Sub::Prototype::Util - Prototype-related utility routines.
VERSION
- Version 0.04
+ Version 0.11
SYNOPSIS
- use Sub::Prototype::Util qw/flatten recall/;
+ use Sub::Prototype::Util qw<flatten wrap recall>;
- my @a = qw/a b c/;
+ my @a = qw<a b c>;
my @args = ( \@a, 1, { d => 2 }, undef, 3 );
- my @flat = flatten '\@$;$', @args; # ('a', 'b', 'c', 1, { d => 2 })
- recall 'CORE::push', @args; # @a contains 'a', 'b', 'c', 1, { d => 2 }, undef, 3
+ my @flat = flatten '\@$;$', @args;
+ # @flat contains now ('a', 'b', 'c', 1, { d => 2 })
+
+ my $res = recall 'CORE::push', @args;
+ # @a contains now 'a', 'b', 'c', 1, { d => 2 }, undef, 3
+ # and $res is 7
+
+ my $splice = wrap 'CORE::splice';
+ my @b = $splice->(\@a, 4, 2);
+ # @a contains now ('a', 'b', 'c', 1, 3)
+ # and @b is ({ d => 2 }, undef)
DESCRIPTION
Prototypes are evil, but sometimes you just have to bear with them,
They all handle 5.10's "_" prototype.
FUNCTIONS
- "flatten $proto, @args"
+ "flatten"
+ my @flattened = flatten($proto, @args);
+
Flattens the array @args according to the prototype $proto. When @args
is what @_ is after calling a subroutine with prototype $proto,
"flatten" returns the list of what @_ would have been if there were no
- prototype.
+ prototype. It croaks if the arguments can't possibly match the required
+ prototype, e.g. when a reference type is wrong or when not enough
+ elements were provided.
+
+ "wrap"
+ my $wrapper = wrap($name, %opts);
+ my $wrapper = wrap({ $name => $proto }, %opts);
+
+ Generates a wrapper that calls the function $name with a prototyped
+ argument list. That is, the wrapper's arguments should be what @_ is
+ when you define a subroutine with the same prototype as $name.
+
+ my $a = [ 0 .. 2 ];
+ my $push = wrap 'CORE::push';
+ $push->($a, 3, 4); # returns 3 + 2 = 5 and $a now contains 0 .. 4
+
+ You can force the use of a specific prototype. In this case, $name must
+ be a hash reference that holds exactly one key / value pair, the key
+ being the function name and the value the prototpye that should be used
+ to call it.
+
+ my $push = wrap { 'CORE::push' => '\@$' }; # only pushes 1 arg
+
+ The remaining arguments %opts are treated as key / value pairs that are
+ meant to tune the code generated by "wrap". Valid keys are :
+
+ * "ref => $func"
+
+ Specifies the function used in the generated code to test the
+ reference type of scalars. Defaults to 'ref'. You may also want to
+ use "reftype" in Scalar::Util.
+
+ * "wrong_ref => $code"
+
+ The code executed when a reference of incorrect type is encountered.
+ The result of this snippet is also the result of the generated code,
+ hence it defaults to 'undef'. It's a good place to "croak" or "die"
+ too.
+
+ * "sub => $bool"
+
+ Encloses the code into a "sub { }" block. Default is true.
+
+ * "compile => $bool"
+
+ Makes "wrap" compile the code generated and return the resulting
+ code reference. Be careful that in this case "ref" must be a fully
+ qualified function name. Defaults to true, but turned off when "sub"
+ is false.
+
+ For example, this allows you to recall into "CORE::grep" and "CORE::map"
+ by using the "\&@" prototype :
+
+ my $grep = wrap { 'CORE::grep' => '\&@' };
+ # the prototypes are intentionally different
+ sub mygrep (&@) { $grep->(@_) }
+
+ "recall"
+ my @res = recall($name, @args);
+ my @res = recall({ $name => $proto }, @args);
- "recall $name, @args"
Calls the function $name with the prototyped argument list @args. That
- is, @args should be what @_ is when you define a subroutine with the
- same prototype as $name. For example,
+ is, @args should be what @_ is when you call a subroutine with $name as
+ prototype. You can still force the prototype by passing "{ $name =>
+ $proto }" as the first argument.
my $a = [ ];
- recall 'CORE::push', $a, 1, 2, 3;
+ recall { 'CORE::push' => '\@$' }, $a, 1, 2, 3; # $a just contains 1
- will call "push @$a, 1, 2, 3" and so fill the arrayref $a with "1, 2,
- 3". This is especially needed for core functions because you can't
- "goto" into them.
+ It's implemented in terms of "wrap", and hence calls "eval" at each run.
+ If you plan to recall several times, consider using "wrap" instead.
EXPORT
- The functions "flatten" and "recall" are only exported on request,
- either by providing their name or by the ':funcs' and ':all' tags.
+ The functions "flatten", "wrap" and "recall" are only exported on
+ request, either by providing their name or by the ':funcs' and ':all'
+ tags.
DEPENDENCIES
Carp, Exporter (core modules since perl 5), Scalar::Util (since 5.7.3).
AUTHOR
Vincent Pit, "<perl at profvince.com>", <http://www.profvince.com>.
- You can contact me by mail or on #perl @ FreeNode (vincent or
- Prof_Vince).
+ You can contact me by mail or on "irc.perl.org" (vincent).
BUGS
Please report any bugs or feature requests to "bug-sub-prototype-util at
<http://www.profvince.com/perl/cover/Sub-Prototype-Util>.
COPYRIGHT & LICENSE
- Copyright 2008 Vincent Pit, all rights reserved.
+ Copyright 2008,2009,2010,2011,2013 Vincent Pit, all rights reserved.
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
under the same terms as Perl itself.
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