NAME
    Business::Shipping - Interface for shippers (UPS, USPS)

SYNOPSIS
  Rate request example
        use Business::Shipping;
    
        my $rate_request = Business::Shipping->rate_request(
            shipper   => 'Offline::UPS',
            service   => 'GNDRES',
            from_zip  => '98682',
            to_zip    => '98270',
            weight    =>  5.00,
        );    
    
        $rate_request->submit() or die $rate_request->user_error();
    
        print $rate_request->total_charges();

  Shipping tasks implemented at this time
    * UPS shipment cost calculation using UPS Online WebTools.
    * UPS shipment cost calculation using offline tables.
    * USPS shipment cost calculation using USPS Online WebTools.
    * UPS shipment tracking.
    * USPS shipment tracking.

  Shipping tasks planned for future addition
    * USPS zip code lookup
    * USPS address verification
    * USPS shipment cost estimation via offline tables
    * FedEX shipment cost estimation

REQUIRED MODULES
    Bundle::DBD::CSV (any) Cache::FileCache (any) Class::MethodMaker::Engine
    (any) Clone (any) Config::IniFiles (any) Crypt::SSLeay (any)
    Getopt::Mixed (any) Log::Log4perl (any) LWP::UserAgent (any)
    Math::BaseCnv (any) Scalar::Util (1.10) XML::DOM (any) XML::Simple
    (2.05)

INSTALLATION
    "perl -MCPAN -e 'install Bundle::Business::Shipping'"

    See the INSTALL file for more information.

ERROR/DEBUG HANDLING
    Log4perl is used for logging error, debug, etc. messages. See
    config/log4perl.conf.

METHODS
  $self->init( %args )
    Generic attribute setter.

  $self->user_error( "Error message" )
    Log and store errors that should be visibile to the user.

  $self->validate()
    Confirms that the object is valid. Checks that required attributes are
    set.

  rate_request()
    This method is used to request shipping rate information from online
    providers or offline tables. A hash is accepted as input with the
    following key values:

    * shipper
        The name of the shipper to use. Must correspond to a module by the
        name of: "Business::Shipping::SHIPPER". For example, "UPS_Online".

    * user_id
        A user_id, if required by the provider. Online::USPS and Online::UPS
        require this, while Offline::UPS does not.

    * password
        A password, if required by the provider. Online::USPS and
        Online::UPS require this, while Offline::UPS does not.

    * service
        A valid service name for the provider. See the corresponding module
        documentation for a list of services compatible with the shipper.

    * from_zip
        The origin zipcode.

    * from_state
        The origin state in two-letter code format or full-name format.
        Required for Offline::UPS.

    * to_zip
        The destination zipcode.

    * to_country
        The destination country. Required for international shipments only.

    * weight
        Weight of the shipment, in pounds, as a decimal number.

  Business::Shipping->new_subclass( "Subclass::Name", %opt )
    Generates a subclass, such as a Shipment object.

AUTHOR
    Dan Browning <db@kavod.com>, Kavod Technologies, <http://www.kavod.com>.

COPYRIGHT AND LICENCE
    Copyright (c) 2003-2004 Kavod Technologies, Dan Browning. All rights
    reserved. This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
    modify it under the same terms as Perl itself. See LICENSE for more
    info.

