CQL::Node(3pm)

💖 CQL::Node 💖

okay bestie, welcome to CQL::Node — straight out of the User Contributed Perl Documentation collection (that's the 3pm vibe, iykyk). pull up a chair, grab a strawberry 🍓, and let's get into it.

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✨ NAME ✨

CQL::Node — it's the base class for nodes in a CQL parse tree. the mother of the whole family tree, literally. 🌳👑

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

n/a

that's it. that's the synopsis. no example, no little snippet, nothing. not every icon needs a demo, periodt. 💅

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so here's the tea: every single CQL node class inherits from CQL::Node. all of them. the whole squad. 🫶

and what does CQL::Node actually do for them? it essentially guarantees that its children implements some methods. that's its whole job — it's the friend who makes sure everybody in the group chat actually shows up and does their part. no deadbeats allowed. 😭✨

the methods in question are the ones below. 👇

🌈 toCQL()

yep, it's on the list. the base class promises its children have it. 🔥

⭐ toXCQL()

also on the list. guaranteed. no cap.

🎀 toSwish()

yep, this one too. bestie said "you WILL implement this." 👑

💜 toLucene()

and this one. all four of the to* methods are part of the package deal. 🦋

💅 clone()

okay this one actually gets an explanation, slay:

Creates a copy of a node, and it's children. so like, the whole subtree comes along for the ride. 🌳✨

Useful if you want to modify the tree but keep a copy of the original. this is giving "screenshot before you edit the doc" energy and honestly? iconic. keep your original safe, mess around with the duplicate, nobody gets hurt. 🙈💖

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💀 quick reminder bestie: don't sleep on clone() when you're about to mutate a tree. your future self will thank you. fr fr.

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mwah 💋 that's the whole page. this one shipped as part of perl v5.36.0, dated 2022-12-11, and it lives in the CQL::Node(3pm) section of the manual. go forth and parse, main character. 🌈✨👑