README

Think of packtpublr as an easy way to redeem free learning e-books from Packtpublr, providing a variety of helpers to speed up the utilisation. These include:

• $instance->login
• $instance->redeem
• $instance->logout
• $instance->run
• $instance->getHttpClient
• $instance->setHttpClient
• $instance->getCookieSubscriber
• $instance->setCookieSubscriber
• $instance->getResponseBody
• $instance->getResponseCode
• $instance->getResponseHeaders

Installation

Begin by installing this package through Composer. Edit your project's composer.json file to require cornford/packtpublr.

"require": {
	"cornford/packtpublr": "2.*"
}

Finally, update Composer from the Terminal:

composer update

That's it! You're all set to go.

Configuration

You can now configure Packtpublr in a few simple steps. Open src/config/config.example.php and save it as src/config/config.php and update the options as needed.

• email - Packtpub email address.
• password - Packtpub password.

Schedule

You can set Packtpublr to run as a scheduled item using a Crontab. Firstly run crontab -e and add the following line:

0 9 * * * <PATH_TO_PHP>/php <PATH_TO_PACKTPUBLR>/index.php 2>&1

Usage

It's really as simple as using the Packtpublr class in any Controller / Model / File you see fit with:

$instance = new Packtpublr(['email' => 'email@address.com', 'password' => 'Password'])

This will give you access to

• Login
• Redeem
• Logout
• Run

Login

The login method will login to Packtpublr, with optional parameters for email address and password.

$instance->login();
$instance->login('email@address.com', 'Password');

Redeem

The redeem method will redeem the current free learning item on Packtpublr.

$instance->redeem();

Logout

The logout method will logout of Packtpublr.

$instance->logout();

Run

The run method will run a request cycle of login, reddem and logout, with optional parameters for running in console, email address and password.

$instance->logout();
$instance->logout(false, 'email@address.com', 'Password');

License

Packtpublr is open-sourced software licensed under the MIT license