WWW::Search::Magellan - class for searching Magellan
use WWW::Search;my $oSearch = new WWW::Search('Magellan');my $sQuery = WWW::Search::escape_query("+sushi restaurant +Columbus Ohio");$oSearch->native_query($sQuery);while (my $oResult = $oSearch->next_result())print $oResult->url, "\n";
This class is a Magellan specialization of WWW::Search. It handles making and interpreting Magellan searches http://www.mckinley.com. This class exports no public interface; all interaction should be done through the WWW::Search manpage objects. To make new back-ends, see the WWW::Search manpage. Please tell the author if you find any! This module adheres to the WWW::Search test suite mechanism. As of 1998-03-17, WWW::Search::Magellan is maintained by Martin Thurn ([email protected]). WWW::Search::Magellan was originally written by Martin Thurn based on WWW::Search::WebCrawler. THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
2.03, 1999-12-10 new test cases
2.02, 1999-10-05 now uses hash_to_cgi_string()
2.01, 1999-07-13
1.7, 1998-10-09 Now uses split_lines function
1.6 Now parses score (percentage) from Magellan's output.
1.2 First publicly-released version.