api.pkg

The api.pkg module provides functions for working with packages.

get

Arguments:

• name (string): The name of the package to get.

Returns:

• package (Package): The package info from pacman -Qi.
• error (error): The error message if the package does not exist.

Field	Type	Description
Name	string	The name of the package.
Version	string	The version of the package.
Description	string	The description of the package.
Architecture	string	The architecture of the package.
URL	string	The URL of the package.
Licenses	[]string	The licenses of the package.
Groups	[]string	The groups of the package.
Provides	[]string	The packages provided by the package.
DependsOn	[]string	The packages the package depends on.
OptionalDeps	[]string	The optional dependencies of the package.
RequiredBy	[]string	The packages that require the package.
OptionalFor	[]string	The packages the package is optional for.
ConflictsWith	[]string	The packages the package conflicts with.
Replaces	[]string	The packages the package replaces.
InstalledSize	[]string	The installed size of the package.
Packager	string	The packager of the package.
BuildDate	string	The build date of the package.
InstallDate	string	The install date of the package.
InstallReason	string	The install reason of the package.
InstallScript	bool	Whether the package has an install script.
ValidatedBy	string	The signature of the package.

Example usage:

function gnome_exists()
  app_info, err = api.pkg.Get("gnome-shell")
  if err ~= nil then
    api.info.Error("Error occured during obtaining package info!")
    return false
  end
  return true
end