---
name: "Log::Report::Optional"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "perl-log-report-optional"
version: "1.08-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Log::Report::Optional"
---

# Log::Report::Optional(3pm)

pick Log::Report or ::Minimal

## NAME

Log::Report::Optional - pick Log::Report or ::Minimal

## INHERITANCE

```
 Log::Report::Optional
   is an Exporter
```

## SYNOPSIS

```
  # Use Log::Report when already loaded, otherwise Log::Report::Minimal
  package My::Package;
  use Log::Report::Optional 'my-domain';
```

## DESCRIPTION

This module will allow libraries (helper modules) to have a dependency to a small module instead of the full Log-Report distribution.  The full power of `"Log::Report"` is only released when the main program uses that module.  In that case, the module using the 'Optional' will also use the full Log::Report, otherwise the dressed-down Log::Report::Minimal version.

For the full documentation:

- •

  see Log::Report when it is used by main

- •

  see Log::Report::Minimal otherwise

The latter provides the same functions from the former, but is the simpelest possible way.

## METHODS

- $class-\>**usedBy**()

  Returns the classes which loaded the optional module.

## SEE ALSO

This module is part of Log-Report-Optional version 1.08, built on September 08, 2025. Website: *http://perl.overmeer.net/CPAN/*

## LICENSE

For contributors see file ChangeLog.

This software is copyright (c) 2013-2025 by Mark Overmeer.

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