Re: Why reinvent the wheel?

You have a valid argument, and I haven't counted out simply taking what I have and converting it to a patch. Then again, I am also looking at becoming 'glue' by attaching the best elements I can find of each, as well as using other modules to perform tests. For example, the date tests I hope to do with Date::Parse, part of the TimeDate package. Though I admit, this does mean that there would be a great deal of 'reccomended' modules along with D::V::O.

Thank you for the advice. Even if this is eventually rejected by the community as a whole, it will still be practice, and another opportunity to expand my skill with perl. (Flame: Remembers 2 "OOh, what does THIS do"'s that occured during the development up to this point)

Edit: Oh, I would like to know what similaities you see between this and Data::Validator::Item

My code doesn't have bugs, it just develops random features.

Flame ~ Lead Programmer: GMS (DOWN) | GMS (DOWN)

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Re: Re: Why reinvent the wheel? by Anonymous Monk on Jan 27, 2003 at 12:08 UTC
I just repeat myself. But i invested much effort into "Data::Type" (wa +s Data::Verify) which actually does all what you are talking about. I +t encapsulates many CPAN "value type" checking modules already. Business::ISSN 0.90 by ISSN Locale::SubCountry by LOCALE::COUNTRYCODE, LOCALE::COUNTRYNAME, LO +CALE::REGIONCODE, LOCALE::REGIONNAME Net::IPv6Addr 0.2 by IP Locale::Language 2.02 by LOCALE::LANGCODE, LOCALE::LANGNAME Business::CINS 1.13 by CINS Email::Valid 0.14 by EMAIL Date::Parse 2.23 by DATE Business::CreditCard 0.27 by CREDITCARD Regexp::Common 2.104 by INT, IP, QUOTED, REAL, URI Business::UPC 0.02 by UPC An update will hit CPAN/SF.net soon. From the pod: Data::Type x.x.x supports 44 types: BINARY - binary code BOOL - a true or false value CINS 0.1.3 - a CUSIP International Numbering System Nu +mber BIO::CODON 0.1.3 - a DNA (default) or RNA nucleoside triphos +phates triplet LOCALE::COUNTRYCODE 0.1.5 - country code LOCALE::COUNTRYNAME 0.1.5 - country name CREDITCARD - is one of a set of creditcard type (DINER +S, BANKCARD, VISA, .. DATE 0.1.1 - a date (mysql or Date::Parse conform) DATETIME - a date and time combination DEFINED 0.1.4 - a defined (not undef) value DK::YESNO - a simple answer (ja, nein) BIO::DNA 0.1.3 - a dna sequence DOMAIN 0.1.4 - a network domain name EMAIL - an email address ENUM - a member of an enumeration GENDER - a gender male, female HEX - hexadecimal code INT - an integer IP 0.1.4 - an IP (V4, V6, MAC) network address ISSN 0.1.3 - an International Standard Serial Number LOCALE::LANGCODE 0.1.3 - a Locale::Language language code LOCALE::LANGNAME 0.1.3 - a language name LONGTEXT - text with a max length of 4294967295 (2^3 +2 - 1) characters (.. MEDIUMTEXT - text with a max length of 16777215 (2^24 +- 1) characters (al.. NUM - a number OS::PATH 0.1.6 - a path string (not really functional) PORT 0.1.4 - a network port number QUOTED - a quoted string REAL - a real REF - a reference to a variable LOCALE::REGIONCODE 0.1.5 - region code LOCALE::REGIONNAME 0.1.5 - region name BIO::RNA 0.1.3 - a rna sequence SET - a set (can have a maximum of 64 members ( +mysql)) TEXT - blob with a max length of 65535 (2^16 - 1 +) characters (alias.. TIME - a time (mysql) TIMESTAMP - a timestamp (mysql) TINYTEXT - text with a max length of 255 (2^8 - 1) c +haracters (alias my.. UPC 0.1.3 - standard (type-A) Universal Product Code URI - an http uri VARCHAR - a string with limited length of choice (d +efault 60) WORD - a word (without spaces) YEAR - a year in 2- or 4-digit format YESNO - a simple answer (yes, no) And 4 filters: chomp - chomps lc - lower cases strip - strip uc - upper cases TYPES BY GROUP Locale LOCALE::COUNTRYCODE, LOCALE::COUNTRYNAME, LOCALE::LANGCODE, LOCALE:: +LANGNAME, LOCALE::REGIONCODE, LOCALE::REGIONNAME Logic BIO::CODON, BIO::DNA, BIO::RNA, DEFINED, DOMAIN, EMAIL, IP, OS::PATH +, PORT, REF, URI Database Logic ENUM, SET Time or Date related DATE, DATETIME, TIME, TIMESTAMP, YEAR String LONGTEXT, MEDIUMTEXT, TEXT, TINYTEXT Business CINS, CREDITCARD, ISSN, UPC W3C String BINARY, HEX Numeric BOOL, INT, NUM, REAL String DK::YESNO, GENDER, QUOTED, VARCHAR, WORD, YESNO GROUP "Database" These are types identical to mysql database builtin types. CREDITCARD This type isn't tested at all and nobody should rely on it without rig +orous testing. Supported are: 'Diners Club', 'Australian BankCard', 'VISA', 'Discover +/Novus', 'JCB', 'MasterCard', 'Carte Blache', 'American Express'. They are parameterised as: DINERS, BANKCARD, VISA, DISCOVER, JCB, MAST +ERCARD, BLACHE, AMEX. CONTRIBUTIONS The author is happy to receive more types (formats) and add to this li +brary. If you have a algorithm/regex for validating it, the better. Just email me. PREREQUISITES Class::Maker (0.05.10), Error (0.15), IO::Extended (0.05), Tie::ListKeyedHash (0.41), Iter (0) and for types Business::ISSN 0.90 by ISSN Locale::SubCountry by LOCALE::COUNTRYCODE, LOCALE::COUNTRYNAME, LO +CALE::REGIONCODE, LOCALE::REGIONNAME Net::IPv6Addr 0.2 by IP Locale::Language 2.02 by LOCALE::LANGCODE, LOCALE::LANGNAME Business::CINS 1.13 by CINS Email::Valid 0.14 by EMAIL Date::Parse 2.23 by DATE Business::CreditCard 0.27 by CREDITCARD Regexp::Common 2.104 by INT, IP, QUOTED, REAL, URI Business::UPC 0.02 by UPC [download]	[reply] [d/l]

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Re: Re: Why reinvent the wheel?
by Anonymous Monk on Jan 27, 2003 at 12:08 UTC


I just repeat myself. But i invested much effort into "Data::Type" (wa
+s Data::Verify) which actually does all what you are talking about. I
+t encapsulates many CPAN "value type" checking modules already.

   Business::ISSN 0.90 by ISSN
   Locale::SubCountry  by LOCALE::COUNTRYCODE, LOCALE::COUNTRYNAME, LO
+CALE::REGIONCODE, LOCALE::REGIONNAME
   Net::IPv6Addr 0.2 by IP
   Locale::Language 2.02 by LOCALE::LANGCODE, LOCALE::LANGNAME
   Business::CINS 1.13 by CINS
   Email::Valid 0.14 by EMAIL
   Date::Parse 2.23 by DATE
   Business::CreditCard 0.27 by CREDITCARD
   Regexp::Common 2.104 by INT, IP, QUOTED, REAL, URI
   Business::UPC 0.02 by UPC

An update will hit CPAN/SF.net soon.

From the pod:

Data::Type x.x.x supports 44 types:

  BINARY                   - binary code
  BOOL                     - a true or false value
  CINS            0.1.3    - a CUSIP International Numbering System Nu
+mber
  BIO::CODON      0.1.3    - a DNA (default) or RNA nucleoside triphos
+phates triplet
  LOCALE::COUNTRYCODE 0.1.5    - country code
  LOCALE::COUNTRYNAME 0.1.5    - country name
  CREDITCARD               - is one of a set of creditcard type (DINER
+S, BANKCARD, VISA, ..
  DATE            0.1.1    - a date (mysql or Date::Parse conform)
  DATETIME                 - a date and time combination
  DEFINED         0.1.4    - a defined (not undef) value
  DK::YESNO                - a simple answer (ja, nein)
  BIO::DNA        0.1.3    - a dna sequence
  DOMAIN          0.1.4    - a network domain name
  EMAIL                    - an email address
  ENUM                     - a member of an enumeration
  GENDER                   - a gender male, female
  HEX                      - hexadecimal code
  INT                      - an integer
  IP              0.1.4    - an IP (V4, V6, MAC) network address
  ISSN            0.1.3    - an International Standard Serial Number
  LOCALE::LANGCODE 0.1.3    - a Locale::Language language code
  LOCALE::LANGNAME 0.1.3    - a language name
  LONGTEXT                 - text with a max length of 4294967295 (2^3
+2 - 1) characters (..
  MEDIUMTEXT               - text with a max length of 16777215 (2^24 
+- 1) characters (al..
  NUM                      - a number
  OS::PATH        0.1.6    - a path string (not really functional)
  PORT            0.1.4    - a network port number
  QUOTED                   - a quoted string
  REAL                     - a real
  REF                      - a reference to a variable
  LOCALE::REGIONCODE 0.1.5    - region code
  LOCALE::REGIONNAME 0.1.5    - region name
  BIO::RNA        0.1.3    - a rna sequence
  SET                      - a set (can have a maximum of 64 members (
+mysql))
  TEXT                     - blob with a max length of 65535 (2^16 - 1
+) characters (alias..
  TIME                     - a time (mysql)
  TIMESTAMP                - a timestamp (mysql)
  TINYTEXT                 - text with a max length of 255 (2^8 - 1) c
+haracters (alias my..
  UPC             0.1.3    - standard (type-A) Universal Product Code
  URI                      - an http uri
  VARCHAR                  - a string with limited length of choice (d
+efault 60)
  WORD                     - a word (without spaces)
  YEAR                     - a year in 2- or 4-digit format
  YESNO                    - a simple answer (yes, no)

And 4 filters:

  chomp              - chomps
  lc                 - lower cases
  strip              - strip
  uc                 - upper cases

TYPES BY GROUP

 Locale
  LOCALE::COUNTRYCODE, LOCALE::COUNTRYNAME, LOCALE::LANGCODE, LOCALE::
+LANGNAME, LOCALE::REGIONCODE, LOCALE::REGIONNAME

 Logic
  BIO::CODON, BIO::DNA, BIO::RNA, DEFINED, DOMAIN, EMAIL, IP, OS::PATH
+, PORT, REF, URI

 Database
   Logic
      ENUM, SET

   Time or Date related
      DATE, DATETIME, TIME, TIMESTAMP, YEAR

   String
      LONGTEXT, MEDIUMTEXT, TEXT, TINYTEXT

 Business
  CINS, CREDITCARD, ISSN, UPC

 W3C
   String
      BINARY, HEX

 Numeric
  BOOL, INT, NUM, REAL

 String
  DK::YESNO, GENDER, QUOTED, VARCHAR, WORD, YESNO


GROUP "Database"
These are types identical to mysql database builtin types.

CREDITCARD

This type isn't tested at all and nobody should rely on it without rig
+orous testing.

Supported are: 'Diners Club', 'Australian BankCard', 'VISA', 'Discover
+/Novus', 'JCB', 'MasterCard', 'Carte Blache', 'American Express'.
They are parameterised as: DINERS, BANKCARD, VISA, DISCOVER, JCB, MAST
+ERCARD, BLACHE, AMEX.

CONTRIBUTIONS

The author is happy to receive more types (formats) and add to this li
+brary. If you
have a algorithm/regex for validating it, the better. Just email me.

PREREQUISITES
   Class::Maker (0.05.10),
   Error (0.15),
   IO::Extended (0.05),
   Tie::ListKeyedHash (0.41),
   Iter (0)

  and for types
   Business::ISSN 0.90 by ISSN
   Locale::SubCountry  by LOCALE::COUNTRYCODE, LOCALE::COUNTRYNAME, LO
+CALE::REGIONCODE, LOCALE::REGIONNAME
   Net::IPv6Addr 0.2 by IP
   Locale::Language 2.02 by LOCALE::LANGCODE, LOCALE::LANGNAME
   Business::CINS 1.13 by CINS
   Email::Valid 0.14 by EMAIL
   Date::Parse 2.23 by DATE
   Business::CreditCard 0.27 by CREDITCARD
   Regexp::Common 2.104 by INT, IP, QUOTED, REAL, URI
   Business::UPC 0.02 by UPC
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