Data::...Dumper(3pm)

💖 Data::...Dumper — the Data::Serializer ✕ Data::Dumper bridge, bestie 💖

ok so real talk, this is Data::Serializer::Data::Dumper, and yeah the page header is being all mysterious calling it Data::...Dumper(3pm) — it's from the User Contributed Perl Documentation collection, iykyk. anyway. sit down, grab a boba 🧋, this one's short and sweet.

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✨ NAME ✨

Data::Serializer::Data::Dumper — Creates bridge between Data::Serializer and Data::Dumper. that's it. that's the job. she's a connector, a matchmaker, a little yenta for two Perl modules 💅

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

use Data::Serializer::Data::Dumper;

literally one line. iconic behavior honestly. no config, no arguments, just use it and go 🦋

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🎀 DESCRIPTION 🎀

ok so here's the tea: this module is used internally to Data::Serializer. meaning it's not really out here trying to be your main character — it's the supporting cast, the bestie in the group chat who handles the plumbing so you don't have to. Data::Serializer pulls it in behind the scenes when it needs to talk to Data::Dumper. so like, you can use it directly, but it's giving backstage pass energy, not red-carpet energy. no cap. 💖

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💅 METHODS 💅

two methods. two. short king energy. let's go:

• serialize — Wrapper to normalize serializer method name. she takes whatever the serializer method is called and normalizes it, so everything lines up all cute and consistent ✨
• deserialize — Wrapper to normalize deserializer method name. same deal, opposite direction — normalizes the deserializer method name so the naming vibes match 🫶

that's the whole menu. normalize, normalize, done. periodt. 💀

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👑 AUTHOR 👑

Neil Neely <neil@neely.cx>

(the original author, we love her, we thank her for her service 🌈)

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💜 COPYRIGHT 💜

Copyright 2001 by Neil Neely.  All rights reserved.
This program is free software; you can redistribute it
and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

so like, same terms as Perl itself — go wild, bestie, but respectfully. read the license, it's giving generosity. 💖

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🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

the extended universe, fr fr:

• perl(1)
• Data::Serializer(3)
• Data::Dumper(3)

go read those if you wanna understand the whole friend group 🌸

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ngl if you're here reading this manpage directly, you're probably debugging something at 2am. you got this. hydrate. 💧

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ok that's the page!! cute lil sign-off time: this was documented as part of perl v5.36.0, dated 2022-10-22 — so yeah, vintage but still serving. mwah, bye bestie 💋🎀✨