NAME

Rsync::Config - rsync configuration generator

VERSION

0.3.1

DESCRIPTION

Rsync::Config is a module who can be used to create rsync configuration files. A configuration file (from Rsync::Config point of view) is made by atoms and modules with atoms. A atom is the smallest piece from the configuration file. This module inherits from Rsync::Config::Module .

INHERITANCE

Objects from Rsync::Config inherits as in the next scheme

                         /--- Rsync::Config::Module --- Rsync::Config
 Rsync::Config::Renderer 
                         \--- Rsync::Config::Blank
                               /  \
        Rsync::Config::Atom ---    --- Rsync::Config::Comment

SYNOPSIS

 use Rsync::Config;
 use Rsync::Config::Atom;
 use Rsync::Config::Module;

 sub main {
   my ($conf, $module);

   $conf = new Rsync::Config();
   $conf->add_comment('Main configuration file for our rsync daemon');
   $conf->add_atom('read only','yes');
   $conf->add_atom('chroot','yes');

   $module = new Rsync::Config::Module(name => 'cpan');
   $module->add_atom('path','/var/ftp/pub/mirrors/ftp.cpan.org/');
   $module->add_atom('comment', 'CPAN mirror');

   $conf->add_module($module);
   $conf->to_file('/etc/rsyncd.conf');
 }

SUBROUTINES/METHODS

new(%opt)

The class contructor.

add_module_obj($module)

Adds the $module (a instance of Rsync::Config::Module) to the internal list of modules. Returns the $module object.

add_module($module_name)

Add a new module name $module_name to the internal list of modules. Returns the newly created object.

modules()

In scalar context, the number of existing modules is returned. In list context a array with all modules is returned.

modules_no()

Returns the current number of modules.

module_exists($module_name)

Search trough the list of modules and check if a module with name $module_name exists. Returns the corresponding object or undef (if a module with the specified name does not exists)

to_string()

Returns the string representation for this configuration file.

to_file($filename)

Writes the configuration into the file specified by $filename.

If the file already exists, the content of that file will be lost.

DEPENDENCIES

Scalar::Util, English, Exception::Class, CLASS.

DIAGNOSTICS

Invalid call: not an object !

Self-explanatory

Invalid call: not an module object !

Occurs when the parameter is not a instance of Rsync::Config::Module

Already have a module named ...

Occurs when one is trying to add a module with a name that already exists

Missing filename!

Occurs when filename was not specified.

Cannot open ...

Occurs when the file could not be created

CONFIGURATION AND ENVIRONMENT

This module does not use any configuration files or environment variables.

INCOMPATIBILITIES

None known to the author

BUGS AND LIMITATIONS

None known to the author

SEE ALSO

Rsync::Config::Module, Rsync::Config::Atom, Rsync::Config::Blank, Rsync::Config::Comment, Rsync::Config::Renderer.

AUTHOR

Manuel SUBREDU <diablo@packages.ro>.

LICENSE AND COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 2006, Manuel SUBREDU <diablo@packages.ro>. All rights reserved.

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

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