08-30-2010
Quote:
Originally Posted by
figaro
STOIE is making a good point: what is the role in which you operate? It makes a difference which is recommended depending on whether you want to be a sysadmin or developer.
Yes, this is true...
What "level" do you want to dig into...?
If you wish to create CGI and things that are generally speaking not "SYSTEM" level, then maybe you will only need Perl and very basic BASH (you will always need BASH though..)
However, if you wish to dig into "SYSTEM" level stuff, which I imagine is the case being on unix.com and all, then definitely learn BASH and get that very firm before you even bother considering Perl.
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LEARN ABOUT DEBIAN
cgi::formbuilder::source
CGI::FormBuilder::Source(3pm) User Contributed Perl Documentation CGI::FormBuilder::Source(3pm)
NAME
CGI::FormBuilder::Source - Source adapters for FormBuilder
SYNOPSIS
# Define a source adapter
package CGI::FormBuilder::Source::Whatever;
sub new {
my $self = shift;
my $class = ref($self) || $self;
my %opt = @_;
return bless \%opt, $class;
}
sub parse {
my $self = shift;
my $file = shift || $self->{source};
# open the file and parse it, or whatever
my %formopt;
open(F, "<$file") || die "Can't read $file: $!";
while (<F>) {
# ... do stuff to the line ...
$formopt{$fb_option} = $fb_value;
}
# return hash of $form options
return wantarray ? %formopt : \%formopt;
}
DESCRIPTION
This documentation describes the usage of FormBuilder sources, as well as how to write your own source adapter.
An external source is invoked by using the "source" option to the top-level "new()" method:
my $form = CGI::FormBuilder->new(
source => 'source_file.conf'
);
This example points to a filename that contains a file following the "CGI::FormBuilder::Source::File" layout. Like with the "template"
option, you can also specify "source" as a reference to a hash, allowing you to use other source adapters:
my $form = CGI::FormBuilder->new(
fields => @fields,
source => {
type => 'File',
source => '/path/to/source.conf',
}
);
The "type" option specifies the name of the source adapter. Currently accepted types are:
File - CGI::FormBuilder::Source::File
In addition to one of these types, you can also specify a complete package name, in which case that module will be autoloaded and its
"new()" and "parse()" routines used. For example:
my $form = CGI::FormBuilder->new(
fields => @fields,
source => {
type => 'My::Source::Module',
somefile => '/path/to/source.conf',
}
);
All other options besides "type" are passed to the constructor for that source module verbatim, so it's up to you and/or the source module
on how these additional options should be handled.
SEE ALSO
CGI::FormBuilder, CGI::FormBuilder::Source::File,
REVISION
$Id: Source.pm 100 2007-03-02 18:13:13Z nwiger $
AUTHOR
Copyright (c) Nate Wiger <http://nateware.com>. All Rights Reserved.
This module is free software; you may copy this under the terms of the GNU General Public License, or the Artistic License, copies of which
should have accompanied your Perl kit.
perl v5.14.2 2011-09-16 CGI::FormBuilder::Source(3pm)