User::grent(3) User::grent(3)
NAME
User::grent - by-name interface to Perl's built-in getgr*() functions
SYNOPSIS
use User::grent;
$gr = getgrgid(0) or die "No group zero";
if ( $gr->name eq 'wheel' && @{$gr->members} > 1 ) {
print "gid zero name wheel, with other members";
}
use User::grent qw(:FIELDS;
getgrgid(0) or die "No group zero";
if ( $gr_name eq 'wheel' && @gr_members > 1 ) {
print "gid zero name wheel, with other members";
}
$gr = getgr($whoever);
DESCRIPTION
This module's default exports override the core getgrent(), getgruid(),
and getgrnam() functions, replacing them with versions that return
"User::grent" objects. This object has methods that return the similarly
named structure field name from the C's passwd structure from grp.h;
namely name, passwd, gid, and members (not mem). The first three return
scalars, the last an array reference.
You may also import all the structure fields directly into your namespace
as regular variables using the :FIELDS import tag. (Note that this still
overrides your core functions.) Access these fields as variables named
with a preceding gr_. Thus, $group_obj->gid() corresponds to $gr_gid if
you import the fields. Array references are available as regular array
variables, so @{ $group_obj->members() } would be simply @gr_members.
The getpw() funtion is a simple front-end that forwards a numeric
argument to getpwuid() and the rest to getpwnam().
To access this functionality without the core overrides, pass the use an
empty import list, and then access function functions with their full
qualified names. On the other hand, the built-ins are still available
via the CORE:: pseudo-package.
NOTE
While this class is currently implemented using the Class::Struct module
to build a struct-like class, you shouldn't rely upon this.
AUTHOR
Tom Christiansen
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