WWW::Google::Contacts(3pm)

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NAME

6       WWW::Google::Contacts - Google Contacts Data API
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CURRENTLY NOT WORKING

9       This module is currently not working. Some time back, Google obsoleted
10       the authentication method used by this module.
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12       Patches for updating how authentication is handled are more than
13       welcome!
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SYNOPSIS

16           use WWW::Google::Contacts;
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18           my $google = WWW::Google::Contacts->new(
19               username => "your.username",
20               password => "your.password",
21               protocol => "https",
22           );
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24           # Create a new contact
25           my $contact = $google->new_contact;
26           $contact->full_name("Emmett Brown");
27           $contact->name_prefix("Dr");
28           $contact->email('doctor@timetravel.org');
29           $contact->hobby("Time travel");
30           $contact->jot([ "Went back in time", "Went forward in time", "Became blacksmith" ]),
31           $contact->create;  # save it to the server
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33           # Now search for the given name, and read the jots
34           my @contacts = $google->contacts->search({ given_name => "Emmett" });
35           foreach my $c ( @contacts ) {
36               print "Got the following jots about the good doctor\n";
37               foreach my $jot ( @{ $c->jot } ) {
38                   print "Jot: " . $jot->value . "\n";
39               }
40               print "And now he goes back to the future\n";
41               $c->delete;
42           }
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44           # Print the names of all groups
45           my $groups = $google->groups;
46           while ( my $group = $groups->next ) {
47               print "Title = " . $group->title . "\n";
48           }
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50           # Add the contact to existing group 'Movie stars' and to a new group 'Back to the future'
51           my $new_group = $google->new_group({ title => "Back to the future" });
52           $new_group->create;  # create on server
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54           my @groups = $google->groups->search({ title => "Movie stars" });
55           my $movie_stars_group = shift @groups;
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57           $contact->add_group_membership( $new_group );
58           $contact->add_group_membership( $movie_stars_group );
59           $contact->update;
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DESCRIPTION

62       This module implements 'Google Contacts Data API' according
63       <http://code.google.com/apis/contacts/docs/3.0/developers_guide_protocol.html>
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65       NOTE This new interface is still quite untested. Please report any
66       bugs.
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CONSTRUCTOR

69   new( username => .., password => .. , protocol => ..)
70       username and password are required arguments and must be valid Google
71       credentials. If you do not have a Google account you can create one at
72       <https://www.google.com/accounts/NewAccount>.
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74       protocol defaults to http, but can optionally be set to https.
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METHODS

77   $google->new_contact
78       Returns a new empty WWW::Google::Contacts::Contact object.
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80   $google->contact( $id )
81       Given a valid contact ID, returns a WWW::Google::Contacts::Contact
82       object populated with contact data from Google.
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84   $google->contacts
85       Returns a WWW::Google::Contacts::ContactList object which can be used
86       to iterate over all your contacts.
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88   $google->new_group
89       Returns a new WWW::Google::Contacts::Group object.
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91   $google->group( $id )
92       Given a valid group ID, returns a WWW::Google::Contacts::Group object
93       populated with group data from Google.
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95   $google->groups
96       Returns a WWW::Google::Contacts::GroupList object which can be used to
97       iterate over all your groups.
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DEPRECATED METHODS

100       The old module interface is still available, but its use is
101       discouraged. It will eventually be removed from the module.
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103       •   new/login
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105               my $gcontacts = WWW::Google::Contacts->new();
106               $gcontacts->login('fayland@gmail.com', 'pass') or die 'login failed';
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108       •   create_contact
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110               $gcontacts->create_contact( {
111                   givenName => 'FayTestG',
112                   familyName => 'FayTestF',
113                   fullName   => 'Fayland Lam',
114                   Notes     => 'just a note',
115                   primaryMail => 'primary@example.com',
116                   displayName => 'FayTest Dis',
117                   secondaryMail => 'secndary@test.com', # optional
118               } );
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120           return 1 if created
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122       •   get_contacts
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124               my @contacts = $gcontacts->get_contacts;
125               my @contacts = $gcontacts->get_contacts( {
126                   group => 'thin', # default to 'full'
127               } )
128               my @contacts = $gcontacts->get_contacts( {
129                   updated-min => '2007-03-16T00:00:00',
130                   start-index => 10,
131                   max-results => 99, # default as 9999
132               } );
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134           get contacts from this account.
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136           "group" refers
137           <http://code.google.com/apis/contacts/docs/2.0/reference.html#Projections>
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139           "start-index", "max_results" etc refer
140           <http://code.google.com/apis/contacts/docs/2.0/reference.html#Parameters>
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142       •   get_contact($id)
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144               my $contact = $gcontacts->get_contact('http://www.google.com/m8/feeds/contacts/account%40gmail.com/base/1');
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146           get a contact by id
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148       •   update_contact
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150               my $status = $gcontacts->update_contact('http://www.google.com/m8/feeds/contacts/account%40gmail.com/base/123623e48cb4e70a', {
151                   givenName => 'FayTestG2',
152                   familyName => 'FayTestF2',
153                   fullName   => 'Fayland Lam2',
154                   Notes     => 'just a note2',
155                   primaryMail => 'primary@example2.com',
156                   displayName => 'FayTest2 Dis',
157                   secondaryMail => 'secndary@test62.com', # optional
158               } );
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160           update a contact
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162       •   delete_contact($id)
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164               my $status = $gcontacts->delete_contact('http://www.google.com/m8/feeds/contacts/account%40gmail.com/base/1');
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166           The id is from "get_contacts".
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168       •   create_group
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170               my $status = $gcontacts->create_group( { title => 'Test Group' } );
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172           Create a new group
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174       •   get_groups
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176               my @groups = $gcontacts->get_groups;
177               my @groups = $gcontacts->get_groups( {
178                   updated-min => '2007-03-16T00:00:00',
179                   start-index => 10,
180                   max-results => 99, # default as 9999
181               } );
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183           Get all groups.
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185       •   get_group($id)
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187               my $group = $gcontacts->get_group('http://www.google.com/m8/feeds/groups/account%40gmail.com/base/6e744e7d0a4b398c');
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189           get a group by id
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191       •   update_group($id, { title => $title })
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193               my $status = $gcontacts->update_group( 'http://www.google.com/m8/feeds/groups/account%40gmail.com/base/6e744e7d0a4b398c', { title => 'New Test Group 66' } );
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195           Update a group
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197       •   delete_group
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199               my $status = $gcontacts->delete_contact('http://www.google.com/m8/feeds/groups/account%40gmail.com/base/6e744e7d0a4b398c');
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

213       Fayland Lam - who wrote the first version of this module
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215       John Clyde - who shared his code about Contacts API with Fayland
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TODO

218       More POD
219       Unit tests. Very lame right now
220       Images
221       Fix bugs :)
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AUTHOR

224         Magnus Erixzon <magnus@erixzon.com>
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COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

227       This software is copyright (c) 2010 by Magnus Erixzon.
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229       This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
230       the same terms as perl itself.
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