NAME
Dist::Zilla::Role::PluginBundle::Merged - Mindnumbingly easy way to
create a PluginBundle
SYNOPSIS
# Yes, three lines of code works!
package Dist::Zilla::PluginBundle::Foobar;
Moose::with 'Dist::Zilla::Role::PluginBundle::Merged';
sub configure { shift->add_merged( qw[ Plugin1 Plugin2 Plugin3 Plugin4 ] ); }
# Or, as a more complex example...
package Dist::Zilla::PluginBundle::Foobar;
use Moose;
with 'Dist::Zilla::Role::PluginBundle::Merged' => {
mv_plugins => [ qw( Plugin1 =Dist::Zilla::Bizarro::Foobar Plugin2 ) ],
};
sub configure {
my $self = shift;
$self->add_merged(
qw( Plugin1 @Bundle1 =Dist::Zilla::Bizarro::Foobar ),
{}, # force no options on the following plugins
qw( ArglessPlugin1 ArglessPlugin2 ),
$self->config_rename(plugin_dupearg => 'dupearg', removearg => undef),
qw( Plugin2 ),
$self->config_short_merge(['Plugin3', 'Plugin4'], { defaultarg => 1 }),
);
}
DESCRIPTION
This is a PluginBundle role, based partially on the underlying code from
Dist::Zilla::PluginBundle::Git. As you can see from the example above,
it's incredibly easy to make a bundle from this role. It uses
Dist::Zilla::Role::PluginBundle::Easy, so you have access to those same
methods.
METHODS
add_merged
The "add_merged" method takes a list (not arrayref) of plugin names,
bundle names (with the "@" prefix), or full module names (with the "="
prefix). This method combines "add_plugins" & "add_bundle", and handles
all of the payload merging for you. For example, if your bundle is
passed the following options:
[@Bundle]
arg1 = blah
arg2 = foobar
Then it will pass the "arg1/arg2" options to each of the plugins, IF
they support the option. Specifically, it does a "$class->can($arg)"
check. (Bundles are passed the entire payload set.) If "arg1" exists for
multiple plugins, it will pass the same option to all of them. If you
need separate options, you should consider using the "config_rename"
method.
It will also accept hashrefs anywhere in the list, which will replace
the payload arguments while it processes. This is useful for changing
the options "on-the-fly" as plugins get processed. The replacement is
done in order, and the changes will persist until it reaches the end of
the list, or receives another replacement.
If passed an arrayref, it will be directly passed to add_plugins. Useful
for plugins that use BUILDARGS or some other non-standard configuration
setup.
config_rename
This method is sort of like the config_slice method, but is more
implicit than explicit. It starts off with the entire payload (cloned),
and renames any hash pair that was passed:
my $hash = $self->config_rename(foobar_arg1 => 'arg1');
This example will change the argument "foobar_arg1" to "arg1". This is
handy if you want to make a specific option for the plugin "Foobar" that
doesn't clash with "arg1" on plugin "Baz":
$self->add_merged(
'Baz',
$self->config_rename(foobar_arg1 => 'arg1', killme => ''),
'Foobar',
);
Any destination options are replaced. Also, if the destination value is
undef (or non-true), the key will simply be deleted. Keep in mind that
this is all a clone of the payload, so extra calls to this method will
still start out with the original payload.
config_short_merge
Like "config_rename", this is meant to be used within an "add_merged"
block. It takes either a single plugin (scalar) or multiple ones
(arrayref) as the first parameter, and a hashref of argument/value pairs
as the second one. This will merge in your own argument/value pairs to
the existing payload, pass the module list, and then pass the original
payload back. For example:
$self->add_merged(
$self->config_short_merge(['Baz', 'Foobar'], { arg1 => 1 }), # these two plugins have payload + arg1
'Boom', # only has the original payload
);
Furthermore, the argument hash is expanded prior to the payload, so they
can be overwritten by the payload. Think of this as default arguments to
pass to the plugins.
ROLE PARAMETERS
mv_plugins
Certain configuration parameters are "multi-value" ones (or MVPs), and
Config::MVP uses the "mvp_multivalue_args" sub in each class to identify
which ones exist. Since you are trying to merge the configuration
parameters of multiple plugins, you'll need to make sure your new plugin
bundle identifies those same MVPs.
Because the INI reader is closer to the beginning of the DZ plugin
process, it would be too late for "add_merged" to start adding in keys
to your "mvp_multivalue_args" array. Thus, this role is parameterized
with this single parameter, and comes with its own "mvp_multivalue_args"
method. The syntax is a single arrayref of strings in the same prefix
structure as "add_merged". For example:
with 'Dist::Zilla::Role::PluginBundle::Merged' => {
mv_plugins => [ qw( Plugin1 Plugin2 ) ],
};
The above will identify these two plugins has having MVPs. When
Config::MVP calls your "mvp_multivalue_args" sub (which is built into
this role), it will load these two plugin classes and populate the
contents of their "mvp_multivalue_args" sub as a combined list to pass
over to Config::MVP. In other words, as long as you identify all of the
plugins that would have multiple values, your stuff "just works".
If you need to identify any extra parameters as MVPs (like your own
custom MVPs or "dupe preventing" parameters that happen to be MVPs), you
should consider combining "mv_plugins" with an "after
mvp_multivalue_args" sub.
SUMMARY OF PARAMETERS
Here are all of the different options you can pass to "add_merged":
$self->add_merged(
### SCALARs ###
# These are all passed to add_plugins with an implicit payload
'Plugin',
'@PluginBundle',
'=Dist::Zilla::Bizarro::Plugin', # explicit class of plugin
### ARRAYs ###
# These are all passed to add_plugins with an explicit payload
['Plugin'],
['Plugin', 'NewName'],
['Plugin', \%new_payload ],
['Plugin', 'NewName', \%new_payload ],
### HASHs ###
{}, # force no options until reset
$self->payload, # reset to original payload
\%new_payload, # only pass those arg/value pairs as the payload
$self->config_slice(qw( arg1 arg2 )), # only pass those args -from- the payload
$self->config_slice('arg1', { foobar_arg2 => 'arg2' }), # only pass those args -from- the payload (with arg renaming)
$self->config_rename(foobar_arg1 => 'arg1'), # rename args in the payload (and pass everything else)
$self->config_rename(killme => ''), # remove args in the payload (and pass everything else)
### Combinations ###
$self->config_short_merge('Plugin', \%add_on_payload), # add args to the payload, pass to Plugin, and reset to original
$self->config_short_merge(
[ qw( Plugin1 Plugin2 ) ], # add args to the payload, pass to plugin list, and reset to original payload
\%add_on_payload
),
);
CAVEATS
* Plugins that use non-standard payload methods will not be passed
their options via "add_merged", unless passed an arrayref to
"add_merged" with an specific payload. The "config_merge" method
will warn you of this, because it knows that you really want to use
that argument. Others will not.
* Doing things more implicitly grants greater flexibility while
sacrificing control. YMMV.
AVAILABILITY
The project homepage is
<https://github.com/SineSwiper/Dist-Zilla-Role-PluginBundle-Merged/wiki>
.
The latest version of this module is available from the Comprehensive
Perl Archive Network (CPAN). Visit <http://www.perl.com/CPAN/> to find a
CPAN site near you, or see
<https://metacpan.org/module/Dist::Zilla::Role::PluginBundle::Merged/>.
SUPPORT
Internet Relay Chat
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know what IRC is, please read this excellent guide:
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Relay_Chat>. Please be courteous
and patient when talking to us, as we might be busy or sleeping! You can
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You can connect to the server at 'irc.perl.org' and talk to this
person for help: SineSwiper.
Bugs / Feature Requests
Please report any bugs or feature requests via
<https://github.com/SineSwiper/Dist-Zilla-Role-PluginBundle-Merged/issue
s>.
AUTHOR
Brendan Byrd <bbyrd@cpan.org>
COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
This software is Copyright (c) 2013 by Brendan Byrd.
This is free software, licensed under:
The Artistic License 2.0 (GPL Compatible)