NAME

Venus - OO Library

ABSTRACT

OO Standard Library for Perl 5

VERSION

0.01

SYNOPSIS

package main;

use Venus qw(
  catch
  error
  raise
);

# error handling
my ($error, $result) = catch {
  error;
};

# boolean keywords
if ($result and $result eq false) {
  true;
}

# raise exceptions
if (false) {
  raise 'MyApp::Error';
}

# and much more!
true ne false;

DESCRIPTION

This library provides an object-orientation framework and extendible standard library for Perl 5, built on top of Moo with classes which wrap most native Perl data types. Venus has a simple modular architecture, robust library of classes and methods, supports pure-Perl autoboxing, advanced exception handling, "true" and "false" keywords, package introspection, command-line options parsing, and more. This package will always automatically exports true and false keyword functions (unless existing routines of the same name already exist in the calling package), otherwise exports keyword functions as requested at import.

FUNCTIONS

This package provides the following functions:

catch

catch(CodeRef $block) (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.

Since 0.01

catch example 1

package main;

use Venus 'catch';

my $error = catch {die};

$error; # 'Died at ...'

catch example 2

package main;

use Venus 'catch';

my ($error, $result) = catch {error};

$error; # Venus::Error

catch example 3

package main;

use Venus 'catch';

my ($error, $result) = catch {true};

$result; # 1

error

error(Maybe[HashRef] $args) (Error)

The error function throws a Venus::Error exception object using the exception object arguments provided.

Since 0.01

error example 1

package main;

use Venus 'error';

my $error = error;

error example 2

package main;

use Venus 'error';

my $error = error {
  message => 'Something failed!',
};

false

false() (Bool)

The false function returns a falsy boolean value which is designed to be practically indistinguishable from the conventional numerical 0 value.

Since 0.01

false example 1

package main;

use Venus;

my $false = false;

false example 2

package main;

use Venus;

my $true = !false;

raise

raise(Str $class | Tuple[Str, Str] $class, Maybe[HashRef] $args) (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.

Since 0.01

raise example 1

package main;

use Venus 'raise';

my $error = raise 'MyApp::Error';

raise example 2

package main;

use Venus 'raise';

my $error = raise ['MyApp::Error', 'Venus::Error'];

raise example 3

package main;

use Venus 'raise';

my $error = raise ['MyApp::Error', 'Venus::Error'], {
  message => 'Something failed!',
};

true

true() (Bool)

The true function returns a truthy boolean value which is designed to be practically indistinguishable from the conventional numerical 1 value.

Since 0.01

true example 1

package main;

use Venus;

my $true = true;

true example 2

package main;

use Venus;

my $false = !true;

FEATURES

This package provides the following features:

standard-library

This library provides a Perl object-oriented standard library with value classes and consistently named methods.

example 1

package main;

use Venus::Array;

my $array = Venus::Array->new([1..4]);

# $array->all(sub{ $_ > 0 });
# $array->any(sub{ $_ > 0 });
# $array->each(sub{ $_ > 0 });
# $array->grep(sub{ $_ > 0 });
# $array->map(sub{ $_ > 0 });
# $array->none(sub{ $_ < 0 });
# $array->one(sub{ $_ == 0 });
# $array->random;

use Venus::Hash;

my $hash = Venus::Hash->new({1..8});

# $hash->all(sub{ $_ > 0 });
# $hash->any(sub{ $_ > 0 });
# $hash->each(sub{ $_ > 0 });
# $hash->grep(sub{ $_ > 0 });
# $hash->map(sub{ $_ > 0 });
# $hash->none(sub{ $_ < 0 });
# $hash->one(sub{ $_ == 0 });
# $hash->random;

$array->count == $hash->count;

value-classes

This library provides value classes which wrap native Perl data types and provides methods for operating their values.

example 1

package main;

use Venus::Array;

my $array = Venus::Array->new;

example 2

package main;

use Venus::Boolean;

my $boolean = Venus::Boolean->new;

example 3

package main;

use Venus::Code;

my $code = Venus::Code->new;

example 4

package main;

use Venus::Float;

my $float = Venus::Float->new;

example 5

package main;

use Venus::Hash;

my $hash = Venus::Hash->new;

example 6

package main;

use Venus::Number;

my $number = Venus::Number->new;

example 7

package main;

use Venus::Regexp;

my $regexp = Venus::Regexp->new;

example 8

package main;

use Venus::Scalar;

my $scalar = Venus::Scalar->new;

example 9

package main;

use Venus::String;

my $string = Venus::String->new;

example 10

package main;

use Venus::Undef;

my $undef = Venus::Undef->new;

builtin-autoboxing

This library provides opt-in pure Perl autoboxing allowing you to chain methods calls across objects and values.

example 1

package main;

use Venus::String;

my $string = Venus::String->new('hello, world');

$string->box->split(', ')->join(' ')->titlecase->unbox->get; # Hello World

utility-classes

This library provides serveral essential utility classes for performing common programming tasks.

example 1

package main;

use Venus::Args;

my $args = Venus::Args->new;

example 2

package main;

use Venus::Box;

my $box = Venus::Box->new;

example 3

package main;

use Venus::Data;

my $docs = Venus::Data->new->docs;

example 4

package main;

use Venus::Date;

my $date = Venus::Date->new;

example 5

package main;

use Venus::Error;

my $error = Venus::Error->new;

example 6

package main;

use Venus::Json;

my $json = Venus::Json->new;

example 7

package main;

use Venus::Name;

my $name = Venus::Name->new;

example 8

package main;

use Venus::Opts;

my $opts = Venus::Opts->new;

example 9

package main;

use Venus::Path;

my $path = Venus::Path->new;

example 10

package main;

use Venus::Data;

my $text = Venus::Data->new->text;

example 11

package main;

use Venus::Space;

my $space = Venus::Space->new;

example 12

package main;

use Venus::Throw;

my $throw = Venus::Throw->new;

example 13

package main;

use Venus::Try;

my $try = Venus::Try->new;

example 14

package main;

use Venus::Type;

my $type = Venus::Type->new;

example 15

package main;

use Venus::Vars;

my $vars = Venus::Vars->new;

package-reflection

This library provides a package reflection class, Venus::Space, which can be used to perform meta-programming on package spaces.

example 1

package main;

use Venus::Space;

my $space = Venus::Space->new('Venus');

$space->do('tryload')->routines;

exception-handling

This library provides a framework for raising, i.e. generating and throwing, exception objects and catching them.

example 1

package MyApp;

use Venus::Class;

with 'Venus::Role::Throwable';
with 'Venus::Role::Catchable';

sub execute {
  my ($self) = @_;

  $self->throw->error;
}

package main;

my $myapp = MyApp->new;

$myapp->catch('execute'); # catch MyApp::Error

composable-standards

This library provides a library of composable roles which can be used to extend core behaviors to custom objects.

example 1

package MyApp;

use Venus::Class;

with 'Venus::Role::Dumpable';
with 'Venus::Role::Stashable';

package main;

my $myapp = MyApp->new;

$myapp->stash(greeting => 'hello world');

$myapp->dump('stash'); # '{"greeting" => "hello world"}'

pluggable-library

This library provides a mechanism for extending the standard library, i.e. value classes, using plugins which can be automatically discovered and invoked. (no monkey-patching necessary)

example 1

package Venus::String::Plugin::Base64;

sub new {
  return bless {};
}

sub execute {
  my ($self, $string, @args) = @_;

  require MIME::Base64;

  return MIME::Base64::encode_base64($string->value);
}

package main;

use Venus::String;

my $string = Venus::String->new('hello, world');

$string->base64;

AUTHORS

Cpanery, cpanery@cpan.org

LICENSE

Copyright (C) 2021, Cpanery

Read the "license" file.

PROJECT

https://venus.cpanery.com

https://github.com/cpanery/venus/wiki

https://github.com/cpanery/venus/issues

https://cpanery.com

cpanm Venus

perl -MCPAN -e shell
install Venus