NAME Safe::Caller - A nicer interface to caller() with code execution restriction SYNOPSIS use Safe::Caller; $safe = Safe::Caller->new; package Foo; foo(); sub foo { bar() } sub bar { print $safe->{sub}->(); if ($safe->called_from_sub('Foo::foo')) { # do stuff } } DESCRIPTION CONSTRUCTOR new $safe = Safe::Caller->new(2); Supplying how many frames to go back while running "caller" in perlfunc is optional. By default (if no suitable value is supplied) 2 will be assumed. The default will be shared among all method calls (accessors & verification routines); the accessors may optionally accept a frame as parameter, whereas verification routines ("called_from_*()") don't. METHODS Accessors $safe->{pkg}->(); $safe->{file}->(); $safe->{line}->(); $safe->{sub}->(); $safe->{hasargs}->(); $safe->{wantarray}->(); $safe->{evaltext}->(); $safe->{is_require}->(); $safe->{hints}->(); $safe->{bitmask}->(); See "caller" in perlfunc for the values they are supposed to return. called_from_pkg Checks whether the current sub was called within the appropriate package. $safe->called_from_pkg('main'); Returns 1 on success, 0 on failure. called_from_file Checks whether the current sub was called by the appropriate file. $safe->called_from_file('foobar.pl'); Returns 1 on success, 0 on failure. called_from_line Checks whether the current sub was called on the appropriate line. $safe->called_from_line(13); Returns 1 on success, 0 on failure. called_from_sub Checks whether the current sub was called by the appropriate subroutine. $safe->called_from_sub('foo'); Returns 1 on success, 0 on failure. SEE ALSO "caller" in perlfunc AUTHOR Steven Schubiger LICENSE This program is free software; you may redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself. See