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NAME

       Debian::DEP12 - interface to Debian DEP 12 format

SYNOPSIS

           use Debian::DEP12;

           my $meta = Debian::DEP12->new;
           $meta->set( 'Bug-Database',
                       'https://github.com/merkys/Debian-DEP12/issues' );

           $meta->validate;

DESCRIPTION

       Debian::DEP12 is an object-oriented interface for Debian DEP 12 format, also known as
       debian/upstream/metadata. Primary focus of the initial development was validation and
       fixing of DEP 12 data.

       Contributions welcome!

METHODS

   new( $what )
       Creates a new Debian::DEP12 instance from either YAML, Text::BibTeX::Entry or
       Text::BibTeX::File instances, or plain Perl hash reference with DEP 12 fields and their
       values.

   fields()
       Returns an array of fields defined in the instance in any order.

   get( $field )
       Returns value of a field.

   set( $field, $value )
       Sets a new value for a field. Returns the old value.

   delete( $field )
       Unsets value for a field. Returns the old value.

   to_YAML()
       Returns a string with YAML representation.

   validate()
       Performs checks of DEP 12 data in the instance and returns an array of validation messages
       as instances of Debian::DEP12::ValidationWarning.

SEE ALSO

       For the description of DEP 12 refer to <https://dep-team.pages.debian.net/deps/dep12/>.

AUTHORS

       Andrius Merkys, <merkys@cpan.org>