The Package Protocol provides an abstraction of a Perl 5 package. A package is basically namespace, and this module provides methods for looking at and changing that namespace's symbol table....

A class *does* all the things a role does, with the addition of inheritance and instance construction....

This module is a fully functioning meta object protocol for the Perl 5 object system. It makes no attempt to change the behavior or characteristics of the Perl 5 object system, only to create a protocol for its manipulation and introspection. That sa...

Just like Moose is built from Class::MOP. You can build your own using this module. It is a little different from Class::MOP though, because it doesn't use a meta class, it has less features, but it's a lot faster. If you need a lightweight object pr...

This module offers a minimalist class construction kit in around 120 lines of code. Here is a list of features: * defines attributes via import arguments * generates read-write accessors * supports lazy attribute defaults * supports custom accessors ...

Class::Meta provides an interface for automating the creation of Perl classes with attribute data type validation. It differs from other such modules in that it includes an introspection API that can be used as a unified interface for all Class::Meta...

Using this module will allow you to mark subs as "ClassMethod"s and "Method"s. The former will get the current class name in whatever is indicated by the -*class options ("__CLASS__" by default), both will get the current object in whatever is indica...

In a unit test, mock objects can simulate the behavior of complex, real (non-mock) objects and are therefore useful when a real object is impractical or impossible to incorporate into a unit test. The unique features of "Test::Mock::Class": * Its API...

The Class Protocol is the largest and most complex part of the Class::MOP meta-object protocol. It controls the introspection and manipulation of Perl 5 classes, and it can create them as well. The best way to understand what this module can do is to...

This class is a subclass of Class::MOP::Class that provides additional Moose-specific functionality. To really understand this class, you will need to start with the Class::MOP::Class documentation. This class can be understood as a set of additional...

The Method Protocol is very small, since methods in Perl 5 are just subroutines in a specific package. We provide a very basic introspection interface....

A module is essentially a Class::MOP::Package with metadata, in our case the version and authority....

This class provides meta information for overloading in classes and roles....

Method modifiers are a convenient feature from the CLOS (Common Lisp Object System) world. In its most basic form, a method modifier is just a method that calls "$self->SUPER::foo(@_)". I for one have trouble remembering that exact invocation, so my ...

The objective of this module is to bring efficient and convenient methods for dealing with Lookup Tables. We call Lookup tables tables that are actually catalogs of terms. A good example is the table UserType in the Synopsis, that describles all the ...

Instances of this class represent a class implemented by Object::Pad. Accessors provide information about the class, and methods that can alter the class, typically by adding new elements to it, allow a program to extend existing classes. Where possi...

This is a Class::MOP::Method subclass which implements before, after, and around method modifiers....

This is a subclass of "Class::MOP::Method" which is used by "Class::MOP::Attribute" to generate accessor code. It handles generation of readers, writers, predicates and clearers. For each type of method, it can either create a subroutine reference, o...

This is a subclass of Class::MOP::Method which generates constructor methods....

This module attempts to emulate the behavior of Class::Accessor::Fast as accurately as possible using the Moose attribute system. The public API of "Class::Accessor::Fast" is wholly supported, but the private methods are not. If you are only using th...