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Dist-Zilla-Role-MetaCPANInterfacer-0.97
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NAME

Dist::Zilla::Role::MetaCPANInterfacer - something that will interact with MetaCPAN's API

SYNOPSIS

    # in your plugin/etc. code
    with 'Dist::Zilla::Role::MetaCPANInterfacer';
 
    my $obj = $self->mcpan->fetch(...);

DESCRIPTION

This role is simply gives you a MetaCPAN::API object to use with caching, so that other plugins can share that cache. It uses the awesome example provided in the "SYNOPSIS" in MetaCPAN::API, contributed by Kent Fredric.

ATTRIBUTES

All of these attributes are f'ing lazy, because they like to sit around the house. They are also read-write, as this is a role, and you might want to change around the defaults.

mcpan

  • Type: A MetaCPAN::API object

  • Default: A new object, using mcpan_ua as the Tiny user agent

mcpan_ua

  • Type: A HTTP::Tiny compatible user agent

  • Default: A new HTTP::Tiny::Mech object, using mcpan_mechua as the Mechanized user agent

mcpan_mechua

mcpan_cache

  • Type: A caching object

  • Default: A new CHI object, using the CHI::Driver::File driver pointing to ~/.dzil/.webcache

TODO

The caching stuff could potentially be split, but frankly, none of the existing plugins really need caching all that much. I've at least called the .webcache directory a generic name, so feel free to re-use it.

(Honestly, the only reason why this is a DZ module IS the caching directory name...)

SEE ALSO

Dist::Zilla::PluginBundle::Prereqs, which uses this quite a bit.

AVAILABILITY

The project homepage is https://github.com/SineSwiper/Dist-Zilla-Role-MetaCPANInterfacer.

The latest version of this module is available from the Comprehensive Perl Archive Network (CPAN). Visit http://www.perl.com/CPAN/ to find a CPAN site near you, or see https://metacpan.org/module/Dist::Zilla::Role::MetaCPANInterfacer/.

SUPPORT

Internet Relay Chat

You can get live help by using IRC ( Internet Relay Chat ). If you don't know what IRC is, please read this excellent guide: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Relay_Chat. Please be courteous and patient when talking to us, as we might be busy or sleeping! You can join those networks/channels and get help:

  • irc.perl.org

    You can connect to the server at 'irc.perl.org' and talk to this person for help: SineSwiper.

Bugs / Feature Requests

Please report any bugs or feature requests via https://github.com/SineSwiper/Dist-Zilla-Role-MetaCPANInterfacer/issues.

AUTHOR

Brendan Byrd <BBYRD@CPAN.org>

CONTRIBUTOR

Christian Walde <walde.christian@googlemail.com>

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

This software is Copyright (c) 2014 by Brendan Byrd.

This is free software, licensed under:

  The Artistic License 2.0 (GPL Compatible)