NAME

Data::CompositeHash -

SYNOPSIS

EXPORTS

Nothing exported by default

DEPENDENCIES

This module requires these other modules and libraries:

    Error::Simple
    Error::Programatic
    Perl::Module
    Data::Hub::Util
    Data::Hub::Container

DESCRIPTION

EXAMPLES

This example will not abort:

  my $h1 = {a=>'a1'};
  my $h2 = {a=>'a2', b=>'b2'};
  my $h3 = {a=>'a3', b=>'b3', c=>'c3'};
  my $ch = Data::CompositeHash->new($h2);
  $ch->unshift($h1);
  $ch->push($h3);
  # We now have a composite stack with prescedence: $h1, $h2, $h3
  # Where $h2 is the default hash
  $ch->{a} = 'AA';
  $ch->{b} = 'BB';
  $ch->{c} = 'CC';
  $ch->{d} = 'DD';
  die unless $h1->{a} eq 'AA';
  die unless $h2->{b} eq 'BB';
  die unless $h3->{c} eq 'CC';
  die unless $h2->{d} eq 'DD'; # set on default hash b/c 'd' did not exist

This example will not abort:

  my $h1 = {a=>'a1'};
  my $h2 = {a=>'a2', b=>'b2'};
  my $h3 = {a=>'a3', b=>'b3', c=>'c3'};
  my $ch = Data::CompositeHash->new($h2);
  $ch->unshift($h1);
  $ch->push($h3);
  # We now have a composite stack with prescedence: $h1, $h2, $h3
  # Where $h2 is the default hash
  die unless $ch->{a} eq 'a1';
  die unless $ch->{b} eq 'b2';
  die unless $ch->{c} eq 'c3';
  die unless ref($ch->{'/'});

This example:

  my $h1 = {a=>'a1'};
  my $h2 = {a=>'a2', b=>'b2'};
  my $h3 = {a=>'a3', b=>'b3', c=>'c3'};
  my $ch = Data::CompositeHash->new($h2);
  $ch->unshift($h1);
  $ch->push($h3);
  join '', sort values %$ch;

will return:

  a1b2c3

This example will not abort:

  my $h1 = {a=>'a1'};
  my $h2 = {a=>'a2', b=>'b2'};
  my $h3 = {a=>'a3', b=>'b3', c=>'c3'};
  my $ch = Data::CompositeHash->new($h2);
  $ch->unshift($h1);
  $ch->push($h3);
  die unless exists $$ch{a};
  die unless exists $$ch{b};
  die unless exists $$ch{c};
  die if exists $$ch{d};

This example:

  my $h1 = {a=>'a1'};
  my $h2 = {a=>'a2', b=>'b2'};
  my $h3 = {a=>'a3', b=>'b3', c=>'c3'};
  my $ch = Data::CompositeHash->new($h2);
  $ch->unshift($h1);
  $ch->push($h3);
  delete $ch->{a};
  delete $ch->{b};
  delete $ch->{c};
  join '', sort values %$ch;

will return:

  a2b3

This example:

  my $h1 = {a=>'a1'};
  my $h2 = {a=>'a2', b=>'b2'};
  my $h3 = {a=>'a3', b=>'b3', c=>'c3'};
  my $ch = Data::CompositeHash->new($h2);
  $ch->unshift($h1);
  $ch->push($h3);
  %$ch = ();
  join '', sort values %$ch;

will return:

  a2b2

This example will return true:

  my $h2 = {a=>'a2', b=>'b2'};
  my $ch = Data::CompositeHash->new($h2);
  scalar(%$ch);

This example will return false:

  my $h2 = {a=>'a2', b=>'b2'};
  my $ch = Data::CompositeHash->new($h2);
  $ch->pop;
  scalar(%$ch);

This example:

  use Data::CompositeHash;
  my $h1 = {
    'a' => 'argon',
  };
  my $h2 = {
    'a' => 'apple',
    'b' => 'banana',
    'c' => 'cherry',
  };
  my $h3 = {
    'c' => 'cyan',
    'd' => 'dark brown',
  };
  my $result = '';
  # Create a composite hash, using $h2 as the default hash
  my $ch = Data::CompositeHash->new($h2);
  # Add $h1 as a hash which will overried values in $h2
  $ch->unshift($h1);
  # Add $h3 as a hash with the least prescedence
  $ch->push($h3);
  # Fetch some values
  $result .= $ch->{a} . "\n";
  $result .= $ch->{b} . "\n";
  $result .= $ch->{c} . "\n";
  $result .= $ch->{d} . "\n";
  # Set an ambiguous value
  $result .= "--\n";
  $ch->{a} = 'aluminium';
  $result .= $h1->{a} . "\n"; # contains new value
  $result .= $h2->{a} . "\n"; # not touched
  # Set an ambiguous value
  $result .= "--\n";
  $ch->{c} = 'cantelope';
  $result .= $h2->{c} . "\n"; # contains new value
  $result .= $h3->{c} . "\n"; # not touched
  # Setting a value which is not defined in any hash sets
  # it on the defalut hash
  $result .= "--\n";
  $ch->{e} = 'edible fruit';
  $result .= $h2->{e};

will return:

  argon
  banana
  cherry
  dark brown
  --
  aluminium
  apple
  --
  cantelope
  cyan
  --
  edible fruit

PUBLIC INTERFACE

new

Create a new CompositeHash

This example will not abort:

  use Data::CompositeHash;

This example will abort:

  # no default hash provided
  my $ch = Data::CompositeHash->new();

shift

Shift a hash from the composite stack

This example will not return a defined value:

  my $h2 = {a=>'a2'};
  my $ch = Data::CompositeHash->new($h2);
  $ch->shift;
  $ch->{a};

unshift

Unshift hash(es) on to the composite stack

This example:

  my $h1 = {a=>'a1'};
  my $h2 = {a=>'a2'};
  my $ch = Data::CompositeHash->new($h2);
  $ch->unshift($h1);
  $ch->{a};

will return:

  a1

push

Push hash(es) on to the composite stack

This example:

  my $h2 = {a=>'a2'};
  my $h3 = {a=>'a3'};
  my $ch = Data::CompositeHash->new($h2);
  $ch->push($h3);
  $ch->{a};

will return:

  a2

pop

Pop a hash off the composite stack

This example will not return a defined value:

  my $h2 = {a=>'a2'};
  my $ch = Data::CompositeHash->new($h2);
  $ch->pop;
  $ch->{a};

AUTHORS

    Ryan Gies <ryangies@cpan.org>

COPYRIGHT

    Copyright (C) 2014-2016 by Ryan Gies. All rights reserved.
    Copyright (C) 2006-2013 by Livesite Networks, LLC. All rights reserved.
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cpanm Data::Hub

perl -MCPAN -e shell
install Data::Hub