Manpages - CPAN_Meta_Validator.3perl
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NAME
CPAN::Meta::Validator - validate CPAN distribution metadata structures
VERSION
version 2.150010
SYNOPSIS
my $struct = decode_json_file(META.json); my $cmv = CPAN::Meta::Validator->new( $struct ); unless ( $cmv->is_valid ) { my $msg = “Invalid META structure. Errors found:\n”; $msg .= join( “\n”, $cmv->errors ); die $msg; }
DESCRIPTION
This module validates a CPAN Meta structure against the version of the
the specification claimed in the meta-spec field of the structure.
METHODS
new
my $cmv = CPAN::Meta::Validator->new( $struct )
The constructor must be passed a metadata structure.
is_valid
if ( $cmv->is_valid ) { … }
Returns a boolean value indicating whether the metadata provided is valid.
errors
warn( join “\n”, $cmv->errors );
Returns a list of errors seen during validation.
BUGS
Please report any bugs or feature using the CPAN Request Tracker. Bugs can be submitted through the web interface at http://rt.cpan.org/Dist/Display.html?Queue=CPAN-Meta
When submitting a bug or request, please include a test-file or a patch to an existing test-file that illustrates the bug or desired feature.
AUTHORS
- David Golden <dagolden@cpan.org>
- Ricardo Signes <rjbs@cpan.org>
- Adam Kennedy <adamk@cpan.org>
COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
This software is copyright (c) 2010 by David Golden, Ricardo Signes, Adam Kennedy and Contributors.
This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.