FileCache - keep more files open than the system permits
use FileCache; # or use FileCache maxopen => 16; cacheout $mode, $path; # or cacheout $path; print $path @data; $fh = cacheout $mode, $path; # or $fh = cacheout $path; print $fh @data;
The cacheout function will make sure that there's a filehandle open for reading or writing available as the pathname you give it. It automatically closes and re-opens files if you exceed your system's maximum number of file descriptors, or the suggested maximum maxopen.
cacheout
The 1-argument form of cacheout will open a file for writing ('>') on it's first use, and appending ('>>') thereafter.
'>'
'>>'
Returns EXPR on success for convenience. You may neglect the return value and manipulate EXPR as the filehandle directly if you prefer.
The 2-argument form of cacheout will use the supplied mode for the initial and subsequent openings. Most valid modes for 3-argument open are supported namely; '>', '+>', '<', '<+', '>>', '|-' and '-|'
open
'+>'
'<'
'<+'
'|-'
'-|'
To pass supplemental arguments to a program opened with '|-' or '-|' append them to the command string as you would system EXPR.
While it is permissible to close a FileCache managed file, do not do so if you are calling FileCache::cacheout from a package other than which it was imported, or with another module which overrides close. If you must, use FileCache::cacheout_close.
close
FileCache::cacheout
FileCache::cacheout_close
Although FileCache can be used with piped opens ('-|' or '|-') doing so is strongly discouraged. If FileCache finds it necessary to close and then reopen a pipe, the command at the far end of the pipe will be reexecuted - the results of performing IO on FileCache'd pipes is unlikely to be what you expect. The ability to use FileCache on pipes may be removed in a future release.
FileCache does not store the current file offset if it finds it necessary to close a file. When the file is reopened, the offset will be as specified by the original open file mode. This could be construed to be a bug.
sys/param.h lies with its NOFILE define on some systems, so you may have to set maxopen yourself.
NOFILE
1 POD Error
The following errors were encountered while parsing the POD:
You forgot a '=back' before '=head1'
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cpanm
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