NAME

DMTF::CIM::MOF - Compiles a MOF file

VERSION

This document describes DMTF::CIM::MOF version 0.03

SYNOPSIS

use DMTF::CIM::MOF(parse_MOF);

my $model=parse_MOF("/path/to/cim_schema_2.31.0.mof");

DESCRIPTION

This module creates an in-memory copy of a CIM object model from a set of MOF files and returns it.

The module is really for use with DMTF::CIM objects.

INTERFACE

parse_MOF( path_to_schema, old_schema );

This function will parse the MOF file located at path_to_schema and return a model object.

DIAGNOSTICS

Error in STATE (STATE->STACK) at char 'X' in filenae line X

This indicates a parsing error at the specified location. The state stack refers to the internal state machine and is unlikely to be useful to most users.

CONFIGURATION AND ENVIRONMENT

DMTF::CIM::MOF requires no configuration files or environment variables.

DEPENDENCIES

Storable  (standard module)

INCOMPATIBILITIES

None reported.

BUGS AND LIMITATIONS

The class referenced when a reference type is declared must have already been parsed.

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

AUTHOR

Stephen James Hurd <shurd@broadcom.com>

LICENCE AND COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 2012, Broadcom Corporation <shurd@broadcom.com>. All rights reserved.

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

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