NAME Setup::File - Ensure file (non-)existence, mode/permission, and content VERSION version 0.01 SYNOPSIS use Setup::File 'setup_file'; # simple usage (doesn't save undo info) my $res = setup_file path => '/etc/rc.local', should_exist => 1, gen_content_code => sub { "#!/bin/sh\n" }, owner => 'root', group => 0, mode => '+x'; die unless $res->[0] == 200; # perform setup and save undo info (undo info should be serializable) $res = setup_file ..., -undo_action => 'do'; die unless $res->[0] == 200; my $undo_info = $res->[3]{undo_info}; # perform undo $res = setup_file ..., -undo_action => "undo", -undo_info=>$undo_info; die unless $res->[0] == 200; # state that file must not exist setup_file path => '/foo/bar', should_exist => 0; DESCRIPTION This module provides one function: setup_file. This module is part of the Setup modules family. This module uses Log::Any logging framework. This module's functions have Sub::Spec specs. THE SETUP MODULES FAMILY I use the "Setup::" namespace for the Setup modules family, typically used in installers (or other applications). The modules in Setup family have these characteristics: * used to reach some desired state For example, Setup::Symlink::setup_symlink makes sure a symlink exists to the desired target. Setup::File::setup_file makes sure a file exists with the correct content/ownership/permission. * do nothing if desired state has been reached * support dry-run (simulation) mode * support undo to restore state to previous/original one FUNCTIONS None are exported by default, but they are exportable. setup_file(%args) -> [STATUS_CODE, ERR_MSG, RESULT] Ensure file (non-)existence, mode/permission, and content. If given, -undo_hint should contain {tmp_dir=>...} to specify temporary directory to save replaced file/dir. Temporary directory defaults to ~/.setup, it will be created if not exists. Returns a 3-element arrayref. STATUS_CODE is 200 on success, or an error code between 3xx-5xx (just like in HTTP). ERR_MSG is a string containing error message, RESULT is the actual result. This function supports undo operation. See Sub::Spec::Clause::features for details on how to perform do/undo/redo. This function supports dry-run (simulation) mode. To run in dry-run mode, add argument "-dry_run" => 1. Arguments ("*" denotes required arguments): * path* => *str* Path to file. File path needs to be absolute so it's normalized. * allow_symlink* => *bool* (default 0) Whether symlink is allowed. If existing file is a symlink then if allow_symlink is false then it is an unacceptable condition (the symlink will be replaced if replace_symlink is true). Note: if you want to setup symlink instead, use Setup::Symlink. * check_content_code => *code* Code to check content. If unset, file will not be checked for its content. If set, code will be called whenever file content needs to be checked. Code will be passed the file content and should return a boolean value indicating whether content is acceptable. * gen_content_code => *code* Code to generate content. If set, whenever a new file content is needed (e.g. when file is created or file content reset), this code will be called to provide it. If unset, empty string will be used instead. Code will be passed the current content (or undef) and should return the new content. * group => *str* Expected group. * mode => *str* Expected permission mode. * owner => *str* Expected owner. * replace_dir* => *bool* (default 1) Replace existing dir if it needs to be replaced. * replace_file* => *bool* (default 1) Replace existing file if it needs to be replaced. * replace_symlink* => *bool* (default 1) Replace existing symlink if it needs to be replaced. * should_exist => *bool* Whether file should exist. If undef, file need not exist. If set to 0, file must not exist and will be deleted if it does. If set to 1, file must exist and will be created if it doesn't. SEE ALSO Sub::Spec, specifically Sub::Spec::Clause::features on dry-run/undo. Other modules in Setup:: namespace. AUTHOR Steven Haryanto COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE This software is copyright (c) 2011 by Steven Haryanto. This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.