UR::Object::View::Default::Text(3pm)

NAME
UR::Object::View::Default::Text - object views in text format

SYNOPSIS
  $o = Acme::Product->get(1234);

  # generates a UR::Object::View::Default::Text object:
  $v = $o->create_view(
      toolkit => 'text',
      aspects => [
        'id',
        'name',
        'qty_on_hand',
        'outstanding_orders' => [
          'id',
          'status',
          'customer' => [
            'id',
            'name',
          ]
        ],
      ],
  );

  $txt1 = $v->content;

  $o->qty_on_hand(200);

  $txt2 = $v->content;

DESCRIPTION
This class implements basic text views of objects. It is used for command-line tools, and is the base class for other specific text formats like XML, HTML, JSON, etc.

WRITING A SUBCLASS
  # In Acme/Product/View/OutstandingOrders/Text.pm

  package Acme::Product::View::OutstandingOrders::Text;
  use UR;

  class Acme::Product::View::OutstandingOrders::Text {
    is => 'UR::Object::View::Default::Text'
  };

  sub _initial_aspects {
    return (
      'id',
      'name',
      'qty_on_hand',
      'outstanding_orders' => [
        'id',
        'status',
        'customer' => [
          'id',
          'name',
        ]
      ],
    );
  }

  $v = $o->create_view(perspective => 'outstanding orders', toolkit => 'text');
  print $v->content;

SEE ALSO
UR::Object::View, UR::Object::View::Toolkit::Text, UR::Object