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lib/ClamAV/Client.pm  view on Meta::CPAN

    my $scanner = ClamAV::Client->new(
        socket_name     => '/var/run/clamav/clamd.ctl'
    );
    
    # Use a TCP socket:
    my $scanner = ClamAV::Client->new(
        socket_host     => '127.0.0.1',
        socket_port     => 3310
    );
    
    die("ClamAV daemon not alive")
        if not defined($scanner) or not $scanner->ping();

=head2 Daemon maintenance

    my $version = $scanner->version;
                            # Retrieve the ClamAV version string.
    
    $scanner->reload();     # Reload the malware pattern database.
    
    $scanner->quit();       # Terminates the ClamAV daemon.

lib/ClamAV/Client.pm  view on Meta::CPAN

=head2 Instance methods

The following instance methods are provided:

=head3 Daemon maintenance

=over

=item B<ping>: RETURNS SCALAR; THROWS ClamAV::Client::Error

Returns B<true> ('PONG') if the ClamAV daemon is alive.  Throws a
ClamAV::Client::Error exception otherwise.

=cut

sub ping {
    my ($self) = @_;
    return $self->_simple_command("PING");
}

=item B<version>: RETURNS SCALAR; THROWS ClamAV::Client::Error