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NAME

Caller::Easy - less stress to remind returned list from CORE::caller()

SYNOPSIS

 use Caller::Easy; # Module name is temporal

 # the way up to now
 sub foo {
    my $subname = (caller(0))[3];
 }

 # with OO
 sub foo {
    my $subname = Caller::Easy->new(0)->subroutine();
 }

 # like a function imported
 sub foo {
    my $subname = caller(0)->subroutine();
 }

All the above will return 'main::foo'

Now you can choise the way you much prefer

DESCRIPTION

Caller::Easy is the easiest way for using functions of CORE::caller()

it produces the easier way to get some info from caller() with no having to care about namespace.

ATTENTION

We can NOT write like below:

 my $subname = caller1->subroutine; # like (caller1)[3];

This would be considered a Bareword.

Constructor and initialization

new()

You can set no argument then it returns the object reference in scalar context.

In list context, you can get just only ( $package, $filename, $line ).

if you set depth(level) like new(1), you can get more info from caller ( $package, $filename, $line, $subroutine, $hasargs, $wantarray, $evaltext, $is_require, $hints, $bitmask, $hinthash ) directly with same term for CORE::caller()

To be strictly, you can set depth parameter like new( depth => 1 ) but we can forget it, just set the natural number you want to set.

Methods (All of them is read-only)

caller()

It is implemented to be alias of new() but it doesn't matter.

this method is imported to your packages automatically when you use Caller::Easy;

So you can use much freely this method like if there is no module imported.

package()

You can get package name instead of (caller(n))[0]

filename()

You can get file name instead of (caller(n))[1]

line()

You can get the line called instead of (caller(n))[2]

subroutine()

You can get the name of subroutine instead of (caller(n))[3]

hasargs(), wantarray(), evaltext(), is_require(), hints(), bitmask(), hinthash()

Please read CORE::caller

Don't ask me

args()

You can get the arguments of targeted subroutine instead of @DB::args

This method is the unique point of this module.

depth()

You can get what you set.

TODO

using Moose is a bottle-neck

I made this module in a few days with Moose because it's the easiest way. It will be too heavy for some environments.

To abolish Moose is a TODO if this module will be popular.

rewite the tests

I don't know well about CORE::caller!

Why I have written this module is Just only I can't remember what I wanna get with something number from caller() without some reference.

So some of tests may not be appropriate.

rename the module

I have to find the name that deserve it.

rewite the POD

I know well that my English is awful.

SEE ALSO

CORE::caller

If you are confused with this module, Please read this carefully.

Perl6::Caller

One of better implements for using something like this module.

The reason why I reinvent the wheel is that this module has no github repository.

Safe::Caller

The newest implement for something like this module.

It has github repository but usage is limited.

LICENSE

Copyright (C) Yuki Yoshida(worthmine).

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

AUTHOR

Yuki Yoshida(worthmine)