NAME

Data::Timeline::Builder - Base class for timeline builders

SYNOPSIS

Data::Timeline::Builder->new;

package Data::Timeline::SVK;
use base 'Data::Timeline::Builder';

sub create {
    my $self = shift;
    my $timeline = $self->make_timeline;
    for (...) {
        ...
        $timeline->entries_push($self->make_entry(
            timestamp   => ...,
            description => ...,
            type        => 'svk',
        ));
    }
    $timeline;
}

DESCRIPTION

This is a base class for timeline builders. Subclasses need to implement the create() method.

Data::Timeline::Builder inherits from Class::Accessor::Complex, Class::Accessor::Constructor, and Class::Accessor::Constructor::Base.

METHODS

make_timeline

my $timeline = $self->make_timeline;

Convenience method; returns a new Data::Timeline object. Any arguments are passed to Data::Timeline-new()>.

make_entry

$timeline->entries_push($self->make_entry(...));

Convenience method; returns a new Data::Timeline::Entry object. Any arguments are passed to Data::Timeline::Entry-new()>.

TAGS

If you talk about this module in blogs, on del.icio.us or anywhere else, please use the datatimeline tag.

BUGS AND LIMITATIONS

No bugs have been reported.

Please report any bugs or feature requests to <bug-data-timeline@rt.cpan.org>, or through the web interface at http://rt.cpan.org.

INSTALLATION

See perlmodinstall for information and options on installing Perl modules.

AVAILABILITY

The latest version of this module is available from the Comprehensive Perl Archive Network (CPAN). Visit <http://www.perl.com/CPAN/> to find a CPAN site near you. Or see <http://www.perl.com/CPAN/authors/id/M/MA/MARCEL/>.

AUTHOR

Marcel Grünauer, <marcel@cpan.org>

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

Copyright 2007 by Marcel Grünauer

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.