Sub::Quote (3)
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NAME
Sub::Quote - Efficient generation of subroutines via string evalSYNOPSIS
package Silly;
use Sub::Quote qw(quote_sub unquote_sub quoted_from_sub);
quote_sub 'Silly::kitty', q{ print "meow" };
quote_sub 'Silly::doggy', q{ print "woof" };
my $sound = 0;
quote_sub 'Silly::dagron',
q{ print ++$sound % 2 ? 'burninate' : 'roar' },
{ '$sound' => \$sound };
And elsewhere:
Silly->kitty; # meow Silly->doggy; # woof Silly->dagron; # burninate Silly->dagron; # roar Silly->dagron; # burninate
DESCRIPTION
This package provides performant ways to generate subroutines from strings.SUBROUTINES
quote_sub
my $coderef = quote_sub 'Foo::bar', q{ print $x++ . "\n" }, { '$x' => \0 };
Arguments: ?$name, $code, ?\%captures, ?\%options
$name is the subroutine where the coderef will be installed.
$code is a string that will be turned into code.
"\%captures" is a hashref of variables that will be made available to the code. The keys should be the full name of the variable to be made available, including the sigil. The values should be references to the values. The variables will contain copies of the values. See the ``
Exported by default.
options
- no_install
- Boolean. Set this option to not install the generated coderef into the passed subroutine name on undefer.
- no_defer
- Boolean. Prevents a Sub::Defer wrapper from being generated for the quoted sub. If the sub will most likely be called at some point, setting this is a good idea. For a sub that will most likely be inlined, it is not recommended.
- package
- The package that the quoted sub will be evaluated in. If not specified, the sub calling "quote_sub" will be used.
unquote_sub
my $coderef = unquote_sub $sub;
Forcibly replace subroutine with actual code.
If $sub is not a quoted sub, this is a no-op.
Exported by default.
quoted_from_sub
my $data = quoted_from_sub $sub; my ($name, $code, $captures, $compiled_sub) = @$data;
Returns original arguments to quote_sub, plus the compiled version if this sub has already been unquoted.
Note that $sub can be either the original quoted version or the compiled version for convenience.
Exported by default.
inlinify
my $prelude = capture_unroll '$captures', {
'$x' => 1,
'$y' => 2,
}, 4;
my $inlined_code = inlinify q{
my ($x, $y) = @_;
print $x + $y . "\n";
}, '$x, $y', $prelude;
Takes a string of code, a string of arguments, a string of code which acts as a ``prelude'', and a Boolean representing whether or not to localize the arguments.
quotify
my $quoted_value = quotify $value;
Quotes a single (non-reference) scalar value for use in a code string. Numbers aren't treated specially and will be quoted as strings, but undef will quoted as "undef()".
capture_unroll
my $prelude = capture_unroll '$captures', {
'$x' => 1,
'$y' => 2,
}, 4;
Arguments: $from, \%captures, $indent
Generates a snippet of code which is suitable to be used as a prelude for ``inlinify''. $from is a string will be used as a hashref in the resulting code. The keys of %captures are the names of the variables and the values are ignored. $indent is the number of spaces to indent the result by.
qsub
my $hash = {
coderef => qsub q{ print "hello"; },
other => 5,
};
Arguments: $code
Works exactly like ``quote_sub'', but includes a prototype to only accept a single parameter. This makes it easier to include in hash structures or lists.
Exported by default.
sanitize_identifier
my $var_name = '$variable_for_' . sanitize_identifier('@name');
quote_sub qq{ print \$${var_name} }, { $var_name => \$value };
Arguments: $identifier
Sanitizes a value so that it can be used in an identifier.
CAVEATS
Much of this is just string-based code-generation, and as a result, a few caveats apply.return
Calling "return" from a quote_sub'ed sub will not likely do what you intend. Instead of returning from the code you defined in "quote_sub", it will return from the overall function it is composited into.So when you pass in:
quote_sub q{ return 1 if $condition; $morecode }
It might turn up in the intended context as follows:
sub foo {
<important code a>
do {
return 1 if $condition;
$morecode
};
<important code b>
}
Which will obviously return from foo, when all you meant to do was return from the code context in quote_sub and proceed with running important code b.
pragmas
"Sub::Quote" preserves the environment of the code creating the quoted subs. This includes the package, strict, warnings, and any other lexical pragmas. This is done by prefixing the code with a block that sets up a matching environment. When inlining "Sub::Quote" subs, care should be taken that user pragmas won't effect the rest of the code.SUPPORT
Users'Development and contribution
Bugtracker: <rt.cpan.org/Public/Dist/Display.html?Name=Sub-Quote>
Git repository: <git://github.com/moose/Sub-Quote.git>
Git browser: <github.com/moose/Sub-Quote>
AUTHOR
mst - Matt S. Trout (cpan:MSTROUT) <mst@shadowcat.co.uk>CONTRIBUTORS
frew - Arthur Axel ``fREW'' Schmidt (cpan:FREW) <frioux@gmail.com>ribasushi - Peter Rabbitson (cpan:RIBASUSHI) <ribasushi@cpan.org>
Mithaldu - Christian Walde (cpan:MITHALDU) <walde.christian@googlemail.com>
tobyink - Toby Inkster (cpan:TOBYINK) <tobyink@cpan.org>
haarg - Graham Knop (cpan:HAARG) <haarg@cpan.org>
bluefeet - Aran Deltac (cpan:BLUEFEET) <bluefeet@gmail.com>
ether - Karen Etheridge (cpan:ETHER) <ether@cpan.org>
dolmen - Olivier Mengué (cpan:DOLMEN) <dolmen@cpan.org>
alexbio - Alessandro Ghedini (cpan:ALEXBIO) <alexbio@cpan.org>
getty - Torsten Raudssus (cpan:GETTY) <torsten@raudss.us>
arcanez - Justin Hunter (cpan:ARCANEZ) <justin.d.hunter@gmail.com>
kanashiro - Lucas Kanashiro (cpan:KANASHIRO) <kanashiro.duarte@gmail.com>
djerius - Diab Jerius (cpan:DJERIUS) <djerius@cfa.harvard.edu>