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NAME

Mojo::Headers - Headers

SYNOPSIS

use Mojo::Headers;

my $headers = Mojo::Headers->new;
$headers->content_type('text/plain');
$headers->parse("Content-Type: text/html\n\n");

DESCRIPTION

Mojo::Headers is a container and parser for HTTP headers.

ATTRIBUTES

Mojo::Headers implements the following attributes.

max_line_size

my $size = $headers->max_line_size;
$headers = $headers->max_line_size(1024);

Maximum line size in bytes, defaults to the value of MOJO_MAX_LINE_SIZE or 10240. Note that this attribute is EXPERIMENTAL and might change without warning!

METHODS

Mojo::Headers inherits all methods from Mojo::Base and implements the following new ones.

accept

my $accept = $headers->accept;
$headers   = $headers->accept('application/json');

Shortcut for the Accept header.

accept_language

my $accept_language = $headers->accept_language;
$headers            = $headers->accept_language('de, en');

Shortcut for the Accept-Language header.

accept_ranges

my $ranges = $headers->accept_ranges;
$headers   = $headers->accept_ranges('bytes');

Shortcut for the Accept-Ranges header.

add

$headers = $headers->add('Content-Type', 'text/plain');

Add one or more header lines.

authorization

my $authorization = $headers->authorization;
$headers          = $headers->authorization('Basic Zm9vOmJhcg==');

Shortcut for the Authorization header.

cache_control

my $cache_control = $headers->cache_control;
$headers          = $headers->cache_control('max-age=1, no-cache');

Shortcut for the Cache-Control header.

clone

my $clone = $headers->clone;

Clone headers. Note that this method is EXPERIMENTAL and might change without warning!

connection

my $connection = $headers->connection;
$headers       = $headers->connection('close');

Shortcut for the Connection header.

content_disposition

my $content_disposition = $headers->content_disposition;
$headers                = $headers->content_disposition('foo');

Shortcut for the Content-Disposition header.

content_length

my $content_length = $headers->content_length;
$headers           = $headers->content_length(4000);

Shortcut for the Content-Length header.

content_range

my $range = $headers->content_range;
$headers  = $headers->content_range('bytes 2-8/100');

Shortcut for the Content-Range header.

content_transfer_encoding

my $encoding = $headers->content_transfer_encoding;
$headers     = $headers->content_transfer_encoding('foo');

Shortcut for the Content-Transfer-Encoding header.

content_type

my $content_type = $headers->content_type;
$headers         = $headers->content_type('text/plain');

Shortcut for the Content-Type header.

my $cookie = $headers->cookie;
$headers   = $headers->cookie('$Version=1; f=b; $Path=/');

Shortcut for the Cookie header.

date

my $date = $headers->date;
$headers = $headers->date('Sun, 17 Aug 2008 16:27:35 GMT');

Shortcut for the Date header.

dnt

my $dnt  = $headers->dnt;
$headers = $headers->dnt(1);

Shortcut for the DNT (Do Not Track) header.

etag

my $etag = $headers->etag;
$headers = $headers->etag('abc321');

Shortcut for the ETag header.

expect

my $expect = $headers->expect;
$headers   = $headers->expect('100-continue');

Shortcut for the Expect header.

expires

my $expires = $headers->expires;
$headers    = $headers->expires('Thu, 01 Dec 1994 16:00:00 GMT');

Shortcut for the Expires header.

from_hash

$headers = $headers->from_hash({'Content-Type' => 'text/html'});

Parse headers from a hash.

my $string = $headers->header('Content-Type');
my @lines  = $headers->header('Content-Type');
$headers   = $headers->header('Content-Type' => 'text/plain');

Get or replace the current header values.

# Multiple headers with the same name
for my $header ($headers->header('Set-Cookie')) {
  say 'Set-Cookie:';

  # Each header contains an array of lines
  for my $line (@$header) {
    say $line;
  }
}

host

my $host = $headers->host;
$headers = $headers->host('127.0.0.1');

Shortcut for the Host header.

if_modified_since

my $m    = $headers->if_modified_since;
$headers = $headers->if_modified_since('Sun, 17 Aug 2008 16:27:35 GMT');

Shortcut for the If-Modified-Since header.

is_finished

my $success = $headers->is_finished;

Check if header parser is finished.

is_limit_exceeded

my $success = $headers->is_limit_exceeded;

Check if a header has exceeded max_line_size. Note that this method is EXPERIMENTAL and might change without warning!

last_modified

my $m    = $headers->last_modified;
$headers = $headers->last_modified('Sun, 17 Aug 2008 16:27:35 GMT');

Shortcut for the Last-Modified header.

leftovers

my $leftovers = $headers->leftovers;

Leftovers.

location

my $location = $headers->location;
$headers     = $headers->location('http://127.0.0.1/foo');

Shortcut for the Location header.

names

my $names = $headers->names;

Generate a list of all currently defined headers.

parse

$headers = $headers->parse("Content-Type: text/foo\n\n");

Parse formatted headers.

proxy_authenticate

my $authenticate = $headers->proxy_authenticate;
$headers         = $headers->proxy_authenticate('Basic "realm"');

Shortcut for the Proxy-Authenticate header.

proxy_authorization

my $proxy_authorization = $headers->proxy_authorization;
$headers = $headers->proxy_authorization('Basic Zm9vOmJhcg==');

Shortcut for the Proxy-Authorization header.

range

my $range = $headers->range;
$headers  = $headers->range('bytes=2-8');

Shortcut for the Range header.

referrer

my $referrer = $headers->referrer;
$headers     = $headers->referrer('http://mojolicio.us');

Shortcut for the Referer header, there was a typo in RFC 2068 which resulted in Referer becoming an official header.

remove

$headers = $headers->remove('Content-Type');

Remove a header.

sec_websocket_accept

my $accept = $headers->sec_websocket_accept;
$headers   = $headers->sec_websocket_accept('s3pPLMBiTxaQ9kYGzzhZRbK+xOo=');

Shortcut for the Sec-WebSocket-Accept header.

sec_websocket_key

my $key  = $headers->sec_websocket_key;
$headers = $headers->sec_websocket_key('dGhlIHNhbXBsZSBub25jZQ==');

Shortcut for the Sec-WebSocket-Key header.

sec_websocket_origin

my $origin = $headers->sec_websocket_origin;
$headers   = $headers->sec_websocket_origin('http://example.com');

Shortcut for the Sec-WebSocket-Origin header.

sec_websocket_protocol

my $protocol = $headers->sec_websocket_protocol;
$headers     = $headers->sec_websocket_protocol('sample');

Shortcut for the Sec-WebSocket-Protocol header.

sec_websocket_version

my $version = $headers->sec_websocket_version;
$headers    = $headers->sec_websocket_version(13);

Shortcut for the Sec-WebSocket-Version header.

server

my $server = $headers->server;
$headers   = $headers->server('Mojo');

Shortcut for the Server header.

my $set_cookie = $headers->set_cookie;
$headers       = $headers->set_cookie('f=b; Version=1; Path=/');

Shortcut for the Set-Cookie header.

status

my $status = $headers->status;
$headers   = $headers->status('200 OK');

Shortcut for the Status header.

to_hash

my $hash = $headers->to_hash;
my $hash = $headers->to_hash(arrayref => 1);

Format headers as a hash. Nested arrayrefs to represent multi line values are optional.

to_string

my $string = $headers->to_string;

Format headers suitable for HTTP 1.1 messages.

trailer

my $trailer = $headers->trailer;
$headers    = $headers->trailer('X-Foo');

Shortcut for the Trailer header.

transfer_encoding

my $transfer_encoding = $headers->transfer_encoding;
$headers              = $headers->transfer_encoding('chunked');

Shortcut for the Transfer-Encoding header.

upgrade

my $upgrade = $headers->upgrade;
$headers    = $headers->upgrade('websocket');

Shortcut for the Upgrade header.

user_agent

my $user_agent = $headers->user_agent;
$headers       = $headers->user_agent('Mojo/1.0');

Shortcut for the User-Agent header.

www_authenticate

my $authenticate = $headers->www_authenticate;
$headers         = $headers->www_authenticate('Basic realm="realm"');

Shortcut for the WWW-Authenticate header.

SEE ALSO

Mojolicious, Mojolicious::Guides, http://mojolicio.us.