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Perlbug-2.27
/ Perlbug::Config

NAME

Perlbug::Config - Perlbug Configuration data handler

DESCRIPTION

Configuration data for the Perlbug bug tracking system.

Be sure to set the 'Perlbug_SiteConfig' environment variable to the correct site configuration file, and/or fix the line above.

Set methods are provided only for current() parameters, the rest are all gettable only, and settable from the configuration file.

SYNOPSIS

my $o_conf = Perlbug::Config->new;

my $debug = $o_conf->current('debug');				# 0 or as set in Configuration file

my $new_debug = $o_conf->current('debug', 2);		# 2 !

my @current_data = $o_conf->get_keys('current'); 	# have a look

METHODS

new

Create new Config object with all prefs set.

my $conf = Perlbug::Config->new;
get_config_data

Retrieve data from site configuration file

my ($ok, $h_data) = get_config_data($config_file_location);
update_data

Update config data structure for current/local environment

my ($ok, $h_data) = &update_data(\%data);
check_data

Check config data structure

my ($ok, $h_data) = check_data(\%data);
get_date

Returns common date for use throughout Perlbug.

my $date = get_date;     # -> 19980815
get_keys

Return list of keys of given key, ignoring comment fields.

get_vals

Return list of values of given key, ignoring comment fields.

dump

Returns prefs, via Data::Dumper for debugging, all if no argument given.

Be sure to call it in a list context:

print $Conf->dump('system');
current

Current modifiable environment.

Get my $debuglevel = $o_obj->current('debug');

Set my $incremented = $o_obj->current('debug', $self->current('debug') + 1);

methods

Access methods to data, non are directly modifiable, see the Configuration file.

my $target_address = $o_obj->target('generic');

AUTHOR

Richard Foley perlbug@rfi.net 21.Oct.1999