--- trunk/Estraier.pm	2006/01/06 02:07:10	48
+++ trunk/Estraier.pm	2006/01/06 12:40:23	49
@@ -692,6 +692,7 @@
 use URI;
 use MIME::Base64;
 use IO::Socket::INET;
+use URI::Escape qw/uri_escape/;
 
 =head1 Search::Estraier::Node
 
@@ -928,6 +929,40 @@
 }
 
 
+=head2 get_doc_attr
+
+Retrieve the value of an atribute from object
+
+  my $val = $node->get_doc_attr( document_id, 'attribute_name' ) or
+  	die "can't get document attribute";
+
+=cut
+
+sub get_doc_attr {
+	my $self = shift;
+	my ($id,$name) = @_;
+	return unless ($id && $name);
+	return $self->_fetch_doc( id => $id, attr => $name );
+}
+
+
+=head2 get_doc_attr_by_uri
+
+Retrieve the value of an atribute from object
+
+  my $val = $node->get_doc_attr_by_uri( document_id, 'attribute_name' ) or
+  	die "can't get document attribute";
+
+=cut
+
+sub get_doc_attr_by_uri {
+	my $self = shift;
+	my ($uri,$name) = @_;
+	return unless ($uri && $name);
+	return $self->_fetch_doc( uri => $uri, attr => $name );
+}
+
+
 =head2 etch_doc
 
 Exctract document keywords
@@ -936,7 +971,7 @@
 
 =cut
 
-sub erch_doc {
+sub etch_doc {
 	my $self = shift;
 	my $id = shift || return;
 	return $self->_fetch_doc( id => $id, etch => 1 );
@@ -987,6 +1022,10 @@
  my $doc = $node->_fetch_doc( id => 42, etch => 1 );
  my $doc = $node->_fetch_doc( uri => 'file:///document/uri/42', etch => 1 );
 
+ # to get document attrubute add attr
+ my $doc = $node->_fetch_doc( id => 42, attr => '@mdate' );
+ my $doc = $node->_fetch_doc( uri => 'file:///document/uri/42', attr => '@mdate' );
+
  # more general form which allows implementation of
  # uri_to_id
  my $id = $node->_fetch_doc(
@@ -1016,6 +1055,12 @@
 		confess "unhandled argument. Need id or uri.";
 	}
 
+	if ($a->{attr}) {
+		$path = '/get_doc_attr';
+		$arg .= '&attr=' . uri_escape($a->{attr});
+		$a->{chomp_resbody} = 1;
+	}
+
 	my $rv = $self->shuttle_url( $self->{url} . $path,
 		'application/x-www-form-urlencoded',
 		$arg,