NAME

       Perl::Critic::Annotation - A "## no critic" annotation in a document.

SYNOPSIS

         use Perl::Critic::Annotation;
         $annotation = Perl::Critic::Annotation->new( -element => $no_critic_ppi_element );

         $bool = $annotation->disables_line( $number );
         $bool = $annotation->disables_policy( $policy_object );
         $bool = $annotation->disables_all_policies();

         ($start, $end) = $annotation->effective_range();
         @disabled_policy_names = $annotation->disabled_policies();

DESCRIPTION

       "Perl::Critic::Annotation" represents a single "## no critic" annotation in a PPI::Document.  The
       Annotation takes care of parsing the annotation and keeps track of which lines and Policies it affects.
       It is intended to encapsulate the details of the no-critic annotations, and to provide a way for Policy
       objects to interact with the annotations (via a Perl::Critic::Document).

INTERFACE SUPPORT

       This is considered to be a non-public class.  Its interface is subject to change without notice.

CLASS METHODS

       create_annotations( -doc => $doc )
           Given a Perl::Critic::Document, finds all the "## no critic" annotations and constructs a new
           "Perl::Critic::Annotation" for each one and returns them.  The order of the returned objects is not
           defined.  It is generally expected that clients will use this interface rather than calling the
           "Perl::Critic::Annotation" constructor directly.

CONSTRUCTOR

       "new( -element => $ppi_annotation_element )"
           Returns a reference to a new Annotation object.  The -element argument is required and should be a
           "PPI::Token::Comment" that conforms to the "## no critic" syntax.

METHODS

       "disables_line( $line )"
           Returns true if this Annotation disables $line for any (or all) Policies.

       "disables_policy( $policy_object )"
       "disables_policy( $policy_name )"
           Returns true if this Annotation disables $polciy_object or $policy_name at any (or all) lines.

       "disables_all_policies()"
           Returns true if this Annotation disables all Policies at any (or all) lines.  If this method returns
           true, "disabled_policies" will return an empty list.

       "effective_range()"
           Returns a two-element list, representing the first and last line numbers where this Annotation has
           effect.

       "disabled_policies()"
           Returns a list of the names of the Policies that are affected by this Annotation.  If this list is
           empty, then it means that all Policies are affected by this Annotation, and "disables_all_policies()"
           should return true.

       "element()"
           Returns the PPI::Element where this annotation started.  This is typically an instance of
           PPI::Token::Comment.

AUTHOR

       Jeffrey Ryan Thalhammer <jeff@imaginative-software.com>

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (c) 2005-2023 Imaginative Software Systems

       This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl
       itself.  The full text of this license can be found in the LICENSE file included with this module.