Net::EPP::Frame::ObjectSpec(3pm)			User Contributed Perl Documentation			  Net::EPP::Frame::ObjectSpec(3pm)

NAME

       Net::EPP::Frame::ObjectSpec - metadata about EPP object types

SYNOPSIS

	       use Net::EPP::Frame;
	       use strict;

	       # create an EPP frame:
	       my $check = Net::EPP::Frame::Command::Check->new;

	       # get the spec:
	       my @spec = Net::EPP::Frame::ObjectSpec->spec('domain');

	       # create an object:
	       my $domain = $check->addObject(@spec);

	       # set the attributes:
	       my $name = $check->createElement('domain:name');
	       $name->addText('example.tld');

	       # assemble the frame:
	       $domain->appendChild($name);
	       $check->getCommandNode->appendChild($domain);

	       print $check->toString;

DESCRIPTION

       EPP is the Extensible Provisioning Protocol. EPP (defined in RFC 4930) is an application layer client-server protocol for the provisioning
       and management of objects stored in a shared central repository. Specified in XML, the protocol defines generic object management
       operations and an extensible framework that maps protocol operations to objects. As of writing, its only well-developed application is the
       provisioning of Internet domain names, hosts, and related contact details.

       Net::EPP::Frame::ObjectSpec is a simple module designed to provide easy access to metadata for the object types defined in the EPP
       specification.

USAGE

	       my @spec = Net::EPP::Frame::ObjectSpec->spec($type);

       This function returns an array containing metadata for the given object type.  If no metadata is registered then the function returns
       undef.

       The array contains three members:

	       @spec = (
		       $type,
		       $xmlns,
		       $schemaLocation,
	       );

       $type is the same as the supplied argument, and the other two members correspond to the XML attributes used to specify the object in an EPP
       "<command>" or "<response>" frame.

       The objects currently registered are:

       o   "domain", for domain names.

       o   "host", for DNS server hosts.

       o   "contact", for contact objects.

       o   "secDNS", for DNSSEC information.

AUTHOR

       CentralNic Ltd (http://www.centralnic.com/).

COPYRIGHT

       This module is (c) 2007 CentralNic Ltd. This module is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl
       itself.

SEE ALSO

       o   the Net::EPP::Frame module, for constructing valid EPP frames.

       o   the Net::EPP::Client module, for communicating with EPP servers.

       o   RFCs 4930 and RFC 4934, available from <http://www.ietf.org/>.

       o   The CentralNic EPP site at <http://www.centralnic.com/resellers/epp>.

perl v5.14.2							    2008-12-04					  Net::EPP::Frame::ObjectSpec(3pm)