---
name: "Data::Phrasebook::Plain"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libdata-phrasebook-perl"
version: "0.35-3"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Data::Phrasebook::Plain"
---

# Data::Phrasebook::Plain(3pm)

The Simple Phrasebook Model.

## NAME

Data::Phrasebook::Plain - The Simple Phrasebook Model.

## SYNOPSIS

```
    use Data::Phrasebook;
    my $q = Data::Phrasebook->new(
        class  => 'Plain',
        loader => 'Text',
        file   => 'phrases.txt',
    );
    my $r = Data::Phrasebook->new( file => 'phrases.txt' );
    # simple keyword to phrase mapping
    my $phrase = $q->fetch($keyword);
    # keyword to phrase mapping with parameters
    $q->delimiters( qr{ \[% \s* (\w+) \s* %\] }x );
    my $phrase = $q->fetch($keyword,{this => 'that'});
```

## DESCRIPTION

This module is the fallback or default phrasebook class. It doesn't do much except act as a very simple templating facility.

## METHODS

### fetch

Retrieves the specified `"template"` and substitutes any `"keywords"` for `"values"`.

Thus, given:

```
    hello=Hello [% where %]!
```

And code:

```
    my $text = $q->fetch( 'hello', {
        where => 'world'
    } );
```

Return value is:

```
    Hello world!
```

The delimiters are deliberately taken from Template Toolkit.

## SEE ALSO

Data::Phrasebook, Data::Phrasebook::Generic.

## SUPPORT

Please see the README file.

## AUTHOR

```
  Original author: Iain Campbell Truskett (16.07.1979 - 29.12.2003)
  Maintainer: Barbie <barbie@cpan.org> since January 2004.
  for Miss Barbell Productions <http://www.missbarbell.co.uk>.
```

## COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

```
  Copyright (C) 2003 Iain Truskett.
  Copyright (C) 2004-2013 Barbie for Miss Barbell Productions.
  This distribution is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  modify it under the Artistic License v2.
```