# CPAN::Meta::Validator - phpMan

## NAME
    [CPAN::Meta::Validator] - validate CPAN distribution metadata structures

## VERSION
    version 2.150010

## SYNOPSIS
      my $struct = decode_json_file('META.json');

      my $cmv = [CPAN::Meta::Validator]->new( $struct );

      unless ( $cmv->is_valid ) {
        my $msg = "Invalid META structure.  Errors found:\n";
        $msg .= join( "\n", $cmv->errors );
        die $msg;
      }

## DESCRIPTION
    This module validates a CPAN Meta structure against the version of the
    the specification claimed in the "meta-spec" field of the structure.

## METHODS
  new
      my $cmv = [CPAN::Meta::Validator]->new( $struct )

    The constructor must be passed a metadata structure.

  is_valid
      if ( $cmv->is_valid ) {
        ...
      }

    Returns a boolean value indicating whether the metadata provided is
    valid.

  errors
      warn( join "\n", $cmv->errors );

    Returns a list of errors seen during validation.

## BUGS
    Please report any bugs or feature using the CPAN Request Tracker. Bugs
    can be submitted through the web interface at
    <<http://rt.cpan.org/Dist/Display.html?Queue=CPAN-Meta>>

    When submitting a bug or request, please include a test-file or a patch
    to an existing test-file that illustrates the bug or desired feature.

## AUTHORS
    *   David Golden <<dagolden@cpan.org>>

    *   Ricardo Signes <<rjbs@cpan.org>>

    *   Adam Kennedy <<adamk@cpan.org>>

## COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
    This software is copyright (c) 2010 by David Golden, Ricardo Signes,
    Adam Kennedy and Contributors.

    This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
    the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.