NAME

Interface::Archive::tar - Class for generating tar-sets of AURORA dataset data.

SYNOPSIS

use Interface::Archive::tar;

# instantiate
my $i=Interface::Archive::tar->new(location=>"/somewhere/overhere",script=>"https://domain/downloadscript.cgi");

This class is used in the same way as the Interface-class. Please see the Interface-class for more documentation.

DESCRIPTION

Class for generating tar-sets of AURORA dataset data.

It inherits from the Archive-class, which again inherits from the Interface-class.

It makes it possible to generate a tar-set of all or parts of the AURORA dataset data and then make a MIME URL as return value telling where the generated it can be fetched.

See the Archive-class for more information.

CONSTRUCTOR

new()

Instantiates the class.

Inherits from the Archive-class and then sets the format ("tar.gz") and binary location for the tar-command (if no override by user has been specified).

Returns the instantiated class.

METHODS

startArchiving()

Starts the archiving-process using the tar-command.

See the startArchiving()-method documentation in the Archive-class for more information.