perl-File-Comments

File::Comments guesses the type of a given file, determines the format used
for comments, extracts all comments, and returns them as a reference to an
array of chunks. Alternatively, it strips all comments from a file.
Currently supported are Perl scripts, C/C++ programs, Java, makefiles,
JavaScript, Python and PHP.
The plugin architecture used by File::Comments makes it easy to add new
formats. To support a new format, a new plugin module has to be installed.
No modifications to the File::Comments codebase are necessary, new plugins
will be picked up automatically.
File::Comments can also be used to simply guess a file's type. It it
somewhat more flexible than File::MMagic and File::Type. File types in
File::Comments are typically based on file name suffixes (.c, .pl, etc.).
If no suffix is available, or a given suffix is ambiguous (e.g. if several
plugins have registered a handler for the same suffix), then the file's
content is used to narrow down the possibilities and arrive at a decision.
WARNING: THIS MODULE IS UNDER DEVELOPMENT, QUALITY IS ALPHA. IF YOU FIND
BUGS, OR WANT TO CONTRIBUTE PLUGINS, PLEASE SEND THEM MY WAY.

          

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License: Artistic-1.0 OR GPL-1.0-or-later
URL: https://metacpan.org/release/File-Comments