dpkg::interface::storable(3) [linux man page]

Dpkg::Interface::Storable(3)					   libdpkg-perl 				      Dpkg::Interface::Storable(3)

NAME

       Dpkg::Interface::Storable - common methods related to object serialization

DESCRIPTION

       Dpkg::Interface::Storable is only meant to be used as parent class for other objects. It provides common methods that are all implemented
       on top of two basic methods parse() and output().

BASE METHODS

       Those methods must be provided by the object that wish to inherit from Dpkg::Interface::Storable so that the methods provided can work.

       $obj->parse($fh, $desc)
	   This methods initialize the object with the data stored in the filehandle. $desc is optional and is a textual description of the
	   filehandle used in error messages.

       $string = $obj->output($fh)
	   This method returns a string representation of the object in $string and it writes the same string to $fh (if it's defined).

PROVIDED METHODS

       $obj->load($filename)
	   Initialize the object with the data stored in the file. The file can be compressed, it will be uncompressed on the fly by using a
	   Dpkg::Compression::FileHandle object. If $filename is "-", then the standard input is read (no compression is allowed in that case).

       $obj->save($filename)
	   Store the object in the file. If the filename ends with a known compression extension, it will be compressed on the fly by using a
	   Dpkg::Compression::FileHandle object. If $filename is "-", then the standard output is used (data are written uncompressed in that
	   case).

       "$obj"
	   Return a string representation of the object.

AUTHOR

       Raphael Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>.

1.16.0.3							    2012-04-17					      Dpkg::Interface::Storable(3)

Dpkg::Control::Info(3)						   libdpkg-perl 					    Dpkg::Control::Info(3)

NAME

       Dpkg::Control::Info - parse files like debian/control

DESCRIPTION

       It provides an object to access data of files that follow the same syntax as debian/control.

FUNCTIONS

       $c = Dpkg::Control::Info->new($file)
	   Create a new Dpkg::Control::Info object for $file. If $file is omitted, it loads debian/control. If file is "-", it parses the standard
	   input.

       $c->reset()
	   Resets what got read.

       $c->load($file)
	   Load the content of $file. Exits in case of errors. If file is "-", it loads from the standard input.

       $c->parse($fh, $description)
	   Parse a control file from the given filehandle. Exits in case of errors.  $description is used to describe the filehandle, ideally it's
	   a filename or a description of where the data comes from. It's used in error messages.

       $c->[0]
       $c->get_source()
	   Returns a Dpkg::Control object containing the fields concerning the source package.

       $c->get_pkg_by_idx($idx)
	   Returns a Dpkg::Control object containing the fields concerning the binary package numbered $idx (starting at 1).

       $c->get_pkg_by_name($name)
	   Returns a Dpkg::Control object containing the fields concerning the binary package named $name.

       $c->get_packages()
	   Returns a list containing the Dpkg::Control objects for all binary packages.

       $c->output($filehandle)
	   Dump the content into a filehandle.

       "$c"
	   Return a string representation of the content.

       @{$c}
	   Return a list of Dpkg::Control objects, the first one is corresponding to source information and the following ones are the binary
	   packages information.

AUTHOR

       Raphael Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>.

1.16.15 							    2014-06-05						    Dpkg::Control::Info(3)