Free text processing software for linux

Workorder Processing System allows you to quickly set up a work order/ticket tracking system for most service related businesses.
Workorder Processing System is capable of handling multiple branches, which allows all branches to run from one central server connected to the Internet.
Main features:
- Multi branch capable with central server
- Customer address database
- Customer work history
- Searchable ticket database
- Business appointment scheduler

Text::MacroScript is a macro pre-processor with embedded perl capability.

SYNOPSIS

use Text::MacroScript ;

# new() for macro processing

my $Macro = Text::MacroScript->new ;
while( ) {
print $Macro->expand( $_ ) if $_ ;
}

# Canonical use (the filename improves error messages):
my $Macro = Text::MacroScript->new ;
while( ) {
print $Macro->expand( $_, $ARGV ) if $_ ;
}

# new() for embedded macro processing

my $Macro = Text::MacroScript->new( -embedded => 1 ) ;
# Delimiters default to
# or
my $Macro = Text::MacroScript->new( -opendelim => [[, -closedelim => ]] ) ;
while( ) {
print $Macro->expand_delimited( $_, $ARGV ) if $_ ;
}

# Create a macro object and create initial macros/scripts from the file(s)
# given:
my $Macro = Text::MacroScript->new(
-file => [ local.macro, ~/.macro/global.macro ]
) ;

# Create a macro object and create initial macros/scripts from the
# definition(s) given:
my $Macro = Text::MacroScript->new(
-macro => [
[ MAX_INT => 32767 ],
],
-script => [
[ DHM2S =>
[
my $s = (#0*24*60*60)+(#1*60*60)+(#2*60) ;
"#0 days, #1 hrs, #2 mins = $s secs"
],
],
-variable => [ *MARKER* => 0 ],
) ;

# We may of course use any combination of the options.

my $Macro = Text::MacroScript->new( -comment => 1 ) ; # Create the %%[] macro.

# define()

$Macro->define( -macro, $macroname, $macrobody ) ;

$Macro->define( -script, $scriptname, $scriptbody ) ;

$Macro->define( -variable, $variablename, $variablebody ) ;

# undefine()

$Macro->undefine( -macro, $macroname ) ;

$Macro->undefine( -script, $scriptname ) ;

$Macro->undefine( -variable, $variablename ) ;

# undefine_all()

$Macro->undefine( -macro ) ;

$Macro->undefine( -script ) ;

$Macro->undefine( -variable ) ;

# list()

@macros = $Macro->list( -macro ) ;
@macros = $Macro->list( -macro, -namesonly ) ;

@scripts = $Macro->list( -script ) ;
@scripts = $Macro->list( -script, -namesonly ) ;

@variables = $Macro->list( -variable ) ;
@variables = $Macro->list( -variable, -namesonly ) ;

# load_file() - always treats the contents as within delimiters if we are
# doing embedded processing.

$Macro->load_file( $filename ) ;

# expand_file() - calls expand_embedded() if we are doing embedded
# processing otherwise calls expand().

$Macro->expand_file( $filename ) ;
@expanded = $Macro->expand_file( $filename ) ;


# expand()

$expanded = $Macro->expand( $unexpanded ) ;
$expanded = $Macro->expand( $unexpanded, $filename ) ;

# expand_embedded()

$expanded = $Macro->expand_embedded( $unexpanded ) ;
$expanded = $Macro->expand_embedded( $unexpanded, $filename ) ;

This bundle also includes the macro and macrodir scripts which allows us to expand macros without having to use/understand Text::MacroScript.pm, although you will have to learn the handful of macro commands available and which are documented here and in macro. macro provides more documentation on the embedded approach.

The macroutil.pl library supplied provides some functions which you may choose to use in HTML work for example.

Text::LooseCSV is a highly forgiving variable length record text parser; compare to MS Excel.

SYNOPSIS

use Text::LooseCSV;
use IO::File;

$fh = new IO::File $fname;
$f = new Text::LooseCSV($fh);

# Some optional settings
$f->word_delimiter("t");
$f->line_delimiter("n");
$f->no_quotes(1);

# Parse/split a line
while ($rec = $f->next_record())
{
if ($rec == -1)
{
warn("corrupt rec: ", $f->cur_line);
next;
}

# process $rec as arrayref
...
}


# Or, (vice-versa) create a variable-length record file
$line = $f->form_record( [ Debbie Does Dallas,30.00,VHS,Classic ] );

Why another variable-length text record parser? Ive had the privilege to parse some of the gnarliest data ever seen and everything else I tried on CPAN choked (at the time I wrote this module). This module has been munching on millions of records of the filthiest data imaginable at several production sites so I thought Id contribute.

This module follows somewhat loose rules (compare to MS Excel) and will handle embedded newlines, etc. It is capable of handling large files and processes data in line-chunks. If MAX_LINEBUF is reached, however, it will mark the current record as corrupt, return -1 and start over again at the very next line. This will (of course) process tab-delimited data or whatever value you set for word_delimiter.
Methods are called in perl OO fashion.

WARNING this module messes with $/ line_delimiter sets $/ and is always called during construction. Dont change $/ during program execution!

Tartan is a text parsing engine targeted at wiki text. The syntax specification is defined in YAML in the form of regex-based rules.

It supports layering and multiple output types. Rules for Markdown to HTML are included, with optional layered extensions for tables. Tartan text parser is implemented in Ruby, but looking to have implementations in other languages.