Bot::Cobalt::Plugin::Extras::CPAN - Query MetaCPAN API from IRC
## Retrieve dist abstract: > !cpan Moo > !cpan abstract Bot::Cobalt ## Retrieve latest version: > !cpan latest POE ## Test summary: > !cpan tests POE::Component::IRC ## Download link: > !cpan dist App::bmkpasswd ## Find out what distribution a module belongs to: > !cpan belongs Lowu ## Get ChangeLog link: > !cpan changes Moo ## License info: > !cpan license Text::ZPL ## Query Module::CoreList: > !corelist Some::Dist
A Bot::Cobalt plugin providing an IRC interface to the http://www.metacpan.org API.
Retrieves CPAN distribution information; can also retrieve Module::CoreList data specifying when/if a distribution was included in Perl core.
As of this writing, the authoritative reference for the MetaCPAN API appears to be available at https://github.com/CPAN-API/cpan-api/wiki/Beta-API-docs
Some useful search features.
Jon Portnoy <avenj@cobaltirc.org>
http://www.cobaltirc.org
To install Bot::Cobalt, copy and paste the appropriate command in to your terminal.
cpanm
cpanm Bot::Cobalt
CPAN shell
perl -MCPAN -e shell install Bot::Cobalt
For more information on module installation, please visit the detailed CPAN module installation guide.