https://github.com/trwyant/perl-astro-simbad-client

Fetch astronomical data from U. Strasbourg using the SIMBAD 4 interface.
https://github.com/trwyant/perl-astro-simbad-client

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Fetch astronomical data from U. Strasbourg using the SIMBAD 4 interface.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/trwyant/perl-astro-simbad-client
• Owner: trwyant
• Created: 2015-05-18T01:42:38.000Z (over 9 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2023-01-07T14:58:35.000Z (almost 2 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-09-30T15:13:10.140Z (about 2 months ago)
• Topics: astronomy, perl, perl-module
• Language: Perl
• Size: 421 KB
• Stars: 1
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 1
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README
  • Changelog: Changes
  • Contributing: CONTRIBUTING
  • License: LICENSES/Artistic

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README

        
Astro-SIMBAD-Client is Copyright (C) 2005-2023 by Thomas R. Wyant, III

DESCRIPTION

This module provides an object-oriented interface to SIMBAD 4. The new

SOAP queries are supported, with the object carrying default output type

and output format, as well as server name on the assumption that mirrors

will be forthcoming.

There are also methods to submit scripts, both verbatim and from files,

and to execute the 'url queries'.

Both queries and scripts have hooks for parsing the output. A couple

parse routines are included, as well as formats to produce output

parsable by the parse routines. The contents of the eg directory provide

examples of the use of both. But the primary focus of this package is

data acquisition, not parsing or presentation.

Also included is 'simbadc', a simple script for using the class

interactively. The 'simbadc' script can also be used as a Unix filter,

that is, you can redirect commands into it from a file, or pipe them

in from another program.

INSTALLATION

Most Perl users will want to install using their favorite of either

'cpan' or 'cpanp'. For either of these, installing Astro::Coord::ECI

gets you everything. ActivePerl users will want to use ActiveState's

'ppi', and install Astro-satpass.

If for some reason neither of these works for you, you can download the

distribution and expand it using something like

    tar -xzf Astro-SIMBAD-Client-9.999.tar.gz

Users of MSWin32 (and perhaps other operating systems) may need to

convert the line endings in the expanded files from Unix to their native

system before proceeding.

Then, issue one of the following two incantations:

    perl Makefile.PL

    make

    make test

    sudo make install

or

    perl Build.PL

    ./Build

    ./Build test

    sudo ./Build install

You should substitute the appropriate program name for 'make', eg nmake

(typically) under MSWin32, or mms or mmk under VMS. See

ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/Softlib/MSLFILES/nmake15.exe for a copy of

nmake for MSWin32 if you need it.

Unix users may want to use 'su' rather than 'sudo' for the install.

Non-unix users may need to be logged in to an administrative or

otherwise privileged accout, and turn on privileges (if applicable) for

the install.

Of course, since it's pure Perl, you can just expand the kit and drop

the .pm files into the Astro/Coord/ECI directory (creating it if

necessary) in the appropriate place in your @INC directories.

LICENSING INFORMATION

This package is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it

under the same terms as Perl 5.10.0. For more details, see the full text

of the licenses in the directory LICENSES.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but

without any warranty; without even the implied warranty of

merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.