NAME

       Syntax::Highlight::Engine::Simple - Simple Syntax Highlight Engine

VERSION

       This document describes Syntax::Highlight::Engine::Simple

SYNOPSIS

           use Syntax::Highlight::Engine::Simple;

           # Constractor
           $highlight = Syntax::Highlight::Engine::Simple->new(%hash);

           # Parameter configuration
           $highlight->setParams(%hash);

           # Syntax definision and addition
           $highlight->setSyntax(%hash);
           $highlight->appendSyntax(%hash);

           # Perse
           $highlight->doFile(%hash);
           $highlight->doStr(%hash);

           # Utilities
           $highlight->array2regexp(%hash);
           $highlight->getClassNames(%hash);

DESCRIPTION

       This is a Syntax highlight Engine. This generates a part of HTML string by marking up the input string
       with span tags along the given rules so that you can easily coloring with CSS.

       Advantage is the simpleness. This provides a simple way to define the highlighting rules by packing the
       complicated part of it into regular expression. Also, This works faster than similar highlight solutions
       on rough benchmarks.

       Here is a working example of This module.

       http://jamadam.com/dev/cpan/demo/Syntax/Highlight/Engine/Simple/

INTERFACE

   new
       new constractor calls for following arguments.

           type

           File type. This argument causes specific sub class to be loaded.

           syntax

           With this argument, you can assign rules in constractor.

   setParams
       This method calls for following arguments.

           html_escape_code_ref

           HTML escape code ref. Default subroutine escapes 3 characters '&', '<' and '>'.

   setSyntax
       Set the rules for highlight. It calls for a argument syntax in array.

           $highlighter->setSyntax(
               syntax => [
                       {
                           class => 'tag',
                           regexp => "<.+?>",
                       },
                       {
                           class => 'quote',
                           regexp => "'.*?'",
                           container => 'tag',
                       },
                       {
                           class => 'wquote',
                           regexp => '".*?"',
                           container => 'tag',
                       },
                       {
                           class => 'keyword',
                           regexp => 'somekeyword',
                           container => ['tag', 'quote', 'wquote'],
                       },
               ]
           );

       The array can contain rules in hash which is consists of 3 keys, class, regexp and container.

           class

           This appears to the output SPAN tag.

           regexp

           Regular expression to be highlighted.

           container

           Class names of allowed container. It can be given in String or Array. This restricts the regexp to
           stand only inside of the classes. This parameter also works to ease the regulation some time. The
           highlighting rules doesn't stand in any container in default. This parameter eliminates it.

   appendSyntax
       Append syntax by giving a hash.

           $highlighter->setSyntax(
               syntax => {
                   class       => 'quote',
                   regexp      => "'.*?'",
                   container   => 'tag',
               }
           );

   doStr
       Highlighting input string and returns the marked up string. This method calls for following arguments.

           str

           String.

           tab_width

           Tab width for tab-space conversion. -1 for disable it. -1 is the default.

           $highlighter->doStr(
               str         => $str,
               tab_width   => 4
           );

   doFile
       Highlighting the file and returns the marked up string. This method calls for following arguments.

           file

           File name.

           tab_width

           Tab width for tab-space conversion. -1 for disable it. -1 is the default.

           encode

           Set the encode of file. utf8 is the default.

           $highlighter->doStr(
               str         => $str,
               tab_width   => 4,
               encode      => 'utf8'
           );

   array2regexp
       This is a utility method for converting string array to regular expression.

   getClassNames
       Returns the class names in array.

DIAGNOSTICS

       "doStr method got undefined value"
       "File open failed"

CONFIGURATION AND ENVIRONMENT

       Syntax::Highlight::Engine::Simple  requires  no  configuration  files  or environment variables. Specific
       language syntax can be defined with sub classes and loaded  in  constructor  if  you  give  it  the  type
       argument.

DEPENDENCIES

       UNIVERSAL::require
       encoding

INCOMPATIBILITIES

       None reported.

BUGS AND LIMITATIONS

       No bugs have been reported.

       Please  report  any  bugs  or  feature  requests  to "bug-syntax-highlight-engine-Simple@rt.cpan.org", or
       through the web interface at <http://rt.cpan.org>.

SEE ALSO

       Syntax::Highlight::Engine::Simple::HTML
       Syntax::Highlight::Engine::Simple::Perl

AUTHOR

       Sugama Keita  "<sugama@jamadam.com>"

LICENCE AND COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (c) 2008, Sugama Keita "<sugama@jamadam.com>". All rights reserved.

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

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY

       BECAUSE  THIS  SOFTWARE  IS LICENSED FREE OF CHARGE, THERE IS NO WARRANTY FOR THE SOFTWARE, TO THE EXTENT
       PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. EXCEPT WHEN OTHERWISE STATED IN WRITING THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS  AND/OR  OTHER
       PARTIES  PROVIDE  THE  SOFTWARE  "AS  IS"  WITHOUT  WARRANTY  OF  ANY  KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED,
       INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND  FITNESS  FOR  A  PARTICULAR
       PURPOSE.  THE  ENTIRE  RISK  AS  TO  THE  QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE IS WITH YOU. SHOULD THE
       SOFTWARE PROVE DEFECTIVE, YOU ASSUME THE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR, OR CORRECTION.

       IN NO EVENT UNLESS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW OR AGREED TO IN WRITING WILL ANY COPYRIGHT HOLDER,  OR  ANY
       OTHER  PARTY WHO MAY MODIFY AND/OR REDISTRIBUTE THE SOFTWARE AS PERMITTED BY THE ABOVE LICENCE, BE LIABLE
       TO YOU FOR DAMAGES, INCLUDING ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING  OUT  OF
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perl v5.12.4                                       2011-07-07             Syntax::Highlight::Engine::Simple(3pm)