NAME

File::Tempdir::ForPackage - Easy temporary directories associated with packages.

VERSION

version 1.000002

DESCRIPTION

This is mostly an interface wrapper for File::Temp::tempdir, stealing code from File::Tempdir;

• I constantly forget how File::Tempdir works

• I often want a tempdir with the name of the package working with it enshrined in the path

• I constantly forget the magic glue syntax to get a folder inside a system tempdir with a custom prefix and a user defined length of random characters.

And this is designed to solve this simply.

use File::TempDir::ForPackage;

  my $tempdir = File::TempDir::ForPackage->new( package => __PACKAGE__ , use_version => 1 );
  my $dir = $tempdir->dir();

do shit in `$dir` $dir on Linux will be something like /tmp/perl-Some-Package-maybewith-a-VERSION-AFG14561/ so if it crashes and leaves a tempdir behind, you will know who left that tempdir behind and have a way of cleaning it up.

When $tempdir is destroyed, $dir will be cleaned;

Additionally:

  $dir->run_once_in(sub{
    ...
  });

Is there for people who don't trust scope auto-cleansing and want to know when the directory is reaped.

Additionally, this code can be run in a tight loop creating and destroying lots of similarly named temporary directories without risk of conflict.

  for my $i ( 0 .. 30  ) {
    $dir->run_once_in(sub {
      system 'find $PWD';
    });
  }

This emits something like:

  /tmp/perl-File-Tempdir-ForPackage-versionundef-1343303496-408662-PzH4BD
  /tmp/perl-File-Tempdir-ForPackage-versionundef-1343303496-408662-5h8nkG
  /tmp/perl-File-Tempdir-ForPackage-versionundef-1343303496-408662-UXKt4S
  /tmp/perl-File-Tempdir-ForPackage-versionundef-1343303496-408662-Lqg2aW
  /tmp/perl-File-Tempdir-ForPackage-versionundef-1343303496-408662-DkNeq6
  /tmp/perl-File-Tempdir-ForPackage-versionundef-1343303496-408662-jRI_zF
  /tmp/perl-File-Tempdir-ForPackage-versionundef-1343303496-408662-j0_Gt1
  /tmp/perl-File-Tempdir-ForPackage-versionundef-1343303496-408662-iX1ddT
  /tmp/perl-File-Tempdir-ForPackage-versionundef-1343303496-408662-ZmvikK
  /tmp/perl-File-Tempdir-ForPackage-versionundef-1343303496-408662-QNGOUF
  /tmp/perl-File-Tempdir-ForPackage-versionundef-1343303496-408662-6wssvL
  /tmp/perl-File-Tempdir-ForPackage-versionundef-1343303496-408662-ZmwZxl
  /tmp/perl-File-Tempdir-ForPackage-versionundef-1343303496-408662-wIzRTs
  /tmp/perl-File-Tempdir-ForPackage-versionundef-1343303496-408662-xetCym
  /tmp/perl-File-Tempdir-ForPackage-versionundef-1343303496-408662-8Y0vyX
  /tmp/perl-File-Tempdir-ForPackage-versionundef-1343303496-408662-Zlqt6X
  /tmp/perl-File-Tempdir-ForPackage-versionundef-1343303496-408662-U5Z_Sa
  /tmp/perl-File-Tempdir-ForPackage-versionundef-1343303496-408662-sKmow1
  /tmp/perl-File-Tempdir-ForPackage-versionundef-1343303496-408662-rUND95
  /tmp/perl-File-Tempdir-ForPackage-versionundef-1343303496-408662-XjPSGF
  /tmp/perl-File-Tempdir-ForPackage-versionundef-1343303496-408662-ec8sZZ
  /tmp/perl-File-Tempdir-ForPackage-versionundef-1343303496-408662-_4NBwX
  /tmp/perl-File-Tempdir-ForPackage-versionundef-1343303496-408662-xM9i6l
  /tmp/perl-File-Tempdir-ForPackage-versionundef-1343303496-408662-p3FhJf
  /tmp/perl-File-Tempdir-ForPackage-versionundef-1343303496-408662-Zv0sso
  /tmp/perl-File-Tempdir-ForPackage-versionundef-1343303496-408662-rP8cAi
  /tmp/perl-File-Tempdir-ForPackage-versionundef-1343303496-408662-iade0x
  /tmp/perl-File-Tempdir-ForPackage-versionundef-1343303497-408662-fsDDPy
  /tmp/perl-File-Tempdir-ForPackage-versionundef-1343303497-408662-FeCcfZ
  /tmp/perl-File-Tempdir-ForPackage-versionundef-1343303497-408662-ta5yfg
  /tmp/perl-File-Tempdir-ForPackage-versionundef-1343303497-408662-rdcQhF

Except of course, with a package of your choosing, and possibly that packages version.

METHODS

preserve

Toggle the preservation of the tempdir after it goes out of scope or is otherwise indicated for cleaning.

  $instance->preserve(); # tempdir is now preserved after cleanup
  $instance->preserve(0); # tempdir is purged at cleanup
  $instance->preserve(1); # tempdir is preserved after cleanup

Note that in run_once_in, a new tempdir is created and set for this modules consumption for each run of run_once_in, regardless of this setting. All this setting will do, when set, will prevent each instance being reaped from the file system.

Thus:

  $dir->preserve(1);
  for( 1..10 ){
    $dir->run_once_in(sub{

    });
  }

Will create 10 temporary directories on your file system and not reap them.

dir

Return a path string to the created temporary directory

  my $path = $instance->dir

run_once_in

Vivifies a temporary directory for the scope of the passed sub.

  $instance->run_once_in(sub{
    # temporary directory is created before this code runs.
    # Cwd::getcwd is now inside the temporary directory.
  });

  # temporary directory is reset, and possibly reaped.

You can call this method repeatedly, and you'll get a separate temporary directory each time.

ATTRIBUTES

package

The package to report as being associated with. This really can be any string, as its sanitized and then used as a path part.

If not specified, will inspect caller

  my $instance = CLASS->new(
    package => 'Something::Here',
    ...
  );

Note: If you want with_version to work properly, specifying a valid package name will be helpful.

with_version

Include the version from package->VERSION() in the tempdir path.

Defaults to false.

  my $instance = CLASS->new(
    ...
    with_version => 1,
  );

with_timestamp

Include time in the tempdir path.

Defaults to false.

  my $instance = CLASS->new(
    ...
    with_timestamp => 1,
  );

with_pid

Include $$ in the tempdir path.

Defaults to false.

  my $instance = CLASS->new(
    ...
    with_pid => 1,
  );

num_random

The number of characters of randomness to include in the tempdir template.

Defaults to 8. Must be no lower than 4.

  my $instance = CLASS->new(
    ...
    num_random => 5,
  );

PRIVATE ATTRIBUTES

_preserve

Internal boolean for tracking the _preserve state.

_dir

Internal File::Tempdir path.

PRIVATE METHODS

_build__dir

Builder method for _dir which creates a temporary directory based on the passed parameters.

PRIVATE FUNCTIONS

_clean_pkg

Scrape garbage out of the 'package' field for use in file system tokens.

_clean_ver

Scrape garbage out of versions for use in file system tokens.

AUTHOR

Kent Fredric <kentnl@cpan.org>

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

This software is copyright (c) 2017 by Kent Fredric <kentfredric@gmail.com>.

This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.

cpanm File::Tempdir::ForPackage

perl -MCPAN -e shell
install File::Tempdir::ForPackage