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1package fields;
2
3require 5.005;
4use strict;
5no strict 'refs';
6unless( eval q{require warnings::register; warnings::register->import; 1} ) {
7    *warnings::warnif = sub {
8        require Carp;
9        Carp::carp(@_);
10    }
11}
12use vars qw(%attr $VERSION);
13
14$VERSION = '2.17_01';
15
16# constant.pm is slow
17sub PUBLIC     () { 2**0  }
18sub PRIVATE    () { 2**1  }
19sub INHERITED  () { 2**2  }
20sub PROTECTED  () { 2**3  }
21
22
23# The %attr hash holds the attributes of the currently assigned fields
24# per class.  The hash is indexed by class names and the hash value is
25# an array reference.  The first element in the array is the lowest field
26# number not belonging to a base class.  The remaining elements' indices
27# are the field numbers.  The values are integer bit masks, or undef
28# in the case of base class private fields (which occupy a slot but are
29# otherwise irrelevant to the class).
30
31sub import {
32    my $class = shift;
33    return unless @_;
34    my $package = caller(0);
35    # avoid possible typo warnings
36    %{"$package\::FIELDS"} = () unless %{"$package\::FIELDS"};
37    my $fields = \%{"$package\::FIELDS"};
38    my $fattr = ($attr{$package} ||= [1]);
39    my $next = @$fattr;
40
41    # Quiet pseudo-hash deprecation warning for uses of fields::new.
42    bless \%{"$package\::FIELDS"}, 'pseudohash';
43
44    if ($next > $fattr->[0]
45        and ($fields->{$_[0]} || 0) >= $fattr->[0])
46    {
47        # There are already fields not belonging to base classes.
48        # Looks like a possible module reload...
49        $next = $fattr->[0];
50    }
51    foreach my $f (@_) {
52        my $fno = $fields->{$f};
53
54        # Allow the module to be reloaded so long as field positions
55        # have not changed.
56        if ($fno and $fno != $next) {
57            require Carp;
58            if ($fno < $fattr->[0]) {
59              if ($] < 5.006001) {
60                warn("Hides field '$f' in base class") if $^W;
61              } else {
62                warnings::warnif("Hides field '$f' in base class") ;
63              }
64            } else {
65                Carp::croak("Field name '$f' already in use");
66            }
67        }
68        $fields->{$f} = $next;
69        $fattr->[$next] = ($f =~ /^_/) ? PRIVATE : PUBLIC;
70        $next += 1;
71    }
72    if (@$fattr > $next) {
73        # Well, we gave them the benefit of the doubt by guessing the
74        # module was reloaded, but they appear to be declaring fields
75        # in more than one place.  We can't be sure (without some extra
76        # bookkeeping) that the rest of the fields will be declared or
77        # have the same positions, so punt.
78        require Carp;
79        Carp::croak ("Reloaded module must declare all fields at once");
80    }
81}
82
83sub inherit {
84    require base;
85    goto &base::inherit_fields;
86}
87
88sub _dump  # sometimes useful for debugging
89{
90    for my $pkg (sort keys %attr) {
91        print "\n$pkg";
92        if (@{"$pkg\::ISA"}) {
93            print " (", join(", ", @{"$pkg\::ISA"}), ")";
94        }
95        print "\n";
96        my $fields = \%{"$pkg\::FIELDS"};
97        for my $f (sort {$fields->{$a} <=> $fields->{$b}} keys %$fields) {
98            my $no = $fields->{$f};
99            print "   $no: $f";
100            my $fattr = $attr{$pkg}[$no];
101            if (defined $fattr) {
102                my @a;
103                push(@a, "public")    if $fattr & PUBLIC;
104                push(@a, "private")   if $fattr & PRIVATE;
105                push(@a, "inherited") if $fattr & INHERITED;
106                print "\t(", join(", ", @a), ")";
107            }
108            print "\n";
109        }
110    }
111}
112
113if ($] < 5.009) {
114  *new = sub {
115    my $class = shift;
116    $class = ref $class if ref $class;
117    return bless [\%{$class . "::FIELDS"}], $class;
118  }
119} else {
120  *new = sub {
121    my $class = shift;
122    $class = ref $class if ref $class;
123    require Hash::Util;
124    my $self = bless {}, $class;
125
126    # The lock_keys() prototype won't work since we require Hash::Util :(
127    &Hash::Util::lock_keys(\%$self, _accessible_keys($class));
128    return $self;
129  }
130}
131
132sub _accessible_keys {
133    my ($class) = @_;
134    return (
135        keys %{$class.'::FIELDS'},
136        map(_accessible_keys($_), @{$class.'::ISA'}),
137    );
138}
139
140sub phash {
141    die "Pseudo-hashes have been removed from Perl" if $] >= 5.009;
142    my $h;
143    my $v;
144    if (@_) {
145       if (ref $_[0] eq 'ARRAY') {
146           my $a = shift;
147           @$h{@$a} = 1 .. @$a;
148           if (@_) {
149               $v = shift;
150               unless (! @_ and ref $v eq 'ARRAY') {
151                   require Carp;
152                   Carp::croak ("Expected at most two array refs\n");
153               }
154           }
155       }
156       else {
157           if (@_ % 2) {
158               require Carp;
159               Carp::croak ("Odd number of elements initializing pseudo-hash\n");
160           }
161           my $i = 0;
162           @$h{grep ++$i % 2, @_} = 1 .. @_ / 2;
163           $i = 0;
164           $v = [grep $i++ % 2, @_];
165       }
166    }
167    else {
168       $h = {};
169       $v = [];
170    }
171    [ $h, @$v ];
172
173}
174
1751;
176
177__END__
178
179=head1 NAME
180
181fields - compile-time class fields
182
183=head1 SYNOPSIS
184
185    {
186        package Foo;
187        use fields qw(foo bar _Foo_private);
188        sub new {
189            my Foo $self = shift;
190            unless (ref $self) {
191                $self = fields::new($self);
192                $self->{_Foo_private} = "this is Foo's secret";
193            }
194            $self->{foo} = 10;
195            $self->{bar} = 20;
196            return $self;
197        }
198    }
199
200    my $var = Foo->new;
201    $var->{foo} = 42;
202
203    # this will generate a run-time error
204    $var->{zap} = 42;
205
206    # this will generate a compile-time error
207    my Foo $foo = Foo->new;
208    $foo->{zap} = 24;
209
210    # subclassing
211    {
212        package Bar;
213        use base 'Foo';
214        use fields qw(baz _Bar_private);        # not shared with Foo
215        sub new {
216            my $class = shift;
217            my $self = fields::new($class);
218            $self->SUPER::new();                # init base fields
219            $self->{baz} = 10;                  # init own fields
220            $self->{_Bar_private} = "this is Bar's secret";
221            return $self;
222        }
223    }
224
225=head1 DESCRIPTION
226
227The C<fields> pragma enables compile-time and run-time verified class
228fields.
229
230NOTE: The current implementation keeps the declared fields in the %FIELDS
231hash of the calling package, but this may change in future versions.
232Do B<not> update the %FIELDS hash directly, because it must be created
233at compile-time for it to be fully useful, as is done by this pragma.
234
235If a typed lexical variable (C<my Class
236$var>) holding a reference is used to access a
237hash element and a package with the same name as the type has
238declared class fields using this pragma, then the hash key is
239verified at compile time.  If the variables are not typed, access is
240only checked at run time.
241
242The related C<base> pragma will combine fields from base classes and any
243fields declared using the C<fields> pragma.  This enables field
244inheritance to work properly.  Inherited fields can be overridden but
245will generate a warning if warnings are enabled.
246
247B<Only valid for Perl 5.8.x and earlier:> Field names that start with an
248underscore character are made private to the class and are not visible
249to subclasses.
250
251Also, B<in Perl 5.8.x and earlier>, this pragma uses pseudo-hashes, the
252effect being that you can have objects with named fields which are as
253compact and as fast arrays to access, as long as the objects are
254accessed through properly typed variables.
255
256The following functions are supported:
257
258=over 4
259
260=item new
261
262fields::new() creates and blesses a hash comprised of the fields declared
263using the C<fields> pragma into the specified class.  It is the
264recommended way to construct a fields-based object.
265
266This makes it possible to write a constructor like this:
267
268    package Critter::Sounds;
269    use fields qw(cat dog bird);
270
271    sub new {
272        my $self = shift;
273        $self = fields::new($self) unless ref $self;
274        $self->{cat} = 'meow';                      # scalar element
275        @$self{'dog','bird'} = ('bark','tweet');    # slice
276        return $self;
277    }
278
279=item phash
280
281B<This function only works in Perl 5.8.x and earlier.>  Pseudo-hashes
282were removed from Perl as of 5.10.  Consider using restricted hashes or
283fields::new() instead (which itself uses restricted hashes under 5.10+).
284See L<Hash::Util>.  Using fields::phash() under 5.10 or higher will
285cause an error.
286
287fields::phash() can be used to create and initialize a plain (unblessed)
288pseudo-hash.  This function should always be used instead of creating
289pseudo-hashes directly.
290
291If the first argument is a reference to an array, the pseudo-hash will
292be created with keys from that array.  If a second argument is supplied,
293it must also be a reference to an array whose elements will be used as
294the values.  If the second array contains less elements than the first,
295the trailing elements of the pseudo-hash will not be initialized.
296This makes it particularly useful for creating a pseudo-hash from
297subroutine arguments:
298
299    sub dogtag {
300       my $tag = fields::phash([qw(name rank ser_num)], [@_]);
301    }
302
303fields::phash() also accepts a list of key-value pairs that will
304be used to construct the pseudo hash.  Examples:
305
306    my $tag = fields::phash(name => "Joe",
307                            rank => "captain",
308                            ser_num => 42);
309
310    my $pseudohash = fields::phash(%args);
311
312=back
313
314=head1 SEE ALSO
315
316L<base>, L<Hash::Util>
317
318=cut
319