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Class::Tom - The Transportable Object Model for Perl
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Class::Tom - The Transportable Object Model for Perl
This module is not included with the standard ActivePerl distribution. It is available as a separate download using PPM.
use Class::Tom qw ( restore );
my $tom = new Class::Tom;
$tom->insert(<OBJECT>);
$tom->insert(<ANONYMOUS SUB>);
$tom->insert(<PACKAGE NAME>);
my $flat = $tom->store();
my $newtom = restore( $flat );
Class::Tom allows you to transport objects from one system to another
without requiring that the packages the object relies on actually exist on
the other machine.
- new
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new is the objects constructor. It can optionally take the Encoder
argument if you've created a new encoding scheme.
- insert
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The
insert method accepts one of three things as an argument, a) an
CODE reference (such as an anonymous subroutine or a reference to a
subroutine), b) an Object or c) a string that contains the package name.
If you insert an Object then insert returns the id of that object in
the internal object list.
- extract
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The
extract method returns an object that has been insert'ed. The
argument is the Id of the object you insert.
- store
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The
store method returns the flattened container ready for shipping.
- register
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The
register method evals each of the methods stored inside the TOM
compartment
- restore
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restore is optionally exported, and is used to turn a flattened TOM
object into a real perl object.
There are probably loads. I've not had time to test this on any machine
other than my own, so your milage may vary. Remember, this is a beta
version. 3.02 will be the full bugfixed release.
James A. Duncan <j@mesduncan.co.uk>
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