NAME

Net::Curl::Compat -- compatibility layer for WWW::Curl

SYNOPSIS

 --- old.pl
 +++ new.pl
 @@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
  use strict;
  use warnings;
 +# support both Net::Curl (default) and WWW::Curl
 +BEGIN { eval { require Net::Curl::Compat; } }
  use WWW::Curl::Easy 4.15;
  use WWW::Curl::Multi;

DESCRIPTION

Net::Curl::Compat lets you use Net::Curl in applications and modules that normally use WWW::Curl. There are several ways to accomplish it:

EXECUTION

Execute an application through perl with "-MNet::Curl::Compat" argument:

 perl -MNet::Curl::Compat APPLICATION [ARGUMENTS]

CODE, use Net::Curl by default

Add this line before including any WWW::Curl modules:

 BEGIN { eval { require Net::Curl::Compat; } }

This will try to preload Net::Curl, but won't fail if it isn't available.

CODE, use WWW::Curl by default

Add those lines before all the others that use WWW::Curl:

 BEGIN {
     eval { require WWW::Curl; }
     require Net::Curl::Compat if $@;
 }

This will try WWW::Curl first, but will fallback to Net::Curl if that fails.

NOTE

If you want to write compatible code, DO NOT USE Net::Curl::Compat during development. This module hides all the incompatibilities, but does not disable any of the features that are unique to Net::Curl. You could end up using methods that do not yet form part of official WWW::Curl distribution.

COPYRIGHT

You may opt to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute and/or sell copies of the Software, and permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, under the terms of the MPL or the MIT/X-derivate licenses. You may pick one of these licenses.