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1 | =head1 NAME |
2 | |
3 | Catalyst::Upgrading - Instructions for upgrading to the latest Catalyst |
4 | |
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5 | =head1 Upgrading to Catalyst 5.9 |
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6 | |
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7 | The major change is that L<Plack>, a toolkit for using the L<PSGI> |
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8 | specification, now replaces most of the subclasses of L<Catalyst::Engine>. If |
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9 | you are using one of the standard subclasses of L<Catalyst::Engine> this |
10 | should be a straightforward upgrade for you. It was a design goal for |
11 | this release to preserve as much backwards compatibility as possible. |
12 | However, since L<Plack> is different from L<Catalyst::Engine>, it is |
13 | possible that differences exist for edge cases. Therefore, we recommend |
14 | that care be taken with this upgrade and that testing should be greater |
15 | than would be the case with a minor point update. Please inform the |
16 | Catalyst developers of any problems so that we can fix them and |
17 | incorporate tests. |
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18 | |
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19 | It is highly recommended that you become familiar with the L<Plack> ecosystem |
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20 | and documentation. Being able to take advantage of L<Plack> development and |
21 | middleware is a major bonus to this upgrade. Documentation about how to |
22 | take advantage of L<Plack::Middleware> by writing your own C<< .psgi >> file |
23 | is contained in L<Catalyst::PSGI>. |
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24 | |
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25 | If you have created a custom subclass of L<Catalyst:Engine>, you will |
26 | need to convert it to be a subclass of L<Plack::Handler>. |
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27 | |
28 | If you are using the L<Plack> engine, L<Catalyst::Engine::PSGI>, this new |
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29 | release supersedes that code. |
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30 | |
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31 | If you are using a subclass of L<Catalyst::Engine> that is aimed at |
32 | nonstandard or internal/testing uses, such as |
33 | L<Catalyst::Engine::Embeddable>, you should still be able to continue |
34 | using that engine. |
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35 | |
36 | Advice for specific subclasses of L<Catalyst::Engine> follows: |
37 | |
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38 | =head2 Upgrading the FastCGI Engine |
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39 | |
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40 | No upgrade is needed if your myapp_fastcgi.pl script is already upgraded |
41 | to use L<Catalyst::Script::FastCGI>. |
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42 | |
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43 | =head2 Upgrading the mod_perl / Apache Engines |
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44 | |
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45 | The engines that are built upon the various iterations of mod_perl, |
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46 | L<Catalyst::Engine::Apache::MP13> (for mod_perl 1, and Apache 1.x) and |
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47 | L<Catalyst::Engine::Apache2::MP20> (for mod_perl 2, and Apache 2.x), |
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48 | should be seamless upgrades and will work using using L<Plack::Handler::Apache1> |
49 | or L<Plack::Handler::Apache2> as required. |
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50 | |
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51 | L<Catalyst::Engine::Apache2::MP19>, however, is no longer supported, as |
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52 | Plack does not support mod_perl version 1.99. This is unlikely to be a |
53 | problem for anyone, as 1.99 was a brief beta-test release for mod_perl |
54 | 2, and all users of mod_perl 1.99 are encouraged to upgrade to a |
55 | supported release of Apache 2 and mod_perl 2. |
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56 | |
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57 | =head2 Upgrading the HTTP Engine |
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58 | |
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59 | The default development server that comes with the L<Catalyst> distribution |
60 | should continue to work as expected with no changes as long as your C<myapp_server> |
61 | script is upgraded to use L<Catalyst::Script::HTTP>. |
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62 | |
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63 | =head2 Upgrading the CGI Engine |
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64 | |
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65 | If you were using L<Catalyst::Engine::CGI> there is no upgrade needed if your |
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66 | myapp_cgi.pl script is already upgraded to use L<Catalyst::Script::CGI>. |
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67 | |
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68 | =head2 Upgrading Catalyst::Engine::HTTP::Prefork |
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69 | |
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70 | If you were using L<Catalyst::Engine::HTTP::Prefork> then L<Starman> |
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71 | is automatically loaded. You should (at least) change your C<Makefile.PL> |
72 | to depend on Starman. |
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73 | |
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74 | You can regenerate your C<myapp_server.pl> script with C<catalyst.pl> |
75 | and implement a C<MyApp::Script::Server> class that looks like this: |
76 | |
77 | package MyApp::Script::Server; |
78 | use Moose; |
79 | use namespace::autoclean; |
80 | |
81 | extends 'CatalystX::Script::Server::Starman'; |
82 | |
83 | 1; |
84 | |
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85 | This takes advantage of the new script system, and will add a number of |
86 | options to the standard server script as extra options are added by |
87 | Starman. |
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88 | |
89 | More information about these options can be seen at |
90 | L<CatalystX::Script::Server::Starman/SYNOPSIS>. |
91 | |
92 | An alternate route to implement this functionality is to write a simple .psgi |
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93 | file for your application, and then use the L<plackup> utility to start the |
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94 | server. |
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95 | |
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96 | =head2 Upgrading the PSGI Engine |
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97 | |
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98 | If you were using L<Catalyst::Engine::PSGI>, this new release supersedes |
99 | this engine in supporting L<Plack>. By default the Engine is now always |
100 | L<Plack>. As a result, you can remove the dependency on |
101 | L<Catalyst::Engine::PSGI> in your C<Makefile.PL>. |
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102 | |
103 | Applications that were using L<Catalyst::Engine::PSGI> |
104 | previously should entirely continue to work in this release with no changes. |
105 | |
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106 | However, if you have an C<app.psgi> script, then you no longer need to |
107 | specify the PSGI engine. Instead, the L<Catalyst> application class now |
108 | has a new method C<psgi_app> which returns a L<PSGI> compatible coderef |
109 | which you can wrap in the middleware of your choice. |
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110 | |
111 | Catalyst will use the .psgi for your application if it is located in the C<home> |
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112 | directory of the application. |
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113 | |
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114 | For example, if you were using L<Catalyst::Engine::PSGI> in the past, you will |
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115 | have written (or generated) a C<script/myapp.psgi> file similar to this one: |
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116 | |
117 | use Plack::Builder; |
118 | use MyCatalytApp; |
119 | |
120 | MyCatalystApp->setup_engine('PSGI'); |
121 | |
122 | builder { |
123 | enable ... # enable your desired middleware |
124 | sub { MyCatalystApp->run(@_) }; |
125 | }; |
126 | |
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127 | Instead, you now say: |
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128 | |
129 | use Plack::Builder; |
130 | use MyCatalystApp; |
131 | |
132 | builder { |
133 | enable ... #enable your desired middleware |
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134 | MyCatalystApp->psgi_app; |
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135 | }; |
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136 | |
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137 | In the simplest case: |
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138 | |
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139 | MyCatalystApp->setup_engine('PSGI'); |
140 | my $app = sub { MyCatalystApp->run(@_) } |
141 | |
142 | becomes |
143 | |
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144 | my $app = MyCatalystApp->psgi_app(@_); |
145 | |
146 | B<NOT>: |
147 | |
148 | my $app = sub { MyCatalystApp->psgi_app(@_) }; |
149 | # If you make ^^ this mistake, your app won't work, and will confuse the hell out of you! |
150 | |
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151 | You can now move C<< script/myapp.psgi >> to C<< myapp.psgi >>, and the built-in |
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152 | Catalyst scripts and your test suite will start using your .psgi file. |
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153 | |
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154 | B<NOTE:> If you rename your .psgi file without these modifications, then |
155 | any tests run via L<Catalyst::Test> will not be compatible with the new |
156 | release, and will result in the development server starting, rather than |
157 | the expected test running. |
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158 | |
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159 | B<NOTE:> If you are directly accessing C<< $c->req->env >> to get the PSGI |
160 | environment then this accessor is moved to C<< $c->engine->env >>, |
161 | you will need to update your code. |
162 | |
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163 | =head2 Engines which are known to be broken |
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164 | |
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165 | The following engines B<DO NOT> work as of Catalyst version 5.9. The |
166 | core team will be happy to work with the developers and/or users of |
167 | these engines to help them port to the new Plack/Engine system, but for |
168 | now, applications which are currently using these engines B<WILL NOT> |
169 | run without modification to the engine code. |
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170 | |
171 | =over |
172 | |
173 | =item Catalyst::Engine::Wx |
174 | |
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175 | =item Catalyst::Engine::Zeus |
176 | |
177 | =item Catalyst::Engine::JobQueue::POE |
178 | |
179 | =item Catalyst::Engine::XMPP2 |
180 | |
181 | =item Catalyst::Engine::SCGI |
182 | |
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183 | =back |
184 | |
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185 | =head2 Engines with unknown status |
186 | |
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187 | The following engines are untested or have unknown compatibility. |
188 | Reports are highly encouraged: |
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189 | |
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190 | =over |
191 | |
192 | =item Catalyst::Engine::Mojo |
193 | |
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194 | =item Catalyst::Engine::Server (marked as Deprecated) |
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195 | |
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196 | =item Catalyst::Engine::HTTP::POE (marked as Deprecated) |
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197 | |
198 | =back |
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199 | |
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200 | =head2 Plack functionality |
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201 | |
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202 | See L<Catalyst::PSGI>. |
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203 | |
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204 | =head2 Tests in 5.9 |
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205 | |
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206 | Tests should generally work the same in Catalyst 5.9, but there are |
207 | some differences. |
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208 | |
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209 | Previously, if using L<Catalyst::Test> and doing local requests (against |
210 | a local server), if the application threw an exception then this |
211 | exception propagated into the test. |
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212 | |
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213 | This behavior has been removed, and now a 500 response will be returned |
214 | to the test. This change standardizes behavior, so that local test |
215 | requests behave similarly to remote requests. |
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216 | |
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217 | =head1 Upgrading to Catalyst 5.80 |
218 | |
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219 | Most applications and plugins should run unaltered on Catalyst 5.80. |
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220 | |
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221 | However, a lot of refactoring work has taken place, and several changes have |
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222 | been made which could cause incompatibilities. If your application or plugin |
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223 | is using deprecated code, or relying on side effects, then you could have |
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224 | issues upgrading to this release. |
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225 | |
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226 | Most issues found with existing components have been easy to |
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227 | solve. This document provides a complete description of behavior changes |
228 | which may cause compatibility issues, and of new Catalyst warnings which |
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229 | might be unclear. |
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230 | |
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231 | If you think you have found an upgrade-related issue which is not covered in |
232 | this document, please email the Catalyst list to discuss the problem. |
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233 | |
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234 | =head1 Moose features |
235 | |
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236 | =head2 Application class roles |
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237 | |
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238 | You can only apply method modifiers after the application's C<< ->setup >> |
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239 | method has been called. This means that modifiers will not work with methods |
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240 | run during the call to C<< ->setup >>. |
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241 | |
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242 | See L<Catalyst::Manual::ExtendingCatalyst> for more information about using |
243 | L<Moose> in your applications. |
244 | |
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245 | =head2 Controller actions in Moose roles |
246 | |
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247 | You can use L<MooseX::MethodAttributes::Role> if you want to declare actions |
248 | inside Moose roles. |
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249 | |
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250 | =head2 Using Moose in Components |
251 | |
252 | The correct way to use Moose in a component in a both forward and backwards |
253 | compatible way is: |
254 | |
255 | package TestApp::Controller::Root; |
256 | use Moose; |
257 | BEGIN { extends 'Catalyst::Component' }; # Or ::Controller, or whatever |
258 | |
259 | See L<Components which inherit from Moose::Object before Catalyst::Component>. |
260 | |
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261 | =head1 Known backwards compatibility breakages |
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262 | |
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263 | =head2 Applications in a single file |
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264 | |
265 | Applications must be in their own file, and loaded at compile time. This |
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266 | issue generally only affects the tests of CPAN distributions. Your |
267 | application will fail if you try to define an application inline in a |
268 | block, and use plugins which supply a C< new > method, then use that |
269 | application latter in tests within the same file. |
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270 | |
271 | This is due to the fact that Catalyst is inlining a new method on your |
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272 | application class allowing it to be compatible with Moose. The method |
273 | used to do this changed in 5.80004 to avoid the possibility of reporting |
274 | an 'Unknown Error' if your application failed to compile. |
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275 | |
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276 | =head2 Issues with Class::C3 |
277 | |
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278 | Catalyst 5.80 uses the L<Algorithm::C3> method dispatch order. This is |
279 | built into Perl 5.10, and comes via L<Class::C3> for Perl 5.8. This |
280 | replaces L<NEXT> with L<Class::C3::Adopt::NEXT>, forcing all components |
281 | to resolve methods using C3, rather than the unpredictable dispatch |
282 | order of L<NEXT>. |
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283 | |
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284 | This issue manifests itself by your application failing to start due to an |
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285 | error message about having a non-linear @ISA. |
286 | |
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287 | The Catalyst plugin most often causing this is |
288 | L<Catalyst::Plugin::Session::Store::FastMmap> - if you are using this |
289 | plugin and see issues, then please upgrade your plugins, as it has been |
290 | fixed. Note that Makefile.PL in the distribution will warn about known |
291 | incompatible components. |
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292 | |
293 | This issue can, however, be found in your own application - the only solution is |
294 | to go through each base class of the class the error was reported against, until |
295 | you identify the ones in conflict, and resolve them. |
296 | |
297 | To be able to generate a linear @ISA, the list of superclasses for each |
298 | class must be resolvable using the C3 algorithm. Unfortunately, when |
299 | superclasses are being used as mixins (to add functionality used in your class), |
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300 | and with multiple inheritance, it is easy to get this wrong. |
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301 | |
302 | Most common is the case of: |
303 | |
304 | package Component1; # Note, this is the common case |
305 | use base qw/Class::Accessor::Fast Class::Data::Inheritable/; |
306 | |
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307 | package Component2; # Accidentally saying it this way causes a failure |
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308 | use base qw/Class::Data::Inheritable Class::Accessor::Fast/; |
309 | |
310 | package GoesBang; |
311 | use base qw/Component1 Component2/; |
312 | |
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313 | Any situation like this will cause your application to fail to start. |
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314 | |
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315 | For additional documentation about this issue, and how to resolve it, see |
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316 | L<Class::C3::Adopt::NEXT>. |
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317 | |
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318 | =head2 Components which inherit from Moose::Object before Catalyst::Component |
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319 | |
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320 | Moose components which say: |
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321 | |
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322 | package TestApp::Controller::Example; |
323 | use Moose; |
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324 | extends qw/Moose::Object Catalyst::Component/; |
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325 | |
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326 | to use the constructor provided by Moose, while working (if you do some hacks |
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327 | with the C< BUILDARGS > method), will not work with Catalyst 5.80 as |
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328 | C<Catalyst::Component> inherits from C<Moose::Object>, and so C< @ISA > fails |
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329 | to linearize. |
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330 | |
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331 | The correct way to use Moose in a component in a both forward and backwards |
332 | compatible way is: |
333 | |
334 | package TestApp::Controller::Root; |
335 | use Moose; |
336 | BEGIN { extends 'Catalyst::Component' }; # Or ::Controller, or whatever |
337 | |
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338 | Note that the C< extends > declaration needs to occur in a begin block for |
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339 | L<attributes> to operate correctly. |
340 | |
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341 | This way you do not inherit directly from C<Moose::Object> |
342 | yourself. Having components which do not inherit their constructor from |
343 | C<Catalyst::Component> is B<unsupported>, and has never been recommended, |
344 | therefore you're on your own if you're using this technique. You'll need |
345 | to detect the version of Catalyst your application is running, and deal |
346 | with it appropriately. |
347 | |
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348 | You also don't get the L<Moose::Object> constructor, and therefore attribute |
349 | initialization will not work as normally expected. If you want to use Moose |
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350 | attributes, then they need to be made lazy to correctly initialize. |
351 | |
352 | Note that this only applies if your component needs to maintain component |
353 | backwards compatibility for Catalyst versions before 5.71001 - in 5.71001 |
354 | attributes work as expected, and the BUILD method is called normally |
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355 | (although BUILDARGS is not). |
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356 | |
357 | If you depend on Catalyst 5.8, then B<all> Moose features work as expected. |
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358 | |
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359 | You will also see this issue if you do the following: |
360 | |
361 | package TestApp::Controller::Example; |
362 | use Moose; |
363 | use base 'Catalyst::Controller'; |
364 | |
365 | as C< use base > appends to @ISA. |
366 | |
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367 | =head3 use Moose in MyApp |
368 | |
369 | Similar to the above, this will also fail: |
370 | |
371 | package MyApp; |
372 | use Moose; |
373 | use Catalyst qw/ |
374 | ConfigLoader |
375 | /; |
376 | __PACKAGE__->setup; |
377 | |
378 | If you need to use Moose in your application class (e.g. for method modifiers |
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379 | etc.) then the correct technique is: |
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380 | |
381 | package MyApp; |
382 | use Moose; |
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383 | use Catalyst; |
384 | |
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385 | extends 'Catalyst'; |
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386 | |
387 | __PACKAGE__->config( name => 'MyApp' ); |
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388 | __PACKAGE__->setup(qw/ |
389 | ConfigLoader |
390 | /); |
391 | |
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392 | =head2 Anonymous closures installed directly into the symbol table |
393 | |
394 | If you have any code which installs anonymous subroutine references directly |
395 | into the symbol table, you may encounter breakages. The simplest solution is |
396 | to use L<Sub::Name> to name the subroutine. Example: |
397 | |
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398 | # Original code, likely to break: |
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399 | my $full_method_name = join('::', $package_name, $method_name); |
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400 | *$full_method_name = sub { ... }; |
401 | |
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402 | # Fixed Code |
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403 | use Sub::Name 'subname'; |
404 | my $full_method_name = join('::',$package_name, $method_name); |
405 | *$full_method_name = subname $full_method_name, sub { ... }; |
406 | |
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407 | Additionally, you can take advantage of Catalyst's use of L<Class::MOP> and |
408 | install the closure using the appropriate metaclass. Example: |
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409 | |
410 | use Class::MOP; |
411 | my $metaclass = Moose::Meta::Class->initialize($package_name); |
412 | $metaclass->add_method($method_name => sub { ... }); |
413 | |
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414 | =head2 Hooking into application setup |
415 | |
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416 | To execute code during application start-up, the following snippet in MyApp.pm |
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417 | used to work: |
418 | |
419 | sub setup { |
420 | my ($class, @args) = @_; |
421 | $class->NEXT::setup(@args); |
422 | ... # things to do after the actual setup |
423 | } |
424 | |
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425 | With Catalyst 5.80 this won't work anymore, because Catalyst no longer |
426 | uses NEXT.pm for method resolution. The functionality was only ever |
427 | originally operational as L<NEXT> remembers what methods have already |
428 | been called, and will not call them again. |
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429 | |
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430 | Using this now causes infinite recursion between MyApp::setup and |
431 | Catalyst::setup, due to other backwards compatibility issues related to how |
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432 | plugin setup works. Moose method modifiers like C<< before|after|around setup |
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433 | => sub { ... }; >> also will not operate correctly on the setup method. |
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434 | |
435 | The right way to do it is this: |
436 | |
437 | after setup_finalize => sub { |
438 | ... # things to do after the actual setup |
439 | }; |
440 | |
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441 | The setup_finalize hook was introduced as a way to avoid this issue. |
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442 | |
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443 | =head2 Components with a new method which returns false |
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444 | |
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445 | Previously, if you had a component which inherited from Catalyst::COMPONENT, |
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446 | but overrode the new method to return false, then your class's configuration |
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447 | would be blessed into a hash on your behalf, and this would be returned from |
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448 | the COMPONENT method. |
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449 | |
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450 | This behavior makes no sense, and so has been removed. Implementing your own |
451 | C< new > method in components is B<highly> discouraged. Instead, you should |
452 | inherit the new method from Catalyst::Component, and use Moose's BUILD |
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453 | functionality and/or Moose attributes to perform any construction work |
454 | necessary for your class. |
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455 | |
456 | =head2 __PACKAGE__->mk_accessor('meta'); |
457 | |
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458 | Won't work due to a limitation of L<Moose>. This is currently being fixed |
459 | inside Moose. |
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460 | |
461 | =head2 Class::Data::Inheritable side effects |
462 | |
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463 | Previously, writing to a class data accessor would copy the accessor method |
464 | down into your package. |
465 | |
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466 | This behavior has been removed. While the class data is still stored |
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467 | per-class, it is stored on the metaclass of the class defining the accessor. |
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468 | |
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469 | Therefore anything relying on the side effect of the accessor being copied down |
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470 | will be broken. |
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471 | |
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472 | The following test demonstrates the problem: |
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473 | |
474 | { |
475 | package BaseClass; |
476 | use base qw/Class::Data::Inheritable/; |
477 | __PACKAGE__->mk_classdata('foo'); |
478 | } |
479 | |
480 | { |
481 | package Child; |
482 | use base qw/BaseClass/; |
483 | } |
484 | |
485 | BaseClass->foo('base class'); |
486 | Child->foo('sub class'); |
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487 | |
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488 | use Test::More; |
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489 | isnt(BaseClass->can('foo'), Child->can('foo')); |
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490 | |
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491 | =head2 Extending Catalyst::Request or other classes in an ad hoc manner using mk_accessors |
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492 | |
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493 | Previously, it was possible to add additional accessors to Catalyst::Request |
494 | (or other classes) by calling the mk_accessors class method. |
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495 | |
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496 | This is no longer supported - users should make a subclass of the class whose |
497 | behavior they would like to change, rather than globally polluting the |
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498 | Catalyst objects. |
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499 | |
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500 | =head2 Confused multiple inheritance with Catalyst::Component::COMPONENT |
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501 | |
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502 | Previously, Catalyst's COMPONENT method would delegate to the method on |
503 | the right hand side, which could then delegate back again with |
504 | NEXT. This is poor practice, and in addition, makes no sense with C3 |
505 | method dispatch order, and is therefore no longer supported. |
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506 | |
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507 | If a COMPONENT method is detected in the inheritance hierarchy to the right |
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508 | hand side of Catalyst::Component::COMPONENT, then the following warning |
509 | message will be emitted: |
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510 | |
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511 | There is a COMPONENT method resolving after Catalyst::Component |
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512 | in ${next_package}. |
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513 | |
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514 | The correct fix is to re-arrange your class's inheritance hierarchy so that the |
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515 | COMPONENT method you would like to inherit is the first (left-hand most) |
516 | COMPONENT method in your @ISA. |
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517 | |
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518 | =head2 Development server relying on environment variables |
519 | |
520 | Previously, the development server would allow propagation of system |
521 | environment variables into the request environment, this has changed with the |
522 | adoption of Plack. You can use L<Plack::Middleware::ForceEnv> to achieve the |
523 | same effect. |
524 | |
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525 | =head1 WARNINGS |
526 | |
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527 | =head2 Actions in your application class |
528 | |
529 | Having actions in your application class will now emit a warning at application |
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530 | startup as this is deprecated. It is highly recommended that these actions are moved |
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531 | into a MyApp::Controller::Root (as demonstrated by the scaffold application |
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532 | generated by catalyst.pl). |
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533 | |
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534 | This warning, also affects tests. You should move actions in your test, |
535 | creating a myTest::Controller::Root, like the following example: |
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536 | |
537 | package MyTest::Controller::Root; |
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538 | |
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539 | use strict; |
540 | use warnings; |
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541 | |
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542 | use parent 'Catalyst::Controller'; |
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543 | |
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544 | __PACKAGE__->config(namespace => ''); |
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545 | |
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546 | sub action : Local { |
547 | my ( $self, $c ) = @_; |
548 | $c->do_something; |
549 | } |
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550 | |
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551 | 1; |
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552 | |
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553 | =head2 ::[MVC]:: naming scheme |
554 | |
555 | Having packages called MyApp::[MVC]::XX is deprecated and can no longer be generated |
556 | by catalyst.pl |
557 | |
558 | This is still supported, but it is recommended that you rename your application |
559 | components to Model/View/Controller. |
560 | |
561 | A warning will be issued at application startup if the ::[MVC]:: naming scheme is |
562 | in use. |
563 | |
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564 | =head2 Catalyst::Base |
565 | |
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566 | Any code using L<Catalyst::Base> will now emit a warning; this |
567 | module will be removed in a future release. |
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568 | |
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569 | =head2 Methods in Catalyst::Dispatcher |
570 | |
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571 | The following methods in Catalyst::Dispatcher are implementation |
572 | details, which may change in the 5.8X release series, and therefore their use |
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573 | is highly deprecated. |
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574 | |
575 | =over |
576 | |
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577 | =item tree |
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578 | |
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579 | =item dispatch_types |
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580 | |
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581 | =item registered_dispatch_types |
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582 | |
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583 | =item method_action_class |
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584 | |
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585 | =item action_hash |
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586 | |
587 | =item container_hash |
588 | |
589 | =back |
590 | |
591 | The first time one of these methods is called, a warning will be emitted: |
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592 | |
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593 | Class $class is calling the deprecated method Catalyst::Dispatcher::$public_method_name, |
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594 | this will be removed in Catalyst 5.9 |
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595 | |
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596 | You should B<NEVER> be calling any of these methods from application code. |
597 | |
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598 | Plugin authors and maintainers whose plugins currently call these methods |
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599 | should change to using the public API, or, if you do not feel the public API |
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600 | adequately supports your use case, please email the development list to |
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601 | discuss what API features you need so that you can be appropriately supported. |
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602 | |
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603 | =head2 Class files with names that don't correspond to the packages they define |
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604 | |
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605 | In this version of Catalyst, if a component is loaded from disk, but no |
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606 | symbols are defined in that component's name space after it is loaded, this |
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607 | warning will be issued: |
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608 | |
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609 | require $class was successful but the package is not defined. |
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610 | |
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611 | This is to protect against confusing bugs caused by mistyping package names, |
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612 | and will become a fatal error in a future version. |
613 | |
614 | Please note that 'inner packages' (via L<Devel::InnerPackage>) are still fully |
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615 | supported; this warning is only issued when component file naming does not map |
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616 | to B<any> of the packages defined within that component. |
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617 | |
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618 | =head2 $c->plugin method |
619 | |
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620 | Calling the plugin method is deprecated, and calling it at run time is B<highly |
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621 | deprecated>. |
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622 | |
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623 | Instead you are recommended to use L<Catalyst::Model::Adaptor> or similar to |
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624 | compose the functionality you need outside of the main application name space. |
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625 | |
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626 | Calling the plugin method will not be supported past Catalyst 5.81. |
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627 | |
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628 | =cut |
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629 | |