NAME

Mango::Catalyst::Controller - Base controller for Catalyst controllers in Mango

SYNOPSIS

package MyApp::Controller::Foo;
use base 'Mango::Catalyst::Controller';

DESCRIPTION

Mango::Catalyst::Controller is the base controller class used by all Catalyst controllers in Mango. It inherits the Form and REST controllers and provides some generic methods used by all Mango controllers.

CONFIGURATION

The following configuration options are used directly by this controller:

resource_name

If specified, this name will be sent to register_as_resource when the component is loaded.

METHODS

current_page

Returns the current page number from params or 1 if no page is specified.

enable_feeds

Generates links to atom/rss feeds for the current action uri and adds them to the stash, where the default wrapper adds them to the <head> section as alternate content.

enable_atom_feed

Generates a link to an atom feed for the current action uri and adds it to the stash, where the default wrapper adds it to the <head> section as alternate content.

This method is automatically called for any action that has the Feed('Atom') attribute applied to it.

enable_rss_feed

Generates a link to an rss feed for the current action uri and adds it to the stash, where the default wrapper adds it to the <head> section as alternate content.

This method is automatically called for any action that has the Feed('RSS') attribute applied to it.

entries_per_page

Returns the number of entries par page to be displayed from params or 10 if no param is specified.

register_as_resource

Arguments: $name

Registers the current class name as a resource associated with the specified name.

SEE ALSO

Mango::Catalyst::Controller::Form, Mango::Catalyst::Controller::REST

AUTHOR

Christopher H. Laco
CPAN ID: CLACO
claco@chrislaco.com
http://today.icantfocus.com/blog/