Module to build interface

C4/Interface.pm

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+package C4::Interface; #asummes C4/Interface
+
+#uses newt
+
+use strict;
+use Newt qw(:anchors :macros);
+require Exporter;
+use DBI;
+use vars qw($VERSION @ISA @EXPORT @EXPORT_OK %EXPORT_TAGS);
+  
+# set the version for version checking
+$VERSION = 0.01;
+    
+@ISA = qw(Exporter);
+@EXPORT = qw(&userdialog);
+%EXPORT_TAGS = ( );     # eg: TAG => [ qw!name1 name2! ],
+		  
+# your exported package globals go here,
+# as well as any optionally exported functions
+
+@EXPORT_OK   = qw($Var1 %Hashit);
+
+
+# non-exported package globals go here
+use vars qw(@more $stuff);
+	
+# initalize package globals, first exported ones
+
+my $Var1   = '';
+my %Hashit = ();
+		    
+# then the others (which are still accessible as $Some::Module::stuff)
+my $stuff  = '';
+my @more   = ();
+	
+# all file-scoped lexicals must be created before
+# the functions below that use them.
+		
+# file-private lexicals go here
+my $priv_var    = '';
+my %secret_hash = ();
+			    
+# here's a file-private function as a closure,
+# callable as &$priv_func;  it cannot be prototyped.
+my $priv_func = sub {
+  # stuff goes here.
+};
+						    
+# make all your functions, whether exported or not;
+
+sub userdialog{
+ #create a dialog
+ my ($type,$text)=@_;
+ if ($type eq 'console'){
+    &newtdialog($text);
+ }
+}
+
+sub newtdialog {
+  my ($text)=@_;
+  Newt::Init();
+  Newt::Cls();
+  Newt::DrawRootText(0, 0, "Get Item barcode");
+  my $label = Newt::Label($text);
+  my $width=10;
+  my $flags="oi";
+  my $entry = Newt::Entry($width, $flags);
+  my $main = Newt::Panel(1,2, 'Barcode')
+  ->Add(0, 0, $entry, NEWT_ANCHOR_LEFT, 0, 0, 0, 1)
+  ->Run(); 
+  my $data= $entry->Get();
+  Newt::Finished; 
+  return($data);
+}
+			
+END { }       # module clean-up code here (global destructor)