NAME

WebService::Advogato - XML-RPC interface to www.advogato.org

SYNOPSIS

use WebService::Advogato;
my $client = new WebService::Advogato('username', 'password');
my $num_entries = $client->len('jaldhar');
$client->set(-1, '<p>A diary entry.</p>');

ABSTRACT

This module implements the XML-RPC interface to the diaries at www.advogato.org a site for developers of free software.

DESCRIPTION

The module is implemented as a class. The methods use standard perl scalars and arrays but internally they use XML-RPC datatypes: int, string and date. The following descriptions include the datatype for your reference.

Constructor

An object is constructed using the standard syntax. The constructor can take two parameters: username, and password which are the name and password of an advogato user account. These are used in methods which require logging in.

Diary manipulation methods

$int_length = len($string_user)

Return the number of entries in a diary.

$string_html = get($string_user, $int_index)

Return a diary entry. The index is zero-based, so if len returns 2 then valid indices are 0 and 1.

($date_created, $date_updated) = getDates($string_user, $int_index)

Return the creation and last updated dates of a diary entry. If the entry has not been updated then the updated date will be the same as the creation date.

set($int_index, $string_html)

Set a diary entry. Use -1 as the index to post a new entry, although the value returned by len is also acceptable.

Test methods

These methods are only useful for testing purposes.

$string_capitalized = capitalize($string)

Capitalize a string

($string, $int) = guess()

Guess a number. (Actually always returns 'You guessed' and 42.)

$int = square($int)

Square a number.

($int_sum, $int_product) = sumprod($int_x, $int_y)

Return the sum and product of a pair of numbers

$int_len = strlen($string)

Return the length of a string

SEE ALSO

http://www.advogato.org/xmlrpc.html

AUTHOR

Jaldhar H. Vyas, <jaldhar@braincells.com>

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

Copyright (c) 2003, Consolidated Braincells Inc.

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.