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use strict;
our $VERSION = '0.16';
use Scalar::Util qw(blessed);
sub new {
my ($_class) = @_;
my $class = ref($_class) || $_class;
my $visitor = {};
bless($visitor, $class);
$visitor->_init();
return $visitor;
}
sub _init {
my ($self) = @_;
$self->{traversal_method} = undef;
$self->SUPER::_init();
}
sub setTraversalMethod {
my ($self, $visitor) = @_;
(blessed($visitor) && $visitor->isa("Tree::Simple::Visitor"))
|| die "Insufficient Arguments : You must supply a valid Tree::Simple::Visitor object";
$self->{traversal_method} = $visitor;
}
sub visit {
my ($self, $tree) = @_;
(blessed($tree) && $tree->isa("Tree::Simple"))
|| die "Insufficient Arguments : You must supply a valid Tree::Simple object";
# create an closure for the
# collection function
my @descendents;
my $filter_function = $self->getNodeFilter();
# build a collection function
my $collection_function = sub {
my ($t) = @_;
push @descendents => ($filter_function ?
$filter_function->($t)
:
$t->getNodeValue());
};
# and collect our descendents with the
# traversal method specified
unless (defined($self->{traversal_method})) {
$tree->traverse($collection_function);
}
else {
$self->{traversal_method}->setNodeFilter($collection_function);
$self->{traversal_method}->visit($tree);
}
# now store our collected descendents
$self->setResults(@descendents);
}
sub getAllDescendents {
my ($self) = @_;
return $self->getResults();
}
1;
__END__
=head1 NAME
Tree::Simple::Visitor::GetAllDescendents - A Visitor for fetching all the descendents of a Tree::Simple object
=head1 SYNOPSIS
use Tree::Simple::Visitor::GetAllDescendents;
# create an instance of our visitor
my $visitor = Tree::Simple::Visitor::GetAllDescendents->new();
# pass the visitor to a Tree::Simple object
$tree->accept($visitor);
# you can also get the descendents
# back as an array of node values
my @descendents = $visitor->getDescendents();
# for more complex node objects, you can specify
# a node filter which will be used to extract the
# information desired from each node
$visitor->setNodeFilter(sub {
my ($t) = @_;
return $t->getNodeValue()->description();
});
=head1 DESCRIPTION
Given a Tree::Simple instance this Visitor will return all the descendents recursively on down the hierarchy.
=head1 METHODS
=over 4
=item B<new>
There are no arguments to the constructor the object will be in its default state. You can use the C<setNodeFilter> method to customize its behavior.
=item B<setTraversalMethod ($visitor)>
By default we will use Tree::Simple's built in depth-first (pre-order) traverse method. If however, you desire the descendents to be returned in a different ordering, this can be accomplished using a different traversal method, you can supply a C<$visitor> object implementing that traversal type to this method (See B<Tree::Simple::Visitor::BreadthFirstTraversal>, B<Tree::Simple::Visitor::PreOrderTraversal> and B<Tree::Simple::Visitor::PostOrderTraversal>).
=item B<setNodeFilter ($filter_function)>
This method accepts a CODE reference as its C<$filter_function> argument and throws an exception if it is not a code reference. This code reference is used to filter the tree nodes as they are collected. This can be used to customize output, or to gather specific information from a more complex tree node. The filter function should accept a single argument, which is the current Tree::Simple object.
=item B<visit ($tree)>
This is the method that is used by Tree::Simple's C<accept> method. It can also be used on its own, it requires the C<$tree> argument to be a Tree::Simple object (or derived from a Tree::Simple object), and will throw and exception otherwise.
=item B<getAllDescendents>
This method will give back and array of descendents in depth-first order (pre-order) or in the order specified by the C<setTraversalMethod>. If called in scalar context it will give an array reference, in list context it will return a regular array. This method is the same as calling C<getResults>.
=back
=head1 Repository
=head1 SUPPORT
Bugs should be reported via the CPAN bug tracker at
=head1 CODE COVERAGE
See the B<CODE COVERAGE> section in L<Tree::Simple::VisitorFactory> for more information.
=head1 SEE ALSO
These Visitor classes are all subclasses of B<Tree::Simple::Visitor>, which can be found in the B<Tree::Simple> module, you should refer to that module for more information.
=head1 AUTHOR
stevan little, E<lt>stevan@iinteractive.comE<gt>
=head1 COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
Copyright 2004, 2005 by Infinity Interactive, Inc.
This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the same terms as Perl itself.
=cut