NAME

App::swcat - Software catalog

VERSION

This document describes version 0.015 of App::swcat (from Perl distribution App-swcat), released on 2021-04-04.

SYNOPSIS

See swcat script.

DESCRIPTION

swcat is a CLI for Software::Catalog.

FUNCTIONS

archive_info

Usage:

 archive_info(%args) -> [status, msg, payload, meta]

Get info of a software archive.

This function is not exported.

Arguments ('*' denotes required arguments):

  • arch => software::arch

  • cache_period => int

  • db_path => filename

    Location of SQLite database (for caching), defaults to ~/.cache/swcat.db.

  • software* => str

Returns an enveloped result (an array).

First element (status) is an integer containing HTTP status code (200 means OK, 4xx caller error, 5xx function error). Second element (msg) is a string containing error message, or 'OK' if status is 200. Third element (payload) is optional, the actual result. Fourth element (meta) is called result metadata and is optional, a hash that contains extra information.

Return value: (any)

available_archs

Usage:

 available_archs(%args) -> [status, msg, payload, meta]

Get list of available architectures of a software.

This function is not exported.

Arguments ('*' denotes required arguments):

  • cache_period => int

  • db_path => filename

    Location of SQLite database (for caching), defaults to ~/.cache/swcat.db.

  • software* => str

Returns an enveloped result (an array).

First element (status) is an integer containing HTTP status code (200 means OK, 4xx caller error, 5xx function error). Second element (msg) is a string containing error message, or 'OK' if status is 200. Third element (payload) is optional, the actual result. Fourth element (meta) is called result metadata and is optional, a hash that contains extra information.

Return value: (any)

available_versions

Usage:

 available_versions(%args) -> [status, msg, payload, meta]

Get list of available versions of a software.

This function is not exported.

Arguments ('*' denotes required arguments):

  • arch => software::arch

  • cache_period => int

  • db_path => filename

    Location of SQLite database (for caching), defaults to ~/.cache/swcat.db.

  • software* => str

Returns an enveloped result (an array).

First element (status) is an integer containing HTTP status code (200 means OK, 4xx caller error, 5xx function error). Second element (msg) is a string containing error message, or 'OK' if status is 200. Third element (payload) is optional, the actual result. Fourth element (meta) is called result metadata and is optional, a hash that contains extra information.

Return value: (any)

download_url

Usage:

 download_url(%args) -> [status, msg, payload, meta]

Get download URL(s) of a software.

Will return the version number in the payload if given a single software name. Will return an array of {software=>..., version=>...} in the payload if given multiple software names or one or more patterns.

This function is not exported.

Arguments ('*' denotes required arguments):

  • arch => software::arch

  • cache_period => int

  • db_path => filename

    Location of SQLite database (for caching), defaults to ~/.cache/swcat.db.

  • softwares_or_patterns => array[str]

Returns an enveloped result (an array).

First element (status) is an integer containing HTTP status code (200 means OK, 4xx caller error, 5xx function error). Second element (msg) is a string containing error message, or 'OK' if status is 200. Third element (payload) is optional, the actual result. Fourth element (meta) is called result metadata and is optional, a hash that contains extra information.

Return value: (any)

latest_version

Usage:

 latest_version(%args) -> [status, msg, payload, meta]

Get latest version of one or more software.

Will return the version number in the payload if given a single software name. Will return an array of {software=>..., version=>...} in the payload if given multiple software names or one or more patterns.

This function is not exported.

Arguments ('*' denotes required arguments):

  • arch => software::arch

  • cache_period => int

  • db_path => filename

    Location of SQLite database (for caching), defaults to ~/.cache/swcat.db.

  • softwares_or_patterns => array[str]

Returns an enveloped result (an array).

First element (status) is an integer containing HTTP status code (200 means OK, 4xx caller error, 5xx function error). Second element (msg) is a string containing error message, or 'OK' if status is 200. Third element (payload) is optional, the actual result. Fourth element (meta) is called result metadata and is optional, a hash that contains extra information.

Return value: (any)

list

Usage:

 list(%args) -> [status, msg, payload, meta]

List known software in the catalog (from installed Software::Catalog::SW::* modules).

This function is not exported.

Arguments ('*' denotes required arguments):

  • arch => software::arch

  • cache_period => int

  • db_path => filename

    Location of SQLite database (for caching), defaults to ~/.cache/swcat.db.

  • detail => bool

Returns an enveloped result (an array).

First element (status) is an integer containing HTTP status code (200 means OK, 4xx caller error, 5xx function error). Second element (msg) is a string containing error message, or 'OK' if status is 200. Third element (payload) is optional, the actual result. Fourth element (meta) is called result metadata and is optional, a hash that contains extra information.

Return value: (any)

list_cpan

Usage:

 list_cpan(%args) -> [status, msg, payload, meta]

List available known software in the catalog (from Software::Catalog::SW::* modules on CPAN).

This function is not exported.

Arguments ('*' denotes required arguments):

  • arch => software::arch

  • cache_period => int

  • db_path => filename

    Location of SQLite database (for caching), defaults to ~/.cache/swcat.db.

  • detail => bool

  • lcpan => bool

Returns an enveloped result (an array).

First element (status) is an integer containing HTTP status code (200 means OK, 4xx caller error, 5xx function error). Second element (msg) is a string containing error message, or 'OK' if status is 200. Third element (payload) is optional, the actual result. Fourth element (meta) is called result metadata and is optional, a hash that contains extra information.

Return value: (any)

list_installed

Usage:

 list_installed(%args) -> [status, msg, payload, meta]

List known software in the catalog (from installed Software::Catalog::SW::* modules).

This function is not exported.

Arguments ('*' denotes required arguments):

  • arch => software::arch

  • cache_period => int

  • db_path => filename

    Location of SQLite database (for caching), defaults to ~/.cache/swcat.db.

  • detail => bool

Returns an enveloped result (an array).

First element (status) is an integer containing HTTP status code (200 means OK, 4xx caller error, 5xx function error). Second element (msg) is a string containing error message, or 'OK' if status is 200. Third element (payload) is optional, the actual result. Fourth element (meta) is called result metadata and is optional, a hash that contains extra information.

Return value: (any)

release_note

Usage:

 release_note(%args) -> [status, msg, payload, meta]

Get release note of (a version of) a software.

This function is not exported.

Arguments ('*' denotes required arguments):

  • arch => software::arch

  • cache_period => int

  • db_path => filename

    Location of SQLite database (for caching), defaults to ~/.cache/swcat.db.

  • software* => str

  • version => str

Returns an enveloped result (an array).

First element (status) is an integer containing HTTP status code (200 means OK, 4xx caller error, 5xx function error). Second element (msg) is a string containing error message, or 'OK' if status is 200. Third element (payload) is optional, the actual result. Fourth element (meta) is called result metadata and is optional, a hash that contains extra information.

Return value: (any)

HOMEPAGE

Please visit the project's homepage at https://metacpan.org/release/App-swcat.

SOURCE

Source repository is at https://github.com/perlancar/perl-App-swcat.

BUGS

Please report any bugs or feature requests on the bugtracker website https://github.com/perlancar/perl-App-swcat/issues

When submitting a bug or request, please include a test-file or a patch to an existing test-file that illustrates the bug or desired feature.

SEE ALSO

Software::Catalog

AUTHOR

perlancar <perlancar@cpan.org>

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

This software is copyright (c) 2021, 2019, 2018 by perlancar@cpan.org.

This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.