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NAME

Sport::Analytics::NHL::Report::BS - Class for the Boxscore JSON report

SYNOPSYS

Class for the Boxscore JSON report.

    use Sport::Analytics::NHL::Report::BS;
    my $report = Sport::Analytics::NHL::Report::BS->new($json)
    $report->process();

METHODS

new

Create the Boxscore object with the JSON.

process

Process the Boxscore into the object compatible with further processing, etc.

assign_specific_event_data

Assign specific event data

 Arguments:
 * the event hashref we're building
 * the original event from the JSON
 Returns: void.
assign_specific_goal_data

Assign specific goal event data

 Arguments:
 * the goal event hashref we're building
 * the original goal event from the JSON
 Returns: void.
assign_specific_penalty_data

Assign specific penalty event data

 Arguments:
 * the penalty event hashref we're building
 * the original penalty event from the JSON
 Returns: void.
check_broken

Checks if the event is marked as 'BROKEN' and assigns default values to it.

 Arguments:
 * the event hashref we're building
 * the original event from the JSON
 Returns: void.

Note: should probably be replaced with fill_broken from the Tools package.

fix_old_goalie

Fixes the goalie scored upon in the goal events of old boxscores (pre-1987).

 Arguments: the goal event
 Returns: void.
fix_servedby

Fixes the served by data in a penalty event, when a bench or coach penalty is assigned in error to a player.

 Arguments: the event
 Returns: void.
place_players

Assigns the player1, player2 and servedby players in a variety of events

 Arguments:
 * the event hashref we're building
 * the original event from the JSON
 Returns: void.
set_broken_player

Marks a player entry in the boxscore as a broken one beyond repair

 Arguments: the player hashref
 Returns: void.
set_events

Converts the events as specified in the boxscore JSON into the $boxscore->{events} arrayref with adjusted fields.

 Arguments: the JSON events
 Returns: void.
set_extra_header_data

Sets some extra header data not handled by any explicit methods: status, location, shootout data etc. Arguments: the boxscore JSON hashref Returns: void.

set_id_data

Sets the game id data: the season, the stage, the season ID, and the overall 9-digit id.

 Arguments: the ID field of the boxscore JSON
 Returns: void.
set_officials

Sets the officials for the game.

 Arguments: the officials' section in the boxscore JSON hashref
 Returns: void.
set_periods

Set the game periods data from the boxscore JSON hashref

 Arguments: the boxscore JSON hashref
 Returns: void.
set_player

Sets the player in a team roster from the boxscore JSON hashref in accordance with our data model.

 Arguments: the player live data entry from the boxscore JSON hashref
 Returns: void.
set_stars

Parses the game stars. Not in use.

set_teams

Sets the team data and the team rosters from the boxscore JSON hashref in accordance with our data model.

 Arguments: the boxscore JSON hashref
 Returns: void.
set_timestamps

Sets the start, end and last updated timestamps for the game from the date strings in the JSON

 Argument: the boxscore JSON hashref
 Returns: void.
build_resolve_cache

Builds a resolution cache for the roster, with keys as numbers of players pointing at their whole player record in the game. The players who are not numbered are stored as reference to their record in a special list [names].

 Arguments: none
 Returns: void. Sets $self->{resolve_cache}

Note: the caches are per team, and valid for one game only.

AUTHOR

More Hockey Stats, <contact at morehockeystats.com>

BUGS

Please report any bugs or feature requests to contact at morehockeystats.com, or through the web interface at https://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/ReportBug.html?Queue=Sport::Analytics::NHL::Report::BS. I will be notified, and then you'll automatically be notified of progress on your bug as I make changes.

SUPPORT

You can find documentation for this module with the perldoc command.

    perldoc Sport::Analytics::NHL::Report::BS

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