NAME

       UR::Context::Process - Impliments a generic interface to the current application.

SYNOPSIS

         $name = UR::Context::Process->base_name;

         $name = UR::Context::Process->prog_name;
         UR::Context::Process->prog_name($name);

         $name = UR::Context::Process->pkg_name;
         UR::Context::Process->pkg_name($name);

         $name = UR::Context::Process->title;
         UR::Context::Process->title($name);

         $version = UR::Context::Process->version;
         UR::Context::Process->version($version);

         $author = UR::Context::Process->author;
         UR::Context::Process->author($author);

         $author_email = UR::Context::Process->author_email;
         UR::Context::Process->author_email($author_email);

         $support_email = UR::Context::Process->support_email;
         UR::Context::Process->support_email($support_email);

         $login = UR::Context::Process->real_user_name;

DESCRIPTION

       This module provides methods to set and retrieve various names associated with the program
       and the program version number.

METHODS

       These methods provide the accessor and set methods for various names associated with an
       application.

       get_current
            $ctx = UR::Context::Process->get_current();

           This is the context which represents the current process.

           Also available as UR::Context->get_process();

       has_changes()
            $bool = UR::Context::Process->has_changes();

           Returns true if the current process has changes which might be committed back to the
           underlying context.

       _create_for_current_process
            $ctx = UR::Context::Process->_create_for_current_process(@PARAMS)

           This is only used internally by UR.  It materializes a new object to represent a real
           process somewhere.

           TODO: Remove the exception from create(), and allow other processes to be created
           explicitly w/ the appropriate characteristics.

       base_name
             $name = UR::Context::Process->base_name;

           This is "basename($0, '.pl'))".

       prog_name
             $name = UR::Context::Process->prog_name;
             UR::Context::Process->prog_name($name);

           This method is used to access and set the name of the program name.

           This name is used in the output of the "version" and "usage" subroutines (see
           "version" and "usage").  If given an argument, this method sets the program name and
           returns the new name or "undef" if unsuccessful.

           It defaults to "basename" if unspecified.

       pkg_name
             $name = UR::Context::Process->pkg_name;
             UR::Context::Process->pkg_name($name);

           This method is used to access and set the GNU-standard package name for the package to
           which this program belongs.  This is does NOT refer-to a Perl package.  It allows a
           set of spefic programs to be grouped together under a common name, which is used in
           standard message output, and is used in the output of the "version" subroutine (see
           "version" output.

           If given an argument, this method sets the package name and returns the the new name
           or "undef" if unsuccessful.  Without an argument, the current package name is
           returned.

           It defaults to "prog_name" when unspecified, which in turn defaults to "base_name",
           which in turn defaults to "basename($0)".

       title
             $name = UR::Context::Process->title;
             UR::Context::Process->title($name);

           This gets and sets the "friendly name" for an application.  It is often mixed-case,
           with spaces, and is used in autogenerated documentation, and sometimes as a header in
           generic GUI components.  Without an argument, it returns the current title.  If an
           argument is specified, this method sets the application title and returns the new
           title or "undef" if unsuccessful.

           It defaults to "pkg_name" when otherwise unspecified, which in turn defaults to
           "prog_name" when unspecified, which in turn defaults to "base_name" when unspecified,
           which defaults to "basename($0)" when unspecified.

       version
             $version = UR::Context::Process->version;
             UR::Context::Process->version($version);

           This method is used to access and set the package version.  This version is used in
           the output of the "print_version" method (see "print_version" in App::Getopt).  If
           given an argument, this method sets the package version and returns the version or
           "undef" if unsuccessful.  Without an argument, the current package version is
           returned.

           This message defaults to $main::VERSION if not set.  Note that $main::VERSION may be
           "undef".

       author
             $author = UR::Context::Process->author;
             UR::Context::Process->author($author);

           This method is used to access and set the package author.  If given an argument, this
           method sets the package author and returns the author or "undef" if unsuccessful.
           Without an argument, the current author is returned.

       author_email
             $author_email = UR::Context::Process->author_email;
             UR::Context::Process->author_email($author_email);

           This method is used to access and set the package author's email address.  This
           information is used in the output of the "usage" method (see "usage" in App::Getopt).
           If given an argument, this method sets the package author's email address and returns
           email address or "undef" if unsuccessful.  Without an argument, the current email
           address is returned.

       support_email
             $support_email = UR::Context::Process->support_email;
             UR::Context::Process->support_email($support_email);

           This method is used to access and set the email address to which the user should go
           for support.  This information is used in the output of the "usage" method (see
           "usage" in App::Getopt).  If given an argument, this method sets the support email
           address and returns that email address or "undef" if unsuccessful.  Without an
           argument, the current email address is returned.

       real_user_name
             $login = UR::Context::Process->real_user_name;

           This method is used to get the login name of the effective user id of the running
           script.

       fork $pid = UR::Context::Process->fork;
           Safe fork() wrapper.

           Handles properly disconnecting database handles if necessary so that data sources in
           children are still valid.  Also ensures that the active UR::Context::process has the
           child's PID recorded within.

       effective_user_name
             $login = UR::Context::Process->effective_user_name;

           This method is used to get the login name of the effective user id of the running
           script.

       original_program_path
            $path = UR::Context::Process->original_program_path;

           This method is used to (try to) get the original program path of the running script.
           This will not change even if the current working directory is changed.  (In truth it
           will find the path at the time UR::Context::Process was used.  So, a chdir before that
           happens will cause incorrect results; in that case, undef will be returned.

SEE ALSO

       UR::Context