NAME

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

SYNOPSIS

        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;

DESCRIPTION

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.

USAGE

        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.

Note that secDNS is an extension to the domain object rather than an object in its own right.

AUTHOR

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

COPYRIGHT

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.

SEE ALSO

• 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.