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)