Title Page Software Version Description for Text::Scrub - Utilites to wild card parts of a text file for comparisons. Revision: - Version: 0.01 Date: 2003/07/05 Prepared for: General Public Prepared by: SoftwareDiamonds.com Esupport@SoftwareDiamonds.comE Copyright: copyright © 2003 Software Diamonds Classification: NONE 1.0 SCOPE This paragraph identifies and provides an overview of the released files. 1.1 Identification This release, identified in 3.2, is a collection of Perl modules that extend the capabilities of the Perl language. 1.2 System overview The "Text::Scrub" module extends the Perl language (the system). When comparing text there are small snippets such as version numbers and dates that should be wild carded out and not influence the comparisions. The Test::STD:Scrub module replaces these small snippets with invariant snippet. By replacing the same part of each file with the same invariant snippet, those small sections of text are effectively wild carded for the comparisions. When performing tests, the ability to wild card small snippets of text is vital in making accurate comparison. The same capability is also essential for version control in comparing two pieces of software to see if there are significant changes. 1.3 Document overview. This document releases Text::Scrub version 0.01 providing a description of the inventory, installation instructions and other information necessary to utilize and track this release. 3.0 VERSION DESCRIPTION All file specifications in this SVD use the Unix operating system file specification. 3.1 Inventory of materials released. This document releases the file found at the following repository(s): http://www.softwarediamonds/packages/Text-Scrub-0.01 http://www.perl.com/CPAN-local/authors/id/S/SO/SOFTDIA/Text-Scrub-0.01 Restrictions regarding duplication and license provisions are as follows: Copyright. copyright © 2003 Software Diamonds Copyright holder contact. 603 882-0846 Esupport@SoftwareDiamonds.comE License. Software Diamonds permits the redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, provided that the following conditions are met: 1 Redistributions of source code, modified or unmodified must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. 2 Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. 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IN NO EVENT SHALL SOFTWARE DIAMONDS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL,EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. 3.2 Inventory of software contents The content of the released, compressed, archieve file, consists of the following files: file version date comment ------------------------------------------------------------ ------- ---------- ------------------------ lib/Docs/Site_SVD/Text_Scrub.pm 0.01 2003/07/05 revised 0.02 MANIFEST 0.01 2003/07/05 generated, replaces 0.02 Makefile.PL 0.01 2003/07/05 generated, replaces 0.02 README 0.01 2003/07/05 generated, replaces 0.02 lib/Text/Scrub.pm 1.09 2003/07/05 revised 1.08 t/Text/Scrub.t 0.06 2003/07/05 revised 0.05 3.3 Changes The file names from 0.02 were changed as follows: return if $file =~ s=Test/STD=Text=; The changes are as follows: Test::STD::Scrub 0.01 Rename Module At 02:44 AM 6/14/2003 +0200, Max Maischein wrote: A second thing that I would like you to reconsider is the naming of "Test::TestUtil" respectively "Test::Tech" - neither of those is descriptive of what the routines actually do or what the module implements. I would recommend renaming them to something closer to your other modules, maybe "Test::SVDMaker::Util" and "Test::SVDMaker::Tech", as some routines do not seem to be specific to the Test::-suite but rather general (format_array_table). Some parts (the "scrub" routines) might even better live in another module namespace, "Test::Util::ScrubData" or something like that. Broke away the "scrub" routines from Test::TestUtil created this module Test::STD::Scrub. new methods Added the scrub_data and scrub_probe methods Test::STD::Scrub 0.02 Use the new modules from the break-up of the "File::FileUtil" module Text::Scrub 0.01 Moved to a more appropriate library location. 3.4 Adaptation data. This installation requires that the installation site has the Perl programming language installed. Installation sites running Microsoft Operating systems require the installation of Unix utilities. An excellent, highly recommended Unix utilities for Microsoft operating systems is unxutils by Karl M. Syring. A copy is available at the following web sites: http://unxutils.sourceforge.net http://packages.SoftwareDiamnds.com There are no other additional requirements or tailoring needed of configurations files, adaptation data or other software needed for this installation particular to any installation site. 3.5 Related documents. There are no related documents needed for the installation and test of this release. 3.6 Installation instructions. Instructions for installation, installation tests and installation support are as follows: Installation Instructions. To installed the release file, use the CPAN module in the Perl release or the INSTALL.PL script at the following web site: http://packages.SoftwareDiamonds.com Follow the instructions for the the chosen installation software. The distribution file is at the following respositories: http://www.softwarediamonds/packages/Text-Scrub-0.01 http://www.perl.com/CPAN-local/authors/id/S/SO/SOFTDIA/Text-Scrub-0.01 Prerequistes. 'File::Package' => '0', Security, privacy, or safety precautions. None. Installation Tests. Most Perl installation software will run the following test script(s) as part of the installation: t/Text/Scrub.t Installation support. If there are installation problems or questions with the installation contact 603 882-0846 Esupport@SoftwareDiamonds.comE 3.7 Possible problems and known errors There is still much work needed to ensure the quality of this module as follows: * State the functional requirements for each method including not only the GO paths but also what to expect for the NOGO paths * All the tests are GO path tests. Should add NOGO tests. * Add the requirements addressed as *# R: * comment to the tests * Write a program to build a matrix to trace test step to the requirements and vice versa by parsing the *# R: * comments. Automatically insert the matrix in the Test::TestUtil POD. 4.0 NOTES The following are useful acronyms: .pm extension for a Perl Library Module .t extension for a Perl test script file 2.0 SEE ALSO Text::Scrub