Meta::Digest::Collection - a collection of MD5 signatures for files.

Copyright (C) 2001, 2002 Mark Veltzer; All rights reserved.

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	MANIFEST: Collection.pm
	PROJECT: meta
	VERSION: 0.06

	package foo;
	use Meta::Digest::Collection qw();
	my($object)=Meta::Digest::Collection->new();
	$object->add_file("/etc/passwd");

This object encapsulates a collection of MD5. This collection maps files to signatures and signatures to maps.

The class uses the many to one mapping object (which is all it is except for a few masking/convenience routines).

	insert_file($$)
	has_file($$)
	has_sum($$)
	get_files_by_sum($$)
	get_sum_by_file($$)
	TEST($)

insert_file($$)

Read a file, calculate it's sum and add it to the map.

has_file($$)

Return whether the file exists in the collection.

has_sum($$)

Return whether the sum exists in the collection.

get_files_by_sum($$)

Return the set of files that have the specified md5 sum.

get_sum_by_file($$)

Return the md5 sum of the specified file.

TEST($)

Test suite for this module.

Meta::Ds::MapM1(3)

None.

	Name: Mark Veltzer
	Email: mailto:veltzer@cpan.org
	WWW: http://www.veltzer.org
	CPAN id: VELTZER

	0.00 MV web site development
	0.01 MV web site automation
	0.02 MV SEE ALSO section fix
	0.03 MV download scripts
	0.04 MV bring movie data
	0.05 MV more pdmt stuff
	0.06 MV md5 issues

Meta::Digest::MD5(3), Meta::Ds::MapM1(3), strict(3)

Nothing.