TAP::Pa...r::File(3pm)

💖 TAP::Parser::SourceHandler::File(3pm) 💖

hey bestie, welcome to the TAP::Parser::SourceHandler::File(3pm) page from the Perl Programmers Reference Guide ✨ this one is all about streaming TAP from a text file, and it is lowkey iconic.

🌸 VERSION 🌸

Version 3.50

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

use TAP::Parser::Source;
use TAP::Parser::SourceHandler::File;

my $source = TAP::Parser::Source->new->raw( \'file.tap' );
$source->assemble_meta;

my $class = 'TAP::Parser::SourceHandler::File';
my $vote  = $class->can_handle( $source );
my $iter  = $class->make_iterator( $source );

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

This is a raw TAP stored in a file TAP::Parser::SourceHandler — it has 2 jobs:

1. Figure out if the raw source it's given is a file containing raw TAP output. See TAP::Parser::IteratorFactory for more details.
2. Takes raw TAP from the text file given, and converts into an iterator.

Unless you're writing a plugin or subclassing TAP::Parser, you probably won't need to use this module directly. no cap 🫶

💅 METHODS 💅

🎀 Class Methods 🎀

💜 can_handle

my $vote = $class->can_handle( $source );

Only votes if $source looks like a regular file. Casts the following votes:

• 0.9 if it's a .tap file
• 0.9 if it has an extension matching any given in user config.

🔥 make_iterator

my $iterator = $class->make_iterator( $source );

Returns a new TAP::Parser::Iterator::Stream for the source. "croak"s on error.

⭐ iterator_class

The class of iterator to use, override if you're sub-classing. Defaults to TAP::Parser::Iterator::Stream.

🌈 CONFIGURATION 🌈

 {
  extensions => [ @case_insensitive_exts_to_match ]
 }

🧚 SUBCLASSING 🧚

Please see "SUBCLASSING" in TAP::Parser for a subclassing overview.

👑 SEE ALSO 👑

• TAP::Object
• TAP::Parser
• TAP::Parser::SourceHandler
• TAP::Parser::SourceHandler::Executable
• TAP::Parser::SourceHandler::Perl
• TAP::Parser::SourceHandler::Handle
• TAP::Parser::SourceHandler::RawTAP

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Later, bestie — this one is for perl v5.42.3, dated 2026-11-03. 💜✨