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[catagits/Catalyst-Runtime.git] / lib / Catalyst / Request.pm

diff --git a/lib/Catalyst/Request.pm b/lib/Catalyst/Request.pm
index c859fd2..81bda0f 100644 (file)
--- a/lib/Catalyst/Request.pm
+++ b/lib/Catalyst/Request.pm
@@ -76,15 +76,19 @@ has parameters => (
   default => sub { {} },
 );
 
-before parameters => sub {
-  my ($self, $params) = @_;
-  if ( $params && !ref $params ) {
-    $self->_context->log->warn(
-        "Attempt to retrieve '$params' with req->params(), " .
-        "you probably meant to call req->param('$params')" );
-    $params = undef;
-  }
-
+around parameters => sub {
+    my ($orig, $self, $params) = @_;
+    if ($params) {
+        if ( !ref $params ) {
+            $self->_context->log->warn(
+                "Attempt to retrieve '$params' with req->params(), " .
+                "you probably meant to call req->param('$params')"
+            );
+            $params = undef;
+        }
+        return $self->$orig($params);
+    }
+    $self->$orig();
 };
 
 has base => (
@@ -219,7 +223,10 @@ Shortcut for arguments.
 
 =head2 $req->base
 
-Contains the URI base. This will always have a trailing slash.
+Contains the URI base. This will always have a trailing slash. Note that the
+URI scheme (eg., http vs. https) must be determined through heuristics;
+depending on your server configuration, it may be incorrect. See $req->secure
+for more info.
 
 If your application was queried with the URI
 C<http://localhost:3000/some/path> then C<base> is C<http://localhost:3000/>.
@@ -455,7 +462,12 @@ Shortcut for $req->headers->referer. Returns the referring page.
 
 =head2 $req->secure
 
-Returns true or false, indicating whether the connection is secure (https).
+Returns true or false, indicating whether the connection is secure
+(https). Note that the URI scheme (eg., http vs. https) must be determined
+through heuristics, and therefore the reliablity of $req->secure will depend
+on your server configuration. If you are serving secure pages on the standard
+SSL port (443) and/or setting the HTTPS environment variable, $req->secure
+should be valid.
 
 =head2 $req->captures