Problem with "require" and multiple modules.

[Don]

I have a set of modules that all have the same interface, and package name:
_______________ _______________ _
package dataSourcePacka ge;

# Initialize global variables

$hashOne{'uniqu ekey1'} = "value1";
$hashOne{'uniqu ekey2'} = "value1";

sub requiredMethod1 ()
{
....
}
....

return 1;
_______________ _______________ ___
The processing in each module is different, but the interface MUST remain
the same. I have scripts which call each module based on an input to the
script:
_______________ _______________ ___
../processDataSour ce dataSource1

(Which will do the following:)

require "/path/to/mods/ARGV[0]"; # I do have error testing this is just a
simplified version

@datapoints = dataSourcePacka ge::getPoints(5 );

# Process points.

_______________ _______________ ___

My problem is I now have to write a script which runs multiple packages
during the same execution, and sometimes will call the same package twice.
The issue I am having is that most of the modules have hardcoded data in the
section I have marked as "Initialize global data", and contain hashes with
the same name. So when I do something like:
--------------------------------
foreach $datasource (@datasources)
{
require "/path/to/mods/$datasource";
dataSourcePacka ge::syncPoints(-1);
}
--------------------------
dataSource2 will try to access dataSource1 points, which causes runtime
errors. Is there a way to destroy a package after it is loaded, so that the
next time I load a dataSourcePacka ge, it will start fresh? (NOTE: there are
a VERY large number of these dataSourcePacka ges, and it wouldn't be easy to
modify ALL the packages, any help would be greatly appreciated.)

Thanks,
Don.

[nobull@mail.com]

Re: Problem with "require&q uot; and multiple modules.

"Don" <please-reply-in-group@nerdlycra p.com> wrote in message news:<1OaBb.196 964$1N3.194730@ twister.nyroc.r r.com>...[color=blue]
> I have a set of modules that all have the same interface, and package name:[/color]

Bad idea.
[color=blue]
> My problem is I now have to write a script which runs multiple packages
> during the same execution, and sometimes will call the same package twice.
> The issue I am having is that most of the modules have hardcoded data in the
> section I have marked as "Initialize global data", and contain hashes with
> the same name. So when I do something like:
> --------------------------------
> foreach $datasource (@datasources)
> {
> require "/path/to/mods/$datasource";
> dataSourcePacka ge::syncPoints(-1);
> }
> --------------------------
> dataSource2 will try to access dataSource1 points, which causes runtime
> errors. Is there a way to destroy a package after it is loaded, so that the
> next time I load a dataSourcePacka ge, it will start fresh?[/color]

This is FAQ: "How do I clear a package?"

You'll also need to delete the entry in %INC.
[color=blue]
> (NOTE: there are
> a VERY large number of these dataSourcePacka ges, and it wouldn't be easy to
> modify ALL the packages, any help would be greatly appreciated.)[/color]

If the packages don't rely too many other modules at compile time you
could load each in it's own Safe compartment.

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[Ralph Henneberg]

Re: Problem with &quot;require&q uot; and multiple modules.

"Don" <please-reply-in-group@nerdlycra p.com> wrote in message news:<1OaBb.196 964$1N3.194730@ twister.nyroc.r r.com>...[color=blue]
> I have a set of modules that all have the same interface, and package name:
> _______________ _______________ _
> package dataSourcePacka ge;
>
> # Initialize global variables
>
> $hashOne{'uniqu ekey1'} = "value1";
> $hashOne{'uniqu ekey2'} = "value1";
>
> sub requiredMethod1 ()
> {
> ...
> }
> ...
>
> return 1;
> _______________ _______________ ___
> The processing in each module is different, but the interface MUST remain
> the same. I have scripts which call each module based on an input to the
> script:
> _______________ _______________ ___
> ./processDataSour ce dataSource1
>
> (Which will do the following:)
>
> require "/path/to/mods/ARGV[0]"; # I do have error testing this is just a
> simplified version
>
> @datapoints = dataSourcePacka ge::getPoints(5 );
>
> # Process points.
>
> _______________ _______________ ___
>
> My problem is I now have to write a script which runs multiple packages
> during the same execution, and sometimes will call the same package twice.
> The issue I am having is that most of the modules have hardcoded data in the
> section I have marked as "Initialize global data", and contain hashes with
> the same name. So when I do something like:
> --------------------------------
> foreach $datasource (@datasources)
> {
> require "/path/to/mods/$datasource";
> dataSourcePacka ge::syncPoints(-1);
> }
> --------------------------
> dataSource2 will try to access dataSource1 points, which causes runtime
> errors. Is there a way to destroy a package after it is loaded, so that the
> next time I load a dataSourcePacka ge, it will start fresh? (NOTE: there are
> a VERY large number of these dataSourcePacka ges, and it wouldn't be easy to
> modify ALL the packages, any help would be greatly appreciated.)
>
> Thanks,
> Don.[/color]

to enforce reoloading of the packages try to delete from the %INC hash :
delete $INC{"/path/to/mods/$datasource");

Ralph