NAME
Identity::Utils - Provide utility functions related to distribution identities
SYNOPSIS
use Identity::Utils;
my $identity = "Foo::Bar:ver<0.0.42>:auth<zef:lizmat>:api<2.0>:from<Perl5>";
say short-name($identity); # Foo::Bar
say ver($identity); # 0.0.42
say without-ver($identity); # Foo::Bar:auth<zef:lizmat>:api<2.0>:from<Perl5>
say version($identity); # v0.0.42
say auth($identity); # zef:lizmat
say without-auth($identity); # Foo::Bar:ver<0.0.42>:api<2.0>:from<Perl5>
say ecosystem($identity); # zef
say nick($identity); # lizmat
say api($identity); # 2.0
say without-api($identity); # Foo::Bar:ver<0.0.42>:auth<zef:lizmat>:from<Perl5>
say from($identity); # Perl5
say without-from($identity); # Foo::Bar:ver<0.0.42>:auth<zef:lizmat>:api<2.0>
say sanitize($identity); # Foo::Bar:ver<0.0.42>:auth<zef:lizmat>:api<2.0>:from<Perl5>
say build("Foo::Bar", :ver<0.0.42>); # Foo::Bar:ver<0.0.42>
# build from a hash of a JSON file
say build(from-json("META6.json".io.slurp);
say is-short-name($identity); # False
say is-short-name("Foo::Bar"); # True
say is-pinned($identity); # True
say is-pinned("Foo::Bar"); # False
my $spec = dependency-specification($identity);
my $compunit = compunit($identity);
my $meta = meta($identity, $repo);
my $source-io = source-io($identity, $repo);
my $source = source($identity, $repo);
my $bytecode-io = bytecode-io($identity, $repo);
my $bytecode = bytecode($identity, $repo);
.say for latest-successors(@identities);
say raku-land-url($identity); # https://raku.land/...
say rea-meta-url($identity); # https://raw.githubusercontent.com...
say rea-dist-url($identity); # https://github.com/Raku/REA/...
say "Download of $identity distribution successful"
if rea-dist($identity);
say rea-meta($identity); # {"api":"","auth":"zef:lizmat","authors"...
say rea-index-url; # https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Raku...
my $rea-json = rea-index;
say zef-index-url; # https://360.zef.pm
my $zef-json = zef-index;
use Identity::Utils <short-name auth>; # only import "short-name" and "auth"
DESCRIPTION
Identity::Utils provides some utility functions for inspecting various aspects of distribution identity strings. They assume any given string is a well-formed identity in the form name:ver<0.0.1>:auth<eco:nick> with an optional api:<1> field.
A general note with regards to api: if it consists of "0", then it is assumed there is no api field specified.
SELECTIVE IMPORTING
use Identity::Utils <short-name auth>; # only import "short-name" and "auth"
By default all utility functions are exported. But you can limit this to the functions you actually need by specifying the names in the use statement.
To prevent name collisions and/or import any subroutine with a more memorable name, one can use the "original-name:known-as" syntax. A semi-colon in a specified string indicates the name by which the subroutine is known in this distribution, followed by the name with which it will be known in the lexical context in which the use command is executed.
use Identity::Utils <short-name:name>; # import "short-name" as "name"
say name("Identity::Utils:auth<zef:lizmat>"); # Identity::Utils
SUBROUTINES
api
my $identity = "Foo::Bar:ver<0.0.42>:auth<zef:lizmat>:api<2.0>";
say api($identity); # 2.0
Returns the api field of the given identity, or Nil if no api field could be found.
auth
my $identity = "Foo::Bar:ver<0.0.42>:auth<zef:lizmat>:api<2.0>";
say auth($identity); # zef:lizmat
Returns the auth field of the given identity, or Nil if no auth field could be found.
build
my $ver = "0.0.42";
my $auth = "zef:lizmat";
my $api = "2.0";
my $from = "Perl5";
say build("Foo::Bar", :$ver, :$auth, :$api, :$from);
# Foo::Bar:ver<0.0.42>:auth<zef:lizmat>:api<2.0>:from<Perl5>
say build("Foo::Bar", :$ver, :nick<lizmat>);
# Foo::Bar:ver<0.0.42>:auth<zef:lizmat>
Builds an identity string from the given short name and optional named arguments:
ver - the "ver" value to be used
auth - the "auth" value to be used, overrides "ecosystem" and "nick"
api - the "api" value to be used
from - the "from" value to be used, 'Perl6' and 'Raku' will be ignored
ecosystem - the ecosystem part of "auth", defaults to "zef"
nick - the nick part of "auth", unless overridden by "auth"
use String::Utils;
say build(String::Utils); # String::Utils:ver<0.0.34>:auth<zef:lizmat>
An identity string can also be built from a type object.
# build from a hash of a JSON file
say build(from-json("META6.json".io.slurp);
Alternately, an identity string can be built from an Associative such as being created from a META6.json file.
bytecode
my $buf = bytecode($identity); # default: $*REPO
my $buf = bytecode($identity, "."); # as if with -I.
Returns a Buf object with the precompiled bytecode of the given identity and the currently active repository ($*REPO).
It is also possible to override the repository (chain) by specifying a second argument, this can be an object of type:
Str - indicate a path for a ::FileSystem repo, just as with -I.
IO::Path - indicate a path for a ::FileSystem repo
CompUnit::Repository - the actual repo to use
Attempts to create the bytecode file if there isn't one yet.
Returns Nil if the given identity could not be found, or there is no bytecode file for the short-name of the given identity (probably because it failed to compile).
bytecode-io
my $io = bytecode-io($identity); # default: $*REPO
my $io = bytecode-io($identity, "."); # as if with -I.
Returns an IO::Path object of the precompiled bytecode of the given identity and the currently active repository ($*REPO).
It is also possible to override the repository (chain) by specifying a second argument, this can be an object of type:
Str - indicate a path for a ::FileSystem repo, just as with -I.
IO::Path - indicate a path for a ::FileSystem repo
CompUnit::Repository - the actual repo to use
Attempts to create the bytecode file if there isn't one yet.
Returns Nil if the given identity could not be found, or there is no bytecode file for the short-name of the given identity (probably because it failed to compile).
compunit
my $compunit = compunit($identity); # default: $*REPO
my $compunit = compunit($identity, "."); # as if with -I.
my $compunit = compunit($identity, :need); # make bytecode
Returns a Compunit object for the given identity and the currently active repository ($*REPO).
It is also possible to override the repository (chain) by specifying a second argument, this can be an object of type:
Str - indicate a path for a ::FileSystem repo, just as with -I.
IO::Path - indicate a path for a ::FileSystem repo
CompUnit::Repository - the actual repo to use
A boolean named argument need can be specified to indicate that a bytecode file should be created if there is none for this compunit yet.
Returns Nil if the given identity could not be found.
my %meta := from-json "META6.json".IO.slurp;
# runtime dependencies
.say for dependencies-from-meta(%meta);
# author-dependencies
.say for dependencies-from-meta(%meta, :stage<author>);
# build-dependencies
.say for dependencies-from-meta(%meta, :stage<build>);
# test-dependencies
.say for dependencies-from-meta(%meta, :stage<test>);
# test-dependencies
.say for dependencies-from-meta(%meta, :stage<all>);
Returns an iterable that produces all of the dependencies found in given hash, usually produced from the META6.json file of a distribution.
Takes an optional :stage named argument, which defaults to "runtime". Other possible values are "author", "build", "test" and "all". If "all" is specified, the unique dependencies of "author", "build", "test" and "runtime" will be returned.
Returns Empty if no dependencies could be found for (implicitely) given stage.
dependencies-from-identity
.say for dependencies-from-identity($identity); # default: $*REPO
.say for dependencies-from-identity($identity, "."); # as if with -I.
Returns an iterable that produces all of the dependencies of the given identity.
It is also possible to override the repository (chain) by specifying a second argument, this can be an object of type:
Str - indicate a path for a ::FileSystem repo, just as with -I.
IO::Path - indicate a path for a ::FileSystem repo
CompUnit::Repository - the actual repo to use
Returns Empty if either the given identity could not be found, or there are no dependencies.
dependency-specification
my $spec = dependency-specification($identity);
Creates a CompUnit::DependencySpecification object for the given identity.
distribution-name
say distribution-name("SBOM::CycloneDX:ver<0.0.9>:auth<zef:lizmat>");
# SBOM-CycloneDX-0.0.9.tar.gz
Return the distribution name for the given pinned identity. Optionally takes a second positional argument for the extension to be used: defaults to "tar.gz".
ecosystem
my $identity = "Foo::Bar:ver<0.0.42>:auth<zef:lizmat>:api<2.0>";
say ecosystem($identity); # zef
Returns the ecosystem part of the auth field of the given identity, or Nil if no auth field could be found.
from
my $identity = "Foo::Bar:ver<0.0.42>:auth<zef:lizmat>:api<2.0>:from<Perl5>";
say from($identity); # Perl5
Returns the from field of the given identity as a Str, or Nil if no from field could be found.
is-pinned
my $identity = "Foo::Bar:ver<0.0.42>:auth<zef:lizmat>:api<2.0>";
say is-pinned($identity); # True
say is-pinned("Foo::Bar"); # False
Returns a boolean indicating whether the given identity is considered to be pinned to a specific release. This implies: having an auth and having a version without a + or a * in it.
is-short-name
my $identity = "Foo::Bar:ver<0.0.42>:auth<zef:lizmat>:api<2.0>";
say is-short-name($identity); # False
say is-short-name("Foo::Bar"); # True
Returns a boolean indicating whether the given identity consists of just a short-name.
issue-tracker-url
say issue-tracker-url("https://gitlab.com/raku-land/raku-land.git");
# https://gitlab.com/raku-land/raku-land/-/issues
Convert the URL of a distribution into the URL of the page where issues can be made / inspected. Currently supported are URLs on Github and Gitlab. Nil will be returned if the URL is not recognized.
latest-successors
.say for latest-successors(@identies);
Returns a sorted Seq of identities that have been filtered by the same semantics that are used when installing a module without specifying anything other than a short name of an identity.
For instance, taking:
AccountableBagHash:ver<0.0.3>:auth<cpan:ELIZABETH>
AccountableBagHash:ver<0.0.6>:auth<zef:lizmat>
would only return AccountableBagHash:ver<0.0.6>:auth<zef:lizmat> because it has a higher version number, and the ecosystems are different.
my $meta = meta($identity); # default: $*REPO
my $meta = meta($identity, "."); # as if with -I.
Returns a hash with the meta information of the given identity and the currently active repository ($*REPO) as typically found in the META6.json file of a distribution.
It is also possible to override the repository (chain) by specifying a second argument, this can be an object of type:
Str - indicate a path for a ::FileSystem repo, just as with -I.
IO::Path - indicate a path for a ::FileSystem repo
CompUnit::Repository - the actual repo to use
Returns Nil if the given identity could not be found.
nick
my $identity = "Foo::Bar:ver<0.0.42>:auth<zef:lizmat>:api<2.0>";
say nick($identity); # lizmat
Returns the nickname part of the auth field of the given identity, or Nil if no auth field could be found.
raku-land-url
my $identity = "Foo::Bar:auth<zef:lizmat>:ver<0.0.42>:api<2.0>";
say raku-land-url($identity); # https://raku.land/zef:lizmat/FOO::Bar?v=0.0.42
Returns the raku.land URL of the given identity.
rea-dist
my $identity = "Foo::Bar:auth<zef:lizmat>:ver<0.0.42>";
say "Download of $identity distribution successful"
if rea-dist($identity);
Attempts to download the distribution tar file of the given identity from the Raku Ecosystem Archive (REA) and returns True if this was successful.
Allows specifying a second argument that is either a path or an IO::Path object to indicate where the download should be stored: it defaults to "." indicating the current directory.
If the path indicates a directory, then the distribution will be stored in that directory with the identity's long name. Otherwise the path will be taken as the name to store the distribution as.
Assumes the curl command-line program is installed and a network connection is available.
Optionally takes a :verbose named argument: if specified with a truish value, will show any error information on STDERR if the download failed for some reason.
rea-dist-url
my $identity = "Foo::Bar:auth<zef:lizmat>:ver<0.0.42>";
say rea-dist-url($identity);
# https://github.com/Raku/REA/raw/refs/heads/main/archive/F/Foo::Bar/Foo::Bar:ver<0.0.42>:auth<zef:lizmat>.tar.gz
Returns the URL of the distribution of the given identity in the Raku Ecosystem Archive (REA).
rea-index
my $json = rea-index;
Returns the JSON of the REA (Raku Ecosystem Archive) index.
Assumes the curl command-line program is installed and a network connection is available.
rea-index-url
say rea-index-url;
# https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Raku/REA/refs/heads/main/META.json
Returns the URL of the JSON-index of the REA (Raku Ecosystem Archive).
my $identity = "Foo::Bar:auth<zef:lizmat>:ver<0.0.42>";
say rea-meta($identity); # {"api":"","auth":"zef:lizmat","authors"...
Attempts to download the meta information file of the given identity from the Raku Ecosystem Archive (REA) and returns that if successful. Otherwise returns Nil.
Assumes the curl command-line program is installed and a network connection is available.
Optionally takes a :verbose named argument: if specified with a truish value, will show any error information on STDERR if the download failed for some reason.
my $identity = "Foo::Bar:auth<zef:lizmat>:ver<0.0.42>";
say rea-meta-url($identity);
# https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Raku/REA/refs/heads/main/meta/F/Foo::Bar/Foo::Bar:ver<0.0.42>:auth<zef:lizmat>.json
Returns the URL of the meta information of the given identity in the Raku Ecosystem Archive (REA).
sanitize
my $identity = "Foo::Bar:auth<zef:lizmat>:ver<0.0.42>:api<2.0>";
say sanitize($identity); # Foo::Bar:ver<0.0.42>:auth<zef:lizmat>:api<2.0>
Returns a version of the given identity in which any ver, auth and api fields are put in the correct order.
short-name
my $identity = "Foo::Bar:ver<0.0.42>:auth<zef:lizmat>:api<2.0>";
say short-name($identity); # Foo::Bar
Returns the short name part of the given identity, or the identity itself if no ver, auth or api fields could be found.
source
say source($identity); # default: $*REPO
say source($identity, "."); # as if with -I.
Returns the source-code of the given identity and the currently active repository ($*REPO) as typically found in the lib directory of a distribution.
It is also possible to override the repository (chain) by specifying a second argument, this can be an object of type:
Str - indicate a path for a ::FileSystem repo, just as with -I.
IO::Path - indicate a path for a ::FileSystem repo
CompUnit::Repository - the actual repo to use
Returns Nil if the given identity could not be found, or there is no source-file for the short-name of the given identity.
source-io
my $io = source-io($identity); # default: $*REPO
my $io = source-io($identity, "."); # as if with -I.
Returns an IO::Path object of the source of the given identity and the currently active repository ($*REPO) as typically found in the lib directory of a distribution.
It is also possible to override the repository (chain) by specifying a second argument, this can be an object of type:
Str - indicate a path for a ::FileSystem repo, just as with -I.
IO::Path - indicate a path for a ::FileSystem repo
CompUnit::Repository - the actual repo to use
Returns Nil if the given identity could not be found, or there is no source-file for the short-name of the given identity.
ver
my $identity = "Foo::Bar:ver<0.0.42>:auth<zef:lizmat>:api<2.0>";
say ver($identity); # 0.0.42
Returns the ver field of the given identity as a Str, or Nil if no ver field could be found.
version
my $identity = "Foo::Bar:ver<0.0.42>:auth<zef:lizmat>:api<2.0>";
say version($identity); # v0.0.42
Returns the ver field of the given identity as a Version object, or Nil if no ver field could be found.
without-api
my $identity = "Foo::Bar:ver<0.0.42>:auth<zef:lizmat>:api<2.0>";
say without-api($identity); # Foo::Bar:ver<0.0.42>:auth<zef:lizmat>
=head2 raku-land-url
=begin code :lang<raku>
my $identity = "Foo::Bar:auth<zef:lizmat>:ver<0.0.42>:api<2.0>";
say raku-land-url($identity); # https://raku.land/zef:lizmat/FOO::Bar?v=0.0.42
Returns the raku.land URL of the given identity.
sanitize
my $identity = "Foo::Bar:auth<zef:lizmat>:ver<0.0.42>:api<2.0>";
say sanitize($identity); # Foo::Bar:ver<0.0.42>:auth<zef:lizmat>:api<2.0>
Returns a version of the given identity in which any ver, auth and api fields are put in the correct order.
short-name
my $identity = "Foo::Bar:ver<0.0.42>:auth<zef:lizmat>:api<2.0>";
say short-name($identity); # Foo::Bar
Returns the short name part of the given identity, or the identity itself if no ver, auth or api fields could be found.
source
say source($identity); # default: $*REPO
say source($identity, "."); # as if with -I.
Returns the source-code of the given identity and the currently active repository ($*REPO) as typically found in the lib directory of a distribution.
It is also possible to override the repository (chain) by specifying a second argument, this can be an object of type:
Str - indicate a path for a ::FileSystem repo, just as with -I.
IO::Path - indicate a path for a ::FileSystem repo
CompUnit::Repository - the actual repo to use
Returns Nil if the given identity could not be found, or there is no source-file for the short-name of the given identity.
source-distribution-url
say source-distribution("https://github.com/janedoe/Foo.git", v1.2.3);
# 'https://github.com/janedoe/Foo/archive/refs/tags/1.2.3.zip'
Convert the URL of a distribution into the URL to download the artifact of the given version from. Currently only Github URLs are supported. Nil will be returned if the URL is not recognized.
source-io
my $io = source-io($identity); # default: $*REPO
my $io = source-io($identity, "."); # as if with -I.
Returns an IO::Path object of the source of the given identity and the currently active repository ($*REPO) as typically found in the lib directory of a distribution.
It is also possible to override the repository (chain) by specifying a second argument, this can be an object of type:
Str - indicate a path for a ::FileSystem repo, just as with -I.
IO::Path - indicate a path for a ::FileSystem repo
CompUnit::Repository - the actual repo to use
Returns Nil if the given identity could not be found, or there is no source-file for the short-name of the given identity.
ver
my $identity = "Foo::Bar:ver<0.0.42>:auth<zef:lizmat>:api<2.0>";
say ver($identity); # 0.0.42
Returns the ver field of the given identity as a Str, or Nil if no ver field could be found.
version
my $identity = "Foo::Bar:ver<0.0.42>:auth<zef:lizmat>:api<2.0>";
say version($identity); # v0.0.42
Returns the ver field of the given identity as a Version object, or Nil if no ver field could be found.
without-api
my $identity = "Foo::Bar:ver<0.0.42>:auth<zef:lizmat>:api<2.0>";
say without-api($identity); # Foo::Bar:ver<0.0.42>:auth<zef:lizmat>
Returns the identity without any api field of the given identity.
without-auth
my $identity = "Foo::Bar:ver<0.0.42>:auth<zef:lizmat>:api<2.0>";
say without-auth($identity); # Foo::Bar:ver<0.0.42>:api<2.0>
Returns the identity without any auth field of the given identity.
without-from
my $identity = "Foo::Bar:ver<0.0.42>:auth<zef:lizmat>:from<Perl5>";
say without-from($identity); # Foo::Bar:ver<0.0.42>:auth<zef:lizmat>
Returns the identity without any from field of the given identity.
without-ver
my $identity = "Foo::Bar:ver<0.0.42>:auth<zef:lizmat>:api<2.0>";
say without-ver($identity); # Foo::Bar:auth<zef:lizmat>:api<2.0>
Returns the identity without any ver field of the given identity.
zef-index
my $json = zef-index;
Returns the JSON of the zef index.
Assumes the curl command-line program is installed and a network connection is available.
zef-index-url
say zef-index-url; # https://360.zef.pm
Returns the URL of the JSON-index of the zef ecosystem.
AUTHOR
Elizabeth Mattijsen liz@raku.rocks
Source can be located at: https://github.com/lizmat/Identity-Utils . Comments and Pull Requests are welcome.
If you like this module, or what I’m doing more generally, committing to a small sponsorship would mean a great deal to me!
COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
Copyright 2022, 2024, 2025 Elizabeth Mattijsen
This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the Artistic License 2.0.