MooseX::Storage::Deferred - A role for undecisive programmers
package Point; use Moose; use MooseX::Storage; our $VERSION = '0.01'; with 'MooseX::Storage::Deferred'; has 'x' => (is => 'rw', isa => 'Int'); has 'y' => (is => 'rw', isa => 'Int'); 1; my $p = Point->new(x => 10, y => 10); ## methods to freeze/thaw into ## a specified serialization format ## (in this case JSON) # pack the class into a JSON string $p->freeze({ format => 'JSON' }); # { "__CLASS__" : "Point", "x" : 10, "y" : 10 } # unpack the JSON string into a class my $p2 = Point->thaw( '{ "__CLASS__" : "Point", "x" : 10, "y" : 10 }', { format => 'JSON' } );
This role is designed for those times when you need to serialize into many different formats or I/O options.
It basically allows you to choose the format and IO options only when you actually use them (see the SYNOPSIS for more info)
NOTE: The StorableFile I/O option is not supported, this is because it does not mix well with options who also have a thaw and freeze methods like this. It is possible to probably work around this issue, but I don't currently have the need for it. If you need this supported, talk to me and I will see what I can do.
thaw
freeze
All complex software has bugs lurking in it, and this module is no exception. If you find a bug please either email me, or add the bug to cpan-RT.
Stevan Little <stevan.little@iinteractive.com>
Copyright 2007-2008 by Infinity Interactive, Inc.
http://www.iinteractive.com
This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.
To install MooseX::Storage, copy and paste the appropriate command in to your terminal.
cpanm
cpanm MooseX::Storage
CPAN shell
perl -MCPAN -e shell install MooseX::Storage
For more information on module installation, please visit the detailed CPAN module installation guide.