NAME

Data::Encoder - Generic interface for perl encoder or serializer

SYNOPSIS

  use Data::Encoder;

  my $encoder = Data::Encoder->load('JSON');
  my $json = $encoder->encode(['foo']);
  my $data = $encoder->decode($json);

DESCRIPTION

Data::Encoder is generic interface for perl encoder or serializer

This module is inspired Tiffany

THIS MODULE IS IN ITS BETA QUALITY. THE API IS STOLEN FROM TILT BUT MAY CHANGE IN THE FUTURE.

FACTORY METHOD

Data::Encoder.pm acts as a factory for Data::Encoder::* classes, which in turn are the actual adapter classes for each encoder.

my $encoder = Data::Encoder->load($klass, $args)

Load Data::Encoder::* class if necessary, and create new instance of using the given arguments.

  my $encoder = Data::Encoder->load('JSON', +{ utf8 => 1, pretty => 1 });
  
  my $encoder = Data::Encoder->load('+My::Encoder', +{ option => 'foo' });

The Data::Encoder Protocol

my $encoder = Data::Encoder::Thing->new([$args:HashRef|ArrayRef])

The module SHOULD have a <new> method.

This method creates a new instance of Data::Encoder module.

my $encoded = $encoder->encode($stuff [, @args]);

The module SHOULD have a <encode> method.

my $decoded = $encoder->decode($stuff [, @args]);

The module SHOULD have a <decod> method.

AUTHOR

xaicron <xaicron {at} cpan.org>

THANKS TO

zigorou

tokuhirom

kazuhooku

COPYRIGHT

Copyright 2010 - xaicron

LICENSE

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

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