Source: libgetargs-long-perl Section: perl Priority: optional Maintainer: Colin Watson Build-Depends: debhelper-compat (= 12), liblog-agent-perl (>= 0.105), libmodule-install-perl (>= 0.40), libtest-compile-perl, libtest-pod-perl (>= 1.00), libuniversal-require-perl, liburi-perl, Standards-Version: 3.9.6 Homepage: https://metacpan.org/release/Getargs-Long/ Vcs-Git: https://salsa.debian.org/debian/libgetargs-long-perl.git Vcs-Browser: https://salsa.debian.org/debian/libgetargs-long-perl Testsuite: autopkgtest-pkg-perl Rules-Requires-Root: no Package: libgetargs-long-perl Architecture: all Depends: liblog-agent-perl, perl (>= 5.8), ${misc:Depends}, ${perl:Depends} Description: Perl module to parse long function arguments The Getargs::Long module allows usage of named parameters in function calls, along with optional argument type-checking. It provides an easy way to get at the parameters within the routine, and yields concise descriptions for the common cases of all-mandatory and all-optional parameter lists. . The validation of arguments can be done by a structure-driven routine getargs() which is fine for infrequently called routines (but should be slower), or via a dedicated routine created and compiled on the fly the first time it is needed, by using the cgetargs() family (expected to be faster). . The Log::Agent module is used to report errors, which leaves to the application the choice of the final logging method: to a file, to STDERR, or to syslog. . Note that this module is still in the alpha stage of development, and the interface to it may change: indeed, it changed between 0.1.2 and 0.1.3.