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# $Id: ViewShortcutsBase.pm,v 2.5 2009/12/14 03:26:22 nagler Exp $
package Bivio::UI::ViewShortcutsBase;
use strict;
use Bivio::Base 'Bivio::UNIVERSAL';

# C<Bivio::UI::ViewShortcutsBase> is subclassed by classes which implement view
# helper methods called from L<Bivio::UI::ViewLanguage|Bivio::UI::ViewLanguage>.
#
# The methods are available from views and
# L<Bivio::UI::Widget::Prose|Bivio::UI::Widget::Prose>.  All methods defined here
# must begin with C<vs_> (view shortcut) and be static.  This is enforced by this
# module.
#
# You may specify the shortcuts by
# L<Bivio::UI::ViewLanguage::view_shortcuts|Bivio::UI::ViewLanguage/"view_shortcuts">.

our($VERSION) = sprintf('%d.%02d', q$Revision: 2.5 $ =~ /\d+/g);

sub new {
    b_die(
	"you can't instantiate a ViewShortcut; perhaps you meant vs_new()?");
    # DOES NOT RETURN
}

sub view_autoload {
    my(undef, $method, $args) = @_;
    b_die($method, ': invalid view function, widget, or shortcut.');
    # DOES NOT RETURN
}

1;