---
name: "Debian::WNPP::Bug"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libdebian-source-perl"
version: "0.128"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Debian::WNPP::Bug"
---

# Debian::WNPP::Bug(3pm)

handy representation of Debian WNPP bug reports

## NAME

Debian::WNPP::Bug - handy representation of Debian WNPP bug reports

## SYNOPSIS

```
    my $b = Debian::WNPP::Bug->new(
        {   number            => 1234,
            title             => 'RFP: nice-package -- do nice things easier',
            type              => 'rfp',
            package           => 'nice-package',
            short_description => 'do nice things together',
            submitter         => "Joe Developer <joe@developer.local>"
        }
    );
    print "$b";     # 1234
```

## CONSTRUCTOR

- new

  Constructs new instance of the class. Initial values are to be given as a hash reference.

## FIELDS

- number

  The unique ID of the big in the BTS.

- title

  The title of the bug. Usually something like

  ```
      RFP: nice-package -- do nice things easier
  ```

- type

  The type of the WNPP bug. Either of:

  - RFP

    request for package

  - ITP

    intent to package

  - O

    orphaned package

  - RFH

    request for help

  - RFA

    request for adoption

  - ITA

    intent to adopt

- package

  Package name

- short\_description

  The short description of the package

- submitter

  The bug submitter in the form `"Full Name <email@address>"`

## OVERLOADS

- ""

  `"Debian::WNPPBug"` object instances stringify via the method . The default `"as_string"` method returns the bug number.

## METHODS

- type\_and\_number

  Returns a string representing the bug type and number in the form *TYPE* #*number*, e.g. `"ITP #1234"`.

- as\_string

  Used for the "" overload. Returns the bug number.

## AUTHOR

- Damyan Ivanov \<dmn@debian.org\>

  ## COPYRIGHT & LICENSE

- Copyright (C) 2010 Damyan Ivanov \<dmn@debian.org\>

  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as published by the Free Software Foundation.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.