NAME
Mouse::Role - The Mouse Role
VERSION
This document describes Mouse version 0.83
SYNOPSIS
package Comparable;
use Mouse::Role; # the package is now a Mouse role
# Declare methods that are required by this role
requires qw(compare);
# Define methods this role provides
sub equals {
my($self, $other) = @_;
return $self->compare($other) == 0;
}
# and later
package MyObject;
use Mouse;
with qw(Comparable); # Now MyObject can equals()
sub compare {
# ...
}
my $foo = MyObject->new();
my $bar = MyObject->new();
$obj->equals($bar); # yes, it is comparableKEYWORDS
meta -> Mouse::Meta::Role
Returns this role's metaclass instance.
before (method|methods|regexp) -> CodeRef
Sets up a before method modifier. See "before" in Moose.
after (method|methods|regexp) => CodeRef
Sets up an after method modifier. See "after" in Moose.
around (method|methods|regexp) => CodeRef
Sets up an around method modifier. See "around" in Moose.
super
Sets up the super keyword. See "super" in Moose.
override method => CodeRef
Sets up an override method modifier. See "Role/override" in Moose.
inner
This is not supported in roles and emits an error. See "Role" in Moose.
augment method => CodeRef
This is not supported in roles and emits an error. See "Role" in Moose.
has (name|names) => parameters
Sets up an attribute (or if passed an arrayref of names, multiple attributes) to this role. See "has" in Mouse.
confess(error) -> BOOM
"confess" in Carp for your convenience.
blessed(value) -> ClassName | undef
"blessed" in Scalar::Util for your convenience.
MISC
import
Importing Mouse::Role will give you sugar.
unimport
Please unimport (no Mouse::Role) so that if someone calls one of the keywords (such as "has") it will break loudly instead breaking subtly.