NAME

File::Next::OO - File-finding iterator Wrapper for File::Next::files function

VERSION

This document describes File::Next::OO version 0.04

SYNOPSIS

File::Next::OO is just a wrapper around File::Next::files function. But it is easy to remember and less typing.

Call it always with object notation. Not mixed as in File::Next itself.

    use File::Next::OO;

    my $iter = File::Next::OO->new( '/tmp', '/var' );

    while ( my $file = $iter->() ) {
      ..
    }

  use File::Next::OO;
  my $files = File::Next::OO->new(
    { file_filter => sub { -f $File::Next::OO::name and /\.mp3$/ } },
    "/tmp"
  );

  while ( my $file = $files->() ) {
    print $file, $/;
  }


  # in array context return a list of all matches
  my @files = File::Next::OO->new( "/tmp" );

  # new and files are aliased use files if you like
  my @files = File::Next::OO->files( "/tmp" );
    

  # and the same with dirs
  my @dirs = File::Next::OO->dirs('/tmp');

  # or in peaces
  my $dirs = File::Next::OO->dirs( '/tmp' );
  while( my $dir = $dirs->() ){
    print $dir, "\n";
  }

DESCRIPTION

new

new takes a list of directories and optional a hashref with params. For all the details see File::Next::files documentation

file_filter -> \&file_filter

The file_filter lets you check to see if it's really a file you want to get back. If the file_filter returns a true value, the file will be returned; if false, it will be skipped.

The file_filter function takes no arguments but rather does its work through a collection of variables.

• $_ is the current filename within that directory

• $File::Next::dir is the current directory name

• $File::Next::name is the complete pathname to the file

• $File::Next::OO::dir alias for $File::Next::dir

• $File::Next::OO::name alias for $File::Next::name

These are analogous to the same variables in File::Find.

    my $iter = File::Find::files( { file_filter => sub { /\.txt$/ } }, '/tmp' );

By default, the file_filter is sub {1}, or "all files".

descend_filter => \&descend_filter

The descend_filter lets you check to see if the iterator should descend into a given directory. Maybe you want to skip CVS and .svn directories.

    my $descend_filter = sub { $_ ne "CVS" && $_ ne ".svn" }

The descend_filter function takes no arguments but rather does its work through a collection of variables.

• $_ is the current filename of the directory

• $File::Next::dir is the complete directory name

• $File::Next::OO::dir alias for $File::Next::dir

The descend filter is NOT applied to any directory names specified in the constructor. For example,

    my $iter = File::Find::OO->files( { descend_filter => sub{0} }, '/tmp' );

always descends into /tmp, as you would expect.

By default, the descend_filter is sub {1}, or "always descend".

error_handler => \&error_handler

If error_handler is set, then any errors will be sent through it. By default, this value is CORE::die.

files

files is a alias for new it is just a matter of taste

dirs

takes a list of directories and optional a hashref with params. For all the details see File::Next::dirs documentation

In scalar context a iterator is returned, that walks directories. Each call to the iterator returns another directory.

In list context a list with all dirs is returned.

CONFIGURATION AND ENVIRONMENT

File::Next::OO requires no configuration files or environment variables.

DEPENDENCIES

this module relies on File::Next 0.38 and is only a syntax wrapper around it.

INCOMPATIBILITIES

None reported.

BUGS AND LIMITATIONS

No bugs have been reported.

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

AUTHOR

Boris Zentner <bzm@2bz.de>

THANKS

The testcases and documentation is mostly stolen from Andy Lester's incredible File::Next module.

LICENCE AND COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 2006, Boris Zentner <bzm@2bz.de>. 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.

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY

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cpanm File::Next::OO

perl -MCPAN -e shell
install File::Next::OO