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CPAN::Meta::Validator(3perl) | Perl Programmers Reference Guide | CPAN::Meta::Validator(3perl) |
NAME¶
CPAN::Meta::Validator - validate CPAN distribution metadata structuresVERSION¶
version 2.110440SYNOPSIS¶
my $struct = decode_json_file('META.json'); my $cmv = CPAN::Meta::Validator->new( $struct ); unless ( $cmv->is_valid ) { my $msg = "Invalid META structure. Errors found:\n"; $msg .= join( "\n", $cmv->errors ); die $msg; }
DESCRIPTION¶
This module validates a CPAN Meta structure against the version of the the specification claimed in the "meta-spec" field of the structure.METHODS¶
new¶
my $cmv = CPAN::Meta::Validator->new( $struct )The constructor must be passed a metadata structure.
is_valid¶
if ( $cmv->is_valid ) { ... }Returns a boolean value indicating whether the metadata provided is valid.
errors¶
warn( join "\n", $cmv->errors );Returns a list of errors seen during validation.
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 <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¶
- •
- David Golden <dagolden@cpan.org>
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- Ricardo Signes <rjbs@cpan.org>
COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE¶
This software is copyright (c) 2010 by David Golden and Ricardo Signes. This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.2011-09-26 | perl v5.14.2 |