NAME Class::Dot - Simple way of creating accessor methods. VERSION This document describes Class::Dot version v1.0. SYNOPSIS package Animal::Mammal::Carnivorous::Cat; use Class::Dot qw( :std ); # A cat's properties, with their default values and type of data. property gender => isa_String('male'); property memory => isa_Hash; property state => isa_Hash(instinct => 'hungry'); property family => isa_Array; property dna => isa_Data; property action => isa_Data; property colour => isa_Int(0xfeedface); property fur => isa_Array('short'); sub new { my ($class, $gender) = @_; my $self = { }; # Must be anonymous hash for Class::Dot to work. bless $self, $class; $self->set_gender($gender); warn sprintf('A new cat is born, it is a %s. Weeeeh!', $self->gender ); return $self; } sub run { while (1) { die if $self->state->{dead}; } } package main; my $albert = new Animal::Mammal::Carnivorous::Cat('male'); $albert->memory->{name} = 'Albert'; $albert->state->{appetite} = 'insane'; $albert->set_fur([qw(short thin shiny)]); $albert->set_action('hunting'); my $lucy = new Animal::Mammal::Carnivorous::Cat('female'); $lucy->memory->{name} = 'Lucy'; $lucy->state->{instinct => 'tired'}; $lucy->set_fur([qw(fluffy long)]); $lucy->set_action('sleeping'); push @{ $lucy->family }, [$albert]; push @{ $albert->family }, [$lucy ]; DESCRIPTION A simple module for creating accessor methods with default types. SUBROUTINES/METHODS CLASS METHODS "property($property, $default_value)" Example: property foo => isa_String('hello world'); property bar => isa_Int(303); will create the methods: foo( ) set_foo($value) bar( ) set_bar($value) with default return values -hello world- and -303-. "isa_String($default_value)" The property is a string. "isa_Int($default_value)" The property is a number. "isa_Array(@default_values)" The property is an array. "isa_Hash(%default_values)" The property is an hash. "isa_Object($kind)" The property is a object. (Does not really set a default value.). "isa_Data()" The object is of a not yet defined data type. INSTANCE METHODS "->properties_for_class($class)" Return the list of properties for a class/object that uses the powers. PRIVATE CLASS METHODS "_create_get_accessor($property, $default_value)" Create the set accessor for a property. Returns a code reference to the new setter method. It has to be installed into the callers package afterwards. "_create_set_accessor($property)" Create the get accessor for a property. Returns a code reference to the new getter method. It has to be installed into the callers package afterwards. DIAGNOSTICS * You tried to set a value with "foo()". Did you mean "set_foo()" Self-explained? CONFIGURATION AND ENVIRONMENT This module requires no configuration file or environment variables. DEPENDENCIES * version INCOMPATIBILITIES None known. BUGS AND LIMITATIONS No bugs have been reported. Please report any bugs or feature requests to bug-class-dot@rt.cpan.org, or through the web interface at CPAN Bug tracker. SEE ALSO Class::InsideOut AUTHOR Ask Solem, ask@0x61736b.net. LICENSE AND COPYRIGHT Copyright (c), 2007 Ask Solem ask@0x61736b.net. All rights reserved. This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself, either Perl version 5.8.6 or, at your option, any later version of Perl 5 you may have available. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY BECAUSE THIS SOFTWARE IS LICENSED FREE OF CHARGE, THERE IS NO WARRANTY FOR THE SOFTWARE, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. EXCEPT WHEN OTHERWISE STATED IN WRITING THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND/OR OTHER PARTIES PROVIDE THE SOFTWARE "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE IS WITH YOU. SHOULD THE SOFTWARE PROVE DEFECTIVE, YOU ASSUME THE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR, OR CORRECTION. IN NO EVENT UNLESS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW OR AGREED TO IN WRITING WILL ANY COPYRIGHT HOLDER, OR ANY OTHER PARTY WHO MAY MODIFY AND/OR REDISTRIBUTE THE SOFTWARE AS PERMITTED BY THE ABOVE LICENSE, BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR DAMAGES, INCLUDING ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SOFTWARE (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF DATA OR DATA BEING RENDERED INACCURATE OR LOSSES SUSTAINED BY YOU OR THIRD PARTIES OR A FAILURE OF THE SOFTWARE TO OPERATE WITH ANY OTHER SOFTWARE), EVEN IF SUCH HOLDER OR OTHER PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. # Local Variables: # mode: cperl # cperl-indent-level: 4 # fill-column: 78 # End: # vim: expandtab tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 shiftround