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.IX Title "Config::Model::Dumper 3pm"
.TH Config::Model::Dumper 3pm "2014-09-24" "perl v5.20.0" "User Contributed Perl Documentation"
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.SH "NAME"
Config::Model::Dumper \- Serialize data of config tree
.SH "VERSION"
.IX Header "VERSION"
version 2.061
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.IX Header "SYNOPSIS"
.Vb 3
\& use Config::Model ;
\& use Log::Log4perl qw(:easy) ;
\& Log::Log4perl\->easy_init($WARN);
\&
\& # define configuration tree object
\& my $model = Config::Model\->new ;
\& $model \->create_config_class (
\&    name => "MyClass",
\&    element => [
\&        [qw/foo bar/] => {
\&            type => \*(Aqleaf\*(Aq,
\&            value_type => \*(Aqstring\*(Aq
\&        },
\&        baz => {
\&            type => \*(Aqhash\*(Aq,
\&            index_type => \*(Aqstring\*(Aq ,
\&            cargo => {
\&                type => \*(Aqleaf\*(Aq,
\&                value_type => \*(Aqstring\*(Aq,
\&            },
\&        },
\&
\&    ],
\& ) ;
\&
\& my $inst = $model\->instance(root_class_name => \*(AqMyClass\*(Aq );
\&
\& my $root = $inst\->config_root ;
\&
\& # put some data in config tree the hard way
\& $root\->fetch_element(\*(Aqfoo\*(Aq)\->store(\*(Aqyada\*(Aq) ;
\& $root\->fetch_element(\*(Aqbar\*(Aq)\->store(\*(Aqbla bla\*(Aq) ;
\& $root\->fetch_element(\*(Aqbaz\*(Aq)\->fetch_with_id(\*(Aqen\*(Aq)\->store(\*(Aqhello\*(Aq) ;
\&
\& # put more data the easy way
\& my $step = \*(Aqbaz:fr=bonjour baz:hr="dobar dan"\*(Aq;
\& $root\->load( step => $step ) ;
\&
\& # dump only customized data
\& print $root\->dump_tree;
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.IX Header "DESCRIPTION"
This module is used directly by Config::Model::Node to serialize
configuration data in a compact (but readable) string.
.PP
The serialization can be done in standard mode where only customized
values are dumped in the string. I.e. only data modified by the user
are dumped.
.PP
The other mode is \f(CW\*(C`full_dump\*(C'\fR mode where all all data, including
default values, are dumped.
.PP
The serialized string can be used by Config::Model::Loader to store
the data back into a configuration tree.
.PP
Note that undefined values are skipped for list element. I.e. if a list
element contains \f(CW\*(C`(\*(Aqa\*(Aq,undef,\*(Aqb\*(Aq)\*(C'\fR, the dump will contain \f(CW\*(Aqa\*(Aq,\*(Aqb\*(Aq\fR.
.SH "CONSTRUCTOR"
.IX Header "CONSTRUCTOR"
.SS "new ( )"
.IX Subsection "new ( )"
No parameter. The constructor should be used only by
Config::Model::Node.
.SH "Methods"
.IX Header "Methods"
.SS "dump_tree"
.IX Subsection "dump_tree"
Return a string that contains a dump of the object tree with all the
values. This string follows the convention defined by
Config::Model::Loader.
.PP
The serialized string can be used by Config::Model::Loader to store
the data back into a configuration tree.
.PP
Parameters are:
.IP "mode ( full | preset | custom )" 4
.IX Item "mode ( full | preset | custom )"
\&\f(CW\*(C`full\*(C'\fR will dump all configuration data including default
values.
.Sp
\&\f(CW\*(C`preset\*(C'\fR will dump only value entered in preset mode.
.Sp
By default, the dump contains only data modified by the user
(i.e. \f(CW\*(C`custom\*(C'\fR data that differ from default or preset values).
.IP "node" 4
.IX Item "node"
Reference to the Config::Model::Node object that is dumped. All
nodes and leaves attached to this node are also dumped.
.IP "skip_auto_write ( <backend_name> )" 4
.IX Item "skip_auto_write ( <backend_name> )"
Skip node that have a write capability matching \f(CW\*(C`backend_name\*(C'\fR in
their model. See Config::Model::BackendMgr.
.IP "auto_vivify" 4
.IX Item "auto_vivify"
Scan and create data for nodes elements even if no actual data was
stored in them. This may be useful to trap missing mandatory values.
(default: 0)
.IP "check" 4
.IX Item "check"
Check value before dumping. Valid check are 'yes', 'no' and 'skip'.
.SH "AUTHOR"
.IX Header "AUTHOR"
Dominique Dumont, (ddumont at cpan dot org)
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.IX Header "SEE ALSO"
Config::Model,Config::Model::Node,Config::Model::Loader
.SH "AUTHOR"
.IX Header "AUTHOR"
Dominique Dumont
.SH "COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE"
.IX Header "COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE"
This software is Copyright (c) 2014 by Dominique Dumont.
.PP
This is free software, licensed under:
.PP
.Vb 1
\&  The GNU Lesser General Public License, Version 2.1, February 1999
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