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NAME
       Parse::CPAN::Meta - Parse META.yml and META.json CPAN metadata files
SYNOPSIS
           #############################################
           # In your file
           ---
           name: My-Distribution
           version: 1.23
           resources:
             homepage: "http://example.com/dist/My-Distribution"

           #############################################
           # In your program
           use Parse::CPAN::Meta;
           my $distmeta = Parse::CPAN::Meta->load_file('META.yml');
           # Reading properties
           my $name     = $distmeta->{name};
           my $version  = $distmeta->{version};
           my $homepage = $distmeta->{resources}{homepage};
DESCRIPTION
       Parse::CPAN::Meta is a parser for META.json and META.yml files, using
       JSON::PP and/or CPAN::Meta::YAML.
       Parse::CPAN::Meta provides three methods: "load_file",
       "load_json_string", and "load_yaml_string".  These will read and
       deserialize CPAN metafiles, and are described below in detail.
       Parse::CPAN::Meta provides a legacy API of only two functions, based on
       the YAML functions of the same name. Wherever possible, identical
       calling semantics are used.  These may only be used with YAML sources.
       All error reporting is done with exceptions (die'ing).
       Note that META files are expected to be in UTF-8 encoding, only.  When
       converted string data, it must first be decoded from UTF-8.
METHODS
   load_file
         my $metadata_structure = Parse::CPAN::Meta->load_file('META.json');
         my $metadata_structure = Parse::CPAN::Meta->load_file('META.yml');
       This method will read the named file and deserialize it to a data
       structure, determining whether it should be JSON or YAML based on the
       filename.  On Perl 5.8.1 or later, the file will be read using the
       ":utf8" IO layer.
   load_yaml_string
         my $metadata_structure = Parse::CPAN::Meta->load_yaml_string($yaml_string);
       This method deserializes the given string of YAML and returns the first
       document in it.  (CPAN metadata files should always have only one
       document.)  If the source was UTF-8 encoded, the string must be decoded
       before calling "load_yaml_string".
   load_json_string
         my $metadata_structure = Parse::CPAN::Meta->load_json_string($json_string);
       This method deserializes the given string of JSON and the result.  If
       the source was UTF-8 encoded, the string must be decoded before calling
       "load_json_string".
   yaml_backend
         my $backend = Parse::CPAN::Meta->yaml_backend;
       Returns the module name of the YAML serializer. See "ENVIRONMENT" for
       details.
   json_backend
         my $backend = Parse::CPAN::Meta->json_backend;
       Returns the module name of the JSON serializer.  This will either be
       JSON::PP or JSON.  Even if "PERL_JSON_BACKEND" is set, this will return
       JSON as further delegation is handled by the JSON module.  See
       "ENVIRONMENT" for details.
FUNCTIONS
       For maintenance clarity, no functions are exported.  These functions
       are available for backwards compatibility only and are best avoided in
       favor of "load_file".
   Load
         my @yaml = Parse::CPAN::Meta::Load( $string );
       Parses a string containing a valid YAML stream into a list of Perl data
       structures.
   LoadFile
         my @yaml = Parse::CPAN::Meta::LoadFile( 'META.yml' );
       Reads the YAML stream from a file instead of a string.
ENVIRONMENT
   PERL_JSON_BACKEND
       By default, JSON::PP will be used for deserializing JSON data. If the
       "PERL_JSON_BACKEND" environment variable exists, is true and is not
       "JSON::PP", then the JSON module (version 2.5 or greater) will be
       loaded and used to interpret "PERL_JSON_BACKEND".  If JSON is not
       installed or is too old, an exception will be thrown.
   PERL_YAML_BACKEND
       By default, CPAN::Meta::YAML will be used for deserializing YAML data.
       If the "PERL_YAML_BACKEND" environment variable is defined, then it is
       intepreted as a module to use for deserialization.  The given module
       must be installed, must load correctly and must implement the "Load()"
       function or an exception will be thrown.
SUPPORT
       Bugs should be reported via the CPAN bug tracker at
       <http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/ReportBug.html?Queue=Parse-CPAN-Meta>;
AUTHOR
       Adam Kennedy <adamk AT cpan.org>
COPYRIGHT
       Copyright 2006 - 2010 Adam Kennedy.
       This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
       under the same terms as Perl itself.
       The full text of the license can be found in the LICENSE file included
       with this module.

perl v5.16.3                      2012-04-05              Parse::CPAN::Meta(3)