NAME

Perlbug::Object::Template - Template class

DESCRIPTION

Applies a template to the data generated by Perlbug::Format.

Each user may apply a template to each object | type.

Defaults for a particular type of object (eg; mail, flag, ...) may be applied by enabling the type column instead of the object one.

For inherited methods, see Perlbug::Object

SYNOPSIS

        use Perlbug::Object::Template;

        my $o_template = Perlbug::Object:;Template->new();

        print $o_template->read('7')->format('h');

        print $o_template->object('bug')->read('19870502.007')->template('display', 'h');

ARGUMENTS

format

See Perlbug::Format

PLACEHOLDERS

Placeholders in templates look like this: <{datacol}> and <{rel_ids}> etc.

Example using bug object:

  Column names:

        bugid:   <{bugid}>
        created: <{created}>
        author:  <{sourceaddr}>
        subject: <{subject}>

  Relationships:

        message count(<{message_count}>)

        messageids: <{message_ids}>
        patch ids:  <{patch_ids}>
        admins:     <{user_names}>
        CC list:    <{address_names}>
        status:     <{status_names}>

METHODS

new

Create new Template object:

        my $o_template = Perlbug::Object::Template->new();

_template

Return catchall object data laid out against format(a).

Long lines will be wrapped - if you want a better format, define a template :-)

        my $str = $o_tmp->_template($h_data, $h_rels);

        my $str = $o_tmp->_template($h_data, $h_rels, [$fmt, [$i_withhdr]]]);

template

Return object in template layout according to format(a).

See also _template()

        my $str = $o_tmp->template($h_data, $h_rels);

        my $str = $o_tmp->_template($h_data, $h_rels, [$fmt, [$i_withhdr]]);

AUTHOR

Richard Foley perlbug@rfi.net 2001