File::KDBX::Dumper - Write KDBX files

kdbx
           $kdbx = $dumper->kdbx;
           $dumper->kdbx($kdbx);

       Get or set the File::KDBX instance with the data to be dumped.

   format
       Get the file format used for writing the database. Normally the format is auto-detected from the
       database, which is the safest choice. Possible formats:

       •   "V3"

       •   "V4"

       •   "KDB"

       •   "XML" (only used if explicitly set)

       •   "Raw" (only used if explicitly set)

       WARNING:  There  is  a  potential  for  data loss if you explicitly use a format that doesn't support the
       features used by the KDBX database being written.

       The most common reason to explicitly specify the file format is to save a database as an unencrypted  XML
       file:

           $kdbx->dump_file('database.xml', format => 'XML');

   inner_format
       Get the format of the data inside the KDBX envelope. This only applies to "V3" and "V4" formats. Possible
       formats:

       •   "XML" - Write the database groups and entries as XML (default)

       •   "Raw" - Write "raw" in File::KDBX instead of the actual database contents

   allow_upgrade
           $bool = $dumper->allow_upgrade;

       Whether  or  not  to  allow implicitly upgrading a database to a newer version. When enabled, in order to
       avoid potential data loss, the database can be upgraded as-needed in cases where the database file format
       version is too low to support new features being used.

       The default is to allow upgrading.

   randomize_seeds
           $bool = $dumper->randomize_seeds;

       Whether or not to randomize seeds in a database before writing. The default is to  randomize  seeds,  and
       there's  not  often  a good reason not to do so. If disabled, the seeds associated with the KDBX database
       will be used as they are.

       Charles McGarvey <ccm@cpan.org>

       Please     report     any     bugs     or     feature     requests     on    the    bugtracker    website
       <https://github.com/chazmcgarvey/File-KDBX/issues>

       When submitting a bug or request, please include a test-file or a patch to  an  existing  test-file  that
       illustrates the bug or desired feature.

       This software is copyright (c) 2022 by Charles McGarvey.

       This  is  free  software;  you  can  redistribute  it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5
       programming language system itself.

perl v5.40.1                                       2025-05-04                            File::KDBX::Dumper(3pm)

new
           $dumper = File::KDBX::Dumper->new(%attributes);

       Construct a new File::KDBX::Dumper.

   init
           $dumper = $dumper->init(%attributes);

       Initialize a File::KDBX::Dumper with a new set of attributes.

       This is called by "new".

   reset
           $dumper = $dumper->reset;

       Set a File::KDBX::Dumper to a blank state, ready to dump another KDBX file.

   dump
           $dumper->dump(\$string, %options);
           $dumper->dump(\$string, $key, %options);
           $dumper->dump(*IO, %options);
           $dumper->dump(*IO, $key, %options);
           $dumper->dump($filepath, %options);
           $dumper->dump($filepath, $key, %options);

       Dump a KDBX file.

       The $key is either a File::KDBX::Key or a primitive castable to a Key object. Available options:

       •   "kdbx" - Database to dump (default: value of "kdbx")

       •   "key" - Alternative way to specify $key (default: value of "File::KDBX/key")

       Other options are  supported  depending  on  the  first  argument.  See  "dump_string",  "dump_file"  and
       "dump_handle".

   dump_string
           $dumper->dump_string(\$string, %options);
           $dumper->dump_string(\$string, $key, %options);
           \$string = $dumper->dump_string(%options);
           \$string = $dumper->dump_string($key, %options);

       Dump a KDBX file to a string / memory buffer. Available options:

       •   "kdbx" - Database to dump (default: value of "kdbx")

       •   "key" - Alternative way to specify $key (default: value of "File::KDBX/key")

   dump_file
           $dumper->dump_file($filepath, %options);
           $dumper->dump_file($filepath, $key, %options);

       Dump a KDBX file to a filesystem. Available options:

       •   "kdbx" - Database to dump (default: value of "kdbx")

       •   "key" - Alternative way to specify $key (default: value of "File::KDBX/key")

       •   "mode" - File mode / permissions (see "chmod LIST" in perlfunc

       •   "uid" - User ID (see "chown LIST" in perlfunc)

       •   "gid" - Group ID (see "chown LIST" in perlfunc)

       •   "atomic" - Write to the filepath atomically (default: true)

   dump_handle
           $dumper->dump_handle($fh, %options);
           $dumper->dump_handle(*IO, $key, %options);
           $dumper->dump_handle($fh, %options);
           $dumper->dump_handle(*IO, $key, %options);

       Dump a KDBX file to an output stream / file handle. Available options:

       •   "kdbx" - Database to dump (default: value of "kdbx")

       •   "key" - Alternative way to specify $key (default: value of "File::KDBX/key")

       File::KDBX::Dumper - Write KDBX files

       version 0.906