How about a Config::IniFiles solution? ...

#!/usr/bin/perl

use IO::Socket::INET;
use Config::IniFiles;

my $cfg = Config::IniFiles->new(-file => *DATA);

my %socket = ();
for my $monitor ( $cfg->GroupMembers('Monitor') ) {
    my ($name) = $monitor =~ /Monitor (.+)/;
    $socket{$name} = IO::Socket::INET->new(
      Timeout  => $cfg->val( $monitor, 'Timeout' ),
      PeerAddr => $cfg->val( $monitor, 'PeerAddr' ),
      PeerPort => $cfg->val( $monitor, 'PeerPort' ),
      Proto    => $cfg->val( $monitor, 'Proto' ),
    );
}

# ...

__DATA__
[Monitor Pop3]
  Timeout  = 1
  PeerAddr = 'mail.test.com'
  PeerPort = 110
  Proto    = 'tcp'

[Monitor SMTP]
  Timeout  = 1
  PeerAddr = 'mail.test.com'
  PeerPort = 25
  Proto    = 'tcp'

[Monitor Web]
  Timeout  = 1
  PeerAddr = 'test.com'
  PeerPort = 80
  Proto    = 'tcp'

[Monitor DNS]
  Timeout  = 1
  PeerAddr = 'test.com'
  PeerPort = 53
  Proto    = 'tcp'

[download]

Naturally, the DATA filehandle could (should) be replaced with a real file--and you magically gain the benefit of multiple configurations. Not to mention all the bells & whistles of IniFiles, like defaults and updates.

Update: fixed small typo

--Solo

--
You said you wanted to be around when I made a mistake; well, this could be it, sweetheart.

In reply to Re: My Code Is Functional...But Not Tidy :( by Solo
in thread My Code Is Functional...But Not Tidy :( by Anonymous Monk

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