Question on using Mojo::Base with the model class on the same file

[vmmello]

Hi,

I'm trying learn Mojo::Base and create a simple model class with it starting with a simple test file:

#!/usr/bin/perl
package main;

use strict;
use warnings;

my $obj = MyModel->new;

$obj->name('whatever');

1;

package MyModel;

use Mojo::Base -base;

has 'name';

1;

Though when I run it I get the following error:

Can't locate object method "name" via package "MyModel" at ./test.pl line 9.

Line 9 is:

$obj->name('whatever');

Though if I move the class MyModel to a separate file, it works as expected. It also works as expected if I use $obj->attr('name' => ...) instead of $obj->name(...).

So I ask, am I doing anything wrong? Or could the function has() in Mojo::Base be slightly modified to work on classes defined in the same file?

Tested with Mojolicious 9.22

Thanks in advance.

[Grinnz]

When defining packages in the same file, ordering becomes an issue, since you don't have the ordering provided by a use statement which will load the whole module at parse time. To avoid any possible ordering issue, encase your inline module in a BEGIN block and put that before your code, as you would a use statement.

[vmmello]

Yes, that did it! Thanks for the detailed explanation!