SYNOPSIS

use Geo::GoogleEarth::Pluggable;
my $document=Geo::GoogleEarth::Pluggable->new(%data); #is a special Folder...
my $folder =$document->Folder(%data); #isa Geo::GoogleEarth::Pluggable::Folder
my $point =$document->Point(%data); #isa Geo::GoogleEarth::Pluggable::Point
my $netlink =$document->NetworkLink(%data); #isa Geo::GoogleEarth::Pluggable::NetworkLink
my $lookat =$document->LookAt(%data); #isa Geo::GoogleEarth::Pluggable::LookAt
my $style =$document->Style(%data); #isa Geo::GoogleEarth::Pluggable::Style
print $document->render;

KML CGI Example

  use Geo::GoogleEarth::Pluggable;
  my $document=Geo::GoogleEarth::Pluggable->new(name=>"KML Document");
  print $document->header,
        $document->render;

KMZ CGI Example

  use Geo::GoogleEarth::Pluggable;
  my $document=Geo::GoogleEarth::Pluggable->new(name=>"KMZ Document");
  print $document->header_kmz,
        $document->archive;

DESCRIPTION

Geo::GoogleEarth::Pluggable is a Perl object oriented interface that allows for the creation of XML documents that can be used with Google Earth.

Geo::GoogleEarth::Pluggable (aka Document) is a Geo::GoogleEarth::Pluggable::Folder with a render method.

Object Inheritance Graph

  --- Constructor -+- Base --- Folder    --- Document
                   |        |
                   |        +- Placemark -+- Point
                   |        |             +- LineString
                   |        |             +- LinearRing
                   |        |
                   |        +- StyleBase -+- Style
                   |        |             +- StyleMap
                   |        |
                   |        +- NetworkLink
                   |
                   +- LookAt

Constructors that append to the parent folder object

Folder, NetworkLink, Point, LineString, LinearRing

Constructors that return objects for future use

LookAt(), Style(), StyleMap()

Wrappers (what makes it easy)

Style => IconStyle, LineStyle, PolyStyle, LabelStyle, ListStyle

Point => MultiPoint

USAGE

This is all of the code you need to generate a complete Google Earth document.

  use Geo::GoogleEarth::Pluggable;
  my $document=Geo::GoogleEarth::Pluggable->new;
  $document->Point(name=>"White House", lat=>38.897337, lon=>-77.036503);
  print $document->render;

CONSTRUCTOR

new

  my $document=Geo::GoogleEarth::Pluggable->new(name=>"My Name");

METHODS

type

Returns the object type.

  my $type=$folder->type;

document

Returns the document object.

All objects know to which document they belong even the document itself!

render

Returns an XML document with an XML declaration and a root name of ``Document''

  print $document->render;

archive

Returns a KMZ formatted Zipped archive of the XML document

  print $document->archive;

xmlns

Add or update a namespace

  $document->xmlns->{"namespace"}=$url;

Delete a namespace

  delete($document->xmlns->{"xmlns:gx"});

Replace all namespaces

  $document->{"xmlns"}={namespace=>$url};

Reset to default namespaces

  delete($document->{"xmlns"});

nextId

This method is in the document since all Styles and StyleMaps are in the document not folders.

  my $id=$document->nextId($type); #$type in "Style" or "StyleMap"

header, header_kml

Returns a header appropriate for a web application

  Content-type: application/vnd.google-earth.kml+xml
  Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=filename.xls
  $document->header                                                       #embedded in browser
  $document->header(filename=>"filename.xls")                             #download prompt
  $document->header(content_type=>"application/vnd.google-earth.kml+xml") #default content type

header_kmz

Returns a header appropriate for a web application

  Content-type: application/vnd.google-earth.kml+xml
  Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=filename.xls
  $document->header_kmz                                                   #embedded in browser
  $document->header_kmz(filename=>"filename.xls")                         #download prompt
  $document->header_kmz(content_type=>"application/vnd.google-earth.kmz") #default content type

TODO

Support for default Polygon and Line styles that are nicer than GoogleEarth's

Support for DateTime object in the constructor that is promoted to the LookAt object.

Create a GPS::Point plugin (Promote tag as name and datetime to LookAt)

LIMITATIONS

Not So Pretty XML

The XML produced by XML::LibXML is not ``pretty''. If you need pretty XML you must pass the output through xmllint or a simular product.

For example:

  perl -MGeo::GoogleEarth::Pluggable -e "print Geo::GoogleEarth::Pluggable->new->render" | xmllint --format -

Write Only

This package can only write KML and KMZ files. However, if you need to read KML files, please see the Geo::KML package's "from" method.

SUPPORT

DavisNetworks.com supports all Perl applications including this package.

AUTHOR

  Michael R. Davis (mrdvt92)
  CPAN ID: MRDVT

COPYRIGHT

This program is free software licensed under the...

  The BSD License

The full text of the license can be found in the LICENSE file included with this module.