The Class::MakeMethods framework allows Perl class developers to quickly
define common types of methods. When a module uses Class::MakeMethods or one
of its subclasses, it can select from a variety of supported method types, and
specify a name for each method desired. The methods are dynamically generated
and installed in the calling package.
Construction of the individual methods is handled by subclasses. This
delegation approach allows for a wide variety of method-generation techniques
to be supported, each by a different subclass. Subclasses can also be added to
provide support for new types of methods.
Over a dozen subclasses are available, including implementations of a variety
of different method-generation techniques. Each subclass generates several
types of methods, with some supporting their own open-eneded extension syntax,
for hundreds of possible combinations of method types.