NAME

Linux::Sysfs::Class - sysfs classes

SYNOPSIS

my $class = Linux::Sysfs::Class->open('net');
my @devices = $class->get_devices;
$class->close;

DESCRIPTION

Libsysfs provides functions to open sysfs classes.

METHODS

open

my $class = Linux::Sysfs::Class->open($name);

Opens up one the class represented by $name in sysfs in the /sys/class directory. On success, it returns a Linux::Sysfs::Class instance, otherwise undef.

close

$class->close;

Closes up the Linux::Sysfs::Class instance including its class devices.

get_device

my $classdev = $class->get_device($name);

Looks for a device with $name in this class. Returns a Linux::Sysfs::ClassDevice on success or undef on failure.

get_devices

my @classdevs = $class->get_devices;

Returns a list of Linux::Sysfs::ClassDevice instances for the given class.

name

my $name = $class->name;

Returns the class' name.

path

my $path = $class->path;

Returns the full path to the class in sysfs.

AUTHOR

Florian Ragwitz <rafl@debian.org>

COPYRIGHT & LICENSE

Copyright 2006 Florian Ragwitz, all rights reserved.

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Library General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA.