Bio::Root::HTTPget(3pm) 				User Contributed Perl Documentation				   Bio::Root::HTTPget(3pm)

NAME

       Bio::Root::HTTPget - module for fallback HTTP get operations when LWP:: is unavailable

SYNOPSIS

	use Bio::Root::HTTPget;
	my $web = Bio::Root::HTTPget->new();

	my $response = $web->get('http://localhost');
	$response    = $web->get('http://localhost/images');

	$response    = eval { $web->get('http://fred:secret@localhost/ladies_only/')
			    } or warn $@;

	$response    = eval { $web->get('http://jeff:secret@localhost/ladies_only/')
			    } or warn $@;

	$response    = $web->get('http://localhost/images/navauthors.gif');
	$response    = $web->get(-url=>'http://www.google.com',
					   -proxy=>'http://www.modperl.com');

DESCRIPTION

       This is basically an last-chance module for doing network HTTP get requests in situations where more advanced external CPAN modules such as
       LWP:: are not installed.

       The particular reason this module was developed was so that the Open Bio Database Access code can fallback to fetching the default registry
       files from http://open-bio.org/registry/ without having to depend on external dependencies like Bundle::LWP for network HTTP access.

       The core of this module was written by Lincoln Stein. It can handle proxies and HTTP-based proxy authentication.

FEEDBACK

   Mailing Lists
       User feedback is an integral part of the evolution of this and other Bioperl modules. Send your comments and suggestions preferably to one
       of the Bioperl mailing lists.  Your participation is much appreciated.

	 bioperl-l@bioperl.org			- General discussion
	 http://bioperl.org/wiki/Mailing_lists	- About the mailing lists

   Reporting Bugs
       Report bugs to the Bioperl bug tracking system to help us keep track the bugs and their resolution.  Bug reports can be submitted via the
       web:

	 https://redmine.open-bio.org/projects/bioperl/

AUTHOR - Lincoln Stein
       # Please direct questions and support issues to bioperl-l@bioperl.org

	Cared for by Chris Dagdigian <dag@sonsorol.org>

APPENDIX

       The rest of the documentation details each of the object methods. Internal methods are usually preceded with a _

   get
	Title	: get
	Usage	: my $resp = get(-url => $url);
	Function:
	Returns : string
	Args	: -url	   => URL to HTTPGet
		  -proxy   => proxy to use
		  -user    => username for proxy or authentication
		  -pass    => password for proxy or authentication
		  -timeout => timeout

   getFH
	Title	: getFH
	Usage	:
	Function:
	Example :
	Returns : string
	Args	:

   _http_parse_url
	Title	:
	Usage	:
	Function:
	Example :
	Returns :
	Args	:

   _http_connect
	Title	:
	Usage	:
	Function:
	Example :
	Returns :
	Args	:

   _encode_base64
	Title	:
	Usage	:
	Function:
	Example :
	Returns :
	Args	:

   proxy
	Title	: proxy
	Usage	: $httpproxy = $db->proxy('http')  or
		  $db->proxy(['http','ftp'], 'http://myproxy' )
	Function: Get/Set a proxy for use of proxy. Defaults to environment variable
		  http_proxy if present.
	Returns : a string indicating the proxy
	Args	: $protocol : string for the protocol to set/get
		  $proxyurl : url of the proxy to use for the specified protocol
		  $username : username (if proxy requires authentication)
		  $password : password (if proxy requires authentication)

   clear_proxy
	Title	: clear_proxy
	Usage	: my $old_prozy = $db->clear_proxy('http')
	Function: Unsets (clears) the proxy for the protocol indicated
	Returns : a string indicating the old proxy value
	Args	: $protocol : string for the protocol to clear

   authentication
	Title	: authentication
	Usage	: $db->authentication($user,$pass)
	Function: Get/Set authentication credentials
	Returns : Array of user/pass
	Args	: Array or user/pass

perl v5.14.2							    2012-03-02						   Bio::Root::HTTPget(3pm)