NAME

Data::Serializer::Raw - Provides unified raw interface to perl serializers

SYNOPSIS

use Data::Serializer::Raw;
              
$obj = Data::Serializer::Raw->new();
              
$obj = Data::Serializer::Raw->new(serializer => 'Storable');

$serialized = $obj->serialize({a => [1,2,3],b => 5});
$deserialized = $obj->deserialize($serialized);

print "$deserialized->{b}\n";

DESCRIPTION

Provides a unified interface to the various serializing modules currently available.

This is a straight pass through to the underlying serializer, nothing else is done. (no encoding, encryption, compression, etc)

EXAMPLES

Please see Data::Serializer::Cookbook(3)

METHODS

new - constructor

$obj = Data::Serializer::Raw->new();


$obj = Data::Serializer::Raw->new(
                       serializer => 'Data::Dumper',
                         options  => {},
                      );

new is the constructor object for Data::Serializer::Raw objects.

• The default serializer is Data::Dumper

• The default options is {} (pass nothing on to serializer)

serialize - serialize reference

$serialized = $obj->serialize({a => [1,2,3],b => 5});
              

This is a straight pass through to the underlying serializer, nothing else is done. (no encoding, encryption, compression, etc)

deserialize - deserialize reference

$deserialized = $obj->deserialize($serialized);
      

This is a straight pass through to the underlying serializer, nothing else is done. (no encoding, encryption, compression, etc)

serializer - change the serializer

Currently supports the following serializers:

Bencode(3)

Convert::Bencode(3)

Convert::Bencode_XS(3)

Config::General(3)

Data::Denter(3)

Data::Dumper(3)

Data::Taxi(3)

FreezeThaw(3)

JSON(3)

JSON::Syck(3)

PHP::Serialization(3)

Storable(3)

XML::Dumper(3)

XML::Simple(3)

YAML(3)

YAML::Syck(3)

Default is to use Data::Dumper.

Each serializer has its own caveat's about usage especially when dealing with cyclical data structures or CODE references. Please see the appropriate documentation in those modules for further information.

options - pass options through to underlying serializer

Currently is only supported by Config::General(3), and XML::Dumper(3).

my $obj = Data::Serializer::Raw->new(serializer => 'Config::General',
                                options    => {
                                           -LowerCaseNames       => 1,
                                           -UseApacheInclude     => 1,
                                           -MergeDuplicateBlocks => 1,
                                           -AutoTrue             => 1,
                                           -InterPolateVars      => 1
                                              },
                                            ) or die "$!\n";

or

my $obj = Data::Serializer::Raw->new(serializer => 'XML::Dumper',
                                options    => { dtd => 1, }
                                ) or die "$!\n";

store - serialize data and write it to a file (or file handle)

$obj->store({a => [1,2,3],b => 5},$file, [$mode, $perm]);

or 

$obj->store({a => [1,2,3],b => 5},$fh);

Serializes the reference specified using the serialize method and writes it out to the specified file or filehandle.

If a file path is specified you may specify an optional mode and permission as the next two arguments. See IO::File for examples.

Trips an exception if it is unable to write to the specified file.

retrieve - read data from file (or file handle) and return it after deserialization

my $ref = $obj->retrieve($file);

or 

my $ref = $obj->retrieve($fh);

Reads first line of supplied file or filehandle and returns it deserialized.

AUTHOR

Neil Neely <neil@neely.cx>.

http://neil-neely.blogspot.com/

BUGS

Please report all bugs here:

http://rt.cpan.org/Public/Dist/Display.html?Name=Data-Serializer

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

Copyright (c) 2011 Neil Neely. All rights reserved.

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself, either Perl version 5.8.2 or, at your option, any later version of Perl 5 you may have available.

See http://www.perl.com/language/misc/Artistic.html

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Peter Makholm took the time to profile Data::Serializer(3) and pointed out the value of having a very lean implementation that minimized overhead and just used the raw underlying serializers.

SEE ALSO

perl(1), Data::Serializer(3).