---
name: "XML::OPML::SimpleGen"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libxml-opml-simplegen-perl"
version: "0.07-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/XML::OPML::SimpleGen"
---

# XML::OPML::SimpleGen(3pm)

create OPML using XML::Simple

## NAME

XML::OPML::SimpleGen - create OPML using XML::Simple

## VERSION

version 0.07

## SYNOPSIS

```
    require XML::OPML::SimpleGen;
    my $opml = new XML::OPML::SimpleGen();
    $opml->head(
             title => 'FIFFS Subscriptions',
           );
    $opml->insert_outline(
        group => 'news',  # groups will be auto generated
        text =>  'some feed',
        xmlUrl => 'http://www.somepage.org/feed.xml',
    );
    # insert_outline and add_outline are the same
    $opml->add_group( text => 'myGroup' ); # explicitly create groups

    print $opml->to_string;
    $opml->save('somefile.opml');
    $opml->xml_options( $hashref ); # XML::Simple compatible options
    # See XML::OPML's synopsis for more knowledge
```

## DESCRIPTION

XML::OPML::SimpleGen lets you simply generate OPML documents without having too much to worry about.  It is a drop-in replacement for XML::OPML in regards of generation.  As this module uses XML::Simple it is rather generous in regards of attribute or element names.

## NAME

XML::OPML::SimpleGen - create OPML using XML::Simple

## COMMON METHODS

- new( key =\> value )

  Creates a new XML::OPML::SimpleGen instance. All key values will be used as attributes for the \<atom\> element. The only thing you might want to use here is the version =\> '1.1', which is default anyway.

- head( key =\> value )

  XML::OPML compatible head method to change header values.

- id ( )

  Returns (and increments) a counter.

- add\_group ( text =\> 'name' )

  Method to explicitly create a group which can hold multiple outline elements.

- insert\_outline ( key =\> value )

  XML::OPML compatible method to add an outline element. See XML::OPML for details. The group key is used to put elements in a certain group. Non existent groups will be created automagically.

- add\_outline ( key =\> value )

  Alias to insert\_outline for XML::OPML compatibility.

- as\_string

  Returns the given OPML XML data as a string

- save ( $filename )

  Saves the OPML data to a file

## ADVANCED METHODS

- xml\_options ( $hashref )

  `$hashref` may contain any XML::Simple options.

- outline ( $hashref )

  The outline method defines the 'template' for any new outline element. You can preset key value pairs here to be used in all outline elements that will be generated by XML::OPML::SimpleGen.

- group ( $hashref )

  This method is similar to outline, it defines the template for a grouping outline element.

## MAINTAINER

Stephen Cardie `"<stephenca@cpan.org>"`

## REPOSITORY

\<https://github.com/stephenca/XML-OPML-SimpleGen\>

## CONTRIBUTORS

- KAPPA "\<kappa@cpan.org\>" contributed a patch to close RT51000 \<https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=51000\>

  - gregoa@debian.org contributed a patch to close RT77725 \<https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=77725\>

  ## REPO

```
  The git repository for this module is at
L<https://github.com/stephenca/XML-OPML-SimpleGen>
```

## BUGS

Please report any bugs or feature requests to `"bug-xml-opml-simlegen@rt.cpan.org"`, or through the web interface at \<http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/ReportBug.html?Queue=XML-OPML-SimleGen\>. I will be notified, and then you'll automatically be notified of progress on your bug as I make changes.

## SEE ALSO

XML::OPML XML::Simple

## AUTHOR

Marcus Theisen \<marcus@thiesen.org\>

## COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

This software is copyright (c) 2013 by Marcus Thiesen.

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