NAME

       String::License::Naming - names of licenses and license naming schemes

VERSION

       Version v0.0.9

SYNOPSIS

           use String::License::Naming::Custom;

           my $obj = String::License::Naming::Custom->new( schemes => [qw(spdx internal)] );

           my $schemes = [ $obj->list_schemes ];  # => is_deeply [ 'spdx', 'internal' ]

           my $license = [ grep { /^(Expat|Perl)$/ } $obj->list_licenses ];  # => is_deeply ['Perl']

           # use and prefer Debian-specific identifiers
           $schemes = [ $obj->add_scheme('debian') ];  # => is_deeply [ 'debian', 'spdx', 'internal' ]

           $license = [ grep { /^(Expat|Perl)$/ } $obj->list_licenses ];  # => is_deeply [ 'Expat', 'Perl' ]

DESCRIPTION

       String::License::Naming enumerates supported licenses matching an ordered set of naming
       schemes, or enumerates the names of supported license naming schemes.

       Some licenses are known by different names.  E.g. the license "MIT" according to SPDX is
       named "Expat" in Debian.

       Some licenses are not always represented.  E.g. "Perl" is a (discouraged) license in
       Debian while it is a relationship of several licenses with SPDX (and that expression is
       recommended in Debian as well).

       By default, licenses are matched using naming schemes "[ 'spdx', 'internal' ]", which
       lists all supported licenses, preferrably by their SPDX name or as fallback by an internal
       name.

CONSTRUCTOR

       new
               my $names = String::License::Naming->new;

               my $spdx_names = String::License::Naming->new( schemes => ['spdx'] );

           Constructs and returns a String::License::Naming object.

           Takes an optional array as named argument schemes.  both ordering by which name
           licenses should be presented, and limiting which licenses to cover.

           When omitted, the default schemes array "[ 'spdx', 'internal' ]" is used, which
           includes all supported licenses, and they are presented by their SPDX name when
           defined or otherwise by a semi-stable internal name.

           When passing an empty array reference, all supported licenses are included, presented
           by a semi-stable internal potentially multi-word description.

FUNCTIONS

       add_scheme
           Takes a string representing a license naming scheme to use, favored over existing
           schemes in use.

           Returns array of schemes in use after addition.

       list_schemes
           Returns a list of license naming schemes in use.

       list_available_schemes
           Returns a list of all license naming schemes available.

       list_licenses
           Returns a list of licensing patterns covered by this object instance, each labeled by
           shortname according to current set of schemes.

AUTHOR

       Jonas Smedegaard "<dr@jones.dk>"

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

         Copyright © 2023 Jonas Smedegaard

       This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of
       the GNU Affero General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either
       version 3, or (at your option) any later version.

       This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY;
       without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
       See the GNU Affero General Public License for more details.

       You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License along with this
       program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.