Last(3pm)

📦 version 2.1.1, in arch rolling

💅 Last(3pm) — aka Lire::Last, bestie edition 🎀

okay so this is the manual page for Last(3pm), straight out of LogReport's Lire Documentation — Perl module docs, section 3pm, the whole vibe. let's get into it ✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

Lire::Last — the Lire class that implements the last operator. that's it, that's the whole name. iconic behavior honestly 🫶

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

use Lire::Last

that's the whole thing. one line. chef's kiss. no cap 🧚

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so this is the class that implements the last operator, and here's what it actually does: it outputs the last value appearing in its field when the DLF records are sorted according to the "sort_fields" attribute. 🎯

and if you don't set anything? the default sort order is the default timestamp sort. so it just... sorts by timestamp unless you tell it otherwise. main character energy 💅

👑 METHODS 👑

new( %params )

creates a new Lire::Last object. that's it. brand new baby object, fresh out the box 🎁

sort_fields( [$new_sort_fields] )

returns the fields that are going to be used to sort the DLF records. this is a reference to an array of DLF field names. literally an arrayref, don't forget 🔥

if the $new_sort_fields parameter is set, it gets used as the new sort order. two rules, bestie, no exceptions:

  • it must be an array reference 💀
  • it should only contain valid field names for the current report specification's schema

and when no sort_fields are set, the default is to use the default timestamp field. that's the fallback, that's the vibes 🌈

also, small chaos detail: the original description of this method ends with a literal =cut sitting there in the prose. yes, really. =cut. it's in the source. we don't question it, we just report it 🙈

🍓 SEE ALSO 🍓

go read these next, they're the friend group:

💜 AUTHORS 💜

the legends who made this:

  • Francis J. Lacoste <flacoste@logreport.org>
  • Wolfgang Sourdeau <wsourdeau@logreport.org>

⭐ VERSION ⭐

$Id: Last.pm,v 1.14 2008/03/09 19:27:31 vanbaal Exp $

exact string, character for character, don't touch it 💖

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This file is part of Lire.

Lire is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. 🫶

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. ⚠️

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program (see COPYING); if not, check with http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html. 📬

and that's the page, bestie! this was Lire 2.1.1, dated 2025-09-28, filed under Last(3pm). go forth and sort your DLF records 💅✨🎀
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