NAME DOCSIS::ConfigFile - Decodes and encodes DOCSIS config-files VERSION Version 0.52 SYNOPSIS use DOCSIS::ConfigFile; use YAML; my $obj = DOCSIS::ConfigFile->new( shared_secret => '', # default advanced_output => 0, # default ); $obj->shared_secret("foobar"); my $encoded = $obj->encode([ {...}, {...}, ... ]); my $decoded = $obj->decode($filename); $obj->advanced_output(1); my $dec_adv = $obj->decode(\$encoded); print YAML::Dump($decoded); # see simple config in YAML format print YAML::Dump($dec_adv); # see advanced config in YAML format METHODS new Object constructor. decode Decodes a binary config-file. Needs only one of these arguments: Filehandle, path to file or reference to a binary string. Returns an array-ref of hashes, containing the config as a perl data structure. encode Encodes an array of hashes, containing the DOCSIS config-file settings. Takes only on argument: An array-ref of hashes. Returns a binary string. shared_secret Sets or gets the shared secret. advanced_output Sets weither advanced output should be enabled. Takes 0 or 1 as argument. Advanced output is off (0) by default. log Returns a log-handler. AUTHOR Jan Henning Thorsen, "" BUGS Please report any bugs or feature requests to "bug-docsis-perl at rt.cpan.org", or through the web interface at . I will be notified, and then you'll automatically be notified of progress on your bug as I make changes. SUPPORT You can find documentation for this module with the perldoc command. perldoc DOCSIS::ConfigFile You can also look for information at ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS COPYRIGHT & LICENSE This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself. Copyright (c) 2007 Jan Henning Thorsen This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. DOCSIS is a registered trademark of Cablelabs, http://www.cablelabs.com This module got its inspiration from the program docsis, http://docsis.sf.net.