NAME
Catmandu::AlephX - Low level client for Aleph X-Services
SYNOPSIS
my $aleph = Catmandu::AlephX->new(url => "http://localhost/X");
my $item_data = $aleph->item_data(base => "rug01",doc_number => "001484477");
#all public methods return a Catmandu::AlephX::Response
# 'is_success' means that the xml-response did not contain the element 'error'
# most methods return only one 'error', but some (like update_doc) multiple.
# other errors are thrown (xml parse error, no connection ..)
if($item_data->is_success){
say "valid response from aleph x server";
}else{
say "aleph x server returned error-response: ".join("\n",@{$item_data->errors});
}
METHODS
item-data
documentation from AlephX
The service retrieves the document number from the user. For each of
the document's items it retrieves: Item information (From Z30). Loan
information (from Z36). An indication whether the request is on-hold
example
my $item_data = $aleph->item_data(base => "rug01",doc_number => "001484477");
if($item_data->is_success){
for my $item(@{ $item_data->items() }){
print Dumper($item);
};
}else{
print STDERR join("\n",@{$item_data->errors})."\n";
}
remarks
This method is equivalent to 'op' = 'item-data'
item-data-multi
documentation from AlephX
This service takes a document number from the user and for each of the
document's items retrieves the following: Item information (from Z30)
Loan information (from Z36) An indication of whether or not the item is
on hold, has hold requests, or is expected (that is, has not arrived
yet but is expected) It is similar to the item_data X-service, except
for the parameter START_POINT, which enables the retrieval of
information for documents with more than 1000 items.
example
my $item_data_m = $aleph->item_data_multi(base => "rug01",doc_number => "001484477",start_point => '000000990');
if($item_data_m->is_success){
for my $item(@{ $item_data_m->items() }){
print Dumper($item);
};
}else{
print STDERR join("\n",@{$item_data_m->errors})."\n";
}
say "items retrieved, starting at ".$item_data_m->start_point() if $item_data_m->start_point();
remarks
This method is equivalent to 'op' = 'item-data-multi'
The attribute 'start_point' only supplies a value, if the document has over 990 items
read_item
documentation from AlephX
The service retrieves a requested item's record from a given ADM library in case such an item does exist in that ADM library.
example
my $readitem = $aleph->read_item(library=>"usm50",item_barcode=>293);
if($readitem->is_success){
for my $z30(@{ $readitem->z30 }){
print Dumper($z30);
}
}else{
say STDERR join("\n",@{$readitem->errors});
}
remarks
This method is equivalent to 'op' = 'read-item'
find
documentation from Aleph X
This service retrieves a set number and the number of records answering a search request inserted by the user.
example
my $find = $aleph->find(request => 'wrd=(art)',base=>'rug01');
if($find->is_success){
say "set_number: ".$find->set_number;
say "no_records: ".$find->no_records;
say "no_entries: ".$find->no_entries;
}else{
say STDERR join("\n",@{$find->errors});
}
remarks
This method is equivalent to 'op' = 'find'
arguments
request - search request
adjacent - if 'Y' then the documents should contain all the search words adjacent to each other, otherwise 'N'
find_doc
documentation from AlephX
This service retrieves the OAI XML format of an expanded document as given by the user.
example
my $find = $aleph->find_doc(base=>'rug01',doc_num=>'000000444',format=>'marc');
if($find->is_success){
say Dumper($find->record);
}else{
say STDERR join("\n",@{$find->errors});
}
remarks
This method is equivalent to 'op' = 'find-doc'
present
documentation from Aleph X
This service retrieves OAI XML format of expanded documents.
You can view documents according to the locations within a specific set number.
example
my $set_number = $aleph->find(request => "wrd=(BIB.AFF)",base => "rug01")->set_number;
my $present = $aleph->present(
set_number => $set_number,
set_entry => "000000001-000000003"
);
if($present->is_success){
for my $record(@{ $present->records() }){
say "doc_number: ".$record->doc_number;
say "\tmetadata: ".$record->metadata->type;
}
}else{
say STDERR join("\n",@{$present->errors});
}
remarks
This method is equivalent to 'op' = 'present'
ill_get_doc_short
documentation from Aleph X
The service retrieves the doc number and the XML of the short document (Z13).
example
my $result = $aleph->ill_get_doc_short(doc_number => "000000001",library=>"usm01");
if($result->is_success){
for my $z30(@{ $result->z13 }){
print Dumper($z30);
}
}else{
say STDERR join("\n",@{$result->errors});
}
remarks
This method is equivalent to 'op' = 'ill-get-doc-short'
bor_auth
documentation from Aleph X
This service retrieves the Global record (Z303), Local record (Z305) and the Data record (Z304) for a given Patron if the given ID and verification code match.
Otherwise, an error message is returned.
example
my %args = (
library => $library,
bor_id => $bor_id,
verification => $verification
);
my $auth = $aleph->bor_auth(%args);
if($auth->is_success){
for my $type(qw(z303 z304 z305)){
say "$type:";
my $data = $auth->$type();
for my $key(keys %$data){
say "\t$key : $data->{$key}->[0]";
}
}
}else{
say STDERR "error: ".join("\n",@{$auth->errors});
exit 1;
}
bor_info
documentation from Aleph X
This service retrieves all information related to a given Patron: Global and Local records, Loan records, Loaned items records, Short doc record, Cash record, and so on, if the ID and verification code provided match.
If not, an error message is returned. Since the bor-info X-Service retrieves a very large amount of data, and not all of it may be relevant, you can choose to receive a part of the data, based on your needs.
example
my %args = (
library => $library,
bor_id => $bor_id,
verification => $verification,
loans => 'P'
);
my $info = $aleph->bor_info(%args);
if($info->is_success){
for my $type(qw(z303 z304 z305)){
say "$type:";
my $data = $info->$type();
for my $key(keys %$data){
say "\t$key : $data->{$key}->[0]";
}
}
say "fine:";
for my $fine(@{ $info->fine() }){
for my $type(qw(z13 z30 z31)){
say "\t$type:";
my $data = $fine->{$type}->[0];
for my $key(keys %$data){
say "\t\t$key : $data->{$key}->[0]";
}
}
}
}else{
say STDERR "error: ".join("\n",@{$info->errors});
exit 1;
}
ill_bor_info
documentation from Aleph X
This service retrieves Z303, Z304, Z305 and Z308 records for a given borrower ID / barcode.
example
circ_status
documentation from Aleph X
The service retrieves the circulation status for each document number
entered by the user.
Item information (From Z30).
Loan information (from Z36).
Loan Status (Tab15), Due Date, Due Hour etc.
example
circ_stat_m
documentation from Aleph X
The service retrieves the circulation status for each document number
entered by the user (suitable for documents with more than 1000 items).
Item information (From Z30).
Loan information (from Z36).
Loan Status (Tab15), Due Date, Due Hour etc.
This service is similar to circ-status X-service, except for the
parameter START_POINT which enables to retrieve information for
documents with more than 1000 items.
example
publish_avail
documentation from Aleph X
This service supplies the current availability status of a document.
The X-Server does not change any data.
example
my $publish = $aleph->publish_avail(doc_num =>
'000196220,001313162,001484478,001484538,001317121,000000000',library=>'rug01');
if($publish->is_success){
#format for $publish->list() : [ [<id>,<marc-array>], .. ]
for my $item(@{ $publish->list }){
say "id: $item->[0]";
if($item->[1]){
say "marc array:";
say Dumper($item->[1]);
}else{
say "nothing for $item->[0]";
}
say "\n---";
}
}else{
say STDERR join("\n",@{$publish->errors});
}
remarks
The parameter 'doc_num' supports multiple values, separated by ','.
Compare this to ill_get_doc, that does not support this.
ill_get_doc
documentation from Aleph X
This service takes a document number and the library where the
corresponding document is located and generates the XML of the
requested document as it appears in the library given.
example
my $illgetdoc = $aleph->ill_get_doc(doc_number =>
'001317121',library=>'rug01'); if($illgetdoc->is_success){
if($illgetdoc->record){
say "data: ".to_json($illgetdoc->record,{ pretty => 1 });
}
else{
say "nothing found";
}
}else{ say STDERR join("\n",@{$illgetdoc->errors}); }
renew
documentation from Aleph X
This service renews the loan of a given item for a given patron.
The X-Service renews the loan only if it can be done. If, for example, there is a delinquency on the patron, the service does not renew the loan.
example
hold_req
documentation from Aleph X
The service creates a hold-request record (Z37) for a given item after
performing initial checks.
example
update_doc
documentation from Aleph X
The service performs actions (Update / Insert / Delete) related to the update of a document.
(The service uses pc_cat_c0203 which updates a document via the GUI).
notes
When executing an update request, most of the 'errors' will be warnings instead of real errors.
This happens because AlephX performs an 'UPDATE-CHK' before trying to execute an 'UPDATE',
and stores all warnings during that check in the xml attribute 'error'.
Therefore the method 'is_success' of the Catmandu::AlephX::Response is not very usefull in this case.
Search for the last 'error', and check wether it contains 'updated successfully'.
warnings
An updates replaces the WHOLE record. So if you fail to supply 'xml_full_req' (or indirectly 'marc'),
the record will be deleted!
To be sure, please use the full xml response of 'find-doc', change the fields inside 'oai_marc', and
supply this xml as xml_full_req.
Every updates adds a CAT-field to the record. Your updates can be recognized by CAT$$a == "WWW-X".
When updating a record you need to include the old CAT fields (default), otherwise these fields will be deleted
(and all history will be lost).
"Unlike other X-Services, the parameters can include XML up to 20,000 characters in length"
When you update often (and therefore add a lot of CAT fields), this can lead to the error 'Server closed connection'.
This is due to the maximum of characters allowed in an XML request.
Possible solution:
1. retrieve record by 'find_doc'
2. get marc record:
my $marc = $res->record->metadata->data
3. filter out your CAT fields ($a == "WWW-X") to shorten the XML:
$marc = [grep { !( $_->[0] eq "CAT" && $_->[4] eq "WWW-X" ) } @$marc];
4. update $marc
5. send
$aleph->update_doc(library => 'usm01',doc_action => 'UPDATE',doc_number => $doc_number,marc => $marc);
=> your xml will now contain one CAT field with subfield 'a' equal to 'WWW-X'.
example
my $aleph = Catmandu::AlephX->new(url => "http://localhost/X");
my $doc_number = '000000444';
my $find_doc = $aleph->find_doc(
doc_num => $doc_number,
base => "usm01"
);
my $marc = $find_doc->record->metadata->data;
my $content_ref = $find_doc->content_ref;
my %args = (
'library' => 'usm01',
'doc_action' => 'UPDATE',
'doc_number' => $doc_number,
xml_full_req => $$content_ref
);
my $u = $aleph->update_doc(%args);
if($u->is_success){
say "all ok";
}else{
say STDERR join("\n",@{$u->errors});
}
special support for catmandu marc records
when you supply the argument 'marc', an xml document will be created for you,
and stored in the argument 'xml_full_req'. 'marc' must be an array of arrays.
When you already supplied 'xml_full_req', it will be overwritten.
update_item
documentation from Aleph X
The service updates an existing item in the required ADM library after performing all relevant initial checks prior to that action.
notes
AlephX stores not only errors in 'errors', but also the success message.
Therefore the method 'is_success' of the Catmandu::AlephX::Response is not very usefull in this case.
Search for the last 'error', and check wether it contains 'updated successfully'.
The result of 'read_item' often contains translations, instead of the real values. But these
translation cannot be used when updating items.
e.g. z30-item-status contains 'Regular loan' instead of '001'.
example
my $alephx = Catmandu::AlephX->new(url => "http://localhost/X");
my $item_barcode = '32044044980076';
my %args = (
'library' => 'usm50',
'item_barcode' => $item_barcode,
);
my $z30 = $alephx->read_item(%args)->z30();
my $xml = XMLout($z30,,RootName=>"z30",NoAttr => 1);
$xml = "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?>\n".$xml;
$args{xml_full_req} = $xml;
my $u = alephx->update_item(%args);
if($u->is_success){
say "all ok";
}else{
say STDERR join("\n",@{$u->errors});
}
create_item
documentation from Aleph X
The service creates a new item in the required ADM library after
performing all relevant initial checks prior to that action.
The item can be created for a bib record when no ADM record is linked
to it yet, or it can be created to an ADM record with existing items.
notes
example
my $alephx = Catmandu::AlephX->new(url => "http://localhost/X");
my $item_barcode = '32044044980076';
my %args = (
'adm_library' => 'rug50',
'bib_library' => 'rug01',
'bib_doc_number' => '231843137',
);
my $xml = <<EOF;
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<z30>
<z30-doc-number>15</z30-doc-number>
<z30-item-sequence>10</z30-item-sequence>
<z30-barcode>32044003924339</z30-barcode>
<z30-sub-library>WID</z30-sub-library>
<z30-material>BOOK</z30-material>
<z30-item-status>01</z30-item-status>
<z30-open-date>19980804</z30-open-date>
<z30-update-date>20020708</z30-update-date>
<z30-cataloger>EXLIBRIS</z30-cataloger>
<z30-date-last-return>20080607</z30-date-last-return>
<z30-hour-last-return>1631</z30-hour-last-return>
<z30-ip-last-return>CONV</z30-ip-last-return>
<z30-no-loans>011</z30-no-loans>
<z30-alpha>L</z30-alpha>
<z30-collection>GEN</z30-collection>
<z30-call-no-type>7</z30-call-no-type>
<z30-call-no>Heb 2106.385.5</z30-call-no>
<z30-call-no-key>7 selected</z30-call-no-key>
<z30-call-no-2-type />
<z30-call-no-2 />
<z30-call-no-2-key />
<z30-description>v.1</z30-description>
<z30-note-opac />
<z30-note-circulation />
<z30-note-internal />
<z30-order-number />
<z30-inventory-number />
<z30-inventory-number-date />
<z30-last-shelf-report-date>00000000</z30-last-shelf-report-date>
<z30-price />
<z30-shelf-report-number />
<z30-on-shelf-date>00000000</z30-on-shelf-date>
<z30-on-shelf-seq>000000</z30-on-shelf-seq>
<z30-doc-number-2>000000015</z30-doc-number-2>
<z30-schedule-sequence-2>00000</z30-schedule-sequence-2>
<z30-copy-sequence-2>00000</z30-copy-sequence-2>
<z30-vendor-code />
<z30-invoice-number />
<z30-line-number>00000</z30-line-number>
<z30-pages />
<z30-issue-date />
<z30-expected-arrival-date />
<z30-arrival-date />
<z30-item-statistic />
<z30-item-process-status>XX</z30-item-process-status>
<z30-copy-id>1</z30-copy-id>
<z30-hol-doc-number>000000046</z30-hol-doc-number>
<z30-temp-location>No</z30-temp-location>
<z30-enumeration-a />
<z30-enumeration-b />
<z30-enumeration-c />
<z30-enumeration-d />
<z30-enumeration-e />
<z30-enumeration-f />
<z30-enumeration-g />
<z30-enumeration-h />
<z30-chronological-i />
<z30-chronological-j />
<z30-chronological-k />
<z30-chronological-l />
<z30-chronological-m />
<z30-supp-index-o />
<z30-85x-type />
<z30-depository-id />
<z30-linking-number>000000000</z30-linking-number>
<z30-gap-indicator />
<z30-maintenance-count>007</z30-maintenance-count>
<z30-process-status-date>20080408</z30-process-status-date>
</z30>
EOF
$args{xml_full_req} = $xml;
my $u = alephx->create_item(%args);
if($u->is_success){
say "all ok";
}else{
say STDERR join("\n",@{$u->errors});
}
AUTHOR
Nicolas Franck, <nicolas.franck at ugent.be>
LICENSE AND COPYRIGHT
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
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by the Free Software Foundation; or the Artistic License.
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