Catman...x::hash(3pm)

💖 Catmandu::Fix::hash(3pm) — bestie edition 💖

okay so you found the Catmandu::Fix::hash manual page (yes it's a Perl module, yes it's a 3pm page, yes we're doing this) and honestly? it's a lil cutie. it takes an array and turns it into a hash. that's the whole vibe. let's get into it 🫶

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✨ NAME ✨

Catmandu::Fix::hash — creates a hash out of an array. literally that's it, that's the job, and she does it flawlessly 💅

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

here's the glow-up in action, no cap:

# tags => ['name', 'Peter', 'age', 12]
hash(tags)
# tags => {name => 'Peter', age => 12}

see how ['name', 'Peter', 'age', 12] (a whole list, kinda chaotic) becomes {name => 'Peter', age => 12} (a tidy little hash, main character energy)? that's her. that's the fix. ✨

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so this fix function transforms array fields to hashes. it's giving "glow up montage" but for your data structure 🎀

two rules tho, and she's strict about them:

• the number of array elements must be even — pairs only bestie, we don't do odd numbers here 🙈
• the fields that are gonna be used as field values must be simple strings — nothing fancy, just plain strings pls

and the best part? String fields and hash fields are left unchanged. she doesn't touch what she doesn't need to. respectful queen behavior fr fr 👑

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🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

go be nosy, she wants you to:

• Catmandu::Fix::array — the sister module, the other half of the duo 💜
• Catmandu::Fix — the big mama, the whole framework 🌈

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lowkey a warning bestie: if your array has an odd number of elements, or your values aren't simple strings, this is not gonna go how you want it to go. 💀 even pairs, simple strings. periodt.

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okay that's the whole page!! ✨ written by the Perl crew (User Contributed Perl Documentation, iconic of them), running on perl v5.40.1, dated 2026-01-24 — mwah, no notes, 10/10, ate and left no crumbs 💖🧚🌸