---
name: "Net::DBus::Dumper"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "perl-net-dbus"
version: "1.2.0-9"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Net::DBus::Dumper"
---

# Net::DBus::Dumper(3pm)

Stringify Net::DBus objects suitable for printing

## NAME

Net::DBus::Dumper - Stringify Net::DBus objects suitable for printing

## SYNOPSIS

```
  use Net::DBus::Dumper;
  use Net::DBus;
  # Dump out info about the bus
  my $bus = Net::DBus->find;
  print dbus_dump($bus);
  # Dump out info about a service
  my $service = $bus->get_service("org.freedesktop.DBus");
  print dbus_dump($service);
  # Dump out info about an object
  my $object = $service->get_object("/org/freedesktop/DBus");
  print dbus_dump($object);
```

## DESCRIPTION

This module serves as a debugging aid, providing a means to stringify a DBus related object in a form suitable for printing out. It can stringify any of the Net::DBus:\* objects, generating the following information for each

- Net::DBus

  A list of services registered with the bus

- Net::DBus::Service =item Net::DBus::RemoteService

  The service name

- Net::DBus::Object =item Net::DBus::RemoteObject

  The list of all exported methods, and signals, along with their parameter and return types.

## METHODS

- my @data = dbus\_dump($object);

  Generates a stringified representation of an object. The object passed in as the parameter must be an instance of one of Net::DBus, Net::DBus::RemoteService, Net::DBus::Service, Net::DBus::RemoteObject, Net::DBus::Object. The stringified representation will be returned as a list of strings, with newlines in appropriate places, such that it can be passed string to the `"print"` method.

## BUGS

It should print out a list of object paths registered against a service, but this only currently works for service implemented in Perl

## AUTHOR

Daniel P. Berrange

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 2005-2011 Daniel P. Berrange

## SEE ALSO

Net::DBus, Net::DBus::RemoteService, Net::DBus::Service, Net::DBus::RemoteObject, Net::DBus::Object, Data::Dumper.