How does Perl::Tidy affect performance or memory usage?

Perl::Tidy is a tool that helps in formatting Perl code to improve readability and maintainability. While it primarily focuses on code formatting, there are some considerations regarding its impact on performance and memory usage. Although the actual execution of Perl scripts will not be affected by how the code is styled, the process of tidying code may require additional memory and CPU resources, especially for large files.

Perl::Tidy, performance, memory usage, code formatting, readability, maintainability


        # Example of using Perl::Tidy in a Perl script
        use Perl::Tidy;

        # Configure Perl::Tidy settings
        my $code = 'my $x= 1;print($x);';
        my $tidied_code = Perl::Tidy::perltidy(
            source      => $code,
            destination => \my $output,
            argv        => '-b' # no backup
        );

        print $output; # This will print the formatted code
    

Perl::Tidy performance memory usage code formatting readability maintainability