NAME

       DateTime::Format::Builder::Parser::generic - Useful routines

VERSION

       version 0.83

METHODS

   Useful
       new

       Standard constructor. Returns a blessed hash; any arguments are placed in the hash. This is useful for
       storing information between methods.

       generic_parser

       This is a method provided solely for the benefit of "Parser" implementations. It semi-neatly abstracts a
       lot of the work involved.

       Basically, it takes parameters matching the assorted callbacks from the parser declarations and makes a
       coderef out of it all.

       Currently recognized callbacks are:

       •   on_match

       •   on_fail

       •   preprocess

       •   postprocess

   Methods for subclassing
       These are methods you should define when writing your own subclass.

       Note: these methods do not exist in this class. There is no point trying to call "$self->SUPER::do_match(
       ... )".

       do_match

       "do_match"  is  the  first phase. Arguments are the date and @args. "self", "label", "args". Return value
       must be defined if you match successfully.

       post_match

       "post_match" is called after the appropriate callback out of "on_match"/"on_fail" is  done.  It's  passed
       the date, the return value from "do_match" and the parsing hash.

       Its return value is used as the "post" argument to the "postprocess" callback, and as the second argument
       to "make".

       make

       "make"  takes  the  original  input,  the  return value from "post_match" and the parsing hash and should
       return a "DateTime" object or undefined.

   Delegations
       For use of "Parser", this module also delegates "valid_params" and "params". This is just convenience  to
       save typing the following:

           DateTime::Format::Builder::Parser->valid_params(...)

       Instead we get to type:

           $self->valid_params(...);
           __PACKAGE__->valid_params(...);

WRITING A SUBCLASS

       Rather  than  attempt  to  explain how it all works, I think it's best if you take a look at Regex.pm and
       Strptime.pm as examples and work from there.

SEE ALSO

       "datetime@perl.org" mailing list.

       http://datetime.perl.org/

       perl, DateTime, DateTime::Format::Builder, DateTime::Format::Builder::Parser.

SUPPORT

       Bugs may be submitted at <https://github.com/houseabsolute/DateTime-Format-Builder/issues>.

       I am also usually active on IRC as 'autarch' on "irc://irc.perl.org".

SOURCE

       The    source     code     repository     for     DateTime-Format-Builder     can     be     found     at
       <https://github.com/houseabsolute/DateTime-Format-Builder>.

AUTHORS

       •   Dave Rolsky <autarch@urth.org>

       •   Iain Truskett <spoon@cpan.org>

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

       This software is Copyright (c) 2020 by Dave Rolsky.

       This is free software, licensed under:

         The Artistic License 2.0 (GPL Compatible)

       The full text of the license can be found in the LICENSE file included with this distribution.

perl v5.30.3                                       2020-08-11             DateTime::Forma...Parser::generic(3pm)