Lire::Plugin - Base interface of all Lire plugins. use base qw/ Lire::Plugin /; This package defines the base interface implemented by all plugins. The plugin class has new() constructor which blesses an hash reference.

name()
Returns the name of the plugin.

title()
Returns a more human friendly name for the plugin.

description()
Returns a DocBook XML based documentation of the plugin.

type
Returns the type of plugin. There are three plugin types in Lire: These plugins are used to converter log files to DLF. Plugin will also need to implement the Lire::DlfConverter interface. These plugins are used to format XML reports. Plugin of this type should implement the Lire::OutputFormat interface. These plugins are used to generate other DLF records from existing Dlf records. They should implement the Lire::Analaser interface. These plugins are used to generate charts. Lire::PluginManager(3pm), Lire::DlfConverter(3pm), Lire::OutputFormat(3pm), Lire::DlfAnalyser(3pm), Lire::DlfChartType(3pm) Francis J. Lacoste <flacoste@logreport.org> $Id: Plugin.pm,v 1.4 2004/07/15 16:32:25 flacoste Exp $ Copyright (C) 2004 Stichting LogReport Foundation LogReport@LogReport.org This file is part of Lire. Lire is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program (see COPYING); if not, check with http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html or write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111, USA.