package IO::Handle; =head1 NAME IO::Handle - supply object methods for I/O handles =head1 SYNOPSIS use IO::Handle; $fh = new IO::Handle; if ($fh->fdopen(fileno(STDIN),"r")) { print $fh->getline; $fh->close; } $fh = new IO::Handle; if ($fh->fdopen(fileno(STDOUT),"w")) { $fh->print("Some text\n"); } $fh->setvbuf($buffer_var, _IOLBF, 1024); undef $fh; # automatically closes the file if it's open autoflush STDOUT 1; =head1 DESCRIPTION C<IO::Handle> is the base class for all other IO handle classes. It is not intended that objects of C<IO::Handle> would be created directly, but instead C<IO::Handle> is inherited from by several other classes in the IO hierarchy. If you are reading this documentation, looking for a replacement for the C<FileHandle> package, then I suggest you read the documentation for C<IO::File> A C<IO::Handle> object is a reference to a symbol (see the C<Symbol> package) =head1 CONSTRUCTOR =over 4 =item new () Creates a new C<IO::Handle> object. =item new_from_fd ( FD, MODE ) Creates a C<IO::Handle> like C<new> does. It requires two parameters, which are passed to the method C<fdopen>; if the fdopen fails, the object is destroyed. Otherwise, it is returned to the caller. =back =head1 METHODS If the C function setvbuf() is available, then C<IO::Handle::setvbuf> sets the buffering policy for the IO::Handle. The calling sequence for the Perl function is the same as its C counterpart, including the macros C<_IOFBF>, C<_IOLBF>, and C<_IONBF>, except that the buffer parameter specifies a scalar variable to use as a buffer. WARNING: A variable used as a buffer by C<IO::Handle::setvbuf> must not be modified in any way until the IO::Handle is closed or until C<IO::Handle::setvbuf> is called again, or memory corruption may result! See L<perlfunc> for complete descriptions of each of the following supported C<IO::Handle> methods, which are just front ends for the corresponding built-in functions: close fileno getc gets eof read truncate stat print printf sysread syswrite See L<perlvar> for complete descriptions of each of the following supported C<IO::Handle> methods: autoflush output_field_separator output_record_separator input_record_separator input_line_number format_page_number format_lines_per_page format_lines_left format_name format_top_name format_line_break_characters format_formfeed format_write Furthermore, for doing normal I/O you might need these: =over =item $fh->getline This works like <$fh> described in L<perlop/"I/O Operators"> except that it's more readable and can be safely called in an array context but still returns just one line. =item $fh->getlines This works like <$fh> when called in an array context to read all the remaining lines in a file, except that it's more readable. It will also croak() if accidentally called in a scalar context. =item $fh->fdopen ( FD, MODE ) C<fdopen> is like an ordinary C<open> except that its first parameter is not a filename but rather a file handle name, a IO::Handle object, or a file descriptor number. =item $fh->write ( BUF, LEN [, OFFSET }\] ) C<write> is like C<write> found in C, that is it is the opposite of read. The wrapper for the perl C<write> function is called C<format_write>. =item $fh->opened Returns true if the object is currently a valid file descriptor. =back Lastly, a special method for working under B<-T> and setuid/gid scripts: =over =item $fh->untaint Marks the object as taint-clean, and as such data read from it will also be considered taint-clean. Note that this is a very trusting action to take, and appropriate consideration for the data source and potential vulnerability should be kept in mind. =back =head1 NOTE A C<IO::Handle> object is a GLOB reference. Some modules that inherit from C<IO::Handle> may want to keep object related variables in the hash table part of the GLOB. In an attempt to prevent modules trampling on each other I propose the that any such module should prefix its variables with its own name separated by _'s. For example the IO::Socket module keeps a C<timeout> variable in 'io_socket_timeout'. =head1 SEE ALSO L<perlfunc>, L<perlop/"I/O Operators">, L<IO::File> =head1 BUGS Due to backwards compatibility, all filehandles resemble objects of class C<IO::Handle>, or actually classes derived from that class. They actually aren't. Which means you can't derive your own class from C<IO::Handle> and inherit those methods. =head1 HISTORY Derived from FileHandle.pm by Graham Barr E<lt>F<bodg@tiuk.ti.com>E<gt> =cut require 5.000; use strict; use vars qw($VERSION @EXPORT_OK $AUTOLOAD @ISA); use Carp; use Symbol; use SelectSaver; require Exporter; @ISA = qw(Exporter); $VERSION = "1.15"; # $Revision: 1.16 $ @EXPORT_OK = qw( autoflush output_field_separator output_record_separator input_record_separator input_line_number format_page_number format_lines_per_page format_lines_left format_name format_top_name format_line_break_characters format_formfeed format_write print printf getline getlines SEEK_SET SEEK_CUR SEEK_END _IOFBF _IOLBF _IONBF _open_mode_string ); ################################################ ## Interaction with the XS. ## require DynaLoader; @IO::ISA = qw(DynaLoader); bootstrap IO $VERSION; sub AUTOLOAD { if ($AUTOLOAD =~ /::(_?[a-z])/) { $AutoLoader::AUTOLOAD = $AUTOLOAD; goto &AutoLoader::AUTOLOAD } my $constname = $AUTOLOAD; $constname =~ s/.*:://; my $val = constant($constname); defined $val or croak "$constname is not a valid IO::Handle macro"; no strict 'refs'; *$AUTOLOAD = sub { $val }; goto &$AUTOLOAD; } ################################################ ## Constructors, destructors. ## sub new { my $class = ref($_[0]) || $_[0] || "IO::Handle"; @_ == 1 or croak "usage: new $class"; my $fh = gensym; bless $fh, $class; } sub new_from_fd { my $class = ref($_[0]) || $_[0] || "IO::Handle"; @_ == 3 or croak "usage: new_from_fd $class FD, MODE"; my $fh = gensym; shift; IO::Handle::fdopen($fh, @_) or return undef; bless $fh, $class; } sub DESTROY { my ($fh) = @_; # During global object destruction, this function may be called # on FILEHANDLEs as well as on the GLOBs that contains them. # Thus the following trickery. If only the CORE file operators # could deal with FILEHANDLEs, it wouldn't be necessary... if ($fh =~ /=FILEHANDLE\(/) { local *TMP = $fh; close(TMP) if defined fileno(TMP); } else { close($fh) if defined fileno($fh); } } ################################################ ## Open and close. ## sub _open_mode_string { my ($mode) = @_; $mode =~ /^\+?(<|>>?)$/ or $mode =~ s/^r(\+?)$/$1</ or $mode =~ s/^w(\+?)$/$1>/ or $mode =~ s/^a(\+?)$/$1>>/ or croak "IO::Handle: bad open mode: $mode"; $mode; } sub fdopen { @_ == 3 or croak 'usage: $fh->fdopen(FD, MODE)'; my ($fh, $fd, $mode) = @_; local(*GLOB); if (ref($fd) && "".$fd =~ /GLOB\(/o) { # It's a glob reference; Alias it as we cannot get name of anon GLOBs my $n = qualify(*GLOB); *GLOB = *{*$fd}; $fd = $n; } elsif ($fd =~ m#^\d+$#) { # It's an FD number; prefix with "=". $fd = "=$fd"; } open($fh, _open_mode_string($mode) . '&' . $fd) ? $fh : undef; } sub close { @_ == 1 or croak 'usage: $fh->close()'; my($fh) = @_; close($fh); } ################################################ ## Normal I/O functions. ## # flock # select sub opened { @_ == 1 or croak 'usage: $fh->opened()'; defined fileno($_[0]); } sub fileno { @_ == 1 or croak 'usage: $fh->fileno()'; fileno($_[0]); } sub getc { @_ == 1 or croak 'usage: $fh->getc()'; getc($_[0]); } sub gets { @_ == 1 or croak 'usage: $fh->gets()'; my ($handle) = @_; scalar <$handle>; } sub eof { @_ == 1 or croak 'usage: $fh->eof()'; eof($_[0]); } sub print { @_ or croak 'usage: $fh->print([ARGS])'; my $this = shift; print $this @_; } sub printf { @_ >= 2 or croak 'usage: $fh->printf(FMT,[ARGS])'; my $this = shift; printf $this @_; } sub getline { @_ == 1 or croak 'usage: $fh->getline'; my $this = shift; return scalar <$this>; } sub getlines { @_ == 1 or croak 'usage: $fh->getline()'; wantarray or croak 'Can\'t call $fh->getlines in a scalar context, use $fh->getline'; my $this = shift; return <$this>; } sub truncate { @_ == 2 or croak 'usage: $fh->truncate(LEN)'; truncate($_[0], $_[1]); } sub read { @_ == 3 || @_ == 4 or croak '$fh->read(BUF, LEN [, OFFSET])'; read($_[0], $_[1], $_[2], $_[3] || 0); } sub sysread { @_ == 3 || @_ == 4 or croak '$fh->sysread(BUF, LEN [, OFFSET])'; sysread($_[0], $_[1], $_[2], $_[3] || 0); } sub write { @_ == 3 || @_ == 4 or croak '$fh->write(BUF, LEN [, OFFSET])'; local($\) = ""; print { $_[0] } substr($_[1], $_[3] || 0, $_[2]); } sub syswrite { @_ == 3 || @_ == 4 or croak '$fh->syswrite(BUF, LEN [, OFFSET])'; syswrite($_[0], $_[1], $_[2], $_[3] || 0); } sub stat { @_ == 1 or croak 'usage: $fh->stat()'; stat($_[0]); } ################################################ ## State modification functions. ## sub autoflush { my $old = new SelectSaver qualify($_[0], caller); my $prev = $|; $| = @_ > 1 ? $_[1] : 1; $prev; } sub output_field_separator { my $old = new SelectSaver qualify($_[0], caller); my $prev = $,; $, = $_[1] if @_ > 1; $prev; } sub output_record_separator { my $old = new SelectSaver qualify($_[0], caller); my $prev = $\; $\ = $_[1] if @_ > 1; $prev; } sub input_record_separator { my $old = new SelectSaver qualify($_[0], caller); my $prev = $/; $/ = $_[1] if @_ > 1; $prev; } sub input_line_number { my $old = new SelectSaver qualify($_[0], caller); my $prev = $.; $. = $_[1] if @_ > 1; $prev; } sub format_page_number { my $old = new SelectSaver qualify($_[0], caller); my $prev = $%; $% = $_[1] if @_ > 1; $prev; } sub format_lines_per_page { my $old = new SelectSaver qualify($_[0], caller); my $prev = $=; $= = $_[1] if @_ > 1; $prev; } sub format_lines_left { my $old = new SelectSaver qualify($_[0], caller); my $prev = $-; $- = $_[1] if @_ > 1; $prev; } sub format_name { my $old = new SelectSaver qualify($_[0], caller); my $prev = $~; $~ = qualify($_[1], caller) if @_ > 1; $prev; } sub format_top_name { my $old = new SelectSaver qualify($_[0], caller); my $prev = $^; $^ = qualify($_[1], caller) if @_ > 1; $prev; } sub format_line_break_characters { my $old = new SelectSaver qualify($_[0], caller); my $prev = $:; $: = $_[1] if @_ > 1; $prev; } sub format_formfeed { my $old = new SelectSaver qualify($_[0], caller); my $prev = $^L; $^L = $_[1] if @_ > 1; $prev; } sub formline { my $fh = shift; my $picture = shift; local($^A) = $^A; local($\) = ""; formline($picture, @_); print $fh $^A; } sub format_write { @_ < 3 || croak 'usage: $fh->write( [FORMAT_NAME] )'; if (@_ == 2) { my ($fh, $fmt) = @_; my $oldfmt = $fh->format_name($fmt); write($fh); $fh->format_name($oldfmt); } else { write($_[0]); } } sub fcntl { @_ == 3 || croak 'usage: $fh->fcntl( OP, VALUE );'; my ($fh, $op, $val) = @_; my $r = fcntl($fh, $op, $val); defined $r && $r eq "0 but true" ? 0 : $r; } sub ioctl { @_ == 3 || croak 'usage: $fh->ioctl( OP, VALUE );'; my ($fh, $op, $val) = @_; my $r = ioctl($fh, $op, $val); defined $r && $r eq "0 but true" ? 0 : $r; } 1;