NAME
Vin - This performs basic data corrections to Vehicle Identification Numbers. The main purpose of this module is to edit and return a string in a format more suited for data parsers. This module may not return a valid VIN.
VERSION
1.01
This document describes Vin version 1.01
SYNOPSIS
use Vin;
my $instance = Vin->new(length => 17, remove => {I => 1, O => 0, Q => 0},);
$instance->get_length(); # return length of string
$instance->run)checks(); # perform basic data corrections on the attribute and return itDESCRIPTION
Vin does this:
get_length
get_length will return the length, 17 characters expected but not mandatory
run_checks
run_checks will return a string corrected as per the attributes used in the constructor.
VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS or VIN
A valid Australian VIN's must be uppercase and not contain I, O or Q. Any occurrence of these will be changed to 0
METHODS
new()
Accepts an array of attributes - length and value hashref of prohibited values / replacement values
get_length()
returns the length of the string being vaildated as a VIN
run_checks()
performs the task of transforming a string to comply with basic VIN standards
SEE ALSO
https://infrastructure.gov.au/vehicles/imports/vins.aspx
CONFIGURATION AND ENVIRONMENT
Vin requires no configuration files or environment variables.
DEPENDENCIES
None.
INCOMPATIBILITIES
None reported.
BUGS
No bugs have been reported.
Please report any bugs or feature requests to bug-<RT NAME@rt.cpan.org>, or through the web interface at http://rt.cpan.org.
SUPPORT
You can find documentation for this module with the perldoc command.
perldoc VinPaul Frazier
Paul Frazier books.pandl@gmail.com
WARRANTY
None.
LICENCE AND COPYRIGHT
Copyright (c) 2015, Paul Frazier books.pandl@gmail.com. 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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