NAME

DESCRIPTION

• %chaps

  This is hash whose keys are the CPAN chapter ids with associated values being the corresponding chapter descriptions.

• $dslip

  This contains a description of the meaning of the various "dslip" codes.

• $table_id

  This is a hash reference whose keys are the tables used and whose values are the associated primary keys.

• $full_id

  This is a hash reference whose keys are the primary keys of the tables and whose values are the associated fully qualified primary keys (ie, with the table name prepended).

• $mode_info

  This is a hash reference whose keys are the allowed modes of CPAN::Search::Lite::Query and whose associated values are hash references with keys "id", "name", and "text" describing what columns to use for that key.

• $query_info

  This is a hash reference whose purpose is to provide shortcuts to making queries using CPAN::Search::Lite::Query. The keys of this reference is the shortcut name, and the associated value is a hash reference specifying the required mode and type keys.

• "vcmp"

  This routine, used as

    if (vcmp($v1, $v2) > 0) {
      print "$v1 is higher than $v2\n";
    }
      

  is used to compare two versions, and returns 1/0/-1 if the first argument is considered higher/equal/lower than the second. It uses "Sort::Versions".