XML::Atom::Client(3pm)					User Contributed Perl Documentation				    XML::Atom::Client(3pm)

NAME

       XML::Atom::Client - A client for the Atom API

SYNOPSIS

	   use XML::Atom::Client;
	   use XML::Atom::Entry;
	   my $api = XML::Atom::Client->new;
	   $api->username('Melody');
	   $api->password('Nelson');

	   my $entry = XML::Atom::Entry->new;
	   $entry->title('New Post');
	   $entry->content('Content of my post.');
	   my $EditURI = $api->createEntry($PostURI, $entry);

	   my $feed = $api->getFeed($FeedURI);
	   my @entries = $feed->entries;

	   my $entry = $api->getEntry($EditURI);

DESCRIPTION

       XML::Atom::Client implements a client for the Atom API described at http://bitworking.org/projects/atom/draft-gregorio-09.html, with the
       authentication scheme described at http://www.intertwingly.net/wiki/pie/DifferentlyAbledClients.

       NOTE: the API, and particularly the authentication scheme, are still in flux.

USAGE

   XML::Atom::Client->new(%param)
   $api->use_soap([ 0 | 1 ])
       XML::Atom::Client supports both the REST and SOAP-wrapper versions of the Atom API. By default, the REST version of the API will be used,
       but you can turn on the SOAP wrapper--for example, if you need to connect to a server that supports only the SOAP wrapper--by calling
       use_soap with a value of 1:

	   $api->use_soap(1);

       If called without arguments, returns the current value of the flag.

   $api->username([ $username ])
       If called with an argument, sets the username for login to $username.

       Returns the current username that will be used when logging in to the Atom server.

   $api->password([ $password ])
       If called with an argument, sets the password for login to $password.

       Returns the current password that will be used when logging in to the Atom server.

   $api->createEntry($PostURI, $entry)
       Creates a new entry.

       $entry must be an XML::Atom::Entry object.

   $api->getEntry($EditURI)
       Retrieves the entry with the given URL $EditURI.

       Returns an XML::Atom::Entry object.

   $api->updateEntry($EditURI, $entry)
       Updates the entry at URL $EditURI with the entry $entry, which must be an XML::Atom::Entry object.

       Returns true on success, false otherwise.

   $api->deleteEntry($EditURI)
       Deletes the entry at URL $EditURI.

   $api->getFeed($FeedURI)
       Retrieves the feed at $FeedURI.

       Returns an XML::Atom::Feed object representing the feed returned from the server.

   ERROR HANDLING
       Methods return "undef" on error, and the error message can be retrieved using the errstr method.

AUTHOR &; COPYRIGHT
       Please see the XML::Atom manpage for author, copyright, and license information.

perl v5.12.4							    2011-09-27						    XML::Atom::Client(3pm)