WWW::Yahoo::Groups::Mechanize - Control WWW::Mechanize for WYG.
This module is a subclass of WWW::Mechanize that permits us a bit more control over some aspects of the fetching behaviour.
This module inherits from WWW::Mechanize, which inherits from LWP::UserAgent. As such, any method available to either of them is available here. Any overridden methods will be explained below.
As for "new()" in WWW::Mechanize but sets the agent string to our custom agent.
Sets or gets whether we are in debugging mode. Returns true if set, else false.
warn "Awooga!" if $self->debug; $self->debug( 1 );
We override get in order to provide some behind the scenes actions.
Sleeping
We allow you to rate limit your downloading. See "autosleep".
Automatic adult confirmation
We automatically click Accept on adult confirmation. So I hope you agree to all that.
Debugging
If debug is enabled, then it will display a warning showing the URL.
I should probably shift the advertisement interruption skipping into this method at some point, along with the redirect handling.
It will throw a X::WWW::Yahoo::Groups::BadFetch if it is unable to retrieve the specified page.
X::WWW::Yahoo::Groups::BadFetch
Returns 0 if success, else an exception object.
my $rv = $y->get( 'http://groups.yahoo.com' ); $rv->rethrow if $rv; # or, more idiomatically $rv = $y->get( 'http://groups.yahoo.com' ) and $rv->rethrow;
Allows one to configure the sleep period between fetches The default is 1 (as of 1.86).
my $period = $ua->autosleep; $ua->autosleep( 10 ); # for a 10 second delay
See WWW::Yahoo::Groups
Iain Truskett <spoon@cpan.org>
To install WWW::Yahoo::Groups, copy and paste the appropriate command in to your terminal.
cpanm
cpanm WWW::Yahoo::Groups
CPAN shell
perl -MCPAN -e shell install WWW::Yahoo::Groups
For more information on module installation, please visit the detailed CPAN module installation guide.