NAME

Module::Changes::Formatter - base class for formatters

SYNOPSIS

None.

DESCRIPTION

This is a base class for formatters. See Module::Changes::Formatter::YAML and Module::Changes::Formatter::Free for examples.

METHODS

This class inherits all methods from Module::Changes::Formatter.

format

An abstract method that is used to format a changes object. Individual formatters need to override and implement this method.

format_to_file

$formatter->format_to_file($changes, 'Changes');

Takes a changes object and a filename and uses format() to format the changes object, then writes the resulting string to the indicated file.

TAGS

If you talk about this module in blogs, on del.icio.us or anywhere else, please use the modulechanges tag.

BUGS AND LIMITATIONS

No bugs have been reported.

Please report any bugs or feature requests to bug-module-changes@rt.cpan.org, or through the web interface at http://rt.cpan.org.

INSTALLATION

See perlmodinstall for information and options on installing Perl modules.

AVAILABILITY

The latest version of this module is available from the Comprehensive Perl Archive Network (CPAN). Visit <http://www.perl.com/CPAN/> to find a CPAN site near you. Or see <http://www.perl.com/CPAN/authors/id/M/MA/MARCEL/>.

AUTHOR

Marcel Grünauer, <marcel@cpan.org>

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

Copyright 2007 by Marcel Grünauer

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.