instead of discreet, so that # a class can get both protected and trusted attributes, for example? my $list = do { if (@_) { # Explicit list requested. \@_; } elsif ($caller eq $self->{package}) { # List of protected interface objects. $self->{"priv_$key\_ord"} || []; } elsif (UNIVERSAL::isa($caller, $self->{package})) { # List of protected interface objects. $self->{"prot_$key\_ord"} || []; } elsif (_trusted($self, $caller)) { # List of trusted interface objects. $self->{"trst_$key\_ord"} || []; } else { # List of public interface objects. $self->{"$key\_ord"} || []; } }; return @$list == 1 ? $objs->{$list->[0]} : @{$objs}{@$list}; }; } ############################################################################## =head3 parents my @parents = $class->parents; Returns a list of Class::Meta::Class objects representing all of the Class::Meta-built parent classes of a class. =cut sub parents { my $self = shift; return map { $_->my_class } grep { UNIVERSAL::can($_, 'my_class') } Class::ISA::super_path($self->package); } ############################################################################## =head3 handle_error $class->handle_error($error) Handles Class::Meta-related errors using either the error handler specified when the Class::Meta::Class object was created or the default error handler at the time the Class::Meta::Class object was created. =cut sub handle_error { my $code = shift->{error_handler}; $code->(join '', @_) } ############################################################################## =head3 build $class->build($classes); This is a protected method, designed to be called only by the Class::Meta class or a subclass of Class::Meta. It copies the attribute, constructor, and method objects from all of the parent classes of the class object so that they will be readily available from the C<attributes()>, C<constructors()>, and C<methods()> methods. Its sole argument is a reference to the hash of all Class::Meta::Class objects (keyed off their package names) stored by Class::Meta. Although you should never call this method directly, subclasses of Class::Meta::Class may need to override its behavior. =cut sub build { my ($self, $classes) = @_; # Check to make sure that only Class::Meta or a subclass is building # attribute accessors. my $caller = caller; $self->handle_error("Package '$caller' cannot call " . ref($self) . "->build") unless UNIVERSAL::isa($caller, 'Class::Meta') || UNIVERSAL::isa($caller, __PACKAGE__); # Copy attributes again to make sure that overridden attributes # truly override. $self->_inherit($classes, qw(ctor meth attr)); } ############################################################################## # Private Methods. ############################################################################## sub _inherit { my $self = shift; my $classes = shift; # Get a list of all of the parent classes. my $package = $self->package; my @classes = reverse Class::ISA::self_and_super_path($package); # Hrm, how can I avoid iterating over the classes a second time? my @trusted; for my $super (@classes) { push @trusted, @{$classes->{$super}{trusted}} if $classes->{$super}{trusted}; } $self->{trusted} = \@trusted if @trusted; # For each metadata class, copy the parents' objects. for my $key (@_) { my (@lookup, @all, @ord, @prot, @trst, @priv, %sall, %sord, %sprot, %strst); for my $super (@classes) { my $class = $classes->{$super}; if (my $things = $class->{$key . 's'}) { push @lookup, %{ $things }; if (my $ord = $class->{"$key\_ord"}) { push @ord, grep { not $sord{$_}++ } @{ $ord} ; } if (my $prot = $class->{"prot_$key\_ord"}) { push @prot, grep { not $sprot{$_}++ } @{ $prot }; } if (my $trust = $class->{"trst_$key\_ord"}) { push @trst, grep { not $strst{$_}++ } @{ $trust }; } if (my $all = $class->{"all_$key\_ord"}) { for my $name (@{ $all }) { next if $sall{$name}++; push @all, $name; my $view = $things->{$name}->view; push @priv, $name if $super eq $package || $view == Class::Meta::PUBLIC || $view == Class::Meta::PROTECTED || _trusted($class, $package); } } } } $self->{"${key}s"} = { @lookup } if @lookup; $self->{"$key\_ord"} = \@ord if @ord; $self->{"all_$key\_ord"} = \@all if @all; $self->{"prot_$key\_ord"} = \@prot if @prot; $self->{"trst_$key\_ord"} = \@trst if @trst; $self->{"priv_$key\_ord"} = \@priv if @priv; } return $self; } sub _trusted { my ($self, $caller) = @_; my $trusted = $self->{trusted} or return; for my $pkg (@{$trusted}) { return 1 if UNIVERSAL::isa($caller, $pkg); } return; } 1; __END__ =head1 BUGS Please send bug reports to <bug-class-meta@rt.cpan.org> or report them via the CPAN Request Tracker at L<http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/Bugs.html?Dist=Class-Meta>. =head1 AUTHOR David Wheeler <david@kineticode.com> =head1 SEE ALSO Other classes of interest within the Class::Meta distribution include: =over 4 =item L<Class::Meta|Class::Meta> =item L<Class::Meta::Constructor|Class::Meta::Constructor> =item L<Class::Meta::Attribute|Class::Meta::Attribute> =item L<Class::Meta::Method|Class::Meta::Method> =back =head1 COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE Copyright (c) 2002-2005, David Wheeler. All Rights Reserved. This module is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself. =cut