=head1 NAME Petal::Hash::Test - Test and Tutorial Petal modifier =head1 SUMMARY Petal modifiers are snippets of code which are used to extend the expression engine capabilities. This test shows how to write your own modifiers. =head1 API The modifier API is very, very simple. It consists of two elements: =head2 The package name Your modifier should be called Petal::Hash::, where is the name that you want to give to your modifier. For example, this modifier is called Petal::Hash::Test. Petal will automatically pick it the module up and assign it the 'test:' prefix. package Petal::Hash::Test; use warnings; use strict; =cut package Petal::Hash::Test; use warnings; use strict; =head2 The method $class->process ($hash, $argument); This class method will define the modifier in itself. * $class is the package name of your modifier (which might come in handy if you're subclassing a modifier), * $hash is the execution context, i.e. the objects and data which will 'fill' your template, * $argument is whatever was after your modifier's prefix. For example, for the expression 'test:foo bar', $argument would be 'foo bar'. In this test / tutorial we're going to write a modifier which uppercases a Petal expression. sub process { my $class = shift; my $hash = shift; my $argument = shift; return uc ($hash->get ($argument)); } 1; __END__ And that's it! Simple! =cut sub process { my $class = shift; my $hash = shift; my $argument = shift; return uc ($hash->get ($argument)); } 1; __END__ =head1 AUTHOR Jean-Michel Hiver This module is redistributed under the same license as Perl itself. =head1 SEE ALSO The template hash module: Petal::Hash =cut