NAME¶

CipUX::RPC::Client - XML-RPC client call library

VERSION¶

This document describes CipUX::RPC::Client version 3.4.0.7

SYNOPSIS¶

 use warnings;
 use strict;
 use CipUX::RPC::Client;
 use version; our $VERSION = qv('3.4.0.0');
 my $rpc = CipUX::RPC::Client->new({
               url=>'http://localhost:8001/RPC2',
               client=>'clientname', # name of client
               version=>'3.4.0.0', # version of client
          });
 if ( $rpc->rpc_ping() ) { print "OK\n" }else{ exit 1; }
 if ( $rpc->rpc_login() ) { print "OK\n" }else{ exit 1; }
 # probably do some other calls
 if ( $rpc->rpc_logout() ) { print "OK\n" }else{ exit 1; }
 exit 0;

DESCRIPTION¶

SUBROUTINES/METHODS¶

  $login = $rpc->get_login();

  1|0 = $rpc->rpc_login( { password=>$password } );

  1|0 = $rpc->rpc_ping();

  1|0 = $rpc->rpc_login();

  1|0 = $rpc->rpc_logout();

  $ttl = $rpc->rpc_ttl();

  my $ticket = $rpc->rpc_session();

  $integer = $rpc->rpc_cat_module_cache_size();

  $integer = $rpc->rpc_rpc_intern_cache_size();

  $integer = $rpc->rpc_task_cache_size();

  0|1 = $rpc->rpc_flush();

  ( $from, $r_hr ) = $rpc->rpc_check_access({
     rpcmode    => rpc_intern|rpc_info,
     entity     => task   | rpc_intern | cat_module
     scope      => single | manifold,
     subcommand => user_task_access
                   | user_task_access_survey
                   | user_cat_module_access
                   | user_cat_module_access_survey
                   | user_rpc_intern_access
                   | user_rpc_intern_access_survey
     param_ar   => (rest send as to_ar)
  });

     $ok   = $rpc->rpcev( 'ping',  \&{ $rpc->rpc_ping } );
     $ok   = $rpc->rpcev( 'login', \&{ $rpc->rpc_login } );
     $code = sub { return $rpc->xmlrpc(@_); }; # remains the same
     $a_hr = $rpc->rpcev 'list', $code, {cmd => 'cipux_task_list_student_accounts'} );
     $d_ar = $rpc->extract_data_for_tpl( {answer_hr => $a_hr, use_ltarget=>1} );
     print "Students on the system:\n";
     foreach my $l (@{$d_ar->{tpl_data_ar}}){ print "\t$l->{$d_ar->{ltarget}}\n";}
     $ok   = $rpc->rpcev( 'logout',\&{ $rpc->rpc_logout }, );

  ($answer_hr, $ticket) = $rpc->xmlrpc({
        cmd    => 'cipux_task_*|rpc_intern|...',  # mandatory
        login  => $login,
        ticket => $ticket,
        param_hr => {},
  });

 $tpl_data_ar = $rpc->extract_data_for_tpl({answer_hr=>$answer_hr});

DIAGNOSTICS¶

"EXCEPTION: Setting password via server %url failed!"

"EXCEPTION: Server %url not responding"

"EXCEPTION: Server status UNKNOWN"

CONFIGURATION AND ENVIRONMENT¶

CipUX::RPC::Client requires no configuration files or environment variables.

DEPENDENCIES¶

        Carp
        CipUX
        Class::Std
        Data::Dumper
        English
        Frontier::Client
        Log::Log4perl
        Readonly
        version

INCOMPATIBILITIES¶

None reported.

BUGS AND LIMITATIONS¶

No bugs have been reported.

SEE ALSO¶

See the CipUX webpage and the manual at <http://www.cipux.org>

See the mailing list <http://sympa.cipworx.org/wws/info/cipux-devel>

AUTHOR¶

Christian Kuelker <christian.kuelker@cipworx.org>

LICENSE AND COPYRIGHT¶

Copyright (C) 2009 by Christian Kuelker. All rights reserved.

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY¶

BECAUSE THIS SOFTWARE IS LICENSED FREE OF CHARGE, THERE IS NO WARRANTY FOR THE SOFTWARE, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. EXCEPT WHEN OTHERWISE STATED IN WRITING THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND/OR OTHER PARTIES PROVIDE THE SOFTWARE "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE IS WITH YOU. SHOULD THE SOFTWARE PROVE DEFECTIVE, YOU ASSUME THE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR, OR CORRECTION.

IN NO EVENT UNLESS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW OR AGREED TO IN WRITING WILL ANY COPYRIGHT HOLDER, OR ANY OTHER PARTY WHO MAY MODIFY AND/OR REDISTRIBUTE THE SOFTWARE AS PERMITTED BY THE ABOVE LICENSE, BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR DAMAGES, INCLUDING ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SOFTWARE (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF DATA OR DATA BEING RENDERED INACCURATE OR LOSSES SUSTAINED BY YOU OR THIRD PARTIES OR A FAILURE OF THE SOFTWARE TO OPERATE WITH ANY OTHER SOFTWARE), EVEN IF SUCH HOLDER OR OTHER PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.