Storing Glob Data as Text

[RobertfFC]

I am currently trying to store a Socket as tied data using "IPC::Shareable" for a school project using multithreaded server.

The Shareable module doesn't allow GLOB data to be stored (mind you, it allows virtually every other data type). I remember a few years back using a command to store a socket (or any GLOB data) to and from a string. I used this to save the socket to a file for later use.

I'm having trouble finding this command, or even one similar to it. If you know what this command is, or know another way of storing a glob as text, I'd be very happy!

Thankyou,
Robert Taylor

 

[Kirsle]

Try Data:umper?

my $data = {
   key => [ "arrayref" ],
   key2 => {
      yet => 'another',
      hash => 'reference',
   },
};

open (SAVE, ">save.txt");
print SAVE Dumper($data);
close (SAVE);

# load the data again
my $new = do "save.txt";

Data:umper works with a lot of data types by default. You can specify options (such as $Data:umper:urity) to dump data more efficiently for recalling them later. It may be able to store GLOB data too.

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[MillerH]

Kirsle,

I thought about telling him about Data:umper as well, but it honestly doesn't sound like that is what he is truly needing. That would enable him share the state of a socket from thread to thread, not the actual socket itself.

I believe there is probably a reason why IPC::Shareable does not allow sharing of GLOB types. Just maybe it's not possible given that framework? Nevertheless, Data:umper is always a nice module to know about for any up and coming programmer, so won't hurt for him to try it anyway.