NAME Exporter::Simple - Easier set-up of module exports SYNOPSIS package MyExport; use base 'Exporter::Simple'; our @bar : Exportable(vars) = (2, 3, 5, 7); our $foo : Exported(vars) = 42; our %baz : Exported = (a => 65, b => 66); sub hello : Exported(greet,uk) { "hello there" } sub askme : Exportable { "what you will" } sub hi : Exportable(greet,us) { "hi there" } # meanwhile, in a module far, far away use MyExport qw(:greet); print hello(); $baz{c} = 67; DESCRIPTION This module, when subclassed by a package, allows that package to define exports in a more concise way than using "Exporter". Instead of having to worry what goes in @EXPORT, @EXPORT_OK and %EXPORT_TAGS, you can use two attributes to define exporter behavior. This has two advantages: It frees you from the implementation details of "Exporter", and it keeps the export definitions where they belong, with the subroutines and variables. The attributes provided by this module are: "Exported" Indicates that the associated subroutine or global variable should be automatically exported. It will also go into the ":all" tag (per the rules of %EXPORT_TAGS), as well as any tags you specify as options of this attribute. For example, the following declaration sub hello : Exported(greet,uk) { ... } will cause "hello()" to be exported, but also be available in the tags ":all", ":greet" and ":uk". "Exportable" Is like "Exported", except that the associated subroutine or global variable won't be automatically exported. It will still go to the ":all" tag in any case and all other tags specified as attribute options. BUGS If you find any bugs or oddities, please do inform the author. INSTALLATION See perlmodinstall for information and options on installing Perl modules. AVAILABILITY The latest version of this module is available from the Comprehensive Perl Archive Network (CPAN). Visit to find a CPAN site near you. Or see . VERSION This document describes version 1.10 of "Exporter::Simple". AUTHOR Marcel Grünauer CONTRIBUTORS Damian Conway Richard Clamp COPYRIGHT Copyright 2001-2002 Marcel Grünauer. All rights reserved. This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself. SEE ALSO perl(1), Attribute::Handlers(3pm), Exporter(3pm).