SRU::Server - respond to SRU requests via CGI::Application


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NAME

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SRU::Server - respond to SRU requests via CGI::Application

SYNOPSIS

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    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

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

METHODS

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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

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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

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* Brian Cassidy <bricas@cpan.org>
* Ed Summers <ehs@pobox.com>

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