Struct debpkg::Control

pub struct Control { /* fields omitted */ }

Stores the Debian package's control information

Methods

impl Control

pub fn extract<R: Read>(archive: Archive<R>) -> Result<Control, Error>

Parse the Control file in a Debian Package out of a tar file

Arguments

• archive - The archive which contains the tar file

Example

use debpkg::{DebPkg, Control};
let file = std::fs::File::open("test.deb").unwrap();
let mut pkg = DebPkg::parse(file).unwrap();
let mut control_tar = pkg.control().unwrap();
let control = Control::extract(control_tar).unwrap();

pub fn parse<R: Read>(reader: R) -> Result<Control, Error>

Parse the Control file in a Debian Package

Arguments

• reader - A types which implements read as contains Debian binary package control file

Example

use debpkg::{DebPkg, Control};
let file = std::fs::File::open("test.deb").unwrap();
let mut pkg = DebPkg::parse(file).unwrap();
let control_tar = pkg.control().unwrap();

pub fn name(&self) -> &str

Returns the package name from the control file

pub fn version(&self) -> &str

Returns the package version from the control file

pub fn short_description(&self) -> Option<&str>

Returns short description if it exists from the control file

pub fn long_description(&self) -> Option<&str>

Returns long description if it exists from the control file

pub fn get(&self, field_name: &str) -> Option<&str>

Returns field value based on field name if it exists

Arguments

• self - A Control struct returned from Control::parse

• field_name - The field name. This string is case insensitve

pub fn tags(&self) -> impl Iterator<Item = &str>

Returns an iterator to all the field names in the control file

Trait Implementations

impl Debug for Control

fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter) -> Result

Formats the value using the given formatter.