NAME

MooseX::StrictConstructor - Make your object constructors blow up on unknown attributes

VERSION

version 0.19

SYNOPSIS

    package My::Class;

    use Moose;
    use MooseX::StrictConstructor;

    has 'size' => ...;

    # then later ...

    # this blows up because color is not a known attribute
    My::Class->new( size => 5, color => 'blue' );

DESCRIPTION

Simply loading this module makes your constructors "strict". If your constructor is called with an attribute init argument that your class does not declare, then it calls Moose->throw_error(). This is a great way to catch small typos.

Subverting Strictness

You may find yourself wanting to have your constructor accept a parameter which does not correspond to an attribute.

In that case, you'll probably also be writing a BUILD() or BUILDARGS() method to deal with that parameter. In a BUILDARGS() method, you can simply make sure that this parameter is not included in the hash reference you return. Otherwise, in a BUILD() method, you can delete it from the hash reference of parameters.

  sub BUILD {
      my $self   = shift;
      my $params = shift;

      if ( delete $params->{do_something} ) {
          ...
      }
  }

BUGS

Please report any bugs or feature requests to bug-moosex-strictconstructor@rt.cpan.org, or through the web interface at http://rt.cpan.org. I will be notified, and then you'll automatically be notified of progress on your bug as I make changes.

AUTHOR

Dave Rolsky <autarch@urth.org>

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

This software is Copyright (c) 2012 by Dave Rolsky.

This is free software, licensed under:

  The Artistic License 2.0 (GPL Compatible)