package Hash::Util; require 5.007003; use strict; use Carp; use warnings; use warnings::register; use Scalar::Util qw(reftype); require Exporter; our @ISA = qw(Exporter); our @EXPORT_OK = qw( fieldhash fieldhashes all_keys lock_keys unlock_keys lock_value unlock_value lock_hash unlock_hash lock_keys_plus hash_locked hidden_keys legal_keys lock_ref_keys unlock_ref_keys lock_ref_value unlock_ref_value lock_hashref unlock_hashref lock_ref_keys_plus hashref_locked hidden_ref_keys legal_ref_keys hash_seed hv_store ); our $VERSION = 0.07; require DynaLoader; local @ISA = qw(DynaLoader); bootstrap Hash::Util $VERSION; sub import { my $class = shift; if ( grep /fieldhash/, @_ ) { require Hash::Util::FieldHash; Hash::Util::FieldHash->import(':all'); # for re-export } unshift @_, $class; goto &Exporter::import; } =head1 NAME Hash::Util - A selection of general-utility hash subroutines =head1 SYNOPSIS # Restricted hashes use Hash::Util qw( hash_seed all_keys lock_keys unlock_keys lock_value unlock_value lock_hash unlock_hash lock_keys_plus hash_locked hidden_keys legal_keys ); %hash = (foo => 42, bar => 23); # Ways to restrict a hash lock_keys(%hash); lock_keys(%hash, @keyset); lock_keys_plus(%hash, @additional_keys); # Ways to inspect the properties of a restricted hash my @legal = legal_keys(%hash); my @hidden = hidden_keys(%hash); my $ref = all_keys(%hash,@keys,@hidden); my $is_locked = hash_locked(%hash); # Remove restrictions on the hash unlock_keys(%hash); # Lock individual values in a hash lock_value (%hash, 'foo'); unlock_value(%hash, 'foo'); # Ways to change the restrictions on both keys and values lock_hash (%hash); unlock_hash(%hash); my $hashes_are_randomised = hash_seed() != 0; =head1 DESCRIPTION C and C contain special functions for manipulating hashes that don't really warrant a keyword. C contains a set of functions that support L. These are described in this document. C contains an (unrelated) set of functions that support the use of hashes in I, described in L. By default C does not export anything. =head2 Restricted hashes 5.8.0 introduces the ability to restrict a hash to a certain set of keys. No keys outside of this set can be added. It also introduces the ability to lock an individual key so it cannot be deleted and the ability to ensure that an individual value cannot be changed. This is intended to largely replace the deprecated pseudo-hashes. =over 4 =item B =item B lock_keys(%hash); lock_keys(%hash, @keys); Restricts the given %hash's set of keys to @keys. If @keys is not given it restricts it to its current keyset. No more keys can be added. delete() and exists() will still work, but will not alter the set of allowed keys. B: the current implementation prevents the hash from being bless()ed while it is in a locked state. Any attempt to do so will raise an exception. Of course you can still bless() the hash before you call lock_keys() so this shouldn't be a problem. unlock_keys(%hash); Removes the restriction on the %hash's keyset. B that if any of the values of the hash have been locked they will not be unlocked after this sub executes. Both routines return a reference to the hash operated on. =cut sub lock_ref_keys { my($hash, @keys) = @_; Internals::hv_clear_placeholders %$hash; if( @keys ) { my %keys = map { ($_ => 1) } @keys; my %original_keys = map { ($_ => 1) } keys %$hash; foreach my $k (keys %original_keys) { croak "Hash has key '$k' which is not in the new key set" unless $keys{$k}; } foreach my $k (@keys) { $hash->{$k} = undef unless exists $hash->{$k}; } Internals::SvREADONLY %$hash, 1; foreach my $k (@keys) { delete $hash->{$k} unless $original_keys{$k}; } } else { Internals::SvREADONLY %$hash, 1; } return $hash; } sub unlock_ref_keys { my $hash = shift; Internals::SvREADONLY %$hash, 0; return $hash; } sub lock_keys (\%;@) { lock_ref_keys(@_) } sub unlock_keys (\%) { unlock_ref_keys(@_) } =item B lock_keys_plus(%hash,@additional_keys) Similar to C, with the difference being that the optional key list specifies keys that may or may not be already in the hash. Essentially this is an easier way to say lock_keys(%hash,@additional_keys,keys %hash); Returns a reference to %hash =cut sub lock_ref_keys_plus { my ($hash,@keys)=@_; my @delete; Internals::hv_clear_placeholders(%$hash); foreach my $key (@keys) { unless (exists($hash->{$key})) { $hash->{$key}=undef; push @delete,$key; } } Internals::SvREADONLY(%$hash,1); delete @{$hash}{@delete}; return $hash } sub lock_keys_plus(\%;@) { lock_ref_keys_plus(@_) } =item B =item B lock_value (%hash, $key); unlock_value(%hash, $key); Locks and unlocks the value for an individual key of a hash. The value of a locked key cannot be changed. Unless %hash has already been locked the key/value could be deleted regardless of this setting. Returns a reference to the %hash. =cut sub lock_ref_value { my($hash, $key) = @_; # I'm doubtful about this warning, as it seems not to be true. # Marking a value in the hash as RO is useful, regardless # of the status of the hash itself. carp "Cannot usefully lock values in an unlocked hash" if !Internals::SvREADONLY(%$hash) && warnings::enabled; Internals::SvREADONLY $hash->{$key}, 1; return $hash } sub unlock_ref_value { my($hash, $key) = @_; Internals::SvREADONLY $hash->{$key}, 0; return $hash } sub lock_value (\%$) { lock_ref_value(@_) } sub unlock_value (\%$) { unlock_ref_value(@_) } =item B =item B lock_hash(%hash); lock_hash() locks an entire hash, making all keys and values read-only. No value can be changed, no keys can be added or deleted. unlock_hash(%hash); unlock_hash() does the opposite of lock_hash(). All keys and values are made writable. All values can be changed and keys can be added and deleted. Returns a reference to the %hash. =cut sub lock_hashref { my $hash = shift; lock_ref_keys($hash); foreach my $value (values %$hash) { Internals::SvREADONLY($value,1); } return $hash; } sub unlock_hashref { my $hash = shift; foreach my $value (values %$hash) { Internals::SvREADONLY($value, 0); } unlock_ref_keys($hash); return $hash; } sub lock_hash (\%) { lock_hashref(@_) } sub unlock_hash (\%) { unlock_hashref(@_) } =item B =item B lock_hash_recurse(%hash); lock_hash() locks an entire hash and any hashes it references recursively, making all keys and values read-only. No value can be changed, no keys can be added or deleted. B recurses into hashes that are referenced by another hash. Thus a Hash of Hashes (HoH) will all be restricted, but a Hash of Arrays of Hashes (HoAoH) will only have the top hash restricted. unlock_hash_recurse(%hash); unlock_hash_recurse() does the opposite of lock_hash_recurse(). All keys and values are made writable. All values can be changed and keys can be added and deleted. Identical recursion restrictions apply as to lock_hash_recurse(). Returns a reference to the %hash. =cut sub lock_hashref_recurse { my $hash = shift; lock_ref_keys($hash); foreach my $value (values %$hash) { if (reftype($value) eq 'HASH') { lock_hashref_recurse($value); } Internals::SvREADONLY($value,1); } return $hash } sub unlock_hashref_recurse { my $hash = shift; foreach my $value (values %$hash) { if (reftype($value) eq 'HASH') { unlock_hashref_recurse($value); } Internals::SvREADONLY($value,1); } unlock_ref_keys($hash); return $hash; } sub lock_hash_recurse (\%) { lock_hashref_recurse(@_) } sub unlock_hash_recurse (\%) { unlock_hashref_recurse(@_) } =item B hash_unlocked(%hash) and print "Hash is unlocked!\n"; Returns true if the hash and its keys are unlocked. =cut sub hashref_unlocked { my $hash=shift; return Internals::SvREADONLY($hash) } sub hash_unlocked(\%) { hashref_unlocked(@_) } =for demerphqs_editor sub legal_ref_keys{} sub hidden_ref_keys{} sub all_keys{} =cut sub legal_keys(\%) { legal_ref_keys(@_) } sub hidden_keys(\%){ hidden_ref_keys(@_) } =item B my @keys = legal_keys(%hash); Returns the list of the keys that are legal in a restricted hash. In the case of an unrestricted hash this is identical to calling keys(%hash). =item B my @keys = hidden_keys(%hash); Returns the list of the keys that are legal in a restricted hash but do not have a value associated to them. Thus if 'foo' is a "hidden" key of the %hash it will return false for both C and C tests. In the case of an unrestricted hash this will return an empty list. B this is an experimental feature that is heavily dependent on the current implementation of restricted hashes. Should the implementation change, this routine may become meaningless, in which case it will return an empty list. =item B all_keys(%hash,@keys,@hidden); Populates the arrays @keys with the all the keys that would pass an C tests, and populates @hidden with the remaining legal keys that have not been utilized. Returns a reference to the hash. In the case of an unrestricted hash this will be equivalent to $ref = do { @keys = keys %hash; @hidden = (); \%hash }; B this is an experimental feature that is heavily dependent on the current implementation of restricted hashes. Should the implementation change this routine may become meaningless in which case it will behave identically to how it would behave on an unrestricted hash. =item B my $hash_seed = hash_seed(); hash_seed() returns the seed number used to randomise hash ordering. Zero means the "traditional" random hash ordering, non-zero means the new even more random hash ordering introduced in Perl 5.8.1. B: by knowing it one can craft a denial-of-service attack against Perl code, even remotely, see L for more information. B to people who don't need to know it. See also L. =cut sub hash_seed () { Internals::rehash_seed(); } =item B my $sv = 0; hv_store(%hash,$key,$sv) or die "Failed to alias!"; $hash{$key} = 1; print $sv; # prints 1 Stores an alias to a variable in a hash instead of copying the value. =back =head2 Operating on references to hashes. Most subroutines documented in this module have equivalent versions that operate on references to hashes instead of native hashes. The following is a list of these subs. They are identical except in name and in that instead of taking a %hash they take a $hashref, and additionally are not prototyped. =over 4 =item lock_ref_keys =item unlock_ref_keys =item lock_ref_keys_plus =item lock_ref_value =item unlock_ref_value =item lock_hashref =item unlock_hashref =item lock_hashref_recurse =item unlock_hashref_recurse =item hash_ref_unlocked =item legal_ref_keys =item hidden_ref_keys =back =head1 CAVEATS Note that the trapping of the restricted operations is not atomic: for example eval { %hash = (illegal_key => 1) } leaves the C<%hash> empty rather than with its original contents. =head1 BUGS The interface exposed by this module is very close to the current implementation of restricted hashes. Over time it is expected that this behavior will be extended and the interface abstracted further. =head1 AUTHOR Michael G Schwern on top of code by Nick Ing-Simmons and Jeffrey Friedl. hv_store() is from Array::RefElem, Copyright 2000 Gisle Aas. Additional code by Yves Orton. =head1 SEE ALSO L, L and L. L. =cut 1;