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NAME

CPAN::Info::FromURL - Extract/guess information from a URL

VERSION

This document describes version 0.092 of CPAN::Info::FromURL (from Perl distribution CPAN-Info-FromURL), released on 2020-10-02.

FUNCTIONS

extract_cpan_info_from_url

Usage:

 extract_cpan_info_from_url($url) -> hash

Extract/guess information from a URL.

Examples:

  • Example #1 (mcpan/pod/MOD):

     extract_cpan_info_from_url("https://metacpan.org/pod/Foo::Bar"); # -> { module => "Foo::Bar", site => "mcpan" }
  • Example #2 (mcpan/module/MOD):

     extract_cpan_info_from_url("metacpan.org/module/Foo?"); # -> { module => "Foo", site => "mcpan" }
  • Example #3 (mcpan/pod/release/AUTHOR/DIST-VERSION/lib/MOD.pm):

     extract_cpan_info_from_url("http://metacpan.org/pod/release/SRI/Mojolicious-6.46/lib/Mojo.pm");

    Result:

     {
       author  => "SRI",
       dist    => "Mojolicious",
       module  => "Mojo",
       site    => "mcpan",
       version => 6.46,
     }
  • Example #4 (mcpan/pod/release/AUTHOR/DIST-VERSION/bin/SCRIPT):

     extract_cpan_info_from_url("http://metacpan.org/pod/release/PERLANCAR/App-PMUtils-1.23/bin/pmpath");

    Result:

     {
       author  => "PERLANCAR",
       dist    => "App-PMUtils",
       script  => "pmpath",
       site    => "mcpan",
       version => 1.23,
     }
  • Example #5 (mcpan/source/AUTHOR/DIST-VERSION/lib/MOD.pm):

     extract_cpan_info_from_url("http://metacpan.org/source/SRI/Mojolicious-6.46/lib/Mojo.pm?");

    Result:

     {
       author  => "SRI",
       dist    => "Mojolicious",
       module  => "Mojo",
       site    => "mcpan",
       version => 6.46,
     }
  • Example #6 (api.mcpan/source/AUTHOR/DIST-VERSION):

     extract_cpan_info_from_url("http://api.metacpan.org/source/SRI/Mojolicious-6.46?");

    Result:

     { author => "SRI", dist => "Mojolicious", site => "mcpan", version => 6.46 }
  • Example #7 (fastapi.mcpan/v1/module/MODULE):

     extract_cpan_info_from_url("http://fastapi.metacpan.org/v1/module/Moose");

    Result:

     { module => "Moose", site => "mcpan" }
  • Example #8 (mcpan/release/DIST):

     extract_cpan_info_from_url("https://metacpan.org/release/Foo-Bar"); # -> { dist => "Foo-Bar", site => "mcpan" }
  • Example #9 (mcpan/release/AUTHOR/DIST-VERSION):

     extract_cpan_info_from_url("https://metacpan.org/release/FOO/Bar-1.23");

    Result:

     { author => "FOO", dist => "Bar", site => "mcpan", version => 1.23 }
  • Example #10 (mcpan/author/AUTHOR):

     extract_cpan_info_from_url("https://metacpan.org/author/FOO"); # -> { author => "FOO", site => "mcpan" }
  • Example #11 (mcpan/changes/distribution/DIST):

     extract_cpan_info_from_url("https://metacpan.org/changes/distribution/Module-XSOrPP");

    Result:

     { dist => "Module-XSOrPP", site => "mcpan" }
  • Example #12 (mcpan/requires/distribution/DIST):

     extract_cpan_info_from_url("https://metacpan.org/requires/distribution/Module-XSOrPP?sort=[[2,1]]");

    Result:

     { dist => "Module-XSOrPP", site => "mcpan" }
  • Example #13 (sco/dist/DIST):

     extract_cpan_info_from_url("http://search.cpan.org/dist/Foo-Bar/"); # -> { dist => "Foo-Bar", site => "sco" }
  • Example #14 (sco/perldoc?MOD):

     extract_cpan_info_from_url("http://search.cpan.org/perldoc?Foo::Bar");

    Result:

     { module => "Foo::Bar", site => "sco" }
  • Example #15 (sco/search?mode=module&query=MOD):

     extract_cpan_info_from_url("http://search.cpan.org/search?mode=module&query=DBIx%3A%3AClass");

    Result:

     { module => "DBIx::Class", site => "sco" }
  • Example #16 (sco/search?module=MOD):

     extract_cpan_info_from_url("http://search.cpan.org/search?module=ToolSet");

    Result:

     { module => "ToolSet", site => "sco" }
  • Example #17 (sco/search?module=MOD (#2)):

     extract_cpan_info_from_url("http://search.cpan.org/search?module=Acme::Don't");

    Result:

     { module => "Acme::Don::t", site => "sco" }
  • Example #18 (sco/~AUTHOR):

     extract_cpan_info_from_url("http://search.cpan.org/~unera?"); # -> { author => "unera", site => "sco" }
  • Example #19 (sco/~AUTHOR/DIST-REL/lib/MOD.pm):

     extract_cpan_info_from_url("http://search.cpan.org/~unera/DR-SunDown-0.02/lib/DR/SunDown.pm");

    Result:

     {
       author  => "unera",
       dist    => "DR-SunDown",
       module  => "DR::SunDown",
       site    => "sco",
       version => 0.02,
     }
  • Example #20 (sco/~AUTHOR/DIST-REL/bin/SCRIPT.pm):

     extract_cpan_info_from_url("http://search.cpan.org/~perlancar/App-PMUtils-1.23/bin/pmpath");

    Result:

     {
       author  => "perlancar",
       dist    => "App-PMUtils",
       script  => "pmpath",
       site    => "sco",
       version => 1.23,
     }
  • Example #21 (cpan/authors/id/A/AU/AUTHOR):

     extract_cpan_info_from_url("file:/cpan/authors/id/A/AU/AUTHOR?"); # -> { author => "AUTHOR", site => "cpan" }
  • Example #22 (cpan/authors/id/A/AU/AUTHOR/DIST-VERSION.tar.gz):

     extract_cpan_info_from_url("file:/cpan/authors/id/A/AU/AUTHOR/Foo-Bar-1.0.tar.gz");

    Result:

     {
       author  => "AUTHOR",
       dist    => "Foo-Bar",
       release => "Foo-Bar-1.0.tar.gz",
       site    => "cpan",
       version => "1.0",
     }
  • Example #23 (cpanratings/dist/DIST):

     extract_cpan_info_from_url("http://cpanratings.perl.org/dist/Submodules");

    Result:

     { dist => "Submodules", site => "cpanratings" }
  • Example #24 (perldoc.perl.org/MOD/SUBMOD.html):

     extract_cpan_info_from_url("http://perldoc.perl.org/Module/CoreList.html");

    Result:

     { module => "Module::CoreList", site => "perldoc.perl.org" }
  • Example #25 (rt/(Public/)Dist/Display.html?Queue=DIST):

     extract_cpan_info_from_url("https://rt.cpan.org/Dist/Display.html?Queue=Perinci-Sub-Gen-AccessTable-DBI");

    Result:

     { dist => "Perinci-Sub-Gen-AccessTable-DBI", site => "rt" }
  • Example #26 (mojo):

     extract_cpan_info_from_url("https://mojolicious.org/perldoc/Mojo/DOM/CSS");

    Result:

     { module => "Mojo::DOM::CSS", site => "mojo" }
  • Example #27 (anchor in url):

     extract_cpan_info_from_url("https://mojolicious.org/perldoc/Mojo/DOM/CSS#Foo");

    Result:

     { module => "Mojo::DOM::CSS", site => "mojo" }
  • Example #28 (github (https, .git)):

     extract_cpan_info_from_url("https://github.com/perlancar/perl-CPAN-Info-FromURL.git");

    Result:

     {
       dist => "CPAN-Info-FromURL",
       github_repo => "perl-CPAN-Info-FromURL",
       github_user => "perlancar",
       site => "github",
     }
  • Example #29 (github (https, no .git)):

     extract_cpan_info_from_url("https://github.com/perlancar/perl-CPAN-Info-FromURL");

    Result:

     {
       dist => "CPAN-Info-FromURL",
       github_repo => "perl-CPAN-Info-FromURL",
       github_user => "perlancar",
       site => "github",
     }
  • Example #30 (github (git)):

     extract_cpan_info_from_url("git\@github.com:perlancar/perl-CPAN-Info-FromURL.git");

    Result:

     {
       dist => "CPAN-Info-FromURL",
       github_repo => "perl-CPAN-Info-FromURL",
       github_user => "perlancar",
       site => "github",
     }
  • Example #31 (github (git)):

     extract_cpan_info_from_url("git://github.com/perlancar/perl-CPAN-Info-FromURL");

    Result:

     {
       dist => "CPAN-Info-FromURL",
       github_repo => "perl-CPAN-Info-FromURL",
       github_user => "perlancar",
       site => "github",
     }
  • Example #32 (gitlab (https, .git)):

     extract_cpan_info_from_url("https://gitlab.com/perlancar/perl-CPAN-Info-FromURL.git");

    Result:

     {
       dist => "CPAN-Info-FromURL",
       github_repo => "perl-CPAN-Info-FromURL",
       github_user => "perlancar",
       site => "gitlab",
     }
  • Example #33 (unknown):

     extract_cpan_info_from_url("https://www.google.com/"); # -> undef

Return a hash of information from a CPAN-related URL. Possible keys include: site (site nickname, include: mcpan [metacpan.org, api.metacpan.org, fastapi.metacpan.org], sco [search.cpan.org], cpanratings [cpanratings.perl.org], rt ([rt.cpan.org]), cpan [any normal CPAN mirror]), author (CPAN author ID), module (module name), dist (distribution name), version (distribution version). Some keys might not exist, depending on what information the URL provides. Return undef if URL is not detected to be of some CPAN-related URL.

This function is not exported by default, but exportable.

Arguments ('*' denotes required arguments):

  • $url* => str

Return value: (hash)

HOMEPAGE

Please visit the project's homepage at https://metacpan.org/release/CPAN-Info-FromURL.

SOURCE

Source repository is at https://github.com/perlancar/perl-CPAN-Info-FromURL.

BUGS

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

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.

SEE ALSO

CPAN::Author::FromURL

CPAN::Dist::FromURL

CPAN::Module::FromURL

CPAN::Release::FromURL

AUTHOR

perlancar <perlancar@cpan.org>

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

This software is copyright (c) 2020, 2018, 2017, 2016 by 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.