NAME

Iterator::File::Source::Interface -- Interface for Iterator::File data sources

DESCRIPTION

All data sources should subclass Iterator::File::Source::Interface & implement the methods defined here.

Iterator::File::Source::Interface inherits from Iterator::File::Utility.

new(%config)

Construct the object. Argument validation. Default assignment.

initialize()

Any heavy lifting should occur here. E.g., opening a file or shared memory segment.

next()

Advance the iterator & return the new value.

value()

Return the current value, without advancing.

advance_to( $location )

Advance the iterator to $location. If $location is behind the current location, behavior is undefined. (I.e., don't do that.)

finish()

Invoked when all is complete so that cleanup may occur.

SEE ALSO

Iterator::File

AUTHOR

William Reardon, <wdr1@pobox.com>

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

Copyright (C) 2008 by William Reardon

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself, either Perl version 5.8.8 or, at your option, any later version of Perl 5 you may have available.