NAME

File::Policy::Default - Default policy for file I/O functions

SYNOPSIS

        use File::Policy;
        use File::Policy qw/check_safe/;   # to import a specific subroutine
        use File::Policy qw/:all/;         # to import all subroutines

        #Checking I/O policy
        check_safe($filename, 'r');
        check_safe($filename, 'w');

        #Portable directory locations
        $logdir = get_log_dir();
        $tmpdir = get_temp_dir();

DESCRIPTION

This defines the default (unrestricted) policy for file I/O with modules such as File::Slurp::WithinPolicy. You may replace this default policy with one for your organisation.

FUNCTIONS

check_safe

        check_safe( FILENAME , MODE );

Checks a filename is safe - dies if not. MODE is r (read) or w (write). Default is no restrictions on file I/O.

get_temp_dir

        $temporary_directory = get_temp_dir();

Returns the path to temporary directory from the TEMP environment variable or File::Spec::Functions::tmpdir(). Note that any return value will have been cleared of a trailing slash.

get_log_dir

        $log_directory = get_log_dir();

Returns the path to log directory from the LOGDIR environment variable or the current directory. Note that any return value will have been cleared of a trailing slash.

VERSION

$Revision: 1.6 $ on $Date: 2005/05/18 15:57:28 $ by $Author: johna $

AUTHOR

John Alden <cpan _at_ bbc _dot_ co _dot_ uk>

COPYRIGHT

(c) BBC 2005. This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the GNU GPL.

See the file COPYING in this distribution, or http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.txt