NAME

Games::Traveller::UWP - The Universal World Profile parser for the Traveller role-playing game.

SYNOPSIS

   use Games::Traveller::UWP;
   
   print "This is UWP $Games::Traveller::UWP::VERSION\n";

   my $uwp = new Games::Traveller::UWP;
   
   my $line  = "My World  0980 X123456-8 N  Ri Ag Cp         R G";

   $uwp->readUwp( $line );

   print $uwp->toString();

   $uwp->readUwp( 'Foo  1010 A123456-7 B Ri In Da Na R 232 Im K0 V [(G5 D G6 D)] :1010, 1011, 1012' );

   print $uwp->toString();

DESCRIPTION

The UWP package is a module that provides access to UWP data by parsing a valid UWP line, stored in a scalar string. The data is parsed and made available to the user via a rich set of accessors, some of which are usable as L-values (but most are read-only).

OVERVIEW OF CLASS AND METHODS

To create an instance of a UWP:

   my $uwp = new Games::Traveller::UWP;

The following accessors can be either RValues (read) or LValues (write):

   $uwp->name       
   $uwp->loc        
   $uwp->starport   
   $uwp->size
   $uwp->atmosphere
   $uwp->hydrographics
   $uwp->popDigit
   $uwp->government
   $uwp->law
   $uwp->tl
   $uwp->bases
   $uwp->codes
   $uwp->zone
   $uwp->popMult
   $uwp->belts
   $uwp->ggs
   $uwp->allegiance
   $uwp->starData (an array ref)
   $uwp->routes (an array ref)
   
   starData() returns a four-element array reference, each element of which
   contains another array reference to a group of stars:
   
   my $aref  = $uwp->starData();
   my @array = @$aref;
   
   print $aref[0]->[0]  # primary star.  always present.
       , $aref[0]->[1]  # binary companion to primary, if there is one.
       
       , $aref[1]->[0]  # first 'near' companion star
       , $aref[1]->[1]  # second 'near' companion star
       
       , $aref[2]->[0]  # far primary star.
       , $aref[2]->[1]  # binary companion to far primary, if there is one.
       
       , $aref[3]->[0]  # first 'near' companion star to far primary
       , $aref[3]->[1]; # second 'near' companion star to far primary

   These elements (primary, companion, far, far companion) are individually
   accessible via these read-write methods:
   
   $uwp->primary 
   $uwp->companion
   $uwp->far
   $uwp->farCompanion
      
   These all return array references.

   print $uwp->primary->[0], "\n"; # primary star only
   print "@{$uwp->primary}\n";     # primary with its binary companion, if any.

   print $uwp->companion->[0], "\n"; # first near companion
   print "@{$uwp->companion}\n";     # all near companions
   
   print $uwp->far->[0], "\n";    # far primary only
   print "@{$uwp->far}\n";        # far primary with binary companion, if any.

   print $uwp->farCompanion->[0], "\n"; # first near companion to far primary
   print "@{$uwp->farCompanion}\n";     # all near companions to far primary
   

In addition to the above, there is a large body of read-only accessors:

   $uwp->population # calculates the population from the popDigit and popMult
   $uwp->col        # returns the column component of the hex location
   $uwp->row        # ibid for the row
   $uwp->isNice     # returns '1' if the TL < 7, OR
                    # the atmosphere is pleasant, OR
                    # the population >= 100 million
   $uwp->isGassy    # returns '1' if the atmosphere isn't 0 (zero)
   $uwp->isaRock    # returns '1' if the size is not 0 (zero)
                    #    AND the atmosphere and hydrographics ARE 0 (zero)
   $uwp->uwp        # returns the core UWP (i.e. "A123456-7")
   $uwp->pbg        # returns the PBG string (i.e. "323")
   $uwp->stars      # returns the standard star data string
   $uwp->importance # calculates how important the world probably is

   $uwp->countBillionsOfPeople  # returns the population in billions

   $uwp->alphabetizeTradeCodes
   
   $uwp->regenerateTradeCodes  # re-does trade codes

   The previous method is useful if you've been changing the UWP values around.


   $uwp->isBa       # returns 'Ba' if the world is Barren
   $uwp->isLo       # returns 'Lo' if the world is Low-Pop
   $uwp->isHi       # high pop
   $uwp->isAg       # agricultural
   $uwp->isNa       # non-agri
   $uwp->isIn       # industrial
   $uwp->isNi       # non-ind
   $uwp->isRi       # rich
   $uwp->isPo       # poor
   $uwp->isWa       # water world
   $uwp->isDe       # desert
   $uwp->isAs       # mainworld is asteroid
   $uwp->isVa       # vacuum world
   $uwp->isIc       # all water is ice
   $uwp->isFl       # non-water fluid oceans
   
   $uwp->isCp       # subsector capital
   $uwp->isCx       # sector capital
 

   Finally, 
   

   $uwp->toString 

   returns the UWP data encapsulated in a string, suitable for writing to
   an output stream.
   

AUTHOR

  Pasuuli Immuguna

COPYRIGHT

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

AVAILABILITY

The latest version of this library is likely to be available from CPAN.