NAME
OurNet::BBS - Component Object Model for BBS systems
VERSION
This document describes version 1.65 of OurNet::BBS, released May 25, 2003.
SYNOPSIS
use strict;
use OurNet::BBS;
# use OurNet::BBS 'big5'; # use unicode strings internally
my $BBS = OurNet::BBS->new({
backend => 'MELIX', # use the Melix BBS backend
bbsroot => '/home/melix', # where to find the BBS data
});
my $brd = $BBS->{boards}{sysop}; # the sysop board
my $mtime;
printf (
"This BBS has %d boards, %d groups.\n",
scalar keys(%{$BBS->{boards}}),
scalar keys(%{$BBS->{groups}}),
);
eval { $mtime = $brd->{articles}->mtime };
die "Error: cannot read board $board -- $@\n" if $@;
printf (
"The $board board has %d articles, %d top-level archive entries.\n",
$#{$brd->{articles}}, $#{$brd->{archives}},
);
# A simple Sysop board article monitor
print "Watching for new articles...\n";
while (1) {
print "=== wait here ($mtime) ===\n";
sleep 5 until ($brd->{articles}->refresh);
foreach my $article (@{$brd->{articles}}) {
print "Found article: $article->{title}\n"
if $article->btime > $mtime;
}
$mtime = $brd->{articles}->mtime;
}DESCRIPTION
OurNet-BBS is a cross-protocol distributed network, built as an abstraction layer over telnet BBS-based systems used in Hong Kong, China and Taiwan. It implements a flexible object model for different BBS backends, along with an asymmetric authentication and remote procedure call protocol.
This project aims to become a protocol agnostic middle ware solution for identity-based information storage & retrieval, much like the Project Jabber's goal toward instant messaging, or Project JXTA's aim toward distributed services.
If you are new to the telnet-bbs platform, please download a copy of Melix BBS software (in English, Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese) at http://melix.elixus.org/.
For some of its practical uses, search for OurNet::BBSApp on CPAN, and the sample scripts in the eg/ directory in this module's distribution.
HISTORY
This section has been moved to the ChangeLog file in the source distribution.
SEE ALSO
OurNet::BBS::Tutorial for a general overview of the OurNet::BBS model.
OurNet::BBS::Roadmap for the design goals, components, and related discussions.
http://melix.elixus.org/ for development news, new releases, and binary distributions.
AUTHORS
Chia-Liang Kao <clkao@clkao.org>, Autrijus Tang <autrijus@autrijus.org>
COPYRIGHT
Copyright 2001-2003 by Chia-Liang Kao <clkao@clkao.org>, Autrijus Tang <autrijus@autrijus.org>.
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.