NAME

       Net::EPP::Protocol - Low-level functions useful for both EPP clients and servers.

SYNOPSIS

               #!/usr/bin/perl
               use Net::EPP::Protocol;
               use IO::Socket;
               use strict;

               # create a socket:

               my $socket = IO::Socket::INET->new( ... );

               # send a frame down the socket:

               Net::EPP::Protocol->send_frame($socket, $xml);

               # get a frame from the socket:

               my $xml = Net::EPP::Protocol->get_frame($socket);

DESCRIPTION

       EPP is the Extensible Provisioning Protocol. EPP (defined in RFC 4930) is an application layer client-
       server protocol for the provisioning and management of objects stored in a shared central repository.
       Specified in XML, the protocol defines generic object management operations and an extensible framework
       that maps protocol operations to objects. As of writing, its only well-developed application is the
       provisioning of Internet domain names, hosts, and related contact details.

       This module implements functions that are common to both EPP clients and servers that implement the TCP
       transport as defined in RFC 4934. The main consumer of this module is currently Net::EPP::Client.

METHODS

               my $xml = Net::EPP::Protocol->get_frame($socket);

       This method reads a frame from the socket and returns a scalar containing the XML. $socket must be an
       IO::Handle or one of its subclasses (ie "IO::Socket::*").

       If the transmission fails for whatever reason, this method will "croak()", so be sure to enclose it in an
       "eval()".

               Net::EPP::Protocol->send_frame($socket, $xml);

       This method prepares an RFC 4934 compliant EPP frame and transmits it to the remote peer. $socket must be
       an IO::Handle or one of its subclasses (ie "IO::Socket::*").

       If the transmission fails for whatever reason, this method will "croak()", so be sure to enclose it in an
       "eval()". Otherwise, it will return a true value.

               my $frame = Net::EPP::Protocol->prep_frame($xml);

       This method returns the XML frame in "wire format" with the protocol header prepended to it. The return
       value can be printed directly to an open socket, for example:

               print STDOUT Net::EPP::Protocol->prep_frame($frame->toString);

AUTHOR

       CentralNic Ltd (<http://www.centralnic.com/>).

COPYRIGHT

       This module is (c) 2012 CentralNic Ltd. This module is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
       modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

SEE ALSO

       •   Net::EPP::Client

       •   RFCs 4930 and RFC 4934, available from <http://www.ietf.org/>.

       •   The CentralNic EPP site at <http://www.centralnic.com/resellers/epp>.