---
name: "Dist::Zilla::MetaProvides::ProvideRecord"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libdist-zilla-plugin-metaprovides-perl"
version: "2.002004-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Dist::Zilla::MetaProvides::ProvideRecord"
---

# Dist::Zilla::MetaProvides::ProvideRecord(3pm)

Data Management Record for MetaProvider::Provides Based Class

## NAME

Dist::Zilla::MetaProvides::ProvideRecord - Data Management Record for MetaProvider::Provides Based Class

## VERSION

version 2.002004

## PUBLIC METHODS

### copy\_into "( \\%provides\_list )"

Populate the referenced `%provides_list` with data from this Provide Record object.

This is called by the  Dist::Zilla::Role::MetaProvider::Provider Role.

This is very convenient if you have an array full of these objects, for you can just do

```
    my %discovered;
    for ( @array ) {
       $_->copy_into( \%discovered );
    }
```

and `%discovered` will be populated with relevant data.

## ATTRIBUTES / PARAMETERS

### version

See "ModVersion" in Dist::Zilla::MetaProvides::Types

### module

The String Name of a fully qualified module to be reported as included in the distribution.

### file

The String Name of the file as to be reported in the distribution.

### parent

A "ProviderObject" in Dist::Zilla::MetaProvides::Types, mostly to get Zilla information and accessors from Dist::Zilla::Role::MetaProvider::Provider

## AUTHOR

Kent Fredric \<kentnl@cpan.org\>

## COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

This software is copyright (c) 2017 by Kent Fredric \<kentfredric@gmail.com\>.

This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.