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Lazy-Utils-1.22
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/ Lazy::Utils

NAME

Lazy::Utils - Utility functions

VERSION

version 1.22

SYNOPSIS

use Lazy::Utils;
 
trim($str);
ltrim($str);
rtrim($str);
file_get_contents($path, $prefs);
file_put_contents($path, $contents, $prefs);
shellmeta($s, $nonquoted);
system2($cmd, @argv);
bash_readline($prompt);
cmdargs($prefs, @argv);
whereis($name, $path);
file_cache($tag, $expiry, $coderef);
get_pod_text($file_name, $section, $exclude_section);
array_to_hash(@array);

DESCRIPTION

Collection of utility functions all of exported by default.

FUNCTIONS

trim($str)

trims given string

$str: string will be trimmed

return value: trimmed string

ltrim($str)

trims left given string

$str: string will be trimmed

return value: trimmed string

rtrim($str)

trims right given string

$str: string will be trimmed

return value: trimmed string

file_get_contents($path, $prefs)

gets all contents of file in string type

$path: path of file

$prefs: preferences in HashRef, by default undef

    utf8: opens file-handle as :utf8 mode, by default 0

return value: file contents in string type, otherwise undef because of errors

file_put_contents($path, $contents, $prefs)

puts all contents of file in string type

$path: path of file

$contents: file contents in string type

$prefs: preferences in HashRef, by default undef

    utf8: opens file-handle as :utf8 mode, by default 0

return value: success 1, otherwise undef

shellmeta($s, $nonquoted)

escapes metacharacters of interpolated shell string

$s: interpolated shell string

$nonquoted: also escapes whitespaces and * character for non-quoted interpolated shell string, by default 0

return value: escaped string

system2($cmd, @argv)

_system($cmd, @argv) OBSOLETE

alternative implementation of perls core system subroutine that executes a system command

$cmd: command

@argv: command line arguments

return value: exit code of command. -1 if fatal error occurs

returned $!: system error message

returned $?: return code of wait call like on perls system call

bash_readline($prompt)

bashReadLine($prompt) OBSOLETE

reads a line from STDIN using Bash

$prompt: prompt, by default ''

return value: line

cmdargs([$prefs, ]@argv)

commandArgs([$prefs, ]@argv) OBSOLETE

cmdArgs([$prefs, ]@argv) OBSOLETE

resolves command line arguments

$prefs: preferences in HashRef, optional

    valuableArgs: accepts option value after option if next argument is not an option, by default 0

    noCommand: use first parameter instead of command, by default 0

    optionAtAll: accepts options after command or first parameter otherwise evaluates as parameter, by default 1

@argv: command line arguments

-a -b=c -d e --f g --h --i=j k l -- m n

by default, return value:

{ -a => '', -b => 'c', -d => '', --f => '', --h => '', --i => 'j', command => 'e', parameters => ['g', 'k', 'l'], late_parameters => ['m', 'n'] }

if valuableArgs is on, return value;

{ -a => '', -b => 'c', -d => 'e', --f => 'g', --h => '', --i => 'j', command => 'k', parameters => ['l'], late_parameters => ['m', 'n'] }

if noCommand is on, return value:

{ -a => '', -b => 'c', -d => '', --f => '', --h => '', --i => 'j', command => undef, parameters => ['e', 'g', 'k', 'l'], late_parameters => ['m', 'n'] }

if optionAtAll is off, return value:

{ -a => '', -b => 'c', -d => '', command => 'e', parameters => ['--f', 'g', '--h', '--i=j', 'k', 'l', '--','m', 'n'], late_parameters => [] }

whereis($name, $path)

whereisBin($name, $path) OBSOLETE

searches valid binary in search path

$name: binary name

$path: search path, by default "/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin"

return value: array of binary path founded in search path

file_cache($tag, $expiry, $coderef)

fileCache($tag, $expiry, $coderef) OBSOLETE

gets most recent cached value in file cache by given tag and caller function if there is cached value in expiry period. Otherwise tries to get current value using $coderef, puts value in cache and cleanups old cache values.

$tag: tag for cache

$expiry: cache expiry period

    <0: always gets most recent cached value if there is any cached value. Otherwise tries to get current value using $coderef, puts and cleanups.

    =0: never gets cached value. Always tries to get current value using $coderef, puts and cleanups.

    >0: gets most recent cached value in cache if there is cached value in expiry period. Otherwise tries to get current value using $coderef, puts and cleanups.

$coderef: code reference to get current value

return value: cached or current value, otherwise undef if there isn't cached value and current value doesn't get

get_pod_text($file_name, $section, $exclude_section)

getPodText($file_name, $section, $exclude_section) OBSOLETE

gets a text of pod contents in given file

$file_name: file name of searching pod, by default running file

$section: searching head1 section of pod, by default undef gets all of contents

$exclude_section: excludes section name, by default undef

return value: text of pod in string or array by line, otherwise undef if an error occurs

array_to_hash(@array)

returns hash with indexes for given array

@array: command line arguments

return value: Hash or HashRef by wantarray

INSTALLATION

To install this module type the following

perl Makefile.PL
make
make test
make install

from CPAN

cpan -i Lazy::Utils

DEPENDENCIES

This module requires these other modules and libraries:

  • JSON

  • Pod::Simple::Text

REPOSITORY

GitHub https://github.com/orkunkaraduman/Lazy-Utils

CPAN https://metacpan.org/release/Lazy-Utils

AUTHOR

Orkun Karaduman (ORKUN) <orkun@cpan.org>

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

Copyright (C) 2017 Orkun Karaduman <orkunkaraduman@gmail.com>

This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.