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Text-FakeXML-0.02
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NAME

Text::FakeXML - Creating text with <things>.

VERSION

Version 0.02

SYNOPSIS

Many applications use XML-style data, e.g., for configuration. However, very often this data is not 'real' XML, but just text with some XML-like markups. Therefore is it not necessary to pull in the whole vast XML machinery to create these files. A simple 'fake' module is sufficient.

For example, consider this real-life config file for eye-of-gnome:


            

              
              
<?xml version='1.0'?>
<gconf>
  <entry name='geometry_collection' mtime='1164190071' type='string'>
    <stringvalue>440x350+1063+144</stringvalue>
  </entry>
</gconf>

This doesn't require anything fancy:


            

              
              
use Text::FakeXML;
my $cfg = Text::FakeXML->new(version => "1.0");
$cfg->xml_elt_open("gconf");
$cfg->xml_elt("entry", name => "geometry_collection",
              mtime => "1164190071", type => "string");
$cfg->xml_elt("stringvalue", "440x350+1063+144" );
$cfg->xml_elt_close("gconf");

METHODS

new

Constructor. Takes an optional series of key/value pairs:

fh

The file handle where to write the output to. If not specified, the currently selected file handle is used.

version

If specified, a leading <?xml version=...?> is emitted.

indent

Indentation for each level of tags. Must be a string (e.g., two spaces " ") or a number that indicates the desired number of spaces. Default is two spaces.

level

The starting level of indentation. Defaults to zero.

Example:


            

              
              
my $o = Text::FakeXML::new version => '1.0';

xml_elt_open

Emits the opening tag for a new element. First argument is the name of the element. It may be followed by a series of key/value pairs that will be used as attributes for this element.

xml_elt_close

Closes the current element. First (and only) argument is the name of the element.

xml_elt

Outputs a simple element. First argument is the name of the element, the second argument (if present) is the value. This may be followed by a series of key/value pairs that will be used as attributes for this element.


            

              
              
$o->xml_elt("foo")         -> <foo />
$o->xml_elt("foo", "bar")  -> <foo>bar</foo>
$o->xml_elt("foo", "bar",
     id => 1)       -> <foo id='1'>bar</foo>
$o->xml_elt("foo", undef,
     id => 1)       -> <foo id='1' />

xml_comment

Outputs a comment. Arguments contain the comment text.

AUTHOR

Johan Vromans, <jv at cpan.org>

BUGS

Please report any bugs or feature requests to bug-text-fakexml at rt.cpan.org, or through the web interface at http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/ReportBug.html?Queue=Text-FakeXML. I will be notified, and then you'll automatically be notified of progress on your bug as I make changes.

SUPPORT

You can find documentation for this module with the perldoc command.


            

              
              
perldoc Text::FakeXML

You can also look for information at:

COPYRIGHT & LICENSE

Copyright 2008 Johan Vromans, all rights reserved.

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