Dist::Zilla::Role::MetaCPANInterfacer - something that will interact with MetaCPAN's API

# in your plugin/etc. code
with 'Dist::Zilla::Role::MetaCPANInterfacer';
 
my $obj = $self->mcpan->fetch(...);

This role is simply gives you a MetaCPAN::API object to use with caching, so that other plugins can share that cache. It uses the awesome example provided in the "SYNOPSIS" in MetaCPAN::API, contributed by Kent Fredric.

All of these attributes are f'ing lazy, because they like to sit around the house. They are also read-write, as this is a role, and you might want to change around the defaults.

• Type: A MetaCPAN::API object

• Default: A new object, using mcpan_ua as the Tiny user agent

• Type: A HTTP::Tiny compatible user agent

• Default: A new HTTP::Tiny::Mech object, using mcpan_mechua as the Mechanized user agent

• Type: A WWW::Mechanize compatible user agent

• Default: A new WWW::Mechanize::Cached::GZip object, using mcpan_cache as the cache attribute, and some UA string changes.

• Type: A caching object

• Default: A new CHI object, using the CHI::Driver::File driver pointing to ~/.dzil/.webcache

The caching stuff could potentially be split, but frankly, none of the existing plugins really need caching all that much. I've at least called the .webcache directory a generic name, so feel free to re-use it.

(Honestly, the only reason why this is a DZ module IS the caching directory name...)

Dist::Zilla::PluginBundle::Prereqs, which uses this quite a bit.

The project homepage is https://github.com/SineSwiper/Dist-Zilla-Role-MetaCPANInterfacer.

The latest version of this module is available from the Comprehensive Perl Archive Network (CPAN). Visit http://www.perl.com/CPAN/ to find a CPAN site near you, or see https://metacpan.org/module/Dist::Zilla::Role::MetaCPANInterfacer/.

You can get live help by using IRC ( Internet Relay Chat ). If you don't know what IRC is, please read this excellent guide: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Relay_Chat. Please be courteous and patient when talking to us, as we might be busy or sleeping! You can join those networks/channels and get help:

• irc.perl.org

  You can connect to the server at 'irc.perl.org' and talk to this person for help: SineSwiper.

Please report any bugs or feature requests via https://github.com/SineSwiper/Dist-Zilla-Role-MetaCPANInterfacer/issues.

Brendan Byrd <[email protected]>

Christian Walde <[email protected]>

This software is Copyright (c) 2014 by Brendan Byrd.

This is free software, licensed under:

The Artistic License 2.0 (GPL Compatible)