Catalyst provides a number of helper scripts that can be used to quickly
flesh out the basic structure of your application. All Catalyst projects
-begin with the C<catalyst.pl> helper (see
+begin with the F<catalyst.pl> helper (see
L<Catalyst::Helper> for more information on helpers).
Also note that as of Catalyst 5.7000, you will not have the helper
scripts unless you install both L<Catalyst::Runtime>
and L<Catalyst::Devel>.
-In this first chapter of the tutorial, use the Catalyst C<catalyst.pl>
+In this first chapter of the tutorial, use the Catalyst F<catalyst.pl>
script to initialize the framework for an application called C<Hello>:
$ catalyst.pl Hello
from the end of the "catalyst.pl" command and simply use
"catalyst Hello".
-The C<catalyst.pl> helper script will display the names of the
+The F<catalyst.pl> helper script will display the names of the
directories and files it creates:
Changes # Record of application changes
Catalyst will "auto-discover" modules in the Controller, Model, and View
-directories. When you use the C<hello_create.pl> script it will create Perl
+directories. When you use the F<hello_create.pl> script it will create Perl
module scaffolds in those directories, plus test files in the "t"
directory. The default location for templates is in the "root"
directory. The scripts in the script directory will always start with
=head2 The Simplest Way
The Root.pm controller is a place to put global actions that usually
-execute on the root URL. Open the C<lib/Hello/Controller/Root.pm> file
+execute on the root URL. Open the F<lib/Hello/Controller/Root.pm> file
in your editor. You will see the "index" subroutine, which is
responsible for displaying the welcome screen that you just saw in your
browser.
While you leave the C<script/hello_server.pl -r> command running the
development server in one window (don't forget the "-r" at the end!),
open another window and add the following subroutine to your
-C<lib/Hello/Controller/Root.pm> file:
+F<lib/Hello/Controller/Root.pm> file:
sub hello :Global {
my ( $self, $c ) = @_;
$ script/hello_create.pl view HTML TT
-This creates the C<lib/Hello/View/HTML.pm> module, which is a subclass
+This creates the F<lib/Hello/View/HTML.pm> module, which is a subclass
of C<Catalyst::View::TT>.
=over 4
=back
-If you look at C<lib/Hello/View/HTML.pm> you will find that it only
+If you look at F<lib/Hello/View/HTML.pm> you will find that it only
contains a config statement to set the TT extension to ".tt".
Now that the HTML.pm "View" exists, Catalyst will autodiscover it and be
explore some of the more common TT features in later chapters of the
tutorial).
-Create a C<root/hello.tt> template file (put it in the C<root> under the
+Create a F<root/hello.tt> template file (put it in the C<root> under the
C<Hello> directory that is the base of your application). Here is a
simple sample:
[% and %] are markers for the TT parts of the template. Inside you can
access Perl variables and classes, and use TT directives. In this case,
we're using a special TT variable that defines the name of the template
-file (C<hello.tt>). The rest of the template is normal HTML.
+file (F<hello.tt>). The rest of the template is normal HTML.
-Change the hello method in C<lib/Hello/Controller/Root.pm> to the
+Change the hello method in F<lib/Hello/Controller/Root.pm> to the
following:
sub hello :Global {
$ script/hello_create.pl controller Site
-This will create a C<lib/Hello/Controller/Site.pm> file (and a test
+This will create a F<lib/Hello/Controller/Site.pm> file (and a test
file). If you bring Site.pm up in your editor, you can see that
there's not much there to see.
-In C<lib/Hello/Controller/Site.pm>, add the following method:
+In F<lib/Hello/Controller/Site.pm>, add the following method:
sub test :Local {
my ( $self, $c ) = @_;
$ mkdir root/site
-Create a new template file in that directory named C<root/site/test.tt>
+Create a new template file in that directory named F<root/site/test.tt>
and include a line like:
<p>Hello, [% username %]!</p>