Class Rewrite

The need

There is a desperate need for a solid class model for the perlbrew module. Here are some design ideas how things might look like

The structure of the rewrite

class perlbrew::init inherits perlbrew::params

Provides basic initalisation for the module

• Installs perlbrew script including init
• Installs cpanminus script
• Creates user if desired, which will own the files (default: root)
• Creates group if desired, which will own the files (default: root)
• Installs the needed packages (build-essential, or RHEL stuff)

class perlbrew::params

Provides the basic configuration parameters

• perlbrew_root - The directory for the perl interpreters
• perlbrew_bin - The location of the perlbrew script
• cpanm_bin - The location of cpanminus
• cpanm_url - The URL where to download cpanm
• perlbrew_user - The user which owns the files
• perlbrew_group - The group which owns the files
• perlbrew_addons - Additional packages which might be helpful
• perl_buildparams - Parameters which specify the build of the Perl interpreter

define perlbrew::build import perlbrew::params

Builds the Perl interpreter of your choice

• version - The version of the interpreter which should be built

define perlbrew::module import perlbrew::params

Installs a CPAN module using cpanminus

• name - The name of the module which should be installed