NAME

Bio::DB::Query::WebQuery - Helper class for web-based sequence queryies

SYNOPSIS

Do not use this class directly. See Bio::DB::QueryI and one of the implementor classes (such as Bio::DB::GenBankQuery) for information.

DESCRIPTION

Do not use this class directly. See Bio::DB::QueryI and one of the implementor classes (such as Bio::DB::GenBankQuery) for information.

Those writing subclasses must define _get_params() and _parse_response(), and possibly override _request_method().

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AUTHOR - Lincoln Stein

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APPENDIX

The rest of the documentation details each of the object methods. Internal methods are usually preceded with a _

new

Title   : new
Usage   : $db = Bio::DB::WebQuery->new(@args)
Function: create new query object
Returns : new query object
Args    : -db       database (e.g. 'protein')
          -ids      array ref of ids (overrides query)
          -verbose  turn on verbose debugging

This method creates a new query object. Typically you will specify a -db and a -query argument. The value of -query is a database-specific string.

If you provide an array reference of IDs in -ids, the query will be ignored and the list of IDs will be used when the query is passed to the database.

ua

Title   : ua
Usage   : my $ua = $self->ua or 
          $self->ua($ua)
Function: Get/Set a LWP::UserAgent for use
Returns : reference to LWP::UserAgent Object
Args    : $ua - must be a LWP::UserAgent

proxy

Title   : proxy
Usage   : $httpproxy = $db->proxy('http')  or 
          $db->proxy(['http','ftp'], 'http://myproxy' )
Function: Get/Set a proxy for use of proxy
Returns : a string indicating the proxy
Args    : $protocol : an array ref of the protocol(s) to set/get
          $proxyurl : url of the proxy to use for the specified protocol
          $username : username (if proxy requires authentication)
          $password : password (if proxy requires authentication)

authentication

Title   : authentication
Usage   : $db->authentication($user,$pass)
Function: Get/Set authentication credentials
Returns : Array of user/pass 
Args    : Array or user/pass

ids

Title   : ids
Usage   : @ids = $db->ids([@ids])
Function: get/set matching ids
Returns : array of sequence ids
Args    : (optional) array ref with new set of ids

query

Title   : query
Usage   : $query = $db->query([$query])
Function: get/set query string
Returns : string
Args    : (optional) new query string

_fetch_ids

Title   : _fetch_ids
Usage   : @ids = $db->_fetch_ids
Function: run query, get ids
Returns : array of sequence ids
Args    : none

_run_query

Title   : _run_query
Usage   : $success = $db->_run_query
Function: run query, parse results
Returns : true if successful
Args    : none

_truncated

Title   : _truncated
Usage   : $flag = $db->_truncated([$newflag])
Function: get/set truncation flag
Returns : boolean
Args    : new flag

Some databases will truncate output unless explicitly asked not to. This flag allows a "two probe" attempt.

_get_request

Title   : _get_request
Usage   : $http_request = $db->_get_request(@params)
Function: create an HTTP::Request with indicated parameters
Returns : HTTP::Request object
Args    : CGI parameter list

_parse_response

Title   : _parse_response
Usage   : $db->_parse_response($content)
Function: parse out response
Returns : empty
Args    : none
Throws  : 'unparseable output exception'

NOTE: This method must be implemented by subclass.

_request_parameters

Title   : _request_parameters
Usage   : ($method,$base,@params = $db->_request_parameters
Function: return information needed to construct the request
Returns : list of method, url base and key=>value pairs
Args    : none