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## HTML Object - ~/lib/HTML/Object/DOM/Element/Anchor.pm
## Version v0.2.0
## Copyright(c) 2021 DEGUEST Pte. Ltd.
## Author: Jacques Deguest <jack@deguest.jp>
## Created 2021/12/21
## Modified 2022/09/18
## All rights reserved
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## This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
## under the same terms as Perl itself.
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BEGIN
{
use strict;
use warnings;
use vars qw( $VERSION );
our $VERSION = 'v0.2.0';
};
use strict;
sub init
{
my $self = shift( @_ );
$self->{_init_strict_use_sub} = 1;
$self->SUPER::init( @_ ) || return( $self->pass_error );
$self->{tag} = 'a' if( !$self->tag );
$self->{uri} = '';
$self->_set_get_internal_attribute_callback( rel => sub
{
my( $this, $val ) = @_;
my $list;
return if( !( $list = $this->{_rel_list} ) );
# $list->debug( $self->debug );
$list->update( $val );
});
return( $self );
}
# Note: property download inherited
# Note: property hash inherited
# Note: property host inherited
# Note: property hostname inherited
# Note: property href inherited
# Note: property hreflang inherited
# Note: read-only property origin inherited
# Note: property password inherited
# Note: property pathname inherited
# Note: property port inherited
# Note: property protocol inherited
# Note: property referrerPolicy inherited
# Note: property rel inherited
# Note: property read-only relList inherited. Similar to HTML::Object::DOM::Element->classList
# Note: property search inherited
# Note: tabIndex is inherited from HTML::Object::DOM::Element
# Note: property target inherited
# Note: alias for textContent in HTML::Object::DOM::Node
# Note: property
sub text : lvalue { return( shift->textContent( @_ ) ); }
sub toString { return( shift->attr( 'href' ) ); }
# Note: property
sub type : lvalue { return( shift->_set_get_property( 'type', @_ ) ); }
# Note: property username inherited
1;
# NOTE: POD
__END__
=encoding utf-8
=head1 NAME
HTML::Object::DOM::Element::Anchor - HTML Object DOM Link Class
=head1 SYNOPSIS
use HTML::Object::DOM::Element::Anchor;
my $link = HTML::Object::DOM::Element::Anchor->new ||
die( HTML::Object::DOM::Element::Anchor->error, "\n" );
=head1 VERSION
v0.2.0
=head1 DESCRIPTION
This implements an HTML link element. It inherits from L<HTML::Object::DOM::Element>
=head1 INHERITANCE
+-----------------------+ +---------------------------+ +-------------------------+ +----------------------------+ +------------------------------------+
| HTML::Object::Element | --> | HTML::Object::EventTarget | --> | HTML::Object::DOM::Node | --> | HTML::Object::DOM::Element | --> | HTML::Object::DOM::Element::Anchor |
+-----------------------+ +---------------------------+ +-------------------------+ +----------------------------+ +------------------------------------+
=head1 PROPERTIES
This class inherits properties from its parent, L<HTML::Object::DOM::Element>.
=head2 download
This indicates that the linked resource is intended to be downloaded rather than displayed in the browser. The value represent the proposed name of the file.
Note that you can put whatever you want here, but it does not mean the web browser will accept it and let alone act upon it. Research the reliability of this attribute first before relying on it.
Example:
<a id="myAnchor" href="/some/where#nice">Nice spot</a>
my $anchor = $doc->getElementById("myAnchor");
$anchor->download = 'my_file.txt';
# link is now:
# <a id="myAnchor" href="/some/where#nice" download="nice_file.txt">Nice spot</a>
=head2 hash
Is a string representing the fragment identifier, including the leading hash mark ('#'), if any, in the referenced URL.
Example:
<a id="myAnchor" href="/some/where#nice">Examples</a>
my $anchor = $doc->getElementById("myAnchor");
$anchor->hash; # returns '#nice'
=head2 host
Is a string representing the hostname and port (if it's not the default port) in the referenced URL.
Example:
my $anchor = $document->createElement("a");
$anchor->host = "example.org"
$anchor->host = "example.org"
# The port number is not included because 443 is the scheme's default port
$anchor->host = "example.org:4097"
=head2 hostname
Is a string representing the hostname in the referenced URL.
Example:
# An <a id="myAnchor" href="https://example.org/some/where"> element is in the document
my $anchor = $doc->getElementById("myAnchor");
$anchor->hostname; # returns 'example.org'
=head2 href
Is a string that is the result of parsing the href HTML attribute relative to the document, containing a valid URL of a linked resource.
# An <a id="myAnchor" href="https://example.org/some/where"> element is in the document
my $anchor = $doc->getElementById("myAnchor");
$anchor->href; # returns 'https://example.org/some/where'
=head2 hreflang
Is a string that reflects the hreflang HTML attribute, indicating the language of the linked resource.
Example:
<a href="https://example.org/ja-jp/some/where" hreflang="ja">ăƒžăƒ‹ăƒ„ă‚ąăƒ«</a>
var lang = document.getElementById("myAnchor").hreflang; # ja
=head2 origin
Read-only.
Returns a string containing the origin of the URL, that is its scheme, its domain and its port.
Example:
# An <a id="myAnchor" href="https://example.org/some/where"> element is in the document
my $anchor = $doc->getElementById("myAnchor");
$anchor->origin; # returns 'https://example.org'
=head2 password
Is a string containing the password specified before the domain name.
Example:
# An <a id="myAnchor" href="https://anonymous:flabada@example.org/some/where"> is in the document
my $anchor = $doc->getElementByID("myAnchor");
$anchor->password; # returns 'flabada'
=head2 pathname
Is a string containing an initial '/' followed by the path of the URL, not including the query string or fragment.
# An <a id="myAnchor" href="https://example.org/some/where"> element is in the document
my $anchor = $doc->getElementById("myAnchor");
$anchor->pathname; # returns '/some/where'
=head2 port
Is a string representing the port component, if any, of the referenced URL.
# An <a id="myAnchor" href="https://example.org:443/some/where"> element is in the document
my $anchor = $doc->getElementByID("myAnchor");
$anchor->port; # returns '443'
=head2 protocol
Is a string representing the protocol component, including trailing colon (':'), of the referenced URL.
# An <a id="myAnchor" href="https://example.org/some/where"> element is in the document
my $anchor = $doc->getElementById("myAnchor");
$anchor->protocol; # returns 'https:'
=head2 referrerPolicy
Is a string that reflects the referrerpolicy HTML attribute indicating which referrer to use.
A proper value is one of the following:
=over 4
=item no-referrer
The Referer header will be omitted entirely. No referrer information is sent along with requests.
=item no-referrer-when-downgrade
The URL is sent as a referrer when the protocol security level stays the same (e.g.HTTP→HTTP, HTTPS→HTTPS), but is not sent to a less secure destination (e.g. HTTPS→HTTP).
=item origin
Only send the origin of the document as the referrer in all cases. The document C<https://example.com/page.html> will send the referrer C<https://example.com/>.
=item origin-when-cross-origin
Send a full URL when performing a same-origin request, but only send the origin of the document for other cases.
=item same-origin
A referrer will be sent for same-site origins, but cross-origin requests will contain no referrer information.
=item strict-origin
Only send the origin of the document as the referrer when the protocol security level stays the same (e.g. HTTPS→HTTPS), but do not send it to a less secure destination (e.g. HTTPS→HTTP).
=item strict-origin-when-cross-origin (default)
This is the user agent's default behavior if no policy is specified. Send a full URL when performing a same-origin request, only send the origin when the protocol security level stays the same (e.g. HTTPS→HTTPS), and send no header to a less secure destination (e.g. HTTPS→HTTP).
=item unsafe-url
Send a full URL when performing a same-origin or cross-origin request. This policy will leak origins and paths from TLS-protected resources to insecure origins. Carefully consider the impact of this setting.
=back
Example:
my $elt = $doc->createElement("a");
my $linkText = $doc->createTextNode("My link");
$elt->appendChild( $linkText );
$elt->referrerPolicy = "no-referrer";
my $div = $doc->getElementById("divAround");
$div->appendChild( $elt ); # When clicked, the link will not send a referrer header.
=head2 rel
Is a string that reflects the rel HTML attribute, specifying the relationship of the target object to the linked object.
You can set whatever value you want, but standard values are:
=over 4
=back
Example:
my $anchors = $doc->getElementsByTagName("a");
my $length = $anchors->length;
for( my $i = 0; $i < $length; $i++ )
{
say( "Rel: " + anchors->[$i]->rel );
}
could print:
Re;: noopener noreferrer
The C<noopener> value prevents the newly opened page from controlling the page that delivered the traffic. This is because, in the case of C<target> attribute set to C<_blank>, for example, the newly opened page can access the current window object with the C<window.opener> property. This may also allow the new page to redirect the current page to a malicious URL. This makes the link behave as if window.opener were null and target="_parent" were set.
The C<noreferrer> value prevents the web browser from sending the referrer information to the target site. C<noreferrer> attribute has the same effect as C<noopener> and is well supported, but often both are used for when C<noopener> is not supported.
To mitigate this issue, you could do:
# Replace 'example.org' by whatever your safe domain name is
$doc->getElementsByTagName( 'a' )->foreach(sub
{
if( $_->href->host ne 'example.org' &&
$_->hasAttribute( 'target' ) &&
$_->getAttribute( 'target' ) eq '_blank' )
{
$_->relList->add( qw( noopener noreferrer ) );
}
});
=head2 relList
Read-only.
Returns a L<TokenList|HTML::Object::TokenList> that reflects the rel HTML attribute, as a list of link types indicating the relationship between the resource represented by the <a> element and the current document.
The property itself is read-only, meaning you can not substitute the L<TokenList|HTML::Object::TokenList> with another one, but its contents can still be changed.
Example:
my $anchors = $doc->getElementsByTagName("a");
my $length = $anchors->length;
for( my $i = 0; $i < $length; $i++ )
{
my $list = $anchors->[$i]->relList;
my $listLength = $list->length;
say( "New anchor node found with", $listLength, "link types in relList." );
for( my $j = 0; $j < $listLength; $j++ )
{
say( $list->[$j] );
}
}
=head2 search
Is a string representing the search element, including leading question mark ('?'), if any, of the referenced URL.
Example:
# An <a id="myAnchor" href="/some/where?q=123"> element is in the document
my $anchor = $doc->getElementById("myAnchor");
$anchor->search; # returns '?q=123'
=head2 tabIndex
Is a long containing the position of the element in the tabbing navigation order for the current document.
See L<HTML::Object::DOM::Element/tabIndex>
=head2 target
Is a string that reflects the target HTML attribute, indicating where to display the linked resource.
Example:
$doc->getElementById("myAnchor")->target = "_blank";
=head2 text
Is a string being a synonym for the L<HTML::Object::DOM::Node/textContent> property.
=head2 type
Is a string that reflects the type HTML attribute, indicating the MIME type of the linked resource.
=head2 username
Is a string containing the username specified before the domain name.
Example:
# An <a id="myAnchor" href="https://anonymous:flabada@example.org/some/where"> element is in the document
my $anchor = $doc->getElementByID("myAnchor");
$anchor->username; # returns 'anonymous'
=head1 METHODS
Inherits methods from its parent L<HTML::Object::DOM::Element>
=head2 toString
Returns a string containing the whole URL. It is a synonym for HTMLAnchorElement.href, though it can't be used to modify the value.
Example:
# An <a id="myAnchor" href="https://example.org/some/where"> element is in the document
my $anchor = $doc->getElementById("myAnchor");
$anchor->toString(); # returns 'https://example.org/some/where'
=head1 AUTHOR
Jacques Deguest E<lt>F<jack@deguest.jp>E<gt>
=head1 SEE ALSO
=head1 COPYRIGHT & LICENSE
Copyright(c) 2021 DEGUEST Pte. Ltd.
All rights reserved
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.
=cut