NAME

Venus::Data - Data Class

ABSTRACT

Data Class for Perl 5

SYNOPSIS

package main;

use Venus::Data;

my $data = Venus::Data->new('t/data/sections');

# $data->find(undef, 'name');

DESCRIPTION

This package provides methods for extracting DATA sections and POD blocks from any file or package. The package can be configured to parse either POD or DATA blocks, and it defaults to being configured for POD blocks.

DATA syntax

__DATA__

# data syntax

@@ name

Example Name

@@ end

@@ titles #1

Example Title #1

@@ end

@@ titles #2

Example Title #2

@@ end

DATA syntax (nested)

__DATA__

# data syntax (nested)

@@ nested

Example Nested

+@@ demo

blah blah blah

+@@ end

@@ end

POD syntax

# pod syntax

=head1 NAME

Example #1

=cut

=head1 NAME

Example #2

=cut

# pod-ish syntax

=name

Example #1

=cut

=name

Example #2

=cut

POD syntax (nested)

# pod syntax (nested)

=nested

Example #1

+=head1 WHY?

blah blah blah

+=cut

More information on the same topic as was previously mentioned in the
previous section demonstrating the topic, obviously from said section.

=cut

INHERITS

This package inherits behaviors from:

Venus::Path

METHODS

This package provides the following methods:

count

count(HashRef $criteria) (Int)

The count method uses the criteria provided to "search" for and return the number of blocks found.

Since 0.01

count example 1

# given: synopsis;

my $count = $data->docs->count;

# 6

count example 2

# given: synopsis;

my $count = $data->text->count;

# 3

data

data() (Str)

The data method returns the text between the DATA and END sections of a Perl package or file.

Since 0.01

data example 1

# given: synopsis;

$data = $data->data;

# ...

docs

docs() (Data)

The docs method configures the instance for parsing POD blocks.

Since 0.01

docs example 1

# given: synopsis;

my $docs = $data->docs;

# bless({ etag => "=cut", from => "read", stag => "=", ... }, "Venus::Data")

find

find(Maybe[Str] $list, Maybe[Str] $name) (ArrayRef)

The find method is a wrapper around "search" as shorthand for searching by list and name.

Since 0.01

find example 1

# given: synopsis;

my $find = $data->docs->find(undef, 'name');

# [
#   { data => ["Example #1"], index => 4, list => undef, name => "name" },
#   { data => ["Example #2"], index => 5, list => undef, name => "name" },
# ]

find example 2

# given: synopsis;

my $find = $data->docs->find('head1', 'NAME');

# [
#   { data => ["Example #1"], index => 1, list => "head1", name => "NAME" },
#   { data => ["Example #2"], index => 2, list => "head1", name => "NAME" },
# ]

find example 3

# given: synopsis;

my $find = $data->text->find(undef, 'name');

# [
#   { data => ["Example Name"], index => 1, list => undef, name => "name" },
# ]

find example 4

# given: synopsis;

my $find = $data->text->find('titles', '#1');

# [
#   { data => ["Example Title #1"], index => 2, list => "titles", name => "#1" },
# ]

search

The search method returns the set of blocks matching the criteria provided. This method can return a list of values in list-context.

search example 1

# given: synopsis;

my $search = $data->docs->search({list => undef, name => 'name'});

# [
#   { data => ["Example #1"], index => 4, list => undef, name => "name" },
#   { data => ["Example #2"], index => 5, list => undef, name => "name" },
# ]

search example 2

# given: synopsis;

my $search = $data->docs->search({list => 'head1', name => 'NAME'});

# [
#   { data => ["Example #1"], index => 1, list => "head1", name => "NAME" },
#   { data => ["Example #2"], index => 2, list => "head1", name => "NAME" },
# ]

search example 3

# given: synopsis;

my $find = $data->text->search({list => undef, name => 'name'});

# [
#   { data => ["Example Name"], index => 1, list => undef, name => "name" },
# ]

search example 4

# given: synopsis;

my $search = $data->text->search({list => 'titles', name => '#1'});

# [
#   { data => ["Example Title #1"], index => 2, list => "titles", name => "#1" },
# ]

text

text() (Data)

The text method configures the instance for parsing DATA blocks.

Since 0.01

text example 1

# given: synopsis;

my $text = $data->text;

# bless({ etag  => '@@ end', from  => 'data', stag  => '@@ ', ... }, "Venus::Data")

cpanm Venus

perl -MCPAN -e shell
install Venus