AptPkg::Cache

Section: User Contributed Perl Documentation (3pm)
Updated: 2009-04-16

NAME

AptPkg::Cache - APT package cache interface

SYNOPSIS

use AptPkg::Cache;

DESCRIPTION

The AptPkg::Cache module provides an interface to APT's package cache.

AptPkg::Cache

The AptPkg::Cache package implements the APT pkgCacheFile class as a hash reference (inherits from AptPkg::hash). The hash keys are the names of packages in the cache, and the values are AptPkg::Cache::Package objects (which in turn appear as hash references, see below).

Constructor

new([LOCK])

Instantiation of the object uses configuration from the $AptPkg::Config::_config and $AptPkg::System::_system objects (automatically initialised if not done explicitly).

The cache initialisation can be quite verbose---controlled by the value of $_config->{quiet}, which is set to ``2'' (quiet) if the $_config object is auto-initialised.

The cache directory is locked if LOCK is true.

It is important to note that the structure of the returned object contains self-referential elements, so some care must be taken if attempting to traverse it recursively.

Methods

files: Return a list of AptPkg::Cache::PkgFile objects describing the package files.
packages: Return an AptPkg::PkgRecords object which may be used to retrieve additional infomation about packages.
get, exists, keys: These methods are used to implement the hashref abstraction: $obj->get($pack) and $obj->{$pack} are equivalent.

AptPkg::Cache::Package

Implements the APT pkgCache::PkgIterator class as a hash reference.

Keys

Name

Section

Package name and section.

SelectedState

InstState

CurrentState

Package state from the status file.

SelectedState may be "Unknown", "Install", "Hold", "DeInstall" or "Purge".

InstState may be "Ok", "ReInstReq", "HoldInst" or "HoldReInstReq".

CurrentState may be "NotInstalled", "UnPacked", "HalfConfigured", "HalfInstalled", "ConfigFiles" or "Installed".

In a numeric context, SelectedState, InstState and CurrentState evaluate to an AptPkg::State:: constant.

VersionList

A reference to an array of AptPkg::Cache::Version objects describing available versions of the package.

CurrentVer

An AptPkg::Cache::Version object describing the currently installed version (if any) of the package.

RevDependsList

A reference to an array of AptPkg::Cache::Depends objects describing packages which depend upon the current package.

ProvidesList

For virtual packages, this is a reference to an array of AptPkg::Cache::Provides objects describing packages which provide the current package.

Flags

A comma seperated list if flags: "Auto", "Essential" or "Important".

In a numeric context, evaluates to a combination of AptPkg::Flag:: constants.

[Note: the only one of these you need worry about is "Essential", which is set based on the package's header of the same name. "Auto" seems to be used internally by APT, and "Important" seems to only be set on the apt package.]

Index

Internal APT unique reference for the package record.

AptPkg::Cache::Version

Implements the APT pkgCache::VerIterator class as a hash reference.

Keys

VerStr
Section
Arch: The package version, section and architecture.
ParentPkg: An AptPkg::Cache::Package objct describing the package providing this version.
DependsList: A reference to an array of AptPkg::Cache::Depends objects describing packages which the current package depends upon.
ProvidesList: A reference to an array of AptPkg::Cache::Provides objects describing virtual packages provided by this version.
FileList: A reference to an array of AptPkg::Cache::VerFile objects describing the packages files which include the current version.
Size: The .deb file size, in bytes.
InstalledSize: The disk space used when installed, in bytes.
Index: Internal APT unique reference for the version record.
Priority: Package priority: "important", "required", "standard", "optional" or "extra".
In a numeric context, evaluates to an AptPkg::VerPriority:: constant.

AptPkg::Cache::Depends

Implements the APT pkgCache::DepIterator class as a hash reference.

Keys

DepType

Type of dependency: "Depends", "PreDepends", "Suggests", "Recommends", "Conflicts", "Replaces" or "Obsoletes".

In a numeric context, evaluates to an AptPkg::Dep:: constant.

ParentPkg

ParentVer

AptPkg::Cache::Package and AptPkg::Cache::Version objects describing the package declaring the dependency.

TargetPkg

AptPkg::Cache::Package object describing the depended package.

TargetVer

For versioned dependencies, TargetVer is a string giving the version of the target package required.

CompType

CompTypeDeb

CompType gives a normalised comparison operator (>, >=, etc) describing the relationship to TargetVer ("" if none).

CompTypeDeb returns Debian-style operators (>> rather than >).

In a numeric context, both CompType and CompTypeDeb evaluate to an AptPkg::Dep:: constant.

Alternative dependencies (Depends: a | b) are identified by all but the last having the AptPkg::Dep::Or bit set in the numeric representation of CompType (and CompTypeDeb).

Index

Internal APT unique reference for the dependency record.

AptPkg::Cache::Provides

Implements the APT pkgCache::PrvIterator class as a hash reference.

Keys

Name: Name of virtual package.
OwnerPkg
OwnerVer: AptPkg::Cache::Package and AptPkg::Cache::Version objects describing the providing package.
ProvideVersion: Version of the virtual package. [Not currently supported by dpkg]
Index: Internal APT unique reference for the provides record.

AptPkg::Cache::VerFile

Implements the APT pkgCache::VerFileIterator class as a hash reference.

Keys

File: An AptPkg::Cache::PkgFile object describing the packages file.
Offset
Size: The byte offset and length of the entry in the file.
Index: Internal APT unique reference for the version file record.

AptPkg::Cache::PkgFile

Implements the APT pkgCache::PkgFileIterator class as a hash reference.

Keys

FileName: Packages file path.
IndexType: File type: "Debian Package Index", "Debian dpkg status file".
Architecture: Architecture.
Archive
Component
Version
Origin
Label
Site: Fields from the Release file.
IsOk: True if the cache is in sync with this file.
Index: Internal APT unique reference for the package file record.

AUTHOR

Brendan O'Dea <bod@debian.org>

Index

NAME

SYNOPSIS

DESCRIPTION

AptPkg::Cache
AptPkg::Cache::Package
AptPkg::Cache::Version
AptPkg::Cache::Depends
AptPkg::Cache::Provides
AptPkg::Cache::VerFile
AptPkg::Cache::PkgFile

SEE ALSO

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