Data::Struct

A Data::Struct is a data structure that can contain values
(attributes). The values of the attributes can be set at creation
time, and read and modified at run time. Attributes can be anything
that Perl can handle.

  use Data::Struct;
  # Define.
  struct Person => qw( name address city );
  # Create.
  my $p = struct Person => { name = "John Doe", city => "Paris" };
  # Use.
  $p->address = "Rue d'Eiffel 4993";

There's no checking done on types. You may want to use
L<Class::Struct> if you need type checking and inheritance.

This module implements structures without object features. It uses
lvalue accessors to allow value assignment. Lvalue accessors solve the
bikeshed problem of naming the accessors:

  attr / attr(1)
  set_attr / get_attr
  setAttr / getAttr
  SetAttr / GetAttr
  and so on.

Objects are much more powerful. Besides data, they can contain
behaviour (methods), support inheritance and encapsulation. Since this
module is dealing with data structuress and not Objects, I put it
under the Data:: hierarchy.

Please see L<Object::Tiny|Object::Tiny> cum suis for many similar
ideas.

INSTALLATION

To install this module, run the following commands:

	perl Makefile.PL
	make
	make test
	make install

SUPPORT AND DOCUMENTATION

After installing, you can find documentation for this module with the
perldoc command.

    perldoc Data::Struct

You can also look for information at:

    RT, CPAN's request tracker
        http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/Bugs.html?Dist=Data-Struct

    CPAN Ratings
        http://cpanratings.perl.org/d/Data-Struct

    Search CPAN
        http://search.cpan.org/dist/Data-Struct


COPYRIGHT AND LICENCE

Copyright (C) 2011 Johan Vromans

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the same terms as Perl itself.