---
name: "MooseX::Storage::Deferred"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libmoosex-storage-perl"
version: "0.53-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/MooseX::Storage::Deferred"
---

# MooseX::Storage::Deferred(3pm)

A role for indecisive programmers

## NAME

MooseX::Storage::Deferred - A role for indecisive programmers

## VERSION

version 0.53

## SYNOPSIS

```
  package Point;
  use Moose;
  use MooseX::Storage;
  with 'MooseX::Storage::Deferred';
  has 'x' => (is => 'rw', isa => 'Int');
  has 'y' => (is => 'rw', isa => 'Int');
  1;
  my $p = Point->new(x => 10, y => 10);
  ## methods to freeze/thaw into
  ## a specified serialization format
  ## (in this case JSON)
  # pack the class into a JSON string
  $p->freeze({ format => 'JSON' }); # { "__CLASS__" : "Point", "x" : 10, "y" : 10 }
  # pack the class into a JSON string using parameterized JSONpm role
  $p->freeze({ format => [ JSONpm => { json_opts => { pretty => 1 } } ] });
  # unpack the JSON string into a class
  my $p2 = Point->thaw(
      '{ "__CLASS__" : "Point", "x" : 10, "y" : 10 }',
      { format => 'JSON' }
  );
```

## DESCRIPTION

This role is designed for those times when you need to serialize into many different formats or I/O options.

It basically allows you to choose the format and IO options only when you actually use them (see the SYNOPSIS for more info)

## SUPPORTED FORMATS

- *JSON*

  - *JSONpm*

  - *YAML*

  - *Storable*

  ## SUPPORTED I/O

- *File*

  - *AtomicFile*

  **NOTE:** The **StorableFile** I/O option is not supported, this is because it does not mix well with options who also have a `"thaw"` and `"freeze"` methods like this. It is possible to probably work around this issue, but I don't currently have the need for it. If you need this supported, talk to me and I will see what I can do.

## METHODS

- **freeze ($type\_desc)**

  - **thaw ($data, $type\_desc)**

  - **load ($filename, $type\_desc)**

  - **store ($filename, $type\_desc)**

  ## SUPPORT

Bugs may be submitted through the RT bug tracker \<https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Dist/Display.html?Name=MooseX-Storage\> (or bug-MooseX-Storage@rt.cpan.org \<mailto:bug-MooseX-Storage@rt.cpan.org\>).

There is also a mailing list available for users of this distribution, at \<http://lists.perl.org/list/moose.html\>.

There is also an irc channel available for users of this distribution, at `"#moose"` on `"irc.perl.org"` \<irc://irc.perl.org/#moose\>.

## AUTHORS

- •

  Chris Prather \<chris.prather@iinteractive.com\>

- •

  Stevan Little \<stevan.little@iinteractive.com\>

- •

  יובל קוג'מן (Yuval Kogman) \<nothingmuch@woobling.org\>

## COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

This software is copyright (c) 2007 by Infinity Interactive, Inc.

This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.