package Package::Variant; use strictures 2; use Import::Into; use Module::Runtime qw(require_module); use Carp qw(croak); our $VERSION = '1.003002'; $VERSION = eval $VERSION; our %Variable; my $sanitize_importing = sub { my ($me, $spec) = @_; return [] unless defined $spec; my @specced = not(ref $spec) ? ($spec) : (ref($spec) eq 'ARRAY') ? (@$spec) : (ref($spec) eq 'HASH') ? (map { croak qq{The import argument list for '$_' is not an array ref} unless ref($spec->{$_}) eq 'ARRAY'; ($_ => $spec->{$_}); } sort keys %$spec) : croak q{The 'importing' option has to be either a hash or array ref}; my @imports; my $arg_count = 1; while (@specced) { my $key = shift @specced; croak qq{Value $arg_count in 'importing' is not a package string}, $arg_count unless defined($key) and not(ref $key); $arg_count++; my $import_args = (not(@specced) or (defined($specced[0]) and not ref($specced[0]))) ? [] : (ref($specced[0]) eq 'ARRAY') ? do { $arg_count++; shift @specced } : croak( qq{Value $arg_count for package '$key' in 'importing' is not} . qq{ a package string or array ref} ); push @imports, [$key, $import_args]; } return \@imports; }; my $sub_namer = eval { require Sub::Name; sub { shift if @_ > 2; Sub::Name::subname(@_) } } || sub { $_[-1] }; sub import { my $variable = caller; my $me = shift; my $last = (split '::', $variable)[-1]; my $anon = 'A000'; my %args = @_; no strict 'refs'; $Variable{$variable} = { anon => $anon, args => { %args, importing => $me->$sanitize_importing($args{importing}), }, subs => { map +($_ => sub {}), @{$args{subs}||[]}, }, }; *{"${variable}::import"} = sub { my $target = caller; my (undef, %arg) = @_; my $as = defined($arg{as}) ? $arg{as} : $last; no strict 'refs'; *{"${target}::${as}"} = sub { $me->build_variant_of($variable, @_); }; }; my $subs = $Variable{$variable}{subs}; foreach my $name (keys %$subs) { *{"${variable}::${name}"} = sub { goto &{$subs->{$name}} }; } *{"${variable}::install"} = sub { goto &{$Variable{$variable}{install}}; }; *{"${variable}::build_variant"} = sub { shift; $me->build_variant_of($variable, @_); }; } sub build_variant_package_name { my ($me, $variable, @args) = @_; if ($variable->can('make_variant_package_name')) { return $variable->make_variant_package_name(@args); } return "${variable}::_Variant_".++$Variable{$variable}{anon}; } sub build_variant_of { my ($me, $variable, @args) = @_; my $variant_name = $me->build_variant_package_name($variable, @args); foreach my $to_import (@{$Variable{$variable}{args}{importing}}) { my ($pkg, $args) = @$to_import; require_module $pkg; eval q{ BEGIN { $pkg->import::into($variant_name, @{$args}) }; 1; } or die $@; } my $subs = $Variable{$variable}{subs}; local @{$subs}{keys %$subs} = map $variant_name->can($_), keys %$subs; local $Variable{$variable}{install} = sub { my $full_name = "${variant_name}::".shift; my $ref = $sub_namer->($full_name, @_); no strict 'refs'; *$full_name = $ref; }; $variable->make_variant($variant_name, @args); return $variant_name; } 1; __END__ =head1 NAME Package::Variant - Parameterizable packages =head1 SYNOPSIS Creation of anonymous variants: # declaring a variable Moo role package My::VariableRole::ObjectAttr; use strictures 2; use Package::Variant # what modules to 'use' importing => ['Moo::Role'], # proxied subroutines subs => [ qw(has around before after with) ]; sub make_variant { my ($class, $target_package, %arguments) = @_; # access arguments my $name = $arguments{name}; # use proxied 'has' to add an attribute has $name => (is => 'lazy'); # install a builder method install "_build_${name}" => sub { return $arguments{class}->new; }; } # using the role package My::Class::WithObjectAttr; use strictures 2; use Moo; use My::VariableRole::ObjectAttr; with ObjectAttr(name => 'some_obj', class => 'Some::Class'); # using our class my $obj = My::Class::WithObjectAttr->new; $obj->some_obj; # returns a Some::Class instance And the same thing, only with named variants: # declaring a variable Moo role that can be named package My::VariableRole::ObjectAttrNamed; use strictures 2; use Package::Variant importing => ['Moo::Role'], subs => [ qw(has around before after with) ]; use Module::Runtime 'module_notional_filename'; # only if you need protection # this method is run at variant creation time to determine its custom # package name. it can use the arguments or do something entirely else. sub make_variant_package_name { my ($class, $package, %arguments) = @_; $package = "Private::$package"; # you can munge the input here if you like # only if you *need* protection die "Won't clobber $package" if $INC{module_notional_filename $package}; return $package; } # same as in the example above, except for the argument list. in this example # $package is the user input, and # $target_package is the actual package in which the variant gets installed sub make_variant { my ($class, $target_package, $package, %arguments) = @_; my $name = $arguments{name}; has $name => (is => 'lazy'); install "_build_${name}" => sub {return $arguments{class}->new}; } # using the role package My::Class::WithObjectAttr; use strictures 2; use Moo; use My::VariableRole::ObjectAttrNamed; # create the role under a specific name ObjectAttrNamed "My::Role" => (name => 'some_obj', class => 'Some::Class'); # and use it with "Private::My::Role"; # using our class my $obj = My::Class::WithObjectAttr->new; $obj->some_obj; # returns a Some::Class instance =head1 DESCRIPTION This module allows you to build a variable package that contains a package template and can use it to build variant packages at runtime. Your variable package will export a subroutine which will build a variant package, combining its arguments with the template, and return the name of the new variant package. The implementation does not care about what kind of packages it builds, be they simple function exporters, classes, singletons or something entirely different. =head2 Declaring a variable package There are two important parts to creating a variable package. You first have to give C some basic information about what kind of variant packages you want to provide, and how. The second part is implementing a method which builds the components of the variant packages that use the user's arguments or cannot be provided with a static import. =head3 Setting up the environment for building variants When you C, you pass along some arguments that describe how you intend to build your variants. use Package::Variant importing => { $package => \@import_arguments, ... }, subs => [ @proxied_subroutine_names ]; The L option needs to be a hash or array reference with package names to be Cd as keys, and array references containing the import arguments as values. These packages will be imported into every new variant package, to provide static functionality of the variant packages and to set up every declarative subroutine you require to build variants package components. The next option will allow you to use these functions. See L for more options. You can omit empty import argument lists when passing an array reference. The L option is an array reference of subroutine names that are exported by the packages specified with L. These subroutines will be proxied from your variable package to the variant to be generated. With L initializing your package and L declaring what subroutines you want to use to build a variant, you can now write a L method building your variants. =head3 Declaring a method to produce variants Every time a user requests a new variant, a method named L will be called with the name of the target package and the arguments from the user. It can then use the proxied subroutines declared with L to customize the variant package. An L subroutine is exported as well allowing you to dynamically install methods into the variant package. If these options aren't flexible enough, you can use the passed name of the variant package to do any other kind of customizations. sub make_variant { my ($class, $target, @arguments) = @_; # ... # customization goes here # ... } When the method is finished, the user will receive the name of the new variant package you just set up. =head2 Using variable packages After your variable package is L your users can get a variant generator subroutine by simply importing your package. use My::Variant; my $new_variant_package = Variant(@variant_arguments); # the variant package is now fully initialized and used You can import the subroutine under a different name by specifying an C argument. =head2 Dynamic creation of variant packages For regular uses, the L provides more than enough flexibility. However, if you want to create variants of dynamically determined packages, you can use the L method. You can use this to create variants of other packages and pass arguments on to them to allow more modular and extensible variants. =head1 OPTIONS These are the options that can be passed when importing C. They describe the environment in which the variants are created. use Package::Variant importing => { $package => \@import_arguments, ... }, subs => [ @proxied_subroutines ]; =head2 importing This option is a hash reference mapping package names to array references containing import arguments. The packages will be imported with the given arguments by every variant before the L method is asked to create the package (this is done using L). If import order is important to you, you can also pass the C arguments as a flat array reference: use Package::Variant importing => [ 'PackageA', 'PackageB' ]; # same as use Package::Variant importing => [ 'PackageA' => [], 'PackageB' => [] ]; # or use Package::Variant importing => { 'PackageA' => [], 'PackageB' => [] }; The import method will be called even if the list of import arguments is empty or not specified, If you just want to import a single package's default exports, you can also pass a string instead: use Package::Variant importing => 'Package'; =head2 subs An array reference of strings listing the names of subroutines that should be proxied. These subroutines are expected to be installed into the new variant package by the modules imported with L. Subroutines with the same name will be available in your variable package, and will proxy through to the newly created package when used within L. =head1 VARIABLE PACKAGE METHODS These are methods on the variable package you declare when you import C. =head2 make_variant Some::Variant::Package->make_variant( $target, @arguments ); B This method will be called for every new variant of your package. This method should use the subroutines declared in L to customize the new variant package. This is a class method receiving the C<$target> package and the C<@arguments> defining the requested variant. =head2 make_variant_package_name Some::Variant::Package->make_variant_package_name( @arguments ); B If present, this method will be used to determine the package name for a particular variant being constructed. If you do not implement it, a unique package name something like Some::Variant::Package::_Variant_A003 will be created for you. =head2 import use Some::Variant::Package; my $variant_package = Package( @arguments ); This method is provided for you. It will allow a user to C your package and receive a subroutine taking C<@arguments> defining the variant and returning the name of the newly created variant package. The following options can be specified when importing: =over =item * B use Some::Variant::Package as => 'Foo'; my $variant_package = Foo(@arguments); Exports the generator subroutine under a different name than the default. =back =head2 build_variant use Some::Variant::Package (); my $variant_package = Some::Variant::Package->build_variant( @arguments ); This method is provided for you. It will generate a variant package and return its name, just like the generator sub provided by L. This allows you to avoid importing anything into the consuming package. =head1 C METHODS These methods are available on C itself. =head2 build_variant_of my $variant_package = Package::Variant ->build_variant_of($variable_package, @arguments); This is the dynamic method of creating new variants. It takes the C<$variable_package>, which is a pre-declared variable package, and a set of C<@arguments> passed to the package to generate a new C<$variant_package>, which will be returned. =head2 import use Package::Variant @options; Sets up the environment in which you declare the variants of your packages. See L for details on the available options and L for a list of exported subroutines. =head1 EXPORTS Additionally to the proxies for subroutines provided in L, the following exports will be available in your variable package: =head2 install install($method_name, $code_reference); Installs a method with the given C<$method_name> into the newly created variant package. The C<$code_reference> will be used as the body for the method, and if L is available the coderef will be named. If you want to name it something else, then use: install($method_name, $name_to_use, $code_reference); =head1 AUTHOR mst - Matt S. Trout (cpan:MSTROUT) =head1 CONTRIBUTORS phaylon - Robert Sedlacek (cpan:PHAYLON) haarg - Graham Knop (cpan:HAARG) =head1 COPYRIGHT Copyright (c) 2010-2012 the C L and L as listed above. =head1 LICENSE This library is free software and may be distributed under the same terms as perl itself. =cut