1 | package Exporter;
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2 |
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3 | require 5.006;
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4 |
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5 | # Be lean.
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6 | #use strict;
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7 | #no strict 'refs';
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8 |
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9 | our $Debug = 0;
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10 | our $ExportLevel = 0;
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11 | our $Verbose ||= 0;
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12 | our $VERSION = '5.58';
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13 | our (%Cache);
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14 | $Carp::Internal{Exporter} = 1;
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15 |
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16 | sub as_heavy {
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17 | require Exporter::Heavy;
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18 | # Unfortunately, this does not work if the caller is aliased as *name = \&foo
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19 | # Thus the need to create a lot of identical subroutines
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20 | my $c = (caller(1))[3];
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21 | $c =~ s/.*:://;
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22 | \&{"Exporter::Heavy::heavy_$c"};
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23 | }
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24 |
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25 | sub export {
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26 | goto &{as_heavy()};
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27 | }
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28 |
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29 | sub import {
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30 | my $pkg = shift;
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31 | my $callpkg = caller($ExportLevel);
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32 |
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33 | if ($pkg eq "Exporter" and @_ and $_[0] eq "import") {
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34 | *{$callpkg."::import"} = \&import;
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35 | return;
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36 | }
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37 |
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38 | # We *need* to treat @{"$pkg\::EXPORT_FAIL"} since Carp uses it :-(
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39 | my($exports, $fail) = (\@{"$pkg\::EXPORT"}, \@{"$pkg\::EXPORT_FAIL"});
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40 | return export $pkg, $callpkg, @_
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41 | if $Verbose or $Debug or @$fail > 1;
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42 | my $export_cache = ($Cache{$pkg} ||= {});
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43 | my $args = @_ or @_ = @$exports;
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44 |
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45 | local $_;
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46 | if ($args and not %$export_cache) {
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47 | s/^&//, $export_cache->{$_} = 1
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48 | foreach (@$exports, @{"$pkg\::EXPORT_OK"});
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49 | }
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50 | my $heavy;
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51 | # Try very hard not to use {} and hence have to enter scope on the foreach
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52 | # We bomb out of the loop with last as soon as heavy is set.
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53 | if ($args or $fail) {
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54 | ($heavy = (/\W/ or $args and not exists $export_cache->{$_}
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55 | or @$fail and $_ eq $fail->[0])) and last
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56 | foreach (@_);
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57 | } else {
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58 | ($heavy = /\W/) and last
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59 | foreach (@_);
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60 | }
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61 | return export $pkg, $callpkg, ($args ? @_ : ()) if $heavy;
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62 | local $SIG{__WARN__} =
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63 | sub {require Carp; &Carp::carp};
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64 | # shortcut for the common case of no type character
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65 | *{"$callpkg\::$_"} = \&{"$pkg\::$_"} foreach @_;
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66 | }
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67 |
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68 | # Default methods
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69 |
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70 | sub export_fail {
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71 | my $self = shift;
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72 | @_;
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73 | }
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74 |
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75 | # Unfortunately, caller(1)[3] "does not work" if the caller is aliased as
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76 | # *name = \&foo. Thus the need to create a lot of identical subroutines
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77 | # Otherwise we could have aliased them to export().
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78 |
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79 | sub export_to_level {
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80 | goto &{as_heavy()};
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81 | }
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82 |
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83 | sub export_tags {
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84 | goto &{as_heavy()};
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85 | }
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86 |
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87 | sub export_ok_tags {
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88 | goto &{as_heavy()};
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89 | }
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90 |
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91 | sub require_version {
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92 | goto &{as_heavy()};
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93 | }
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94 |
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95 | 1;
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96 | __END__
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97 |
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98 | =head1 NAME
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99 |
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100 | Exporter - Implements default import method for modules
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101 |
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102 | =head1 SYNOPSIS
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103 |
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104 | In module YourModule.pm:
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105 |
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106 | package YourModule;
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107 | require Exporter;
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108 | @ISA = qw(Exporter);
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109 | @EXPORT_OK = qw(munge frobnicate); # symbols to export on request
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110 |
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111 | or
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112 |
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113 | package YourModule;
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114 | use Exporter 'import'; # gives you Exporter's import() method directly
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115 | @EXPORT_OK = qw(munge frobnicate); # symbols to export on request
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116 |
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117 | In other files which wish to use YourModule:
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118 |
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119 | use ModuleName qw(frobnicate); # import listed symbols
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120 | frobnicate ($left, $right) # calls YourModule::frobnicate
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121 |
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122 | =head1 DESCRIPTION
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123 |
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124 | The Exporter module implements an C<import> method which allows a module
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125 | to export functions and variables to its users' namespaces. Many modules
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126 | use Exporter rather than implementing their own C<import> method because
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127 | Exporter provides a highly flexible interface, with an implementation optimised
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128 | for the common case.
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129 |
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130 | Perl automatically calls the C<import> method when processing a
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131 | C<use> statement for a module. Modules and C<use> are documented
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132 | in L<perlfunc> and L<perlmod>. Understanding the concept of
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133 | modules and how the C<use> statement operates is important to
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134 | understanding the Exporter.
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135 |
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136 | =head2 How to Export
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137 |
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138 | The arrays C<@EXPORT> and C<@EXPORT_OK> in a module hold lists of
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139 | symbols that are going to be exported into the users name space by
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140 | default, or which they can request to be exported, respectively. The
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141 | symbols can represent functions, scalars, arrays, hashes, or typeglobs.
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142 | The symbols must be given by full name with the exception that the
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143 | ampersand in front of a function is optional, e.g.
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144 |
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145 | @EXPORT = qw(afunc $scalar @array); # afunc is a function
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146 | @EXPORT_OK = qw(&bfunc %hash *typeglob); # explicit prefix on &bfunc
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147 |
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148 | If you are only exporting function names it is recommended to omit the
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149 | ampersand, as the implementation is faster this way.
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150 |
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151 | =head2 Selecting What To Export
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152 |
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153 | Do B<not> export method names!
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154 |
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155 | Do B<not> export anything else by default without a good reason!
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156 |
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157 | Exports pollute the namespace of the module user. If you must export
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158 | try to use @EXPORT_OK in preference to @EXPORT and avoid short or
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159 | common symbol names to reduce the risk of name clashes.
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160 |
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161 | Generally anything not exported is still accessible from outside the
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162 | module using the ModuleName::item_name (or $blessed_ref-E<gt>method)
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163 | syntax. By convention you can use a leading underscore on names to
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164 | informally indicate that they are 'internal' and not for public use.
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165 |
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166 | (It is actually possible to get private functions by saying:
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167 |
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168 | my $subref = sub { ... };
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169 | $subref->(@args); # Call it as a function
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170 | $obj->$subref(@args); # Use it as a method
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171 |
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172 | However if you use them for methods it is up to you to figure out
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173 | how to make inheritance work.)
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174 |
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175 | As a general rule, if the module is trying to be object oriented
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176 | then export nothing. If it's just a collection of functions then
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177 | @EXPORT_OK anything but use @EXPORT with caution. For function and
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178 | method names use barewords in preference to names prefixed with
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179 | ampersands for the export lists.
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180 |
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181 | Other module design guidelines can be found in L<perlmod>.
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182 |
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183 | =head2 How to Import
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184 |
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185 | In other files which wish to use your module there are three basic ways for
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186 | them to load your module and import its symbols:
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187 |
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188 | =over 4
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189 |
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190 | =item C<use ModuleName;>
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191 |
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192 | This imports all the symbols from ModuleName's @EXPORT into the namespace
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193 | of the C<use> statement.
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194 |
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195 | =item C<use ModuleName ();>
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196 |
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197 | This causes perl to load your module but does not import any symbols.
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198 |
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199 | =item C<use ModuleName qw(...);>
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200 |
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201 | This imports only the symbols listed by the caller into their namespace.
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202 | All listed symbols must be in your @EXPORT or @EXPORT_OK, else an error
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203 | occurs. The advanced export features of Exporter are accessed like this,
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204 | but with list entries that are syntactically distinct from symbol names.
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205 |
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206 | =back
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207 |
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208 | Unless you want to use its advanced features, this is probably all you
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209 | need to know to use Exporter.
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210 |
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211 | =head1 Advanced features
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212 |
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213 | =head2 Specialised Import Lists
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214 |
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215 | If any of the entries in an import list begins with !, : or / then
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216 | the list is treated as a series of specifications which either add to
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217 | or delete from the list of names to import. They are processed left to
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218 | right. Specifications are in the form:
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219 |
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220 | [!]name This name only
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221 | [!]:DEFAULT All names in @EXPORT
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222 | [!]:tag All names in $EXPORT_TAGS{tag} anonymous list
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223 | [!]/pattern/ All names in @EXPORT and @EXPORT_OK which match
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224 |
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225 | A leading ! indicates that matching names should be deleted from the
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226 | list of names to import. If the first specification is a deletion it
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227 | is treated as though preceded by :DEFAULT. If you just want to import
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228 | extra names in addition to the default set you will still need to
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229 | include :DEFAULT explicitly.
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230 |
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231 | e.g., Module.pm defines:
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232 |
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233 | @EXPORT = qw(A1 A2 A3 A4 A5);
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234 | @EXPORT_OK = qw(B1 B2 B3 B4 B5);
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235 | %EXPORT_TAGS = (T1 => [qw(A1 A2 B1 B2)], T2 => [qw(A1 A2 B3 B4)]);
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236 |
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237 | Note that you cannot use tags in @EXPORT or @EXPORT_OK.
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238 | Names in EXPORT_TAGS must also appear in @EXPORT or @EXPORT_OK.
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239 |
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240 | An application using Module can say something like:
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241 |
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242 | use Module qw(:DEFAULT :T2 !B3 A3);
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243 |
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244 | Other examples include:
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245 |
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246 | use Socket qw(!/^[AP]F_/ !SOMAXCONN !SOL_SOCKET);
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247 | use POSIX qw(:errno_h :termios_h !TCSADRAIN !/^EXIT/);
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248 |
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249 | Remember that most patterns (using //) will need to be anchored
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250 | with a leading ^, e.g., C</^EXIT/> rather than C</EXIT/>.
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251 |
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252 | You can say C<BEGIN { $Exporter::Verbose=1 }> to see how the
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253 | specifications are being processed and what is actually being imported
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254 | into modules.
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255 |
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256 | =head2 Exporting without using Exporter's import method
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257 |
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258 | Exporter has a special method, 'export_to_level' which is used in situations
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259 | where you can't directly call Exporter's import method. The export_to_level
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260 | method looks like:
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261 |
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262 | MyPackage->export_to_level($where_to_export, $package, @what_to_export);
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263 |
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264 | where $where_to_export is an integer telling how far up the calling stack
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265 | to export your symbols, and @what_to_export is an array telling what
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266 | symbols *to* export (usually this is @_). The $package argument is
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267 | currently unused.
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268 |
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269 | For example, suppose that you have a module, A, which already has an
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270 | import function:
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271 |
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272 | package A;
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273 |
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274 | @ISA = qw(Exporter);
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275 | @EXPORT_OK = qw ($b);
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276 |
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277 | sub import
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278 | {
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279 | $A::b = 1; # not a very useful import method
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280 | }
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281 |
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282 | and you want to Export symbol $A::b back to the module that called
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283 | package A. Since Exporter relies on the import method to work, via
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284 | inheritance, as it stands Exporter::import() will never get called.
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285 | Instead, say the following:
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286 |
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287 | package A;
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288 | @ISA = qw(Exporter);
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289 | @EXPORT_OK = qw ($b);
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290 |
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291 | sub import
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292 | {
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293 | $A::b = 1;
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294 | A->export_to_level(1, @_);
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295 | }
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296 |
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297 | This will export the symbols one level 'above' the current package - ie: to
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298 | the program or module that used package A.
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299 |
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300 | Note: Be careful not to modify C<@_> at all before you call export_to_level
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301 | - or people using your package will get very unexplained results!
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302 |
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303 | =head2 Exporting without inheriting from Exporter
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304 |
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305 | By including Exporter in your @ISA you inherit an Exporter's import() method
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306 | but you also inherit several other helper methods which you probably don't
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307 | want. To avoid this you can do
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308 |
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309 | package YourModule;
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310 | use Exporter qw( import );
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311 |
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312 | which will export Exporter's own import() method into YourModule.
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313 | Everything will work as before but you won't need to include Exporter in
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314 | @YourModule::ISA.
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315 |
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316 | =head2 Module Version Checking
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317 |
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318 | The Exporter module will convert an attempt to import a number from a
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319 | module into a call to $module_name-E<gt>require_version($value). This can
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320 | be used to validate that the version of the module being used is
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321 | greater than or equal to the required version.
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322 |
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323 | The Exporter module supplies a default require_version method which
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324 | checks the value of $VERSION in the exporting module.
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325 |
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326 | Since the default require_version method treats the $VERSION number as
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327 | a simple numeric value it will regard version 1.10 as lower than
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328 | 1.9. For this reason it is strongly recommended that you use numbers
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329 | with at least two decimal places, e.g., 1.09.
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330 |
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331 | =head2 Managing Unknown Symbols
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332 |
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333 | In some situations you may want to prevent certain symbols from being
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334 | exported. Typically this applies to extensions which have functions
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335 | or constants that may not exist on some systems.
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336 |
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337 | The names of any symbols that cannot be exported should be listed
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338 | in the C<@EXPORT_FAIL> array.
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339 |
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340 | If a module attempts to import any of these symbols the Exporter
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341 | will give the module an opportunity to handle the situation before
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342 | generating an error. The Exporter will call an export_fail method
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343 | with a list of the failed symbols:
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344 |
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345 | @failed_symbols = $module_name->export_fail(@failed_symbols);
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346 |
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347 | If the export_fail method returns an empty list then no error is
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348 | recorded and all the requested symbols are exported. If the returned
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349 | list is not empty then an error is generated for each symbol and the
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350 | export fails. The Exporter provides a default export_fail method which
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351 | simply returns the list unchanged.
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352 |
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353 | Uses for the export_fail method include giving better error messages
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354 | for some symbols and performing lazy architectural checks (put more
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355 | symbols into @EXPORT_FAIL by default and then take them out if someone
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356 | actually tries to use them and an expensive check shows that they are
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357 | usable on that platform).
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358 |
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359 | =head2 Tag Handling Utility Functions
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360 |
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361 | Since the symbols listed within %EXPORT_TAGS must also appear in either
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362 | @EXPORT or @EXPORT_OK, two utility functions are provided which allow
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363 | you to easily add tagged sets of symbols to @EXPORT or @EXPORT_OK:
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364 |
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365 | %EXPORT_TAGS = (foo => [qw(aa bb cc)], bar => [qw(aa cc dd)]);
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366 |
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367 | Exporter::export_tags('foo'); # add aa, bb and cc to @EXPORT
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368 | Exporter::export_ok_tags('bar'); # add aa, cc and dd to @EXPORT_OK
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369 |
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370 | Any names which are not tags are added to @EXPORT or @EXPORT_OK
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371 | unchanged but will trigger a warning (with C<-w>) to avoid misspelt tags
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372 | names being silently added to @EXPORT or @EXPORT_OK. Future versions
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373 | may make this a fatal error.
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374 |
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375 | =head2 Generating combined tags
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376 |
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377 | If several symbol categories exist in %EXPORT_TAGS, it's usually
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378 | useful to create the utility ":all" to simplify "use" statements.
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379 |
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380 | The simplest way to do this is:
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381 |
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382 | %EXPORT_TAGS = (foo => [qw(aa bb cc)], bar => [qw(aa cc dd)]);
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383 |
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384 | # add all the other ":class" tags to the ":all" class,
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385 | # deleting duplicates
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386 | {
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387 | my %seen;
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388 |
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389 | push @{$EXPORT_TAGS{all}},
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390 | grep {!$seen{$_}++} @{$EXPORT_TAGS{$_}} foreach keys %EXPORT_TAGS;
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391 | }
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392 |
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393 | CGI.pm creates an ":all" tag which contains some (but not really
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394 | all) of its categories. That could be done with one small
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395 | change:
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396 |
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397 | # add some of the other ":class" tags to the ":all" class,
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398 | # deleting duplicates
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399 | {
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400 | my %seen;
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401 |
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402 | push @{$EXPORT_TAGS{all}},
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403 | grep {!$seen{$_}++} @{$EXPORT_TAGS{$_}}
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404 | foreach qw/html2 html3 netscape form cgi internal/;
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405 | }
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406 |
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407 | Note that the tag names in %EXPORT_TAGS don't have the leading ':'.
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408 |
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409 | =head2 C<AUTOLOAD>ed Constants
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410 |
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411 | Many modules make use of C<AUTOLOAD>ing for constant subroutines to
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412 | avoid having to compile and waste memory on rarely used values (see
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413 | L<perlsub> for details on constant subroutines). Calls to such
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414 | constant subroutines are not optimized away at compile time because
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415 | they can't be checked at compile time for constancy.
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416 |
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417 | Even if a prototype is available at compile time, the body of the
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418 | subroutine is not (it hasn't been C<AUTOLOAD>ed yet). perl needs to
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419 | examine both the C<()> prototype and the body of a subroutine at
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420 | compile time to detect that it can safely replace calls to that
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421 | subroutine with the constant value.
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422 |
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423 | A workaround for this is to call the constants once in a C<BEGIN> block:
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424 |
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425 | package My ;
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426 |
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427 | use Socket ;
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428 |
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429 | foo( SO_LINGER ); ## SO_LINGER NOT optimized away; called at runtime
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430 | BEGIN { SO_LINGER }
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431 | foo( SO_LINGER ); ## SO_LINGER optimized away at compile time.
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432 |
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433 | This forces the C<AUTOLOAD> for C<SO_LINGER> to take place before
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434 | SO_LINGER is encountered later in C<My> package.
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435 |
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436 | If you are writing a package that C<AUTOLOAD>s, consider forcing
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437 | an C<AUTOLOAD> for any constants explicitly imported by other packages
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438 | or which are usually used when your package is C<use>d.
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439 |
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440 | =cut
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