Filter::NumberLines::Simple - Source filter for Numbering lines (using Filter::Simple).

Filter-NumberLines documentation Contained in the Filter-NumberLines distribution.

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NAME

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Filter::NumberLines::Simple - Source filter for Numbering lines (using Filter::Simple).

SYNOPSIS

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Just put use Filter::NumberLines::Simple; at the top of your source file (below the shebang). It will automagically number your lines starting from the line after the use statement.

  use Filter::NumberLines::Simple;

DESCRIPTION

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Filter::NumberLines::Simple - Source filter for Numbering lines (using Filter::Simple).

NOTE

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This module is used in the Source Filters in Perl talk I'm planning for YAPC::Eu 2.00.2 in Munich.

REQUIREMENTS

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Filter::NumberLines::Simple requires Filter::Simple (which requires Filter::Util::Call)

TODO

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Make number of digits in line number configurable.

DISCLAIMER

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This code is released under GPL (GNU Public License). More information can be found on http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html

VERSION

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This is Filter::NumberLines::Simple 0.02.

AUTHOR

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Hendrik Van Belleghem (beatnik -at- quickndirty -dot- org)

SEE ALSO

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GNU & GPL - http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html

Filter::Simple - http://search.cpan.org/search?dist=Filter-Simple

Filter::Util::Call - http://search.cpan.org/search?dist=Filter

Paul Marquess' article on Source Filters - http://www.samag.com/documents/s=1287/sam03030004/

Filter-NumberLines documentation Contained in the Filter-NumberLines distribution. 
package Filter::NumberLines::Simple;

use Filter::Simple;

FILTER { s/^\d+\:\t//gm; };

open(F,"<$0") || die $!;
open(OUTFILE,">$0.bak") || die $!;
$line = 0;
my $no_go = 0;
my $past_use = 0;
$|++;
while(<F>)
{ $line++;
  if ($past_use && /^\d+\:\t/) { $no_go++;last; }
  if ($past_use)
  { $_ = sprintf ("%03d",$line).":\t".$_; }
  if (/use Filter\:\:NumberLines::Simple;/)
  { $past_use++; }
  print OUTFILE $_;
}
close(OUTFILE);
if (!$no_go)
{ unlink($0) || die $!;
  rename ("$0.bak",$0);
  close(F);
  exit;
} else { unlink("$0.bak") || die $!; }
1;
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