package CBNP::Boilerplate;
use strict;
use vars qw($VERSION @ISA @EXPORT_OK %EXPORT_TAGS);
use Carp ":DEFAULT", "cluck"; # For informative error messages
use CGI "-debug"; # For parameter access with the function param()
# Using CGI::param this way, instead of 'use CGI ":standard";' keeps CGI from
# asking for name=value pairs unless param() is actually called
require Exporter;
@ISA = qw(Exporter);
@EXPORT_OK = ("cgiParamRequired",
"cgiParamWithDefault",
"optionRequired",
"optionWithDefault",
"loadOptionsFromFile",
"writeOptionsToFile");
%EXPORT_TAGS = (standard => ["cgiParamRequired",
"cgiParamWithDefault",
"optionRequired",
"optionWithDefault"],
CGI => ["cgiParamRequired",
"cgiParamWithDefault"],
options => ["optionRequired",
"optionWithDefault",
"loadOptionsFromFile",
"writeOptionsToFile"]);
$VERSION = "0.03";
# POD-formatted documentation
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
=head1 NAME
CBNP::Boilerplate - Functions that many Perl scripts seem to need
=head1 SYNOPSIS
use CBNP::Boilerplate ":standard";
-OR-
use CBNP::Boilerplate ":CGI";
-OR-
use CBNP::Boilerplate ":options";
# A couple easy examples
my $value = cgiParamRequired("first_name");
my $value = cgiParamRequired("first_name", "informative error message");
my $value = cgiParamWithDefault("second_name", "default value");
# Array context also recognized for cgiParam functions
my @values = cgiParamRequired("first_name");
my @values = cgiParamWithDefault("second_name",
"valueA", "valueB", "valueC"); # The array of these 3 values is default
# Parameter hash is a reference to name->value pairs
my $optionValue = optionRequired(\%params, "option_name");
my $optionValue = optionRequired(\%params, "option_name",
"informative error message");
my $optionValue = optionWithDefault(\%params, "option_name",
"default value");
# Option file functions
# Pre-existing option values take precedence when there is a conflict.
# This is intended to make it simple for command-line arguments to override
# file-defined option values
# Yeah, this might not do FULL command-line representation, but it should
# be good enough to start with :)
# Pass in a hash ref which will be modified
# If you already know the file name to read from, you can specify it
loadOptionsFromFile(\%options, $optionFileName);
# If the file name is one of the options, you can use this style where the
# has href MUST CONTAIN the key/value "option_file" which is the file
# name to read.
loadOptionsFromFile(\%options);
# Write an options XML file
writeOptionsToFile(\%options, $outputFileName);
# You can also specify write mode if you want, valid modes are:
# 0 - No stomping of file (default if not supplied)
# 1 - [NOT IMPLEMENTED] append to file
# 2 - Stop existing file if it's there
writeOptionsToFile(\%options, $outputFileName, $writeMode);
# Sample option file
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answer.out
=head1 EXAMPLES
See Synopsis
=head1 DESCRIPTION
CBNP::Boilerplate defines functions that many perl scripts need
=head1 APPENDIX
The following documentation describes the functions in this package
=cut
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
=head2 cgiParamRequired
Usage : my $value = cgiParamRequired("first_name");
my $value = cgiParamRequired("first_name",
"informative error message");
my @values = cgiParamRequired("first_name");
my @values = cgiParamRequired("first_name",
"informative error message");
Function : Will retrieve the passed in CGI value of the argument. If there
is no CGI argument of that name, or if the value is blank, then
this function will abort with Carp out.
Arguments : String - the CGI parameter name to retrieve the value of
String - error message to show if parameter loading fails
Example : See Usage
Returns : String - value of the argument (in scalar context) -OR-
Array - all values of the argument (in array context)
=cut
sub cgiParamRequired
{
my ($paramName, $usageString) = @_;
if(!defined $usageString)
{
$usageString = " ";
}
# Detect context and return appropriate type
# Using CGI::param this way, instead of 'use CGI ":standard";' keeps CGI
# from asking for name=value pairs unless param() is actually called
if(wantarray())
{
# Array context
my @paramValues = CGI::param($paramName); # Always returns an array?
if(scalar(@paramValues) == 0)
{
confess("CGI array parameter \"$paramName\" was invalid but is " .
"required\n$usageString");
}
return @paramValues;
}
else
{
# Scalar context
my $paramValue = CGI::param($paramName);
if(!defined $paramValue || $paramValue =~ /^\s*$/)
{
confess("CGI parameter \"$paramName\" was invalid but is " .
"required\n$usageString");
}
return $paramValue;
}
}
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
=head2 cgiParamWithDefault
Usage : my $value = cgiParamWithDefault("second_name", "default value");
Function : Will retrieve the passed in CGI value of the argument. If there
is no CGI argument of that name, or if the value is blank, then
the default parameter value will be returned
Be careful, wierd things will happen with default arrays if you're
not paying attention.
Arguments : String - the CGI parameter name to retrieve the value of
String - the default to return in absence of a CGI value
Example : See Usage
Returns : String - value of the argument, or the default value
=cut
sub cgiParamWithDefault
{
my ($paramName, $firstDefault, @otherDefaults) = @_;
# Using CGI::param this way, instead of 'use CGI ":standard";' keeps CGI
# from asking for name=value pairs unless param() is actually called
if(wantarray())
{
# Array context
my @paramValues = CGI::param($paramName);
#print "Array context
\n";
if(scalar(@paramValues) == 0)
{
@paramValues = ();
#print "Empty param set
\n";
if(defined $firstDefault)
{
#print "Has First Default
\n";
push(@paramValues, $firstDefault);
if(scalar(@otherDefaults != 0))
{
#print "Has Other Defaults
\n";
push(@paramValues, @otherDefaults);
}
}
#@paramValues = @{$paramDefault};
}
return @paramValues;
}
else
{
# Scalar context
my $paramValue = CGI::param($paramName);
if(!defined $paramValue || $paramValue =~ /^\s*$/)
{
$paramValue = $firstDefault;
}
return $paramValue;
}
}
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
=head2 optionRequired
Usage : my $optionValue = optionRequired(\%params, "option_name");
my $optionValue = optionRequired(\%params, "option_name",
"informative error message");
Function : Will retrieve the value of the element from the passed-in hash
reference. If there is no element of that name, or if the value
is blank, then will Carp out.
Arguments : String - the element name to retrieve the value of
String - error message to show if parameter loading fails
Example : See Usage
Returns : String - value of the argument
=cut
sub optionRequired
{
my ($optionHashRef, $optionName, $usageString) = @_;
if(!defined $usageString)
{
$usageString = " ";
}
if(! exists $optionHashRef->{$optionName} ||
! defined $optionHashRef->{$optionName} ||
$optionHashRef->{$optionName} =~ /^\s*$/)
{
confess("option \"$optionName\" is required\n$usageString");
}
return $optionHashRef->{$optionName};
}
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
=head2 optionWithDefault
Usage : my $optionValue = optionWithDefault(\%params, "option_name",
"default value");
Function : Will retrieve the value of the element from the passed-in hash
reference. If there is no element of that name, or if the value
is blank, then the default parameter value will be returned.
Arguments : String - element name to retrieve the value of
String - default to return in absence of a value
Example : See Usage
Returns : String - value of the element, or the default value
=cut
sub optionWithDefault
{
my ($optionHashRef, $optionName, $defaultValue) = @_;
if(! exists $optionHashRef->{$optionName} ||
! defined $optionHashRef->{$optionName} ||
$optionHashRef->{$optionName} =~ /^\s*$/)
{
return $defaultValue;
}
else
{
return $optionHashRef->{$optionName};
}
}
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
=head2 loadOptionsFromFile
Usage : loadOptionsFromFile(\%options, $fileName);
loadOptionsFromFile(\%options); # This way is OK when %options
# has an "option_file" key with the filename as value
Function : Loads an option file, filling keys and values into the
option hash whenever the options weren't previously defined.
This function will silently do nothing if an option file is not
specified properly - this is so you don't need to include more
logic to only check file options when available. Sorry if it
causes you heartburn
Arguments : Hash ref - Hash of name/value pairs
String (optional with caveat) - File name to read
Example : See Usage
Returns :
=cut
sub loadOptionsFromFile
{
my ($optionRef, $optionalFileName) = @_;
# This use statement SHOULD probably be at the global scope, but I put
# it at the start of both the option file functions to keep it from being
# loaded unless actually used. I hope this means that pre 5.6.1 scripts
# don't crash when using Boilerplate!
use XML::LibXML;
# Catch bad parameter error
if(! defined $optionRef ||
ref($optionRef) ne "HASH")
{
confess("parameter must be a hash reference of name/value options");
}
# Load options from file if available, otherwise toss a warning and
# return in a giving-up-but-not-quitting fashion
my $optionFile;
if(defined $optionalFileName)
{
$optionFile = $optionalFileName;
}
else
{
# Since optional filename argument not provided, a "option_file"
# element must exist in the options ref in order to do anything useful
my $optionTitle = "option_file";
if(! exists($optionRef->{$optionTitle}))
{
# cluck("No option file visible: option \"$optionTitle\" must exist in " .
# "the option set, or a file name must be provided as second argument to " .
# "loadOptionsFromFile()");
return;
}
$optionFile = $optionRef->{$optionTitle};
}
# If file parameter doesn't have a value, toss hands (and warning) into
# the air and return
if(! defined $optionFile ||
$optionFile =~ /^\s*$/)
{
# cluck("No option file visible: the supplied option file was not " .
# "defined, or is the empty string");
return;
}
# Catch non-existent file errors early
if(! -e $optionFile)
{
confess("option file \"$optionFile\" not found");
}
# Load the option file
my $xmlParser = XML::LibXML->new();
my $xmlDoc = ($xmlParser->parse_file($optionFile))->getDocumentElement();
# Take the first option set (someday might be able to specify a name or
# ID for which option set to use)
my @setList = $xmlDoc->findnodes("//option_set");
if(scalar(@setList) < 1)
{
confess("failure - options file \"$optionFile\" had no valid \"option_set\" " .
"in it");
}
# Just take the first "option_set"
my $optionsNode = $setList[0];
my @nameValueNodes = $optionsNode->childNodes();
# Populate a temporary hash with the options in the file
my %optionsFromFile;
foreach my $currNameValueNode(@nameValueNodes)
{
my $currOptionName = $currNameValueNode->nodeName();
# Skip orphan text nodes, only look at sub-nodes
if($currOptionName eq "text")
{
next;
}
my $currOptionValue = $currNameValueNode->textContent();
#print "option from file \"$currOptionName\" has value \"$currOptionValue\"\n";
$optionsFromFile{$currOptionName} = $currOptionValue;
}
# Prefer pre-existing option values when there is a conflict - this
# is intented to make it simple for command-line options to take
# precedence over file-defined options.
foreach my $currOptionName(keys %optionsFromFile)
{
if(! exists $optionRef->{$currOptionName} ||
! defined $optionRef->{$currOptionName})
{
$optionRef->{$currOptionName} = $optionsFromFile{$currOptionName};
}
}
return;
}
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
=head2 writeOptionsToFile
Usage : writeOptionsToFile(\%options, $fileName, $writeMode);
Function : Writes an option file, printing name/value pairs as XML elements
Arguments : Hash ref - Hash of name/value pairs
String - File name to write
Integer (optional) - Write mode, valid values are:
0 - No stomping of file (default if not supplied)
1 - [NOT IMPLEMENTED] append to file
2 - Stop existing file if it's there
Example : See Usage
Returns :
=cut
sub writeOptionsToFile
{
my ($optionRef, $optionFileName, $writeMode) = @_;
# This use statement SHOULD probably be at the global scope, but I put
# it at the start of both the option file functions to keep it from being
# loaded unless actually used. I hope this means that pre 5.6.1 scripts
# don't crash when using Boilerplate!
use XML::LibXML;
# Validate parameters
if(! defined $optionRef ||
ref($optionRef) ne "HASH")
{
confess("Hash reference of options expected as first argument");
}
if(!defined $optionFileName ||
$optionFileName =~ /^\s*$/)
{
confess("File name expected as second argument");
}
# Write modes are:
# 0 - no stomping of files
# 1[NOT IMPLEMENTED] - append to existing file (or create if nonexistent)
# 2 - stomp existing file if it's there
if(! defined $writeMode ||
($writeMode != 0 &&
$writeMode != 1 &&
$writeMode != 2))
{
$writeMode = 0; # Default conservatively
}
# Practice file safety kids
if(-e $optionFileName)
{
if($writeMode == 0 ||
$writeMode == 1)
{
confess("Chickening out because asked to stomp the pre-existing " .
"file \"$optionFileName\"");
}
}
# Build the XML document to write
my $xmlDoc = XML::LibXML::Document->createDocument();
my $optionRoot = $xmlDoc->createElement("option_set");
$xmlDoc->setDocumentElement($optionRoot); # Set up the node as the root
foreach my $currOption(keys(%{$optionRef}))
{
# Blank options weren't defined on the command line, and weren't
# specified in the file (unless improperly so)
if(! defined $optionRef->{$currOption})
{
next;
}
$optionRoot->appendTextChild($currOption, $optionRef->{$currOption});
}
# The second arg of toFile() is 0 or undef for normal, 1 for human readable
$xmlDoc->toFile($optionFileName, 0);
return;
}
1; # Got one?
__END__
=head1 AUTHOR
Clinton Torres (clinton.torres@llnl.gov)
=head1 SEE ALSO
=cut