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=pod

=encoding utf-8

=head1 NAME

Type::Tiny::Manual::UsingWithOther - using Type::Tiny with Class::InsideOut, Params::Check, and Object::Accessor.

=head1 MANUAL

The antlers crew aren't the only object-oriented programming toolkits in
Perl town. Although Type::Tiny might have been built with Moose, Mouse,
and Moo in mind, it can be used with other toolkits.

These toolkits are... well... hmm... okay... they exist.

If you are starting a new project, there's very little reason not to use
Class::Tiny, Moo, or Moose. So you're probably okay to skip this part of
the fine manual and go straight to L<Type::Tiny::Manual::UsingWithTestMore>.

=head2 Class::InsideOut

You want L<Class::InsideOut> 1.13 or above, which has support for blessed
and overloaded objects (including Type::Tiny type constraints) for the
C<get_hook> and C<set_hook> options.

package Person {
    use Class::InsideOut qw( public );
    use Types::Standard qw( Str Int );
    use Types::Common::Numeric qw( PositiveInt );
    use Type::Params qw( compile );
    
    # Type checks are really easy.
    # Just supply the type as a set hook.
    public name => my %_name, {
      set_hook => Str,
    };
    
    # Define a type that silently coerces negative values
    # to positive. It's silly, but it works as an example!
    my $Years = PositiveInt->plus_coercions(Int, q{ abs($_) });
    
    # Coercions are more annoying, but possible.
    public age => my %_age, {
      set_hook => sub { $_ = $Years->assert_coerce($_) },
    };
    
    # Parameter checking for methods is as expected.
    sub get_older {
      state $check = compile( $Years );
      my $self = shift;
      my ($years) = $check->(@_);
      $self->_set_age($self->age + $years);
    }
  }

=head2 Params::Check and Object::Accessor

The Params::Check C<< allow() >> function, the C<allow> option for the
Params::Check C<< check() >> function, and the input validation mechanism
for Object::Accessor all work in the same way, which is basically a
limited pure-Perl implementation of the smart match operator. While this
doesn't directly support Type::Tiny constraints, it does support coderefs.
You can use Type::Tiny's C<compiled_check> method to obtain a suitable
coderef.

L<Param::Check> example:

my $tmpl = {
    name => { allow => Str->compiled_check },
    age  => { allow => Int->compiled_check },
  };
  check($tmpl, { name => "Bob", age => 32 })
    or die Params::Check::last_error();

L<Object::Accessor> example:

my $obj = Object::Accessor->new;
  $obj->mk_accessors(
    { name => Str->compiled_check },
    { age  => Int->compiled_check },
  );

I<< Caveat: >> Object::Accessor doesn't die when a value fails to meet its
type constraint; instead it outputs a warning to STDERR. This behaviour can
be changed by setting C<< $Object::Accessor::FATAL = 1 >>.

=head2 Class::Struct

This is proof-of-concept of how Type::Tiny can be used to constrain
attributes for Class::Struct. It's probably not a good idea to use this
in production as it slows down C<UNIVERSAL::isa> globally.

use Types::Standard -types;
  use Class::Struct;

{
    my %MAP;
    my $orig_isa = \&UNIVERSAL::isa;
    *UNIVERSAL::isa = sub {
      return $MAP{$1}->check($_[0])
        if $_[1] =~ /^CLASSSTRUCT::TYPETINY::(.+)$/ && exists $MAP{$1};
      goto $orig;
    };
    my $orig_dn = \&Type::Tiny::display_name;
    *Type::Tiny::display_name = sub {
      if (caller(1) eq 'Class::Struct') {
        $MAP{$_[0]{uniq}} = $_[0];
        return "CLASSSTRUCT::TYPETINY::".$_[0]{uniq};
      }
      goto $orig_dn;
    };
  }

struct Person => [ name => Str, age => Int ];

my $bob = Person->new(
    name => "Bob",
    age  => 21,
  );

$bob->name("Robert");   # okay
  $bob->name([]);         # dies

=head1 NEXT STEPS

Here's your next step:

=over

=item * L<Type::Tiny::Manual::UsingWithTestMore>

Type::Tiny for test suites.

=back

=head1 AUTHOR

Toby Inkster E<lt>tobyink@cpan.orgE<gt>.

=head1 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.

=head1 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.

=cut

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