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update( $plugins )

update index . $plugins is a hashref contains :

    'rsl.vim' => {
        'downloads' => '408',
        'script'    => {
            'link' => 'script.php?script_id=1297',
            'text' => 'rsl.vim'
        },
        'summary' => {
            'link' => 'script.php?script_id=1297',
            'text' => 'Basic syntax for RSL (droidarena.net).'
        },
        'type'      => 'syntax',
        'script_id' => '1297',
        'rating'    => '2'
    }

read_index

read_index return package informations , which is a hashref

    {
        plugin_name => {
            plugin_name => 
            script_id   => 
            type        => 
            description => 
        },

        plugin_name => {
            plugin_name => 
            script_id   => 
            type        => 
            description => 
        },
    }