NAME

       Lire::OutputFormat - Base interface for all OutputFormats.

SYNOPSIS

         use base qw/ Lire::OutputFormat /;

DESCRIPTION

       The Lire::OutputFormat objects are used to

       This package defines the interface which is implemented by all the different OutputFormat
       that Lire is able to produce. It is this object which has the responsability to convert
       the XML report to its final format.

META INFORMATION METHODS

       The Lire::OutputFormat interface extends the Lire::Plugin interface, so they must
       implement all standard meta-information methods (name(), title(), description()).

   missing_requirements()
       This method is queried at runtime to determine if any requirements are missing. It should
       return an array of messages explaining each missing requirements for the format.

FORMATTING A REPORT

   format_report( $xml_file, $output_file, $format_cfg )
       This method should format the XML report contained in $xml_file into the $output_file (or
       directory). Additional configuration options are passed in the $format_cfg
       Lire::Config::TypeSpec object specific to the plugin.

   mime_report( $xml_file, $format_cfg )
       WHen this method is invoked it, the plugin should format the report contained in $xml_file
       and MIME encapsulate it a MIME::Entity object which is return. Formatting options can be
       be in the $format_cfg Lire::Config::TypeSpec object.

SEE ALSO

       Lire::ReportJob(3pm) Lire::OutputJob(3pm)

AUTHOR

         Francis J. Lacoste <flacoste@logreport.org>

VERSION

       $Id: OutputFormat.pm,v 1.6 2006/07/23 13:16:29 vanbaal Exp $

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (C) 2004 Stichting LogReport Foundation LogReport@LogReport.org

       This file is part of Lire.

       Lire is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU
       General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
       the License, or (at your option) any later version.

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       without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
       See the GNU General Public License for more details.

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