NAME

Metabase::Fact::String - fact subtype for simple strings

VERSION

version 0.025

SYNOPSIS

  # defining the fact class
  package MyFact;
  use Metabase::Fact::String;
  our @ISA = qw/Metabase::Fact::String/;

  sub content_metadata {
    my $self = shift;
    return {
      'size' => [ '//num' => length $self->content ],
    };
  }

  sub validate_content {
    my $self = shift;
    $self->SUPER::validate_content;
    die __PACKAGE__ . " content length must be greater than zero\n"
      if length $self->content < 0;
  }

...and then...

  # using the fact class
  my $fact = MyFact->new(
    resource => 'RJBS/Metabase-Fact-0.001.tar.gz',
    content  => "Hello World",
  );

  $client->send_fact($fact);

DESCRIPTION

Base class for facts that are just strings of text. Strings must be characters, not bytes.

You may wish to implement a "content_metadata" method to generate metadata about the hash contents.

You should also implement a "validate_content" method to validate the structure of the hash you're given.

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=Metabase-Fact>

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>
H.Merijn Brand <hmbrand@cpan.org>

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

This is free software, licensed under:

  The Apache License, Version 2.0, January 2004