The following module was proposed for inclusion in the Module List:
modid: Data::Abridge
DSLIP: Rdpfp
description: Simplify data structures for serialization
userid: DAOTOAD (Mark Swayne)
chapterid: 6 (Data_Type_Utilities)
communities:
similar:
JSON JSON::XS
rationale:
Data::Abridge takes complex perl data structures that are hard to
serialize and converts them into a simplified form that a naive
serliazer can handle.
Data::Abridge is focused on creating simple, human readable
structures for use in human readable serialized output such as in
log files or data dumps. The serialization process loses information
and cannot be reliably reversed to 'thaw' a structure. Hence the
"Abridge" in the name.
Data::Abridge simplifies recursive structures to make them
non-recursive. It converts objects, glob references, and other perl
exotica into a mix of hash and array references with string values.
It was originally written to make arbitrary data dumpable vs JSON
and JSON::XS. These modules have some hooks for serialization that
could be used to customize handling of structures that are not
normally possible to represent in JSON.
Instead of relying on hooks, Data::Abridge recursively transforms a
copy of a structure to make it readily serializable.
Data::Abridge was originally written to ensure that JSON dumps of
data structures in log-files would not generate JSON errors. It has
proven useful in multiple cases for preprocessing data structures
for dumping and/or pretty printing.
enteredby: DAOTOAD (Mark Swayne)
enteredon: Wed Aug 1 22:25:46 2012 GMT
The resulting entry would be:
Data::
::Abridge Rdpfp Simplify data structures for serialization DAOTOAD
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