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diff --git a/README b/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4bef20d --- /dev/null +++ b/README @@ -0,0 +1,62 @@ +NAME + WebService::Google::Suggest - Google Suggest as an API + +SYNOPSIS + use WebService::Google::Suggest; + + my $suggest = WebService::Google::Suggest->new(); + my @suggestions = $suggest->complete("goog"); + for my $suggestion (@suggestions) { + print "$suggestion->{query}: $suggestion->{results} results\n"; + } + +DESCRIPTION + WebService::Google::Suggest allows you to use Google Suggest as a Web + Service API to retrieve completions to your search query or partial + query. This module is based on Adam Stiles' hack + (http://www.adamstiles.com/adam/2004/12/hacking_google_.html). + +METHODS + new + $suggest = WebService::Google::Suggest->new(); + + Creates new WebService::Google::Suggest object. + + complete + @suggestions = $suggest->complete($query); + + Sends your $query to Google web server and fetches suggestions for + the query. Suggestions are in a list of hashrefs, for example with + query "Google": + + @suggestions = ( + { query => "google", results => 122000000 }, + { query => "google toolbar", results => 2620000 }, + ... + ); + + Note that "results" value does NOT contain commas and "results" + text. + + ua + $ua = $suggest->ua; + + Returns underlying LWP::UserAgent object. It allows you to change + User-Agent (Windows IE by default), timeout seconds and various + properties. + +AUTHOR + Tatsuhiko Miyagawa <miyagawa@bulknews.net> + + This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it + under the same terms as Perl itself. + + This module gives you NO WARRANTY. + +SEE ALSO + http://www.adamstiles.com/adam/2004/12/hacking_google_.html + + http://www.google.com/webhp?complete=1&hl=en + + http://labs.google.com/suggest/faq.html + |