#NAME

Type::Parser - parse type constraint strings

#SYNOPSIS

use v5.10;
use strict;
use warnings;

use Type::Parser qw( eval_type );
use Type::Registry;

my $reg = Type::Registry->for_me;
$reg->add_types("Types::Standard");

my $type = eval_type("Int | ArrayRef[Int]", $reg);

$type->check(10);        # true
$type->check([1..4]);    # true
$type->check({foo=>1});  # false

#STATUS

This module is covered by the Type-Tiny stability policy.

#DESCRIPTION

Generally speaking, you probably don't want to be using this module directly. Instead use the lookup method from Type::Registry which wraps it.

#Functions

#parse($string)

Parse the type constraint string into something like an AST.

If called in list context, also returns any "tail" found on the original string.

#extract_type($string, $registry)

Compile a type constraint string into a Type::Tiny object.

If called in list context, also returns any "tail" found on the original string.

#eval_type($string, $registry)

Compile a type constraint string into a Type::Tiny object.

Throws an error if the "tail" contains any non-whitespace character.

#Constants

The following constants correspond to values returned by $token->type.

#TYPE
#QUOTELIKE
#STRING
#HEXNUM
#CLASS
#L_BRACKET
#R_BRACKET
#COMMA
#SLURPY
#UNION
#INTERSECT
#SLASH
#NOT
#L_PAREN
#R_PAREN
#MYSTERY

#BUGS

Please report any bugs to https://github.com/tobyink/p5-type-tiny/issues.

#SEE ALSO

Type::Registry.

#AUTHOR

Toby Inkster <tobyink@cpan.org>.

#COPYRIGHT AND LICENCE

This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.

#DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES

THIS PACKAGE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

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