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exec_perl

Freedomly, fastly run native embeded Perl script in Node.js, makes Node.js just another Perl!

Install with npm

$ npm install exec_perl

Usage

main function from exec_perl is exec_perl(), while e_pl() is alias for exec_perl()

demo 1

var e_pl = require( "exec_perl").e_pl ;
$abc = "yes";

e_pl ( '$abc', ` $abc =~ s/yes/YES/g; (($abc)); ` );
console.log ( $abc );  // YES

Try demo1 online

demo 2

var exec_perl = require('exec_perl').exec_perl;  
 // if not use global: 
 // var app_e_p = require('exec_perl') ; 
 // app_e_p.exec( a,b );

/* important */
/* important */
/* important */
// variable in exel_perl must be a global var
$abc = 'text of $abc var.';	
var perl_stm = 	`
	 $abc= $abc x 2;
	 $abc =~ s/text/TEXT/g; // use your comment
	 (($abc));  # another comment style,define return var
`;

// var ret_obj = app.e_pl ()... // also works 
var ret_obj = exec_perl ( 
	'$abc', 	// caution! it's name of var, not value
	perl_stm
);
console.log( $abc ) ; 
// console: TEXT of $abc var.TEXT of $abc var.
console.log ( ret_obj.ans );
console.log ( ret_obj.perl_stm ); // show the run statement,for debugging

Try demo2 online

See test. Run an full example of the exec_perl with node test/test.js

API

see file

About

Why we need exec_perl

Node.js is fast, Perl is fast and freedomly, how to choose from? Why don't we have both? I am a perl-er, and also a node.js-er, I am greedy~ .I take both _-:)