NAME

TAP::Parser::ResultFactory - Factory for creating TAP::Parser output objects

SYNOPSIS

  use TAP::Parser::ResultFactory;
  my $token   = {...};
  my $factory = TAP::Parser::ResultFactory->new;
  my $result  = $factory->make_result( $token );

VERSION

Version 3.23

DESCRIPTION

This is a simple factory class which returns a the TAP::Parser::Result manpage subclass representing the current bit of test data from TAP (usually a single line). It is used primarily by the TAP::Parser::Grammar manpage. Unless you're subclassing, you probably won't need to use this module directly.

METHODS

Class Methods

`new`

Creates a new factory class. Note: You currently don't need to instantiate a factory in order to use it.

`make_result`

Returns an instance the appropriate class for the test token passed in.

  my $result = TAP::Parser::ResultFactory->make_result($token);

Can also be called as an instance method.

`class_for`

Takes one argument: $type. Returns the class for this $type, or croaks with an error.

`register_type`

Takes two arguments: $type, $class

This lets you override an existing type with your own custom type, or register a completely new type, eg:

  # create a custom result type:
  package MyResult;
  use strict;
  use vars qw(@ISA);
  @ISA = 'TAP::Parser::Result';

  # register with the factory:
  TAP::Parser::ResultFactory->register_type( 'my_type' => __PACKAGE__ );

  # use it:
  my $r = TAP::Parser::ResultFactory->( { type => 'my_type' } );

Your custom type should then be picked up automatically by the the TAP::Parser manpage.

SUBCLASSING

Please see SUBCLASSING in the TAP::Parser manpage for a subclassing overview.

There are a few things to bear in mind when creating your own ResultFactory:

The factory itself is never instantiated (this may change in the future). This means that _initialize is never called.
TAP::Parser::Result->new is never called, $tokens are reblessed. This will change in a future version!
the TAP::Parser::Result manpage subclasses will register themselves with the TAP::Parser::ResultFactory manpage directly:
```
  package MyFooResult;
  TAP::Parser::ResultFactory->register_type( foo => __PACKAGE__ );
```
Of course, it's up to you to decide whether or not to ignore them.

Example

  package MyResultFactory;

  use strict;
  use vars '@ISA';

  use MyResult;
  use TAP::Parser::ResultFactory;

  @ISA = qw( TAP::Parser::ResultFactory );

  # force all results to be 'MyResult'
  sub class_for {
    return 'MyResult';
  }

1;