NAME

       Gedcom::WebServices - Basic web service routines for Gedcom.pm

       Version 1.19 - 18th August 2013

SYNOPSIS

        wget -qO - http://www.example.com/ws/plain/my_family/i9/name

DESCRIPTION

       This module provides web service access to a GEDCOM file in conjunction with mod_perl.
       Using it, A request for information can be made in the form of a URL specifying the GEDCOM
       file to be used, which information is required and the format in which the information is
       to be delivered.  This information is then returned in the specified format.

       There are currently three supported formats:

       •   plain - no markup

       •   XML

       •   JSON

   URLs
       The format of the URLs used to access the web services are:

        $BASEURL/$FORMAT/$GEDCOM/$XREF/requested/information
        $BASEURL/$FORMAT/$GEDCOM?search=search_criteria

       BASEURL
           The base URL to access the web services.

       FORMAT
           The format in which to return the results.

       GEDCOM
           The name of the GEDCOM file to use (the extension .ged is assumed).

       XREF
           The xref of the record about which information is required.  XREFs can be obtained
           initially from a search, and subsequently from certain queries.

       requested/information
           The information requested.  This is in the same format as that taken by the get_value
           method.

       search_criteria
           An individual to search for.  This is in the same format as that taken by the
           get_individual method.

EXAMPLES

        $ wget -qO - 'http://pjcj.sytes.net:8585/ws/plain/royal92?search=elizabeth_ii'
        /ws/plain/royal92/I52

        $ wget -qO - http://pjcj.sytes.net:8585/ws/plain/royal92/I52
        0 @I52@ INDI
        1   NAME Elizabeth_II Alexandra Mary/Windsor/
        1   TITL Queen of England
        1   SEX F
        1   BIRT
        2     DATE 21 APR 1926
        2     PLAC 17 Bruton St.,London,W1,England
        1   FAMS @F14@
        1   FAMC @F12@

        $ wget -qO - http://pjcj.sytes.net:8585/ws/plain/royal92/I52/name
        Elizabeth_II Alexandra Mary /Windsor/

        $ wget -qO - http://pjcj.sytes.net:8585/ws/plain/royal92/I52/birth/date
        21 APR 1926

        $ wget -qO - http://pjcj.sytes.net:8585/ws/plain/royal92/I52/children
        /ws/plain/royal92/I58
        /ws/plain/royal92/I59
        /ws/plain/royal92/I60
        /ws/plain/royal92/I61

        $ wget -qO - http://pjcj.sytes.net:8585/ws/json/royal92/I52/name
        {"name":"Elizabeth_II Alexandra Mary /Windsor/"}

        $ wget -qO - http://pjcj.sytes.net:8585/ws/xml/royal92/I52/name
        <NAME>Elizabeth_II Alexandra Mary /Windsor/</NAME>

        $ wget -qO - http://pjcj.sytes.net:8585/ws/xml/royal92/I52
        <INDI ID="I52">
          <NAME>Elizabeth_II Alexandra Mary/Windsor/</NAME>
          <TITL>Queen of England</TITL>
          <SEX>F</SEX>
          <BIRT>
            <DATE>21 APR 1926</DATE>
            <PLAC>17 Bruton St.,London,W1,England</PLAC>
          </BIRT>
          <FAMS REF="F14"/>
          <FAMC REF="F12"/>
        </INDI>

CONFIGURATION

       Add a section similar to the following to your mod_perl config:

        PerlWarn On
        PerlTaintCheck On

        PerlPassEnv GEDCOM_TEST

        <IfDefine GEDCOM_TEST>
            <Perl>
                $Gedcom::TEST = 1;
            </Perl>
        </IfDefine>

        <Perl>
            use Apache::Status;

            $ENV{PATH} = "/bin:/usr/bin";
            delete @ENV{"IFS", "CDPATH", "ENV", "BASH_ENV"};

            $Gedcom::DATA = $Gedcom::ROOT;  # location of data stored on server

            use lib "$Gedcom::ROOT/blib/lib";
            use Gedcom::WebServices;

            my $handlers =
            [ qw
              (
                  plain
                  xml
                  json
              )
            ];

            eval Gedcom::WebServices::_set_handlers($handlers);
            # use Apache::PerlSections; print STDERR Apache::PerlSections->dump;
        </Perl>

        PerlTransHandler Gedcom::WebServices::_parse_uri

BUGS

       Very probably.

       See the BUGS file.  And the TODO file.

VERSION

       Version 1.19 - 18th August 2013

LICENCE

       Copyright 2005-2013, Paul Johnson (paul@pjcj.net)

       This software is free.  It is licensed under the same terms as Perl itself.

       The latest version of this software should be available from my homepage:
       http://www.pjcj.net