---
name: "Catmandu::Importer::AlephX"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libcatmandu-alephx-perl"
version: "1.073-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Catmandu::Importer::AlephX"
---

# Catmandu::Importer::AlephX(3pm)

Package that imports metadata records from the AlephX service

## NAME

Catmandu::Importer::AlephX - Package that imports metadata records from the AlephX service

## SYNOPSIS

```
    use Catmandu::Importer::AlephX;
    my $importer = Catmandu::Importer::AlephX->new(
                        url => 'http://ram19:8995/X' ,
                        query => 'WRD=(art)' ,
                        base => 'usm01' ,
                        );
    my $n = $importer->each(sub {
        my $r = $_[0];
        # ...
        say Dumper($r->{record});
        say Dumper($r->{items});
    });
```

## METHODS

### new(url =\> '...' , base =\> '...' , query =\> '...')

Create a new AlephX importer. Required parameters are the url baseUrl of the AlephX service, an Aleph 'base' catalog name and a 'query'.

*common parameters*

```
    url             base url of alephx service (e.g. "http://ram19:8995/X")
    include_items   0|1. When set to '1', the items of every bibliographical record  are retrieved
```

*alephx parameters*

```
    base    name of catalog in Aleph where you want to search
    query   the query of course
```

*output*

```
  {
    record => [
      [
        'FMT',
        '',
        '',
        '_',
        'MX'
      ],
      [
        'LDR',
        '',
        '',
        '_',
        '01236npca^22001937|^4500'
      ]
      ..
    ],
    items => [
      {
        'sub-library' => 'WID',
        'chronological-k' => '',
        'chronological-i' => '',
        'library' => 'USM50',
        'collection' => 'HD',
        'call-no-1' => '$$2ZHCL$$hH 810.80.20',
        'chronological-j' => '',
        'requested' => 'N',
        'expected' => 'N',
        'barcode' => 'HWM4M4',
        'description' => '',
        'note' => '',
        'item-status' => '01',
        'rec-key' => '000048762000010',
        'enumeration-a' => '',
        'call-no-2' => '',
        'enumeration-b' => '',
        'enumeration-c' => '',
        'on-hold' => 'N'
      }
    ]
  }
```

### count

### each(&callback)

### ...

Every Catmandu::Importer is a Catmandu::Iterable all its methods are inherited. The Catmandu::Importer::AlephX methods are not idempotent: Twitter feeds can only be read once.

## AUTHOR

Patrick Hochstenbach `"patrick dot hochstenbach at ugent dot be"`

## SEE ALSO

Catmandu::Iterable