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.IX Title "CPAN::Meta::Validator 3perl"
.TH CPAN::Meta::Validator 3perl 2024-02-11 "perl v5.38.2" "Perl Programmers Reference Guide"
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.SH NAME
CPAN::Meta::Validator \- validate CPAN distribution metadata structures
.SH VERSION
.IX Header "VERSION"
version 2.150010
.SH SYNOPSIS
.IX Header "SYNOPSIS"
.Vb 1
\&  my $struct = decode_json_file(\*(AqMETA.json\*(Aq);
\&
\&  my $cmv = CPAN::Meta::Validator\->new( $struct );
\&
\&  unless ( $cmv\->is_valid ) {
\&    my $msg = "Invalid META structure.  Errors found:\en";
\&    $msg .= join( "\en", $cmv\->errors );
\&    die $msg;
\&  }
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.SH DESCRIPTION
.IX Header "DESCRIPTION"
This module validates a CPAN Meta structure against the version of the
the specification claimed in the \f(CW\*(C`meta\-spec\*(C'\fR field of the structure.
.SH METHODS
.IX Header "METHODS"
.SS new
.IX Subsection "new"
.Vb 1
\&  my $cmv = CPAN::Meta::Validator\->new( $struct )
.Ve
.PP
The constructor must be passed a metadata structure.
.SS is_valid
.IX Subsection "is_valid"
.Vb 3
\&  if ( $cmv\->is_valid ) {
\&    ...
\&  }
.Ve
.PP
Returns a boolean value indicating whether the metadata provided
is valid.
.SS errors
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.Vb 1
\&  warn( join "\en", $cmv\->errors );
.Ve
.PP
Returns a list of errors seen during validation.
.SH BUGS
.IX Header "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>
.PP
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.
.SH AUTHORS
.IX Header "AUTHORS"
.IP \(bu 4
David Golden <dagolden@cpan.org>
.IP \(bu 4
Ricardo Signes <rjbs@cpan.org>
.IP \(bu 4
Adam Kennedy <adamk@cpan.org>
.SH "COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE"
.IX Header "COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE"
This software is copyright (c) 2010 by David Golden, Ricardo Signes, Adam Kennedy and Contributors.
.PP
This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.