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use strict;
our $VERSION = '0.16';
use Scalar::Util qw(blessed);
sub new {
my ($_class) = @_;
my $class = ref($_class) || $_class;
my $visitor = {};
bless($visitor, $class);
$visitor->_init();
return $visitor;
}
sub visit {
my ($self, $tree) = @_;
(blessed($tree) && $tree->isa("Tree::Simple"))
|| die "Insufficient Arguments : You must supply a valid Tree::Simple object";
# grab our filter (if we have one)
my $filter = $self->getNodeFilter();
my %results;
# get the array
$self->_buildHash($tree, \%results, $filter);
# add the trunk if we need to
%results = (
((defined($filter)) ?
$filter->($tree)
:
$tree->getNodeValue()) => { %results }
) if $self->includeTrunk();
# set results
$self->setResults(\%results);
}
sub _buildHash {
my ($self, $tree, $accumulator, $filter) = @_;
foreach my $child ($tree->getAllChildren()) {
my $node_value = {};
my $node_key = (defined($filter) ? $filter->($child) : $child->getNodeValue());
$self->_buildHash($child, $node_value, $filter) unless $child->isLeaf();
$accumulator->{$node_key} = $node_value;
}
return $accumulator;
}
1;
__END__
=head1 NAME
Tree::Simple::Visitor::ToNestedHash - A Visitor for creating nested hash trees from Tree::Simple objects.
=head1 SYNOPSIS
use Tree::Simple::Visitor::ToNestedHash;
my $visitor = Tree::Simple::Visitor::ToNestedHash->new();
# given this Tree::Simple tree
my $tree = Tree::Simple->new("Root")
->addChildren(
Tree::Simple->new("Child1")
->addChildren(
Tree::Simple->new("GrandChild1"),
Tree::Simple->new("GrandChild2")
),
Tree::Simple->new("Child2"),
);
$tree->accept($visitor);
my $array_tree = $visitor->getResults();
# this then creates the equivalent nested array tree:
# {
# Root => {
# Child1 => {
# GrandChild1 => {},
# GrandChild2 => {}
# },
# Child2 => {}
# }
# }
=head1 DESCRIPTION
Given a tree constructed from a Tree::Simple hierarchy, this Visitor will create the equivalent tree of nested hashes.
=head1 METHODS
=over 4
=item B<new>
There are no arguments to the constructor the object will be in its default state. You can use the C<setNodeFilter> and C<includTrunk> methods to customize its behavior.
=item B<includTrunk ($boolean)>
Setting the C<$boolean> value to true (C<1>) will cause the node value of the tree's root to be included in the nested hash output, setting it to false will do the opposite.
=item B<setNodeFilter ($filter_function)>
This method accepts a CODE reference as its C<$filter_function> argument and throws an exception if it is not a code reference. This code reference is used to filter the tree nodes as they are placed into the hash tree. The C<$filter_function> is passed a Tree::Simple object, and is expected to return the value desired for inclusion into the hash tree.
=item B<visit ($tree)>
This is the method that is used by Tree::Simple's C<accept> method. It can also be used on its own, it requires the C<$tree> argument to be a Tree::Simple object (or derived from a Tree::Simple object), and will throw and exception otherwise.
=item B<getResults>
This method will return the hash tree constructed.
=back
=head1 Repository
=head1 SUPPORT
Bugs should be reported via the CPAN bug tracker at
=head1 CODE COVERAGE
See the B<CODE COVERAGE> section in L<Tree::Simple::VisitorFactory> for more information.
=head1 SEE ALSO
These Visitor classes are all subclasses of B<Tree::Simple::Visitor>, which can be found in the B<Tree::Simple> module, you should refer to that module for more information.
=head1 AUTHOR
stevan little, E<lt>stevan@iinteractive.comE<gt>
=head1 COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
Copyright 2004, 2005 by Infinity Interactive, Inc.
This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the same terms as Perl itself.
=cut