SRU::Server(3) Respond to SRU requests via CGI::Application

SYNOPSIS


package MySRU;
use base qw( SRU::Server );
sub explain {
my $self = shift;
# $self->request isa SRU::Request::Explain
# $self->response isa SRU::Response::Explain
}
sub scan {
my $self = shift;
# $self->request isa SRU::Request::Scan
# $self->response isa SRU::Response::Scan
# $self->cql is the root node of a CQL::Parser-parsed query
}
sub searchRetrieve {
my $self = shift;
# $self->request isa SRU::Request::SearchRetrieve
# $self->response isa SRU::Response::SearchRetrieve
# $self->cql is the root node of a CQL::Parser-parsed query
}
package main;
MySRU->new->run;

DESCRIPTION

This module brings together all of the SRU verbs (explain, scan and searchRetrieve) under a sub-classable object based on CGI::Application.

METHODS

explain

This method is used to return an explain response. It is the default method.

scan

This method returns a scan response.

searchRetrieve

This method returns a searchRetrieve response.

CGI::APPLICATION METHODS

setup

Sets the "run_modes", "mode_param" and the default runmode (explain).

cgiapp_prerun

Parses the incoming SRU request and if needed, checks the CQL query.

cgiapp_postrun

Sets the content type (text/xml) and serializes the response.

error_mode

Stub error runmode.

AUTHORS

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

This software is copyright (c) 2013 by Ed Summers.

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