NAME¶

Devel::StackTrace - Stack trace and stack trace frame objects

SYNOPSIS¶

  use Devel::StackTrace;
  my $trace = Devel::StackTrace->new;
  print $trace->as_string; # like carp
  # from top (most recent) of stack to bottom.
  while (my $frame = $trace->next_frame)
  {
      print "Has args\n" if $frame->hasargs;
  }
  # from bottom (least recent) of stack to top.
  while (my $frame = $trace->prev_frame)
  {
      print "Sub: ", $frame->subroutine, "\n";
  }

DESCRIPTION¶

The Devel::StackTrace module contains two classes, Devel::StackTrace and Devel::StackTraceFrame. The goal of this object is to encapsulate the information that can found through using the caller() function, as well as providing a simple interface to this data.

The Devel::StackTrace object contains a set of Devel::StackTraceFrame objects, one for each level of the stack. The frames contain all the data available from "caller()".

This code was created to support my Exception::Class::Base class (part of Exception::Class) but may be useful in other contexts.

'TOP' AND 'BOTTOM' OF THE STACK¶

When describing the methods of the trace object, I use the words 'top' and 'bottom'. In this context, the 'top' frame on the stack is the most recent frame and the 'bottom' is the least recent.

Here's an example:

  foo();  # bottom frame is here
  sub foo
  {
     bar();
  }
  sub bar
  {
     Devel::StackTrace->new;  # top frame is here.
  }

Devel::StackTrace METHODS¶

•

Devel::StackTrace->new(%named_params)

Returns a new Devel::StackTrace object.

Takes the following parameters:

• $trace->next_frame

  Returns the next Devel::StackTraceFrame object down on the stack. If it hasn't been called before it returns the first frame. It returns undef when it reaches the bottom of the stack and then resets its pointer so the next call to "next_frame" or "prev_frame" will work properly.

• $trace->prev_frame

  Returns the next Devel::StackTraceFrame object up on the stack. If it hasn't been called before it returns the last frame. It returns undef when it reaches the top of the stack and then resets its pointer so pointer so the next call to "next_frame" or "prev_frame" will work properly.

• $trace->reset_pointer

  Resets the pointer so that the next call "next_frame" or "prev_frame" will start at the top or bottom of the stack, as appropriate.

• $trace->frames

  Returns a list of Devel::StackTraceFrame objects. The order they are returned is from top (most recent) to bottom.

• $trace->frame ($index)

  Given an index, returns the relevant frame or undef if there is not frame at that index. The index is exactly like a Perl array. The first frame is 0 and negative indexes are allowed.

• $trace->frame_count

  Returns the number of frames in the trace object.

• $trace->as_string

  Calls as_string on each frame from top to bottom, producing output quite similar to the Carp module's cluck/confess methods.

Devel::StackTraceFrame METHODS¶

See the caller documentation for more information on what these methods return.

• $frame->package
• $frame->filename
• $frame->line
• $frame->subroutine
• $frame->hasargs
• $frame->wantarray
• $frame->evaltext

  Returns undef if the frame was not part of an eval.

• $frame->is_require

  Returns undef if the frame was not part of a require.

• $frame->args

  Returns the arguments passed to the frame. Note that any arguments that are references are returned as references, not copies.

• $frame->hints
• $frame->bitmask

SUPPORT¶

Please submit bugs to the CPAN RT system at http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/ReportBug.html?Queue=Devel%3A%3AStackTrace or via email at bug-devel-stacktrace@rt.cpan.org.

AUTHOR¶

Dave Rolsky, <autarch@urth.org>

COPYRIGHT¶

Copyright (c) 2000-2006 David Rolsky. All rights reserved. This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

The full text of the license can be found in the LICENSE file included with this module.