1 package Catalyst::Controller;
5 use Class::Load ':all';
6 use String::RewritePrefix;
7 use Moose::Util qw/find_meta/;
8 use List::Util qw/first/;
9 use List::MoreUtils qw/uniq/;
10 use namespace::clean -except => 'meta';
13 extends qw/Catalyst::Component/;
14 with qw/MooseX::MethodAttributes::Role::AttrContainer::Inheritable/;
17 use MooseX::MethodAttributes;
18 use Catalyst::Exception;
21 with 'Catalyst::Component::ApplicationAttribute';
27 predicate => 'has_path_prefix',
30 has action_namespace => (
33 init_arg => 'namespace',
34 predicate => 'has_action_namespace',
38 accessor => '_controller_actions',
43 has _action_role_args => (
44 traits => [qw(Array)],
45 isa => 'ArrayRef[Str]',
46 init_arg => 'action_roles',
47 default => sub { [] },
49 _action_role_args => 'elements',
53 has _action_roles => (
54 traits => [qw(Array)],
55 isa => 'ArrayRef[RoleName]',
58 builder => '_build__action_roles',
60 _action_roles => 'elements',
64 has action_args => (is => 'ro');
66 # ->config(actions => { '*' => ...
67 has _all_actions_attributes => (
72 builder => '_build__all_actions_attributes',
76 my ($self, $args) = @_;
77 my $action = delete $args->{action} || {};
78 my $actions = delete $args->{actions} || {};
79 my $attr_value = $self->merge_config_hashes($actions, $action);
80 $self->_controller_actions($attr_value);
82 # trigger lazy builder
83 $self->_all_actions_attributes;
87 sub _build__action_roles {
89 my @roles = $self->_expand_role_shortname($self->_action_role_args);
90 load_class($_) for @roles;
94 sub _build__all_actions_attributes {
96 delete $self->_controller_actions->{'*'} || {};
101 Catalyst::Controller - Catalyst Controller base class
105 package MyApp::Controller::Search
106 use base qw/Catalyst::Controller/;
109 my ($self,$c,@args) = @_;
111 } # Dispatches to /search/foo
115 Controllers are where the actions in the Catalyst framework
116 reside. Each action is represented by a function with an attribute to
117 identify what kind of action it is. See the L<Catalyst::Dispatcher>
118 for more info about how Catalyst dispatches to actions.
122 #I think both of these could be attributes. doesn't really seem like they need
123 #to be class data. i think that attributes +default would work just fine
124 __PACKAGE__->mk_classdata($_) for qw/_dispatch_steps _action_class _action_role_prefix/;
126 __PACKAGE__->_dispatch_steps( [qw/_BEGIN _AUTO _ACTION/] );
127 __PACKAGE__->_action_class('Catalyst::Action');
128 __PACKAGE__->_action_role_prefix([ 'Catalyst::ActionRole::' ]);
131 sub _DISPATCH : Private {
132 my ( $self, $c ) = @_;
134 foreach my $disp ( @{ $self->_dispatch_steps } ) {
135 last unless $c->forward($disp);
141 sub _BEGIN : Private {
142 my ( $self, $c ) = @_;
143 my $begin = ( $c->get_actions( 'begin', $c->namespace ) )[-1];
144 return 1 unless $begin;
145 $begin->dispatch( $c );
146 return !@{ $c->error };
149 sub _AUTO : Private {
150 my ( $self, $c ) = @_;
151 my @auto = $c->get_actions( 'auto', $c->namespace );
152 foreach my $auto (@auto) {
153 $auto->dispatch( $c );
154 return 0 unless $c->state;
159 sub _ACTION : Private {
160 my ( $self, $c ) = @_;
162 && $c->action->can('execute')
163 && defined $c->req->action )
165 $c->action->dispatch( $c );
167 return !@{ $c->error };
171 my ( $self, $c ) = @_;
172 my $end = ( $c->get_actions( 'end', $c->namespace ) )[-1];
173 return 1 unless $end;
174 $end->dispatch( $c );
175 return !@{ $c->error };
179 my ( $self, $name ) = @_;
180 my $app = ($self->isa('Catalyst') ? $self : $self->_application);
181 return $app->dispatcher->get_action($name, $self->action_namespace);
184 #my opinion is that this whole sub really should be a builder method, not
185 #something that happens on every call. Anyone else disagree?? -- groditi
186 ## -- apparently this is all just waiting for app/ctx split
187 around action_namespace => sub {
189 my ( $self, $c ) = @_;
191 my $class = ref($self) || $self;
192 my $appclass = ref($c) || $c;
194 return $self->$orig if $self->has_action_namespace;
196 return $class->config->{namespace} if exists $class->config->{namespace};
201 $case_s = $appclass->config->{case_sensitive};
203 if ($self->isa('Catalyst')) {
204 $case_s = $class->config->{case_sensitive};
207 $case_s = ref($self->_application)->config->{case_sensitive};
209 confess("Can't figure out case_sensitive setting");
214 my $namespace = Catalyst::Utils::class2prefix($self->catalyst_component_name, $case_s) || '';
215 $self->$orig($namespace) if ref($self);
219 #Once again, this is probably better written as a builder method
220 around path_prefix => sub {
224 return $self->$orig if $self->has_path_prefix;
226 return $self->config->{path} if exists $self->config->{path};
228 my $namespace = $self->action_namespace(@_);
229 $self->$orig($namespace) if ref($self);
233 sub get_action_methods {
235 my $meta = find_meta($self) || confess("No metaclass setup for $self");
237 sprintf "Metaclass %s for %s cannot support register_actions.",
238 ref $meta, $meta->name,
239 ) unless $meta->can('get_nearest_methods_with_attributes');
240 my @methods = $meta->get_nearest_methods_with_attributes;
242 # actions specified via config are also action_methods
246 $meta->find_method_by_name($_)
247 || confess( sprintf 'Action "%s" is not available from controller %s',
249 } keys %{ $self->_controller_actions }
251 return uniq @methods;
255 sub register_actions {
256 my ( $self, $c ) = @_;
257 $self->register_action_methods( $c, $self->get_action_methods );
260 sub register_action_methods {
261 my ( $self, $c, @methods ) = @_;
262 my $class = $self->catalyst_component_name;
263 #this is still not correct for some reason.
264 my $namespace = $self->action_namespace($c);
267 if (!blessed($self) && $self eq $c && scalar(@methods)) {
268 my @really_bad_methods = grep { ! /^_(DISPATCH|BEGIN|AUTO|ACTION|END)$/ } map { $_->name } @methods;
269 if (scalar(@really_bad_methods)) {
270 $c->log->warn("Action methods (" . join(', ', @really_bad_methods) . ") found defined in your application class, $self. This is deprecated, please move them into a Root controller.");
274 foreach my $method (@methods) {
275 my $name = $method->name;
276 # Horrible hack! All method metaclasses should have an attributes
277 # method, core Moose bug - see r13354.
278 my $attributes = $method->can('attributes') ? $method->attributes : [];
279 my $attrs = $self->_parse_attrs( $c, $name, @{ $attributes } );
280 if ( $attrs->{Private} && ( keys %$attrs > 1 ) ) {
281 $c->log->warn( 'Bad action definition "'
282 . join( ' ', @{ $attributes } )
283 . qq/" for "$class->$name"/ )
287 my $reverse = $namespace ? "${namespace}/${name}" : $name;
288 my $action = $self->create_action(
290 code => $method->body,
292 namespace => $namespace,
294 attributes => $attrs,
297 $c->dispatcher->register( $c, $action );
301 sub _apply_action_class_roles {
302 my ($self, $class, @roles) = @_;
304 load_class($_) for @roles;
305 my $meta = Moose::Meta::Class->initialize($class)->create_anon_class(
306 superclasses => [$class],
310 $meta->add_method(meta => sub { $meta });
319 my $class = (exists $args{attributes}{ActionClass}
320 ? $args{attributes}{ActionClass}[0]
321 : $self->_action_class);
331 my $class = $self->action_class(%args);
334 Moose->init_meta(for_class => $class)
335 unless Class::MOP::does_metaclass_exist($class);
337 unless ($args{name} =~ /^_(DISPATCH|BEGIN|AUTO|ACTION|END)$/) {
338 my @roles = $self->gather_action_roles(%args);
339 push @roles, $self->gather_default_action_roles(%args);
341 $class = $self->_apply_action_class_roles($class, @roles) if @roles;
347 : $self->config->{action_args}
351 %{ $action_args->{'*'} || {} },
352 %{ $action_args->{ $args{name} } || {} },
355 return $class->new({ %extra_args, %args });
358 sub gather_action_roles {
359 my ($self, %args) = @_;
361 (blessed $self ? $self->_action_roles : ()),
362 @{ $args{attributes}->{Does} || [] },
366 sub gather_default_action_roles {
367 my ($self, %args) = @_;
369 push @roles, 'Catalyst::ActionRole::HTTPMethods'
370 if $args{attributes}->{Method};
372 push @roles, 'Catalyst::ActionRole::ConsumesContent'
373 if $args{attributes}->{Consumes};
375 push @roles, 'Catalyst::ActionRole::Scheme'
376 if $args{attributes}->{Scheme};
381 my ( $self, $c, $name, @attrs ) = @_;
385 foreach my $attr (@attrs) {
387 # Parse out :Foo(bar) into Foo => bar etc (and arrayify)
389 if ( my ( $key, $value ) = ( $attr =~ /^(.*?)(?:\(\s*(.+?)\s*\))?$/ ) )
392 if ( defined $value ) {
393 ( $value =~ s/^'(.*)'$/$1/ ) || ( $value =~ s/^"(.*)"/$1/ );
395 push( @{ $raw_attributes{$key} }, $value );
399 my ($actions_config, $all_actions_config);
401 $actions_config = $self->_controller_actions;
402 # No, you're not getting actions => { '*' => ... } with actions in MyApp.
403 $all_actions_config = $self->_all_actions_attributes;
405 my $cfg = $self->config;
406 $actions_config = $self->merge_config_hashes($cfg->{actions}, $cfg->{action});
407 $all_actions_config = {};
412 # Note we deep copy array refs here to stop crapping on config
413 # when attributes are parsed. RT#65463
414 exists $actions_config->{$name} ? map { ref($_) eq 'ARRAY' ? [ @$_ ] : $_ } %{ $actions_config->{$name } } : (),
417 # Private actions with additional attributes will raise a warning and then
418 # be ignored. Adding '*' arguments to the default _DISPATCH / etc. methods,
419 # which are Private, will prevent those from being registered. They should
420 # probably be turned into :Actions instead, or we might want to otherwise
421 # disambiguate between those built-in internal actions and user-level
423 %raw_attributes = (%{ $all_actions_config }, %raw_attributes)
424 unless $raw_attributes{Private};
426 my %final_attributes;
428 while (my ($key, $value) = each %raw_attributes){
429 my $new_attrs = $self->_parse_attr($c, $name, $key => $value );
430 push @{ $final_attributes{$_} }, @{ $new_attrs->{$_} } for keys %$new_attrs;
433 return \%final_attributes;
437 my ($self, $c, $name, $key, $values) = @_;
439 my %final_attributes;
440 foreach my $value (ref($values) eq 'ARRAY' ? @$values : $values) {
441 my $meth = "_parse_${key}_attr";
442 if ( my $code = $self->can($meth) ) {
443 my %new_attrs = $self->$code( $c, $name, $value );
444 while (my ($new_key, $value) = each %new_attrs){
445 my $new_attrs = $key eq $new_key ?
446 { $new_key => [$value] } :
447 $self->_parse_attr($c, $name, $new_key => $value );
448 push @{ $final_attributes{$_} }, @{ $new_attrs->{$_} } for keys %$new_attrs;
452 push( @{ $final_attributes{$key} }, $value );
456 return \%final_attributes;
459 sub _parse_Global_attr {
460 my ( $self, $c, $name, $value ) = @_;
461 # _parse_attr will call _parse_Path_attr for us
462 return Path => "/$name";
465 sub _parse_Absolute_attr { shift->_parse_Global_attr(@_); }
467 sub _parse_Local_attr {
468 my ( $self, $c, $name, $value ) = @_;
469 # _parse_attr will call _parse_Path_attr for us
470 return Path => $name;
473 sub _parse_Relative_attr { shift->_parse_Local_attr(@_); }
475 sub _parse_Path_attr {
476 my ( $self, $c, $name, $value ) = @_;
477 $value = '' if !defined $value;
478 if ( $value =~ m!^/! ) {
479 return ( 'Path', $value );
481 elsif ( length $value ) {
482 return ( 'Path', join( '/', $self->path_prefix($c), $value ) );
485 return ( 'Path', $self->path_prefix($c) );
489 sub _parse_Chained_attr {
490 my ($self, $c, $name, $value) = @_;
492 if (defined($value) && length($value)) {
494 $value = '/'.$self->action_namespace($c);
495 } elsif (my ($rel, $rest) = $value =~ /^((?:\.{2}\/)+)(.*)$/) {
496 my @parts = split '/', $self->action_namespace($c);
497 my @levels = split '/', $rel;
499 $value = '/'.join('/', @parts[0 .. $#parts - @levels], $rest);
500 } elsif ($value !~ m/^\//) {
501 my $action_ns = $self->action_namespace($c);
504 $value = '/'.join('/', $action_ns, $value);
506 $value = '/'.$value; # special case namespace '' (root)
513 return Chained => $value;
516 sub _parse_ChainedParent_attr {
517 my ($self, $c, $name, $value) = @_;
518 return $self->_parse_Chained_attr($c, $name, '../'.$name);
521 sub _parse_PathPrefix_attr {
522 my ( $self, $c ) = @_;
523 return PathPart => $self->path_prefix($c);
526 sub _parse_ActionClass_attr {
527 my ( $self, $c, $name, $value ) = @_;
528 my $appname = $self->_application;
529 $value = Catalyst::Utils::resolve_namespace($appname . '::Action', $self->_action_class, $value);
530 return ( 'ActionClass', $value );
533 sub _parse_MyAction_attr {
534 my ( $self, $c, $name, $value ) = @_;
536 my $appclass = Catalyst::Utils::class2appclass($self);
537 $value = "+${appclass}::Action::${value}";
539 return ( 'ActionClass', $value );
542 sub _parse_Does_attr {
543 my ($self, $app, $name, $value) = @_;
544 return Does => $self->_expand_role_shortname($value);
547 sub _parse_GET_attr { Method => 'GET' }
548 sub _parse_POST_attr { Method => 'POST' }
549 sub _parse_PUT_attr { Method => 'PUT' }
550 sub _parse_DELETE_attr { Method => 'DELETE' }
551 sub _parse_OPTIONS_attr { Method => 'OPTIONS' }
552 sub _parse_HEAD_attr { Method => 'HEAD' }
553 sub _parse_PATCH_attr { Method => 'PATCH' }
555 sub _expand_role_shortname {
556 my ($self, @shortnames) = @_;
557 my $app = $self->_application;
559 my $prefix = $self->can('_action_role_prefix') ? $self->_action_role_prefix : ['Catalyst::ActionRole::'];
560 my @prefixes = (qq{${app}::ActionRole::}, @$prefix);
562 return String::RewritePrefix->rewrite(
564 my $loaded = load_first_existing_class(
565 map { "$_$_[0]" } @prefixes
567 return first { $loaded =~ /^$_/ }
568 sort { length $b <=> length $a } @prefixes;
576 __PACKAGE__->meta->make_immutable;
584 Like any other L<Catalyst::Component>, controllers have a config hash,
585 accessible through $self->config from the controller actions. Some
586 settings are in use by the Catalyst framework:
590 This specifies the internal namespace the controller should be bound
591 to. By default the controller is bound to the URI version of the
592 controller name. For instance controller 'MyApp::Controller::Foo::Bar'
593 will be bound to 'foo/bar'. The default Root controller is an example
594 of setting namespace to '' (the null string).
598 Sets 'path_prefix', as described below.
602 Allows you to set the attributes that the dispatcher creates actions out of.
603 This allows you to do 'rails style routes', or override some of the
604 attribute definitions of actions composed from Roles.
605 You can set arguments globally (for all actions of the controller) and
606 specifically (for a single action).
610 '*' => { Chained => 'base', Args => 0 },
611 base => { Chained => '/', PathPart => '', CaptureArgs => 0 },
615 In the case above every sub in the package would be made into a Chain
616 endpoint with a URI the same as the sub name for each sub, chained
617 to the sub named C<base>. Ergo dispatch to C</example> would call the
618 C<base> method, then the C<example> method.
622 Allows you to set constructor arguments on your actions. You can set arguments
623 globally and specifically (as above).
624 This is particularly useful when using C<ActionRole>s
625 (L<Catalyst::Controller::ActionRole>) and custom C<ActionClass>es.
629 '*' => { globalarg1 => 'hello', globalarg2 => 'goodbye' },
630 'specific_action' => { customarg => 'arg1' },
634 In the case above the action class associated with C<specific_action> would get
635 passed the following arguments, in addition to the normal action constructor
636 arguments, when it is instantiated:
638 (globalarg1 => 'hello', globalarg2 => 'goodbye', customarg => 'arg1')
642 =head2 BUILDARGS ($app, @args)
644 From L<Catalyst::Component::ApplicationAttribute>, stashes the application
645 instance as $self->_application.
647 =head2 $self->action_for('name')
649 Returns the Catalyst::Action object (if any) for a given method name
652 =head2 $self->action_namespace($c)
654 Returns the private namespace for actions in this component. Defaults
655 to a value from the controller name (for
656 e.g. MyApp::Controller::Foo::Bar becomes "foo/bar") or can be
657 overridden from the "namespace" config key.
660 =head2 $self->path_prefix($c)
662 Returns the default path prefix for :PathPrefix, :Local and
663 relative :Path actions in this component. Defaults to the action_namespace or
664 can be overridden from the "path" config key.
666 =head2 $self->register_actions($c)
668 Finds all applicable actions for this component, creates
669 Catalyst::Action objects (using $self->create_action) for them and
670 registers them with $c->dispatcher.
672 =head2 $self->get_action_methods()
674 Returns a list of L<Moose::Meta::Method> objects, doing the
675 L<MooseX::MethodAttributes::Role::Meta::Method> role, which are the set of
676 action methods for this package.
678 =head2 $self->register_action_methods($c, @methods)
680 Creates action objects for a set of action methods using C< create_action >,
681 and registers them with the dispatcher.
683 =head2 $self->action_class(%args)
685 Used when a controller is creating an action to determine the correct base
688 =head2 $self->create_action(%args)
690 Called with a hash of data to be use for construction of a new
691 Catalyst::Action (or appropriate sub/alternative class) object.
693 =head2 $self->gather_action_roles(\%action_args)
695 Gathers the list of roles to apply to an action with the given %action_args.
697 =head2 $self->gather_default_action_roles(\%action_args)
699 returns a list of action roles to be applied based on core, builtin rules.
700 Currently only the L<Catalyst::ActionRole::HTTPMethods> role is applied
703 =head2 $self->_application
707 Returns the application instance stored by C<new()>
709 =head1 ACTION SUBROUTINE ATTRIBUTES
711 Please see L<Catalyst::Manual::Intro> for more details
713 Think of action attributes as a sort of way to record metadata about an action,
714 similar to how annotations work in other languages you might have heard of.
715 Generally L<Catalyst> uses these to influence how the dispatcher sees your
716 action and when it will run it in response to an incoming request. They can
717 also be used for other things. Here's a summary, but you should refer to the
718 linked manual page for additional help.
722 sub homepage :Global { ... }
724 A global action defined in any controller always runs relative to your root.
725 So the above is the same as:
727 sub myaction :Path("/homepage") { ... }
731 Status: Deprecated alias to L</Global>.
735 Alias to "Path("$action_name"). The following two actions are the same:
737 sub myaction :Local { ... }
738 sub myaction :Path('myaction') { ... }
742 Status: Deprecated alias to L</Local>
746 Handle various types of paths:
748 package MyApp::Controller::Baz {
752 sub myaction1 :Path { ... } # -> /baz
753 sub myaction2 :Path('foo') { ... } # -> /baz/foo
754 sub myaction2 :Path('/bar') { ... } # -> /bar
757 This is a general toolbox for attaching your action to a given path.
764 B<Status: Deprecated.> Use Chained methods or other techniques.
765 If you really depend on this, install the standalone
766 L<Catalyst::DispatchType::Regex> distribution.
768 A global way to match a give regular expression in the incoming request path.
774 B<Status: Deprecated.> Use Chained methods or other techniques.
775 If you really depend on this, install the standalone
776 L<Catalyst::DispatchType::Regex> distribution.
778 Like L</Regex> but scoped under the namespace of the containing controller
790 Please see L<Catalyst::DispatchType::Chained>
794 Set the base class for the action, defaults to L</Catalyst::Action>. It is now
795 preferred to use L</Does>.
799 Set the ActionClass using a custom Action in your project namespace.
801 The following is exactly the same:
803 sub foo_action1 : Local ActionClass('+MyApp::Action::Bar') { ... }
804 sub foo_action2 : Local MyAction('Bar') { ... }
808 package MyApp::Controller::Zoo;
810 sub foo : Local Does('Moo') { ... } # Catalyst::ActionRole::
811 sub bar : Local Does('~Moo') { ... } # MyApp::ActionRole::Moo
812 sub baz : Local Does('+MyApp::ActionRole::Moo') { ... }
830 Sets the give action path to match the specified HTTP method, or via one of the
831 broadly accepted methods of overriding the 'true' method (see
832 L<Catalyst::ActionRole::HTTPMethods>).
836 When used with L</Path> indicates the number of arguments expected in
837 the path. However if no Args value is set, assumed to 'slurp' all
838 remaining path pars under this namespace.
840 =head2 Consumes('...')
842 Matches the current action against the content-type of the request. Typically
843 this is used when the request is a POST or PUT and you want to restrict the
844 submitted content type. For example, you might have an HTML for that either
845 returns classic url encoded form data, or JSON when Javascript is enabled. In
846 this case you may wish to match either incoming type to one of two different
847 actions, for properly processing.
851 sub is_json : Chained('start') Consumes('application/json') { ... }
852 sub is_urlencoded : Chained('start') Consumes('application/x-www-form-urlencoded') { ... }
853 sub is_multipart : Chained('start') Consumes('multipart/form-data') { ... }
855 To reduce boilerplate, we include the following content type shortcuts:
859 sub is_json : Chained('start') Consume(JSON) { ... }
860 sub is_urlencoded : Chained('start') Consumes(UrlEncoded) { ... }
861 sub is_multipart : Chained('start') Consumes(Multipart) { ... }
863 You may specify more than one match:
867 : Consumes('application/x-www-form-urlencoded')
868 : Consumes('multipart/form-data')
872 : Consumes(UrlEncoded)
873 : Consumes(Multipart)
875 Since it is a common case the shortcut C<HTMLForm> matches both
876 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded' and 'multipart/form-data'. Here's the full
877 list of available shortcuts:
879 JSON => 'application/json',
880 JS => 'application/javascript',
881 PERL => 'application/perl',
884 Plain => 'text/plain',
885 UrlEncoded => 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded',
886 Multipart => 'multipart/form-data',
887 HTMLForm => ['application/x-www-form-urlencoded','multipart/form-data'],
889 Please keep in mind that when dispatching, L<Catalyst> will match the first most
890 relevant case, so if you use the C<Consumes> attribute, you should place your
891 most accurate matches early in the Chain, and your 'catchall' actions last.
893 See L<Catalyst::ActionRole::ConsumesContent> for more.
897 Allows you to specify a URI scheme for the action or action chain. For example
898 you can required that a given path be C<https> or that it is a websocket endpoint
899 C<ws> or C<wss>. For an action chain you may currently only have one defined
902 package MyApp::Controller::Root;
904 use base 'Catalyst::Controller';
906 sub is_http :Path(scheme) Scheme(http) Args(0) {
908 $c->response->body("is_http");
911 sub is_https :Path(scheme) Scheme(https) Args(0) {
913 $c->response->body("is_https");
916 In the above example http://localhost/root/scheme would match the first
917 action (is_http) but https://localhost/root/scheme would match the second.
919 As an added benefit, if an action or action chain defines a Scheme, when using
920 $c->uri_for the scheme of the generated URL will use what you define in the action
921 or action chain (the current behavior is to set the scheme based on the current
922 incoming request). This makes it easier to use uri_for on websites where some
923 paths are secure and others are not. You may also use this to other schemes
926 See L<Catalyst::ActionRole::Scheme> for more.
928 =head1 OPTIONAL METHODS
930 =head2 _parse_[$name]_attr
932 Allows you to customize parsing of subroutine attributes.
934 sub myaction1 :Path TwoArgs { ... }
936 sub _parse_TwoArgs_attr {
937 my ( $self, $c, $name, $value ) = @_;
938 # $self -> controller instance
943 Please note that this feature does not let you actually assign new functions
944 to actions via subroutine attributes, but is really more for creating useful
945 aliases to existing core and extended attributes, and transforms based on
946 existing information (like from configuration). Code for actually doing
947 something meaningful with the subroutine attributes will be located in the
948 L<Catalyst::Action> classes (or your subclasses), L<Catalyst::Dispatcher> and
949 in subclasses of L<Catalyst::DispatchType>. Remember these methods only get
950 called basically once when the application is starting, not per request!
954 Catalyst Contributors, see Catalyst.pm
958 This library is free software. You can redistribute it and/or modify
959 it under the same terms as Perl itself.