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.IX Title "WebService::MusicBrainz::Artist 3pm"
.TH WebService::MusicBrainz::Artist 3pm "2009-12-06" "perl v5.10.1" "User Contributed Perl Documentation"
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.SH "NAME"
WebService::MusicBrainz::Artist
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.IX Header "SYNOPSIS"
.Vb 1
\&    use WebService::MusicBrainz::Artist;
\&
\&    my $ws = WebService::MusicBrainz::Artist\->new();
\&
\&    my $response = $ws\->search({ NAME => \*(Aqwhite lion\*(Aq });
\&
\&    my $artist = $response\->artist(); # get first in list
\&
\&    print $artist\->name(), " ", $artist\->life_span_begin(), "\-", $artist\->life_span_end(), "\en";
\&
\&    # OUTPUT: White Lion 1983\-1991
.Ve
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.IX Header "DESCRIPTION"
This module is used to query an artist from the MusicBrainz web service.
.SH "METHODS"
.IX Header "METHODS"
.SS "\fInew()\fP"
.IX Subsection "new()"
This method is the constructor and it will make a call for initialization.  This method will take an optional \s-1HOST\s0 parameter to specify a mirrored server.  The default is \*(L"musicbrainz.org\*(R".
.PP
my \f(CW$ws\fR = WebService::MusicBrainz::Artist\->new(\s-1HOST\s0 => 'de.musicbrainz.org');
.SS "\fIquery()\fP"
.IX Subsection "query()"
This method returns the cached WebService::MusicBrainz::Query object.
.SS "\fIsearch()\fP"
.IX Subsection "search()"
This method will perform the search of the MusicBrainz database through their web service schema and return a
response object.
.PP
.Vb 1
\&    my $ws = WebService::MusicBrainz::Artist\->new();
\&    
\&    my $response = $ws\->search({ MBID => \*(Aqd15721d8\-56b4\-453d\-b506\-fc915b14cba2\*(Aq });
\&    my $response = $ws\->search({ NAME => \*(Aqthrowing muses\*(Aq });
\&    my $response = $ws\->search({ NAME => \*(Aqjames\*(Aq, LIMIT => 5 });
\&    my $response = $ws\->search({ NAME => \*(Aqbeatles\*(Aq, OFFSET => 5 });
\&    my $response = $ws\->search({ MBID => \*(Aq65f4f0c5\-ef9e\-490c\-aee3\-909e7ae6b2ab\*(Aq, INC => \*(Aqaliases\*(Aq });
\&    my $response = $ws\->search({ MBID => \*(Aq65f4f0c5\-ef9e\-490c\-aee3\-909e7ae6b2ab\*(Aq, INC => \*(Aqartist\-rels\*(Aq });
\&    my $response = $ws\->search({ MBID => \*(Aq65f4f0c5\-ef9e\-490c\-aee3\-909e7ae6b2ab\*(Aq, INC => \*(Aqrelease\-rels\*(Aq });
\&    my $response = $ws\->search({ MBID => \*(Aq65f4f0c5\-ef9e\-490c\-aee3\-909e7ae6b2ab\*(Aq, INC => \*(Aqtrack\-rels\*(Aq });
\&    my $response = $ws\->search({ MBID => \*(Aq65f4f0c5\-ef9e\-490c\-aee3\-909e7ae6b2ab\*(Aq, INC => \*(Aqurl\-rels\*(Aq });
.Ve
.PP
Multiple \s-1INC\s0 params can be delimited by whitespace, commas, or + characters.
.PP
.Vb 3
\&    my $response = $ws\->search({ MBID => \*(Aq65f4f0c5\-ef9e\-490c\-aee3\-909e7ae6b2ab\*(Aq, INC => \*(Aqaliases url\-rels\*(Aq });
\&    my $response = $ws\->search({ MBID => \*(Aq65f4f0c5\-ef9e\-490c\-aee3\-909e7ae6b2ab\*(Aq, INC => \*(Aqaliases,url\-rels\*(Aq });
\&    my $response = $ws\->search({ MBID => \*(Aq65f4f0c5\-ef9e\-490c\-aee3\-909e7ae6b2ab\*(Aq, INC => \*(Aqaliases+url\-rels\*(Aq });
.Ve
.PP
\fIFind a single artist by \s-1MBID\s0\fR
.IX Subsection "Find a single artist by MBID"
.PP
my \f(CW$mbid_response\fR = \f(CW$ws\fR\->search({ \s-1MBID\s0 => '4eca1aa0\-c79f\-481b\-af8a\-4a2d6c41aa5c' });
.PP
\fIFind a artist(s) by name\fR
.IX Subsection "Find a artist(s) by name"
.PP
my \f(CW$name_response\fR = \f(CW$ws\fR\->search({ \s-1NAME\s0 => 'Pantera' });
.PP
\fIFind a artist(s) by name and limit results\fR
.IX Subsection "Find a artist(s) by name and limit results"
.PP
my \f(CW$name_limit_response\fR = \f(CW$ws\fR\->search({ \s-1NAME\s0 => 'Elvis', \s-1LIMIT\s0 => 3 });
.PP
\fIFind a artist(s) by name and offset\fR
.IX Subsection "Find a artist(s) by name and offset"
.PP
my \f(CW$name_offset_response\fR = \f(CW$ws\fR\->search({ \s-1NAME\s0 => 'Elvis', \s-1OFFSET\s0 => 10 });
.PP
\fIFind a artist by \s-1MBID\s0 and include aliases\fR
.IX Subsection "Find a artist by MBID and include aliases"
.PP
my \f(CW$mbid_aliases_response\fR = \f(CW$ws\fR\->search({ \s-1MBID\s0 => '070d193a\-845c\-479f\-980e\-bef15710653e', \s-1INC\s0 => 'aliases' });
.PP
\fIFind a artist by \s-1MBID\s0 and include release groups\fR
.IX Subsection "Find a artist by MBID and include release groups"
.PP
my \f(CW$mbid_release_groups_response\fR = \f(CW$ws\fR\->search({ \s-1MBID\s0 => '4dca4bb2\-23ba\-4103\-97e6\-5810311db33a', \s-1INC\s0 => 'release\-groups sa\-Album' });
.PP
\fIFind a artist by \s-1MBID\s0 and include artist relations\fR
.IX Subsection "Find a artist by MBID and include artist relations"
.PP
my \f(CW$mbid_artist_rels_response\fR = \f(CW$ws\fR\->search({ \s-1MBID\s0 => 'ae1b47d5\-5128\-431c\-9d30\-e08fd90e0767', \s-1INC\s0 => 'artist\-rels' });
.PP
\fIFind a artist by \s-1MBID\s0 and include label relations\fR
.IX Subsection "Find a artist by MBID and include label relations"
.PP
my \f(CW$mbid_label_rels_response\fR = \f(CW$ws\fR\->search({ \s-1MBID\s0 => '65f4f0c5\-ef9e\-490c\-aee3\-909e7ae6b2ab', \s-1INC\s0 => 'label\-rels+sa\-Official' });
.PP
\fIFind a artist by \s-1MBID\s0 and include release relations\fR
.IX Subsection "Find a artist by MBID and include release relations"
.PP
my \f(CW$mbid_release_rels_response\fR = \f(CW$ws\fR\->search({ \s-1MBID\s0 => '65f4f0c5\-ef9e\-490c\-aee3\-909e7ae6b2ab', \s-1INC\s0 => 'release\-rels' });
.PP
\fIFind a artist by \s-1MBID\s0 and include track relations\fR
.IX Subsection "Find a artist by MBID and include track relations"
.PP
my \f(CW$mbid_track_rels_response\fR = \f(CW$ws\fR\->search({ \s-1MBID\s0 => '65f4f0c5\-ef9e\-490c\-aee3\-909e7ae6b2ab', \s-1INC\s0 => 'track\-rels' });
.PP
\fIFind a artist by \s-1MBID\s0 and include \s-1URL\s0 relations\fR
.IX Subsection "Find a artist by MBID and include URL relations"
.PP
my \f(CW$mbid_url_rels_response\fR = \f(CW$ws\fR\->search({ \s-1MBID\s0 => 'ae1b47d5\-5128\-431c\-9d30\-e08fd90e0767', \s-1INC\s0 => 'url\-rels' });
.PP
\fIFind a artist by \s-1MBID\s0 and include tags\fR
.IX Subsection "Find a artist by MBID and include tags"
.PP
my \f(CW$mbid_tags_response\fR = \f(CW$ws\fR\->search({ \s-1MBID\s0 => '65f4f0c5\-ef9e\-490c\-aee3\-909e7ae6b2ab', \s-1INC\s0 => 'tags' });
.PP
\fIFind a artist by \s-1MBID\s0 and include ratings\fR
.IX Subsection "Find a artist by MBID and include ratings"
.PP
my \f(CW$mbid_ratings_response\fR = \f(CW$ws\fR\->search({ \s-1MBID\s0 => '65f4f0c5\-ef9e\-490c\-aee3\-909e7ae6b2ab', \s-1INC\s0 => 'ratings' });
.PP
\fIFind a artist by \s-1MBID\s0 and include counts\fR
.IX Subsection "Find a artist by MBID and include counts"
.PP
my \f(CW$mbid_counts_response\fR = \f(CW$ws\fR\->search({ \s-1MBID\s0 => '65f4f0c5\-ef9e\-490c\-aee3\-909e7ae6b2ab', \s-1INC\s0 => 'counts+sa\-Official' });
.PP
\fIFind a artist by \s-1MBID\s0 and include release events\fR
.IX Subsection "Find a artist by MBID and include release events"
.PP
my \f(CW$mbid_rel_events_response\fR = \f(CW$ws\fR\->search({ \s-1MBID\s0 => '65f4f0c5\-ef9e\-490c\-aee3\-909e7ae6b2ab', \s-1INC\s0 => 'release\-events+sa\-Official' });
.PP
\fIFind a artist by \s-1MBID\s0 and include discs\fR
.IX Subsection "Find a artist by MBID and include discs"
.PP
my \f(CW$mbid_discs_response\fR = \f(CW$ws\fR\->search({ \s-1MBID\s0 => '65f4f0c5\-ef9e\-490c\-aee3\-909e7ae6b2ab', \s-1INC\s0 => 'discs+sa\-Official' });
.PP
\fIFind a artist by \s-1MBID\s0 and include labels\fR
.IX Subsection "Find a artist by MBID and include labels"
.PP
my \f(CW$mbid_labels_response\fR = \f(CW$ws\fR\->search({ \s-1MBID\s0 => '65f4f0c5\-ef9e\-490c\-aee3\-909e7ae6b2ab', \s-1INC\s0 => 'labels+release\-events+sa\-Official' });
.PP
\fIFind a artist by direct Lucene query\fR
.IX Subsection "Find a artist by direct Lucene query"
.PP
my \f(CW$q1_response\fR = \f(CW$ws\fR\->search({ \s-1QUERY\s0 => 'begin:1990 \s-1AND\s0 type:group'});
.SH "AUTHOR"
.IX Header "AUTHOR"
.IP "Bob Faist <bob.faist@gmail.com>" 4
.IX Item "Bob Faist <bob.faist@gmail.com>"
.SH "COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE"
.IX Header "COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE"
Copyright 2006\-2009 by Bob Faist
.PP
This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the same terms as Perl itself.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.IX Header "SEE ALSO"
http://wiki.musicbrainz.org/XMLWebService