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1package Devel::FindRef; 1package Devel::FindRef;
2 2
3no warnings; # I hate warning nazis
3use strict; 4use strict;
4 5
5use XSLoader; 6use XSLoader;
6 7use Scalar::Util;
7 8
8BEGIN { 9BEGIN {
9 our $VERSION = '0.2'; 10 our $VERSION = '1.31';
10 XSLoader::load __PACKAGE__, $VERSION; 11 XSLoader::load __PACKAGE__, $VERSION;
11} 12}
12 13
13=head1 NAME 14=head1 NAME
14 15
15Devel::FindRef - where is that reference to my scalar hiding? 16Devel::FindRef - where is that reference to my variable hiding?
16 17
17=head1 SYNOPSIS 18=head1 SYNOPSIS
18 19
19 use Devel::FindRef; 20 use Devel::FindRef;
21
22 print Devel::FindRef::track \$some_variable;
20 23
21=head1 DESCRIPTION 24=head1 DESCRIPTION
22 25
23Tracking down reference problems (e.g. you expect some object to be 26Tracking down reference problems (e.g. you expect some object to be
24destroyed, but there are still references to it that keep it alive) can be 27destroyed, but there are still references to it that keep it alive) can be
45 testsub; 48 testsub;
46 49
47The output is as follows (or similar to this, in case I forget to update 50The output is as follows (or similar to this, in case I forget to update
48the manpage after some changes): 51the manpage after some changes):
49 52
50 SCALAR(0x676fa0) is 53 SCALAR(0x814ece8) is
54 +- in the global $Test::var.
51 referenced by REF(0x676fb0), which is 55 +- referenced by REF(0x814f9e4), which is
52 in the lexical '$x' in CODE(0x676370), which is 56 | in the lexical '$x' in CODE(0x814ed78), which is
53 not found anywhere I looked :( 57 | the containing scope for CODE(0x820c4b0), which is
58 | in the global &Test::testsub.
54 referenced by REF(0x676360), which is 59 +- referenced by REF(0x814ed6c), which is
55 in the member 'ukukey' of HASH(0x756660), which is 60 | in the member 'ukukey' of HASH(0x81da20c), which is
56 in the global %Test::hash. 61 | in the global %Test::hash.
57 in the global $Test::var.
58 referenced by REF(0x6760e0), which is 62 +- referenced by REF(0x814ec28), which is
63 | not found anywhere I looked :(
64 +- referenced by REF(0x814eb44), which is
59 in the member 'ukukey2' of HASH(0x676f30), which is 65 in the member 'ukukey2' of HASH(0x814f99c), which is
60 referenced by REF(0x77bcf0), which is 66 +- referenced by REF(0x820c450), which is
61 in the lexical '$local' in CODE(0x77bcb0), which is 67 | in the lexical '$local' in CODE(0x820c4b0), which was seen before.
62 in the global &Test::testsub.
63 referenced by REF(0x77bc80), which is 68 +- referenced by REF(0x820c204), which is
64 in the global $Test::hash2. 69 in the global $Test::hash2.
65
66 70
67It is a bit convoluted to read, but basically it says that the value 71It is a bit convoluted to read, but basically it says that the value
68stored in C<$var> can be found: 72stored in C<$var> can be found:
69 73
70=over 4 74=over 4
78 82
79=item - in the hash element C<ukukey2>, in the hash in the my variable 83=item - in the hash element C<ukukey2>, in the hash in the my variable
80C<$local> in the sub C<Test::testsub> and also in the hash referenced by 84C<$local> in the sub C<Test::testsub> and also in the hash referenced by
81C<$Test::hash2>. 85C<$Test::hash2>.
82 86
87=back
88
83=head1 EXPORTS 89=head1 EXPORTS
84 90
85None. 91None.
86 92
87=head1 FUNCTIONS 93=head1 FUNCTIONS
99=cut 105=cut
100 106
101sub find($); 107sub find($);
102 108
103sub track { 109sub track {
110 my ($ref, $depth) = @_;
111 @_ = ();
112
104 my $buf = ""; 113 my $buf = "";
114 my %seen;
115
116 Scalar::Util::weaken $ref;
105 117
106 my $track; $track = sub { 118 my $track; $track = sub {
107 my (undef, $depth, $indent) = @_; 119 my ($refref, $depth, $indent) = @_;
108 120
109 if ($depth) { 121 if ($depth) {
110 my (@about) = find $_[0]; 122 my (@about) = find $$refref;
111 if (@about) { 123 if (@about) {
112 for my $about (@about) { 124 for my $about (@about) {
113 $buf .= (" ") x $indent; 125 $buf .= "$indent" . (@about > 1 ? "+- " : " ") . $about->[0];
114 $buf .= $about->[0];
115 if (@$about > 1) { 126 if (@$about > 1) {
127 if ($seen{ref2ptr $about->[1]}++) {
128 $buf .= " $about->[1], which was seen before.\n";
129 } else {
116 $buf .= " $about->[1], which is\n"; 130 $buf .= " $about->[1], which is\n";
117 $track->($about->[1], $depth - 1, $indent + 1); 131 $track->(\$about->[1], $depth - 1, $about == $about[-1] ? "$indent " : "$indent| ");
132 }
118 } else { 133 } else {
119 $buf .= ".\n"; 134 $buf .= ".\n";
120 } 135 }
121 } 136 }
122 } else { 137 } else {
123 $buf .= (" ") x $indent;
124 $buf .= "not found anywhere I looked :(\n"; 138 $buf .= "$indent not found anywhere I looked :(\n";
125 } 139 }
126 } else { 140 } else {
127 $buf .= (" ") x $indent;
128 $buf .= "not referenced within the search depth.\n"; 141 $buf .= "$indent not referenced within the search depth.\n";
129 } 142 }
130 }; 143 };
131 144
132 $buf .= "$_[0] is\n"; 145 $buf .= "$ref is\n";
133 $track->($_[0], $_[1] || 10, 1); 146 $track->(\$ref, $depth || $ENV{PERL_DEVEL_FINDREF_DEPTH} || 10, "");
134 $buf 147 $buf
135} 148}
136 149
137=item @references = Devel::FindRef::find $ref 150=item @references = Devel::FindRef::find $ref
138 151
139Return arrayrefs that contain [$message, $ref] pairs. The message 152Return arrayrefs that contain [$message, $ref] pairs. The message
140describes what kind of reference was found and the C<$ref> is the 153describes what kind of reference was found and the C<$ref> is the
141reference itself, which cna be omitted if C<find> decided to end the 154reference itself, which can be omitted if C<find> decided to end the
142search. 155search. The returned references are all weak references.
143 156
144The C<track> function uses this to find references to the value you are 157The C<track> function uses this to find references to the value you are
145interested in and recurses on the returned references. 158interested in and recurses on the returned references.
146 159
147=cut 160=cut
148 161
149sub find($) { 162sub find($) {
150 my ($about, $excl) = &find_; 163 my ($about, $excl) = &find_;
151 my %excl = map +($_ => 1), @$excl; 164 my %excl = map +($_ => undef), @$excl;
152 grep !$excl{$_->[1] + 0}, @$about 165 grep !exists $excl{ref2ptr $_->[1]}, @$about
153} 166}
154 167
155=item $ref = Devel::FindRef::ref2ptr $ptr 168=item $ref = Devel::FindRef::ptr2ref $integer
156 169
157Sometimes you know (from debugging output) the address of a perl scalar 170Sometimes you know (from debugging output) the address of a perl scalar
158you are interested in. This function can be used to turn the address into 171you are interested in (e.g. C<HASH(0x176ff70)>). This function can be used
159a reference to that scalar. It is quite safe to call on valid addresses, 172to turn the address into a reference to that scalar. It is quite safe to
160but extremely dangerous to call on invalid ones. 173call on valid addresses, but extremely dangerous to call on invalid ones.
174
175 # we know that HASH(0x176ff70) exists, so turn it into a hashref:
176 my $ref_to_hash = Devel::FindRef::ptr2ref 0x176ff70;
177
178=item $ref = Devel::FindRef::ref2ptr $reference
179
180The opposite of C<ptr2ref>, above: returns the internal address of the
181value pointed to by the passed reference. I<No checks whatsoever will be
182done>, so don't use this.
161 183
162=back 184=back
185
186=head1 ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
187
188You can set the environment variable C<PERL_DEVEL_FINDREF_DEPTH> to an
189integer to override the default depth in C<track>. If a call explicitly
190specified a depth it is not overridden.
163 191
164=head1 AUTHOR 192=head1 AUTHOR
165 193
166Marc Lehmann <pcg@goof.com>. 194Marc Lehmann <pcg@goof.com>.
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