NAME

App::PMUtils - Command-line utilities related to Perl modules

VERSION

This document describes version 0.740 of App::PMUtils (from Perl distribution App-PMUtils), released on 2022-08-12.

SYNOPSIS

This distribution provides the following command-line utilities related to Perl modules:

• cpanm-this-mod

• module-dir

• pmabstract

• pmbin

• pmcat

• pmchkver

• pmcore

• pmcost

• pmdir

• pmdoc

• pmedit

• pmgrep

• pmhtml

• pminfo

• pmlatest

• pmless

• pmlines

• pmlist

• pmman

• pmminversion

• pmpath

• pmstripper

• pmuninst

• pmunlink

• pmversion

• pmxs

• podlist

• podpath

• pwd2mod

• rel2mod

• update-this-mod

The main purpose of these utilities is tab completion.

FUNCTIONS

pmabstract

Usage:

 pmabstract(%args) -> [$status_code, $reason, $payload, \%result_meta]

Extract the abstract of locally installed Perl module(s).

This function is not exported.

Arguments ('*' denotes required arguments):

• module => array[perl::modname]

Returns an enveloped result (an array).

First element ($status_code) is an integer containing HTTP-like status code (200 means OK, 4xx caller error, 5xx function error). Second element ($reason) is a string containing error message, or something like "OK" if status is 200. Third element ($payload) is the actual result, but usually not present when enveloped result is an error response ($status_code is not 2xx). Fourth element (%result_meta) is called result metadata and is optional, a hash that contains extra information, much like how HTTP response headers provide additional metadata.

Return value: (any)

pmdir

Usage:

 pmdir(%args) -> [$status_code, $reason, $payload, \%result_meta]

Get directory of locally installed Perl module/prefix.

This is basically a shortcut for:

 % pmpath -Pd MODULE_OR_PREFIX_NAME

Sometimes I forgot that pmpath has a -d option, and often intuitively look for a pmdir command.

This function is not exported.

Arguments ('*' denotes required arguments):

• abs => bool

  Absolutify each path.

• module => array[perl::modname]

• pm => int (default: 1)

• pmc => int (default: 0)

• pod => int (default: 0)

Returns an enveloped result (an array).

First element ($status_code) is an integer containing HTTP-like status code (200 means OK, 4xx caller error, 5xx function error). Second element ($reason) is a string containing error message, or something like "OK" if status is 200. Third element ($payload) is the actual result, but usually not present when enveloped result is an error response ($status_code is not 2xx). Fourth element (%result_meta) is called result metadata and is optional, a hash that contains extra information, much like how HTTP response headers provide additional metadata.

Return value: (any)

pmpath

Usage:

 pmpath(%args) -> [$status_code, $reason, $payload, \%result_meta]

Get path to locally installed Perl module.

This function is not exported.

Arguments ('*' denotes required arguments):

• abs => bool

  Absolutify each path.

• all => bool

  Get all found files for each module instead of the first one.

• dir => bool

  Show directory instead of path.

  Also, will return . if not found, so you can conveniently do this on a Unix shell:

   % cd C<pmpath -Pd Moose>

  and it won't change directory if the module doesn't exist.

• module => array[perl::modname]

• pm => int (default: 1)

• pmc => int (default: 0)

• pod => int (default: 0)

• prefix => int (default: 0)

Returns an enveloped result (an array).

First element ($status_code) is an integer containing HTTP-like status code (200 means OK, 4xx caller error, 5xx function error). Second element ($reason) is a string containing error message, or something like "OK" if status is 200. Third element ($payload) is the actual result, but usually not present when enveloped result is an error response ($status_code is not 2xx). Fourth element (%result_meta) is called result metadata and is optional, a hash that contains extra information, much like how HTTP response headers provide additional metadata.

Return value: (any)

pmunlink

Usage:

 pmunlink(%args) -> [$status_code, $reason, $payload, \%result_meta]

Unlink (remove) locally installed Perl module.

This function is not exported.

This function supports dry-run operation.

Arguments ('*' denotes required arguments):

• all => bool

  Get all found files for each module instead of the first one.

• module => array[perl::modname]

• pm => int (default: 1)

• pmc => int (default: 0)

• pod => int (default: 0)

Special arguments:

• -dry_run => bool

  Pass -dry_run=>1 to enable simulation mode.

Returns an enveloped result (an array).

First element ($status_code) is an integer containing HTTP-like status code (200 means OK, 4xx caller error, 5xx function error). Second element ($reason) is a string containing error message, or something like "OK" if status is 200. Third element ($payload) is the actual result, but usually not present when enveloped result is an error response ($status_code is not 2xx). Fourth element (%result_meta) is called result metadata and is optional, a hash that contains extra information, much like how HTTP response headers provide additional metadata.

Return value: (any)

rel2mod

Usage:

 rel2mod(%args) -> any

Convert release name (e.g. Foo-Bar-1.23.tar.gz) to module name (Foo::Bar).

This function is not exported.

Arguments ('*' denotes required arguments):

• releases* => array[str]

Return value: (any)

update_this_mod

Usage:

 update_this_mod() -> [$status_code, $reason, $payload, \%result_meta]

Update "this" Perl module.

Will use App::ThisDist's this_mod() to find out what the current Perl module is, then run "cpanm -n" against the module. It's a convenient shortcut for:

 % this-mod | cpanm -n

This function is not exported.

No arguments.

Returns an enveloped result (an array).

First element ($status_code) is an integer containing HTTP-like status code (200 means OK, 4xx caller error, 5xx function error). Second element ($reason) is a string containing error message, or something like "OK" if status is 200. Third element ($payload) is the actual result, but usually not present when enveloped result is an error response ($status_code is not 2xx). Fourth element (%result_meta) is called result metadata and is optional, a hash that contains extra information, much like how HTTP response headers provide additional metadata.

Return value: (any)

FAQ

What is the purpose of this distribution? Haven't other similar utilities existed?

For example, mpath from Module::Path distribution is similar to pmpath in App::PMUtils, and mversion from Module::Version distribution is similar to pmversion from App::PMUtils distribution, and so on.

True. The main point of these utilities is shell tab completion, to save typing.

HOMEPAGE

Please visit the project's homepage at https://metacpan.org/release/App-PMUtils.

SOURCE

Source repository is at https://github.com/perlancar/perl-App-PMUtils.

SEE ALSO

Below is the list of distributions that provide CLI utilities for various purposes, with the focus on providing shell tab completion feature.

App::DistUtils, utilities related to Perl distributions.

App::DzilUtils, utilities related to Dist::Zilla.

App::GitUtils, utilities related to git.

App::IODUtils, utilities related to IOD configuration files.

App::LedgerUtils, utilities related to Ledger CLI files.

App::PerlReleaseUtils, utilities related to Perl distribution releases.

App::PlUtils, utilities related to Perl scripts.

App::PMUtils, utilities related to Perl modules.

App::ProgUtils, utilities related to programs.

App::WeaverUtils, utilities related to Pod::Weaver.

AUTHOR

perlancar <perlancar@cpan.org>

CONTRIBUTOR

Steven Haryanto <stevenharyanto@gmail.com>

CONTRIBUTING

To contribute, you can send patches by email/via RT, or send pull requests on GitHub.

Most of the time, you don't need to build the distribution yourself. You can simply modify the code, then test via:

 % prove -l

If you want to build the distribution (e.g. to try to install it locally on your system), you can install Dist::Zilla, Dist::Zilla::PluginBundle::Author::PERLANCAR, Pod::Weaver::PluginBundle::Author::PERLANCAR, and sometimes one or two other Dist::Zilla- and/or Pod::Weaver plugins. Any additional steps required beyond that are considered a bug and can be reported to me.

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

This software is copyright (c) 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 by perlancar <perlancar@cpan.org>.

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

BUGS

Please report any bugs or feature requests on the bugtracker website https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Dist/Display.html?Name=App-PMUtils

When submitting a bug or request, please include a test-file or a patch to an existing test-file that illustrates the bug or desired feature.

cpanm App::PMUtils

perl -MCPAN -e shell
install App::PMUtils