NAME List::Objects::WithUtils - List objects, kitchen sink included SYNOPSIS ## A small sample; consult the description, below, for links to ## extended documentation # Import all object constructor functions: # array immarray array_of immarray_of # hash immhash hash_of immhash_of use List::Objects::WithUtils; # Import all of the above plus autoboxing: use List::Objects::WithUtils ':all'; # Same as above, but shorter: use Lowu; # Most methods returning lists return new objects; chaining is easy: array(qw/ aa Ab bb Bc bc /) ->grep(sub { /^b/i }) ->map(sub { uc }) ->uniq ->all; # ( 'BB', 'BC' ) # Useful utilities from other list modules are available: my $want_idx = array( +{ id => '400', user => 'bob' }, +{ id => '600', user => 'suzy' }, +{ id => '700', user => 'fred' }, )->first_index(sub { $_->{id} > 500 }); my $itr = array( 1 .. 7 )->natatime(3); while ( my @nextset = $itr->() ) { ... } my $meshed = array(qw/ a b c d /) ->mesh( array(1 .. 4) ) ->all; # ( 'a', 1, 'b', 2, 'c', 3, 'd', 4 ) my ($evens, $odds) = array( 1 .. 20 ) ->part(sub { $_[0] & 1 }) ->all; my $sorted = array( +{ name => 'bob', acct => 1 }, +{ name => 'fred', acct => 2 }, +{ name => 'suzy', acct => 3 }, )->sort_by(sub { $_->{name} }); # array() objects are mutable: my $mutable = array(qw/ foo bar baz /); $mutable->insert(1, 'quux'); $mutable->delete(2); # ... or use immarray() immutable arrays: my $static = immarray( qw/ foo bar baz / ); $static->set(0, 'quux'); # dies $static->[0] = 'quux'; # dies push @$static, 'quux'; # dies # Construct a hash: my $hash = hash( foo => 'bar', snacks => 'cake' ); # You can set multiple keys in one call: $hash->set( foobar => 'baz', pie => 'cherry' ); # ... which is useful for merging in another (plain) hash: my %foo = ( pie => 'pumpkin', snacks => 'cheese' ); $hash->set( %foo ); # ... or another hash object: my $second = hash( pie => 'key lime' ); $hash->set( $second->export ); # Retrieve one value as a simple scalar: my $snacks = $hash->get('snacks'); # ... or retrieve multiple values as an array-type object: my $vals = $hash->get('foo', 'foobar'); # Take a hash slice of keys, return a new hash object # consisting of the retrieved key/value pairs: my $slice = $hash->sliced('foo', 'pie'); # Arrays inflate to hash objects: my $items = array( qw/ foo bar baz/ )->map(sub { $_ => 1 })->inflate; if ($items->exists('foo')) { # ... } # Hashes inflate to simple objects with accessors: my $obj = $hash->inflate; $snacks = $obj->snacks; # Methods returning multiple values typically return new array-type objects: my @match_keys = $hash->keys->grep(sub { m/foo/ })->all; my @match_vals = $hash->values->grep(sub { m/bar/ })->all; my @sorted_pairs = hash( foo => 2, bar => 3, baz => 1) ->kv ->sort_by(sub { $_->[1] }) ->all; # ( [ baz => 1 ], [ foo => 2 ], [ bar => 3 ] ) # Perl6-inspired Junctions: if ( $hash->keys->any_items == qr/snacks/ ) { # ... hash has key(s) matching /snacks/ ... } if ( $hash->values->all_items > 10 ) { # ... all hash values greater than 10 ... } # Type-checking arrays via Type::Tiny: use Types::Standard -all; my $int_arr = array_of Int() => 1 .. 10; # Type-checking hashes: use Types::Standard -all; my $int_hash = hash_of Int() => (foo => 1, bar => 2); # Native list types can be autoboxed: use List::Objects::WithUtils 'autobox'; my $foo = [ qw/foo baz bar foo quux/ ]->uniq->sort; my $bar = +{ a => 1, b => 2, c => 3 }->values->sort; # Autoboxing is lexically scoped like normal: { no List::Objects::WithUtils::Autobox; [ 1 .. 10 ]->shuffle; # dies } DESCRIPTION A set of roles and classes defining an object-oriented interface to Perl hashes and arrays with useful utility methods, junctions, type-checking ability, and optional autoboxing. Originally derived from Data::Perl. Uses The included objects are useful as-is but are largely intended for use as data container types for attributes. This lends a more natural object-oriented syntax; these are particularly convenient in combination with delegated methods, as in this example: package Some::Thing; use List::Objects::WithUtils; use Moo; has items => ( is => 'ro', builder => sub { array }, handles => +{ add_items => 'push', get_items => 'all', items_where => 'grep', }, ); # ... later ... my $thing = Some::Thing->new; $thing->add_items(@more_items); # Operate on all positive items: for my $item ($thing->items_where(sub { $_ > 0 })->all) { ... } List::Objects::Types provides Type::Tiny-based types & coercions matching the list objects provided by this distribution. These integrate nicely with typed or untyped list objects: package Accounts; use List::Objects::Types -types; use Moo; use MooX::late; has usergroups => ( is => 'ro', # +{ group => [ [ $usr => $id ], ... ] } # Coerced to objects all the way down: isa => TypedHash[ TypedArray[ArrayObj] ], coerce => 1, builder => sub { +{} }, ); Objects Arrays array (List::Objects::WithUtils::Array) provides basic mutable ARRAY-type objects. Behavior is defined by List::Objects::WithUtils::Role::Array; look there for documentation on available methods. immarray is imported from List::Objects::WithUtils::Array::Immutable and operates much like an array, except methods that mutate the list are not available; using immutable arrays promotes safer programming patterns. array_of provides Type::Tiny-compatible type-checking array objects that can coerce and check their values as they are added; see List::Objects::WithUtils::Array::Typed. immarray_of provides immutable type-checking arrays; see List::Objects::WithUtils::Array::Immutable::Typed. Hashes hash is the basic mutable HASH-type object imported from List::Objects::WithUtils::Hash; see List::Objects::WithUtils::Role::Hash for documentation. immhash provides immutable (restricted) hashes; see List::Objects::WithUtils::Hash::Immutable. hash_of provides Type::Tiny-compatible type-checking hash objects; see List::Objects::WithUtils::Hash::Typed. immhash_of provides immutable type-checking hashes; see List::Objects::WithUtils::Hash::Immutable::Typed. Importing A bare import list ("use List::Objects::WithUtils;") will import all of the object constructor functions described above; they can also be selectively imported, e.g.: use List::Objects::WithUtils 'array_of', 'hash_of'; Importing autobox lexically enables List::Objects::WithUtils::Autobox, which provides List::Objects::WithUtils::Array or List::Objects::WithUtils::Hash methods for native ARRAY and HASH types. Importing all or :all will import all of the object constructors and additionally turn autobox on; "use Lowu;" is a shortcut for importing all. Debugging Most methods belonging to these objects are heavily micro-optimized -- at the cost of useful error handling. Since there are few built-in argument checks, a mistake in your code can frequently lead to slightly cryptic errors from the perl side: > my $pos; # whoops, I'm still undefined later: > if ($arr->exists($pos)) { ... } Use of uninitialized value in numeric le (<=) at $useless_lib_lineno ... in which case Devel::Confess is likely to improve your quality of life by providing a real backtrace: $ perl -d:Confess my_app.pl Use of uninitialized value in numeric le (<=) at ... [...]::Array::exists(ARRAY(0x8441068), undef) called at ... Subclassing The importer for this package is somewhat flexible; a subclass can override import to pass import tags and a target package by feeding this package's "import()" a HASH: # Subclass and import to target packages (see Lowu.pm f.ex): package My::Defaults; use parent 'List::Objects::WithUtils'; sub import { my ($class, @params) = @_; $class->SUPER::import( +{ import => [ 'autobox', 'array', 'hash' ], to => scalar(caller) } ) } Functionality is mostly defined by Roles. For example, it's easy to create your own array class with new methods: package My::Array::Object; use Role::Tiny::With; # Act like List::Objects::WithUtils::Array: with 'List::Objects::WithUtils::Role::Array', 'List::Objects::WithUtils::Role::Array::WithJunctions'; # One way to add your own functional interface: use Exporter 'import'; our @EXPORT = 'my_array'; sub my_array { __PACKAGE__->new(@_) } # ... add/override methods ... ... in which case you may want to also define your own hash subclass that overrides "array_type" to produce your preferred arrays: package My::Hash::Object; use Role::Tiny::With; with 'List::Objects::WithUtils::Role::Hash'; use Exporter 'import'; our @EXPORT = 'my_hash'; sub my_hash { __PACKAGE__->new(@_) } sub array_type { 'My::Array::Object' } # ... add/override methods ... SEE ALSO List::Objects::WithUtils::Role::Array for documentation on the basic set of "array()" methods. List::Objects::WithUtils::Role::Array::WithJunctions for documentation on "array()" junction-returning methods. List::Objects::WithUtils::Array::Immutable for more on "immarray()" immutable arrays. List::Objects::WithUtils::Array::Typed for more on "array_of()" type-checking arrays. List::Objects::WithUtils::Array::Immutable::Typed for more on "immarray_of()" immutable type-checking arrays. List::Objects::WithUtils::Role::Hash for documentation regarding "hash()" methods. List::Objects::WithUtils::Hash::Immutable for more on "immhash()" immutable hashes. List::Objects::WithUtils::Hash::Typed for more on "hash_of()" type-checking hashes. List::Objects::WithUtils::Hash::Immutable::Typed for more on "immhash_of()" immutable type-checking hashes. List::Objects::WithUtils::Autobox for details on autoboxing. The Lowu module for a convenient importer shortcut. List::Objects::Types for relevant Type::Tiny types. MoopsX::ListObjects for integration with Moops class-building sugar. AUTHOR Jon Portnoy Licensed under the same terms as Perl. The original Array and Hash roles were derived from Data::Perl by Matthew Phillips (CPAN: MATTP), haarg, and others. Immutable array objects were originally inspired by Const::Fast by Leon Timmermans (CPAN: LEONT), but now use "tie". Junctions are adapted from Perl6::Junction by Carl Franks (CPAN: CFRANKS) Most of the type-checking code and other useful additions were contributed by Toby Inkster (CPAN: TOBYINK) A significant portion of this code simply wraps other widely-used modules, especially: List::Util List::UtilsBy Type::Tiny Inspiration for a few pieces comes from the "classic" (version 0.33) List::MoreUtils. MoreUtils was dropped from the required dependency chain in Lowu-2.10 and will be reevaluated later. Users with 0.3x versions of List::MoreUtils will see a significant performance boost in performing certain array operations.