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  # Using the script that comes with the distribution.
  chef.pl file.chef
  
  # Using the module
  use Acme::Chef;
  
  my $compiled = Acme::Chef->compile($code_string);  
  print $compiled->execute();
  
  my $string = $compiled->dump(); # requires Data::Dumper
  # Save it to disk, send it over the web, whatever.
  my $reconstructed_object = eval $string;
  
  # or:
  $string = $compiled->dump('autorun'); # requires Data::Dumper
  # Save it to disk, send it over the web, whatever.
  my $output_of_chef_program = eval $string;

=head1 DESCRIPTION

Chef is an esoteric programming language in which programs look like
recipes. I needn't mention that using it in
production environment, heck, using it for anything but entertainment
ought to result in bugs and chaos in reverse order.

lib/Acme/Chef.pm  view on Meta::CPAN

object.

=cut

sub dump {
   my $self = shift;
   my $type = shift;
   $type = '' if not defined $type;

   local $@ = undef;
   require Data::Dumper;

   my $dumper = Data::Dumper->new([$self], ['self']);
   $dumper->Indent(0);
   $dumper->Purity(1);

   my $dump = $dumper->Dump();

   if ($type =~ /^autorun$/) {
      $dump = 'do{my ' . $dump . ' bless $self => "' . (__PACKAGE__) . '"; $self->execute();} ';
   } else {
      $dump = 'do{my ' . $dump . ' bless $self => "' . (__PACKAGE__) . '";} ';
   }