NAME

       Net::HTTPS::Any - Simple HTTPS client using whichever underlying SSL module is available

SYNOPSIS

         use Net::HTTPS::Any qw(https_get https_post);

         ( $page, $response, %reply_headers )
             = https_get(
                          { 'host' => 'www.fortify.net',
                            'port' => 443,
                            'path' => '/sslcheck.html',
                            'args' => { 'field' => 'value' },
                            #'args' => [ 'field'=>'value' ], #order preserved
                          },
                        );

         ( $page, $response, %reply_headers )
             = https_post(
                           'host' => 'www.google.com',
                           'port' => 443,
                           'path' => '/accounts/ServiceLoginAuth',
                           'args' => { 'field' => 'value' },
                           #'args' => [ 'field'=>'value' ], #order preserved
                         );

         #...

DESCRIPTION

       This is a simple wrapper around either of the two available SSL modules.  It offers a
       unified API for sending GET and POST requests over HTTPS and receiving responses.

       It depends on Net::SSLeay _or_ ( Crypt::SSLeay and LWP::UserAgent ).

WHY THIS MODULE

       If you just want to write something that speaks HTTPS, you don't need this module.  Just
       go ahead and use whichever of the two modules is good for you.  Don't worry about it.

       On the other hand, if you are a CPAN author or distribute a Perl application, especially
       if you aim to support multiple OSes/disributions, using this module for speaking HTTPS may
       make things easier on your users.  It allows your code to be used with either SSL
       implementation.

FUTURE

       Using LWP::Protocol::https 6.02 or later, the LWP path actually uses Net::SSLeay also
       instead of Crypt::SSLeay.  Going forward that makes this module more of historical
       interest, especially so since modern LWP has its own mechanism to force use of
       Crypt::SSLeay:
         $Net::HTTPS::SSL_SOCKET_CLASS = "Net::SSL";

       Therefore this module will likely eventually become a wrapper around a single codepath,
       driven by the conservative needs of Business::OnlinePayment::HTTPS.

FUNCTIONS

   https_get HASHREF | FIELD => VALUE, ...
       Accepts parameters as either a hashref or a list of fields and values.

       Parameters are:

       host
       port
       path
       headers (hashref)
           For example: { 'X-Header1' => 'value', ... }

       args
           CGI arguments, either as a hashref or a listref.  In the latter case, ordering is
           preserved (see Tie::IxHash to do so when passing a hashref).

       debug
           Set true to enable debugging.

       Returns a list consisting of the page content as a string, the HTTP response code and
       message (i.e. "200 OK" or "404 Not Found"), and a list of key/value pairs representing the
       HTTP response headers.

   https_post HASHREF | FIELD => VALUE, ...
       Accepts parameters as either a hashref or a list of fields and values.

       Parameters are:

       host
       port
       path
       headers (hashref)
           For example: { 'X-Header1' => 'value', ... }

       Content-Type
           Defaults to "application/x-www-form-urlencoded" if not specified.

       args
           CGI arguments, either as a hashref or a listref.  In the latter case, ordering is
           preserved (see Tie::IxHash to do so when passing a hashref).

       content
           Raw content (overrides args).  A simple scalar containing the raw content.

       debug
           Set true to enable debugging in the underlying SSL module.

       Returns a list consisting of the page content as a string, the HTTP response code and
       message (i.e. "200 OK" or "404 Not Found"), and a list of key/value pairs representing the
       HTTP response headers.

AUTHOR

       Ivan Kohler, "<ivan-net-https-any at freeside.biz>"

BUGS

       Please report any bugs or feature requests to "bug-net-https-any at rt.cpan.org", or
       through the web interface at
       <http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/ReportBug.html?Queue=Net-HTTPS-Any>.  I will be notified, and
       then you'll automatically be notified of progress on your bug as I make changes.

SUPPORT

       You can find documentation for this module with the perldoc command.

           perldoc Net::HTTPS::Any

       You can also look for information at:

       •   RT: CPAN's request tracker

           <http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/Bugs.html?Dist=Net-HTTPS-Any>

       •   AnnoCPAN: Annotated CPAN documentation

           <http://annocpan.org/dist/Net-HTTPS-Any>

       •   CPAN Ratings

           <http://cpanratings.perl.org/d/Net-HTTPS-Any>

       •   Search CPAN

           <http://search.cpan.org/dist/Net-HTTPS-Any>

COPYRIGHT & LICENSE

       Copyright 2008-2014 Freeside Internet Services, Inc. (http://freeside.biz/) All rights
       reserved.

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