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CPAN::Meta::Validator(User Contributed Perl DocumentatCPAN::Meta::Validator(3)

NAME
       CPAN::Meta::Validator - validate CPAN distribution metadata structures
VERSION
       version 2.120921
SYNOPSIS
         my $struct = decode_json_file('META.json');
         my $cmv = CPAN::Meta::Validator->new( $struct );
         unless ( $cmv->is_valid ) {
           my $msg = "Invalid META structure.  Errors found:\n";
           $msg .= join( "\n", $cmv->errors );
           die $msg;
         }
DESCRIPTION
       This module validates a CPAN Meta structure against the version of the
       the specification claimed in the "meta-spec" field of the structure.
METHODS
   new
         my $cmv = CPAN::Meta::Validator->new( $struct )
       The constructor must be passed a metadata structure.
   is_valid
         if ( $cmv->is_valid ) {
           ...
         }
       Returns a boolean value indicating whether the metadata provided is
       valid.
   errors
         warn( join "\n", $cmv->errors );
       Returns a list of errors seen during validation.
BUGS
       Please report any bugs or feature using the CPAN Request Tracker.  Bugs
       can be submitted through the web interface at
       <http://rt.cpan.org/Dist/Display.html?Queue=CPAN-Meta>;
       When submitting a bug or request, please include a test-file or a patch
       to an existing test-file that illustrates the bug or desired feature.
AUTHORS
       o   David Golden <dagolden AT cpan.org>
       o   Ricardo Signes <rjbs AT cpan.org>
COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
       This software is copyright (c) 2010 by David Golden and Ricardo Signes.
       This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
       the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.

perl v5.16.3                      2012-04-01          CPAN::Meta::Validator(3)