Template::Direct::Data - Creates a dataset handeler
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Template::Direct::Data - Creates a dataset handeler
SYNOPSIS

use Template::Direct::Data;
my $data = Template::Direct::Data->new( [ Data ] );
$datum = $data->getDatum( 'datum_name' );
$data = $data->getData( 'datum_name' );
If you want to add more data you can push another namespace level
This will force the data checking to check this data first then
the one before until it reaches the last one.
$data->pushData( [ More Data ] )
$data->pushDatum( 'datum_name' )
$data = $data->popData()
DESCRIPTION

Control a set of data namespaces which are defined by the top level
set of names in a hash ref.
All Data should be in the form { name => value } where value can be
any hash ref, scalar, or array ref (should work with overridden objects too)
Based on L<Template::Direct::Compile> (version 2.0) which this replaces
METHODS

class->new( $data )
Create a new Data instance.
$data->pushData( $data )
Add a new data to this data set stack
$data->pushNew( $data )
Returns a new Data object with $object data plus
The new data.
$data->pushDatum( $name )
Find an existing data structure within myself
And add it as a new namespace; thus bringing it
into scope.
Returns 1 if found and 0 if failed to find substruct
$data->pushNewDatum( $name )
Find an existing data structure within myself and create
A new object to contain my own data and this new sub scope.
( believe it or not this is useful)
$data->popData( )
Remove the last pushed data from the stack
$data->getDatum( $name, forceString => 1, maxDepth => undef )
Returns the structure or scalar found in the name.
The name can be made up of multiple parts:
name4_45_value is the same as $data{'name4'}[45]{'value'}
forceString - ensures the result is a string and not an array ref
or undef values.
maxDepth - Maximum number of depths to try before giving up and
returning nothing, default: infinate.
$data->getArrayDatum( $name )
Like getDatum but forces output to be an array ref or undef if not valid
$data->dataDump()
Dumps all data using the current variable scope.
$data->_getSubStructure( $name, $data )
$data->_makeArray( $data )
Forces the data input to be an array ref:
Integer -> Array of indexes [ 0, 1, 2 ... $x ]
Code -> Returned from code execution (cont)
Array -> Returned Directly
Hash -> Returns [ { name => $i, value => $j }, ... ]
$data->_makeHash( $data )
Forces the data input to be an hash ref:
Code -> Returned from code execution (cont)
Hash -> Returned Directly
Other -> { value => $data }
AUTHOR

Martin Owens - Copyright 2007, AGPL
package Template::Direct::Data;
use strict;
use warnings;
use Carp;
sub new {
my ($class, $data) = @_;
my $self = bless { sets => [ ] }, $class;
$self->pushData($data) if $data;
return $self;
}
sub pushData {
my ($self, $data) = @_;
if(defined($data)) {
if(UNIVERSAL::isa($data, 'ARRAY')) {
push @{$self->{'sets'}}, @{$data};
} else {
push @{$self->{'sets'}}, $data;
}
return 1;
}
return undef;
}
sub pushNew {
my ($self, $adddata) = @_;
my $newobject = undef;
foreach my $data (@{$self->{'sets'}}) {
if(not $newobject) {
$newobject = Template::Direct::Data->new( $data );
} else {
$newobject->pushData( $data );
}
}
$newobject->pushData( $adddata );
return $newobject;
}
sub pushDatum {
my ($self, $name) = @_;
my $data = $self->getDatum( $name );
return $self->push( $data );
}
sub pushNewDatum {
my ($self, $name) = @_;
my $data = $self->getDatum( $name );
return $self->pushNew( $data );
}
sub popData {
my ($self) = @_;
return pop @{$self->{'sets'}};
}
sub getDatum {
my ($self, $name, %p) = @_;
return '' if not defined $name or $name eq '';
my $depth = $p{'maxDepth'} || -1;
# This is a special data controler for
# printing the current scopes data to the template.
# Useful for debugging and seeing what is available.
if($name eq 'doc_debug_print') {
return $self->dataDump();
}
# Search backwards for the value
foreach my $data (reverse(@{$self->{'sets'}})) {
# Control how many of the record sets should be used
last if $depth == 0;
$depth--;
# Prefix will tell you if we are in any loops
my $pdata = $self->_getSubStructure( $name, $data );
next if not defined $pdata;
# Print the size of the array when required
$pdata = scalar(@{$pdata}) if $p{'forceString'} and UNIVERSAL::isa($pdata, 'ARRAY');
# Only return defined values
return $pdata if defined($pdata);
}
return $p{'forceString'} ? '' : undef;
}
sub getArrayDatum {
my ($self, $name, %p) = @_;
return $self->_makeArray($name) if $name =~ /^\-?\d+$/;
return $self->_makeArray($self->getDatum($name, %p));
}
sub dataDump {
my ($self) = @_;
return "<br/>".$self->_debugArray($self->{'sets'}, undef)."<br/>";
}
sub _debugArray {
my ($self, $array, $prefix) = @_;
my $result = '';
my $index = 0;
foreach my $item (@{$array}) {
$result .= $self->_debugItem($item, (defined $prefix ? $prefix.'_'.$index : undef) );
$index++;
}
return $result;
}
sub _debugHash {
my ($self, $hash, $prefix) = @_;
my $result = '';
foreach my $name (keys(%{$hash})) {
if($name ne 'parent') {
$result .= $self->_debugItem($hash->{$name}, (defined $prefix ? $prefix.'_'.$name : $name) );
}
}
return $result;
}
sub _debugItem {
my ($self, $item, $prefix) = @_;
return '' if not defined $item;
if(UNIVERSAL::isa($item, 'ARRAY')) {
return $self->_debugArray( $item, $prefix );
} elsif(UNIVERSAL::isa($item, 'HASH')) {
return $self->_debugHash( $item, $prefix );
}
return $prefix.": '".$item."'<br/>" if defined $item;
}
sub _getSubStructure {
my ($self, $name, $data) = @_;
my $pdata = $data;
foreach my $part (split(/_/, $name)) {
if(not defined($pdata)) {
last;
}
if($part =~ /^\-?\d+$/) {
if($part < 0) {
my $a = $self->_makeArray($pdata);
$pdata = $a->[@{$a}+$part];
} else {
$pdata = $self->_makeArray($pdata)->[$part];
}
} else {
$pdata = $self->_makeHash($pdata)->{$part};
}
}
return $pdata;
}
sub _makeArray
{
my ($self, $data) = @_;
return undef if not defined($data);
if(not ref($data)) {
my ($from, $to) = (1, 0);
if($data =~ /^\d+$/) {
$to = $data;
}
if($to >= $from) {
my @result;
for(my $i = $from; $i <= $to; $i++ ) {
push @result, $i;
}
return \@result;
}
}
if(UNIVERSAL::isa($data, 'CODE')) {
$data = &$data;
}
# This is to deal with overloaded variables
if(my $sub = overload::Method($data, '@{}')) {
return \@{$data};
}
if(my $sub = overload::Method($data, '%{}')) {
$data = \%{$data};
}
return $data if UNIVERSAL::isa($data, 'ARRAY');
if(UNIVERSAL::isa($data, 'HASH')) {
my @tmparray;
foreach my $name (keys(%{$data})) {
my $value = $data->{$name};
push(@tmparray, {'name' => $name, 'value' => $value});
}
return \@tmparray;
}
return undef;
}
sub _makeHash
{
my ($self, $data) = @_;
return if not defined($data);
if(UNIVERSAL::isa($data, 'CODE')) {
$data = &$data;
}
if(my $sub = overload::Method($data, '%{}')) {
$data = \%{$data};
}
return $data if UNIVERSAL::isa($data, 'HASH');
return { value => $data };
}
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