---
name: "Lire::Config::Parser"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "lire"
version: "2.1.1-8"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Lire::Config::Parser"
---

# Lire::Config::Parser(3pm)

Creates a Lire::Config::ConfigFile object from XML

## NAME

Lire::Config::Parser - Creates a Lire::Config::ConfigFile object from XML

## SYNOPSIS

```
  use Lire::Config;
  use Lire::Config::Parser;
  my $parser = new Lire::Config::Parser( 'spec' => Lire::Config->config_spec());
  my $conf = $parser->parsefile( 'config.xml' );
```

## DESCRIPTION

Rather straightforward XML parser that follows the configuration specification to parse an XML file.

### new( 'spec' =\> $spec )

Creates a parser object which will parse configuration file which validates against the Lire::Config::ConfigSpec specification `$spec`.

### load\_config\_file( $file )

Parses the `$file` XML file and returns a Lire::Config::ConfigFile object representing it.

## SEE ALSO

```
 Lire::Config::ConfigFile(3pm), Lire::Config::SpecParser(3pm),
 Lire::Config::ConfigSpec(3pm)
```

## AUTHORS

```
  Wessel Dankers <wsl@logreport.org>
  Francis J. Lacoste <flacoste@logreport.org>
```

## VERSION

`$Id:` Parser.pm,v 1.49 2006/07/23 13:16:30 vanbaal Exp $

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 2002, 2004 Stichting LogReport Foundation LogReport@LogReport.org

This file is part of Lire.

Lire is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

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 (see COPYING); if not, check with http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html.