NAME

WWW::Search::LookSmart - class for searching LookSmart

SYNOPSIS

use WWW::Search; my $Search = new WWW::Search('LookSmart'); # cAsE matters my $Query = WWW::Search::escape_query("Where is Jimbo"); $Search->native_query($Query); while (my $Result = $Search->next_result()) { print $Result->url, "\n"; }

DESCRIPTION

This class is a LookSmart specialization of WWW::Search. It handles making and interpreting LookSmart searches http://looksmart.com.

I am ignoring Looksmart's categories and just parsing reviewd sites.

LookSmart only returns 10 hits per page, less on first page since a few are categorie links.

This class exports no public interface; all interaction should be done through WWW::Search objects.

SEE ALSO

To make new back-ends, see WWW::Search.

HOW DOES IT WORK?

native_setup_search is called (from WWW::Search::setup_search) before we do anything. It initializes our private variables (which all begin with underscore) and sets up a URL to the first results page in {_next_url}.

native_retrieve_some is called (from WWW::Search::retrieve_some) whenever more hits are needed. It calls WWW::Search::http_request to fetch the page specified by {_next_url}. It then parses this page, appending any search hits it finds to {cache}. If it finds a ``next'' button in the text, it sets {_next_url} to point to the page for the next set of results, otherwise it sets it to undef to indicate we''re done.

TESTING

This module adheres to the WWW::Search test suite mechanism. See $TEST_CASES below.

AUTHOR This backend is maintained and supported by Jim Smyser. <jsmyser@bigfoot.com>

WWW::Search::NorthernLight was originally written by Andreas Borchert based on WWW::Search::Excite.

LEGALESE

THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

CHANGES

2.05 Return New! titles with results

2.01 New test mechanism

1.00 First release