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package TieHash;
=head1 NAME
TieHash, TieHash::Std - base class definitions for tied hashes
=head1 SYNOPSIS
package NewHash;
require TieHash;
@ISA = (TieHash);
sub DELETE { ... } # Provides needed method
sub CLEAR { ... } # Overrides inherited method
package NewStdHash;
require TieHash;
@ISA = (TieHash::Std);
# All methods provided by default, define only those needing overrides
sub DELETE { ... }
package main;
tie %new_hash, NewHash;
tie %new_std_hash, NewStdHash;
=head1 DESCRIPTION
This module provides some skeletal methods for hash-tying classes. See
L<perlfunc/tie> for a list of the functions required in order to tie a hash
to a package. The basic B<TieHash> package provides a C<new> method, as well
as methods C<TIEHASH>, C<EXISTS> and C<CLEAR>. The B<TieHash::Std> package
provides most methods required for hashes in L<perlfunc/tie>. It inherits from
B<TieHash>, and causes tied hashes to behave exactly like standard hashes,
allowing for selective overloading of methods. The B<new> method is provided
as grandfathering in the case a class forgets to include a B<TIEHASH> method.
For developers wishing to write their own tied hashes, the required methods
are:
=item TIEHASH classname, LIST
The method invoked by the command C<tie %hash, class>. Associates a new
hash instance with the specified class. C<LIST> would represent additional
arguments (along the lines of L<AnyDBM_File> and compatriots) needed to
complete the association.
=item STORE this, key, value
Store datum I<value> into I<key> for the tied hash I<this>.
=item FETCH this, key
Retrieve the datum in I<key> for the tied hash I<this>.
=item FIRSTKEY this
Return the (key, value) pair for the first key in the hash.
=item NEXTKEY this, lastkey
Return the next (key, value) pair for the hash.
=item EXISTS this, key
Verify that I<key> exists with the tied hash I<this>.
=item DELETE this, key
Delete the key I<key> from the tied hash I<this>.
=item CLEAR this
Clear all values from the tied hash I<this>.
=back
=head1 CAVEATS
The L<perlfunc/tie> documentation includes a method called C<DESTROY> as
a necessary method for tied hashes. Neither B<TieHash> nor B<TieHash::Std>
define a default for this method.
The C<CLEAR> method provided by these two packages is not listed in the
L<perlfunc/tie> section.
=head1 MORE INFORMATION
The packages relating to various DBM-related implemetations (F<DB_File>,
F<NDBM_File>, etc.) show examples of general tied hashes, as does the
L<Config> module. While these do not utilize B<TieHash>, they serve as
good working examples.
=cut
use Carp;
sub new {
my $pkg = shift;
$pkg->TIEHASH(@_);
}
# Grandfather "new"
sub TIEHASH {
my $pkg = shift;
if (defined &{"{$pkg}::new"}) {
carp "WARNING: calling ${pkg}->new since ${pkg}->TIEHASH is missing"
if $^W;
$pkg->new(@_);
}
else {
croak "$pkg doesn't define a TIEHASH method";
}
}
sub EXISTS {
my $pkg = ref $_[0];
croak "$pkg doesn't define an EXISTS method";
}
sub CLEAR {
my $self = shift;
my $key = $self->FIRSTKEY(@_);
my @keys;
while (defined $key) {
push @keys, $key;
$key = $self->NEXTKEY(@_, $key);
}
foreach $key (@keys) {
$self->DELETE(@_, $key);
}
}
# The TieHash::Std package implements standard perl hash behaviour.
# It exists to act as a base class for classes which only wish to
# alter some parts of their behaviour.
package TieHash::Std;
@ISA = qw(TieHash);
sub TIEHASH { bless {}, $_[0] }
sub STORE { $_[0]->{$_[1]} = $_[2] }
sub FETCH { $_[0]->{$_[1]} }
sub FIRSTKEY { my $a = scalar keys %{$_[0]}; each %{$_[0]} }
sub NEXTKEY { each %{$_[0]} }
sub EXISTS { exists $_[0]->{$_[1]} }
sub DELETE { delete $_[0]->{$_[1]} }
sub CLEAR { %{$_[0]} = () }
1;