OpenFra...nt::Blob(3)

💖 OpenFra...nt::Blob(3) 💖

okay so bestie, welcome to the OpenFrame::Argument::Blob page, from the User Contributed Perl Documentation collection. this is the manual for handling filehandle-style data in network requests. yes, it's as niche as it sounds and yes, it's lowkey iconic. let's go 💅

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✨ NAME ✨

OpenFrame::Argument::Blob — handling for filehandle-style data in network requests

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🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

here's the whole vibe, fr fr:

use OpenFrame::Argument::Blob;

my $blob = OpenFrame::Argument::Blob->new();

$blob->filename( 'somefilename.dat' );
$blob->filehandle( $fh );

my $filename   = $blob->filename;
my $filehandle = $blob->filehandle;

see? you make one, you set the filename, you set the filehandle, and then you read them right back out. main character energy honestly ✨

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🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

OpenFrame::Argument::Blob is a class to support things such as browser-based uploads. it provides a mechanisms to get the filehandle and filename of the uploaded element.

(not me keeping that "a mechanisms" exactly as written — the grammar is a little goofy but that's the original, no cap 🫶)

so basically: someone uploads a file through a browser, and you need to get your hands on which file and the handle to its data. that's the whole job. that's the assignment. and it ate. 🔥

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💜 METHODS 💜

filename( [ SCALAR ] )

The filename() method gets/sets the value of the filename attribute of the class. This should return the filename of the uploaded data.

give it a scalar and it stores it, call it with nothing and it hands the filename right back to you. obsessed. 🎀

filehandle( [ IO::Handle ] )

The filehandle method gets/sets the value of the filehandle that points to the uploaded data.

same deal — pass in an IO::Handle, or call it empty and get the handle that points at the uploaded data. periodt. 💅

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🌈 INHERITANCE 🌈

OpenFrame::Argument::Blob inherits from the OpenFrame::Object class and provides all methods that its super class does.

so everything OpenFrame::Object can do? yeah, this baby can do it too. it's giving nepo baby but make it useful 👑✨

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🙈 AUTHOR 🙈

James A. Duncan <jduncan@fotango.com>

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⭐ COPYRIGHT ⭐

Copyright 2002 Fotango Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

This code is released under the GNU GPL and Artistic licenses.

two licenses bestie, you get to pick, that's the generosity 💖

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and that's the whole page! slay 🦋

this was documented by User Contributed Perl Documentation, perl v5.42.0, dated 2025-07-25. love that for us. bye bestie, go upload something cute 🌸💖✨