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NAME
Config::Model::Instance - Instance of configuration tree
VERSION
version 2.117
SYNOPSIS
use Config::Model; use File::Path ; # setup a dummy popcon conf file my $wr_dir = '/tmp/etc/'; my $conf_file = "$wr_dir/popularity-contest.conf" ; unless (-d $wr_dir) { mkpath($wr_dir, { mode => 0755 }) || die "can't mkpath $wr_dir: $!"; } open(my $conf,"> $conf_file" ) || die "can't open $conf_file: $!"; $conf->print( qq!MY_HOSTID="aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa"\n!, qq!PARTICIPATE="yes"\n!, qq!USEHTTP="yes" # always http\n!, qq!DAY="6"\n!); $conf->close ; my $model = Config::Model->new; # PopCon model is provided. Create a new Config::Model::Instance object my $inst = $model->instance (root_class_name => 'PopCon', root_dir => '/tmp', ); my $root = $inst -> config_root ; print $root->describe;
DESCRIPTION
This module provides an object that holds a configuration tree.
CONSTRUCTOR
An instance object is created by calling instance method on an existing model. This model can be specified by its application name: my $inst = $model->instance ( # run 'cme list' to get list of applications application => 'foo', # optional instance_name => 'test1' ); my $inst = $model->instance ( root_class_name => 'SomeRootClass', instance_name => 'test1' ); The directory (or directories) holding configuration files is specified within the configuration model. For test purpose you can change the "root" directory with "root_dir" parameter. Constructor parameters are: root_dir Pseudo root directory where to read and write configuration files. Configuration directory specified in model or with "config_dir" option is appended to this root directory root_path Path::Tiny object created with "root_dir" value or with current directory if "root_dir" is empty. config_dir Directory to read or write configuration file. This parameter must be supplied if not provided by the configuration model. backend Specify which backend to use. See "write_back ( ... )" for details backend_arg Specify a backend argument that may be retrieved by some backend. Instance is used as a relay and does not use this data. check Specify whether to check value while reading config files. Either: yes Check value and throws an error for bad values. skip Check value and skip bad value. no Do not check. canonical When true: write config data back using model order. By default, write items back using the order found in the configuration file. This feature is experimental and not supported by all backends. on_change_cb Call back this function whenever "notify_change" is called. Called with arguments: "name => <root node element name>, index => <index_value>" on_message_cb Call back this function when show_message is called. By default, messages are displayed on STDOUT. error_paths Returns a list of tree items that currently have an error. error_messages Returns a list of error messages from the tree content. Note that the root directory specified within the configuration model is overridden by "root_dir" parameter. If you need to load configuration data that are not correct, you can use "force_load => 1". Then, wrong data are discarded (equivalent to "check => 'no'" ).
METHODS
Manage configuration data modify ( ... ) Calls "load(...)" and then "save". Takes the same parameter as "load" plus "force_write" to force saving configuration file even if no value was modified (default is 0) load ( ... ) Load configuration tree with configuration data. See "load ( ... )" in Config::Model::Loader for parameters. Returns <$self>. save ( ... ) Save the content of the configuration tree to configuration files. (alias to "write_back") config_root() Returns the root object of the configuration tree. apply_fixes Scan the tree and apply fixes that are attached to warning specifications. See "warn_if_match" or "warn_unless_match" in "" in Config::Model::Value. deep_check Scan the tree and deep check on all elements that support this. Currently only hash or list element have this feature. needs_save Returns 1 (or more) if the instance contains data that needs to be saved. I.e some change were done in the tree that needs to be saved. list_changes In list context, returns a array ref of strings describing the changes. In scalar context, returns a big string. Useful to print. say_changes Print all changes on STDOUT and return the list of changes. clear_changes Clear list of changes. Note that changes pending in the configuration tree is not affected. This clears only the list shown to user. Use only for tests. has_warning Returns the number of warning found in the elements of this configuration instance. update( quiet => (0|1), %args ) Try to run update command on all nodes of the configuration tree. Node without "update" method are ignored. "update" prints a message otherwise (unless "quiet" is true). grab Use the steps parameter to retrieve and returns an object from the configuration tree. Forwarded to "grab" in Config::Model::Role::Grab grab_value Use the steps parameter to retrieve and returns the value of a leaf object from the configuration tree. Forwarded to "grab_value" in Config::Model::Role::Grab searcher ( ) Returns an object dedicated to search an element in the configuration model (respecting privilege level). This method returns a Config::Model::Searcher object. See Config::Model::Searcher for details on how to handle a search. iterator This method returns a Config::Model::Iterator object. See Config::Model::Iterator for details. Arguments are explained in Config::Model::Iterator constructor arguments. application Returns the application name of the instance. (E.g "popcon", "dpkg" ...) wizard_helper ( ... ) Deprecated. Call "iterator" instead.
Internal methods
name() Returns the instance name. read_check() Returns which kind of check is performed while reading configuration files. (see "check" parameter in "CONSTRUCTOR" section) show_message( string ) Display the message on STDOUT unless a custom function was passed to "on_message_cb" parameter. reset_config Destroy current configuration tree (with data) and returns a new tree with data (and annotations) loaded from disk. config_model() Returns the model (Config::Model object) of the configuration tree. annotation_saver() Returns the object loading and saving annotations. See Config::Model::Annotation for details. preset_start () All values stored in preset mode are shown to the user as default values. This feature is useful to enter configuration data entered by an automatic process (like hardware scan) preset_stop () Stop preset mode preset () Get preset mode preset_clear() Clear all preset values stored. layered_start () All values stored in layered mode are shown to the user as default values. This feature is useful to enter configuration data entered by an automatic process (like hardware scan) layered_stop () Stop layered mode layered () Get layered mode layered_clear() Clear all layered values stored. get_data_mode Returns 'normal' or 'preset' or 'layered'. Does not take into account initial_load. initial_load_start Start initial_load mode. This mode tracks the first modifications of the tree done with data read from the configuration file. Instance is built with initial_load as 1. Read backend clears this value once the first read is done. Other modifications, when initial_load is zero, are assumed to be user modifications. initial_load_stop Stop initial_load mode. Instance is built with initial_load as 1. Read backend clears this value once the first read is done. initial_load Get initial_load mode data( kind, [data] ) The data method provide a way to store some arbitrary data in the instance object.
Read and write backend features
Usually, a program based on config model must first create the configuration model, then load all configuration data. This feature enables you to declare with the model a way to load configuration data (and to write it back). See Config::Model::BackendMgr for details. backend() Get the preferred backend method for this instance (as passed to the constructor). root_dir() Returns root directory where configuration data is read from or written to. root_path() Returns a Path::Tiny object for the root directory where configuration data is read from or written to. register_write_back ( node_location ) Register a node path that is called back with "write_back" method. notify_change Notify that some data has changed in the tree. See "notify_change(...)" in Config::Model::AnyThing for more details. write_back ( ... ) In summary, save the content of the configuration tree to configuration files. In more details, "write_back" trie to run all subroutines registered with "register_write_back" to write the configuration information. (See Config::Model::BackendMgr for details). You can specify here another config directory to write configuration data back with "config_dir" parameter. This overrides the model specifications. "write_back" croaks if no write call-back are known.
AUTHOR
Dominique Dumont, (ddumont at cpan dot org)
SEE ALSO
Config::Model, Config::Model::Node, Config::Model::Loader, Config::Model::Searcher, Config::Model::Value,
AUTHOR
Dominique Dumont
COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
This software is Copyright (c) 2005-2018 by Dominique Dumont. This is free software, licensed under: The GNU Lesser General Public License, Version 2.1, February 1999