Naming a module

[citromatik]

Hi all,

I'm looking for a proper name for a module discussed here previously. Originally I called this module Tie::File::AnyData but some comments pointed me out that this name could be confusing because there is already a module at CPAN called AnyData.

Maybe Tie::File::Formats or Tie::File::DataFormats could be a better choice.

Also, I have a module that subclasses Tie::File::AnyData and allows to group multiple CSV lines into 1 record based on a given field. I am looking for a proper name for this module too, maybe Tie::File::Formats::MultilineCSV.

Any help on deciding the best names for these modules would be highly appreciated,

Thanks in advance

citromatik

[jbert]

Tie::File::Structured?

[cosmicperl]

In my experience with naming modules you'll never keep everyone in the Perl community happy. Just go with what YOU think is best, taking all things into account :)

Lyle

[erik]

The operation performed by your module looks pretty much like a "crosstab" (Excel-style) to me. So why not:
Tie::File::Crosstab
or
Tie::File::CrosstabSelect
or
Tie::File::CrossSelect
or
Tie::File::SelectAcross