NOTEDB::general(3pm)

💖 NAME 💖

NOTEDB::general — the module lib that lets you get into a notedb from perl, bestie ✨

It's giving "your notes, but make it programmable" and honestly? iconic.

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

# include the module
use NOTEDB;

# create a new NOTEDB object
$db = new NOTEDB("text", "/home/tom/.notedb", 4096, 24);

# decide to use encryption
# $key is the cipher to use for encryption
# $method must be either Crypt::IDEA or Crypt::DES
# you need Crypt::CBC, Crypt::IDEA and Crypt::DES to have installed.
$db->use_crypt($key,$method);

# do not use encryption
# this is the default
$db->no_crypt;

# get a single note
($note, $date) = $db->get_single(1);

# search for a certain note
%matching_notes = $db->get_search("somewhat");
# format of returned hash:
#$matching_notes{$numberofnote}->{'note' => 'something', 'date' => '23.12.2000 10:33:02'}

# get all existing notes
%all_notes = $db->get_all();
# format of returns hash like the one from get_search above

# get the next noteid available
$next_num = $db->get_nextnum();

# modify a certain note
$db->set_edit(1, "any text", "23.12.2000 10:33:02");

# create a new note
$db->set_new(5, "any new text", "23.12.2000 10:33:02");

# delete a certain note
$db->set_del(5);

# turn on encryption. CryptMethod must be IDEA, DES or BLOWFISH
$db->use_crypt("passphrase", "CryptMethod");

# turn off encryption. This is the default.
$db->no_crypt();

okay literally just read that up there ^ because it says it all, fr fr 🫶

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

So here's the vibe: you use this module to access a note database 💅

The backend keeps everything in a text file for storage, and it hits up Config::General to get at that file. lowkey a whole little team-up.

Right now, the NOTEDB module is only used by note itself — like, that's its main character moment and nobody else has cast it yet. But bestie, please feel free to use it in your own project!! 😭✨ Maybe somebody out there wants to build a web interface to note... and honestly that would ate. no cap.

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🎀 USAGE 🎀

please see the section SYNOPSIS, it says it all. iykyk 👑

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👑 AUTHOR 👑

Thomas Linden <tom@daemon.de>. 🫶

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and that's the whole thing, bestie — this page came from the NOTEDB::general(3pm) man page in the User Contributed Perl Documentation, and the footer was serving perl v5.40.1 with a date of 2026-08-10. slay, go write some notes 💖🌈