Class-Meta-Declare

INSTALLATION

To install this module, run the following commands:

    perl Build.PL
    ./Build
    ./Build test
    ./Build install


DESCRIPTION

IMPORTANT:  you want this class or Class::Meta if you need an introspection
API for your classes.  If you do not need this, these modules are overkill.

This class provides an alternate interface for Class::Meta.

Class::Meta is a useful module which allows one to create Perl classes which
support introspection (also known as reflection).  Typically Perl classes,
when created, don't supply a lot of metadata.  Helper functions which are
imported show up when you call $object->can($method).  Private, protected and
trusted methods are not readily supported.  Fetching a list of attributes or
methods is a haphazard affair.  Class::Meta solves that by building the
classes for you and allowing you to fetch a class object:

  my $class_object = $object->my_class;

  foreach my $attribute ( $class_object->attributes ) {
      print $attribute->name, "\n";
  }
  foreach my $method ( $class_object->methods ) {
      print $method->name, "\n";
  }

If you've set up your class correctly, these properties are now easy to
discover.

Unfortunately, many find the Class::Meta interface to be a bit clumsy.  This
Class::Meta::Declare allows you to declare your entire class in a single
argument list to the constructor and have the class built for you
automatically.  Further, reasonable defaults are provided for just about
everything.

COPYRIGHT AND LICENCE

Copyright (C) 2005 Curtis "Ovid" Poe

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