Provided by: liblivejournal-perl_1.3-7_all bug

NAME

       LiveJournal - A Perl implementation of the LiveJournal protocol

SYNOPSIS

        use LiveJournal;

        my %info = (
               user => 'foo',
               password => 'bar',
        );

        my $lj = LiveJournal->new(\%info);

        my $response = $lj->login();

        print "Logged in successfully\n" if ($response->{success} eq "OK");

        ...

        my $friend = LiveJournal::Friend->new();

        my $response = $friend->check();

        ...

        my $journal = LiveJournal::Journal->new();

        my $response = $journal->syncitems();

DESCRIPTION

       This module is implements the LiveJournal protocol.  See
       http://www.livejournal.com/developer/protocol.bml for details.  Data is requested from the
       server through mode lines.  Many methods return a hash reference containing key/value
       pairs returned by the server.  Descriptions of possible responses can be found at
       http://www.livejournal.com/developer/modelist.bml

CONSTRUCTOR

       new (INFO)
           This is the constructor for a new LiveJournal object.  "INFO" is a hash containing at
           least username and password (plaintext) or hpassword (MD5 hash) key/value pairs.  You
           may also include a URL, for which the default is
           http://www.livejournal.com/cgi-bin/log.cgi.  To use a proxy, add a proxy key and
           value.

       LiveJournal::livejournal->new([ FILES ])
           If you want to use a file in the livejournalrc format to store your data, you can use
           this method instead.  "FILES" is an array reference to the file(s) you want to load.
           If you don't specify any, it will use the first one found of ~/.livejournalrc,
           ~/.livejournal.rc, or /etc/livejournalrc.  This will return an object in the
           LiveJournal class.

BASE CLASS METHODS

       login ([ INFO ])
           Log in to the LiveJournal server.  Returns a hash reference.  The server returns
           whether the password is good or not, the user's name, an optional message to be
           displayed to the user, and the list of the user's friend groups.  "INFO" is an
           optional hash reference containing the optional keys getmoods, getmenus, and
           getpickws.

           getmoods should exist and be the number of the highest mood ID you have cached/stored
           on the user's computer. For example, if you logged in last time with and got mood IDs
           1, 2, 4, and 5, then send "5" as the value of "getmoods". The server will return every
           new mood that has an internal MoodID greater than 5. If you've never downloaded moods
           before, send "0".

           getmenus should exist if you want to get a list/tree of web jump menus to show in your
           client.

           getpickws should exist if you want to receive that list of picture keywords.

       user ()
           Returns the username

       password ()
           Returns the password or hpassword, whichever is set.

       version ([VERSION])
           Returns the version string.  You may alter the version string by passing a "VERSION".

       access ([ INFO ])
           Sets/returns the journals that the user has the ability to post to.  This method is
           called automatically by "parse_login()".  It returns a list reference containing each
           journal.

       friend_group ([ INFO ])
           Sets/returns the friend group information.  This method is called automatically by
           "parse_login()".  It returns a hash of hashes containing name and sortorder key/value
           pairs.  We use a hash instead of an array here because the group numbers start from 1
           and it seemed more appropriate than having an undef 0 element or requiring adding 1
           all the time.

       friend_group_max ([ MAX ])
           Sets/returns the maximum friend_group number.  This method is called automatically by
           "parse_login()".

       menu ([ INFO ])
           Sets/returns the menu text and URL information.  This method is called automatically
           by "parse_login()".  You can use the list of lists of hashes it returns as data for
           menus.

       mood ([ INFO ])
           Sets/returns the mood information.  This method is called automatically by
           "parse_login()".  Returns a list of hashes containing the keys id and name for each
           mood.

       mood_count ([ COUNT ])
           Sets/returns the number of moods.  This method is called automatically by
           "parse_login()".

       name ([ NAME ])
           Sets/returns the name of the the logged in user.  This method is called automatically
           by "parse_login()".

       pic_keyword ([ KEYWORDS ])
           Sets/returns the picture keywords.  This method is called automatically by
           "parse_login()".  Returns a reference to a list of the keywords.

       escape (STRING)
           Use this method to escape strings.  "STRING" is any string.  All non-alphanumeric
           characters and non-whitespace are converted to their %hex values.  Spaces are
           converted to +s.

FRIEND METHODS

       check ()
           Poll the server to see if the friends list has been updated. This request is extremely
           quick, and is the preferred way for users to see when their friends list is updated.
           Returns a hash reference.

       get ([ [ FRIENDOF ] [, GROUPS ] ])
           Takes two optional arguments.  If "FRIENDOF" is set to 1, you will also get back the
           info from the "friendof" mode.  If "GROUPS" is set to 1, you will get the info from
           the "getfriendgroups" mode.  This method returns a hash reference which should be
           passed to parse() to be more useful.  YOU SHOULD ALWAYS USE THIS METHOD BEFORE VIEWING
           AND AFTER MODIFYING YOUR FRIENDS LIST TO AVOID INCONSISTENCIES.

       parse (FRIENDS)
           Takes one argument: the hash reference returned from get().  Returns a hash of lists
           of hashes containing the info (user, name, fg, bg, etc) for each friend such as:

           'friend' =>
               [
                  {
                   'fg'        => '#000000',
                   'bg'        => '#FFFFFF',
                   'groupmask' => '3',
                   'user'      => 'SomeUser',
                   'name'      => 'Some X. Name'
                  }
               ]

           You should call parse() anytime you call get() to keep your friend count up to date.

       edit (FRIENDS)
           This method is used to add and edit friends to your friends list.  It takes a hash of
           hash references structure which has the username as the first level of keys.  The
           second level contains optional fg and bg colors in #RRGGBB format.

           'newfriend' =>
              {
               'fg' => '#000000',
               'bg' => '#FFFFFF',
              }

           newfriend is the name of the new user.  number should be the sum of "numfriends() + n"
           where n is incremented for each friend you are adding.

       add (FRIEND, [ FG [, BG ] ])
           Use this method to add a user from your friends list.  "FRIEND" is a username.  "FG"
           and "BG" are foreground and background values in #RRGGBB format.

       remove (USERS)
           Use this method to remove users from your friends list.  Pass it an array reference
           containing usernames.  Returns a hash reference.

       friendof ()
           This method returns a hash reference of the users that list you as a friend.  This
           hash reference can be passed to parse().

       lastupdate ([ LAST ])
           Returns or sets the last time check was used.  check() sets this value so you don't
           have to.

       numfriends ([ NUMBER ])
           This method sets and returns the number of friends you have.  It is automatically
           called from parse() so you shouldn't have to worry about setting it manually.

       friends ()
           Sets and returns your friends list.  This method is called by "parse()" automatically
           to propagate the hash.

       getgroups ()
           This method returns a hash reference containing information about your friend groups

       editgroups (INFO)
           Use this method to create or edit a friend group.  You can modify the name, sort
           order, and public attributes of the group by passing a hashref containing the keys
           called name, sort, or public and respective new values.  You can also add a friend to
           a group or groups by passing their username as a key and the new groupmask as a value.

       deletegroups (NUMBERS)
           This method deletes a friend group.  Pass it an array reference containing the numbers
           of the groups to delete.

       friends_by_group ()
           Returns a hash of list references containing users and the groups they are members of.

       add_friend_to_group (USER, GROUP)
           Use this method to add a friend to a user group.  "USER" is the username of the person
           and "GROUP" is the group number.

       remove_friend_from_group (USER, GROUP)
           Use this method to remove a friend from a user group.  "USER" is the username of the
           person and "GROUP" is the group number.

JOURNAL METHODS

       get (INFO)
           Use this method to download parts of a user's journal.  "INFO" is a hash reference
           containing at least a key called selecttype and a value of either syncitems, day,
           lastn, or one.

           syncitems will use the "lastcync()" method by default, otherwise pass it a date in the
           yyyy-mm-dd hh::mm::ss format.

           If you use day, you may provide year, month, and day keys to specify which day.
           Default is today.

           The lastn value requires a howmany key which says how many of the most recent items to
           download.  Maximum is 50.  Default is 20.

           If you want a particular entry, you should use the one value and a complimentary
           itemid key containing the id of the item you want to grab.

           For further detail, see http://www.livejournal.com/developer/modeinfo.bml?getevents

       post (INFO)
           This method is used to post a journal entry.  "INFO" is a hash reference containing at
           least an event key with a value of the post content.  The date keys are created for
           you.

           For further detail, see http://www.livejournal.com/developer/modeinfo.bml?postevent

       edit (INFO)
           Used to edit user's past journal entry.  "INFO" is a a hash reference containing at
           least the itemid and event being submitted.  Other optional values are documented at
           http://www.livejournal.com/developer/modeinfo.bml?editevent

       remove (ITEMID)
           Used to delete a past journal entry.  "ITEMID" is a scalar containing the unique item
           id to delete.

       syncitems ()
           Returns a hash reference containing items (journal entries, to-do items, comments)
           that have been created or updated on LiveJournal since you last downloaded them.

       lastsync ([ LAST ])
           Returns or sets the last time syncitems() was used.  syncitems() sets this value so
           you don't have to.

       getdaycounts ()
           This mode retrieves the number of journal entries per day. Useful for populating
           calendar widgets in GUI clients.

AUTHOR

       Frank Sheiness <archon@forbidden.dough.net> http://feeding.frenzy.com/~rainking/

CREDITS

       •   Brad 'bradfitz' Fitz <bradfitz@livejournal.com> for unconfusing me

       •   Joe 'pinman' Wreschnig <piman@sacredchao.net> for his idea providing ventures into
           Perl-LiveJournal land

URL

http://forbidden.dough.net/~archon/lj/

SEE ALSO

perl(1).

       •   http://www.livejournal.com/developer/