---
name: "Padre::Task::LWP"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "padre"
version: "1.00+dfsg-3"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Padre::Task::LWP"
---

# Padre::Task::LWP(3pm)

Generic HTTP client background processing task

## NAME

Padre::Task::LWP - Generic HTTP client background processing task

## SYNOPSIS

```
  # Fire and forget HTTP request
  Padre::Task::LWP->new(
      request => HTTP::Request->new(
          GET => 'http://perlide.org',
      ),
  )->schedule;
```

## DESCRIPTION

Sending and receiving data via HTTP.

## METHODS

### new

```
  my $task = Padre::Task::LWP->new(
      method => 'GET',
      url    => 'http://perlide.org',
  );
```

The `"new"` constructor creates a Padre::Task for a background HTTP request.

It takes a single addition parameter `"request"` which is a fully-prepared HTTP::Request object for the request.

Returns a new Padre::Task::LWP object, or throws an exception on error.

### request

The `"request"` method returns the HTTP::Request object that was provided to the constructor.

### response

Before the `"run"` method has been fired the `"response"` method returns `"undef"`.

After the `"run"` method has been fired the `"response"` method returns the HTTP::Response object for the LWP::UserAgent request.

Typically, you would use this in the `"finish"` method for the task, if you wish to take any further actions in Padre based on the result of the HTTP call.

## SEE ALSO

This class inherits from `"Padre::Task"` and its instances can be scheduled using `"Padre::TaskManager"`.

The transfer of the objects to and from the worker threads is implemented with Storable.

## AUTHOR

Steffen Mueller `"smueller@cpan.org"`

## COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

Copyright 2008-2013 The Padre development team as listed in Padre.pm.

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl 5 itself.