NAME WWW::Proxy4FreeCom - fetch proxy list from http://proxy4free.com/ SYNOPSIS use strict; use warnings; use WWW::Proxy4FreeCom; my $prox = WWW::Proxy4FreeCom->new; my $proxies = $prox->get_list or die $prox->error; printf "%-40s (last tested %s ago)\n", @$_{ qw(domain last_test) } for @$proxies; DESCRIPTION The module provides means to fetch proxy list from website. CONSTRUCTOR "new" my $prox = WWW::Proxy4FreeCom->new; my $prox = WWW::Proxy4FreeCom->new( timeout => 10, debug => 1, ); my $prox = WWW::Proxy4FreeCom->new( ua => LWP::UserAgent->new( timeout => 10, agent => 'ProxUA', ), ); Constructs and returns a brand new yummy juicy WWW::Proxy4FreeCom object. Takes a few *optional* arguments. Possible arguments are as follows: "timeout" ->new( timeout => 10 ); Optional. Specifies the "timeout" argument of LWP::UserAgent's constructor, which is used for retrieving data. Defaults to: 30 seconds. "ua" ->new( ua => LWP::UserAgent->new(agent => 'Foos!') ); Optional. If the "timeout" argument is not enough for your needs of mutilating the LWP::UserAgent object used for retrieving proxy list, feel free to specify the "ua" argument which takes an LWP::UserAgent object as a value. Note: the "timeout" argument to the constructor will not do anything if you specify the "ua" argument as well. Defaults to: plain boring default LWP::UserAgent object with "timeout" argument set to whatever "WWW::Proxy4FreeCom"'s "timeout" argument is set to as well as "agent" argument is set to mimic Firefox. "debug" ->new( debug => 1 ); When "get_list()" is called any unsuccessfull page retrievals will be silently ignored. Setting "debug" argument to a true value will "carp()" any network errors if they occur. METHODS "get_list" my $list_ref = $prox->get_list # just from the "proxy list 1" or die $prox->error; my $list_ref = $prox->get_list( 2 ) # just from the "proxy list 2" or die $prox->error; $prox->get_list( [3,5] ) # lists 3 and 5 only or die $prox->error; Instructs the objects to fetch a fresh list of proxies from . On failure returns "undef" or an empty list, depending on the context, and the human-readable error will be available by calling the "->error" method. On success returns an arrayref of hashrefs, each representing a proxy entry. Takes one optional argument which can be either a number between 1 and 14 (inclusive) or an arrayref with several of these numbers. The numbers represent the page number of proxy list pages on . By default only the list from the "proxy list 1" will be fetched. Each hashref in the returned arrayref is in a following format (if any field is missing on the site it will be reported as a string "N/A"): { 'domain' => 'localfast.info', 'rating' => '65', 'country' => 'Germany', 'access_time' => '1.3', 'uptime' => '96', 'online_since' => '16 hours', 'last_test' => '30 minutes', 'features_hian' => '1', 'features_ssl' => '0', } Where all the values correspond to the proxy list table columns on the website. The "features_hian" and "features_ssl" keys will be set to true values, if the proxy offers "HiAn" or "SSL" features respectively. "error" my $list = $prox->get_list # just from the "proxy list 1" or die $prox->error; If "get_list()" method fails it will return either "undef" or an empty list, depending on the context, and the reason for the error will be available via "error()" method. Takes no arguments, return a human-readable error message explaining the failure. "list" my $last_list_ref = $prox->list; Must be called after a successfull call to "get_list()". Takes no arguments, returns the same arrayref of hashrefs as last call to "get_list()" returned. "ua" my $old_LWP_UA_obj = $prox->ua; $prox->ua( LWP::UserAgent->new( timeout => 10, agent => 'foos' ); Returns a currently used LWP::UserAgent object used for retrieving data. Takes one optional argument which must be an LWP::UserAgent object, and the object you specify will be used in any subsequent calls to "get_list()". "debug" my $old_debug => $prox->debug; $prox->debug(1); Returns a currently set debug value, when called with an optional argument (which can be either a true or false value) will set debug to that value. See "debug" argument to constructor for more information. AUTHOR 'Zoffix, "<'zoffix at cpan.org'>" (, ) BUGS Please report any bugs or feature requests to "bug-www-proxy4freecom at rt.cpan.org", or through the web interface at . I will be notified, and then you'll automatically be notified of progress on your bug as I make changes. SUPPORT You can find documentation for this module with the perldoc command. perldoc WWW::Proxy4FreeCom You can also look for information at: * RT: CPAN's request tracker * AnnoCPAN: Annotated CPAN documentation * CPAN Ratings * Search CPAN COPYRIGHT & LICENSE Copyright 2008 'Zoffix, all rights reserved. This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.