NAME
CGI::Application::NetNewsIface - a publicly-accessible read-only interface for Usenet (NNTP) news.
SYNOPSIS
In a common module:
use CGI::Application::NetNewsIface;
sub get_app
{
return CGI::Application::NetNewsIface->new(
PARAMS => {
'nntp_server' => "nntp.perl.org",
'articles_per_page' => 10,
'dsn' => "dbi:SQLite:dbname=./data/mynntp.sqlite",
}
);
}To set up:
get_app()->init_cache__sqlite();To run
get_app()->run();PARAMS
nntp_server
The Server to which to connect using NNTP.
articles_per_page
The number of articles to display per page of listing of a newsgroup.
dsn
The DBI 'dsn' for the cache.
FUNCTIONS
$cgiapp->setup()
The setup subroutine as required by CGI::Application.
cgiapp_prerun()
This is the cgiapp_prerun() subroutine.
$cgiapp->update_group($group)
Updates the cache records for the NNTP group $group. This method is used for maintenance, to make sure a script loads promptly.
$cgiapp->init_cache__sqlite()
Initializes the SQLite cache that is pointed by the DBI DSN given as a parameter to the CGI script. This should be called before any use of the CGI Application itself, because otherwise there will be no tables to operate on.
$cgiapp->init_cache__mysql()
Initializes the MySQL cache that is pointed by the DBI DSN given as a parameter to the CGI script. This should be called before any use of the CGI Application itself, because otherwise there will be no tables to operate on.
AUTHOR
Shlomi Fish, <shlomif@iglu.org.il>
BUGS
Please report any bugs or feature requests to bug-cgi-application-netnewsiface@rt.cpan.org, or through the web interface at http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/ReportBug.html?Queue=CGI-Application-NetNewsIface. I will be notified, and then you'll automatically be notified of progress on your bug as I make changes.
Known Bugs
None, but it doesn't mean there aren't any bugs.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
COPYRIGHT & LICENSE
Copyright 2006 Shlomi Fish, all rights reserved.
This program is released under the following license: MIT X11.