NAME

IO::LCDproc - Perl extension to connect to an LCDproc ready display.

SYNOPSIS

        use IO::LCDproc;

        my $client      = IO::LCDproc::Client->new(name => "MYNAME");
        my $screen      = IO::LCDproc::Screen->new(name => "screen");
        my $title       = IO::LCDproc::Widget->new(
                        name => "date", type => "title"
                        );
        my $first       = IO::LCDproc::Widget->new(
                        name => "first", align => "center", xPos => 1, yPos => 2
                        );
        my $second      = IO::LCDproc::Widget->new(
                        name => "second", align => "center", xPos => 1, yPos => 3
                        );
        my $third       = IO::LCDproc::Widget->new(
                        name => "third", xPos => 1, yPos => 4
                        );
        $client->add( $screen );
        $screen->add( $title, $first, $second, $third );
        $client->connect() or die "cannot connect: $!";
        $client->initialize();

        $title->set( data => "This is the title" );
        $first->set( data => "First Line" );
        $second->set( data => "Second line" );
        $third->set( data => "Third Line" );

        $client->flushAnswers();

DESCRIPTION

Follow the example above. Pretty straight forward. You create a client, assign a screen, add widgets, and then set the widgets.

IO::LCDproc::Client

It is the back engine of the module. It generates the connection to a ready listening server.

METHODS

new( name => 'Client_Name' [, host => $MYHOSTNAME] [, port => $MYPORTNUMBER] )

        Constructor. Takes the following possible arguments (arguments must be given in key => value form):
        host, port, and name. name is required.

add( SCREENREF )

        Adds the screens that will be attached to this client.

connect()

        Establishes connection to LCDproc server (LCDd).

initialize()

        Initializes client, screen and all the widgets  with the server.

answer()

        Reads an answer from the server

flushAnswers()

        Flushes all answers from the server (should be called regulary if you don't need the answers)

IO::LCDproc::Screen

METHODS

new( name => 'MYNAME')

        Constructor. Allowed options:
        heartbeat => 1 or 0.

add( @WIDGETS )

        Adds the given widgets to this screen.

set_prio( $prio )

        Sets the screen priority with $prio one of

        hidden          The screen will never be visible 
        background      The screen is only visible when no normal info screens exists 
        info            normal info screen, default priority 
        foreground      an active client 
        alert           The screen has an important message for the user. 
        input           The client is doing interactive input. 

IO::LCDproc::Widget

METHODS

new( name => 'MYNAME' )

        Constructor. Allowed arguments:
        align (left, center, rigth), type (string, title, vbar, hbar, ...), xPos, yPos, data

set()

   Sets the widget to the spec'd args. They may be given on the function call or the may be
   pre specified.
   xPos, yPos, data

save()

        Saves current data to be user later.

restore()

        Restore previously saved data. (Implicitly calls set)

SEE ALSO

LCDd

AUTHOR

Juan C. Muller, <jcmuller@gmail.com>

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

Copyright 2005 by Juan C. Muller

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.