---
name: "Lire::Config::SpecParser"
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::SpecParser"
---

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

Create configuration specification from XML files

## NAME

Lire::Config::SpecParser - Create configuration specification from XML files

## SYNOPSIS

```
 use Lire::Config::SpecParser;
 my $parser = new Lire::Config::SpecParser;
 my $spec = $parser->parsefile( 'spec.xml' );
 $parser->merge_specifications_dir( '/etc/lire/config' );
 my $spec = $parser->configspec();
```

## DESCRIPTION

This is an Lire::XMLParser which can build Lire::Config::ConfigSpec objects from an XML file.

### new()

Creates a new parser object.

### configspec()

Returns the Lire::Config::ConfigSpec object parsed.

### merge\_specifications\_dir( $dir )

Parses all the files ending in '.xml' in the `$directory`. The types defined in these files will be merged to the ConfigSpec object of this parser.

### merge\_specification\_dir( $file )

Parses the `$file` XML file and merges the types it defines in the ConfigSpec defined by this parser.

## SEE ALSO

```
 Lire::Config::Parser(3pm), Lire::Config::TypeSpec(3pm),
 Lire::Config::ConfigSpec(3pm)
```

## AUTHORS

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

## VERSION

`$Id:` SpecParser.pm,v 1.44 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.