perl-Data-Dump-Streamer

Given a list of scalars or reference variables, writes out their contents
in perl syntax. The references can also be objects. The contents of each
variable is output using the least number of Perl statements as convenient,
usually only one. Self-referential structures, closures, and objects are
output correctly.
The return value can be evaled to get back an identical copy of the
original reference structure. In some cases this may require the use of
utility subs that Data::Dump::Streamer will optionally export.
This module is very similar in concept to the core module Data::Dumper,
with the major differences being that this module is designed to output to
a stream instead of constructing its output in memory (trading speed for
memory), and that the traversal over the data structure is effectively
breadth first versus the depth first traversal done by the others.
In fact the data structure is scanned twice, first in breadth first mode to
perform structural analysis, and then in depth first mode to actually
produce the output, but obeying the depth relationships of the first pass.

          

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License: Artistic-1.0 or GPL-1.0+
URL: http://search.cpan.org/dist/Data-Dump-Streamer/