============================================================================== Release of version 0.06 of Config::Scoped ============================================================================== NAME Config:Scoped - feature rich configuration file parser 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. ============================================================================== AVAILABILITY Config::Scoped has been uploaded to the CPAN ==============================================================================