my @something;
{
    my $before = [];
    my $after  = [];
    my $curr   = $before;
    my $meta   = [];

  LOOP:
    while (<$fh>) {
        if (/^\Q..../) {
            $curr = $after;
            next LOOP;
        }

        if (/^</) {
## Something( { } );
            push @something, {
                meta   => $meta,
                before => $before,
                after  => $after,
              };

            $before = [];
            $after  = [];
            $curr   = $before;
            $meta   = [$_];

            next LOOP;
        } ## end if (/^</)

        push @$curr, $_;
    } ## end while (<$fh>)

    if ( grep { $_ or @$_ } $meta, $before, $after ) {
        push @something, {
            meta   => $meta,
            before => $before,
            after  => $after,
          };
    } ## end if ( grep { $_ or @$_ ...})

}

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in thread Retrieving meta information from txt by fanticla

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