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App-Betting-Toolkit-GameState-0.062
/ App::Betting::Toolkit::GameState

NAME

    App::Betting::Toolkit::GameState - A GameState object for use with App::Betting::Toolkit

VERSION

    Version 0.062

SYNOPSIS

    use App::Betting::Toolkit::GameState;

    my $match = App::Betting::Toolkit::GameState->new();

    $match->name("Arsenal V Aston Villa");

SUBROUTINES/METHODS

new

    Create a new App::Betting::Toolkit::GameState object.

    Default object:

my $match = App::Betting::Toolkit::GameState->new();

    Object with required fields:

my $match = App::Betting::Toolkit::GameState->new( { 
	required => qw(name) 
} );

    Object with auto validation (note validation would always return true here as there are no required fields):

my $match = App::Betting::Toolkit::GameState->new( { 
	options => { autovalidate => 1 } 
} );

    Object with restricted flags, auto validation and required fields:

my $match = App::Betting::Toolkit::GameState->new( {
	options		=>	{ autovalidate => 1 },
	required	=>	[ qw(name time state) ],
	restrict	=>	{
		state	=>	[ qw(suspended active finished) ],
	}
});

    New match objects ALWAYS start invalid.

load

    Load a App::Betting::Toolkit::GameState object from a scalar.

my $unblessedObject = someSouce();

my $match = App::Betting::Toolkit::GameState->load($unblessedObject);

loadable

    Check if a passed object will load without error.

    On error: return 0

    On success: return 1

    if (App::Betting::Toolkit::GameState->loadable($unblessedObject)) {
	$match = App::Betting::Toolkit::GameState->load($unblessedObject);
}

pureCopy

    Loop through the match object and return an unblessed scalar version that can be sent elsewhere and loaded with the load function.

    On error: Returns undef

    On success: Returns a unblessed GameState object.

dump

    Return the match as a plain scalar that has been outputted through Data::Dumper

    On error: Something is very wrong 8)

    On success: Returns a Data Dumped scalar of the GameState object.

validate

    Validate the required fields against the current fields in the object, this is done automatically if autovalidate => 1 is set.

    NOTE: This function cannot fail, it will simply just return 0 (invalid)

    On success: Returns 0 or 1 (Invalid or Valid)

isValid

    Return the current validation state.

    On error: Returns undef;

    On success: Returns 0 or 1 (Invalid or Valid)

set

    Set a variable in the match object. If called without a second parameter the current value of the flag will be returned.

    On error: Returns undef;

    On success: Returns new value

    $match->set('team1name','Sheffield Wednesday');

print $match->set('team1name'),"\n";

updateTime

    Update the gamestate objects creation time flag, this is handy for if you are storing a copy of a gamestate object somewhere and you need the time to be accurate.

$match->updateTime;

view

    View a variable stored in the match object (does the same as set without its second parameter but does not trigger a validate call even with autovalidate set)

    On error: Returns undef;

    On success: Returns value

    print $match->view('name');

AUTHOR

    Paul G Webster, <daemon at cpan.org>

BUGS

SUPPORT

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

perldoc App::Betting::Toolkit::GameState

You can also look for information at:

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

LICENSE AND COPYRIGHT

Copyright 2013 Paul G Webster.

This program is distributed under the (Revised) BSD License: http://www.opensource.org/licenses/bsd-license.php

Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:

* Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.

* Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.

* Neither the name of Paul G Webster's Organization nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission.

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