Net::EPP::Frame::ObjectSpec - metadata about EPP object types

	use Net::EPP::Frame;
	use strict;

	# create an EPP frame:
	my $check = Net::EPP::Frame::Command::Check->new;

	# get the spec:
	my @spec = Net::EPP::Frame::ObjectSpec->spec('domain');

	# create an object:
	my $domain = $check->addObject(@spec);

	# set the attributes:
	my $name = $check->createElement('domain:name');
	$name->addText('example.tld');

	# assemble the frame:
	$domain->appendChild($name);
	$check->getCommandNode->appendChild($domain);

	print $check->toString;

EPP is the Extensible Provisioning Protocol. EPP (defined in RFC 4930) is an application layer client-server protocol for the provisioning and management of objects stored in a shared central repository. Specified in XML, the protocol defines generic object management operations and an extensible framework that maps protocol operations to objects. As of writing, its only well-developed application is the provisioning of Internet domain names, hosts, and related contact details.

Net::EPP::Frame::ObjectSpec is a simple module designed to provide easy access to metadata for the object types defined in the EPP specification.

	my @spec = Net::EPP::Frame::ObjectSpec->spec($type);

This function returns an array containing metadata for the given object type. If no metadata is registered then the function returns undef.

The array contains three members:

	@spec = (
		$type,
		$xmlns,
		$schemaLocation,
	);

$type is the same as the supplied argument, and the other two members correspond to the XML attributes used to specify the object in an EPP <command> or <response> frame.

The objects currently registered are:

* domain, for domain names.

* host, for DNS server hosts.

* contact, for contact objects.

* secDNS, for DNSSEC information.

CentralNic Ltd (http://www.centralnic.com/).

This module is (c) 2007 CentralNic Ltd. This module is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

* the Net::EPP::Frame module, for constructing valid EPP frames.

* the Net::EPP::Client module, for communicating with EPP servers.

* RFCs 4930 and RFC 4934, available from http://www.ietf.org/.

* The CentralNic EPP site at http://www.centralnic.com/resellers/epp.