NAME

       WebService::MusicBrainz::Release

SYNOPSIS

           use WebService::MusicBrainz::Release;

           my $ws = WebService::MusicBrainz::Release->new();

           my $response = $ws->search({ TITLE => 'ok computer' });

           my $release = $response->release(); # grab first one in the list

           print $release->title(), " (", $release->type(), ") - ", $release->artist()->name(), "\n";

           # OUTPUT: OK Computer (Album Official) - Radiohead

DESCRIPTION

METHODS

   new()
       This method is the constructor and it will call for  initialization.

   query()
       This method will return the cached query object;

   search()
       This method is used to search the MusicBrainz database using their web service schema.
       The only argument is a hashref to define the search parameters.

           my $ws = WebService::MusicBrainz::Release->new();

           my $response = $ws->search({ TITLE => 'Highway to Hell' });
           my $response = $ws->search({ ARTIST => 'sleater kinney' });
           my $response = $ws->search({ ARTIST => 'beatles', OFFSET => 4 });
           my $response = $ws->search({ ARTISTID => '65f4f0c5-ef9e-490c-aee3-909e7ae6b2ab' });
           my $response = $ws->search({ DISCID => 'XgrrQ8Npf9Uz_trPIFMrSz6Mk6Q-' });
           my $response = $ws->search({ RELEASETYPES => 'Official', MBID => 'a89e1d92-5381-4dab-ba51-733137d0e431' });
           my $response = $ws->search({ MBID => 'fed37cfc-2a6d-4569-9ac0-501a7c7598eb', INC => 'artist' });
           my $response = $ws->search({ MBID => 'fed37cfc-2a6d-4569-9ac0-501a7c7598eb', INC => 'counts' });
           my $response = $ws->search({ MBID => 'fed37cfc-2a6d-4569-9ac0-501a7c7598eb', INC => 'release-events' });
           my $response = $ws->search({ MBID => 'fed37cfc-2a6d-4569-9ac0-501a7c7598eb', INC => 'discs' });
           my $response = $ws->search({ MBID => 'fed37cfc-2a6d-4569-9ac0-501a7c7598eb', INC => 'tracks' });
           my $response = $ws->search({ MBID => 'fed37cfc-2a6d-4569-9ac0-501a7c7598eb', INC => 'artist-rels' });
           my $response = $ws->search({ MBID => 'fed37cfc-2a6d-4569-9ac0-501a7c7598eb', INC => 'release-rels' });
           my $response = $ws->search({ MBID => 'fed37cfc-2a6d-4569-9ac0-501a7c7598eb', INC => 'track-rels' });
           my $response = $ws->search({ MBID => 'fed37cfc-2a6d-4569-9ac0-501a7c7598eb', INC => 'url-rels' });

       Multiple INC params can be delimited by whitespace, commas, or + characters.

           my $response = $ws->search({ MBID => 'fed37cfc-2a6d-4569-9ac0-501a7c7598eb', INC => 'artist url-rels' });
           my $response = $ws->search({ MBID => 'fed37cfc-2a6d-4569-9ac0-501a7c7598eb', INC => 'artist,url-rels' });
           my $response = $ws->search({ MBID => 'fed37cfc-2a6d-4569-9ac0-501a7c7598eb', INC => 'artist+url-rels' });

       Find a release by title

       my $rel_title = $ws->search({ TITLE => 'Van Halen' });

       Find a release by disc id

       my $rel_discid = $ws->search({ DISCID => 'Qb6ACLJhzNM46cXKVZSh3qMOv6A-' });

       Find a release by artist name

       my $rel_artist_response = $ws->search({ ARTIST => 'Van Halen' });

       Find a release by artist MBID

       my $rel_artistid_response = $ws->search({ ARTISTID =>
       'b665b768-0d83-4363-950c-31ed39317c15' });

       Find a release by artist name and release type

       my $rel_reltypes_response = $ws->search({ ARTIST => 'Van Halen', RELEASETYPES => 'Bootleg'
       });

       Find a release by artist name and count

       my $rel_count_response = $ws->search({ ARTIST => 'Van Halen', COUNT => 10 });

       Find a release by artist name and release date

       my $rel_date_response = $ws->search({ ARTIST => 'Van Halen', DATE => '1980' });

       Find a release by artist name and limit

       my $rel_limit_response = $ws->search({ ARTIST => 'Van Halen', LIMIT => "40" });

       Find a release by MBID and include counts

       my $rel_mbid_counts_response = $ws->search({ MBID =>
       'ff565cd7-acf8-4dc0-9603-72d1b7ae284b', INC => 'counts' });

       Find a release by MBID and include release events

       my $rel_mbid_events_response = $ws->search({ MBID =>
       'ff565cd7-acf8-4dc0-9603-72d1b7ae284b', INC => 'release-events' });

       Find a release by MBID and include discs

       my $rel_mbid_discs_response = $ws->search({ MBID =>
       'ff565cd7-acf8-4dc0-9603-72d1b7ae284b', INC => 'discs' });

       Find a release by MBID and include tracks

       my $rel_mbid_tracks_response = $ws->search({ MBID =>
       'ff565cd7-acf8-4dc0-9603-72d1b7ae284b', INC => 'tracks' });

       Find a release by MBID and include release groups

       my $rel_mbid_relgroups_response = $ws->search({ MBID =>
       'ff565cd7-acf8-4dc0-9603-72d1b7ae284b', INC => 'release-groups' });

       Find a release by MBID and include artist relations

       my $rel_mbid_artistrels_response = $ws->search({ MBID =>
       'ff565cd7-acf8-4dc0-9603-72d1b7ae284b', INC => 'artist-rels' });

       Find a release by MBID and include URL relations

       my $rel_mbid_urlrels_response = $ws->search({ MBID =>
       'ff565cd7-acf8-4dc0-9603-72d1b7ae284b', INC => 'url-rels' });

       Find a release by MBID and include tags

       my $rel_mbid_tags_response = $ws->search({ MBID => 'ff565cd7-acf8-4dc0-9603-72d1b7ae284b',
       INC => 'tags' });

       Find a release by MBID and include ratings

       my $rel_mbid_ratings_response = $ws->search({ MBID =>
       'ff565cd7-acf8-4dc0-9603-72d1b7ae284b', INC => 'ratings' });

AUTHOR

       Bob Faist <bob.faist@gmail.com>

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

       Copyright 2006-2007 by Bob Faist

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

SEE ALSO

       http://wiki.musicbrainz.org/XMLWebService