inc(3)

NAME
inc - Smart "@INC" Processing

SYNOPSIS
    use inc <smart-object-spec-list>;

or:

    perl -Minc=<smart-object-spec-list> …

or:

    PERL5OPT='-Minc=<smart-object-spec-list>' prove -v t/

DESCRIPTION
The "inc" module redefines @INC to a list of predefined smart objects. These objects are really just code refs for handy lookup techniques. For example, only finding modules that were core in Perl 5.8.1, or only finding non-core modules that are declared prerequisites of some module.

A real example is testing a module that you are releasing to CPAN. You can use this to make sure that only predeclared prerequisite modules get loaded:

    PERL5OPT='-Minc=dist.ini:core=5.8.1:lib' prove -v t/

Each smart object object can have an argument list:

    use inc 'core=5.8.1';

In this example "core" is the name of the smart object (code ref) and '5.8.1' is an argument. Multiple arguments are separated by commas.

The list of objects can be a real list or a single string separated by colons. This is to allow easy usage loading "inc" using "-M":

    perl -Minc=lib:core …

SMART OBJECTS
This is a list of the smart objects that are predefined by the "inc" module (in alpha order):

"blib"
    Use the path values that "blib.pm" would add.

"cache"
    Some of the smart objects can take long time to get their information. They might need to fetch information from the internet, for example. This object will save all the state into a file called "./.perl-inc-cache". You can override this filename by passing a value of your own as an argument.

    If the cache file exists it will be used. If not, values will be stored to it. To refresh the cache, simply delete the file.

"core"
    Only finds the modules that are in core for the version of Perl that is running. You can give this a Perl version argument, and modules will be limited to the ones that were core for that version.

"cwd"
    Adds the absolute path of the current directory.

"deps"
    Only finds modules that are known prereqs of a module. Defaults to the module from which it was called. You can pass in the names of one or more modules to use.

"dot"
    Adds "File::Spec->curdir". (Usually ".").

"dzil"
    Use Dist::Zilla's "dzil listdeps" to find prereqs. Only find these modules.

"inc"
    Expands to the value on @INC prior to the execution of "use inc …".

"INC"
    Expands to the perl's default @INC.

"LC"
    Lancaster Core. Alias for "core=5.8.1"

"lib"
    Expands to an absolute path of "./lib".

"meta"
    Only find modules listed as prereqs in "META.json" or "META.yaml". Also finds modules that are prereqs of those modules.

"none"
    Use this to set @INC to the empty list. The "use inc …" statement requires at least one object, so this is needed to make it empty.

"not=<regex>"
    Removes paths that match the regex.

"ok=<regex>"
    If the name of the module being loaded matches the regex, it will be loaded from the original @INC.

"perl5lib"
    Expands to the paths in the PERL5LIB environment variable.

"priv"
    Adds "privlib" and "archlib" paths from the Config module.

"-priv"
    Removes "privlib" and "archlib" paths from the Config module.

"show"
    This is for debugging. Prints the @INC values that have been assembled so far.

"site"
    Adds "sitelib" and "sitearch" paths from the Config module.

"-site"
    Removes "sitelib" and "sitearch" paths from the Config module.

"zild"
    Use Zilla::Dist's "zild listdeps" to find prereqs. Only find these modules.

Directory Paths
    Any list value containing a '/' in the name, is a real filesystem path. That means you can do something like:

        use inc 'foo', @INC, 'bar';

"::Foo" (Plugins)
    Use the "inc::Plugin::Foo" module to look for smart objects. Objects will be searched in plugins first, then "inc.pm".

USE WITHOUT "USE"
If you just want to get the list of real values the "inc" would create from a usage list, do this:

    require inc;
    my @inc = inc->list(<smart-object-spec-list>);

This can be used to have more control and set @INC yourself.

"INC" PLUGINS
You can define your own "inc" plugin by making a module called "inc::Plugin::Mine":

    package inc::Plugin::Mine;
    sub inc_this {
      …
    }

People can use it like this:

    use inc qw'::Mine this=arg1,arg2';

Plugins are searched in the reverse order they are loaded in. For example:

    use inc qw'this ::His that ::Hers other';

The "this" object will only be looked for in "inc". The "that" object will be looked for in "inc::Plugin::His" then "inc". The "that" object will be looked for in "inc::Plugin::Hers", then "inc::Plugin::His" then "inc".

EXAMPLE USAGES
… coming soon …

AUTHOR
Ingy döt Net <ingy@cpan.org>

COPYRIGHT
Copyright 2014. Ingy döt Net.

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