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+package CPANPLUS::Module::Author::Fake;
+
+
+use CPANPLUS::Module::Author;
+use CPANPLUS::Internals;
+use CPANPLUS::Error;
+
+use strict;
+use vars            qw[@ISA];
+use Params::Check   qw[check];
+
+@ISA = qw[CPANPLUS::Module::Author];
+
+$Params::Check::VERBOSE = 1;
+
+=pod
+
+=head1 NAME
+
+CPANPLUS::Module::Author::Fake
+
+=head1 SYNOPSIS
+
+    my $auth = CPANPLUS::Module::Author::Fake->new(
+                    name    => 'Foo Bar',
+                    email   => 'luser@foo.com',
+                    cpanid  => 'FOO',
+                    _id     => $cpan->id,
+                );
+
+=head1 DESCRIPTION
+
+A class for creating fake author objects, for shortcut use internally
+by CPANPLUS.
+
+Inherits from C<CPANPLUS::Module::Author>.
+
+=head1 METHODS
+
+=head2 new( _id => DIGIT )
+
+Creates a dummy author object. It can take the same options as
+C<< CPANPLUS::Module::Author->new >>, but will fill in default ones
+if none are provided. Only the _id key is required.
+
+=cut
+
+sub new {
+    my $class = shift;
+    my %hash  = @_;
+
+    my $tmpl = {
+        author  => { default => 'CPANPLUS Internals' },
+        email   => { default => 'cpanplus-info@lists.sf.net' },
+        cpanid  => { default => 'CPANPLUS' },
+        _id     => { default => CPANPLUS::Internals->_last_id },
+    };
+
+    my $args = check( $tmpl, \%hash ) or return;
+
+    my $obj = CPANPLUS::Module::Author->new( %$args ) or return;
+
+    unless( $obj->_id ) {
+        error(loc("No '%1' specified -- No CPANPLUS object associated!",'_id'));
+        return;
+    } 
+
+    ### rebless object ###
+    return bless $obj, $class;
+}
+
+1;
+
+
+# Local variables:
+# c-indentation-style: bsd
+# c-basic-offset: 4
+# indent-tabs-mode: nil
+# End:
+# vim: expandtab shiftwidth=4: