---
name: "Perl::Critic::Utils::Constants"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "perl-perl-critic"
version: "1.156-3"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Perl::Critic::Utils::Constants"
---

# Perl::Critic::Utils::Constants(3pm)

Global constants.

## NAME

Perl::Critic::Utils::Constants - Global constants.

## DESCRIPTION

Defines commonly used constants for Perl::Critic.

## INTERFACE SUPPORT

This is considered to be a public module.  Any changes to its interface will go through a deprecation cycle.

## IMPORTABLE CONSTANTS

- $PROFILE\_STRICTNESS\_WARN

  - $PROFILE\_STRICTNESS\_FATAL

  - $PROFILE\_STRICTNESS\_QUIET

  - $PROFILE\_STRICTNESS\_DEFAULT

  - %PROFILE\_STRICTNESSES

  Valid values for the "-profile-strictness" in perlcritic option. Determines whether recoverable problems found in a profile file appear as warnings, are fatal, or are ignored. `$PROFILE_STRICTNESS_DEFAULT` is set to `$PROFILE_STRICTNESS_WARN`. Importable via the `":profile_strictness"` tag.

- $PROFILE\_COLOR\_SEVERITY\_HIGHEST\_DEFAULT

  Default for the -color-severity-highest option. Importable via the `":color_severity"` tag.

- $PROFILE\_COLOR\_SEVERITY\_HIGH\_DEFAULT

  Default for the -color-severity-high option. Importable via the `":color_severity"` tag.

- $PROFILE\_COLOR\_SEVERITY\_MEDIUM\_DEFAULT

  Default for the -color-severity-medium option. Importable via the `":color_severity"` tag.

- $PROFILE\_COLOR\_SEVERITY\_LOW\_DEFAULT

  Default for the -color-severity-low option. Importable via the `":color_severity"` tag.

- $PROFILE\_COLOR\_SEVERITY\_LOWEST\_DEFAULT

  Default for the -color-severity-lowest option. Importable via the `":color_severity"` tag.

- @STRICT\_EQUIVALENT\_MODULES

  - @WARNINGS\_EQUIVALENT\_MODULES

  As the names suggest, these are lists of modules that are equivalent to applying the strict or warnings pragma when loaded. At the moment, both lists are exactly the same. **Note:** These lists are not exhaustive; they only include the most commonly used modules. Policies that use these lists should permit configuration of additional modules.

## AUTHOR

Elliot Shank \<perl@galumph.com\>

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 2007-2011 Elliot Shank.

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.  The full text of this license can be found in the LICENSE file included with this module.