Config::Model::WarpedNode(3) Node that change config class properties

VERSION

version 2.087

SYNOPSIS


use Config::Model;
my $model = Config::Model->new;
foreach (qw/X Y/) {
$model->create_config_class(
name => "Class$_",
element => [ foo => {qw/type leaf value_type string/} ]
);
}
$model->create_config_class(
name => "MyClass",
element => [
master_switch => {
type => 'leaf',
value_type => 'enum',
choice => [qw/cX cY/]
},
'a_warped_node' => {
type => 'warped_node',
follow => { ms => '! master_switch' },
rules => [
'$ms eq "cX"' => { config_class_name => 'ClassX' },
'$ms eq "cY"' => { config_class_name => 'ClassY' },
]
},
],
);
my $inst = $model->instance(root_class_name => 'MyClass' );
my $root = $inst->config_root ;
print "Visible elements: ",join(' ',$root->get_element_name),"\n" ;
# Visible elements: master_switch
$root->load( steps => 'master_switch=cX' );
print "Visible elements: ",join(' ',$root->get_element_name),"\n" ;
# Visible elements: master_switch a_warped_node
my $node = $root->grab('a_warped_node') ;
print "a_warped_node class: ",$node->config_class_name,"\n" ;
# a_warped_node class: ClassX
$root->load( steps => 'master_switch=cY' );
print "a_warped_node class: ",$node->config_class_name,"\n" ;
# a_warped_node class: ClassY

DESCRIPTION

This class provides a way to change dynamically the configuration class (or some other properties) of a node. The changes are done according to the model declaration.

This declaration specifies one (or several) leaf in the configuration tree that triggers the actual property change of the warped node. This leaf is also referred as warp master.

When the warp master(s) value(s) changes, "WarpedNode" creates an instance of the new class required by the warp master.

If the morph parameter is set, the values held by the old object are (if possible) copied to the new instance of the object using copy_from method.

Warped node can alter the following properties: 

 config_class_name
 level

Constructor

"WarpedNode" should not be created directly.

Warped node model declaration

Parameter overview

A warped node must be declared with the following parameters:
type
Always set to "warped_node".
follow
Grab string leading to the "Config::Model::Value" warp master. See ``Warp follow argument'' in Config::Model::Warper for details.
morph
boolean. If 1, "WarpedNode" tries to recursively copy the value from the old object to the new object using copy_from method. When a copy is not possible, undef values are assigned to object elements.
rules
Hash or array ref that specify the property change rules according to the warp master(s) value(s). See ``Warp rules argument'' in Config::Model::Warper for details on how to specify the warp master values (or combination of values).

Effect declaration

For a warped node, the effects are declared with these parameters:
config_class_name
When requested by the warp master,the "WarpedNode" creates a new object of the type specified by this parameter: 

  XZ => { config_class_name => 'SlaveZ' }

Instead of a string, you can an array ref which contains the class name and constructor arguments : 

  XY  => { config_class_name => ['SlaveY', foo => 'bar' ], },
class
Specify a Perl class to implement the above config class. This Perl Class must inherit Config::Model::Node.

Forwarded methods

The following methods are forwarded to contained node:

fetch_element config_class_name get_element_name has_element is_element_available element_type load fetch_element_value get_type get_cargo_type describe

Methods

name

Return the name of the node (even if warped out).

is_accessible

Returns true if the node hidden behind this warped node is accessible, i.e. the warp master have values so a node was warped in.

get_actual_node

Returns the node object hidden behind the warped node. Croaks if the node is not accessible.

load_data ( hash_ref )

Load configuration data with a hash ref. The hash ref key must match the available elements of the node carried by the warped node.

EXAMPLE

 $model ->create_config_class 
  (
   element =>
    [
     tree_macro => { type => 'leaf',
                     value_type => 'enum',
                     choice     => [qw/XX XY XZ ZZ/]
                   },
     bar =>  {
               type => 'warped_node',
               follow => '! tree_macro', 
               morph => 1,
               rules => [
                         XX => { config_class_name 
                                   => [ 'ClassX', 'foo' ,'bar' ]}
                         XY => { config_class_name => 'ClassY'},
                         XZ => { config_class_name => 'ClassZ'}
                        ]
             }
    ]
  );

In the example above we see that:

  • The 'bar' slot can refer to a "ClassX", "ClassZ" or "ClassY" object.
  • The warper object is the "tree_macro" attribute of the root of the object tree.
  • When "tree_macro" is set to "ZZ", "bar" is not available. Trying to access "bar" raises an exception.
  • When "tree_macro" is changed from "ZZ" to "XX", "bar" refers to a brand new "ClassX" object constructed with "ClassX->new(foo => 'bar')"
  • Then, if "tree_macro" is changed from "XX" to "XY", "bar" refers to a brand new "ClassY" object. But in this case, the object is initialized with most if not all the attributes of "ClassX". This copy is done whenever "tree_macro" is changed.

AUTHOR

Dominique Dumont, (ddumont at cpan dot org)

AUTHOR

Dominique Dumont

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

This software is Copyright (c) 2005-2016 by Dominique Dumont.

This is free software, licensed under: 

  The GNU Lesser General Public License, Version 2.1, February 1999

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