NAME
App::corruptor - Corrupt files by writing some random bytes/blocks to
them
VERSION
This document describes version 0.003 of App::corruptor (from Perl
distribution App-corruptor), released on 2022-03-13.
FUNCTIONS
corruptor
Usage:
corruptor(%args) -> [$status_code, $reason, $payload, \%result_meta]
Corrupt files by writing some random bytes/blocks to them.
Examples:
* Corrupt two files by writing 1% random bytes:
corruptor(files => ["disk.img", "disk2.img"], proportion => "1%");
This utility can be used in disk/filesystem testing. It corrupts files
by writing random bytes/blocks to them.
This function is not exported.
This function supports dry-run operation.
Arguments ('*' denotes required arguments):
* files* => *array[filename]*
* proportion* => *percent*
How much random data is written as proportion of file size (in
percent).
Special arguments:
* -dry_run => *bool*
Pass -dry_run=>1 to enable simulation mode.
Returns an enveloped result (an array).
First element ($status_code) is an integer containing HTTP-like status
code (200 means OK, 4xx caller error, 5xx function error). Second
element ($reason) is a string containing error message, or something
like "OK" if status is 200. Third element ($payload) is the actual
result, but usually not present when enveloped result is an error
response ($status_code is not 2xx). Fourth element (%result_meta) is
called result metadata and is optional, a hash that contains extra
information, much like how HTTP response headers provide additional
metadata.
Return value: (any)
corruptor_total
Usage:
corruptor_total(%args) -> [$status_code, $reason, $payload, \%result_meta]
Destroy files by replacing their contents with random data.
This function is not exported.
Arguments ('*' denotes required arguments):
* files* => *array[filename]*
Returns an enveloped result (an array).
First element ($status_code) is an integer containing HTTP-like status
code (200 means OK, 4xx caller error, 5xx function error). Second
element ($reason) is a string containing error message, or something
like "OK" if status is 200. Third element ($payload) is the actual
result, but usually not present when enveloped result is an error
response ($status_code is not 2xx). Fourth element (%result_meta) is
called result metadata and is optional, a hash that contains extra
information, much like how HTTP response headers provide additional
metadata.
Return value: (any)
corruptor_zero
Usage:
corruptor_zero(%args) -> [$status_code, $reason, $payload, \%result_meta]
Destroy files by replacing their contents with zero bytes (nulls).
This function is not exported.
Arguments ('*' denotes required arguments):
* files* => *array[filename]*
Returns an enveloped result (an array).
First element ($status_code) is an integer containing HTTP-like status
code (200 means OK, 4xx caller error, 5xx function error). Second
element ($reason) is a string containing error message, or something
like "OK" if status is 200. Third element ($payload) is the actual
result, but usually not present when enveloped result is an error
response ($status_code is not 2xx). Fourth element (%result_meta) is
called result metadata and is optional, a hash that contains extra
information, much like how HTTP response headers provide additional
metadata.
Return value: (any)
HOMEPAGE
Please visit the project's homepage at
<https://metacpan.org/release/App-corruptor>.
SOURCE
Source repository is at
<https://github.com/perlancar/perl-App-corruptor>.
SEE ALSO
<http://jrs-s.net/2016/05/09/testing-copies-equals-n-resiliency/>.
AUTHOR
perlancar <perlancar@cpan.org>
CONTRIBUTING
To contribute, you can send patches by email/via RT, or send pull
requests on GitHub.
Most of the time, you don't need to build the distribution yourself. You
can simply modify the code, then test via:
% prove -l
If you want to build the distribution (e.g. to try to install it locally
on your system), you can install Dist::Zilla,
Dist::Zilla::PluginBundle::Author::PERLANCAR, and sometimes one or two
other Dist::Zilla plugin and/or Pod::Weaver::Plugin. Any additional
steps required beyond that are considered a bug and can be reported to
me.
COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
This software is copyright (c) 2022, 2021 by perlancar
<perlancar@cpan.org>.
This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.
BUGS
Please report any bugs or feature requests on the bugtracker website
<https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Dist/Display.html?Name=App-corruptor>
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.