NAME

Bot::Cobalt::Plugin::Extras::CPAN - Query MetaCPAN API from IRC

SYNOPSIS

## Retrieve dist abstract:
> !cpan Moo
> !cpan abstract Bot::Cobalt

## Retrieve latest version:
> !cpan latest POE

## Test summary:
> !cpan tests POE::Component::IRC

## Download link:
> !cpan dist App::bmkpasswd

## Find out what distribution a module belongs to:
> !cpan belongs Lowu

## Get ChangeLog link:
> !cpan changes Moo

## License info:
> !cpan license Text::ZPL

## Query Module::CoreList:
> !corelist Some::Dist

DESCRIPTION

A Bot::Cobalt plugin providing an IRC interface to the http://www.metacpan.org API.

Retrieves CPAN distribution information; can also retrieve Module::CoreList data specifying when/if a distribution was included in Perl core.

SEE ALSO

As of this writing, the authoritative reference for the MetaCPAN API appears to be available at https://github.com/CPAN-API/cpan-api/wiki/Beta-API-docs

TODO

Some useful search features.

AUTHOR

Jon Portnoy <avenj@cobaltirc.org>

http://www.cobaltirc.org