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                 Release of version 0.01 of Config::Scoped
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NAME

    Config:Scoped - a config file parser for complex config files

FEATURES

    Config::Scoped has the following highlights as a configuration file
    parser:

    * Complex recursive datastructures to any extent with scalars, lists and
      hashes as elements,

    * As a subset parses any complex Perl datastructures (no references and
      globs) without *do* or *require*,

    * Include files with recursion checks,

    * Controlled macro expansion in double quoted tokens,

    * Lexically scoped parameter assignments and pragma directives,

    * Perl quote like constructs to any extent, '', "", and here docs <<,

    * Perl code evaluation in Safe compartments,

    * Caching and restore with MD5 checks to determine alterations in the
      original config files,

    * Standard macro, parameter, declaration redefinition validation, may be
      overridden to validate on semantic knowledge,

    * Standard file permission and ownership safety validation, may be
      overridden,

    * Fine control for redefiniton warnings with pragma's and other safety
      checks,

    * Easy inheritable, may be subclassed to build parsers with specialized
      validation features,

    * Condoning syntax checker, semicolons and or commas are not always
      necessary to finish a statement or a list item if the end can be
      guessed by other means like newlines, closing brackets, braces etc.,

    * Well spotted messages for syntax errors even within include files with
      correct line numbers and file names,

    * Exception based error handling,

    * etc.,

PREREQUISITES

    Parse::RecDescent, Error

    Standard modules: 

        Carp          
        Storable        
        File::Spec 
        File::Basename
        Digest::MD5
        Safe           

APPETIZER

Configuration file example:

    # default parameters
    community = public;
    variables = [ ifInOctets, ifOutOctets ];
    oids = {
	ifInOctets  = 1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.10;
	ifOutOctets = 1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.16;
    };

    %warnings parameter off;    ### allow parameter redefinition

    # declarations
    devices rtr001 {
	ports = [ 1, 2, 8, 9 ];
    }

    devices rtr007 {
	community = 'really top secret!';
	ports = [ 1, 2, 3, 4 ];
    }


INSTALLATION

    It's all pure Perl.

    perl Makefile.PL
    make
    make test
    make install

AUTHOR

    Karl Gaissmaier (karl.gaissmaier@kiz.uni-ulm.de)


COPYRIGHT

     Copyright (c) 2004, Karl Gaissmaier. All Rights Reserved.
     This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
     modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

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AVAILABILITY

Config::Scoped has been uploaded to the CPAN

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