NAME

CPAN::Plugin - Base class for CPAN shell extensions

SYNOPSIS

   package CPAN::Plugin::Flurb;
   use parent 'CPAN::Plugin';

   sub post_test {
     my ($self, $distribution_object) = @_;
     $self = $self->new (distribution_object => $distribution_object);
     ...;
   }

The plugin system in the CPAN shell was introduced in version 2.07 and is still considered experimental.

returns list of packages given plugin requires for functionality. This list is evaluated using CPAN->use_inst method.

Get current distribution object.

Simple delegatees for misc parameters derived from distribution

Predicate to detect whether package contains XS.

Branislav Zahradnik <barney@cpan.org>

CPAN::Plugin - Base class for CPAN shell extensions