NAME
CPAN::Mirrors - Get CPAN mirror information and select a fast one
SYNOPSIS
use CPAN::Mirrors;
my $mirrors = CPAN::Mirrors->new( $mirrored_by_file );
my $seen = {};
my $best_continent = $mirrors->find_best_continents( { seen => $seen } );
my @mirrors = $mirrors->get_mirrors_by_continents( $best_continent );
my $callback = sub {
my( $m ) = @_;
printf "%s = %s\n", $m->hostname, $m->rtt
};
$mirrors->get_mirrors_timings( \@mirrors, $seen, $callback, %args );
@mirrors = sort { $a->rtt <=> $b->rtt } @mirrors;
print "Best mirrors are ", map( { $_->rtt } @mirrors[0..3] ), "\n";
DESCRIPTION
- new( LOCAL_FILE_NAME )
-
Create a new CPAN::Mirrors object from LOCAL_FILE_NAME. This file should look like that in http://www.cpan.org/MIRRORED.BY .
- continents()
-
Return a list of continents based on those defined in MIRRORED.BY.
- countries( [CONTINENTS] )
-
Return a list of countries based on those defined in MIRRORED.BY. It only returns countries for the continents you specify (as defined in
continents
). If you don't specify any continents, it returns all of the countries listed in MIRRORED.BY. - mirrors( [COUNTRIES] )
-
Return a list of mirrors based on those defined in MIRRORED.BY. It only returns mirrors for the countries you specify (as defined in
countries
). If you don't specify any countries, it returns all of the mirrors listed in MIRRORED.BY. - get_mirrors_by_countries( [COUNTRIES] )
-
A more sensible synonym for mirrors.
- get_mirrors_by_continents( [CONTINENTS] )
-
Return a list of mirrors for all of continents you specify. If you don't specify any continents, it returns all of the mirrors.
You can specify a single continent or an array reference of continents.
- get_countries_by_continents( [CONTINENTS] )
-
A more sensible synonym for countries.
- default_mirror
-
Returns the default mirror, http://www.cpan.org/ . This mirror uses dynamic DNS to give a close mirror.
- best_mirrors
-
best_mirrors
checks for the best mirrors based on the list of continents you pass, or, without that, all continents, as defined byCPAN::Mirrored::By
. It pings each mirror, up to the value ofhow_many
. In list context, it returns up tohow_many
mirrors. In scalar context, it returns the single best mirror.Arguments
how_many - the number of mirrors to return. Default: 1 callback - a callback for find_best_continents verbose - true or false on all the whining and moaning. Default: false continents - an array ref of the continents to check external_ping - if true, use external ping via Net::Ping::External. Default: false
If you don't specify the continents,
best_mirrors
callsfind_best_continents
to get the list of continents to check.If you don't have Net::Ping v2.13 or later, needed for timings, this returns the default mirror.
external_ping
should be set and thenNet::Ping::External
needs to be installed, if the local network has a transparent proxy. - get_n_random_mirrors_by_continents( N, [CONTINENTS] )
-
Returns up to N random mirrors for the specified continents. Specify the continents as an array reference.
- get_mirrors_timings( MIRROR_LIST, SEEN, CALLBACK, %ARGS );
-
Pings the listed mirrors and returns a list of mirrors sorted in ascending ping times.
MIRROR_LIST
is an anonymous array ofCPAN::Mirrored::By
objects to ping.The optional argument
SEEN
is a hash reference used to track the mirrors you've already pinged.The optional argument
CALLBACK
is a subroutine reference to call after each ping. It gets theCPAN::Mirrored::By
object after each ping. - find_best_continents( HASH_REF );
-
find_best_continents
goes through each continent and pingsN
random mirrors on that continent. It then orders the continents by ascending median ping time. In list context, it returns the ordered list of continent. In scalar context, it returns the same list as an anonymous array.Arguments:
n - the number of hosts to ping for each continent. Default: 3 seen - a hashref of cached hostname ping times verbose - true or false for noisy or quiet. Default: false callback - a subroutine to run after each ping. ping_cache_limit - how long, in seconds, to reuse previous ping times. Default: 1 day
The
seen
hash has hostnames as keys and anonymous arrays as values. The anonymous array is a triplet of aCPAN::Mirrored::By
object, a ping time, and the epoch time for the measurement.The callback subroutine gets the
CPAN::Mirrored::By
object, the ping time, and measurement time (the same things in theseen
hashref) as arguments.find_best_continents
doesn't care what the callback does and ignores the return value.With a low value for
N
, a single mirror might skew the results enough to choose a worse continent. If you have that problem, try a larger value.
AUTHOR
Andreas Koenig <andk@cpan.org>
, David Golden <dagolden@cpan.org>
, brian d foy <bdfoy@cpan.org>
LICENSE
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.