NAME

"DocSet::DocSet" - An abstract docset generation class

SYNOPSIS

  use DocSet::DocSet::HTML ();
  my $docset = DocSet::DocSet::HTML->new($config_file);
  
  # must start from the abs root
  chdir $abs_root;
  
  # must be a relative path to be able to move the generated code from
  # location to location, without adjusting the links
  $docset->set_dir(abs_root => ".");
  $docset->scan;
  $docset->render;

  my $should_update = $self->should_update($src_path, $dst_path);

DESCRIPTION

"DocSet::DocSet" processes a docset, which can include other docsets, documents and links. In the first pass it scans the linked to it documents and other docsets and caches this information and the objects for a later peruse. In the second pass the stored objects are rendered. And the docset is completed.

This class cannot be used on its own and has to be subclassed and extended, by the sub-classes which has a specific to input and output formats of the documents that need to be processed. It handles only the partial functionality which doesn't require format specific knowledge.

METHODS

This class inherits from "DocSet::Config" and you will find the documentation of methods inherited from this class in its pod.

The following "public" methods are implemented in this super-class:

new

  $class->new($config_file, $parent_o, $src_rel_dir);

init

  $self->init($config_file, $parent_o, $src_rel_dir);

scan
```
  $self->scan();
    
```
Scans the docset for meta data and tocs of its items and caches this information and the item objects.
scan_copy_the_rest
```
  $self->scan_copy_the_rest()
    
```
Process the files that should be copied as is without processing (i.e. images, css files, etc). If any of the items have a timestamp newer than the corresponding copy in the target destination, the whole docset will be rebuilt.

Only files that were modified will be copied during the render phase.
render
```
  $self->render();
    
```
Calls the render() method of each of the stored objects and creates an index page linking all the items.
copy_the_rest
```
  $self->copy_the_rest()
    
```
Copies the files which aren't processed (i.e. images, css files, etc.) and were modified as-is.
should_update
```
  my $should_update = $self->should_update($src_path, $dst_path);
    
```
Compare the timestamps/existance of src and dst paths and return (true, reason) if src is newer than dst otherwise return (false, reason)

If rebuild_all runtime is on, this always returns (true, reason)

ABSTRACT METHODS

The following methods should be implemented by the sub-classes.

parse
retrieve_meta_data
convert
complete
```
  $self->complete();
    
```
put here anything that should be run after all the items have been rendered and all the meta info has been collected. i.e. generation of the index file, to link to all the links and the parent node if such exists.

AUTHORS

Stas Bekman <stas (at) stason.org>