NAME

       Lire::Config::ConfigFile - Class for configuration file manipulation.

SYNOPSIS

         use Lire::Config::ConfigFile;

DESCRIPTION

       Object representing a Lire configuration file.

   new( 'filename' => $file, spec => $config_spec )
       Creates a new Lire::Config::ConfigFile object. The constructor takes two parameters:

       filename
           The file form where the configuration was stored or was loaded from.

       spec
           The Lire::Config::TypeSpec object to which this configuration adheres.

   filename( [$new_filename] )
       Returns (and optionally changes) the filename where this configuration file should be
       stored.

   spec()
       Returns the Lire::Config::TypeSpec object to which this configuration file adheres.

   global( [ $config] )
       Returns or modify the 'global' configuration part of the file. This is an instance
       Lire::Config::Compound object.

   save()
       Saves this ConfigConfigFile object back to the filename from which it was loaded.

   revert()
       Reads back the configuration from the file.

   as_value()
       Returns this configuration file as an hash reference. Delegates to the global
       configuration object contained in the file.

   get( $name )
       Returns the configuration parameter $name from this configuration file.  Delegates to the
       global configuration object contained in the file.

   is_set( $name )
       Checks that a configuration parameter is set in this file.  Delegates to the global
       configuration object contained in the file.

   set( $param )
       Sets a configuration variable in the file. Delegates to the global configuration object
       contained in the file.

SEE ALSO

       Lire::Config::Dictionary(3pm)

AUTHORS

       Wessel Dankers <wsl@logreport.org> Francis J. Lacoste <flacoste@logreport.org> Wolfgang
       Sourdeau <wolfgang@logreport.org>

VERSION

       $Id: ConfigFile.pm,v 1.9 2006/07/23 13:16:30 vanbaal Exp $

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (C) 2002-2004 Stichting LogReport Foundation LogReport@LogReport.org

       This file is part of Lire.

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       General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
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