NAME
Document::Manager - A web service for managing documents in a central repository.
SYNOPSIS
my $dms = new Document::Manager;
$dms->checkout($dir, $doc_id, $revision);
$dms->add(); $dms->checkin(); $dms->query(); $dms->revert(); $dms->lock(); $dms->unlock(); $dms->properties(); $dms->stats();
print $dms->get_error();
DESCRIPTION
Document::Manager provides a simple interface for managing a collection of revision-controlled documents. A document is a collection of one or more files that are checked out, modified, and checked back in as a unit. Each revision of a document is numbered, and documents can be reverted to older revisions if needed. A document can also have an arbitrary set of metadata associated with it.
FUNCTIONS
new()
Creates a new document manager object.
get_error()
Retrieves the most recent error message
checkout()
Checks out a copy of the document specified by $doc_id, placing a copy into the directory specified by $dir. By default it will return the most recent revision, but a specific revision can be retrieved by specifying $revision.
Returns the filename(s) copied into $dir on success. If there is an error, it returns undef. The error message can be retrieved via get_error().
add()
Takes a hash of filenames => content pairs, and inserts each into the dms as a separate document.
Returns the new ID number of the document added, or undef if failed.
checkin()
Commits a new revision to the document. Returns the document's new revision number, or undef if failed.
query()
Returns a list of documents with property constraints meeting certain conditions.
revert()
Reverts the given document to a prior revision number
lock()
Locks a document for the given user for a specified period of time
unlock()
Unlocks a document, if it is locked
properties()
Gets or updates the properties for a given document id
stats()
Returns a hash containing statistics about the document repository as a whole, including the following:
* Stats from Document::Repository::stats() * Number of pending documents * Number of documents new today * Number of authors
state(doc_id[, state[, comment]])
Gets or sets the state of document in the system. Returns undef if the specified doc_id does not exist, or does not have a valid state set.