NAME
pEFL - Perl binding to the Enlightenment Foundation Libraries
SYNOPSIS
use pEFL;
use strict;
use warnings;
use pEFL::Elm;
pEFL::Elm::init($#ARGV, \@ARGV);
pEFL::Elm::policy_set(ELM_POLICY_QUIT, ELM_POLICY_QUIT_LAST_WINDOW_CLOSED);
my $win = pEFL::Elm::Win->util_standard_add("hello", "Hello");
$win->smart_callback_add("delete,request",\&on_done, undef);
my $box = pEFL::Elm::Box->add($win);
$box->horizontal_set(1);
$win->resize_object_add($box);
$box->show();
my $lab = pEFL::Elm::Label->add($win);
$lab->text_set("Hello out there, World\n");
$box->pack_end($lab);
$lab->show();
my $btn = pEFL::Elm::Button->add($win);
$btn->text_set("OK");
$box->pack_end($btn);
$btn->show();
$btn->smart_callback_add("clicked", \&on_done, undef);
$win->show();
pEFL::Elm::run();
pEFL::Elm::shutdown();
sub on_done {
print "Exiting \n";
pEFL::Elm::exit();
}DESCRIPTION
This module provides a nice object-oriented interface to the Enlightenment Foundation Libraries (EFL). Apart from that the API is deliberately kept close to the Elementary C API. The Perl method names generally remove the prefix at the beginning of the C functions. Therefore applying the C documentation should be no problem.
For the documentation in detail please study the single modules and the C documentation
SPECIFICS OF THE BINDING
Perl specific variants of methods (_pv, "Perl Value"-methods)
If a method returns an Eina_List there usually is a version with the suffix _pv (for Perl Value) that returns a Perl array (for example in pEFL::Elm::List the method items_get_pv()). It is recommended to use these Perl adjusted methods. If you find a method, where the adaption is missing, please open an issue on github.
Sometimes a method returns an EvasObject which can be any Elm Widget Type (e.g. $nav->item_pop(), $object->content_get, $object_item->content_get()). In this case there will be a "Perl Value"-version that tries to bless the returned variable to the appropriate Perl class, too (e.g. $naviframe->item_pop_pv(), $object->[part_]content_get_pv(), $object_item->[part_]content_get_pv()).
Output Parameters
pEFL sometimes uses output parameters. See for example void elm_calendar_min_max_year_get(Evas_Object *obj,int *min,int *max), where you have to pass in C a pointer to max and min. In Perl this is translated to my ($min, $max) = $calendar->min_max_year_get(). Sometimes the C function returns a status or similar as in Eina_Bool elm_entry_cursor_geometry_get(Evas_Object *obj,int *x,int *y,int *w,int *h). In Perl this status variable is given, too. So the function elm_entry_cursor_geometry_get for example is translated into my ($status,$x,$y,$w,$h) = $entry->cursor_geometry_get.
FUNCTIONS IN EFL
The pEFL module gives you the following functions:
pEFL::ev_info2s($event_info)-
if
$event_infocontains the address to a C string, this function converts the addressed C void pointer to a Perl string. pEFL::ev_info2obj($event_info, "pEFL::Evas::Event::MouseUp")-
if
$event_infocontains the address to a C struct, this function converts the addressed void pointer to a Perl scalar, that is blessed to the given class. The Perl class gives the necessary methods to get the members of the struct. At the moment the following C structs are (among others) supported:Elm_Entry_Anchor_Info (aka pEFL::Elm::EntryAnchorInfo)
Elm_Entry_Change_Info (aka pEFL::Elm::EntryChangeInfo)
Elm_Image_Progress (aka pEFL::Elm::ImageProgress)
Elm_Panel_Scroll_Info (aka pEFL::Elm::PanelScrollInfo)
Evas_Coord_Rectangle (aka pEFL::Evas::Coord::Rectangle)
Evas_Event_Mouse_Down (aka pEFL::Evas::Event::MouseDown)
Evas_Event_Mouse_Up (aka pEFL::Evas::Event::MouseUp)
Evas_Event_Mouse_In (aka pEFL::Evas::Event::MouseIn)
Evas_Event_Mouse_Out (aka pEFL::Evas::Event::MouseOut)
Evas_Event_Mouse_Move (aka pEFL::Evas::Event::MouseMove)
Evas_Event_Mouse_Wheel (aka pEFL::Evas::Event::MouseWheel)
Ecore_Event_Key (aka pEFL::Ecore::Event::Key)
Ecore_Event_MouseButton (aka pEFL::Ecore::Event::MouseButton)
Ecore_Event_MouseMove (aka pEFL::Ecore::Event::MouseMove)
Ecore_Event_MouseWheel (aka pEFL::Ecore::Event::MouseWheel)
Ecore_Event_Signal_Exit (aka pEFL::Ecore::Event::SignalExit)
Ecore_Event_Signal_Realtime (aka pEFL::Ecore::Event::SignalRealtime)
Ecore_Event_Signal_User (aka pEFL::Ecore::Event::SignalUser)
Evas_Textblock_Rectangle (aka pEFL::Evas::TextblockRectangle)
Some events pass an Elementary Widget or an Evas Object as $event_info. Of course you can use ev_info2obj() to convert these pointers to a appropiate blessed Perl scalar, too. See for instance examples/colorselector.pl, where the Elm Widget Item Elm_Colorselector_Palette_Item is passed as $event_info. This must converted by pEFL::ev_info2obj($ev_info, "pEFL::Elm::ColorselectorPaletteItem");
The provision of Perl classes for event_info C structs is work in progress. If you need a specific binding for a C struct that is not supported at the moment, please send an issue report.
STATE OF THE BINDING
The Perl binding is in an early development state. So things may change in the future and some functionalities are missing at the moment. Nevertheless especially the Elementary binding is very usable and complete.
If you miss something or find issues, please report it to Github.
WHY THE NAME "pEFL"
Originally the name of the distribution was Efl. Unfortunately there was a conflict with the existing distribution EFL which isn't maintained any more and can't be compiled with newer versions of efl. Therefore the name pEFL was chosen whereby the "p" stands for "perl".
SEE ALSO
Enlightenment Foundation Libraries
Caecilia.pl - a ABC notation editor using pEFL
AUTHOR
Maximilian Lika (perlmax@cpan.org)
COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
Copyright (C) 2022 by Maximilian Lika
This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself, either Perl version 5.28.1 or, at your option, any later version of Perl 5 you may have available.