Constructors

User::Identity::Item->new( [$name], %options )

 -Option     --Default
  description  undef
  name         <required>
  parent       undef
    

Attributes

$obj->description()

Free format description on this item. Please do not add any significance to the content of this field: if you are in need for an extra attribute, please contact the author of the module to implement it, or extend the object to suit your needs.

$obj->name( [$newname] )

The name of this item. Names are unique within a collection... a second object with the same name within any collection will destroy the already existing object with that name.

Changing the name of an item is quite dangerous. You probably want to call User::Identity::Collection::renameRole() instead.

Collections

$obj->add($collection, $role)

The $role is added to the $collection. The $collection is the name of a collection, which will be created automatically with addCollection() if needed. The $collection can also be specified as existing collection object.

The $role is anything what is acceptable to User::Identity::Collection::addRole() of the collection at hand, and is returned. $role typically is a list of parameters for one role, or a reference to an array containing these values.

example:

 my $ui   = User::Identity->new(...);
 my $home = $ui->add(location => [home => street => '27 Roadstreet', ...] );
 my $work = $ui->add(location => work, tel => '+31-2231-342-13', ... );

 my $travel = User::Identity::Location->new(travel => ...);
 $ui->add(location => $travel);

 my $system = User::Identity::Collection::System->new(...);
 $ui->add($system => 'localhost');
    

$obj->addCollection( $object | <[$type], %options> )

Add a new collection of roles to an item. This can be achieved in two ways: either create an User::Identity::Collection $object yourself and then pass that to this method, or supply all the %options needed to create such an object and it will be created for you. The object which is added is returned, and can be used for many methods directly.

For %options, see the specific type of collection. Additional options are listed below.

 -Option--Default
  type    <required>
    

 my $me   = User::Identity->new(...);
 my $locs = User::Identity::Collection::Locations->new();
 $me->addCollection($locs);

 my $email = $me->addCollection(type => 'email');
 my $email = $me->addCollection('email');

$obj->collection($name)

In scalar context the collection object with the $name is returned. In list context, all the roles within the collection are returned.

example:

 my @roles = $me->collection('email');        # list of collected items
 my @roles = $me->collection('email')->roles; # same of collected items
 my $coll  = $me->collection('email');        # a User::Identity::Collection
    

$obj->parent( [$parent] )

Returns the parent of an Item (the enclosing item). This may return "undef" if the object is stand-alone.

$obj->removeCollection($object|$name)

$obj->type()

User::Identity::Item->type()

Returns a nice symbolic name for the type.

$obj->user()

Go from this object to its parent, to its parent, and so on, until a User::Identity is found or the top of the object tree has been reached.

example:

 print $email->user->fullName;
    

Searching

$obj->find($collection, $role)

Returns the object with the specified $role within the named collection. The collection can be specified as name or object.

example:

 my $role  = $me->find(location => 'work');       # one location
 my $role  = $me->collection('location')->find('work'); # same

 my $email = $me->addCollection('email');
 $me->find($email => 'work');
 $email->find('work');   # same