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NAME
JavaScript::Packer - Perl version of Dean Edwards' Packer.js
VERSION
Version 2.04
DESCRIPTION
A JavaScript Compressor
This module is an adaptation of Dean Edwards' Packer.js.
Additional information: http://dean.edwards.name/packer/
SYNOPSIS
use JavaScript::Packer;
my $packer = JavaScript::Packer->init();
$packer->minify( $javascript, $opts );
To return a scalar without changing the input simply use (e.g. example
2):
my $ret = $packer->minify( $javascript, $opts );
For backward compatibility it is still possible to call 'minify' as a
function:
JavaScript::Packer::minify( $javascript, $opts );
The first argument must be a scalarref of javascript-code.
Second argument must be a hashref of options. Possible options are:
compress
Defines compression level. Possible values are 'clean', 'shrink',
'obfuscate' and 'best'. Default value is 'clean'. 'best' uses
'shrink' or 'obfuscate' depending on which result is shorter. This
is recommended because especially when compressing short scripts the
result will exceed the input if compression level is 'obfuscate'.
copyright
You can add a copyright notice at the top of the script.
remove_copyright
If there is a copyright notice in a comment it will only be removed
if this option is set to a true value. Otherwise the first comment
that contains the word "copyright" will be added at the top of the
packed script. A copyright comment will be overwritten by a
copyright notice defined with the copyright option.
no_compress_comment
If not set to a true value it is allowed to set a JavaScript comment
that prevents the input being packed or defines a compression level.
/* JavaScript::Packer _no_compress_ */
/* JavaScript::Packer shrink */
EXAMPLES
Example 1
Common usage.
#!/usr/bin/perl
use strict;
use warnings;
use JavaScript::Packer;
my $packer = JavaScript::Packer->init();
open( UNCOMPRESSED, 'uncompressed.js' );
open( COMPRESSED, '>compressed.js' );
my $js = join( '', <UNCOMPRESSED> );
$packer->minify( \$js, { compress => 'best' } );
print COMPRESSED $js;
close(UNCOMPRESSED);
close(COMPRESSED);
Example 2
A scalar is requested by the context. The input will remain
unchanged.
#!/usr/bin/perl
use strict;
use warnings;
use JavaScript::Packer;
my $packer = JavaScript::Packer->init();
open( UNCOMPRESSED, 'uncompressed.js' );
open( COMPRESSED, '>compressed.js' );
my $uncompressed = join( '', <UNCOMPRESSED> );
my $compressed = $packer->minify( \$uncompressed, { compress => 'best' } );
print COMPRESSED $compressed;
close(UNCOMPRESSED);
close(COMPRESSED);
AUTHOR
Merten Falk, `<nevesenin at cpan.org>'. Now maintained by Lee Johnson
(LEEJO)
BUGS AND CAVEATS
This module will break code that relies on ASI, see
information.
Please report any bugs or feature requests through the web interface at
SUPPORT
You can find documentation for this module with the perldoc command.
perldoc JavaScript::Packer
COPYRIGHT & LICENSE
Copyright 2008 - 2012 Merten Falk, all rights reserved.
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
under the same terms as Perl itself.