CPAN::Plugin::Specfile - Proof of concept implementation of a trivial CPAN::Plugin

- NAME
- SYNOPSIS
- DESCRIPTION
  - OPTIONS
- AUTHOR

# NAME

CPAN::Plugin::Specfile - Proof of concept implementation of a trivial CPAN::Plugin

# SYNOPSIS

    # once in the cpan shell
    o conf plugin_list push CPAN::Plugin::Specfile

    # make permanent
    o conf commit

    # any time in the cpan shell to write a spec file
    test Acme::Meta

    # disable
    # if it is the last in plugin_list:
    o conf plugin_list pop
    # otherwise, determine the index to splice:
    o conf plugin_list
    # and then use splice, e.g. to splice position 3:
    o conf plugin_list splice 3 1

# DESCRIPTION

Implemented as a post-test hook, this plugin writes a specfile after every successful test run. The content is also written to the terminal.

As a side effect, the timestamps of the written specfiles reflect the linear order of all dependencies.

WARNING: This code is just a small demo how to use the plugin system of the CPAN shell, not a full fledged spec file writer. Do not expect new features in this plugin.

## OPTIONS

The target directory to store the spec files in can be set using `dir` as in

    o conf plugin_list push CPAN::Plugin::Specfile=dir,/tmp/specfiles-000042

The default directory for this is the `plugins/CPAN::Plugin::Specfile` directory in the cpan_home directory.

# AUTHOR

Andreas Koenig <andk@cpan.org>, Branislav Zahradnik <barney@cpan.org>

CPAN::Plugin::Specfile - Proof of concept implementation of a trivial CPAN::Plugin