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NAME
Pod::Tree::Node - nodes in a Pod::Tree
SYNOPSIS
$node = root Pod::Tree::Node \@paragraphs;
$node = code Pod::Tree::Node $paragraph;
$node = verbatim Pod::Tree::Node $paragraph;
$node = command Pod::Tree::Node $paragraph;
$node = ordinary Pod::Tree::Node $paragraph;
$node = letter Pod::Tree::Node $token;
$node = sequence Pod::Tree::Node $letter, \@children;
$node = text Pod::Tree::Node $text;
$node = target Pod::Tree::Node $target;
$node = link Pod::Tree::Node $node, $page, $section;
is_code $node and ...
is_command $node and ...
is_for $node and ...
is_item $node and ...
is_letter $node and ...
is_list $node and ...
is_ordinary $node and ...
is_pod $node and ...
is_root $node and ...
is_sequence $node and ...
is_text $node and ...
is_verbatim $node and ...
is_link $node and ...
is_c_head1 $node and ...
is_c_head2 $node and ...
is_c_head3 $node and ...
is_c_head4 $node and ...
is_c_cut $node and ...
is_c_pod $node and ...
is_c_over $node and ...
is_c_back $node and ...
is_c_item $node and ...
is_c_for $node and ...
is_c_begin $node and ...
is_c_end $node and ...
$arg = get_arg $node;
$brackets = get_brackets $node;
$children = get_children $node;
$command = get_command $node;
$domain = get_domain $node;
$item_type = get_item_type $node;
$letter = get_letter $node;
$list_type = get_list_type $node;
$page = get_page $node;
$raw = get_raw $node;
$raw_kids = get_raw_kids $node;
$section = get_section $node;
$siblings = get_siblings $node;
$target = get_target $node;
$text = get_text $node;
$type = get_type $node;
$deep_text = get_deep_text $node;
$node->force_text($text);
$node->force_for;
$node->parse_begin (\@nodes);
$node->set_children(\@children);
$node->make_sequences;
$node->parse_links;
$node->unescape;
$node->consolidate;
$node->make_lists;
$node->clone;
$node->dump;
Pod::Tree::Node->set_filename($filename);
$filename = $node->get_filename;
REQUIRES
Pod::Escapes
DESCRIPTION
"Pod::Tree::Node" objects are nodes in a tree that represents a POD. Applications walk
the tree to recover the structure and content of the POD.
Methods are provided for
• creating nodes in the tree
• parsing the POD into nodes
• returning information about nodes
• walking the tree
TREE STRUCTURE
Root node
The tree descends from a single root node; "is_root" returns true on this node and no
other.
$children = $root->get_children
returns a reference to an array of nodes. These nodes represent the POD.
Node types
For each node, call "get_type" to discover the type of the node
for $child (@$children)
{
$type = $child->get_type;
}
$type will be one of these strings:
'root'
The node is the root of the tree.
'code'
The node represents a paragraph that is not part of the POD.
'verbatim'
The node represents a verbatim paragraph.
'ordinary'
The node represents an ordinary paragraph.
'command'
The node represents an =command paragraph (but not an =over paragraph).
'sequence'
The node represents an interior sequence.
'target'
The node represents the target of a link (An L<> markup).
'text'
The node represents text that contains no interior sequences.
'list'
The node represents an =over list.
'item'
The node represents an item in an =over list.
'for'
The node represents a =for paragraph, or it represents the paragraphs between
=begin/=end commands.
Here are instructions for walking these node types.
root node
Call
$children = $node->get_children
to get a list of nodes representing the POD.
code nodes
A code node contains the text of a paragraph that is not part of the POD, for example, a
paragraph that follows an "=cut" command. Call
$text = $node->get_text
to recover the text of the paragraph.
verbatim nodes
A verbatim node contains the text of a verbatim paragraph. Call
$text = $node->get_text
to recover the text of the paragraph.
ordinary nodes
An ordinary node represents the text of an ordinary paragraph. The text is parsed into a
list of text and sequence nodes; these nodes are the children of the ordinary node. Call
$children = $node->get_children
to get a list of the children. Iterate over this list to recover the text of the
paragraph.
command nodes
A command node represents an =command paragraph. Call
$command = $node->get_command;
to recover the name of the command. The name is returned without the equals sign.
=over paragraphs are represented by list nodes, not command nodes; see "list nodes",
below.
The text of a command paragraph is parsed into a list of text and sequence nodes; these
nodes are the children of the command node. Call
$children = $node->get_children;
to get a list of the children. Iterate over this list to recover the text of the
paragraph.
sequence nodes
A sequence node represents a single interior sequence (a <> markup). Call
$node->get_letter
to recover the original markup letter. The contents of the markup are parsed into a list
of text and sequence nodes; these nodes are the children of the sequence node. Call
$node->get_children
to recover them.
Z<> and E<> markups do not generate sequence nodes; these markups are expanded by
"Pod::Tree" when the tree is built.
target nodes
If a sequence node represents a link (an "L<>" markup), then
is_link $node
returns true and
$target = $node->get_target
returns a node representing the target of the link.
"Pod::Tree::Node" can represent targets in two domains: "POD" and "HTTP". The "POD"
domain represents the
L<page/section>
markups that are described in perlpod. The "HTTP" domain represents "L<>" markups that
contain a URL, e.g.
L<http://foo.bar.com/page.html#fragment>
Call
$domain = $target->get_domain
to discover the domain of the target. For targets in the POD domain, call
$page = $target->get_page;
$section = $target->get_section;
to recover the man page and section that the link refers to. For targets in the HTTP
domain, call
$url = $target->get_page;
to recover the URL for the link.
$target is used only for constructing hyper-links; the text to be displayed for the link
is recovered by walking the children of $node, as for any other interior sequence.
text nodes
A text node represents text that contains no interior sequences. Call
$text = $node->get_text
to recover the text.
list nodes
A list node represents an =over list. Call
$list_type = $node->get_list_type;
to discover the type of the list. This will be one of the strings
'bullet'
'number'
'text'
The type of a list is the type of the first item in the list.
The children of a list node are item nodes; each item node represents one item in the
list.
You can call
$node->get_arg;
to recover the indent value following the =over.
item nodes
An item node represents one item in an =over list. Call
$item_type = $node->get_item_type;
to discover the type of the item. This will be one of the strings shown above for "list
nodes". Typically, all the items in a list have the same type, but "Pod::Tree::Node"
doesn't assume this.
The children of an item node represent the text of the =item paragraph; this is usually of
interest only for 'text' items. Call
$children = $node->get_children
to get a list of the children; these will be sequence and text nodes, as for any other
=command paragraph.
Each item node also has a list of nodes representing all the paragraphs following it, up
to the next =item command, or the end of the list. These nodes are called siblings of the
item node. Call
$siblings = $node->get_siblings
to get a list of sibling nodes.
for nodes
for nodes represent text that is to be passed to an external formatter. Call
$formatter = $node->get_arg;
to discover the name of the formatter. Call
$text = $node->get_text;
to obtain the text to be passed to the formatter. This will either be the text of an =for
command, or all of the text between =begin and =end commands.
Walking the tree
PODs have a recursive structure; therefore, any application that walks a Pod::Tree must
also be recursive. See skeleton for an example of the necessary code.
METHODS
Constructors
These methods construct "Pod::Tree::Node" objects. They are used to build trees. They
aren't necessary to walk trees.
$node = root Pod::Tree::Node \@paragraphs;
$node = code Pod::Tree::Node $paragraph;
$node = verbatim Pod::Tree::Node $paragraph;
$node = command Pod::Tree::Node $paragraph;
$node = ordinary Pod::Tree::Node $paragraph;
$node = letter Pod::Tree::Node $token;
$node = sequence Pod::Tree::Node $letter, \@children;
$node = text Pod::Tree::Node $text;
$node = target Pod::Tree::Node $target;
$node = link Pod::Tree::Node $node, $page, $section;
$link = "Pod::Tree::Node"->"link"($node, $page, $section)
Creates a new sequence node representing an "L<>" markup. $node becomes the sole
child of the new node. The target of the node is constructed from $page and $section.
This method isn't used to parse PODs. It is provided for applications that want to
create new links in an existing "Pod::Tree" structure.
Tests
These methods return true iff $node has the type indicated by the method name.
is_code $node and ...
is_command $node and ...
is_for $node and ...
is_item $node and ...
is_letter $node and ...
is_link $node and ...
is_list $node and ...
is_ordinary $node and ...
is_pod $node and ...
is_root $node and ...
is_sequence $node and ...
is_text $node and ...
is_verbatim $node and ...
"is_pod" returns true for all nodes except code, "=pod", and "=cut" nodes.
These methods return true iff $node is a command node, and the command is the one
indicated by the method name.
is_c_head1 $node and ...
is_c_head2 $node and ...
is_c_head3 $node and ...
is_c_head4 $node and ...
is_c_cut $node and ...
is_c_pod $node and ...
is_c_over $node and ...
is_c_back $node and ...
is_c_item $node and ...
is_c_for $node and ...
is_c_begin $node and ...
is_c_end $node and ...
Accessors
These methods return information about nodes. Most accessors are only relevant for
certain types of nodes.
$arg = "get_arg" $node
Returns the argument of $node. This is the number following an =over command, or the
name of an external translator for =for, =begin, and =end commands. Only relevant for
these four command nodes.
$brackets = "get_brackets" $node
Only relevant for for nodes.
If the node represents an =for command, @$brackets is a single-element list. The list
element is the text of the =for command and its argument, i.e. the name of the
external formatter.
If the node represents a =begin/=end construct, @$brackets is a two-element list
containing the text of the =begin and =end paragraphs.
$children = "get_children" $node
Returns a reference to the list of nodes that are children of $node. May be called on
any node. The list may be empty.
$command = "get_command" $node
Returns the name of a command, without the equals sign. Only relevant for command
nodes.
$domain = "get_domain" $node
Only relevant for target nodes. Returns the domain of the target. This will be one
of the strings
'HTTP'
'POD'
$item_type = "get_item_type" $node
Returns the type of an item node. The type will be one of
'bullet'
'number'
'text'
$letter = "get_letter" $node
Returns the letter that introduces an interior sequence. Only relevant for sequence
nodes.
$list_type = "get_list_type" $node
Returns the type of a list node. The type of a list node is the type of the first
item node in the list.
$page = "get_page" $node
Only relevant for target nodes. For targets in the "POD" domain, returns the man page
that is the target of the link. For targets in the "HTTP" domain, returns the URL
that is the target of the link.
$raw = "get_raw" $node
Returns the original text of a paragraph. Currently provided for command, verbatim,
and ordinary paragraphs.
$raw_kids = "get_raw_kids" $node
Only provided for L<> sequence nodes. Returns a reference to a list of nodes
representing the entire text of the L<> sequence, including any part following a
vertical bar (|).
The original text of the L<> markup can be reconstructed from this list.
$section = "get_section" $node
Only relevant for target nodes in the "POD" domain. Returns the section that is the
target of a link.
$siblings = "get_siblings" $node
Returns the siblings of a node. May be called on any node. Only item nodes have
siblings.
$target = "get_target" $node
Returns the target of a node. Only relevant for sequence nodes that represent links
("L<>" markups). "is_link" returns true on these nodes.
$text = "get_text" $node
Returns the text of a node. $text will not contain any interior sequences. Only
relevant for text nodes.
$type = "get_type" $node
Returns the type of $node. May be called on any node. See "TREE STRUCTURE" for
descriptions of the node types.
$deep_text = "get_deep_text" $node
Recursively walks the children of a node, catenates together the text from each node,
and returns all that text as a single string. All interior sequence markups are
discarded.
"get_deep_text" is provided as a convenience for applications that want to ignore
markups in a POD paragraph.
Parsing
These methods manipulate the tree while it is being built. They aren't necessary to walk
the tree.
$node->force_text($text)
$node->force_for;
$node->parse_begin (\@nodes);
$node->set_children(\@children);
$node->make_sequences;
$node->parse_links;
$node->unescape;
$node->consolidate;
$node->make_lists;
Utility
$node->"clone"
Returns a deep copy of a node. Only implemented for "text" and "sequence" nodes.
$node->"dump"
Returns a string containing a pretty-printed representation of the node. Calling
"dump" on the root node of a tree will show the entire POD.
"Pod::Tree::Node"->"set_filename"($filename)
Sets the file name to be reported in error messages.
$filename = $node->"getfile_name"
Returns the file name set by "set_file_name".
EXAMPLES
The t/ directory in the "Pod::Tree" distribution contains examples of PODs, together with
dumps of the trees that "Pod::Tree" constructs for them. The tree for "t/"file".pod" is
in "t/"file".p_exp".
"Pod::Tree::Node::dump" is a simple example of code that walks a POD tree.
skeleton is a skeleton application that walks a POD tree.
NOTES
• There is no provision in perlpod for "L<>" markups to contain URLs, but due to popular
demand, this is now supported in "Pod::Tree::Node".
SEE ALSO
perl(1), "Pod::Tree"
AUTHOR
Steven McDougall, swmcd@world.std.com
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (c) 1999-2004 by Steven McDougall. This module is free software; you can
redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.