package IO::Capture::Stderr; use strict; use warnings; use Carp; use base qw/IO::Capture/; use IO::Capture::Tie_STDx; sub _start { my $self = shift; $self->line_pointer(1); if ( _capture_warn_check() ) { $self->{'IO::Capture::handler_save'} = defined $SIG{__WARN__} ? $SIG{__WARN__} : 'DEFAULT'; $SIG{__WARN__} = sub {print STDERR @_;}; } else { $self->{'IO::Capture::handler_save'} = undef; } tie *STDERR, "IO::Capture::Tie_STDx"; } sub _retrieve_captured_text { my $self = shift; my $messages = \@{$self->{'IO::Capture::messages'}}; @$messages = ; return 1; } sub _check_pre_conditions { my $self = shift; return unless $self->SUPER::_check_pre_conditions; if (tied *STDERR) { carp "WARNING: STDERR already tied, unable to capture"; return; } return 1; } sub _stop { my $self = shift; untie *STDERR; $SIG{__WARN__} = $self->{'IO::Capture::handler_save'} if defined $self->{'IO::Capture::handler_save'}; return 1; } # _capture_warn_check # # Check to see if SIG{__WARN__} handler should be set to direct output # from warn() to IO::Capture::Stderr. # There are three things to take into consideration. # # 1) Is the version of perl less than 5.8? # - Before 5.8, there was a bug that caused output from warn() # not to be sent to STDERR if it (STDERR) was tied. # So, we need to put a handler in to send warn() text to # STDERR so IO::Capture::Stderr will capture it. # 2) Is there a handler set already? # - The default handler for SIG{__WARN__} is to send to STDERR. # But, if it is set by the program, it may do otherwise, and # we don't want to break that. # 3) FORCE_CAPTURE_WARN => 1 # - To allow users to override a previous handler that was set on # SIG{__WARN__}, there is a variable that can be set. If set, # when there is a handler set on IO::Capture::Stderr startup, # it will be saved and a new hander set that captures output to # IO::Capture::Stderr. On stop, it will restore the programs # handler. # # # # Perl | FORCE_CAPTURE_WARN | Program has | Set our own # < 5.8 | is set | handler set | handler # --------+----------------------+----------------+------------ # | | | # --------+----------------------+----------------+------------ # X | | | X (1) # --------+----------------------+----------------+------------ # | X | | # --------+----------------------+----------------+------------ # X | X | | X (1) # --------+----------------------+----------------+------------ # | | X | # --------+----------------------+----------------+------------ # X | | X | # --------+----------------------+----------------+------------ # | X | X | X (2) # --------+----------------------+----------------+------------ # X | X | X | X (2) # --------+----------------------+----------------+------------ # (1) WAR to get around bug # (2) Replace programs handler with our own sub _capture_warn_check { my $self = shift; if (!defined $SIG{__WARN__} ) { return $^V lt v5.8 ? 1 : 0; } return $self->{'FORCE_CAPTURE_WARN'} ? 1 : 0; } 1; __END__ =head1 NAME C - Capture all output sent to C =head1 SYNOPSIS use IO::Capture::Stderr; $capture = IO::Capture::Stderr->new(); $capture->start(); # STDERR Output captured print STDERR "Test Line One\n"; print STDERR "Test Line Two\n"; print STDERR "Test Line Three\n"; $capture->stop(); # STDERR output sent to wherever it was before 'start' # In 'scalar context' returns next line $line = $capture->read; print "$line"; # prints "Test Line One" $line = $capture->read; print "$line"; # prints "Test Line Two" # move line pointer to line 1 $capture->line_pointer(1); $line = $capture->read; print "$line"; # prints "Test Line One" # Find out current line number $current_line_position = $capture->line_pointer; # In 'List Context' return an array(list) @all_lines = $capture->read; # Example 1 - "Using in module tests" # Note: If you don't want to make users install # the IO::Capture module just for your tests, # you can just install in the t/lib directory # of your module and use the lib pragma in # your tests. use lib "t/lib"; use IO::Capture:Stderr; use Test::More; # Create new capture object. Showing FORCE_CAPTURE_WARN being cleared # for example, but 0 is the default, so you don't need to specify # unless you want to set. my $capture = IO::Capture:Stderr->new( {FORCE_CAPTURE_WARN => 0} ); $capture->start # execute with a bad parameter to make sure get # an error. ok( ! $test("Bad Parameter") ); $capture->stop(); =head1 DESCRIPTION The module C, is derived from the abstract class C. See L. The purpose of the module (as the name suggests) is to capture any output sent to C. After the capture is stopped, the STDOUT filehandle will be reset to the previous location. E.g., If previously redirected to a file, when Cstop> is called, output will start going into that file again. Note: This module won't work with the perl function, system(), or any other operation involving a fork(). If you want to capture the output from a system command, it is faster to use open() or back-ticks. my $output = `/usr/sbin/ls -l 2>&1`; =head1 METHODS =head2 new =over 4 =item * Creates a new capture object. =item * An object can be reused as needed, so will only need to do one of these. =over 4 =item * Be aware, any data previously captured will be discarded if a new capture session is started. =back =back =head2 start =over 4 =item * Start capturing data into the C Object. =item * Can B be called on an object that is already capturing. =item * Can B be called while STDERR tied to an object. =item * C will be returned on an error. =back =head2 stop =over 4 =item * Stop capturing data and point STDERR back to it's previous output location I.e., untie STDERR =back =head2 read =over 4 =item * In I =over 4 =item * Lines are read from the buffer at the position of the C, and the pointer is incremented by one. $next_line = $capture->read; =back =item * In I =over 4 =item * The array is returned. The C is not affected. @buffer = $capture->read; =back =item * Data lines are returned exactly as they were captured. You may want to use C on them if you don't want the end of line character(s) while (my $line = $capture->read) { chomp $line; $cat_line = join '', $cat_line, $line; } =back =head2 line_pointer =over 4 =item * Reads or sets the C. my $current_line = $capture->line_pointer; $capture->line_pointer(1); =back =head1 ARGUMENTS Pass any arguments to new() in a single array reference. IO::Capture::Stderr->new( {FORCE_CAPTURE_WARN => 1} ); =head2 FORCE_CAPTURE_WARN =over 4 Normally, IO::Capture::Stderr will capture text from I function calls. This is because output from I is normally directed to STDERR. If you wish to force IO::Capture::Stderr to grab the text from I, set FORCE_CAPTURE_WARN to a 1. Then C will save the handle that C<$SIG{__WARN__}> was set to, redirect it to itself on C, and then set C<$SIG{__WARN__}> back after C is called. =back =head1 SUB-CLASSING =head2 Adding Features If you would like to sub-class this module to add a feature (method) or two, here is a couple of easy steps. Also see L. =over 4 =item 1 Give your package a name package MyPackage; =item 2 Use this C as your base class like this: package MyPackage; use base qw/IO::Capture::Stderr/; =item 3 Add your new method like this package MyPackage; use base qw/IO::Capture::Stderr/; sub grep { my $self = shift; for $line ( } =back =head1 See Also L L L =head1 AUTHORS Mark Reynolds reynolds@sgi.com Jon Morgan jmorgan@sgi.com =head1 COPYRIGHT Copyright (c) 2003, Mark Reynolds. All Rights Reserved. This module is free software. It may be used, redistributed and/or modified under the same terms as Perl itself. =cut