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NAME

WWW::Challonge - Perl wrapper for the Challonge API

VERSION

Version 0.30

SYNOPSIS

Access the Challonge API within Perl. Contains all the functions within the API, as documented here.

use WWW::Challonge;

my $c = WWW::Challonge->new($api_key)
...

SUBROUTINES/METHODS

new

Creates a new WWW::Challonge object. Takes in an API key, which is required, and optionally a preconfigured LWP::UserAgent object, which is mostly used for testing.

    my $c  = WWW::Challonge->new($api_key);
	my $c2 = WWW::Challonge->new({ key => $api_key, client => $my_client });

index

Returns an arrayref of all WWW::Challonge::Tournament objects owned by the user authenticated with in the 'new' request (the logged in user, so to speak). Takes a number of optional arguments:

state

Get tournaments based on their progress:

all

Gets all tournaments regardless of state.

pending

Gets all tournaments that have yet to start.

in_progress

Gets all tournaments that have started but have not finished.

ended

Gets all tournaments that have finished.

type

Gets all tournaments of the given type:

single_elimination
double_elimination
round_robin
swiss
created_after

Gets all the tournaments created after the given date. Can be given as a string (YYYY-MM-DD) or as a DateTime object.

created_before

Gets all the tournaments created before the given date. Can be given as a string (YYYY-MM-DD) or as a DateTime object.

subdomain

Gets all tournaments created under the given subdomian.

my $tournies  = $c->index();
my $tournies2 = $c->index({
	type => "double_elimination",
	created_after => "2015-03-18",
});

show

Gets a single WWW::Challonge::Tournament object by the given id or URL:

my $tourney = $c->show("sample_tournament_1");

If the tournament has a subdomain (e.g. test.challonge.com/mytourney), simply specify like so:

my $tourney = $c->show("test-mytourney")

create

Creates a new tournament, and returns it as a WWW::Challonge::Tournament object. It takes an hashref of arguments. The name and URL are required, all others are optional.

name

A string containing the name of the tournament.

tournament_type

A string containing one of the following, detailing the type of tournament.

single elimination (default)
double elimination
round robin
swiss
url

The url of the tournament, containing only letters, numbers and underscores.

subdomain

The subdomain of the tournament (requires write access to the given subdomain).

description

The description of the tournament to be displayed above the bracket.

game_name

The name of the game or sport being played.

open_signup

True/false. Have Challonge host a sign-up page (otherwise, manually add participants).

hold_third_place_match

True/false. Single elimination only. Hold a match for semifinals losers to determine third place? Default is false.

pts_for_match_win

Decimal (to the nearest tenth). Number of points gained on winning a match. Swiss only. Default is 1.0.

pts_for_match_tie

Decimal (to the nearest tenth). Number of points gained on drawing a match. Swiss only. Default is 0.5.

pts_for_game_win

Decimal (to the nearest tenth). Number of points gained on winning a single game within a match. Swiss only. Default is 0.0.

pts_for_game_tie

Decimal (to the nearest tenth). Number of points gained on drawing a single game within a match. Swiss only. Default is 0.0.

pts_for_bye

Decimal (to the nearest tenth). Number of points gained on getting a bye. Swiss only. Default is 1.0.

swiss_rounds

Integer. Number of swiss rounds to play. Swiss only. It is recommended that the number of rounds is limited to no more than two thirds of the number of players, otherwise an impossible pairing situation may occur and the tournament may end prematurely.

ranked_by

How the tournament is ranked. Can be one of the following.

match wins
game wins
points scored
points difference
custom
rr_pts_for_match_win

Decimal (to the nearest tenth). Number of points gained by winning a match. Round Robin 'custom' only. Default is 1.0.

rr_pts_for_match_tie

Decimal (to the nearest tenth). Number of points gained by drawing a match. Round Robin 'custom' only. Default is 0.5.

rr_pts_for_game_win

Decimal (to the nearest tenth). Number of points gained by winning a single game within a match. Round Robin 'custom' only. Default is 0.0.

rr_pts_for_game_tie

Decimal (to the nearest tenth). Number of points gained by drawing a single game within a match. Round Robin 'custom' only. Default is 0.0.

accept_attachments

True/false. Allow match attachment uploads. Default is false.

hide_forum

True/false. Hide the forum tab on your Challonge page. Default is false.

show_rounds

True/false. Label each round about the bracket. Single and double elimination only. Default is false.

private

True/false. Hide this tournament from the public browsable index and your profile. Default is false.

notify_users_when_matches_open

True/false. Send registered Challonge users an email when matches open up for them. Default is false.

nofity_users_when_the_tournament_ends

True/false. Send registered Challonge users an email with the results when the tournament ends. Default is false.

sequential_pairings

True/false. Instead of following traditional seeding rules, make the pairings go straight down the list of participants. For example, the first match will be the first seed versus the second. Default is false.

signup_cap

Integer. The maximum number of participants. Any additional participants will go on a waiting list.

start_at

DateTime. The planned time to start the tournament. Timezone defaults to Eastern (EST).

check_in_duration

Integer. The length of the check-in window in minutes.

my $tournament = $c->create({
	name => "sample tournament",
	url => "sample_tournament_1",
	type => "double elimination"
});

__handle_error

Used throughout the module to deal with when the Challonge API returns an error of some kind. Takes a HTTP::Response object.

__json_request

Transforms a URI, verb and hashref to a HTTP::Request object to use for a POST/PUT request with the hashref transformed to JSON.

AUTHOR

Alex Kerr, <kirby at cpan.org>

BUGS

Please report any bugs or feature requests to bug-www-challonge at rt.cpan.org, or through the web interface at http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/ReportBug.html?Queue=WWW-Challonge. I will be notified, and then you'll automatically be notified of progress on your bug as I make changes.

SUPPORT

You can find documentation for this module with the perldoc command.

perldoc WWW::Challonge

You can also look for information at:

SEE ALSO

WWW::Challonge::Tournament
WWW::Challonge::Participant
WWW::Challonge::Match
WWW::Challonge::Match::Attachment

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Everyone on the Challonge team for making such a great service.

LICENSE AND COPYRIGHT

Copyright 2015 Alex Kerr.

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