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NAME

AnyData2::Storage - AnyData2 storage base class

METHODS

AnyData2::Storage is intended to handle the data I/O for AnyData2::Formats. Thus implies, an AnyData2::Format instance has requirements for it's storage backend. Not every tuple might work well together.

new

constructs a storage.

read

  my $buf = $stor->read(<characters>)

Use binmode for characters as synonymous for bytes.

write

  $stor->write($buf)

Writes the buf out

seek

  $stor->seek(pos,whence)

Moves the storage pointer to given position

truncate

  $stor->truncate

Truncates the underlying storage backend at it's current position.

drop

  $stor->drop

Drops the underlying storage (e.g. delete file)

meta

Experimental

Returns a meta storage - if any. Imaging it as an object dealing with underlying filesystem for a file storage.

LICENSE AND COPYRIGHT

Copyright 2015,2016 Jens Rehsack.

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