NAME

       Module::Starter::Simple - a simple, comprehensive Module::Starter plugin

VERSION

       version 1.77

SYNOPSIS

           use Module::Starter qw(Module::Starter::Simple);

           Module::Starter->create_distro(%args);

DESCRIPTION

       Module::Starter::Simple is a plugin for Module::Starter that will perform all the work
       needed to create a distribution.  Given the parameters detailed in Module::Starter, it
       will create content, create directories, and populate the directories with the required
       files.

CLASS METHODS

   "new(%args)"
       This method is called to construct and initialize a new Module::Starter object.  It is
       never called by the end user, only internally by "create_distro", which creates ephemeral
       Module::Starter objects.  It's documented only to call it to the attention of subclass
       authors.

OBJECT METHODS

       All the methods documented below are object methods, meant to be called internally by the
       ephemeral objects created during the execution of the class method "create_distro" above.

   postprocess_config
       A hook to do any work after the configuration is initially processed.

   pre_create_distro
       A hook to do any work right before the distro is created.

   "create_distro(%args)"
       This method works as advertised in Module::Starter.

   post_create_distro
       A hook to do any work after creating the distribution.

   pre_exit
       A hook to do any work right before exit time.

   create_basedir
       Creates the base directory for the distribution.  If the directory already exists, and
       $force is true, then the existing directory will get erased.

       If the directory can't be created, or re-created, it dies.

   create_modules( @modules )
       This method will create a starter module file for each module named in @modules.

   module_guts( $module, $rtname )
       This method returns the text which should serve as the contents for the named module.
       $rtname is the email suffix which rt.cpan.org will use for bug reports.  (This should, and
       will, be moved out of the parameters for this method eventually.)

   create_Makefile_PL( $main_module )
       This will create the Makefile.PL for the distribution, and will use the module named in
       $main_module as the main module of the distribution.

   create_MI_Makefile_PL( $main_module )
       This will create a Module::Install Makefile.PL for the distribution, and will use the
       module named in $main_module as the main module of the distribution.

   Makefile_PL_guts( $main_module, $main_pm_file )
       This method is called by create_Makefile_PL and returns text used to populate Makefile.PL;
       $main_pm_file is the filename of the distribution's main module, $main_module.

   MI_Makefile_PL_guts( $main_module, $main_pm_file )
       This method is called by create_MI_Makefile_PL and returns text used to populate
       Makefile.PL; $main_pm_file is the filename of the distribution's main module,
       $main_module.

   create_Build_PL( $main_module )
       This will create the Build.PL for the distribution, and will use the module named in
       $main_module as the main module of the distribution.

   Build_PL_guts( $main_module, $main_pm_file )
       This method is called by create_Build_PL and returns text used to populate Build.PL;
       $main_pm_file is the filename of the distribution's main module, $main_module.

   create_Changes( )
       This method creates a skeletal Changes file.

   Changes_guts
       Called by create_Changes, this method returns content for the Changes file.

   create_LICENSE
       This method creates the distribution's LICENSE file.

   create_README( $build_instructions )
       This method creates the distribution's README file.

   README_guts
       Called by create_README, this method returns content for the README file.

   create_t( @modules )
       This method creates a bunch of *.t files.  @modules is a list of all modules in the
       distribution.

   t_guts( @modules )
       This method is called by create_t, and returns a description of the *.t files to be
       created.

       The return value is a hash of test files to create.  Each key is a filename and each value
       is the contents of that file.

   xt_guts( @modules )
       This method is called by create_t, and returns a description of the author only *.t files
       to be created in the xt directory.

       The return value is a hash of test files to create.  Each key is a filename and each value
       is the contents of that file.

   create_MB_MANIFEST
       This methods creates a MANIFEST file using Module::Build's methods.

   create_MI_MANIFEST
       This method creates a MANIFEST file using Module::Install's methods.

       Currently runs ExtUtils::MakeMaker's methods.

   create_EUMM_MANIFEST
       This method creates a MANIFEST file using ExtUtils::MakeMaker's methods.

   create_MANIFEST( $method )
       This method creates the distribution's MANIFEST file.  It must be run last, because all
       the other create_* functions have been returning the functions they create.

       It receives a method to run in order to create the MANIFEST file. That way it can create a
       MANIFEST file according to the builder used.

   get_builders( )
       This methods gets the correct builder(s).

       It is called by "create_build", and returns an arrayref with the builders.

   create_build( )
       This method creates the build file(s) and puts together some build instructions.  The
       builders currently supported are:

       ExtUtils::MakeMaker Module::Build Module::Install

   create_ignores()
       This creates a text file for use as MANIFEST.SKIP, .cvsignore, .gitignore, or whatever you
       use.

   ignores_guts()
       Called by "create_ignores", this method returns the contents of the ignore file.

HELPER METHODS

   verbose
       "verbose" tells us whether we're in verbose mode.

   create_file( $fname, @content_lines )
       Creates $fname, dumps @content_lines in it, and closes it.  Dies on any error.

   progress( @list )
       "progress" prints the given progress message if we're in verbose mode.

   filter_lines_in_file( $filename, @compiled_regexes )
       "filter_lines_in_file" goes over a file and removes lines with the received regexes.

       For example, removing t/boilerplate.t in the MANIFEST.

BUGS

       Please report any bugs or feature requests to the bugtracker for this project on GitHub
       at: <https://github.com/xsawyerx/module-starter/issues>. I will be notified, and then
       you'll automatically be notified of progress on your bug as I make changes.

AUTHOR

       Dan Book, <dbook@cpan.org>

       Sawyer X, "<xsawyerx@cpan.org>"

       Andy Lester, "<andy@petdance.com>"

       C.J. Adams-Collier, "<cjac@colliertech.org>"

Copyright & License

       Copyright 2005-2009 Andy Lester and C.J. Adams-Collier, All Rights Reserved.

       Copyright 2010 Sawyer X, All Rights Reserved.

       This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same
       terms as Perl itself.

       Please note that these modules are not products of or supported by the employers of the
       various contributors to the code.