NAME

Crypt::Checksum::Adler32 - Compute Adler32 checksum

SYNOPSIS

### Functional interface:
use Crypt::Checksum::Adler32 ':all';

# calculate Adler32 checksum from string/buffer
my $data = 'data string';
my $checksum_raw  = adler32_data($data);
my $checksum_hex  = adler32_data_hex($data);
my $checksum_int  = adler32_data_int($data);
# or from file
my $checksum_file_raw  = adler32_file('filename.dat');
my $checksum_file_hex  = adler32_file_hex('filename.dat');
my $checksum_file_int  = adler32_file_int('filename.dat');
# or from filehandle
my $filehandle = ...; # existing binary-mode filehandle
my $checksum_fh_raw  = adler32_file($filehandle);
my $checksum_fh_hex  = adler32_file_hex($filehandle);
my $checksum_fh_int  = adler32_file_int($filehandle);

### OO interface:
use Crypt::Checksum::Adler32;

my $d = Crypt::Checksum::Adler32->new;
$d->add('any data');
$d->add('another data');
my $checksum_raw  = $d->digest;     # raw 4 bytes
my $checksum_hex  = $d->hexdigest;  # hexadecimal form
my $checksum_int  = $d->intdigest;  # 32-bit unsigned integer

# or checksum a file instead
my $checksum_file_raw = Crypt::Checksum::Adler32->new->addfile('filename.dat')->digest;

DESCRIPTION

Computes Adler-32 checksums.

Updated: v0.057

EXPORT

Nothing is exported by default.

You can export selected functions:

use Crypt::Checksum::Adler32 qw(adler32_data adler32_data_hex adler32_data_int adler32_file adler32_file_hex adler32_file_int);

Or all of them at once:

use Crypt::Checksum::Adler32 ':all';

FUNCTIONS

adler32_data

Returns the checksum as raw octets.

my $checksum_raw = adler32_data('data string');
#or
my $checksum_raw = adler32_data('any data', 'more data', 'even more data');

adler32_data_hex

Returns checksum as a hexadecimal string.

my $checksum_hex = adler32_data_hex('data string');
#or
my $checksum_hex = adler32_data_hex('any data', 'more data', 'even more data');

adler32_data_int

Returns checksum as unsigned 32-bit integer.

my $checksum_int = adler32_data_int('data string');
#or
my $checksum_int = adler32_data_int('any data', 'more data', 'even more data');

Each adler32_data* function converts its data arguments to bytes using Perl's usual scalar stringification. Defined scalars, including numbers and string-overloaded objects, are accepted. undef is treated as an empty string and may emit Perl's usual "uninitialized value" warning.

adler32_file

Returns the checksum as raw octets.

my $checksum_raw = adler32_file('filename.dat');
#or
my $filehandle = ...; # existing binary-mode filehandle
my $checksum_raw = adler32_file($filehandle);

adler32_file_hex

Returns checksum as a hexadecimal string.

my $checksum_hex = adler32_file_hex('filename.dat');
#or
my $filehandle = ...; # existing binary-mode filehandle
my $checksum_hex = adler32_file_hex($filehandle);

adler32_file_int

Returns checksum as unsigned 32-bit integer.

my $checksum_int = adler32_file_int('filename.dat');
#or
my $filehandle = ...; # existing binary-mode filehandle
my $checksum_int = adler32_file_int($filehandle);

METHODS

new

Constructor, returns a reference to the checksum object.

my $d = Crypt::Checksum::Adler32->new;

clone

Creates a copy of the checksum object state and returns a reference to the copy.

$d->clone();

reset

Reinitialize the checksum object state and returns a reference to the checksum object.

$d->reset();

add

All arguments are appended to the message we calculate checksum for. The return value is the checksum object itself.

Each argument is converted to bytes using Perl's usual scalar stringification. Defined scalars, including numbers and string-overloaded objects, are accepted. undef is treated as an empty string and may emit Perl's usual "uninitialized value" warning.

$d->add('any data');
#or
$d->add('any data', 'more data', 'even more data');

addfile

The content of the file (or filehandle) is appended to the message we calculate checksum for. The return value is the checksum object itself.

$d->addfile('filename.dat');
#or
my $filehandle = ...; # existing binary-mode filehandle
$d->addfile($filehandle);

Note: The filehandle must be in binary mode before you pass it to addfile().

digest

Returns the binary checksum (raw bytes). This method does not alter the object state, so you can call it repeatedly and continue with add() or addfile() afterwards.

my $result_raw = $d->digest();

hexdigest

Returns the checksum encoded as a hexadecimal string. Like digest(), this method does not alter the object state.

my $result_hex = $d->hexdigest();

intdigest

Returns the checksum encoded as unsigned 32-bit integer. Like digest(), this method does not alter the object state.

my $result_int = $d->intdigest();

SEE ALSO