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CPAN::Meta::Converter(3perl) Perl Programmers Reference Guide CPAN::Meta::Converter(3perl)
NAME
CPAN::Meta::Converter - Convert CPAN distribution metadata structures
VERSION
version 2.150010
SYNOPSIS
my $struct = decode_json_file('META.json');
my $cmc = CPAN::Meta::Converter->new( $struct );
my $new_struct = $cmc->convert( version => "2" );
DESCRIPTION
This module converts CPAN Meta structures from one form to another. The primary use is to
convert older structures to the most modern version of the specification, but other
transformations may be implemented in the future as needed. (E.g. stripping all custom
fields or stripping all optional fields.)
METHODS
new
my $cmc = CPAN::Meta::Converter->new( $struct );
The constructor should be passed a valid metadata structure but invalid structures are
accepted. If no meta-spec version is provided, version 1.0 will be assumed.
Optionally, you can provide a "default_version" argument after $struct:
my $cmc = CPAN::Meta::Converter->new( $struct, default_version => "1.4" );
This is only needed when converting a metadata fragment that does not include a
"meta-spec" field.
convert
my $new_struct = $cmc->convert( version => "2" );
Returns a new hash reference with the metadata converted to a different form. "convert"
will die if any conversion/standardization still results in an invalid structure.
Valid parameters include:
o "version" -- Indicates the desired specification version (e.g. "1.0", "1.1" ... "1.4",
"2"). Defaults to the latest version of the CPAN Meta Spec.
Conversion proceeds through each version in turn. For example, a version 1.2 structure
might be converted to 1.3 then 1.4 then finally to version 2. The conversion process
attempts to clean-up simple errors and standardize data. For example, if "author" is
given as a scalar, it will converted to an array reference containing the item.
(Converting a structure to its own version will also clean-up and standardize.)
When data are cleaned and standardized, missing or invalid fields will be replaced with
sensible defaults when possible. This may be lossy or imprecise. For example, some badly
structured META.yml files on CPAN have prerequisite modules listed as both keys and
values:
requires => { 'Foo::Bar' => 'Bam::Baz' }
These would be split and each converted to a prerequisite with a minimum version of zero.
When some mandatory fields are missing or invalid, the conversion will attempt to provide
a sensible default or will fill them with a value of 'unknown'. For example a missing or
unrecognized "license" field will result in a "license" field of 'unknown'. Fields that
may get an 'unknown' include:
o abstract
o author
o license
upgrade_fragment
my $new_struct = $cmc->upgrade_fragment;
Returns a new hash reference with the metadata converted to the latest version of the CPAN
Meta Spec. No validation is done on the result -- you must validate after merging
fragments into a complete metadata document.
Available since version 2.141170.
BUGS
Please report any bugs or feature using the CPAN Request Tracker. Bugs can be submitted
through the web interface at <http://rt.cpan.org/Dist/Display.html?Queue=CPAN-Meta>
When submitting a bug or request, please include a test-file or a patch to an existing
test-file that illustrates the bug or desired feature.
AUTHORS
o David Golden <dagolden AT cpan.org>
o Ricardo Signes <rjbs AT cpan.org>
o Adam Kennedy <adamk AT cpan.org>
COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
This software is copyright (c) 2010 by David Golden, Ricardo Signes, Adam Kennedy and
Contributors.
This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as
the Perl 5 programming language system itself.
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