Class::MOP::Module(3) User Contributed Perl Documentation Class::MOP::Module(3)

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

A module is essentially a Class::MOP::Package with metadata, in our case the version and authority.

# [INHERITANCE](#INHERITANCE)

**Class::MOP::Module** is a subclass of Class::MOP::Package.

# [METHODS](#METHODS)

## Class::MOP::Module->create($package, %options)

Overrides "create" from Class::MOP::Package to provide these additional options:

"version"

A version number, to be installed in the $VERSION package global variable.

"authority"

An authority, to be installed in the $AUTHORITY package global variable.

This is a legacy field and its use is not recommended.

## [$metamodule->version](#$metamodule)

This is a read-only attribute which returns the $VERSION of the package, if one exists.

## [$metamodule->authority](#$metamodule~2)

This is a read-only attribute which returns the $AUTHORITY of the package, if one exists.

## [$metamodule->identifier](#$metamodule~3)

This constructs a string which combines the name, version and authority.

## [Class::MOP::Module->meta](#Class::MOP::Module)

This will return a Class::MOP::Class instance for this class.

2026-08-29 perl v5.44.0

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