POE::Component::Client::Halo 0.2

POE::Component::Client::Halo is an implementation of the Halo query protocol.

SYNOPSIS

use Data::Dumper; # for the sample below
use POE qw(Component::Client::Halo);

my $halo = new POE::Component::Client::Halo(
Alias => halo,
Timeout => 15,
Retry => 2,
);

$kernel->post(halo, info, 127.0.0.1, 2302, pbhandler, ident);

$kernel->post(halo, detail, 127.0.0.1, 2302, pbhandler, ident);

sub postback_handler {
my ($ip, $port, $command, $identifier, $response) = @_;
print "Halo query $command_executed on ";
print " at $ip:$port";
print " had a identifier of $identifier" if defined $identifier;
print " returned from the server with:";
print Dumper($response), "nn";
}

POE::Component::Client::Halo is an implementation of the Halo query protocol. It was reverse engineered with a sniffer and two cups of coffee. This is a preliminary release, based version 1.00.01.0580 of the dedicated server (the first public release). It is capable of handling multiple requests of different types in parallel.