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3fea05b9 1package File::Copy::Recursive;
2
3use strict;
4BEGIN {
5 # Keep older versions of Perl from trying to use lexical warnings
6 $INC{'warnings.pm'} = "fake warnings entry for < 5.6 perl ($])" if $] < 5.006;
7}
8use warnings;
9
10use Carp;
11use File::Copy;
12use File::Spec; #not really needed because File::Copy already gets it, but for good measure :)
13
14use vars qw(
15 @ISA @EXPORT_OK $VERSION $MaxDepth $KeepMode $CPRFComp $CopyLink
16 $PFSCheck $RemvBase $NoFtlPth $ForcePth $CopyLoop $RMTrgFil $RMTrgDir
17 $CondCopy $BdTrgWrn $SkipFlop $DirPerms
18);
19
20require Exporter;
21@ISA = qw(Exporter);
22@EXPORT_OK = qw(fcopy rcopy dircopy fmove rmove dirmove pathmk pathrm pathempty pathrmdir);
23$VERSION = '0.38';
24
25$MaxDepth = 0;
26$KeepMode = 1;
27$CPRFComp = 0;
28$CopyLink = eval { local $SIG{'__DIE__'};symlink '',''; 1 } || 0;
29$PFSCheck = 1;
30$RemvBase = 0;
31$NoFtlPth = 0;
32$ForcePth = 0;
33$CopyLoop = 0;
34$RMTrgFil = 0;
35$RMTrgDir = 0;
36$CondCopy = {};
37$BdTrgWrn = 0;
38$SkipFlop = 0;
39$DirPerms = 0777;
40
41my $samecheck = sub {
42 return 1 if $^O eq 'MSWin32'; # need better way to check for this on winders...
43 return if @_ != 2 || !defined $_[0] || !defined $_[1];
44 return if $_[0] eq $_[1];
45
46 my $one = '';
47 if($PFSCheck) {
48 $one = join( '-', ( stat $_[0] )[0,1] ) || '';
49 my $two = join( '-', ( stat $_[1] )[0,1] ) || '';
50 if ( $one eq $two && $one ) {
51 carp "$_[0] and $_[1] are identical";
52 return;
53 }
54 }
55
56 if(-d $_[0] && !$CopyLoop) {
57 $one = join( '-', ( stat $_[0] )[0,1] ) if !$one;
58 my $abs = File::Spec->rel2abs($_[1]);
59 my @pth = File::Spec->splitdir( $abs );
60 while(@pth) {
61 my $cur = File::Spec->catdir(@pth);
62 last if !$cur; # probably not necessary, but nice to have just in case :)
63 my $two = join( '-', ( stat $cur )[0,1] ) || '';
64 if ( $one eq $two && $one ) {
65 # $! = 62; # Too many levels of symbolic links
66 carp "Caught Deep Recursion Condition: $_[0] contains $_[1]";
67 return;
68 }
69
70 pop @pth;
71 }
72 }
73
74 return 1;
75};
76
77my $glob = sub {
78 my ($do, $src_glob, @args) = @_;
79
80 local $CPRFComp = 1;
81
82 my @rt;
83 for my $path ( glob($src_glob) ) {
84 my @call = [$do->($path, @args)] or return;
85 push @rt, \@call;
86 }
87
88 return @rt;
89};
90
91my $move = sub {
92 my $fl = shift;
93 my @x;
94 if($fl) {
95 @x = fcopy(@_) or return;
96 } else {
97 @x = dircopy(@_) or return;
98 }
99 if(@x) {
100 if($fl) {
101 unlink $_[0] or return;
102 } else {
103 pathrmdir($_[0]) or return;
104 }
105 if($RemvBase) {
106 my ($volm, $path) = File::Spec->splitpath($_[0]);
107 pathrm(File::Spec->catpath($volm,$path,''), $ForcePth, $NoFtlPth) or return;
108 }
109 }
110 return wantarray ? @x : $x[0];
111};
112
113my $ok_todo_asper_condcopy = sub {
114 my $org = shift;
115 my $copy = 1;
116 if(exists $CondCopy->{$org}) {
117 if($CondCopy->{$org}{'md5'}) {
118
119 }
120 if($copy) {
121
122 }
123 }
124 return $copy;
125};
126
127sub fcopy {
128 $samecheck->(@_) or return;
129 if($RMTrgFil && (-d $_[1] || -e $_[1]) ) {
130 my $trg = $_[1];
131 if( -d $trg ) {
132 my @trgx = File::Spec->splitpath( $_[0] );
133 $trg = File::Spec->catfile( $_[1], $trgx[ $#trgx ] );
134 }
135 $samecheck->($_[0], $trg) or return;
136 if(-e $trg) {
137 if($RMTrgFil == 1) {
138 unlink $trg or carp "\$RMTrgFil failed: $!";
139 } else {
140 unlink $trg or return;
141 }
142 }
143 }
144 my ($volm, $path) = File::Spec->splitpath($_[1]);
145 if($path && !-d $path) {
146 pathmk(File::Spec->catpath($volm,$path,''), $NoFtlPth);
147 }
148 if( -l $_[0] && $CopyLink ) {
149 carp "Copying a symlink ($_[0]) whose target does not exist"
150 if !-e readlink($_[0]) && $BdTrgWrn;
151 symlink readlink(shift()), shift() or return;
152 } else {
153 copy(@_) or return;
154
155 my @base_file = File::Spec->splitpath($_[0]);
156 my $mode_trg = -d $_[1] ? File::Spec->catfile($_[1], $base_file[ $#base_file ]) : $_[1];
157
158 chmod scalar((stat($_[0]))[2]), $mode_trg if $KeepMode;
159 }
160 return wantarray ? (1,0,0) : 1; # use 0's incase they do math on them and in case rcopy() is called in list context = no uninit val warnings
161}
162
163sub rcopy {
164 if (-l $_[0] && $CopyLink) {
165 goto &fcopy;
166 }
167
168 goto &dircopy if -d $_[0] || substr( $_[0], ( 1 * -1), 1) eq '*';
169 goto &fcopy;
170}
171
172sub rcopy_glob {
173 $glob->(\&rcopy, @_);
174}
175
176sub dircopy {
177 if($RMTrgDir && -d $_[1]) {
178 if($RMTrgDir == 1) {
179 pathrmdir($_[1]) or carp "\$RMTrgDir failed: $!";
180 } else {
181 pathrmdir($_[1]) or return;
182 }
183 }
184 my $globstar = 0;
185 my $_zero = $_[0];
186 my $_one = $_[1];
187 if ( substr( $_zero, ( 1 * -1 ), 1 ) eq '*') {
188 $globstar = 1;
189 $_zero = substr( $_zero, 0, ( length( $_zero ) - 1 ) );
190 }
191
192 $samecheck->( $_zero, $_[1] ) or return;
193 if ( !-d $_zero || ( -e $_[1] && !-d $_[1] ) ) {
194 $! = 20;
195 return;
196 }
197
198 if(!-d $_[1]) {
199 pathmk($_[1], $NoFtlPth) or return;
200 } else {
201 if($CPRFComp && !$globstar) {
202 my @parts = File::Spec->splitdir($_zero);
203 while($parts[ $#parts ] eq '') { pop @parts; }
204 $_one = File::Spec->catdir($_[1], $parts[$#parts]);
205 }
206 }
207 my $baseend = $_one;
208 my $level = 0;
209 my $filen = 0;
210 my $dirn = 0;
211
212 my $recurs; #must be my()ed before sub {} since it calls itself
213 $recurs = sub {
214 my ($str,$end,$buf) = @_;
215 $filen++ if $end eq $baseend;
216 $dirn++ if $end eq $baseend;
217
218 $DirPerms = oct($DirPerms) if substr($DirPerms,0,1) eq '0';
219 mkdir($end,$DirPerms) or return if !-d $end;
220 chmod scalar((stat($str))[2]), $end if $KeepMode;
221 if($MaxDepth && $MaxDepth =~ m/^\d+$/ && $level >= $MaxDepth) {
222 return ($filen,$dirn,$level) if wantarray;
223 return $filen;
224 }
225 $level++;
226
227
228 my @files;
229 if ( $] < 5.006 ) {
230 opendir(STR_DH, $str) or return;
231 @files = grep( $_ ne '.' && $_ ne '..', readdir(STR_DH));
232 closedir STR_DH;
233 }
234 else {
235 opendir(my $str_dh, $str) or return;
236 @files = grep( $_ ne '.' && $_ ne '..', readdir($str_dh));
237 closedir $str_dh;
238 }
239
240 for my $file (@files) {
241 my ($file_ut) = $file =~ m{ (.*) }xms;
242 my $org = File::Spec->catfile($str, $file_ut);
243 my $new = File::Spec->catfile($end, $file_ut);
244 if( -l $org && $CopyLink ) {
245 carp "Copying a symlink ($org) whose target does not exist"
246 if !-e readlink($org) && $BdTrgWrn;
247 symlink readlink($org), $new or return;
248 }
249 elsif(-d $org) {
250 $recurs->($org,$new,$buf) if defined $buf;
251 $recurs->($org,$new) if !defined $buf;
252 $filen++;
253 $dirn++;
254 }
255 else {
256 if($ok_todo_asper_condcopy->($org)) {
257 if($SkipFlop) {
258 fcopy($org,$new,$buf) or next if defined $buf;
259 fcopy($org,$new) or next if !defined $buf;
260 }
261 else {
262 fcopy($org,$new,$buf) or return if defined $buf;
263 fcopy($org,$new) or return if !defined $buf;
264 }
265 chmod scalar((stat($org))[2]), $new if $KeepMode;
266 $filen++;
267 }
268 }
269 }
270 1;
271 };
272
273 $recurs->($_zero, $_one, $_[2]) or return;
274 return wantarray ? ($filen,$dirn,$level) : $filen;
275}
276
277sub fmove { $move->(1, @_) }
278
279sub rmove {
280 if (-l $_[0] && $CopyLink) {
281 goto &fmove;
282 }
283
284 goto &dirmove if -d $_[0] || substr( $_[0], ( 1 * -1), 1) eq '*';
285 goto &fmove;
286}
287
288sub rmove_glob {
289 $glob->(\&rmove, @_);
290}
291
292sub dirmove { $move->(0, @_) }
293
294sub pathmk {
295 my @parts = File::Spec->splitdir( shift() );
296 my $nofatal = shift;
297 my $pth = $parts[0];
298 my $zer = 0;
299 if(!$pth) {
300 $pth = File::Spec->catdir($parts[0],$parts[1]);
301 $zer = 1;
302 }
303 for($zer..$#parts) {
304 $DirPerms = oct($DirPerms) if substr($DirPerms,0,1) eq '0';
305 mkdir($pth,$DirPerms) or return if !-d $pth && !$nofatal;
306 mkdir($pth,$DirPerms) if !-d $pth && $nofatal;
307 $pth = File::Spec->catdir($pth, $parts[$_ + 1]) unless $_ == $#parts;
308 }
309 1;
310}
311
312sub pathempty {
313 my $pth = shift;
314
315 return 2 if !-d $pth;
316
317 my @names;
318 my $pth_dh;
319 if ( $] < 5.006 ) {
320 opendir(PTH_DH, $pth) or return;
321 @names = grep !/^\.+$/, readdir(PTH_DH);
322 }
323 else {
324 opendir($pth_dh, $pth) or return;
325 @names = grep !/^\.+$/, readdir($pth_dh);
326 }
327
328 for my $name (@names) {
329 my ($name_ut) = $name =~ m{ (.*) }xms;
330 my $flpth = File::Spec->catdir($pth, $name_ut);
331
332 if( -l $flpth ) {
333 unlink $flpth or return;
334 }
335 elsif(-d $flpth) {
336 pathrmdir($flpth) or return;
337 }
338 else {
339 unlink $flpth or return;
340 }
341 }
342
343 if ( $] < 5.006 ) {
344 closedir PTH_DH;
345 }
346 else {
347 closedir $pth_dh;
348 }
349
350 1;
351}
352
353sub pathrm {
354 my $path = shift;
355 return 2 if !-d $path;
356 my @pth = File::Spec->splitdir( $path );
357 my $force = shift;
358
359 while(@pth) {
360 my $cur = File::Spec->catdir(@pth);
361 last if !$cur; # necessary ???
362 if(!shift()) {
363 pathempty($cur) or return if $force;
364 rmdir $cur or return;
365 }
366 else {
367 pathempty($cur) if $force;
368 rmdir $cur;
369 }
370 pop @pth;
371 }
372 1;
373}
374
375sub pathrmdir {
376 my $dir = shift;
377 if( -e $dir ) {
378 return if !-d $dir;
379 }
380 else {
381 return 2;
382 }
383
384 pathempty($dir) or return;
385
386 rmdir $dir or return;
387}
388
3891;
390
391__END__
392
393=head1 NAME
394
395File::Copy::Recursive - Perl extension for recursively copying files and directories
396
397=head1 SYNOPSIS
398
399 use File::Copy::Recursive qw(fcopy rcopy dircopy fmove rmove dirmove);
400
401 fcopy($orig,$new[,$buf]) or die $!;
402 rcopy($orig,$new[,$buf]) or die $!;
403 dircopy($orig,$new[,$buf]) or die $!;
404
405 fmove($orig,$new[,$buf]) or die $!;
406 rmove($orig,$new[,$buf]) or die $!;
407 dirmove($orig,$new[,$buf]) or die $!;
408
409 rcopy_glob("orig/stuff-*", $trg [, $buf]) or die $!;
410 rmove_glob("orig/stuff-*", $trg [,$buf]) or die $!;
411
412=head1 DESCRIPTION
413
414This module copies and moves directories recursively (or single files, well... singley) to an optional depth and attempts to preserve each file or directory's mode.
415
416=head1 EXPORT
417
418None by default. But you can export all the functions as in the example above and the path* functions if you wish.
419
420=head2 fcopy()
421
422This function uses File::Copy's copy() function to copy a file but not a directory. Any directories are recursively created if need be.
423One difference to File::Copy::copy() is that fcopy attempts to preserve the mode (see Preserving Mode below)
424The optional $buf in the synopsis if the same as File::Copy::copy()'s 3rd argument
425returns the same as File::Copy::copy() in scalar context and 1,0,0 in list context to accomidate rcopy()'s list context on regular files. (See below for more info)
426
427=head2 dircopy()
428
429This function recursively traverses the $orig directory's structure and recursively copies it to the $new directory.
430$new is created if necessary (multiple non existant directories is ok (IE foo/bar/baz). The script logically and portably creates all of them if necessary).
431It attempts to preserve the mode (see Preserving Mode below) and
432by default it copies all the way down into the directory, (see Managing Depth) below.
433If a directory is not specified it croaks just like fcopy croaks if its not a file that is specified.
434
435returns true or false, for true in scalar context it returns the number of files and directories copied,
436In list context it returns the number of files and directories, number of directories only, depth level traversed.
437
438 my $num_of_files_and_dirs = dircopy($orig,$new);
439 my($num_of_files_and_dirs,$num_of_dirs,$depth_traversed) = dircopy($orig,$new);
440
441Normally it stops and return's if a copy fails, to continue on regardless set $File::Copy::Recursive::SkipFlop to true.
442
443 local $File::Copy::Recursive::SkipFlop = 1;
444
445That way it will copy everythgingit can ina directory and won't stop because of permissions, etc...
446
447=head2 rcopy()
448
449This function will allow you to specify a file *or* directory. It calls fcopy() if its a file and dircopy() if its a directory.
450If you call rcopy() (or fcopy() for that matter) on a file in list context, the values will be 1,0,0 since no directories and no depth are used.
451This is important becasue if its a directory in list context and there is only the initial directory the return value is 1,1,1.
452
453=head2 rcopy_glob()
454
455This function lets you specify a pattern suitable for perl's glob() as the first argument. Subsequently each path returned by perl's glob() gets rcopy()ied.
456
457It returns and array whose items are array refs that contain the return value of each rcopy() call.
458
459It forces behavior as if $File::Copy::Recursive::CPRFComp is true.
460
461=head2 fmove()
462
463Copies the file then removes the original. You can manage the path the original file is in according to $RemvBase.
464
465=head2 dirmove()
466
467Uses dircopy() to copy the directory then removes the original. You can manage the path the original directory is in according to $RemvBase.
468
469=head2 rmove()
470
471Like rcopy() but calls fmove() or dirmove() instead.
472
473=head2 rmove_glob()
474
475Like rcopy_glob() but calls rmove() instead of rcopy()
476
477=head3 $RemvBase
478
479Default is false. When set to true the *move() functions will not only attempt to remove the original file or directory but will remove the given path it is in.
480
481So if you:
482
483 rmove('foo/bar/baz', '/etc/');
484 # "baz" is removed from foo/bar after it is successfully copied to /etc/
485
486 local $File::Copy::Recursive::Remvbase = 1;
487 rmove('foo/bar/baz','/etc/');
488 # if baz is successfully copied to /etc/ :
489 # first "baz" is removed from foo/bar
490 # then "foo/bar is removed via pathrm()
491
492=head4 $ForcePth
493
494Default is false. When set to true it calls pathempty() before any directories are removed to empty the directory so it can be rmdir()'ed when $RemvBase is in effect.
495
496=head2 Creating and Removing Paths
497
498=head3 $NoFtlPth
499
500Default is false. If set to true rmdir(), mkdir(), and pathempty() calls in pathrm() and pathmk() do not return() on failure.
501
502If its set to true they just silently go about their business regardless. This isn't a good idea but its there if you want it.
503
504=head3 $DirPerms
505
506Mode to pass to any mkdir() calls. Defaults to 0777 as per umask()'s POD. Explicitly having this allows older perls to be able to use FCR and might add a bit of flexibility for you.
507
508Any value you set it to should be suitable for oct()
509
510=head3 Path functions
511
512These functions exist soley because they were necessary for the move and copy functions to have the features they do and not because they are of themselves the purpose of this module. That being said, here is how they work so you can understand how the copy and move funtions work and use them by themselves if you wish.
513
514=head4 pathrm()
515
516Removes a given path recursively. It removes the *entire* path so be carefull!!!
517
518Returns 2 if the given path is not a directory.
519
520 File::Copy::Recursive::pathrm('foo/bar/baz') or die $!;
521 # foo no longer exists
522
523Same as:
524
525 rmdir 'foo/bar/baz' or die $!;
526 rmdir 'foo/bar' or die $!;
527 rmdir 'foo' or die $!;
528
529An optional second argument makes it call pathempty() before any rmdir()'s when set to true.
530
531 File::Copy::Recursive::pathrm('foo/bar/baz', 1) or die $!;
532 # foo no longer exists
533
534Same as:PFSCheck
535
536 File::Copy::Recursive::pathempty('foo/bar/baz') or die $!;
537 rmdir 'foo/bar/baz' or die $!;
538 File::Copy::Recursive::pathempty('foo/bar/') or die $!;
539 rmdir 'foo/bar' or die $!;
540 File::Copy::Recursive::pathempty('foo/') or die $!;
541 rmdir 'foo' or die $!;
542
543An optional third argument acts like $File::Copy::Recursive::NoFtlPth, again probably not a good idea.
544
545=head4 pathempty()
546
547Recursively removes the given directory's contents so it is empty. returns 2 if argument is not a directory, 1 on successfully emptying the directory.
548
549 File::Copy::Recursive::pathempty($pth) or die $!;
550 # $pth is now an empty directory
551
552=head4 pathmk()
553
554Creates a given path recursively. Creates foo/bar/baz even if foo does not exist.
555
556 File::Copy::Recursive::pathmk('foo/bar/baz') or die $!;
557
558An optional second argument if true acts just like $File::Copy::Recursive::NoFtlPth, which means you'd never get your die() if something went wrong. Again, probably a *bad* idea.
559
560=head4 pathrmdir()
561
562Same as rmdir() but it calls pathempty() first to recursively empty it first since rmdir can not remove a directory with contents.
563Just removes the top directory the path given instead of the entire path like pathrm(). Return 2 if given argument does not exist (IE its already gone). Return false if it exists but is not a directory.
564
565=head2 Preserving Mode
566
567By default a quiet attempt is made to change the new file or directory to the mode of the old one.
568To turn this behavior off set
569 $File::Copy::Recursive::KeepMode
570to false;
571
572=head2 Managing Depth
573
574You can set the maximum depth a directory structure is recursed by setting:
575 $File::Copy::Recursive::MaxDepth
576to a whole number greater than 0.
577
578=head2 SymLinks
579
580If your system supports symlinks then symlinks will be copied as symlinks instead of as the target file.
581Perl's symlink() is used instead of File::Copy's copy()
582You can customize this behavior by setting $File::Copy::Recursive::CopyLink to a true or false value.
583It is already set to true or false dending on your system's support of symlinks so you can check it with an if statement to see how it will behave:
584
585 if($File::Copy::Recursive::CopyLink) {
586 print "Symlinks will be preserved\n";
587 } else {
588 print "Symlinks will not be preserved because your system does not support it\n";
589 }
590
591If symlinks are being copied you can set $File::Copy::Recursive::BdTrgWrn to true to make it carp when it copies a link whose target does not exist. Its false by default.
592
593 local $File::Copy::Recursive::BdTrgWrn = 1;
594
595=head2 Removing existing target file or directory before copying.
596
597This can be done by setting $File::Copy::Recursive::RMTrgFil or $File::Copy::Recursive::RMTrgDir for file or directory behavior respectively.
598
5990 = off (This is the default)
600
6011 = carp() $! if removal fails
602
6032 = return if removal fails
604
605 local $File::Copy::Recursive::RMTrgFil = 1;
606 fcopy($orig, $target) or die $!;
607 # if it fails it does warn() and keeps going
608
609 local $File::Copy::Recursive::RMTrgDir = 2;
610 dircopy($orig, $target) or die $!;
611 # if it fails it does your "or die"
612
613This should be unnecessary most of the time but its there if you need it :)
614
615=head2 Turning off stat() check
616
617By default the files or directories are checked to see if they are the same (IE linked, or two paths (absolute/relative or different relative paths) to the same file) by comparing the file's stat() info.
618It's a very efficient check that croaks if they are and shouldn't be turned off but if you must for some weird reason just set $File::Copy::Recursive::PFSCheck to a false value. ("PFS" stands for "Physical File System")
619
620=head2 Emulating cp -rf dir1/ dir2/
621
622By default dircopy($dir1,$dir2) will put $dir1's contents right into $dir2 whether $dir2 exists or not.
623
624You can make dircopy() emulate cp -rf by setting $File::Copy::Recursive::CPRFComp to true.
625
626NOTE: This only emulates -f in the sense that it does not prompt. It does not remove the target file or directory if it exists.
627If you need to do that then use the variables $RMTrgFil and $RMTrgDir described in "Removing existing target file or directory before copying" above.
628
629That means that if $dir2 exists it puts the contents into $dir2/$dir1 instead of $dir2 just like cp -rf.
630If $dir2 does not exist then the contents go into $dir2 like normal (also like cp -rf)
631
632So assuming 'foo/file':
633
634 dircopy('foo', 'bar') or die $!;
635 # if bar does not exist the result is bar/file
636 # if bar does exist the result is bar/file
637
638 $File::Copy::Recursive::CPRFComp = 1;
639 dircopy('foo', 'bar') or die $!;
640 # if bar does not exist the result is bar/file
641 # if bar does exist the result is bar/foo/file
642
643You can also specify a star for cp -rf glob type behavior:
644
645 dircopy('foo/*', 'bar') or die $!;
646 # if bar does not exist the result is bar/file
647 # if bar does exist the result is bar/file
648
649 $File::Copy::Recursive::CPRFComp = 1;
650 dircopy('foo/*', 'bar') or die $!;
651 # if bar does not exist the result is bar/file
652 # if bar does exist the result is bar/file
653
654NOTE: The '*' is only like cp -rf foo/* and *DOES NOT EXPAND PARTIAL DIRECTORY NAMES LIKE YOUR SHELL DOES* (IE not like cp -rf fo* to copy foo/*)
655
656=head2 Allowing Copy Loops
657
658If you want to allow:
659
660 cp -rf . foo/
661
662type behavior set $File::Copy::Recursive::CopyLoop to true.
663
664This is false by default so that a check is done to see if the source directory will contain the target directory and croaks to avoid this problem.
665
666If you ever find a situation where $CopyLoop = 1 is desirable let me know (IE its a bad bad idea but is there if you want it)
667
668(Note: On Windows this was necessary since it uses stat() to detemine samedness and stat() is essencially useless for this on Windows.
669The test is now simply skipped on Windows but I'd rather have an actual reliable check if anyone in Microsoft land would care to share)
670
671=head1 SEE ALSO
672
673L<File::Copy> L<File::Spec>
674
675=head1 TO DO
676
677I am currently working on and reviewing some other modules to use in the new interface so we can lose the horrid globals as well as some other undesirable traits and also more easily make available some long standing requests.
678
679Tests will be easier to do with the new interface and hence the testing focus will shift to the new interface and aim to be comprehensive.
680
681The old interface will work, it just won't be brought in until it is used, so it will add no overhead for users of the new interface.
682
683I'll add this after the latest verision has been out for a while with no new features or issues found :)
684
685=head1 AUTHOR
686
687Daniel Muey, L<http://drmuey.com/cpan_contact.pl>
688
689=head1 COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
690
691Copyright 2004 by Daniel Muey
692
693This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
694it under the same terms as Perl itself.
695
696=cut