BZ::Client - A client for the Bugzilla web services API.
my $client = BZ::Client->new("url" => $url, "user" => $user, "password" => $password); $client->login();
This section lists the class methods of BZ::Client.
my $client = BZ::Client->new("url" => $url, "user" => $user, "password" => $password);
The new method constructs a new instance of BZ::Client. Whenever you want to connect to the Bugzilla server, you must first create a Bugzilla client. The methods input is a hash of parameters.
The Bugzilla servers URL, for example https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/.
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/
The user name to use when logging in to the Bugzilla server. Typically, this will be your email address.
The password to use when logging in to the Bugzilla server.
This section lists the methods, which an instance of BZ::Client can perform.
my $url = $client->url(); $client->url($url);
Returns or sets the Bugzilla servers URL.
my $user = $client->user(); $client->user($user);
Returns or sets the user name to use when logging in to the Bugzilla server. Typically, this will be your email address.
my $password = $client->password(); $client->password($password);
Returns or sets the password to use when logging in to the Bugzilla server.
Used to login to the Bugzilla server. There is no need to call this method explicitly: It is done automatically, whenever required.
my $response = $client->api_call($methodName, $params);
Used by subclasses of BZ::Client::API to invoke methods of the Bugzilla API. Takes a method name and a hash ref of parameters as input. Returns a hash ref of named result objects.
L<BZ::Client::Exception>
To install BZ::Client, copy and paste the appropriate command in to your terminal.
cpanm
cpanm BZ::Client
CPAN shell
perl -MCPAN -e shell install BZ::Client
For more information on module installation, please visit the detailed CPAN module installation guide.