NAME
dtRdr::Library - library class frontend/base
SYNOPSIS
This module is still in need of some major hacking to get the plugin loader worked out. Metadata and other API aspects are also undecided.
Name
dtRdr::Library.pm - Library interface
Class Methods
class_by_type
dtRdr::Library->class_by_type($type);Constructor
new
Create a new empty library object.
my $library = dtRdr::Library->new();load_uri
Load the library stored at URI and set the location property.
get_books
Return a list of book objects for the books stored in a library object
get_metadata
Return a list of all the metadata objects stored in this library
get_book_info
Return a list of book info objects.
my @infos = $lib->get_book_info;open_book
Return a book object matching a given key/value lookup pair.
$lib->open_book(intid => $id);or
$lib->open_book(title => $title);or
$lib->open_book(book_id => $book_id);find_book_by
Virtual: find a book for a given $key/$value match.
$info = $lib->find_book_by($key, $value);add_metadata
Add the metadata object to the book, stored in the library
delete_metadata
Remove the metadata from the specified book, as it's stored in the library.
$lib->delete_metadata($book, $metadata);add_book
remove_book
Remove the book.
All metadata for the book will be deleted from the library.
AUTHOR
Dan Sugalski, <dan@sidhe.org>
Eric Wilhelm <ewilhelm at cpan dot org>
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2006-2007 by Dan Sugalski, Eric L. Wilhelm, and OSoft, All Rights Reserved.
NO WARRANTY
Absolutely, positively NO WARRANTY, neither express or implied, is offered with this software. You use this software at your own risk. In case of loss, no person or entity owes you anything whatsoever. You have been warned.
LICENSE
The dotReader(TM) is OSI Certified Open Source Software licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL) Version 2, June 1991. Non-encrypted and encrypted packages are usable in connection with the dotReader(TM). The ability to create, edit, or otherwise modify content of such encrypted packages is self-contained within the packages, and NOT provided by the dotReader(TM), and is addressed in a separate commercial license.
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