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AptPkg::Cache(3pm)    User Contributed Perl Documentation   AptPkg::Cache(3pm)

NAME
       AptPkg::Cache - APT package cache interface

SYNOPSIS
       use AptPkg::Cache;

DESCRIPTION
       The AptPkg::Cache module provides an interface to APT's package cache.

   AptPkg::Cache
       The AptPkg::Cache package implements the APT pkgCacheFile class as a
       hash reference (inherits from AptPkg::hash).  The hash keys are the
       names of packages in the cache, and the values are
       AptPkg::Cache::Package objects (which in turn appear as hash
       references, see below).

       Constructor

       new([LOCK])
	   Instantiation of the object uses configuration from the
	   $AptPkg::Config::_config and $AptPkg::System::_system objects
	   (automatically initialised if not done explicitly).

	   The cache initialisation can be quite verbose--controlled by the
	   value of $_config->{quiet}, which is set to "2" (quiet) if the
	   $_config object is auto-initialised.

	   The cache directory is locked if LOCK is true.

	   It is important to note that the structure of the returned object
	   contains self-referential elements, so some care must be taken if
	   attempting to traverse it recursively.

       Methods

       files
	   Return a list of AptPkg::Cache::PkgFile objects describing the
	   package files.

       packages
	   Return an AptPkg::PkgRecords object which may be used to retrieve
	   additional information about packages.

       get, exists, keys
	   These methods are used to implement the hashref abstraction:
	   $obj->get($pack) and $obj->{$pack} are equivalent.

       is_multi_arch
	   Cache is multi-arch enabled.

       native_arch
	   Native architecture.

   AptPkg::Cache::Package
       Implements the APT pkgCache::PkgIterator class as a hash reference.

       Keys

       Name
       Section
       Arch
	   Package name, section and architecture.

       FullName
	   Fully qualified name, including architecture.

       ShortName
	   The shortest unambiguous package name: the same as "Name" for
	   native packages, and "FullName" for non-native.

       SelectedState
       InstState
       CurrentState
	   Package state from the status file.

	   SelectedState may be "Unknown", "Install", "Hold", "DeInstall" or
	   "Purge".

	   InstState may be "Ok", "ReInstReq", "HoldInst" or "HoldReInstReq".

	   CurrentState may be "NotInstalled", "UnPacked", "HalfConfigured",
	   "HalfInstalled", "ConfigFiles" or "Installed".

	   In a numeric context, SelectedState, InstState and CurrentState
	   evaluate to an AptPkg::State:: constant.

       VersionList
	   A reference to an array of AptPkg::Cache::Version objects
	   describing available versions of the package.

       CurrentVer
	   An AptPkg::Cache::Version object describing the currently installed
	   version (if any) of the package.

       RevDependsList
	   A reference to an array of AptPkg::Cache::Depends objects
	   describing packages which depend upon the current package.

       ProvidesList
	   For virtual packages, this is a reference to an array of
	   AptPkg::Cache::Provides objects describing packages which provide
	   the current package.

       Flags
	   A comma separated list if flags:  "Auto", "Essential" or
	   "Important".

	   In a numeric context, evaluates to a combination of AptPkg::Flag::
	   constants.

	   [Note:  the only one of these you need worry about is "Essential",
	   which is set based on the package's header of the same name.
	   "Auto" seems to be used internally by APT, and "Important" seems to
	   only be set on the apt package.]

       Index
	   Internal APT unique reference for the package record.

   AptPkg::Cache::Version
       Implements the APT pkgCache::VerIterator class as a hash reference.

       Keys

       VerStr
       Section
       Arch
	   The package version, section and architecture.

       MultiArch
	   Multi-arch state: "None", "All", "Foreign", "Same", "Allowed",
	   "AllForeign" or "AllAllowed".

	   In a numeric context, evaluates to an AptPkg::Version:: constant.

       ParentPkg
	   An AptPkg::Cache::Package objct describing the package providing
	   this version.

       DescriptionList
	   A list of AptCache::Cache::Description objects describing the files
	   which descrie a package version.  The list includes both Package
	   files and Translation files, which contain translated Description
	   fields.

       TranslatedDescription
	   An AptCache::Cache::Description object for the current locale,
	   which will generally be a Translation file.

       DependsList
	   A reference to an array of AptPkg::Cache::Depends objects
	   describing packages which the current package depends upon.

       ProvidesList
	   A reference to an array of AptPkg::Cache::Provides objects
	   describing virtual packages provided by this version.

       FileList
	   A reference to an array of AptPkg::Cache::VerFile objects
	   describing the packages files which include the current version.

       Size
	   The .deb file size, in bytes.

       InstalledSize
	   The disk space used when installed, in bytes.

       Index
	   Internal APT unique reference for the version record.

       Priority
	   Package priority:  "important", "required", "standard", "optional"
	   or "extra".

	   In a numeric context, evaluates to an AptPkg::VerPriority::
	   constant.

   AptPkg::Cache::Depends
       Implements the APT pkgCache::DepIterator class as a hash reference.

       Keys

       DepType
	   Type of dependency:	"Depends", "PreDepends", "Suggests",
	   "Recommends", "Conflicts", "Replaces" or "Obsoletes".

	   In a numeric context, evaluates to an AptPkg::Dep:: constant.

       ParentPkg
       ParentVer
	   AptPkg::Cache::Package and AptPkg::Cache::Version objects
	   describing the package declaring the dependency.

       TargetPkg
	   AptPkg::Cache::Package object describing the depended package.

       TargetVer
	   For versioned dependencies, TargetVer is a string giving the
	   version of the target package required.

       CompType
       CompTypeDeb
	   CompType gives a normalised comparison operator (>, >=, etc)
	   describing the relationship to TargetVer ("" if none).

	   CompTypeDeb returns Debian-style operators (>> rather than >).

	   In a numeric context, both CompType and CompTypeDeb evaluate to an
	   AptPkg::Dep:: constant.

	   Alternative dependencies (Depends: a | b) are identified by all but
	   the last having the AptPkg::Dep::Or bit set in the numeric
	   representation of CompType (and CompTypeDeb).

       Index
	   Internal APT unique reference for the dependency record.

   AptPkg::Cache::Provides
       Implements the APT pkgCache::PrvIterator class as a hash reference.

       Keys

       Name
	   Name of virtual package.

       OwnerPkg
       OwnerVer
	   AptPkg::Cache::Package and AptPkg::Cache::Version objects
	   describing the providing package.

       ProvideVersion
	   Version of the virtual package.  [Not currently supported by dpkg]

       Index
	   Internal APT unique reference for the provides record.

   AptPkg::Cache::VerFile
       Implements the APT pkgCache::VerFileIterator class as a hash reference.

       Keys

       File
	   An AptPkg::Cache::PkgFile object describing the packages file.

       Offset
       Size
	   The byte offset and length of the entry in the file.

       Index
	   Internal APT unique reference for the version file record.

   AptPkg::Cache::PkgFile
       Implements the APT pkgCache::PkgFileIterator class as a hash reference.

       Keys

       FileName
	   Packages file path.

       IndexType
	   File type: "Debian Package Index", "Debian dpkg status file".

       Archive
       Component
       Version
       Origin
       Label
       Site
	   Fields from the Release file.

       IsOk
	   True if the cache is in sync with this file.

       Index
	   Internal APT unique reference for the package file record.

   AptPkg::Cache::DescFile
       Implements the APT pkgCache::DescFileIterator class as a hash
       reference.

       Keys

       File
	   An AptPkg::Cache::PkgFile object describing the packages file.

SEE ALSO
       AptPkg::Config(3pm), AptPkg::System(3pm), AptPkg(3pm),
       AptPkg::hash(3pm), AptPkg::PkgRecords(3pm), AptPkg::Policy(3pm).

AUTHOR
       Brendan O'Dea <bod@debian.org>

perl v5.18.1			  2013-06-18		    AptPkg::Cache(3pm)
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