package Catalyst::Base;
use strict;
-use base qw/Catalyst::AttrContainer Class::Accessor::Fast/;
+use base qw/Catalyst::Component Catalyst::AttrContainer Class::Accessor::Fast/;
use Catalyst::Exception;
use Catalyst::Utils;
use Class::Inspector;
use NEXT;
-__PACKAGE__->mk_classdata($_) for qw/_config _dispatch_steps/;
+__PACKAGE__->mk_classdata($_) for qw/_dispatch_steps/;
__PACKAGE__->_dispatch_steps( [qw/_BEGIN _AUTO _ACTION/] );
=head1 NAME
-Catalyst::Base - Catalyst Universal Base Class
+Catalyst::Base - Catalyst Controller Base Class
=head1 SYNOPSIS
- # lib/MyApp/Model/Something.pm
- package MyApp::Model::Something;
-
- use base 'Catalyst::Base';
-
- __PACKAGE__->config( foo => 'bar' );
-
- sub test {
- my $self = shift;
- return $self->{foo};
- }
-
- sub forward_to_me {
- my ( $self, $c ) = @_;
- $c->response->output( $self->{foo} );
- }
-
- 1;
-
- # Methods can be a request step
- $c->forward(qw/MyApp::Model::Something forward_to_me/);
-
- # Or just methods
- print $c->comp('MyApp::Model::Something')->test;
-
- print $c->comp('MyApp::Model::Something')->{foo};
=head1 DESCRIPTION
-This is the universal base class for Catalyst components
-(Model/View/Controller).
-
-It provides you with a generic new() for instantiation through Catalyst's
-component loader with config() support and a process() method placeholder.
=head1 METHODS
=over 4
-=item new($c)
-
-=cut
-
-sub new {
- my ( $self, $c ) = @_;
-
- # Temporary fix, some components does not pass context to constructor
- my $arguments = ( ref( $_[-1] ) eq 'HASH' ) ? $_[-1] : {};
-
- return $self->NEXT::new( { %{ $self->config }, %{$arguments} } );
-}
-
-# remember to leave blank lines between the consecutive =item's
-# otherwise the pod tools don't recognize the subsequent =items
-
-=item $c->config
-
-=item $c->config($hashref)
-
-=item $c->config($key, $value, ...)
-
-=cut
-
-sub config {
- my $self = shift;
- $self->_config( {} ) unless $self->_config;
- if (@_) {
- my $config = @_ > 1 ? {@_} : $_[0];
- while ( my ( $key, $val ) = each %$config ) {
- $self->_config->{$key} = $val;
- }
- }
- return $self->_config;
-}
-
-=item $c->process()
-
-=cut
-
-sub process {
-
- Catalyst::Exception->throw( message => ( ref $_[0] || $_[0] )
- . " did not override Catalyst::Base::process" );
-}
-
=back
=head1 SEE ALSO