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NAME

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

COMPATIBILITY ISSUES

Atompub::Client has changed return values of the following methods since v0.1.0.

  • $client->createEntry in list context

  • $client->createMedia in list context

  • $client->getMedia in list context

  • $client->updateEntry

  • $client->updateMedia

Atompub::Client made some methods obsolete in v0.1.0.

See METHODS and "OBSOLETED METHODS" in details.

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/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-atompub-protocol-17.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.

OBSOLETED METHODS

$client->slug([ $slug ])

This method is DEPRECATED, and see $client->createEntry and $client->createMedia.

$client->retrieveService( $service_uri )

This method is DEPRECATED, and see $client->getService.

$client->retrieveCategories( $category_uri )

This method is DEPRECATED, and see $client->getCategories.

$client->retrieveFeed( $collection_uri )

This method is DEPRECATED, and see $client->getFeed.

$client->postEntry( $collection_uri, $entry )

This method is DEPRECATED, and see $client->createEntry.

$client->postMedia( $collection_uri, $media, $media_type )

This method is DEPRECATED, and see $client->createMedia.

$client->retrieveEntry( $edit_uri )

This method is DEPRECATED, and see $client->getEntry.

$client->retrieveMedia( $edit_uri )

This method is DEPRECATED, and see $client->getMedia.

$client->editEntry( $edit_uri, $entry )

This method is DEPRECATED, and see $client->updatedEntry.

$client->putEntry( $edit_uri, $entry )

This method is DEPRECATED, and see $client->updatedEntry.

$client->editMedia( $edit_uri, $media, $media_type )

This method is DEPRECATED, and see $client->updatedMedia.

$client->putMedia( $edit_uri, $media, $media_type )

This method is DEPRECATED, and see $client->updatedMedia.

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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