package App::Info::Request;

# $Id: Request.pm 3929 2008-05-18 03:58:14Z david $

=head1 NAME

App::Info::Request - App::Info event handler request object

=head1 SYNOPSIS

  # In an App::Info::Handler subclass:
  sub handler {
      my ($self, $req) = @_;
      print "Event Type:  ", $req->type;
      print "Message:     ", $req->message;
      print "Error:       ", $req->error;
      print "Value:       ", $req->value;
  }

=head1 DESCRIPTION

Objects of this class are passed to the C<handler()> method of App::Info event
handlers. Generally, this class will be of most interest to App::Info::Handler
subclass implementers.

The L<event triggering methods|App::Info/"Events"> in App::Info each construct
a new App::Info::Request object and initialize it with their arguments. The
App::Info::Request object is then the sole argument passed to the C<handler()>
method of any and all App::Info::Handler objects in the event handling chain.
Thus, if you'd like to create your own App::Info event handler, this is the
object you need to be familiar with. Consult the
L<App::Info::Handler|App::Info::Handler> documentation for details on creating
custom event handlers.

Each of the App::Info event triggering methods constructs an
App::Info::Request object with different attribute values. Be sure to consult
the documentation for the L<event triggering methods|App::Info/"Events"> in
App::Info, where the values assigned to the App::Info::Request object are
documented. Then, in your event handler subclass, check the value returned by
the C<type()> method to determine what type of event request you're handling
to handle the request appropriately.

=cut

use strict;
use vars qw($VERSION);
use Carp;
$VERSION = '0.55';

##############################################################################

=head1 INTERFACE

The following sections document the App::Info::Request interface.

=head2 Constructor

=head3 new

  my $req = App::Info::Request->new(%params);

This method is used internally by App::Info to construct new
App::Info::Request objects to pass to event handler objects. Generally, you
won't need to use it, other than perhaps for testing custom App::Info::Handler
classes.

The parameters to C<new()> are passed as a hash of named parameters that
correspond to their like-named methods. The supported parameters are:

=over 4

=item type

=item message

=item error

=item value

=item callback

=back

See the object methods documentation below for details on these object
attributes.

=cut

sub new {
    my $pkg = shift;

    # Make sure we've got a hash of arguments.
    Carp::croak("Odd number of parameters in call to " . __PACKAGE__ .
                "->new() when named parameters expected" ) if @_ % 2;
    my %params = @_;

    # Validate the callback.
    if ($params{callback}) {
        Carp::croak("Callback parameter '$params{callback}' is not a code ",
                    "reference")
            unless UNIVERSAL::isa($params{callback}, 'CODE');
    } else {
        # Otherwise just assign a default approve callback.
        $params{callback} = sub { 1 };
    }

    # Validate type parameter.
    if (my $t = $params{type}) {
        Carp::croak("Invalid handler type '$t'")
          unless $t eq 'error' or $t eq 'info' or $t eq 'unknown'
          or $t eq 'confirm';
    } else {
        $params{type} = 'info';
    }

    # Return the request object.
    bless \%params, ref $pkg || $pkg;
}

##############################################################################

=head2 Object Methods

=head3 key

  my $key = $req->key;

Returns the key stored in the App::Info::Request object. The key is used by
the App::Info subclass to uniquely identify the information it is harvesting,
such as the path to an executable. It might be used by request handlers,
for example, to see if an option was passed on the command-line.

=cut

sub key { $_[0]->{key} }

##############################################################################

=head3 message

  my $message = $req->message;

Returns the message stored in the App::Info::Request object. The message is
typically informational, or an error message, or a prompt message.

=cut

sub message { $_[0]->{message} }

##############################################################################

=head3 error

  my $error = $req->error;

Returns any error message associated with the App::Info::Request object. The
error message is typically there to display for users when C<callback()>
returns false.

=cut

sub error { $_[0]->{error} }

##############################################################################

=head3 type

  my $type = $req->type;

Returns a string representing the type of event that triggered this request.
The types are the same as the event triggering methods defined in App::Info.
As of this writing, the supported types are:

=over

=item info

=item error

=item unknown

=item confirm

=back

Be sure to consult the App::Info documentation for more details on the event
types.

=cut

sub type { $_[0]->{type} }

##############################################################################

=head3 callback

  if ($req->callback($value)) {
      print "Value '$value' is valid.\n";
  } else {
      print "Value '$value' is not valid.\n";
  }

Executes the callback anonymous subroutine supplied by the App::Info concrete
base class that triggered the event. If the callback returns false, then
C<$value> is invalid. If the callback returns true, then C<$value> is valid
and can be assigned via the C<value()> method.

Note that the C<value()> method itself calls C<callback()> if it was passed a
value to assign. See its documentation below for more information.

=cut

sub callback {
    my $self = shift;
    my $code = $self->{callback};
    local $_ = $_[0];
    $code->(@_);
}

##############################################################################

=head3 value

  my $value = $req->value;
  if ($req->value($value)) {
      print "Value '$value' successfully assigned.\n";
  } else {
      print "Value '$value' not successfully assigned.\n";
  }

When called without an argument, C<value()> simply returns the value currently
stored by the App::Info::Request object. Typically, the value is the default
value for a confirm event, or a value assigned to an unknown event.

When passed an argument, C<value()> attempts to store the the argument as a
new value. However, C<value()> calls C<callback()> on the new value, and if
C<callback()> returns false, then C<value()> returns false and does not store
the new value. If C<callback()> returns true, on the other hand, then
C<value()> goes ahead and stores the new value and returns true.

=cut

sub value {
    my $self = shift;
    if ($#_ >= 0) {
        # grab the value.
        my $value = shift;
        # Validate the value.
        if ($self->callback($value)) {
            # The value is good. Assign it and return true.
            $self->{value} = $value;
            return 1;
        } else {
            # Invalid value. Return false.
            return;
        }
    }
    # Just return the value.
    return $self->{value};
}

1;
__END__

=head1 BUGS

Please send bug reports to <bug-app-info@rt.cpan.org> or file them at
L<http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/Bugs.html?Dist=App-Info>.

=head1 AUTHOR

David Wheeler <david@justatheory.com>

=head1 SEE ALSO

L<App::Info|App::Info> documents the event triggering methods and how they
construct App::Info::Request objects to pass to event handlers.

L<App::Info::Handler:|App::Info::Handler> documents how to create custom event
handlers, which must make use of the App::Info::Request object passed to their
C<handler()> object methods.

The following classes subclass App::Info::Handler, and thus offer good
exemplars for using App::Info::Request objects when handling events.

=over 4

=item L<App::Info::Handler::Carp|App::Info::Handler::Carp>

=item L<App::Info::Handler::Print|App::Info::Handler::Print>

=item L<App::Info::Handler::Prompt|App::Info::Handler::Prompt>

=back

=head1 COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

Copyright (c) 2002-2008, David Wheeler. Some Rights Reserved.

This module is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
same terms as Perl itself.

=cut
