SOAP::Packager(3)					User Contributed Perl Documentation					 SOAP::Packager(3)

NAME

       SOAP::Packager - this class is an abstract class which allows for multiple types of packaging agents such as MIME and DIME.

DESCRIPTION

       The SOAP::Packager class is responsible for managing a set of "parts." Parts are additional pieces of information, additional documents, or
       virtually anything that needs to be associated with the SOAP Envelope/payload. The packager then will take these parts and encode/decode or
       "package"/"unpackage" them as they come and go over the wire.

METHODS

       new Instantiates a new instance of a SOAP::Packager.

       parts
	   Contains an array of parts. The contents of this array and their types are completely dependant upon the Packager being used. For
	   example, when using MIME, the content of this array is MIME::Entity's.

       push_part
	   Adds a part to set of parts managed by the current instance of SOAP::Packager.

       parser
	   Returns the parser used to parse attachments out of a data stream.

       headers_http
	   This is a hook into the HTTP layer. It provides a way for a packager to add and/or modify HTTP headers in a request/response. For
	   example, most packaging layers will need to override the Content-Type (e.g. multipart/related, or application/dime).

ABSTRACT METHODS

       If you wish to implement your own SOAP::Packager, then the methods below must be implemented by you according to the prescribed input and
       output requirements.

       package()
	   The "package" subroutine takes as input the SOAP envelope in string/SCALAR form.  This will serve as the content of the root part. The
	   packager then encapsulates the envelope with the parts contained within "parts" and returns the properly encapsulated envelope in
	   string/SCALAR form.

       unpackage()
	   The "unpackage" subroutines takes as input raw data that needs to be parsed into a set of parts. It is responsible for extracting the
	   envelope from the input, and populating "parts" with an ARRAY of parts extracted from the input. It then returns the SOAP Envelope in
	   string/SCALAR form so that SOAP::Lite can parse it.

SUPPORTED PACKAGING FORMATS

   SOAP::Packager::MIME
       "SOAP::Packager::MIME" utilizes MIME::Tools to provides the ability to send and receive Multipart/Related and Multipart/Form-Data formatted
       requests and responses.

       MIME METHODS

       The following methods are used when composing a MIME formatted message.

       transfer_encoding
	   The value of the root part's Content-Transfer-Encoding MIME Header. Default is: 8bit.

       env_id
	   The value of the root part's Content-Id MIME Header. Default is: <main_envelope>.

       env_location
	   The value of the root part's Content-Location MIME Header. Default is: /main_envelope.

       env_type
	   The value of the root part's Content-Type MIME Header. Default is: text/xml.

       OPTIMIZING THE MIME PARSER

       The use of attachments can often result in a heavy drain on system resources depending upon how your MIME parser is configured. For
       example, you can instruct the parser to store attachments in memory, or to use temp files. Using one of the other can affect performance,
       disk utilization, and/or reliability. Therefore you should consult the following URL for optimization techniques and trade-offs:

       http://search.cpan.org/dist/MIME-tools/lib/MIME/Parser.pm#OPTIMIZING_YOUR_PARSER

       To modify the parser's configuration options consult the following code sample, which incidentally shows how to minimize memory
       utilization:

	 my $packager = SOAP::Packager::MIME->new;
	 # $packager->parser->decode_headers(1); # no difference
	 # $packager->parser->extract_nested_messages(1); # no difference
	 $packager->parser->output_to_core(0); # much less memory
	 $packager->parser->tmp_to_core(0); # much less memory
	 $packager->parser->tmp_recycling(0); # promotes faster garbage collection
	 $packager->parser->use_inner_files(1); # no difference
	 my $client = SOAP::Lite->uri($NS)->proxy($URL)->packager($packager);
	 $client->someMethod();

       CLIENT SIDE EXAMPLE

       The following code sample shows how to use attachments within the context of a SOAP::Lite client.

	 #!/usr/bin/perl
	 use SOAP::Lite;
	 use MIME::Entity;
	 my $ent = build MIME::Entity
	   Type        => "text/plain",
	   Path        => "attachment.txt",
	   Filename    => "attachment.txt",
	   Disposition => "attachment";
	 $NS = "urn:Majordojo:TemperatureService";
	 $HOST = "http://localhost/cgi-bin/soaplite.cgi";
	 my $client = SOAP::Lite
	   ->packager(SOAP::Packager::MIME->new)
	   ->parts([ $ent ])
	   ->uri($NS)
	   ->proxy($HOST);
	 $response = $client->c2f(SOAP::Data->name("temperature" => '100'));
	 print $response->valueof('//c2fResponse/foo');

       SERVER SIDE EXAMPLE

       The following code shows how to use attachments within the context of a CGI script. It shows how to read incoming attachments, and to
       return attachments to the client.

	 #!/usr/bin/perl -w
	 use SOAP::Transport::HTTP;
	 use MIME::Entity;
	 SOAP::Transport::HTTP::CGI
	   ->packager(SOAP::Packager::MIME->new)
	   ->dispatch_with({'urn:Majordojo:TemperatureService' => 'TemperatureService'})
	   ->handle;

	 BEGIN {
	   package TemperatureService;
	   use vars qw(@ISA);
	   @ISA = qw(Exporter SOAP::Server::Parameters);
	   use SOAP::Lite;
	   sub c2f {
	     my $self = shift;
	     my $envelope = pop;
	     my $temp = $envelope->dataof("//c2f/temperature");
	     use MIME::Entity;
	     my $ent = build MIME::Entity
	       Type	   => "text/plain",
	       Path	   => "printenv",
	       Filename    => "printenv",
	       Disposition => "attachment";
	     # read attachments
	     foreach my $part (@{$envelope->parts}) {
	       print STDERR "soaplite.cgi: attachment found! (".ref($part).")
";
	       print STDERR "soaplite.cgi: contents => ".$part->stringify."
";
	     }
	     # send attachments
	     return SOAP::Data->name('convertedTemp' => (((9/5)*($temp->value)) + 32)),
	       $ent;
	   }
	 }

   SOAP::Packager::DIME
       TODO

SEE ALSO

       MIME::Tools, DIME::Tools

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (C) 2000-2004 Paul Kulchenko. All rights reserved.

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

AUTHORS

       Byrne Reese (byrne@majordojo.com)

perl v5.12.1							    2009-09-30							 SOAP::Packager(3)