The following module was proposed for inclusion in the Module List:
modid: HTML::ParseBrowser
DSLIP: bdpOp
description: OO User Agent string parser
userid: DODGER (Seán Cannon)
chapterid: 15 (World_Wide_Web_HTML_HTTP_CGI)
communities:
similar:
HTTP::BrowserDetect
rationale:
I feel that HTML is a better root namespace, as this is where its
functionality will be used the most. While the sending of the
UserAgent string _is_ a part of the HTTP specification, it is most
often consulted for the purpose of determine what HTML capabilities
are supported, and is thus used to determine what HTML to send to a
browser.
This module is also very useful for parsing apache/httpd access
logs.
HTTP::BrowserDetect (the 'leading brand') works in the opposite
direction, testing the User Agent string for various properties and
then allowing access to these properties on a true/false basis. I
feel that approach is less useful for everyday use, as one must
effectively ask the object 'Is this browser Netscape' for instance.
My approach actually parses the rather psychotic User Agent string
to determine and interpret as many properties as possible and allow
the user to effectively ask the object 'What kind of browser is
this?' and get an intelligible response.
enteredby: DODGER (Seán Cannon)
enteredon: Tue Aug 14 20:16:58 2001 GMT
The resulting entry would be:
HTML::
::ParseBrowser bdpOp OO User Agent string parser DODGER
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