NAME
Archive::Builder::Archive - Archive abstraction handles
DESCRIPTION
Archive::Builder::Archive objects provide a type neutral handle for outputing the various archive file types Archive::Builder objects.
For more information on Archive::Builder objects, see its POD documentation.
METHODS
types
When loaded, Archive::Builder::Archive examines your system to determine which archive types it is capable of creating, based on dependencies.
The types method returns a list of types that are supported by your system.
new( type, Archive::Builder|Archive::Builder::Section )
Although obtained via the Archive::Builder and Archive::Builder::Section archive methods, archives can be created directly, by passing them a valid type and either an Archive::Builder or Archive::Builder::Section object.
type
Returns the type of an Archive::Builder::Archive object.
generate
Generates and returns the actual archive object, with will be an Archive::Zip, Archive::Tar, or whatever, depending on the type.
Returns undef if an error occurs during file generation, or archive generation.
save( filename )
Generates and saves the archive file to a specific filename. If the file name does NOT end in the file type you have specified, it will be appended for you.
That is, save('file') will result in the creation of file.zip for an archive of type 'zip'.
TODO
More Archive types, like rar.
SUPPORT
Bugs should always be submitted via the CPAN bug tracker.
http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/ReportBug.html?Queue=Archive-Builder
For other issues, contact the maintainer.
AUTHOR
Adam Kennedy <adamk@cpan.org>
SEE ALSO
Archive::Builder, Archive::Builder::Generators, Archive::Tar, Archive::Zip.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright 2002 - 2008 Adam Kennedy.
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.
The full text of the license can be found in the LICENSE file included with this module.