How to write Perl6 modules with mi6

Perl6 Entrance LT 2015.10.03

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1. How to write Perl6 modules with mi6 Shoichi Kaji
2. Me • Shoichi Kaji • cpan: SKAJI • perl5 modules • App::RemoteCommand • App::FatPacker::Simple • App::cpm
3. • Perl6 Entrance • Today we will learn the basic of Perl6 • Then we will be ready to write Perl6 modules! • I’m going to talk about: • How to write Perl6 modules with mi6
4. What is mi6? • mi6 is smilar to Perl5 Minilla or Dist::Zilla • But minimal, eg, no ini file • You can author your Perl6 module easily with mi6
5. Getting started mi6 • panda --notests install App::Mi6 • mi6 new First::Module • ls -F
 LICENSE META6.json README.md bin/ lib/ t/
6. Diff from Perl5 • Yes, much like Perl5 • Diff: • There is no more Makefile.PL or Build.PL • META6.json - distribution metadata for Perl6
7. Getting started mi6 • Impl your module in lib/First/Module.pm6 • Write docs in lib/First/Module.pm6 • mi6 build generate README.md from it! • Write tests in t/*.t • To run test, type: mi6 test • Declare deps in META6.json
8. • Once you finish writing your module,
 it’s time to release your module! • mi6 release show you how to do this :-) • i.e. raise a PR for github.com/perl6/ ecosystem
9. conclusion • You can author your Perl6 module with mi6 • Distribution structure is much like Perl5 • If you finish writing it, raise a PR for github.com/perl6/ecosystem • Then we can install your module by:
 $ panda install Your::Module