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OP-0.20_03
/ OP::Constants

NAME

OP::Constants - Loads .oprc values as Perl constants

DESCRIPTION

Loads .oprc values as Perl constants, with optional export.

.oprc is a YAML file containing constant values used by OP. It should be located under $ENV{OP_HOME}, which defaults to /opt/op.

An example .oprc is included in the top level directory of this distribution, and also given later in this document.

SECURITY

The <.oprc> file represents the keys to the kingdom.

Treat your <.oprc> file with the same degree of lockdown as you would with system-level executables and their associated configuration files. It should not be kept in a location where untrusted parties can write to it, or where any unaudited changes can occur.

SYNOPSIS

To import constants directly, just specify them when using OP::Constants:

use OP::Constants qw| dbUser dbPass |;

my $dbUser = dbUser;
my $dbPass = dbPass;

To access the constants without importing them into the caller's namespace, just fully qualify them:

use OP::Constants;

my $dbUser = OP::Constants::dbUser;
my $dbPass = OP::Constants::dbPass;

EXAMPLE

The following is an example of an .oprc file. The file contents must be valid YAML:

---
ldapHost: ldap
yamlRoot: /opt/op/yaml
sqliteRoot: /opt/op/sqlite
scratchRoot: /tmp
dbName: op
dbHost: localhost
dbPass: ~
dbPort: 3306
dbUser: op
memcachedHosts:
  - 127.0.0.1:31337
rcsBindir: /usr/bin
rcsDir: RCS
syslogHost: ~

CUSTOM RC FILES

Developers may create self-standing rc files for application-specific consumption. Just use OP::Constants as a base, and invoke init for the named rc file.

Just as .oprc, the custom rc file must contain valid YAML, and it lives under $ENV{OP_HOME}.

For example, in a hypothetical .myapprc:

---
hello: howdy

Hypothetical package MyApp/Constants.pm makes any keys available as Perl constants:

package MyApp::Constants;

use base qw| OP::Constants |;

OP::Constants::init(".myapprc");

1;

Callers may consume the constants package, requesting symbols for export:

use MyApp::Constants qw| hello |;

say hello;

#
# Prints "howdy"
#

DIAGNOSTICS

  • No .oprc found

    .oprc needs to exist in order for OP to compile and run. In the event that an <.oprc> was not found, OP will exit with an instructive message. Read and follow the provided steps when this occurs.

  • Some symbol not exported

    Uncaught exception from user code:
      "______" is not exported by the OP::Constants module
Can't continue after import errors ...

    This is a compile error. A module asked for a non-existent constant at compile time.

    The most likely cause is that OP found an .oprc, but the required symbol wasn't in the file. To fix this, add the missing named constant to your .oprc. This typically happens when the .oprc which was loaded is for an older version of OP than is actually installed.

    This error may also be thrown when the .oprc is malformed. If the named constant is present in the file, but this error is still occurring, check for broken syntax within the file. Missing ":" seperators between key and value pairs, or improper levels of indenting are likely culprits.

REVISION

$Id: //depotit/tools/source/snitchd-0.20/lib/OP/Constants.pm#8 $

SEE ALSO

YAML::Syck, constant

This file is part of OP.