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NAME

Archive::Zip::Parser - Parser for .ZIP archives

VERSION

This document describes Archive::Zip::Parser version 0.0.3

SYNOPSIS

    use Archive::Zip::Parser;

    my $parser
      = Archive::Zip::Parser->new( { file_name => 'secret_files.zip' } );
    $parser->parse();

DESCRIPTION

This parser is based on the specifications stated in APPNOTE.TXT (http://www.pkware.com/documents/casestudies/APPNOTE.TXT) version 6.3.2 published by PKWARE, Inc.

INTERFACE

new( { file_name => VALUE } )

file_name - File name with path to .ZIP archive

Returns a parser object.

verify_signature()

Returns true if the file is a valid .ZIP archive. Else returns false.

parse()

Parses file if it has not already been parsed. Dies if not a valid .ZIP archive.

get_entry()

Returns a list of entry objects.

get_entry(VALUE)

Returns particular entry object.

get_central_directory_end()

Returns central directory end object.

DIAGNOSTICS

Missing "file_name"

Reported when argument file_name is not provided to new().

Not a valid .ZIP archive

This error is reported when dying due to parsing an invalid .ZIP archive.

CONFIGURATION AND ENVIRONMENT

Archive::Zip::Parser requires no configuration files or environment variables.

DEPENDENCIES

autodie

First released with perl 5.010001

Carp

First released with perl 5

Data::ParseBinary

Not in CORE

version

First released with perl 5.009

INCOMPATIBILITIES

None reported.

BUGS AND LIMITATIONS

No bugs have been reported.

Please report any bugs or feature requests to bug-archive-zip-parser@rt.cpan.org, or through the web interface at http://rt.cpan.org.

AUTHOR

Alan Haggai Alavi <haggai@cpan.org>

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to Shain Padmajan (http://shain.co.in/) for helping me shorten method names.

SEE ALSO

LICENCE AND COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 2010, Alan Haggai Alavi <haggai@cpan.org>. All rights reserved.

This module is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself. See perlartistic.

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY

BECAUSE THIS SOFTWARE IS LICENSED FREE OF CHARGE, THERE IS NO WARRANTY FOR THE SOFTWARE, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. EXCEPT WHEN OTHERWISE STATED IN WRITING THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND/OR OTHER PARTIES PROVIDE THE SOFTWARE "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE IS WITH YOU. SHOULD THE SOFTWARE PROVE DEFECTIVE, YOU ASSUME THE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR, OR CORRECTION.

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