NAME¶
ExtUtils::ModuleMaker::Initializers - Methods used within
"ExtUtils::ModuleMaker::new()" and
"ExtUtils::ModuleMaker::Interactive::Main_Menu"
DESCRIPTION¶
The methods described below are 'quasi-private' methods which are called by
certain publicly available methods of ExtUtils::ModuleMaker and
ExtUtils::ModuleMaker::Interactive. They are 'quasi-private' in the sense that
they are not intended to be called by the everyday user of
ExtUtils::ModuleMaker. Nothing prevents a user from calling these methods, but
they are documented here primarily so that users writing plug-ins for
ExtUtils::ModuleMaker will know what methods need to be subclassed.
Since
they are not part of the public interface, their names and
functionality may change in future versions of
ExtUtils::ModuleMaker.
The methods below are called in "ExtUtils::ModuleMaker::new()" but not
in that same package's "complete_build". For methods called in
"complete_build", please see ExtUtils::ModuleMaker::StandardText.
Some of the methods below are also called within methods in
ExtUtils::ModuleMaker::Interactive.
Subclassers: At ExtUtils::ModuleMaker's current state of development, it is
recommended that you
not subclass these methods but instead focus your
efforts on subclassing the methods in ExtUtils::ModuleMaker::StandardText. The
latter package's methods focus more closely on the structure and content of
the files built by ExtUtils::ModuleMaker.
Happy subclassing!
METHODS¶
Methods Called within "new()"¶
"set_author_composite"
Usage : $self->set_author_composite() within new() and
Interactive::Main_Menu()
Purpose : Sets $self key COMPOSITE by composing it from $self keys AUTHOR,
CPANID, ORGANIZATION, EMAIL and WEBSITE
Returns : n/a
Argument : n/a
Comment :
"set_file_composite"
Usage : $self->set_file_composite() within new()
Purpose : Sets $self key COMPOSITE by composing it from $self key NAME
Returns : n/a
Argument : n/a
Comment :
"set_dates()"
Usage : $self->set_dates() within new()
Purpose : Sets 3 keys in $self: year, timestamp and COPYRIGHT_YEAR
Returns : n/a
Argument : n/a
Comment :
"validate_values()"
Usage : $self->validate_values() within complete_build() and
Interactive::Main_Menu()
Purpose : Verify module values are valid and complete.
Returns : Error message if there is a problem
Argument : n/a
Throws : Will die with a death_message if errors and not interactive.
Comment : References many $self keys
"initialize_license"
Usage : $self->initialize_license() within new() and
Interactive::License_Menu
Purpose : Gets appropriate license and, where necessary, fills in 'blanks'
with information such as COPYRIGHT_YEAR, AUTHOR and
ORGANIZATION; sets $self keys LICENSE and LicenseParts
Returns : n/a
Argument : n/a
Comment :
SEE ALSO¶
ExtUtils::ModuleMaker.