Config::Model::Itself - Model editor for Config::Model
version 1.244
my $meta_model = Config::Model -> new ( ) ; # load Config::Model model my $meta_inst = $model->instance ( root_class_name => 'Itself::Model' , instance_name => 'meta_model' , ); my $meta_root = $meta_inst -> config_root ; # Itself constructor returns an object to read or write the data # structure containing the model to be edited my $rw_obj = Config::Model::Itself -> new( model_object => $meta_root, model_dir => '/path/to/model_files' , ) ; # now load the model to be edited $rw_obj -> read_all( ) ; # For Curses UI prepare a call-back to write model my $wr_back = sub { $rw_obj->write_all(); # create Curses user interface my $dialog = Config::Model::CursesUI-> new ( store => $wr_back, ) ; # start Curses dialog to edit the mode $dialog->start( $meta_model ) ; # that's it. When user quits curses interface, Curses will call # $wr_back sub ref to write the modified model.
Config::Itself module and its model files provide a model of Config:Model (hence the Itself name).
Let's step back a little to explain. Any configuration data is, in essence, structured data. This data could be stored in an XML file. A configuration model is a way to describe the structure and relation of all items of a configuration data set.
This configuration model is also expressed as structured data. This structure data is structured and follow a set of rules which are described for humans in Config::Model.
The structure and rules documented in Config::Model are also expressed in a model in the files provided with Config::Model::Itself.
Config::Model::Itself
Hence the possibity to verify, modify configuration data provided by Config::Model can also be applied on configuration models. Using the same user interface.
From a Perl point of view, Config::Model::Itself provides a class dedicated to read and write a set of model files.
Creates a new read/write handler. This handler is dedicated to the model_object passed with the constructor. This parameter must be a Config::Model::Node class.
model_object
Load all the model files contained in model_dir and all its subdirectories. root_model is used to filter the classes read.
model_dir
root_model
Use force_load if you are trying to load a model containing errors.
force_load
read_all returns a hash ref containing ( class_name => file_name , ...)
read_all
Will write back configuration model in the specified directory. The structure of the read directory is respected.
Write snippet models in separate .d directory. E.g. a snippet for class Foo::Bar will be written in Foo/Bar.d/bar.pl file. This file is to be used by augment_config_class '...', class_data )">
.d
Foo::Bar
Foo/Bar.d/bar.pl
To read model snippets, this methid will search recursively $snippet_dir and load all bar.pl files found in there.
$snippet_dir
bar.pl
Returns a string listing all the class and elements. Useful for debugging your configuration model.
Returns a graphviz dot file that represents the strcuture of the configuration model:
include are represented by solid lines
include
Class usage (i.e. config_class_name parameter) is represented by dashed lines. The name of the element is attached to the dashed line.
config_class_name
Config::Model, Config::Model::Node,
Dominique Dumont
This software is Copyright (c) 2014 by Dominique Dumont.
This is free software, licensed under:
The GNU Lesser General Public License, Version 2.1, February 1999
To install Config::Model::Itself, copy and paste the appropriate command in to your terminal.
cpanm
cpanm Config::Model::Itself
CPAN shell
perl -MCPAN -e shell install Config::Model::Itself
For more information on module installation, please visit the detailed CPAN module installation guide.