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1 | package Catalyst::Component; |
2 | |
3 | use strict; |
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4 | use base qw/Class::Accessor::Fast Class::Data::Inheritable/; |
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5 | use NEXT; |
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6 | use Catalyst::Utils; |
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7 | |
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8 | |
9 | =head1 NAME |
10 | |
11 | Catalyst::Component - Catalyst Component Base Class |
12 | |
13 | =head1 SYNOPSIS |
14 | |
15 | # lib/MyApp/Model/Something.pm |
16 | package MyApp::Model::Something; |
17 | |
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18 | use base 'Catalyst::Component'; |
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19 | |
20 | __PACKAGE__->config( foo => 'bar' ); |
21 | |
22 | sub test { |
23 | my $self = shift; |
24 | return $self->{foo}; |
25 | } |
26 | |
27 | sub forward_to_me { |
28 | my ( $self, $c ) = @_; |
29 | $c->response->output( $self->{foo} ); |
30 | } |
31 | |
32 | 1; |
33 | |
34 | # Methods can be a request step |
35 | $c->forward(qw/MyApp::Model::Something forward_to_me/); |
36 | |
37 | # Or just methods |
38 | print $c->comp('MyApp::Model::Something')->test; |
39 | |
40 | print $c->comp('MyApp::Model::Something')->{foo}; |
41 | |
42 | =head1 DESCRIPTION |
43 | |
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44 | This is the universal base class for Catalyst components |
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45 | (Model/View/Controller). |
46 | |
47 | It provides you with a generic new() for instantiation through Catalyst's |
48 | component loader with config() support and a process() method placeholder. |
49 | |
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50 | =cut |
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51 | |
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52 | __PACKAGE__->mk_classdata($_) for qw/_config _plugins/; |
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53 | |
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54 | |
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55 | |
56 | sub new { |
57 | my ( $self, $c ) = @_; |
58 | |
59 | # Temporary fix, some components does not pass context to constructor |
60 | my $arguments = ( ref( $_[-1] ) eq 'HASH' ) ? $_[-1] : {}; |
61 | |
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62 | return $self->NEXT::new( |
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63 | $self->merge_config_hashes( $self->config, $arguments ) ); |
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64 | } |
65 | |
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66 | sub COMPONENT { |
67 | my ( $self, $c ) = @_; |
68 | |
69 | # Temporary fix, some components does not pass context to constructor |
70 | my $arguments = ( ref( $_[-1] ) eq 'HASH' ) ? $_[-1] : {}; |
71 | |
72 | if ( my $new = $self->NEXT::COMPONENT( $c, $arguments ) ) { |
73 | return $new; |
74 | } |
75 | else { |
76 | if ( my $new = $self->new( $c, $arguments ) ) { |
77 | return $new; |
78 | } |
79 | else { |
80 | my $class = ref $self || $self; |
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81 | my $new = $self->merge_config_hashes( |
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82 | $self->config, $arguments ); |
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83 | return bless $new, $class; |
84 | } |
85 | } |
86 | } |
87 | |
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88 | sub config { |
89 | my $self = shift; |
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90 | my $config = $self->_config; |
91 | unless ($config) { |
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92 | $self->_config( $config = {} ); |
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93 | } |
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94 | if (@_) { |
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95 | my $newconfig = { %{@_ > 1 ? {@_} : $_[0]} }; |
96 | $self->_config( |
97 | $self->merge_config_hashes( $config, $newconfig ) |
98 | ); |
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99 | } |
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100 | return $config; |
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101 | } |
102 | |
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103 | sub merge_config_hashes { |
104 | my ( $self, $lefthash, $righthash ) = @_; |
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105 | |
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106 | return Catalyst::Utils::merge_hashes( $lefthash, $righthash ); |
107 | } |
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108 | |
109 | sub process { |
110 | |
111 | Catalyst::Exception->throw( message => ( ref $_[0] || $_[0] ) |
112 | . " did not override Catalyst::Component::process" ); |
113 | } |
114 | |
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115 | 1; |
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116 | |
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117 | __END__ |
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118 | |
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119 | =head1 METHODS |
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120 | |
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121 | =head2 new($c, $arguments) |
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122 | |
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123 | Called by COMPONENT to instantiate the component; should return an object |
124 | to be stored in the application's component hash. |
125 | |
126 | =head2 COMPONENT($c, $arguments) |
127 | |
128 | If this method is present (as it is on all Catalyst::Component subclasses, |
129 | it is called by Catalyst during setup_components with the application class |
130 | as $c and any config entry on the application for this component (for example, |
131 | in the case of MyApp::Controller::Foo this would be |
132 | MyApp->config->{'Controller::Foo'}). The arguments are expected to be a |
133 | hashref and are merged with the __PACKAGE__->config hashref before calling |
134 | ->new to instantiate the component. |
135 | |
136 | =head2 $c->config |
137 | |
138 | =head2 $c->config($hashref) |
139 | |
140 | =head2 $c->config($key, $value, ...) |
141 | |
142 | Accessor for this component's config hash. Config values can be set as |
143 | key value pair, or you can specify a hashref. In either case the keys |
144 | will be merged with any existing config settings. Each component in |
145 | a Catalyst application has it's own config hash. |
146 | |
147 | =head2 $c->process() |
148 | |
149 | This is the default method called on a Catalyst component in the dispatcher. |
150 | For instance, Views implement this action to render the response body |
151 | when you forward to them. The default is an abstract method. |
152 | |
153 | =head2 $c->merge_config_hashes( $hashref, $hashref ) |
154 | |
155 | Merges two hashes together recursively, giving right-hand precedence. |
156 | Alias for the method in L<Catalyst::Utils>. |
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157 | |
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158 | =head1 OPTIONAL METHODS |
159 | |
160 | =head2 ACCEPT_CONTEXT($c, @args) |
161 | |
162 | Catalyst components are normally initalized during server startup, either |
163 | as a Class or a Instance. However, some components require information about |
164 | the current request. To do so, they can implement an ACCEPT_CONTEXT method. |
165 | |
166 | If this method is present, it is called during $c->comp/controller/model/view |
167 | with the current $c and any additional args (e.g. $c->model('Foo', qw/bar baz/) |
168 | would cause your MyApp::Model::Foo instance's ACCEPT_CONTEXT to be called with |
169 | ($c, 'bar', 'baz')) and the return value of this method is returned to the |
170 | calling code in the application rather than the component itself. |
171 | |
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172 | =head1 SEE ALSO |
173 | |
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174 | L<Catalyst>, L<Catalyst::Model>, L<Catalyst::View>, L<Catalyst::Controller>. |
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175 | |
176 | =head1 AUTHOR |
177 | |
178 | Sebastian Riedel, C<sri@cpan.org> |
179 | Marcus Ramberg, C<mramberg@cpan.org> |
180 | Matt S Trout, C<mst@shadowcatsystems.co.uk> |
181 | |
182 | =head1 COPYRIGHT |
183 | |
184 | This program is free software, you can redistribute it and/or modify it under |
185 | the same terms as Perl itself. |
186 | |
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187 | =cut |