svn co http://dev.catalyst.perl.org/repos/Catalyst/trunk/examples/Tutorial/ CatalystTutorial
-This will download the most recent tarball for each chapter of the
-tutorial into the CatalystTutorial directory on your machine.
+This will download the most recent code for each chapter of the
+tutorial into the CatalystTutorial directory on your machine.
B<These reference implementations are provided so that when you follow
the tutorial, you can use the code from the subversion repository to
B<NOTE: You can use any Perl-supported OS and environment to run
Catalyst.> It should make little or no difference to Catalyst's
operation, B<but this tutorial has been written using the Debian 5
-live CD> because that represents a quick and easy for most people to
+live CD> because that represents a quick and easy way for most people to
try out Catalyst with virtually zero setup time and hassles. Also,
the tutorial has been tested to work correctly with the versions of
Catalyst and all the supporting modules in Debian 5 (see "VERSIONS
for some of the key modules), so B<if you think you might be running
into an issue related to versions> (for example, a module changed its
behavior in a newer version or a bug was introduced), B<it might be
-worth giving Debian 5 a try>. See the "CATALYST INSTALLATION"
-section below for more information.
+worth giving Debian 5 a try>.
-If you're reading this manual online, you can download the example
+If you plan to follow along with Debian 5, you can jump down to the
+"Debian" section under L</"CATALYST INSTALLATION"> below and it will walk you
+though the setup of a fully functional Catalyst environment. If you
+would prefer to install directly from CPAN, you can download the example
program and all the necessary dependencies to your local machine by
-installing the C<Task::Catalyst::Tutorial> distribution from CPAN:
+installing the C<Task::Catalyst::Tutorial> distribution:
cpan Task::Catalyst::Tutorial
=item *
The use of SQLite as a database (with code also provided for MySQL and
-PostgreSQL).
+PostgreSQL). (Note: Because we make use of the DBIx::Class Object
+Relational Mapping [ORM] layer, out our application will be database
+agnostic and can easily be used by any of the databases supported
+by DBIx::Class.)
=item *
-The use of L<HTML::FormFu|HTML::FormFu> for automated form processing
-and validation.
+The use of L<HTML::FormFu|HTML::FormFu> or L<HTML::FormHandler|HTML::FormHandler>
+for automated form processing and validation.
=back
=item *
-Catalyst v5.80004
+Catalyst v5.80013
=item *
-Catalyst::Devel v1.10
+Catalyst::Devel v1.21
=item *
-DBIx::Class v0.08102
+DBIx::Class v0.08112
+
+=item *
+
+Template Toolkit v2.20
=item *
=item *
-Catalyst::Plugin::Authentication -- v0.10011
+Catalyst::Plugin::Authentication -- v0.10015
=item *
=item *
-Catalyst::Plugin::ConfigLoader -- v0.22
+Catalyst::Plugin::ConfigLoader -- v0.27
=item *
-Catalyst::Plugin::Session -- v0.20
+Catalyst::Plugin::Session -- v0.29
=item *
-Catalyst::Plugin::Session::State::Cookie -- v0.10
+Catalyst::Plugin::Session::State::Cookie -- v0.17
=item *
-Catalyst::Plugin::Session::Store::FastMmap -- v0.07
+Catalyst::Plugin::Session::Store::FastMmap -- v0.13
=item *
-Catalyst::Plugin::StackTrace -- v0.09
+Catalyst::Plugin::StackTrace -- v0.11
=item *
-Catalyst::Plugin::Static::Simple -- v0.21
+Catalyst::Plugin::Static::Simple -- v0.25
=back
perl -M<_mod_name_> -e '"print $<_mod_name_>::VERSION\n"'
For example:
- perl -MCatalyst::Plugin::StackTrace -e 'print "$Catalyst::Plugin::StackTrace::VERSION\n"'
-Since the web browser is being used on the same box where Perl and the
-Catalyst development server is running, the URL of
-C<http://localhost:3000> will be used (the Catalyst development server
-defaults to port 3000). If you are running Perl on a different box than
-where your web browser is located (or using a different port number via
-the C<-p> I<port_number> option to the development server), then you
-will need to update the URL you use accordingly.
+ perl -MCatalyst -e 'print "$Catalyst::VERSION\n";'
+
+or:
+
+ perl -MCatalyst::Devel -e 'print "$Catalyst::Devel::VERSION\n";'
=item *
-Depending on the web browser you are using, you might need to hit
-C<Shift+Reload> or C<Ctrl+Reload> to pull a fresh page when testing
-your application at various points (see
-L<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bypass_your_cache> for a comprehensive
+This tutorial will assume that the web browser is located on the same
+system where the Catalyst development server is running, and
+therefore use a URL of C<http://localhost:3000> (the Catalyst
+development server defaults to port 3000). If you are running Perl on
+a different box than where your web browser is located (or using a
+different port number via the C<-p> I<port_number> option to the
+development server), then you will need to update the URL you use
+accordingly.
+
+Please Note: Depending on the web browser you are using, you might
+need to hit C<Shift+Reload> or C<Ctrl+Reload> to pull a fresh page
+when testing your application at various points (see
+L<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bypass_your_cache> for a comprehensive
list of options for each browser). Also, the C<-k> keepalive option
to the development server can be necessary with some browsers
(especially Internet Explorer).
sudo aptitude update
sudo aptitude -y install sqlite3 libdbd-sqlite3-perl libcatalyst-perl \
- libcatalyst-modules-perl libconfig-general-perl libsql-translator-perl \
- libdatetime-perl libdatetime-format-mysql-perl libio-all-perl \
- libperl6-junction-perl libmoosex-emulate-class-accessor-fast-perl
+ libcatalyst-modules-perl libdbix-class-timestamp-perl \
+ libdbix-class-encodedcolumn-perl libperl6-junction-perl \
+ libdatetime-format-sqlite-perl libconfig-general-perl \
+ libhtml-formfu-model-dbic-perl
-Let it install (normally about a 30-second operaton) and you are
-done.
+Let it install (normally about a 30 to 90-second operaton) and you are
+done. (Note the '\' above. Depending on your environment, you might
+be able to cut and paste the text as shown or need to remove the '\'
+characters to that the command is all on a single line.)
If you are using an image other than the "rescue" ISO, you will also need
to run the following command to install additional packages:
=item *
If you are installing modules from CPAN, you can free up some space
-with "C<rm -rf /root/.cpan/*>".
+with "C<rm -rf /root/.cpan/*>" (change "/root/" in the previous
+command to match your home directory or the location where CPAN
+has been configured to perform build operations).
=item *
Matt Trout's C<cat-install>
-Available at L<http://www.shadowcatsystems.co.uk/static/cat-install>,
+Available at L<http://www.shadowcat.co.uk/static/cat-install>,
C<cat-install> can be a fairly painless way to get Catalyst up and
running. Just download the script from the link above and type C<perl
cat-install>. Depending on the speed of your Internet connection and
B<NOTE:> You can run the test cases for the final code through Chapter 8
with the following commands:
- sudo cpan Catalyst::Model::DBIC::Schema Time::Warp DBICx::TestDatabase \
- DBIx::Class::DynamicDefault DBIx::Class::TimeStamp DBIx::Class::EncodedColumn
wget http://dev.catalyst.perl.org/repos/Catalyst/trunk/examples/Tutorial/MyApp_Chapter8.tgz
tar zxvf MyApp_Chapter8.tgz
cd MyApp
- CATALYST_DEBUG=0 prove --lib lib t
+ CATALYST_DEBUG=0 prove -wl t
-If you wish to include the L<HTML::FormFu|HTML::FormFu> section in
-your tests, substitute C<MyApp_Chapter9_FormFu.tgz> for
-C<MyApp_Chapter8.tgz> in the URL above. However, you will also need to
-run the following additional commands:
+If you wish to include the L<HTML::FormFu|HTML::FormFu> section in your tests,
+substitute C<MyApp_Chapter9_FormFu.tgz> for C<MyApp_Chapter8.tgz> in the URL
+above.
- sudo aptitude -y install libhtml-formfu-perl libmoose-perl \
- libregexp-assemble-perl libhtml-formfu-model-dbic-perl
- sudo aptitude clean
- sudo cpan Catalyst::Component::InstancePerContext Catalyst::Controller::HTML::FormFu
+ wget http://dev.catalyst.perl.org/repos/Catalyst/trunk/examples/Tutorial/MyApp_Chapter9_FormFu.tgz
+ tar zxvf MyApp_Chapter8.tgz
+ cd MyApp
+ CATALYST_DEBUG=0 prove -wl t
You can also fire up the application under the development server that is conveniently
built in to Catalyst. Just issue this command from the C<MyApp> directory where you
Please report any errors, issues or suggestions to the author. The
most recent version of the Catalyst Tutorial can be found at
-L<http://dev.catalyst.perl.org/repos/Catalyst/Catalyst-Manual/5.70/trunk/lib/Catalyst/Manual/Tutorial/>.
+L<http://dev.catalyst.perl.org/repos/Catalyst/Catalyst-Manual/5.80/trunk/lib/Catalyst/Manual/Tutorial/>.
Copyright 2006-2008, Kennedy Clark, under Creative Commons License
(L<http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/us/>).
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