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Name

CatalystX::Usul::Base - Base class utility methods

Version

0.6.$Revision: 1165 $

Synopsis

   package YourBaseClass;

   use parent qw(CatalystX::Usul::Base);

   __PACKAGE__->mk_accessors( qw(list of accessor names) );

Description

Provides dynamic class loading method and exposes the exception handling methods in CatalystX::Usul::Exception. Also provides accessor/mutator creation method which it inherits from Class::Accessor::Grouped

Subroutines/Methods

dumper

   $self->udump( $object );

Calls dumper for dumping objects for inspection

ensure_class_loaded

   $self->ensure_class_loaded( $some_class );

Require the requested class, throw an error if it doesn't load

exception_class

   $self->exception_class;

Return the exception class used to throw errors. Wraps the constant EXCEPTION_CLASS in a method so we can use it for inversion of control

mk_accessors

   $self->mk_accessors( @fieldspec );

Create accessors methods like Class::Accessor::Fast but using Class::Accessor::Grouped

Diagnostics

None

Configuration and Environment

None

Dependencies

CatalystX::Usul::Constants
CatalystX::Usul::Exception
Class::Accessor::Grouped
Class::MOP
TryCatch

Incompatibilities

None known

Bugs and Limitations

There are no known bugs in this module. Please report problems to the address below. Patches are welcome

Author

Peter Flanigan, <Support at RoxSoft.co.uk>

License and Copyright

Copyright (c) 2011 Peter Flanigan. All rights reserved

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

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE