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NAME

C4::ILS-DI::Services - ILS-DI Services

DESCRIPTION

Each function in this module represents an ILS-DI service. They all takes a CGI instance as argument and most of them return a hashref that will be printed by XML::Simple in opac/ilsdi.pl

SYNOPSIS

    use C4::ILSDI::Services;
    use XML::Simple;
    use CGI qw ( -utf8 );

    my $cgi = new CGI;

    $out = LookupPatron($cgi);

    print CGI::header('text/xml');
    print XMLout($out,
        noattr => 1,
        noescape => 1,
        nosort => 1,
                xmldecl => '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>',
        RootName => 'LookupPatron',
        SuppressEmpty => 1);

FUNCTIONS

GetAvailability

Given a set of biblionumbers or itemnumbers, returns a list with availability of the items associated with the identifiers.

Parameters:

id (Required)

list of either biblionumbers or itemnumbers

id_type (Required)

defines the type of record identifier being used in the request, possible values:

  - bib
  - item

return_type (Optional)

requests a particular level of detail in reporting availability, possible values:

  - bib
  - item

return_fmt (Optional)

requests a particular format or set of formats in reporting availability

GetRecords

Given a list of biblionumbers, returns a list of record objects that contain bibliographic information, as well as associated holdings and item information. The caller may request a specific metadata schema for the record objects to be returned.

This function behaves similarly to HarvestBibliographicRecords and HarvestExpandedRecords in Data Aggregation, but allows quick, real time lookup by bibliographic identifier.

You can use OAI-PMH ListRecords instead of this service.

Parameters:

  - id (Required)
    list of system record identifiers
  - id_type (Optional)
    Defines the metadata schema in which the records are returned,
    possible values:
        - MARCXML

GetAuthorityRecords

Given a list of authority record identifiers, returns a list of record objects that contain the authority records. The function user may request a specific metadata schema for the record objects.

Parameters:

  - id (Required)
    list of authority record identifiers
  - schema (Optional)
    specifies the metadata schema of records to be returned, possible values:
      - MARCXML

LookupPatron

Looks up a patron in the ILS by an identifier, and returns the borrowernumber.

Parameters:

  - id (Required)
    an identifier used to look up the patron in Koha
  - id_type (Optional)
    the type of the identifier, possible values:
    - cardnumber
    - userid
        - email
    - borrowernumber
    - firstname
        - surname

AuthenticatePatron

Authenticates a user's login credentials and returns the identifier for the patron.

Parameters:

  - username (Required)
    user's login identifier (userid or cardnumber)
  - password (Required)
    user's password

GetPatronInfo

Returns specified information about the patron, based on options in the request. This function can optionally return patron's contact information, fine information, hold request information, and loan information.

Parameters:

  - patron_id (Required)
    the borrowernumber
  - show_contact (Optional, default 1)
    whether or not to return patron's contact information in the response
  - show_fines (Optional, default 0)
    whether or not to return fine information in the response
  - show_holds (Optional, default 0)
    whether or not to return hold request information in the response
  - show_loans (Optional, default 0)
    whether or not to return loan information request information in the response
  - show_attributes (Optional, default 0)
    whether or not to return additional patron attributes, when enabled the attributes
    are limited to those marked as opac visible only.

GetPatronStatus

Returns a patron's status information.

Parameters:

  - patron_id (Required)
    the borrower ID

GetServices

Returns information about the services available on a particular item for a particular patron.

Parameters:

  - patron_id (Required)
    a borrowernumber
  - item_id (Required)
    an itemnumber

RenewLoan

Extends the due date for a borrower's existing issue.

Parameters:

  - patron_id (Required)
    a borrowernumber
  - item_id (Required)
    an itemnumber
  - desired_due_date (Required)
    the date the patron would like the item returned by

HoldTitle

Creates, for a borrower, a biblio-level hold reserve.

Parameters:

  - patron_id (Required)
    a borrowernumber
  - bib_id (Required)
    a biblionumber
  - request_location (Required)
    IP address where the end user request is being placed
  - pickup_location (Optional)
    a branch code indicating the location to which to deliver the item for pickup
  - start_date (Optional)
    date after which hold request is no longer needed if the document has not been made available
  - expiry_date (Optional)
    date after which item returned to shelf if item is not picked up

HoldItem

Creates, for a borrower, an item-level hold request on a specific item of a bibliographic record in Koha.

Parameters:

  - patron_id (Required)
    a borrowernumber
  - bib_id (Required)
    a biblionumber
  - item_id (Required)
    an itemnumber
  - pickup_location (Optional)
    a branch code indicating the location to which to deliver the item for pickup
  - start_date (Optional)
    date after which hold request is no longer needed if the item has not been made available
  - expiry_date (Optional)
    date after which item returned to shelf if item is not picked up

CancelHold

Cancels an active reserve request for the borrower.

Parameters:

  - patron_id (Required)
        a borrowernumber
  - item_id (Required)
        a reserve_id

_availability

Returns, for an itemnumber, an array containing availability information.

 my ($biblionumber, $status, $msg, $location) = _availability($id);

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