NAME

Badger::Codec::Encode - codec wrapper around Encode

SYNOPSIS

    use Badger::Codec::Encode;
    
    my $codec    = Badger::Codec::Encode->new();
    my $encoded = $codec->encode( utf8 => "...some utf8 data..." );
    my $decoded = $codec->decode( utf8 => $encoded );

DESCRIPTION

This module is a subclass of Badger::Codec implementing a very thin wrapper around the Encode module. It exists only to provide a consistent API with other Badger::Codec modules and to facilitate codec chaining.

You would normally use a codec via the Badger::Codecs module.

    use Badger::Codecs 
        codec => 'encode';
    
    my $encoding = 'UTF-8';
    my $uncoded  = "...some UTF-8 data...";
    my $encoded  = encode($encoding, $uncoded);
    my $decoded  = decode($encoding, $encoded)

The above example is identical to using the Encode module directly:

    use Encode;     # also exports encode()/decode()

In addition, a Badger::Codec::Encode object will be available via the "codec()" subroutine.

    my $encoded  = codec->encode($encoding, $uncoded);
    my $decoded  = codec->decode($encoding, $encoded)

METHODS

encode($encoding, $data)

Method for encoding data which forwards all arguments to the Encode "encode()" method. The first argument is the encoding, the second is the data to encode.

    $encoded = Badger::Codec::Encode->encode( utf8 => $data );

decode($encoding, $data)

Method for decoding data which forwards all arguments to the Encode "decode()" method. The first argument is the encoding, the second is the data to decode.

    $decoded = Badger::Codec::Encode->decode( utf8 => $encoded );

encoder()

This method returns a reference to the real subroutine that's doing all the encoding work, i.e. the "encode()" function in Encode.

decoder()

This method returns a reference to the real subroutine that's doing all the encoding work, i.e. the "decode()" method in Encode.

AUTHOR

Andy Wardley <http://wardley.org/>