NAME

Test2::Util::Stash - Utilities for manipulating stashes and globs.

DESCRIPTION

This is a collection of utilities for manipulating and inspecting package stashes and globs.

EXPORTS

$stash = get_stash($package)

Gets the package stash. This is the same as "$stash = \%Package::Name::".

$sym_spec = parse_symbol($symbol)

$sym_spec = parse_symbol($symbol, $package)

Parse a symbol name, and return a hashref with info about the symbol.

$symbol can be a simple name, or a fully qualified symbol name. The sigil is optional, and "&" is assumed if none is provided. If $symbol is fully qualified, and $package is also provided, then the package of the symbol must match the $package.

Returns a structure like this:

return {
    name    => 'BAZ',
    sigil   => '$',
    type    => 'SCALAR',
    symbol  => '&Foo::Bar::BAZ',
    package => 'Foo::Bar',
};

$glob_ref = get_glob($symbol)

$glob_ref = get_glob($symbol, $package)

Get a glob ref. Arguments are the same as for "parse_symbol".

$ref = get_symbol($symbol)

$ref = get_symbol($symbol, $package)

Get a reference to the symbol. Arguments are the same as for "parse_symbol".

$ref = purge_symbol($symbol)

$ref = purge_symbol($symbol, $package)

Completely remove the symbol from the package symbol table. Arguments are the same as for "parse_symbol". A reference to the removed symbol is returned.

$sig = slot_to_sig($slot)