Class::MOP::Immutable(3p)

NAME
Class::MOP::Immutable - A class to transform Class::MOP::Class metaclasses

SYNOPSIS
    use Class::MOP::Immutable;

    my $immutable_metaclass = Class::MOP::Immutable->new($metaclass, {
        read_only   => [qw/superclasses/],
        cannot_call => [qw/
            add_method
            alias_method
            remove_method
            add_attribute
            remove_attribute
            add_package_symbol
            remove_package_symbol
        /],
        memoize     => {
            class_precedence_list             => 'ARRAY',
            compute_all_applicable_attributes => 'ARRAY',
            get_meta_instance                 => 'SCALAR',
            get_method_map                    => 'SCALAR',
        }
    });

    $immutable_metaclass->make_metaclass_immutable(@_)

DESCRIPTION
This is basically a module for applying a transformation on a given metaclass. Current features include making methods read-only, making methods un-callable and memoizing methods (in a type specific way too).

This module is not for the feint of heart, it does some whacky things to the metaclass in order to make it immutable. If you are just curious, I suggest you turn back now, there is nothing to see here.

METHODS

new ($metaclass, \%options)
    Given a $metaclass and a set of %options this module will prepare an immutable version of the $metaclass, which can then be applied to the $metaclass using the "make_metaclass_immutable" method.

options
    Returns the options HASH set in "new".

metaclass
    Returns the metaclass set in "new".

immutable_metaclass
    Returns the immutable metaclass created within "new".

create_immutable_metaclass
    This will create the immutable version of the $metaclass, but will not actually change the original metaclass.

create_methods_for_immutable_metaclass
    This will create all the methods for the immutable metaclass based on the %options passed into "new".

make_metaclass_immutable (%options)
    This will actually change the $metaclass into the immutable version.

make_metaclass_mutable (%options)
    This will change the $metaclass into the mutable version by reversing the immutable process. %options should be the same options that were given to make_metaclass_immutable.

inlined_constructor
    If the constructor was inlined, this returns the constructor method object that was created to do this.

AUTHORS
Stevan Little <stevan@iinteractive.com>

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
Copyright 2006-2008 by Infinity Interactive, Inc.

<http://www.iinteractive.com>

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