package Sub::Defer; use strict; use warnings; use Exporter qw(import); use Scalar::Util qw(weaken); use Carp qw(croak); our $VERSION = '2.005001'; $VERSION = eval $VERSION; our @EXPORT = qw(defer_sub undefer_sub undefer_all); our @EXPORT_OK = qw(undefer_package defer_info); our %DEFERRED; sub _getglob { no strict 'refs'; \*{$_[0]} } BEGIN { my $no_subname; *_subname = defined &Sub::Util::set_subname ? \&Sub::Util::set_subname : defined &Sub::Name::subname ? \&Sub::Name::subname : (eval { require Sub::Util } && defined &Sub::Util::set_subname) ? \&Sub::Util::set_subname : (eval { require Sub::Name } && defined &Sub::Name::subname ) ? \&Sub::Name::subname : ($no_subname = 1, sub { $_[1] }); *_CAN_SUBNAME = $no_subname ? sub(){0} : sub(){1}; } sub _name_coderef { shift if @_ > 2; # three args is (target, name, sub) _CAN_SUBNAME ? _subname(@_) : $_[1]; } sub _install_coderef { my ($glob, $code) = (_getglob($_[0]), _name_coderef(@_)); no warnings 'redefine'; if (*{$glob}{CODE}) { *{$glob} = $code; } # perl will sometimes warn about mismatched prototypes coming from the # inheritance cache, so disable them if we aren't redefining a sub else { no warnings 'prototype'; *{$glob} = $code; } } sub undefer_sub { my ($deferred) = @_; my $info = $DEFERRED{$deferred} or return $deferred; my ($target, $maker, $options, $undeferred_ref, $deferred_sub) = @$info; if (!( $deferred_sub && $deferred eq $deferred_sub || ${$undeferred_ref} && $deferred eq ${$undeferred_ref} )) { return $deferred; } return ${$undeferred_ref} if ${$undeferred_ref}; ${$undeferred_ref} = my $made = $maker->(); # make sure the method slot has not changed since deferral time if (defined($target) && $deferred eq *{_getglob($target)}{CODE}||'') { no warnings 'redefine'; # I believe $maker already evals with the right package/name, so that # _install_coderef calls are not necessary --ribasushi *{_getglob($target)} = $made; } my $undefer_info = [ $target, $maker, $options, \$$undeferred_ref ]; $info->[5] = $DEFERRED{$made} = $undefer_info; weaken ${$undefer_info->[3]}; return $made; } sub undefer_all { undefer_sub($_) for keys %DEFERRED; return; } sub undefer_package { my $package = shift; undefer_sub($_) for grep { my $name = $DEFERRED{$_} && $DEFERRED{$_}[0]; $name && $name =~ /^${package}::[^:]+$/ } keys %DEFERRED; return; } sub defer_info { my ($deferred) = @_; my $info = $DEFERRED{$deferred||''} or return undef; my ($target, $maker, $options, $undeferred_ref, $deferred_sub) = @$info; if (!( $deferred_sub && $deferred eq $deferred_sub || ${$undeferred_ref} && $deferred eq ${$undeferred_ref} )) { delete $DEFERRED{$deferred}; return undef; } [ $target, $maker, $options, ( $undeferred_ref && $$undeferred_ref ? $$undeferred_ref : ()), ]; } sub defer_sub { my ($target, $maker, $options) = @_; my $package; my $subname; ($package, $subname) = $target =~ /^(.*)::([^:]+)$/ or croak "$target is not a fully qualified sub name!" if $target; $package ||= $options && $options->{package} || caller; my @attributes = @{$options && $options->{attributes} || []}; if (@attributes) { /\A\w+(?:\(.*\))?\z/s || croak "invalid attribute $_" for @attributes; } my $deferred; my $undeferred; my $deferred_info = [ $target, $maker, $options, \$undeferred ]; if (@attributes || $target && !_CAN_SUBNAME) { my $code = q[#line ].(__LINE__+2).q[ "].__FILE__.qq["\n] . qq[package $package;\n] . ($target ? "sub $subname" : '+sub') . join('', map " :$_", @attributes) . q[ { package Sub::Defer; # uncoverable subroutine # uncoverable statement $undeferred ||= undefer_sub($deferred_info->[4]); goto &$undeferred; # uncoverable statement $undeferred; # fake lvalue return }]."\n" . ($target ? "\\&$subname" : ''); my $e; $deferred = do { no warnings qw(redefine closure); local $@; eval $code or $e = $@; # uncoverable branch true }; die $e if defined $e; # uncoverable branch true } else { # duplicated from above $deferred = sub { $undeferred ||= undefer_sub($deferred_info->[4]); goto &$undeferred; }; _install_coderef($target, $deferred) if $target; } weaken($deferred_info->[4] = $deferred); weaken($DEFERRED{$deferred} = $deferred_info); return $deferred; } sub CLONE { %DEFERRED = map { defined $_ ? ( $_->[4] ? ($_->[4] => $_) : ($_->[3] && ${$_->[3]}) ? (${$_->[3]} => $_) : () ) : () } values %DEFERRED; } 1; __END__ =head1 NAME Sub::Defer - Defer generation of subroutines until they are first called =head1 SYNOPSIS use Sub::Defer; my $deferred = defer_sub 'Logger::time_since_first_log' => sub { my $t = time; sub { time - $t }; }; Logger->time_since_first_log; # returns 0 and replaces itself Logger->time_since_first_log; # returns time - $t =head1 DESCRIPTION These subroutines provide the user with a convenient way to defer creation of subroutines and methods until they are first called. =head1 SUBROUTINES =head2 defer_sub my $coderef = defer_sub $name => sub { ... }, \%options; This subroutine returns a coderef that encapsulates the provided sub - when it is first called, the provided sub is called and is -itself- expected to return a subroutine which will be goto'ed to on subsequent calls. If a name is provided, this also installs the sub as that name - and when the subroutine is undeferred will re-install the final version for speed. Exported by default. =head3 Options A hashref of options can optionally be specified. =over 4 =item package The package to generate the sub in. Will be overridden by a fully qualified C<$name> option. If not specified, will default to the caller's package. =item attributes The L to apply to the sub generated. Should be specified as an array reference. =back =head2 undefer_sub my $coderef = undefer_sub \&Foo::name; If the passed coderef has been L this will "undefer" it. If the passed coderef has not been deferred, this will just return it. If this is confusing, take a look at the example in the L. Exported by default. =head2 defer_info my $data = defer_info $sub; my ($name, $generator, $options, $undeferred_sub) = @$data; Returns original arguments to defer_sub, plus the undeferred version if this sub has already been undeferred. Note that $sub can be either the original deferred version or the undeferred version for convenience. Not exported by default. =head2 undefer_all undefer_all(); This will undefer all deferred subs in one go. This can be very useful in a forking environment where child processes would each have to undefer the same subs. By calling this just before you start forking children you can undefer all currently deferred subs in the parent so that the children do not have to do it. Note this may bake the behavior of some subs that were intended to calculate their behavior later, so it shouldn't be used midway through a module load or class definition. Exported by default. =head2 undefer_package undefer_package($package); This undefers all deferred subs in a package. Not exported by default. =head1 SUPPORT See L for support and contact information. =head1 AUTHORS See L for authors. =head1 COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE See L for the copyright and license. =cut