NAME
WWW::Search::Magellan - class for searching Magellan
SYNOPSIS
use WWW::Search;
my $oSearch = new WWW::Search('Magellan');
my $sQuery = WWW::Search::escape_query("+sushi restaurant +Columbus Ohio");
$oSearch->native_query($sQuery);
while (my $oResult = $oSearch->next_result())
print $oResult->url, "\n";DESCRIPTION
This class is a Magellan specialization of WWW::Search. It handles making and interpreting Magellan searches http://www.mckinley.com.
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.
BUGS
Please tell the author if you find any!
TESTING
This module adheres to the WWW::Search test suite mechanism.
AUTHOR
As of 1998-03-17, WWW::Search::Magellan is maintained by Martin Thurn (MartinThurn@iname.com).
WWW::Search::Magellan was originally written by Martin Thurn based on WWW::Search::WebCrawler.
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.
VERSION HISTORY
2.06, 2000-05-22
new output format (deleted percent scores)
2.05, 2000-02-28
new base URL for searches
2.04, 2000-01-31
new test cases
2.03, 1999-12-10
new test cases
2.02, 1999-10-05
now uses hash_to_cgi_string()
2.01, 1999-07-13
1.7, 1998-10-09
Now uses split_lines function
1.6
Now parses score (percentage) from Magellan's output.
1.2
First publicly-released version.