NAME

WWW::Yahoo::Groups::Mechanize - Control WWW::Mechanize for WYG.

DESCRIPTION

This module is a subclass of WWW::Mechanize that permits us a bit more control over some aspects of the fetching behaviour.

INHERITANCE

This module inherits from WWW::Mechanize, which inherits from LWP::UserAgent. As such, any method available to either of them is available here. Any overridden methods will be explained below.

CONSTRUCTOR

new

As for "new()" in WWW::Mechanize but sets the agent string to our custom agent.

METHODS

debug

Sets or gets whether we are in debugging mode. Returns true if set, else false.

warn "Awooga!" if $self->debug;
$self->debug( 1 );

get

We override <getget()">> in order to provide some behind the scenes actions.

• Sleeping

  We allow you to rate limit your downloading. See "autosleep".

• Automatic adult confirmation

  We automatically click Accept on adult confirmation. So I hope you agree to all that.

I should probably shift the advertisement interruption skipping into this method at some point, along with the redirect handling.

A lot of the code in the sub will only be called if "debug" is on. It's there to help me when Yahoo next change the page layout.

autosleep

Allows one to configure the sleep period between fetches The default is 1 (as of 1.86).

my $period = $ua->autosleep;
$ua->autosleep( 10 ); # for a 10 second delay

BUGS, THANKS, LICENCE, etc.

See WWW::Yahoo::Groups

AUTHOR

Iain Truskett <spoon@cpan.org>