SYNOPSIS
use WWW::Search;
my $oSearch = new WWW::Search('Jobserve');
my $sQuery = WWW::Search::escape_query("(Fast Food Operative) and PERL");
$oSearch->native_query($sQuery, { job_category => 'it' });
while (my $oResult = $oSearch->next_result())
{
print $oResult->url, "\n";
print $oResult->title, "\n";
print $oResult->description, "\n";
}
DESCRIPTION
This class is a Jobserve specialisation of WWW::Search. It handles making, retrieving and interpreting Jobserve searches http://www.jobserve.com.This class exports no public interface; all interaction should be done through WWW::Search objects.
NOTES
This class can be used to query both the UK and Australian Jobserve sites, see below.The search will terminate unless "job_category" is set in the native_query options.
The results are ordered Best Match first
(unless 'job_order' => 'DateTime' is specified).
OPTIONS
Parameters Available:job_category job_type job_lookahead job_order jobserve_site
- Job Category
-
Job Categories must be specified by setting "job_category"
in the native_query options:
$oSearch->native_query($sQuery, { job_category => 'it' });
The value of this is simply the prefix you see jobserve insert into the url once you've clicked beyond the front page. E.g.
http://www.it.jobserve.com { job_category => 'it' } http://www.engineering.jobserve.com { job_category => 'engineering' }
etc.
- Job Type
-
Job Types are (Any|Contract|Permanent).
To specifically search for one contract type,
set 'job_type' => (*|C|P) to the query options:
$oSearch->native_query($sQuery, { job_type => 'C', job_category => 'it' } );
The search defaults to "All"
- Days Ahead
-
Choices of how many days to look ahead are (5|4|3|2|1|0).
To specifically search for x working days ahead,
set 'job_lookahead' => (5|4|3|2|1|0) to the query options:
$oSearch->native_query($sQuery, { job_lookahead => '2', job_category => 'it' } );
The search defaults to 5
- Result Order
-
Choices of how to order results are (Best Match|Latest Job).
To alter the result order,
set 'job_order' => (Rank|DateTime) to the query options:
$oSearch->native_query($sQuery, { job_order => 'DateTime', job_category => 'it' } );
The search defaults to "Best Match".
- Different Jobserve Sites
-
There are currently two Jobserve websites supported by this module
namely United Kingdom and Australia.
The search will default to the UK site unless the parameter, 'jobserve_site' => (uk|au) is set in the query options:$oSearch->native_query($sQuery, { jobserve_site => 'au', job_category => 'it' } );
The search defaults to "uk"
- Invocation
-
Invoke all parameters like so:
$oSearch->native_query($sQuery, { job_category => 'it', job_type => 'C', job_lookahead => '2', job_order => 'DateTime', jobserve_site => 'au', } );
BUGS
Doubt it. Please tell me if you find any! Better still have a go at fixing them.AUTHOR
"WWW::Search::Jobserve" was written by Andy Pritchard ([email protected])."WWW::Search::Jobserve" is maintained by Andy Pritchard
LEGALESE
THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ``AS IS'' AND WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.VERSION HISTORY
1.02
Altered parse_tree for cases where another href link is inserted before the job title and link1.01
Altered POD and added a README1.00
Released to the public.