ircindexer-server-json - Serve IRC::Indexer JSON over HTTP
## Create example httpd.cf: $ ircindexer-examplecf -t httpd -o httpd.cf $ $EDITOR httpd.cf ## Add some servers: $ mkdir -p networks/cobaltirc $ ircindexer-examplecf -t spec -o \ networks/cobaltirc/phoenix.xyloid.org $ $EDITOR networks/cobaltirc/phoenix.xyloid.org ## Start server: $ ircindexer-server-json -c httpd.cf
Indexes sets of servers in parallel via IRC::Indexer, exporting information as JSON via HTTP for ease of retrieval.
Uses POEx::HTTP::Server to provide HTTP daemon functionality.
JSON is encoded by forked IRC::Indexer::Process::JSONify instances.
Intended to serve as the back-end to a presentation system for the data collected. See IRC::Indexer::POD::ExampleClients for some examples of ways to make use of the exported data on the client side.
Networks or servers that are configured but not yet trawled will report a 404 error with a string indicating that the trawl run is pending.
You can check 404s for network/server requests for status information.
If the first word of the 404 content is PENDING, the requested item is pending a trawler run.
If the first word of the 404 content is NO_SUCH, the requested item is not being indexed by the trawler.
A hash containing networks and servers scheduled for trawling is available via /list:
## JSON hash containing network -> server mapping of ## configured trawlers: http://my.server:8700/list
Note that this is the list of configured network -> server maps, not necessarily the list of trawled servers.
That is to say, the network names are guaranteed valid, but the server names may not be available under the /network/<NET>/server/ tree; for a list of servers available for retrieval, see "Servers", below.
Network information hashes are exported via /network/ routes:
## JSON array of available trawled networks: http://my.server:8700/network ## JSON Network Info hash for 'CobaltIRC': http://my.server:8700/network/CobaltIRC ## Compressed: http://my.server:8700/network/CobaltIRC?gzip
These are indexed by their configured network name.
Specific server hashes as described in IRC::Indexer::Trawl::Bot are exported via /network/<NETNAME>/server/<SERVERNAME>:
## List of trawled servers for this network: http://my.server:8700/network/CobaltIRC/server ## Trawl results from a single server: http://my.server:8700/network/CobaltIRC/server/eris.oppresses.us ## Compressed: http://my.server:8700/network/CobaltIRC/server/eris.oppresses.us?gzip
Note that servers are not available for retrieval until they are trawled; depending on trawl intervals, it may take some time to cycle through all listed servers for a network.
Also note that servers are indexed by their reported server name -- not necessarily the name specified in their configuration.
Stats regarding the running instance are exported via /stats:
http://my.server:8700/stats
You can reload the existing networks set and force a rehash by sending a SIGHUP to the server.
Your NetworkDir will be re-scanned and any removed networks will be pulled from the trawl cache. All networks will have their trawl runs rescheduled immediately -- in other words, SIGHUP can also be used to force a refresh.
Jon Portnoy <avenj@cobaltirc.org>
http://www.cobaltirc.org
To install IRC::Indexer, copy and paste the appropriate command in to your terminal.
cpanm
cpanm IRC::Indexer
CPAN shell
perl -MCPAN -e shell install IRC::Indexer
For more information on module installation, please visit the detailed CPAN module installation guide.