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NAME

MooX::VariantAttribute - a щ(゚Д゚щ)Attribute...

VERSION

Version 0.11

SYNOPSIS

    package Backwards::World;
    use Moo;
    use MooX::VariantAttribute;
    use Type::Standards qw/Object Str/;

    variant parser => (
        given => Object,
        when => [
            'Test::Parser::One' => {
                alias => {
                    parse_string => 'parse',
                    # parse_file exists 
                },
            },
            'Random::Parser::Two' => {
                alias => {
                    # parse_string exists
                    parse_file   => 'parse_from_file', 
                },
            },
            'Another::Parser::Three' => {
                alias => { 
                    parse_string => 'meth_one',
                    parse_file   => 'meth_two', 
                },
            },
        ],
    );

    variant string => (
        given => Str,
        when => [
            'one' => { 
                run => sub { return "$_[2] - cold, cold, cold inside" },
            },
            'two' => {
                run => sub { return "$_[2] - don't look at me that way"; },
            },
            'three' => {
                run => sub { return "$_[2] - how hard will i fall if I live a double life"; },
            },
        ],
    );

    variant refs => (
        given => sub { ref $_[1] or ref \$_[1] }, 
        when => [
            'SCALAR' => { 
                run => sub { 
                    return sprintf "refs returned - %s - %s", $_[1], $_[2]; 
                },
            },
            'HASH' => {
                run => sub { 
                    return sprintf "refs returned - %s - %s", 
                        $_[1], (join(',', map { sprintf '%s=>%s', $_, $_[2]->{$_} } keys %{ $_[2] })); 
                },
            },
            'ARRAY' => {
                run => sub { 
                    return sprintf "refs returned - %s - %s", $_[1], join(',', @{ $_[2] }) 
                },
            },
        ],
    );

Description

"I'm just a attribute with a trigger", when you...

    use MooX::VariantAttribute;

Magically a role is added..

    with 'MooX::VariantAttribute::Role';

MooX::VariantAttribute::Role is a Moo::Role that contains the variant attributes *trigger* logic.

variant

Multiple variant attributes can be declared, they are read in as a list. Each will be transformed into a Moo Attribute with a trigger.

    variant 'one' => (
        given => Str,
        when => [
            one => { run => sub { return 'one' } },
        ],
    );
        
    .....

    has one => (
        is => 'rw',
        trigger => sub {
            return $_[0]->_given_when($_[1], $spec{given}, $spec{when}, $name);
        }
    );

These attributes have to be read-write as the trigger is used to set the final *stored* value.

The Variants should always have two key/value pairs, given and when, given accepts a code reference or Type::Tiny object. When the code reference is called two parameters are passed, the first $self and the second the $new value. Type::Tiny objects are called with just the $new value.

    given => sub { my $self = shift; ref $_[0] },

*when* should always be an array reference of pairs. The first value is the *matching* value it can be an SCALAR, ARRAY, HASH maybe even an Object. The second value has to be an hash reference with two optional keys run and alias. *run* can either be a code reference or a scalar that references a sub routine available to $self, bot will be passed $self, the $value returned from given and the $new passed value.

    package Backwards::World;
    use Moo;
    use MooX::VariantAttribute;
    use Types::Standard qw/Any/;

    variant hello => (
        given => Any,
        when => [
            { one => 'two' } => {
                run => sub { return keys %{ $_[2] } },
            },
            { three => 'four' } => {
                run => sub { return values %{ $_[2] } },
            },
            [ qw/five six/ ] => {
                run => sub { return $_[2]->[1] },
            },
            seven => {
                run => 'seven',
            }
        ],
    );

    sub seven {
        return $_[0]->hello({ one => 'two' });
    }

    ....
    
    my $object = Backwards::World->new( hello => 'one' );

    $object->hello # one;

    $object->hello({ three => 'four' }); # four;
    $object->hello, # four;

    $object->hello([ qw/five six/ ]), # six;
    $object->hello, # six;

    $object->hello('seven'), # one;
    $object->hello, # one;

Variant Attribute Options

given

Accepts an code reference.

    given => sub { my $self = shift; return $_[0] },
when

Accepts an array reference.

    when => [
        one => { run => sub { return 'Hey' } },
    ],
default

Accepts any kind of reference, object or scalar.

    default => sub { one => two },
    default => { one => two }, 
builder

Accepts a scalar, set 1 for the default (_build_$name).

    builder => 1,
    builder => '_build_hello',
predicate

Accepts a scalar.

    predicate => 'has_hello',
clearer

Accepts a scalar, set 1 for the default (clear_$name).

    clearer => 1,
required

Accepts a Boolean, Set this if the attribute must be passed on object instantiation.

    required => 1,
reader

Accepts a scalar.

    reader => 'get_hello',
writer

Accepts a scalar.

    writer => 'set_hello',

AUTHOR

Robert Acock, <thisusedtobeanemail at gmail.com>

BUGS

Please report any bugs or feature requests to bug-moox-variantattribute at rt.cpan.org, or through the web interface at http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/ReportBug.html?Queue=MooX-VariantAttribute. I will be notified, and then you'll automatically be notified of progress on your bug as I make changes.

SUPPORT

You can find documentation for this module with the perldoc command.

    perldoc MooX::VariantAttribute

You can also look for information at:

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

LICENSE AND COPYRIGHT

Copyright 2017 Robert Acock.

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the the Artistic License (2.0). You may obtain a copy of the full license at:

http://www.perlfoundation.org/artistic_license_2_0

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