NAME

       Lintian::Tag::Info - Lintian interface to tag metadata

SYNOPSIS

           my $taginfo = Lintian::Tag::Info->new;

DESCRIPTION

       This module provides an interface to tag metadata as gleaned from the *.desc files describing the checks.
       It can be used to retrieve specific metadata elements or to format the tag description.

INSTANCE METHODS

       tag
       original_severity
       effective_severity
       check
       check_type
       experimental
       info
       references
       aliases
       load(PATH)
           Loads a tag description from PATH.

       code()
           Returns  the  one-letter  code for the tag.  This will be a letter chosen from "E", "W", "I", or "P",
           based on the tag severity, and other attributes (such as whether experimental  is  set).   This  code
           will never be "O" or "X"; overrides and experimental tags are handled separately.

       description([FORMAT [, INDENT]])
           Returns the formatted description (the Info field) for a tag.  FORMAT must be either "text" or "html"
           and defaults to "text" if no format is specified.  If "text", returns wrapped paragraphs formatted in
           plain  text  with  a  right margin matching the Text::Wrap default, preserving as verbatim paragraphs
           that begin with whitespace.  If "html", return paragraphs formatted in HTML.

           If INDENT is specified, the string INDENT is prepended to each line of the formatted output.

AUTHOR

       Originally written by Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> for Lintian.

SEE ALSO

       lintian(1)

Lintian v2.62.0ubuntu2.5                           2024-10-16                              Lintian::Tag::Info(3)