NAME
Venus::Class - Class Builder
ABSTRACT
Class Builder for Perl 5
SYNOPSIS
package Person;
use Venus::Class 'attr';
attr 'fname';
attr 'lname';
package Identity;
use Venus::Role 'attr';
attr 'id';
attr 'login';
attr 'password';
sub EXPORT {
# explicitly declare routines to be consumed
['id', 'login', 'password']
}
package Authenticable;
use Venus::Role;
sub authenticate {
return true;
}
sub AUDIT {
my ($self, $from) = @_;
# ensure the caller has a login and password when consumed
die "${from} missing the login attribute" if !$from->can('login');
die "${from} missing the password attribute" if !$from->can('password');
}
sub BUILD {
my ($self, $data) = @_;
$self->{auth} = undef;
return $self;
}
sub EXPORT {
# explicitly declare routines to be consumed
['authenticate']
}
package User;
use Venus::Class;
base 'Person';
with 'Identity';
attr 'email';
test 'Authenticable';
sub valid {
my ($self) = @_;
return $self->login && $self->password ? true : false;
}
package main;
my $user = User->new(
fname => 'Elliot',
lname => 'Alderson',
);
# bless({fname => 'Elliot', lname => 'Alderson'}, 'User')
DESCRIPTION
This package provides a class builder which when used causes the consumer to inherit from Venus::Core::Class which provides object construction and lifecycle hooks.
FUNCTIONS
This package provides the following functions:
attr
attr(string $name) (string)
The attr function creates attribute accessors for the calling package. This function is always exported unless a routine of the same name already exists.
Since 1.00
base
base(string $name) (string)
The base function registers one or more base classes for the calling package. This function is always exported unless a routine of the same name already exists.
Since 1.00
- base example 1
-
package Entity; use Venus::Class; sub output { return; } package Example; use Venus::Class; base 'Entity'; # "Example"
catch
catch(coderef $block) (Venus::Error, any)
The catch function executes the code block trapping errors and returning the caught exception in scalar context, and also returning the result as a second argument in list context. This function isn't export unless requested.
Since 1.01
- catch example 1
-
package Example; use Venus::Class 'catch'; sub attempt { catch {die}; } package main; my $example = Example->new; my $error = $example->attempt; $error; # "Died at ..."
error
error(maybe[hashref] $args) (Venus::Error)
The error function throws a Venus::Error exception object using the exception object arguments provided. This function isn't export unless requested.
Since 1.01
- error example 1
-
package Example; use Venus::Class 'error'; sub attempt { error; } package main; my $example = Example->new; my $error = $example->attempt; # bless({...}, 'Venus::Error')
false
false() (boolean)
The false function returns a falsy boolean value which is designed to be practically indistinguishable from the conventional numerical 0
value. This function is always exported unless a routine of the same name already exists.
Since 1.00
from
from(string $name) (string)
The from function registers one or more base classes for the calling package and performs an "audit". This function is always exported unless a routine of the same name already exists.
Since 1.00
- from example 1
-
package Entity; use Venus::Class; sub AUDIT { my ($self, $from) = @_; die "Missing startup" if !$from->can('startup'); die "Missing shutdown" if !$from->can('shutdown'); } package Example; use Venus::Class; attr 'startup'; attr 'shutdown'; from 'Entity'; # "Example"
mixin
mixin(string $name) (string)
The mixin function registers and consumes mixins for the calling package. This function is always exported unless a routine of the same name already exists.
Since 1.02
- mixin example 1
-
package YesNo; use Venus::Mixin; sub no { return 0; } sub yes { return 1; } sub EXPORT { ['no', 'yes'] } package Answer; use Venus::Class; mixin 'YesNo'; # "Answer"
- mixin example 2
-
package YesNo; use Venus::Mixin; sub no { return 0; } sub yes { return 1; } sub EXPORT { ['no', 'yes'] } package Answer; use Venus::Class; mixin 'YesNo'; sub no { return [0]; } sub yes { return [1]; } my $package = "Answer"; # "Answer"
raise
raise(string $class | tuple[string, string] $class, maybe[hashref] $args) (Venus::Error)
The raise function generates and throws a named exception object derived from Venus::Error, or provided base class, using the exception object arguments provided. This function isn't export unless requested.
Since 1.01
- raise example 1
-
package Example; use Venus::Class 'raise'; sub attempt { raise 'Example::Error'; } package main; my $example = Example->new; my $error = $example->attempt; # bless({...}, 'Example::Error')
role
role(string $name) (string)
The role function registers and consumes roles for the calling package. This function is always exported unless a routine of the same name already exists.
Since 1.00
- role example 1
-
package Ability; use Venus::Role; sub action { return; } package Example; use Venus::Class; role 'Ability'; # "Example"
- role example 2
-
package Ability; use Venus::Role; sub action { return; } sub EXPORT { return ['action']; } package Example; use Venus::Class; role 'Ability'; # "Example"
test
test(string $name) (string)
The test function registers and consumes roles for the calling package and performs an "audit", effectively allowing a role to act as an interface. This function is always exported unless a routine of the same name already exists.
Since 1.00
- test example 1
-
package Actual; use Venus::Role; package Example; use Venus::Class; test 'Actual'; # "Example"
- test example 2
-
package Actual; use Venus::Role; sub AUDIT { die "Example is not an 'actual' thing" if $_[1]->isa('Example'); } package Example; use Venus::Class; test 'Actual'; # "Example"
true
true() (boolean)
The true function returns a truthy boolean value which is designed to be practically indistinguishable from the conventional numerical 1
value. This function is always exported unless a routine of the same name already exists.
Since 1.00
with
with(string $name) (string)
The with function registers and consumes roles for the calling package. This function is an alias of the "test" function and will perform an "audit" if present. This function is always exported unless a routine of the same name already exists.
Since 1.00
- with example 1
-
package Understanding; use Venus::Role; sub knowledge { return; } package Example; use Venus::Class; with 'Understanding'; # "Example"
- with example 2
-
package Understanding; use Venus::Role; sub knowledge { return; } sub EXPORT { return ['knowledge']; } package Example; use Venus::Class; with 'Understanding'; # "Example"
AUTHORS
Awncorp, awncorp@cpan.org
LICENSE
Copyright (C) 2022, Awncorp, awncorp@cpan.org
.
This program is free software, you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the Apache license version 2.0.