Tie/Hash/Expire version 0.01 =============================== Hashes tied to Tie::Hash::Expire behave like normal hashes in all respects except that when a key is added or the value associated with a key is changed, the current time is stored, and after 'expire_seconds' the key and value are removed from the hash. No finer resolution is currently available than seconds. The number of seconds specified by 'expire_seconds' is taken to mean an absolute maximum lifespan for the key. In other words, if you set 'expire_seconds' to 1 second, keys could expire as quickly as the next machine instruction, but will not last longer than 1 second. If you have problems with this module, or even simply find it useful, feel free to send mail to the author, Jeff Yoak, at jeff@yoak.com . INSTALLATION To install this module type the following: perl Makefile.PL make make test make install DEPENDENCIES This module requires these other modules and libraries: Test::More (only for testing during installation) POSIX Carp COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE Copyright (C) 2004 Jeff Yoak This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.