RE: Possible to disable/rename meta() method

Fantastic, and great to get such quick response from you all.
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Thank you
Tom


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sartak [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: 07 January 2009 12:39
> To: Howe, Tom (IT)
> Cc: [email protected]; Yuval Kogman; Stevan Little; [email protected]
> Subject: Re: Possible to disable/rename meta() method
>
> On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 4:49 AM, Howe, Tom (IT)
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Would be nice to be able to optionally rename or prefix it.
> >
> > I don't think a object meta class should add methods to the
> main interface unless the object specifically needs to expose them.
> >
> > So by default there could be a _moose_meta() method and an
> easy way to create a meta() -> _moose_meta() handler if
> required (per class). This could be a global option if want
> to retain compatibility with existing modules that require it.
>
> Yes, we all agree that it would be useful to give users the
> ability to rename or not install a meta. The problem is that
> in quite a few places in Class::MOP, Moose, and all of
> MooseX, we call $pkg->meta with the expectation that it'll be
> there and return the metaclass.
>
> It's just a small design problem, one we can fix with enough
> grunt work. :)
>
> >
> > Thanks
>
> Shawn
>
> > Ps. How do I subscribe to the mail list?
>
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