I asked about this on comp.lang.perl.modules, but I didn't get any useful responses, so I figured I'd try here.
I'm looking for a simple, lightweight perl module to do intelligent handling of command output for automated system maintenance scripts that run out of cron. In particular, I'd like it to unconditionally save the output of each command to a log file, but also to be able to do other things with the output based on arbitrary criteria. The most common use would be to email a copy of the output to a specific email address if the command exits with a non-zero return code. I didn't see anything similar to this in the perl module list, but I might have missed something. If a module already exists to do this, please point me at it and disregard the rest of this note. ;) Assuming that no such module currently exists, I'll probably write one myself. If I do, should I contribute it to CPAN? I was surprised by the lack of responses on c.l.p.m, but this seems like the sort of thing that other people would find useful, so I'm not sure if it's an appropriate contribution or not. Also, I'm not sure what name to use for the module. Whether or not I contribute it to CPAN, I'd like to use a name that doesn't unnecessarily pollute perl's namespace. The two ideas that I've come up with are: AutoJob Batch::Output I'd like to know what you think about these ideas, or if you have other suggestions. Thanks in advance for any information! -- Mark D. Roth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> CITES Production Systems Group http://www.uiuc.edu/ph/www/roth University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
