NAME

CGI::Application::Plugin::Phrasebook - A CGI::Application plugin for Data::Phrasebook

SYNOPSIS

package MyCGIApp;

use base 'CGI::Application';
use CGI::Application::Plugin::Phrasebook;

sub cgiapp_prerun {
    my $self = shift;
    $self->config_phrasebook(
        class  => 'Plain',
        loader => 'YAML',
        file   => 'conf/my_phrasebook.yml',        
    ); 
    # ... do other stuff here ...
}

sub some_run_mode {
    my $self = shift;
    # grab the phrasebook instance 
    # and fetch a keyword from it
    return $self->phrasebook->fetch('a_phrasebook_keyword');
}

DESCRIPTION

This is a very simple plugin which provides access to an instance (or instances) of Data::Phrasebook inside your CGI::Application. I could have just stuffed this in with param, but this way is much nicer (and easier to type).

METHODS

config_phrasebook (@phrasebook_args|\%multiple_phrasebooks)

Given an array of arguments, this configures your Data::Phrasebook instance by simply passing any arguments onto Data::Phrasebook::new. It then stashes it into the CGI::Application instance.

If given a HASH reference, this will configure multiple Data::Phrasebook instances, one for each hash key. Here is an example, of how that would be used.

package MyCGIApp;

use base 'CGI::Application';
use CGI::Application::Plugin::Phrasebook;

sub cgiapp_prerun {
    my $self = shift;
    $self->config_phrasebook({
        my_yaml_phrasebook => { 
            class  => 'Plain',
            loader => 'YAML',
            file   => 'conf/my_phrasebook.yml',        
        },
        my_txt_phrasebook => {
            class  => 'Plain',
            loader => 'Text',
            file   => 'conf/my_phrasebook.txt',            
        }
    }); 
    # ... do other stuff here ...
}

sub some_run_mode {
    my $self = shift;
    return $self->phrasebook('my_yaml_phrasebook')->fetch('a_phrasebook_keyword');
}

sub some_other_run_mode {
    my $self = shift;
    return $self->phrasebook('my_txt_phrasebook')->fetch('a_phrasebook_keyword');
}

You can also assign one of the hash keys to the string __DEFAULT__, and it will be used as the default phrasebook. But this behavior is optional.

phrasebook (?$phrasebook_name)

This will return the Data::Phrasebook instance, or undef if one has not yet been configured.

If the plugin has been configured with multiple phrasebooks, you can specify the particular $phrasebook_name, if one is not specified, it will attempt to use the phrasebook called __DEFAULT__. If the phrasebook is not found, undef is returned.

SEE ALSO

Data::Phrasebook

http://www.perl.com/pub/a/2002/10/22/phrasebook.html

BUGS

All complex software has bugs lurking in it, and this module is no exception. If you find a bug please either email me, or add the bug to cpan-RT.

AUTHOR

Stevan Little <stevan@iinteractive.com>

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

Copyright 2006 by Infinity Interactive, Inc.

http://www.iinteractive.com

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.