NAME

       File::Policy::Default - Default policy for file I/O functions

SYNOPSIS

               use File::Policy;
               use File::Policy qw/check_safe/;   # to import a specific subroutine
               use File::Policy qw/:all/;         # to import all subroutines

               #Checking I/O policy
               check_safe($filename, 'r');
               check_safe($filename, 'w');

               #Portable directory locations
               $logdir = get_log_dir();
               $tmpdir = get_temp_dir();

DESCRIPTION

       This defines the default (unrestricted) policy for file I/O with modules such as
       File::Slurp::WithinPolicy.  You may replace this default policy with one for your
       organisation.

FUNCTIONS

       check_safe
                   check_safe( FILENAME , MODE );

           Checks a filename is safe - dies if not.  MODE is r (read) or w (write).  Default is
           no restrictions on file I/O.

       get_temp_dir
                   $temporary_directory = get_temp_dir();

           Returns the path to temporary directory from the TEMP environment variable or
           File::Spec::Functions::tmpdir().  Note that any return value will have been cleared of
           a trailing slash.

       get_log_dir
                   $log_directory = get_log_dir();

           Returns the path to log directory from the LOGDIR environment variable or the current
           directory.  Note that any return value will have been cleared of a trailing slash.

VERSION

       $Revision: 1.6 $ on $Date: 2005/05/18 15:57:28 $ by $Author: johna $

AUTHOR

       John Alden <cpan _at_ bbc _dot_ co _dot_ uk>

COPYRIGHT

       (c) BBC 2005. This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
       under the GNU GPL.

       See the file COPYING in this distribution, or http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.txt