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Chapter 14, Other modules

Pike also include a number of smaller modules. These modules implement support for various algorithms, data structures and system routines.

14.1 System

14.2 Process

14.3 Regexp

14.4 Gmp

14.5 Gdbm

14.6 Getopt

14.7 Gz

METHOD
Gz.crc32 - calculate checksum

SYNTAX
string crc32(string data,void|int start_value);

DESCRIPTION
This method is usable for calculating checksums, and presents the standard ISO3309 Cyclic Redundancy Check.

SEE ALSO
Gz

14.8 Yp

14.9 ADT.Table

14.10 Yabu transaction database

14.11 MIME

14.12 Simulate

DESCRIPTION
This module enables access to the Mysql database from within Pike. Mysql is available from www.tcx.se.

NOTE
$Id: mysql.c,v 1.37 2000/08/13 14:55:14 grubba Exp $

SEE ALSO
Mysql.mysql, Mysql.result and Sql.sql

14.13 Mysql.mysql

14.14 The Pike Crypto Toolkit

14.15 Locale.Gettext

14.16 Calendar

14.17 Parser

14.18 Math

DESCRIPTION
This module implements calendar calculations, and base classes for time units.

14.19 Calendar.time_unit

14.20 Calendar.Gregorian

14.21 Crypto.randomness

14.22 Geographical.Position

14.23 Geographical.Countries

DESCRIPTION
$Id: module.pmod,v 1.8 2000/03/22 18:12:19 peter Exp $

METHOD
Image.load_layer,
Image._load,
Image.load

SYNTAX
object(Image.Image) load()
object(Image.Image) load(object file)
object(Image.Image) load(string filename)
object(Image.Layer) load_layer()
object(Image.Layer) load_layer(object file)
object(Image.Layer) load_layer(string filename)
mapping _load()
mapping _load(object file)
mapping _load(string filename)

DESCRIPTION
Helper function to load an image from a file. If no filename is given, Stdio.stdin is used. The result is the same as from the decode functions in Image.ANY.

NOTE
All data is read, ie nothing happens until the file is closed. Throws upon error.

14.24 Parser.SGML

14.25 Protocols.HTTP

14.26 Protocols.LysKOM

14.27 Protocols.DNS


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