Padre::Wx::Action(3pm)

NAME
Padre::Wx::Action - Padre Action Object

SYNOPSIS
  my $action = Padre::Wx::Action->new(
      name       => 'file.save',
      label      => 'Save',
      comment    => 'Saves the current file to disk',
      icon       => '...',
      shortcut   => 'Ctrl-S',
      menu_event => sub { },
  );

DESCRIPTION
This is the base class for the Padre Action API.

KEYS
Each module is constructed using a number of keys. While only the name is technically required there are few reasons for actions which lack a label or menu_event.

The keys are listed here in the order they usually appear.

  name
Each action requires an unique name which is used to reference and call it.

The name usually has the syntax

  group.action

Both group and action should only contain \w+ chars.

  label
Text which is shown in menus and allows the user to see what this action does.

Remember to use Wx::gettext to make this translatable.

  need_editor
This action should only be enabled/shown if there is a open editor window with a (potentially unsaved) document in it.

The action may be called anyway even if there is no editor (all documents closed), but it shouldn't.

Set to a value of 1 to use it.

  need_file
This action should only be enabled/shown if the current document has a file name (meaning there is a copy on disk which may be older than the in-memory document).

The action may be called anyway even if there is no file name for the current document, but it shouldn't.

Set to a value of 1 to use it.

  need_modified
This action should only be enabled/shown if the current document has either been modified after the last save or was never saved on disk at all.

The action may be called anyway even if the file is up-to-date with the in-memory document, but it shouldn't.

Set to a value of 1 to use it.

  need_selection
This action should only be enabled/shown if there is some text selected within the current document.

The action may be called anyway even if nothing is selected, but it shouldn't.

Set to a value of 1 to use it.

  need
Expected to contain a CODE reference which returns either true or false.

If the code returns true, the action should be enabled/shown, otherwise it shouldn't, usually because it won't make sense to use this action without whatever_is_checked_by_the_code. (For example, UNDO can't be used if there was no change which could be undone.)

The CODE receives a list of objects which should help with the decision:

  config      Contains the current configuration object
  editor      The current editor object
  document    The current document object
  main        The main Wx object

A typical sub for handling would look like this:

  need => sub {
      my $current = shift;
      my $editor  = $current->editor or return 0;
      return $editor->CanUndo;
  },

Use this with caution! As this function is called very often there are few to no checks and if this isn't a CODE reference, Padre may crash at all or get very slow if your CODE is inefficient and requires a lot of processing time.

  comment
A comment (longer than label) which could be used in lists. It should contain a short description of what this action does.

Remember to use Wx::gettext to make this translatable.

  icon
If there is an icon for this action, specify it here.

  shortcut
The shortcut may be set by the user. This key sets the default shortcut to be used if there is no user-defined value.

  menu_event
This is expected to contain a CODE reference which does the job of this action or an ARRAY reference of CODE references which are executed in order.

METHODS

  new
A default constructor for action objects.

COPYRIGHT & LICENSE
Copyright 2008-2013 The Padre development team as listed in Padre.pm.

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

The full text of the license can be found in the LICENSE file included with this module.