Terrence Brannon wrote: > > I was staring at the docs for XML::Simple this morning: > > http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/CPAN/data/XML-Simple/Simple.html > > and began to think: > > "I am going to regularize the configuration for all my CPAN modules. > They are all going use a single, standard configuration mechanism > instead of me coming up with ways to create Perl hashes and store > them on the disk of the person using my modules." > > So, then it comes down to whether to use something like XML::Simple or > AppConfig (not be confused with App::Config by the same author): > > http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/CPAN/data/AppConfig/AppConfig.html > > And what do you people think about this?
I found that AppConfig works great for simple data structures, but I needed a system that supports complex data structures and XML::Simple does that very effectively and gives me more choices on how I can deal with my configuration data. I had been using Storable alone for my configuration information, but that was limiting how I could edit the information. With XML::Simple I can store the data in XML and edit with a text editor if needed and then "reread" the configuration data into a Storable structure and not alter my program. There are also more programs that can/could process the XML stored configuration that are not Perl based if the need should arise and *could* provide for better reuse in an Enterprise setting. Aaron Johnson
