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1 | package PerlIO::via; |
2 | our $VERSION = '0.01'; | |
3 | use XSLoader (); | |
4 | XSLoader::load 'PerlIO::via'; | |
5 | 1; | |
6 | __END__ | |
7 | ||
8 | =head1 NAME | |
9 | ||
10 | PerlIO::via - Helper class for PerlIO layers implemented in perl | |
11 | ||
12 | =head1 SYNOPSIS | |
13 | ||
14 | use PerlIO::via::Layer; | |
15 | open($fh,"<:via(Layer)",...); | |
16 | ||
17 | use Some::Other::Package; | |
18 | open($fh,">:via(Some::Other::Package)",...); | |
19 | ||
20 | =head1 DESCRIPTION | |
21 | ||
22 | The PerlIO::via module allows you to develop PerlIO layers in Perl, without | |
23 | having to go into the nitty gritty of programming C with XS as the interface | |
24 | to Perl. | |
25 | ||
26 | One example module, L<PerlIO::via::QuotedPrint>, is included with Perl | |
27 | 5.8.0, and more example modules are available from CPAN, such as | |
28 | L<PerlIO::via::StripHTML> and L<PerlIO::via::Base64>. The | |
29 | PerlIO::via::StripHTML module for instance, allows you to say: | |
30 | ||
31 | use PerlIO::via::StripHTML; | |
32 | open( my $fh, "<:via(StripHTML)", "index.html" ); | |
33 | my @line = <$fh>; | |
34 | ||
35 | to obtain the text of an HTML-file in an array with all the HTML-tags | |
36 | automagically removed. | |
37 | ||
38 | Please note that if the layer is created in the PerlIO::via:: namespace, it | |
39 | does B<not> have to be fully qualified. The PerlIO::via module will prefix | |
40 | the PerlIO::via:: namespace if the specified modulename does not exist as a | |
41 | fully qualified module name. | |
42 | ||
43 | =head1 EXPECTED METHODS | |
44 | ||
45 | To create a Perl module that implements a PerlIO layer in Perl (as opposed to | |
46 | in C using XS as the interface to Perl), you need to supply some of the | |
47 | following subroutines. It is recommended to create these Perl modules in the | |
48 | PerlIO::via:: namespace, so that they can easily be located on CPAN and use | |
49 | the default namespace feature of the PerlIO::via module itself. | |
50 | ||
51 | Please note that this is an area of recent development in Perl and that the | |
52 | interface described here is therefore still subject to change (and hopefully | |
53 | will have better documentation and more examples). | |
54 | ||
55 | In the method descriptions below I<$fh> will be | |
56 | a reference to a glob which can be treated as a perl file handle. | |
57 | It refers to the layer below. I<$fh> is not passed if the layer | |
58 | is at the bottom of the stack, for this reason and to maintain | |
59 | some level of "compatibility" with TIEHANDLE classes it is passed last. | |
60 | ||
61 | =over 4 | |
62 | ||
63 | =item $class->PUSHED([$mode[,$fh]]) | |
64 | ||
65 | Should return an object or the class, or -1 on failure. (Compare | |
66 | TIEHANDLE.) The arguments are an optional mode string ("r", "w", | |
67 | "w+", ...) and a filehandle for the PerlIO layer below. Mandatory. | |
68 | ||
69 | When layer is pushed as part of an C<open> call, C<PUSHED> will be called | |
70 | I<before> the actual open occurs whether than be via C<OPEN>, C<SYSOPEN>, | |
71 | C<FDOPEN> or by letting lower layer do the open. | |
72 | ||
73 | =item $obj->POPPED([$fh]) | |
74 | ||
75 | Optional - layer is about to be removed. | |
76 | ||
77 | =item $obj->OPEN($path,$mode[,$fh]) | |
78 | ||
79 | Optional - if not present lower layer does open. | |
80 | If present called for normal opens after layer is pushed. | |
81 | This function is subject to change as there is no easy way | |
82 | to get lower layer to do open and then regain control. | |
83 | ||
84 | =item $obj->BINMODE([,$fh]) | |
85 | ||
86 | Optional - if not available layer is popped on binmode($fh) or when C<:raw> | |
87 | is pushed. If present it should return 0 on success -1 on error and undef | |
88 | to pop the layer. | |
89 | ||
90 | =item $obj->FDOPEN($fd[,$fh]) | |
91 | ||
92 | Optional - if not present lower layer does open. | |
93 | If present called for opens which pass a numeric file | |
94 | descriptor after layer is pushed. | |
95 | This function is subject to change as there is no easy way | |
96 | to get lower layer to do open and then regain control. | |
97 | ||
98 | =item $obj->SYSOPEN($path,$imode,$perm,[,$fh]) | |
99 | ||
100 | Optional - if not present lower layer does open. | |
101 | If present called for sysopen style opens which pass a numeric mode | |
102 | and permissions after layer is pushed. | |
103 | This function is subject to change as there is no easy way | |
104 | to get lower layer to do open and then regain control. | |
105 | ||
106 | =item $obj->FILENO($fh) | |
107 | ||
108 | Returns a numeric value for Unix-like file descriptor. Return -1 if | |
109 | there isn't one. Optional. Default is fileno($fh). | |
110 | ||
111 | =item $obj->READ($buffer,$len,$fh) | |
112 | ||
113 | Returns the number of octets placed in $buffer (must be less than or | |
114 | equal to $len). Optional. Default is to use FILL instead. | |
115 | ||
116 | =item $obj->WRITE($buffer,$fh) | |
117 | ||
118 | Returns the number of octets from buffer that have been sucessfully written. | |
119 | ||
120 | =item $obj->FILL($fh) | |
121 | ||
122 | Should return a string to be placed in the buffer. Optional. If not | |
123 | provided must provide READ or reject handles open for reading in | |
124 | PUSHED. | |
125 | ||
126 | =item $obj->CLOSE($fh) | |
127 | ||
128 | Should return 0 on success, -1 on error. | |
129 | Optional. | |
130 | ||
131 | =item $obj->SEEK($posn,$whence,$fh) | |
132 | ||
133 | Should return 0 on success, -1 on error. | |
134 | Optional. Default is to fail, but that is likely to be changed | |
135 | in future. | |
136 | ||
137 | =item $obj->TELL($fh) | |
138 | ||
139 | Returns file postion. | |
140 | Optional. Default to be determined. | |
141 | ||
142 | =item $obj->UNREAD($buffer,$fh) | |
143 | ||
144 | Returns the number of octets from buffer that have been sucessfully | |
145 | saved to be returned on future FILL/READ calls. Optional. Default is | |
146 | to push data into a temporary layer above this one. | |
147 | ||
148 | =item $obj->FLUSH($fh) | |
149 | ||
150 | Flush any buffered write data. May possibly be called on readable | |
151 | handles too. Should return 0 on success, -1 on error. | |
152 | ||
153 | =item $obj->SETLINEBUF($fh) | |
154 | ||
155 | Optional. No return. | |
156 | ||
157 | =item $obj->CLEARERR($fh) | |
158 | ||
159 | Optional. No return. | |
160 | ||
161 | =item $obj->ERROR($fh) | |
162 | ||
163 | Optional. Returns error state. Default is no error until a mechanism | |
164 | to signal error (die?) is worked out. | |
165 | ||
166 | =item $obj->EOF($fh) | |
167 | ||
168 | Optional. Returns end-of-file state. Default is function of return | |
169 | value of FILL or READ. | |
170 | ||
171 | =back | |
172 | ||
173 | =head1 EXAMPLES | |
174 | ||
175 | Check the PerlIO::via:: namespace on CPAN for examples of PerlIO layers | |
176 | implemented in Perl. To give you an idea how simple the implementation of | |
177 | a PerlIO layer can look, as simple example is included here. | |
178 | ||
179 | =head2 Example - a Hexadecimal Handle | |
180 | ||
181 | Given the following module, PerlIO::via::Hex : | |
182 | ||
183 | package PerlIO::via::Hex; | |
184 | ||
185 | sub PUSHED | |
186 | { | |
187 | my ($class,$mode,$fh) = @_; | |
188 | # When writing we buffer the data | |
189 | my $buf = ''; | |
190 | return bless \$buf,$class; | |
191 | } | |
192 | ||
193 | sub FILL | |
194 | { | |
195 | my ($obj,$fh) = @_; | |
196 | my $line = <$fh>; | |
197 | return (defined $line) ? pack("H*", $line) : undef; | |
198 | } | |
199 | ||
200 | sub WRITE | |
201 | { | |
202 | my ($obj,$buf,$fh) = @_; | |
203 | $$obj .= unpack("H*", $buf); | |
204 | return length($buf); | |
205 | } | |
206 | ||
207 | sub FLUSH | |
208 | { | |
209 | my ($obj,$fh) = @_; | |
210 | print $fh $$obj or return -1; | |
211 | $$obj = ''; | |
212 | return 0; | |
213 | } | |
214 | ||
215 | 1; | |
216 | ||
217 | the following code opens up an output handle that will convert any | |
218 | output to hexadecimal dump of the output bytes: for example "A" will | |
219 | be converted to "41" (on ASCII-based machines, on EBCDIC platforms | |
220 | the "A" will become "c1") | |
221 | ||
222 | use PerlIO::via::Hex; | |
223 | open(my $fh, ">:via(Hex)", "foo.hex"); | |
224 | ||
225 | and the following code will read the hexdump in and convert it | |
226 | on the fly back into bytes: | |
227 | ||
228 | open(my $fh, "<:via(Hex)", "foo.hex"); | |
229 | ||
230 | =cut |