CPAN::Plugin(3p) | Perl Programmers Reference Guide | CPAN::Plugin(3p)

# NAME

CPAN::Plugin - Base class for CPAN shell extensions

# SYNOPSIS

       package CPAN::Plugin::Flurb;
       use parent 'CPAN::Plugin';
       sub post_test {
         my ($self, $distribution_object) = @_;
         $self = $self->new (distribution_object => $distribution_object);
         ...;
       }

# DESCRIPTION

## Alpha Status

The plugin system in the CPAN shell was introduced in version 2.07 and is still considered experimental.

## How Plugins work?

See "Plugin support" in CPAN.

# METHODS

## plugin_requires

returns list of packages given plugin requires for functionality. This list is evaluated using "CPAN->use_inst" method.

## distribution_object

Get current distribution object.

## distribution

## distribution_info

## build_dir

Simple delegatees for misc parameters derived from distribution

## is_xs

Predicate to detect whether package contains XS.

# AUTHOR

Branislav Zahradnik <barney@cpan.org>

2019-12-30 | perl v5.40.1