NAME

Bio::Prospect::Client -- base class for Bio::Prospect::LocalClient and Bio::Prospect::SoapClient. $Id: Client.pm,v 1.16 2003/11/18 19:45:45 rkh Exp $

SYNOPSIS

This is an abstract class and is intended only for subclassing.

DESCRIPTION

Bio::Prospect::Client is the abstract base class for Bio::Prospect::LocalClient and Bio::Prospect::SoapClient. Not intended to be instantiated directly.

ROUTINES & METHODS

new()

 Name:      new()
 Purpose:   constructor
 Arguments: 'tempdir' => directory to create temporary files (optional) 
 Returns:   Bio::Prospect::Client

_tempfile()

 Name:      _tempfile()
 Purpose:   return the filename of a temporary file
 Arguments: suffix for filename (optional)
 Returns:   filename

_get_cache_file()

 Name:      _get_cache_file()
 Purpose:   return the value for a given key in a given cache
 Arguments: key, cache name
 Returns:   value

_put_cache_file()

 Name:      _put_cache_file()
 Purpose:   put a filename into a given cache using a given key
 Arguments: key, cache name, value
 Returns:   value

BUGS

SEE ALSO

 Bio::Prospect::LocalClient
 Bio::Prospect::SoapClient