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  • Hi, could you contrast Class::Trait to Class::Role? Thanx!

    • Note that in the following that I do not use the word "role" even though that's the Perl 6 term. This is deliberate to make it clear I'm only talking about Perl 5 traits. Even when I discuss Class::Role I'll call it a trait. Yes, I know that's awkward :)

      Well, first and foremost, Class::Trait [cpan.org] is the only Perl module to have a substantially complete implementation of traits as described in the classic "traits paper [unibe.ch]" that introduced most programmers to traits.

      As for Class::Role, it appears to have the s

      • The Perl6::Roles module supports runtime role composition:

              Name::Of::Role->apply( $some_object_of_unknown_class );

        Can (does/will) Class::Traits support that?

        • It's possible that it will. For the time being, I'm doing some deep internals work with it to make sure that I have everything nailed down. After I feel truly comfortable with its current state I'll start expanding it.

          • I need runtime role composition for DBI v2 prototyping which will be layered over my JDBC module. JDBC can return handles to funky internal Java classes that vary with the driver being used.

            • Currently there is a workaround:

              use Class::Trait;
              Class::Trait->import('TTrait1', 'TTrait2');
              Class::Trait->initialize;

              That will properly use those traits, report conflicts, etc. However, it only works once. If both of those traits have identically named methods, the initialize() will fail. The following will not work:

              use Class::Trait 'TTrait1';
              Class::Trait->import('TTrait2');
              Class::Trait->initialize;

              This is because by the time the second trait is used, the meta information for the firs

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