NAME

Business::BR::CEP - Test for correct CEP numbers (Brazilian ZIP Code)

SYNOPSIS

    use Business::BR::CEP qw( test_cep cep_type cep_region );
    
    print 'ok!' if test_cep( '13165-000' );

    print 'invalid cep' unless cep_type( $cep ) eq 'logradouro';

    use List::MoreUtils qw( any );
    print 'address mismatch!'
      unless any { $_ eq $given_state } cep_region( $cep );

DESCRIPTION

The CEP number is the Brasilian postal (ZIP) code, used by the national post office to locate addresses in Brasil. CEP stands for "Código de Endereçamento Postal" (literally, Postal Addressing Code).

This module exports by default the test_cep() function, meant for checking that a CEP number is correct. According to the http://www.correios.com.br/servicos/cep/cep_estrutura.cfm, this is what means to be correct:

• 'NNNNN-NNN', where N is a digit [0-9]

That's pretty much it. Contrary to popular belief, there is no validation digit. This module just validate CEP syntax, it does not test whether the actual CEP exists - you would have to query the actual full database from Correios for that (refer to the "SEE ALSO" section of this document for extra modules that help with that).

However, there are times when all you need is check whether it's a valid number from a particular region, or from an actual address (rather than an internal code for the post office or something). In case you need such extra validation, there are other exportable functions that help figuring out just that.

BASIC INTERFACE

test_cep( $cep )

testa_cep( $cep )

Receives the CEP code as a string, returns true if it's a valid CEP string.

EXTRA FUNCTIONS

There's some extra benefit to using this module, as it is also able to check the type and region of the CEP, making it ideal for extra validation.

These functions are not exported by default.

cep_type( $cep )

tipo_cep( $cep )

Returns a string containing the type of the CEP, or an empty string if it's not a valid CEP.

Possible return values, depending on the given suffix:

• 'logradouro' - regular addresses (usually that's all you care about): 000-899

• 'especial' - special codes from the post office: 900-959

• 'promocionais' - promotional CEP numbers: 960-969

• 'correios' - Correios facilities: 970-989, 999

• 'caixapostal' - Community PO Boxes: 990-998

cep_region( $cep )

regiao_cep( $cep )

CEP numbers follow this numbering scheme:

   NNNNN-NNN
   ||||| |||
   ||||| || \__
   ||||| | \___\ distribution identifiers (suffix)
   |||||  \____/
   |||||
   |||| \__ subsector division
   ||| \___ subsector
   || \____ sector
   | \_____ subregion
    \______ region

While returning every possible address would require the full Correios database, the basic regions (first digit) are well known and simple enough to be used, if only to identify whether the CEP is from the same region as an address.

This function returns an array where each element is the short version of a Brasilian State covered by the region from the provided CEP, or an empty list if it's not a valid CEP.

CONFIGURATION AND ENVIRONMENT

Business::BR::CEP requires no configuration files or environment variables.

BUGS AND LIMITATIONS

Please report any bugs or feature requests to bug-business-br-cep@rt.cpan.org, or through the web interface at http://rt.cpan.org.

AUTHOR

Breno G. de Oliveira <garu@cpan.org>

LICENCE AND COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 2012, Estante Virtual. All rights reserved.

This module is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language itself. See perlartistic.

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cpanm Business::BR::CEP

perl -MCPAN -e shell
install Business::BR::CEP