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6 Class::Virtually::Abstract - Compile-time enforcement of Class::Virtual
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9 package My::Virtual::Idaho;
10 use base qw(Class::Virtually::Abstract);
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12 __PACKAGE__->virtual_methods(qw(new foo bar this that));
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15 package My::Private::Idaho;
16 use base qw(My::Virtual::Idaho);
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18 sub new { ... }
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22 # oops, forgot to implement that()!! Whatever will happen?!
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25 # Meanwhile, in another piece of code!
26 # KA-BLAM! My::Private::Idaho fails to compile because it didn't
27 # fully implement My::Virtual::Idaho.
28 use My::Private::Idaho;
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31 This subclass of Class::Virtual provides compile-time enforcement.
32 That means subclasses of your virtual class are required to implement
33 all virtual methods or else it will not compile.
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36 Because this relies on import() it is important that your classes are
37 used instead of required. This is a problem, and I'm trying to figure
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40 Also, if a subclass defines its own import() routine (I've done it)
41 Class::Virtually::Abstract's compile-time checking is defeated.
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43 Got to think of a better way to do this besides import().
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46 Original idea and code from Ben Tilly's AbstractClass
47 http://www.perlmonks.org/index.pl?node_id=44300&lastnode_id=45341
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49 Embraced and Extended by Michael G Schwern <schwern@pobox.com>
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52 Class::Virtual
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