CPAN Testers data can be easily downloaded and summarized with specialized software, allowing users to view comprehensive overviews of the testing results of various modules on the platform in just a few clicks.
CPAN::WWW::Testers::Generator is a useful software tool designed to download and summarize CPAN Testers data. Originally created by Leon Brocard, the software has undergone significant rewrites to facilitate the use of the CPAN Testers Statistics database generation code. This means that every CPAN Testers site can now use the same database including the Reports site, Statistics site, and CPAN Dependencies site.
This software module works by downloading articles from the cpan-testers newsgroup and generating an SQLite database containing all the essential information. You can use this database to query data or present it over the web using CPAN::WWW::Testers. For example, you can use the software to extract version, status, and the number of counts for a given distribution like Acme-Colour using the 'group by version, state' command.
Creating a new database from scratch can take several days because there are over 2 million articles in the newgroup. Therefore, it is recommended to update from a known copy of the database to save time. You can obtain the latest official copy, compressed with gzip, if you don't want to generate the database yourself.
One thing to note is that running this software can be computationally intensive, especially with over 2 million articles in the archive. Therefore, it is recommended to use a high-end processor machine. Even with a reasonable processor, it can take several days to generate the database.
In summary, CPAN::WWW::Testers::Generator is a powerful software tool for CPAN Testers data analysis that is useful in generating an SQLite database. However, generating a new database from scratch can be time-consuming and computationally intensive. It is more advisable to update from a known copy of the database.
This software module works by downloading articles from the cpan-testers newsgroup and generating an SQLite database containing all the essential information. You can use this database to query data or present it over the web using CPAN::WWW::Testers. For example, you can use the software to extract version, status, and the number of counts for a given distribution like Acme-Colour using the 'group by version, state' command.
Creating a new database from scratch can take several days because there are over 2 million articles in the newgroup. Therefore, it is recommended to update from a known copy of the database to save time. You can obtain the latest official copy, compressed with gzip, if you don't want to generate the database yourself.
One thing to note is that running this software can be computationally intensive, especially with over 2 million articles in the archive. Therefore, it is recommended to use a high-end processor machine. Even with a reasonable processor, it can take several days to generate the database.
In summary, CPAN::WWW::Testers::Generator is a powerful software tool for CPAN Testers data analysis that is useful in generating an SQLite database. However, generating a new database from scratch can be time-consuming and computationally intensive. It is more advisable to update from a known copy of the database.
What's New
Version 0.30: N/A