Provided by: libmail-box-perl_2.110-1_all 
NAME
Mail::Reporter - base-class and error reporter for Mail::Box
INHERITANCE
Mail::Reporter is extended by
Mail::Box
Mail::Box::Collection
Mail::Box::Identity
Mail::Box::Locker
Mail::Box::MH::Index
Mail::Box::MH::Labels
Mail::Box::Manager
Mail::Box::Parser
Mail::Box::Search
Mail::Box::Thread::Manager
Mail::Box::Thread::Node
Mail::Message
Mail::Message::Body
Mail::Message::Body::Delayed
Mail::Message::Convert
Mail::Message::Field
Mail::Message::Field::Attribute
Mail::Message::Head
Mail::Message::Head::FieldGroup
Mail::Message::TransferEnc
Mail::Server
Mail::Transport
SYNOPSIS
$folder->log(WARNING => 'go away');
print $folder->trace; # current level
$folder->trace('PROGRESS'); # set level
print $folder->errors;
print $folder->report('PROGRESS');
DESCRIPTION
The "Mail::Reporter" class is the base class for all classes, except
Mail::Message::Field::Fast because it would become slow... This base class is used during
initiation of the objects, and for configuring and logging error messages.
METHODS
The "Mail::Reporter" class is the base for nearly all other objects. It can store and
report problems, and contains the general constructor new().
Constructors
Mail::Reporter->new(OPTIONS)
This error container is also the base constructor for all modules, (as long as there
is no need for another base object) The constructor always accepts the following
OPTIONS related to error reports.
-Option--Default
log 'WARNINGS'
trace 'WARNINGS'
log => LEVEL
Log messages which have a priority higher or equal to the specified level are stored
internally and can be retrieved later. The global default for this option can be
changed with defaultTrace().
Known levels are "INTERNAL", "ERRORS", "WARNINGS", "PROGRESS", "NOTICES" "DEBUG",
and "NONE". The "PROGRESS" level relates to the reading and writing of folders.
"NONE" will cause only "INTERNAL" errors to be logged. By the way: "ERROR" is an
alias for "ERRORS", as "WARNING" is an alias for "WARNINGS", and "NOTICE" for
"NOTICES".
trace => LEVEL
Trace messages which have a level higher or equal to the specified level are
directly printed using warn. The global default for this option can be changed with
defaultTrace().
Error handling
$obj->AUTOLOAD()
By default, produce a nice warning if the sub-classes cannot resolve a method.
$obj->addReport(OBJECT)
Add the report from other OBJECT to the report of this object. This is useful when
complex actions use temporary objects which are not returned to the main application
but where the main application would like to know about any problems.
$obj->defaultTrace([LEVEL]|[LOGLEVEL, TRACELEVEL]|[LEVEL, CALLBACK])
Mail::Reporter->defaultTrace([LEVEL]|[LOGLEVEL, TRACELEVEL]|[LEVEL, CALLBACK])
Reports the default log and trace level which is used for object as list of two
elements. When not explicitly set, both are set to "WARNINGS".
This method has three different uses. When one argument is specified, that LEVEL is
set for both loglevel as tracelevel.
With two arguments, the second determines which configuration you like. If the second
argument is a CODE reference, you install a CALLBACK. The loglevel will be set to
NONE, and all warnings produced in your program will get passed to the CALLBACK
function. That function will get the problem level, the object or class which reports
the problem, and the problem text passed as arguments.
In any case two values are returned: the first is the log level, the second represents
the trace level. Both are special variables: in numeric context they deliver a value
(the internally used value), and in string context the string name. Be warned that
the string is always in singular form!
example: setting loglevels
my ($loglevel, $tracelevel) = Mail::Reporter->defaultTrace;
Mail::Reporter->defaultTrace('NOTICES');
my ($l, $t) = Mail::Reporter->defaultTrace('WARNINGS', 'DEBUG');
print $l; # prints "WARNING" (no S!)
print $l+0; # prints "4"
print "Auch" if $l >= $self->logPriority('ERROR');
Mail::Reporter->defaultTrace('NONE'); # silence all reports
$folder->defaultTrace('DEBUG'); # Still set as global default!
$folder->trace('DEBUG'); # local default
example: installing a callback
Mail::Reporter->defaultTrace
$obj->errors()
Equivalent to
$folder->report('ERRORS')
$obj->log([LEVEL [,STRINGS]])
Mail::Reporter->log([LEVEL [,STRINGS]])
As instance method this function has three different purposes. Without any argument,
it returns one scalar containing the number which is internally used to represent the
current log level, and the textual representation of the string at the same time. See
Scalar::Util method "dualvar" for an explanation.
With one argument, a new level of logging detail is set (specify a number of one of
the predefined strings). With more arguments, it is a report which may need to be
logged or traced.
As class method, only a message can be passed. The global configuration value set
with defaultTrace() is used to decide whether the message is shown or ignored.
Each log-entry has a LEVEL and a text string which will be constructed by joining the
STRINGS. If there is no newline, it will be added.
example:
print $message->log; # may print "NOTICE"
print $message->log +0; # may print "3"
$message->log('ERRORS'); # sets a new level, returns the numeric value
$message->log(WARNING => "This message is too large.");
$folder ->log(NOTICE => "Cannot read from file $filename.");
$manager->log(DEBUG => "Hi there!", reverse sort @l);
Mail::Message->log(ERROR => 'Unknown');
$obj->logPriority(LEVEL)
Mail::Reporter->logPriority(LEVEL)
One error level (log or trace) has more than one representation: a numeric value and
one or more strings. For instance, 4, 'WARNING', and 'WARNINGS' are all the same.
You can specify any of these, and in return you get a dualvar (see Scalar::Util method
"dualvar") back, which contains the number and the singular form.
The higher the number, the more important the message. Only messages about "INTERNAL"
problems are more important than "NONE".
example:
my $r = Mail::Reporter->logPriority('WARNINGS');
my $r = Mail::Reporter->logPriority('WARNING'); # same
my $r = Mail::Reporter->logPriority(4); # same, deprecated
print $r; # prints 'WARNING' (no S!)
print $r + 0; # prints 4
if($r < Mail::Reporter->logPriority('ERROR')) {..} # true
$obj->logSettings()
Returns a list of "(key =" value)> pairs which can be used to initiate a new object
with the same log-settings as this one.
example:
$head->new($folder->logSettings);
$obj->notImplemented()
A special case of log(), which logs a "INTERNAL"-error and then croaks. This is used
by extension writers.
$obj->report([LEVEL])
Get logged reports, as list of strings. If a LEVEL is specified, the log for that
level is returned.
In case no LEVEL is specified, you get all messages each as reference to a tuple with
level and message.
example:
my @warns = $message->report('WARNINGS');
# previous indirectly callable with
my @warns = $msg->warnings;
print $folder->report('ERRORS');
if($folder->report('DEBUG')) {...}
my @reports = $folder->report;
foreach (@reports) {
my ($level, $text) = @$_;
print "$level report: $text";
}
$obj->reportAll([LEVEL])
Report all messages which were produced by this object and all the objects which are
maintained by this object. This will return a list of triplets, each containing a
reference to the object which caught the report, the level of the report, and the
message.
example:
my $folder = Mail::Box::Manager->new->open(folder => 'inbox');
my @reports = $folder->reportAll;
foreach (@reports) {
my ($object, $level, $text) = @$_;
if($object->isa('Mail::Box')) {
print "Folder $object: $level: $message";
} elsif($object->isa('Mail::Message') {
print "Message ".$object->seqnr.": $level: $message";
}
}
$obj->trace([LEVEL])
Change the trace LEVEL of the object. When no arguments are specified, the current
level is returned only. It will be returned in one scalar which contains both the
number which is internally used to represent the level, and the string which
represents it. See logPriority().
$obj->warnings()
Equivalent to
$folder->report('WARNINGS')
Cleanup
$obj->DESTROY()
Cleanup the object.
DIAGNOSTICS
Error: Package $package does not implement $method.
Fatal error: the specific package (or one of its superclasses) does not implement this
method where it should. This message means that some other related classes do
implement this method however the class at hand does not. Probably you should
investigate this and probably inform the author of the package.
SEE ALSO
This module is part of Mail-Box distribution version 2.110, built on January 05, 2014.
Website: http://perl.overmeer.net/mailbox/
LICENSE
Copyrights 2001-2014 by [Mark Overmeer]. For other contributors see ChangeLog.
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same
terms as Perl itself. See http://www.perl.com/perl/misc/Artistic.html