NAME
    Net::ISC::DHCPd - Interacts with ISC DHCPd

VERSION
    0.09

SYNOPSIS
        my $dhcpd = Net::ISC::DHCPd->new(
                        config => { file => "path/to/config" },
                        leases => { file => "path/to/leases" },
                        omapi => { key => "some key" },
                    );

        $self->test('config') or die $self->errstr;

        # start the dhcpd server
        $dhcpd->start({
            user => 'john-doe',
            group => 'users',
            interfaces => 'eth0',
        }) or die $dhcpd->errstr;
        print $dhcpd->status;

        $dhcpd->restart or die $dhcpd->errstr;
        print $dhcpd->status;

        $dhcpd->stop or die $dhcpd->errstr;
        print $dhcpd->status;

    See the tests bundled to this distribution for more examples.

    This module is subject for a major rewrite. Patches and comments are
    welcome - reason for this is that Net::ISC::DHCPd::Process does not work
    as expected.

DESCRIPTION
    This namespace contains three semi-separate projects, which this module
    binds together: dhcpd.conf, dhcpd.leases and omapi. It is written with
    Moose which provides classes and roles to represents things like a host,
    a lease or any other thing.

    The distribution as a whole is targeted an audience who configure and/or
    analyze the <Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Server>. If you are not
    familiar with the server, check out <the man pages>.

ATTRIBUTES
  config
    This attribute holds a read-only Net::ISC::DHCPd::Config object. It can
    be set from the constructor, using either an object or a hash-ref. The
    hash-ref will then be passed on to the constructor.

  leases
    This attribute holds a read-only Net::ISC::DHCPd::Leases object. It can
    be set from the constructor, using either an object or a hash-ref. The
    hash-ref will then be passed on to the constructor.

  omapi
    This attribute holds a read-only Net::ISC::DHCPd::OMAPI object. It can
    be set from the constructor, using either an object or a hash-ref. The
    hash-ref will then be passed on to the constructor.

  binary
    This attribute holds a Path::Class::File object to the dhcpd binary. It
    is read-only and the default is "dhcpd3".

  pidfile
    This attribute holds a Path::Class::File object to the dhcpd binary. It
    is read-only and the default is "/var/run/dhcp3-server/dhcpd.pid".

  process
    This attribute holds a read-only Net::ISC::DHCPd::Process object. It can
    be set from the constructor, using either an object or a hash-ref. The
    hash-ref will then be passed on to the constructor.

  errstr
    Holds the last know error as a plain string.

METHODS
  start
        $any = $self->start(\%args);

    Will start the dhcpd server, as long as there is no existing process.
    See "SYNOPSIS" for example. %args can have "user", "group" and
    "interfaces" which all points to strings. This method returns and
    integer or undef: "1" means "started". "0" means "already running" and
    "undef" means failed to start the server. Check "errstr" on failure.

    TODO: Enable it to start the server as a different user/group.

  stop
     $bool = $self->stop;

    This method will stop a running server. A true return value means that
    the server got stopped, while false means it could not be stopped. Check
    errstr on failure.

  restart
     $bool = $self->restart;

    This method will restart a running server or start a stopped server. A
    true return value means that the server got started, while false means
    it could not be started/restarted. Check errstr or failure.

  status
     $str = $self->status;

    Returns the status of the DHCPd server: "stopped" or "running".

  test
     $bool = $self->test("config");
     $bool = $self->test("leases");

    Will test either the config or leases file. It returns a boolean value
    which indicates if it is valid or not: True means it is valid, while
    false means it is invalid. Check "errstr" on failure - it will contain a
    descriptive string from either this module, $! or the exit value
    (integer stored as a string).

BUGS
    Please report any bugs or feature requests to "bug-net-isc-dhcpd at
    rt.cpan.org", or through the web interface at
    <http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/ReportBug.html?Queue=Net-ISC-DHCPd>. I will
    be notified, and then you'll automatically be notified of progress on
    your bug as I make changes.

COPYRIGHT & LICENSE
    Copyright 2007 Jan Henning Thorsen, all rights reserved.

    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
    under the same terms as Perl itself.

AUTHOR
    Jan Henning Thorsen, "<jhthorsen at cpan.org>"

CONTRIBUTORS
    Nito Martinez

    Alexey Illarionov

    Patrick

    napetrov