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=head1 NAME

Data::Range::Compare::Stream::CallBack - Dynamic compare support plugin

=head1 SYNOPSIS

  use Data::Range::Compare::Stream::CallBack qw(%HELPER);

  # create the factory instance we will hand around
  my $factory_instance=new Data::Range::Compare::Stream::CallBack(\%HELPER);

=head1 DESCRIPTION

This module module provides a dynamic method of supporting diffrent data types without the need to subclass Data::Range::Compare::Stream.  Note:  this class does in fact subclass Data::Range::Compare::Stream.

=head1 Exports

%HELPER is exported by default.

%HELPER is a hash that contains 3 anonymous functions.

  our %HELPER=(
    sub_one=>sub { $_[0] - 1 },
    add_one=>sub { $_[0] + 1 },
    cmp_values=>sub { $_[0] <=> $_[1] },
  );


=head1 OO Methods

This section covers the OO Methods in the package.

=over 3

=item * my $range=new Data::Range::Compare::Stream::CallBack(\%HELPER,$range_start,$range_end);

=item * my $range=new Data::Range::Compare::Stream::CallBack(\%HELPER$range_start,$range_end,$data);

=item * my $factory_instance=new Data::Range::Compare::Stream::CallBack(\%HELPER);

Object constructor: Creates a new instance of Data::Range::Compare::Stream.

Arguments an their meanings:

  \%HELPER  -- Required.
    This hash ref use used to handle comparison, addition and subtraction

  $range_start -- Required
    Represents the start of this given range

  $range_end -- Required
    Represents the end of this range.

  $data -- Optional
    Used to tag this range with your data

=item * my $new_value=$range->sub_one($value);

Computes and returns the object that came before this $value.  This function uses the helper->{sub_one} code ref to handle the call.

=item * my $new_value=$range->add_one($value)

Computes and returns the object that comes after this $value.  This function uses the $helper->{add_one} code ref to handle the call.

=item * my $cmp=$range->cmp_values($value_a,$value_b)

Returns -1,0,1 similar to <=> or cmp.  This function uses the $helper->{cmp_values} code ref to handle the call.

=item * my $range=$factory_instance->factory(0,1);

=item * my $range=$factory_instance->factory(0,1,$data);

Given an instance of Data::Range::Compare::Stream::CallBack, this function is used to create a new range object that will also contain the related %HELPER function.

=back

=head1 SEE ALSO

Data::Range::Compare::Stream::Cookbook

=head1 AUTHOR

Michael Shipper

=head1 Source-Forge Project

As of version 0.001 the Project has been moved to Source-Forge.net

L<Data Range Compare|https://sourceforge.net/projects/data-range-comp/>
L<https://sourceforge.net/projects/data-range-comp/>

=head1 COPYRIGHT

Copyright 2011 Michael Shipper.  All rights reserved.

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

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