File::SafeDO -- safer do file for perl
use File::SafeDO qw(
DO
doINCLUDE
);
$rv = DO($file,[optional no warnings string])
- $rv = DO($file,[optional] "no warnings
string");
This is a fancy 'do file'. It first checks that the file
exists and is readable, then does a 'do file' to pull the variables and
subroutines into the current name space. The 'do' is executed with full
perl warnings so that syntax and construct errors are reported to
STDERR. A string of no warnings may optionally be
specified as a second argument. This is equivalent to saying:
no warnings qw(string of no values);
See: man perllexwarnings for a full listing of warning
names.
input: file/path/name,
[optional] string of "no" warnings
returns: last value in file
or undef on error
prints warning
i.e. DO('myfile','once redefine');
This will execute 'myfile' safely and suppress 'once' and
'redefine' warnings to STDERR.
- $rv = doINCLUDE($file,[optional] "no warnings
string");
The function is similar to DO above with the addition
of recursive loads.
Function will recursively load a file which returns a hash
pointer with the a key of the form:
'INCLUDE' => somefile.
The file which it loads may contain only HASHs or SUBs. The
HASH KEYS will be promoted into the parent hash, augmenting and
replacing existing keys already present. Subroutines are simply imported
into the name space as is the case with a 'do' or 'require'.
Michael Robinton, michael@bizsystems.com
Copyright 2003 - 2014, Michael Robinton & BizSystems This program is free
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