Provided by: libatompub-perl_0.3.7-5_all bug

NAME

       Atompub::Client - A client for the Atom Publishing Protocol

SYNOPSIS

           use Atompub::Client;

           my $client = Atompub::Client->new;
           $client->username('Melody');
           $client->password('Nelson');
           #$client->proxy( $proxy_uri );

           # Get a Service Document
           my $service = $client->getService($service_uri);

           my @workspaces = $service->workspaces;
           my @collections = $workspaces[0]->collections;

           # CRUD an Entry Resource; assuming that the 0-th collection supports
           # Entry Resources
           my $collection_uri = $collections[0]->href;

           my $name = 'New Post';

           my $entry = XML::Atom::Entry->new;
           $entry->title($name);
           $entry->content('Content of my post.');

           my $edit_uri = $client->createEntry($collection_uri, $entry, $name);

           my $feed = $client->getFeed($collection_uri);
           my @entries = $feed->entries;

           $entry = $client->getEntry($edit_uri);

           $client->updateEntry($edit_uri, $entry);

           $client->deleteEntry($edit_uri);

           # CRUD a Media Resource; assuming that the 1-st collection supports
           # Media Resources
           my $collection_uri = $collections[1]->href;

           my $name = 'My Photo';

           my $edit_uri = $client->createMedia($collection_uri, 'sample1.png',
                                               'image/png', $name);

           # Get a href attribute of an "edit-media" link
           my $edit_media_uri = $client->resource->edit_media_link;

           my $binary = $client->getMedia($edit_media_uri);

           $client->updateMedia($edit_media_uri, 'sample2.png', 'image/png');

           $client->deleteEntry($edit_media_uri);

           # Access to the requested HTTP::Request object
           my $request  = $client->request;

           # Access to the received HTTP::Response object
           my $response = $client->response;

           # Access to the received resource (XML::Atom object or binary data)
           my $resource = $client->resource;

DESCRIPTION

       Atompub::Client implements a client for the Atom Publishing Protocol described at
       <http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc5023.txt>.

       The client supports the following features:

       •   Authentication

           Atompub::Client supports the Basic and WSSE Authentication described in
           <http://www.intertwingly.net/wiki/pie/DifferentlyAbledClients>.

       •   Service Document

           Atompub::Client understands Service Documents, in which information of collections are
           described, such as URIs, acceptable media types, and allowable categories.

       •   Media Resource support

           Media Resources (binary data) as well as Entry Resources are supported.  You can
           create and edit Media Resources such as image and video by using Atompub::Client.

       •   Media type check

           Atompub::Client checks media types of resources before creating and editing them to
           the collection.  Acceptable media types are shown in app:accept elements in the
           Service Document.

       •   Category check

           Atompub::Client checks categories in Entry Resources before creating and editing them
           to the collection.  Allowable categories are shown in app:categories elements in the
           Service Document.

       •   Cache controll and versioning

           On-memory cache and versioning, which are controlled by ETag and Last-Modified header,
           are implemented in Atompub::Client.

       •   Naming resources by Slug header

           The client can specify Slug header when creating a resource, which may be used as part
           of the resource URI.

METHODS

   Atompub::Client->new([ %options ])
       Creates a new Atompub client object.  The options are same as LWP::UserAgent.

   $client->getService($service_uri)
       Retrieves a Service Document at URI $service_uri.

       Returns an XML::Atom::Service object on success, false otherwise.

   $client->getCategories($category_uri)
       Retrieves a Category Document at URI $category_uri.

       Returns an XML::Atom::Categories object on success, false otherwise.

   $client->getFeed($collection_uri)
       Retrieves a Feed Document from the collection at URI $collection_uri.

       Returns an XML::Atom::Feed object, false otherwise.

   $client->createEntry($collection_uri, $entry, [ $slug ])
       Creates a new entry in the collection at URI $collection_uri.

       $entry must be an XML::Atom::Entry object.

       If $slug is provided, it is set in Slug header and may be used as part of the resource
       URI.

       Returns a Location header, which contains a URI of the newly created resource, or false on
       error.

   $client->createMedia($collection_uri, $media, $media_type, [ $slug ])
       Creates a new Media Resource and a Media Link Entry in the collection at URI
       $collection_uri.

       If $media is a reference to a scalar, it is treated as the binary.  If a scalar, treated
       as a file containing the Media Resource.

       $media_type is the media type of the Media Resource, such as 'image/png'.

       $slug is set in the Slug header, and may be used as part of the resource URI.

       Returns a Location header, which contains a URI of the newly created resource, or false on
       error.

   $client->getEntry($edit_uri)
       Retrieves an Entry Document with the given URI $edit_uri.

       Returns an XML::Atom::Entry object on success, false otherwise.  If the server returns 304
       (Not Modified), returns a cache of the Media Resource.

   $client->getMedia($edit_uri)
       Retrieves a Media Resource with the given URI $edit_uri.

       Returns binary data of the Media Resource on success, false otherwise.  If the server
       returns 304 (Not Modified), returns a cache of the Media Resource.

   $client->updateEntry($edit_uri, $entry)
       Updates the Entry Document at URI $edit_uri with the new Entry Document $entry, which must
       be an XML::Atom::Entry object.

       Returns true on success, false otherwise.

   $client->updateMedia($edit_uri, $media, $media_type)
       Updates the Media Resource at URI $edit_uri with the $media.

       If $media is a reference to a scalar, it is treated as the binary.  If a scalar, treated
       as a file containing the Media Resource.

       $media_type is the media type of the Media Resource, such as 'image/png'.

       Returns true on success, false otherwise.

   $client->deleteEntry($edit_uri)
       Deletes the Entry Document at URI $edit_uri.

       Returns true on success, false otherwise.

   $client->deleteMedia($edit_uri)
       Deletes the Media Resource at URI $edit_uri and related Media Link Entry.

       Returns true on success, false otherwise.

Accessors

   $client->username([ $username ])
       If called with an argument, sets the username for login to $username.

       Returns the current username that will be used when logging in to the Atompub server.

   $client->password([ $password ])
       If called with an argument, sets the password for login to $password.

       Returns the current password that will be used when logging in to the Atompub server.

   $client->proxy([ $proxy_uri ])
       If called with an argument, sets URI of proxy server like 'http://proxy.example.com:8080'.

       Returns the current URI of the proxy server.

   $client->resource
   $client->rc
       An accessor for Entry or Media Resource, which was retrieved in the previous action.

   $client->request
   $client->req
       An accessor for an HTTP::Request object, which was used in the previous action.

   $client->response
   $client->res
       An accessor for an HTTP::Response object, which was used in the previous action.

INTERNAL INTERFACES

   $client->init
   $client->ua
       Accessor to the UserAgent.

   $client->info
       An accessor to information of Collections described in a Service Document.

   $client->cache
       An accessor to the resource cache.

   $client->munge_request($req)
   $client->_clear
   $client->_get_service(\%args)
   $client->_get_categories(\%args)
   $client->_get_feed(\%args)
   $client->_create_resource(\%args)
   $client->_get_resource(\%args)
   $client->_update_resource(\%args)
   $client->_delete_resource(\%args)

ERROR HANDLING

       Methods return "undef" on error, and the error message can be retrieved using the errstr
       method.

SEE ALSO

       XML::Atom XML::Atom::Service Atompub

AUTHOR

       Takeru INOUE, <takeru.inoue _ gmail.com>

LICENCE AND COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (c) 2007, Takeru INOUE "<takeru.inoue _ gmail.com>". All rights reserved.

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

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