I'm working on a project to write some new perl modules that will automate retrieving online banking statements and bills.
The originator of this project would like to use 'Paperless' as the base name for the module. As far as I can tell, it is available. I searched for similar functionality and here are my findings (also posted here: http://www.reddit.com/r/paperless/comments/2d7rnt/a_couple_nottoo_similar_cpan_modules/): > I did a somewhat brief search on CPAN to see if there already were other perl > modules with similar functionality. I couldn't find modules that do exactly > what Paperless is aiming for, but there are a couple similar modules. > > Finance::Bank::* is a series of modules for interacting with bank websites > through perl (e.g., Finance::Bank::HSBC). On my cursory glance, I didn't see > the ability to download PDF statements, but these modules aim to let users > download their banking info (e.g., checking account balances). So there is > some overlap in functionality, and at least there might be login methods that > can be adapted/adopted. > > I also found Data::BT::PhoneBill which lets users parse their BT phone bills. > Again, it doesn't seem to download PDF statements, but there is some > overlapping functionality. Are there other similar modules that we should instead focus on extending? Can we expect to be able to use the name 'Paperless' on CPAN (assuming we're able to get that far with the project)? Thanks for any guidance -- Kind regards, ________________________ Robert Kutter
