NAME

Flickr::Photoset - Represents a photoset on Flickr.

VERSION

Version 0.02

SYNOPSIS

    use Flickr::Photoset;

    my $photoset = Flickr::Photoset->new($flickr_api_key);
    
    if ($photoset->id({id => 12345678})) {
      my $title = $photoset->title;
      my $owner = $photoset->owner;
    }

DESCRIPTION

This class represents a photoset on Flickr. It uses the Flickr::API::Photosets class (and other's it finds necessary) in order to retrieve and send information to/from Flickr regarding a photoset.

The class tries to be well behaved and Flickr-server-friendly by using lazy data fetching and caching techniques.

The methods that are available are read/write when the item is alterable via the Flickr API. What that means is that if you call a method with an argument it will set that value while if you call it without any arguments it will give you the current value.

Nevertheless do read on the descriptions of each method for more information on it's usage.

IMPORTANT NOTE: So far the above statement about the methods being read/write is wishfull thinking as I've only implemented the read funcionality. Write is coming soon.

METHODS

new

Sets up the structure for usage.

$photoset = Flickr::Photoset->new($my_flickr_api_key, $my_flickr_email, $my_flickr_password);

The 'my_flickr_email' and 'my_flickr_password' are optional. See the method 'authenticate' for further explanation.

authenticate

Some interactions with flickr do require an authenticated user and some information is only accessible in this way and for those calls to be successfull you must provide these parameters. For everything else you really don't need them.

This method provides a way for the user to authenticate on all future calls.

This authentication data may also be provided via the new method.

$person->authenticate({ email => $my_flickr_email, password => $my_flickr_password});

id

This method has two distinct behaviours depending on whether you call it with or without a parameter.

If you call it without any params it just gives you back the ID of the photoset it is currently representing (assuming there is one photoset being represented at this time).

$id = $p->id;

On the other hand, if you call it with a parameter it assumes you wish to represent the photoset whose ID you just passed in and resets itself accordingly, deleting any data it might have had from a previous photoset, and gets the basic information on the photoset you requested.

$ok = $p->id($photoset_id);