Badger::Codec
# creating a Badger::Codec subclass package My::Codec; use base 'Badger::Codec'; sub encode { my ($self, $data) = @_; # do something return $encoded_data; } sub decode { my ($self, $encoded_data) = @_; # do something return $decoded_data; } # using the subclass: use My::Codec; my $codec = My::Codec->new(); my $encoded = $codec->encode($some_data); my $decoded = $codec->decode($encoded);
This documentation describes the inner working of codec modules. You should only need to consult this documentation if you're writing a codec subclass. For a general introduction to codecs and examples of use, please see Badger::Codecs.
This module implements a base class codec module for encoding and
decoding data to and from different formats. It must be subclassed to
provide useful implementations of the encode()
and
decode()
methods.
In most, if not all cases, subclasses will simply delegate to subroutines
provided by other modules. For example, the Badger::Codec::Storable
module delegates to the freeze()
and thaw()
methods provided by the Storable module.
Method for encoding data. This must be redefined in subclassed modules.
Method for decoding data. This must be redefined in subclassed modules.
Andy Wardley http://wardley.org/