Dist::Zilla::Role::FileFinder(3)

NAME
Dist::Zilla::Role::FileFinder - something that finds files within the distribution

VERSION
version 5.006

DESCRIPTION
A FileFinder plugin locates files within the distribution. This role exists so that sets of files can be easily described in one configuration section and then used by one or more other plugin.

Plugins implementing this role must provide a "find_files" method which will be called with no arguments and must return an arrayref of files. (This arrayref should not be re-used, as it may be altered once returned.)

For example, imagine a simple glob-like FileFinder that expects configuration like this:

  [Glob / RootModules]
  glob = *.pm

This sets up a FileFinder named "RootModules" which will contain all pm files in the root directory.

Another plugin that knows how to use FileFinder plugins might be configured like this:

  [ModuleRelocator]
  finder = RootModules
  relocate_to = attic

Finders may operate on any rules they like, checking file size, content, name, or other properties. They should re-perform their "finding" on each call to "find_files" as the files in the distribution may have changed.

AUTHOR
Ricardo SIGNES <rjbs@cpan.org>

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
This software is copyright (c) 2013 by Ricardo SIGNES.

This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.