1Catalyst::TraitFor::ReqUuseesrt:C:oRnCEtaSrtTia:bl:uyFtsoetrd:B:rPToerwraslietrDFsoo(cr3u:)m:eRnetqauteisotn::REST::ForBrowsers(3)
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NAME

6       Catalyst::TraitFor::Request::REST::ForBrowsers - A request trait for
7       REST and browsers
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SYNOPSIS

10           package MyApp;
11           use Moose;
12           use namespace::autoclean;
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14           use Catalyst;
15           use CatalystX::RoleApplicator;
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17           extends 'Catalyst';
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19           __PACKAGE__->apply_request_class_roles(qw[
20               Catalyst::TraitFor::Request::REST::ForBrowsers
21           ]);
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DESCRIPTION

24       Writing REST-y apps is a good thing, but if you're also trying to
25       support web browsers, you're probably going to need some hackish
26       workarounds. This module provides those workarounds for you.
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28       Specifically, it lets you do two things. First, it lets you "tunnel"
29       PUT and DELETE requests across a POST, since most browsers do not
30       support PUT or DELETE actions (as of early 2009, at least).
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32       Second, it provides a heuristic to check if the client is a web
33       browser, regardless of what content types it claims to accept. The
34       reason for this is that while a browser might claim to accept the
35       "application/xml" content type, it's really not going to do anything
36       useful with it, and you're best off giving it HTML.
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METHODS

39       This class provides the following methods:
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41   $request->method
42       This method works just like "Catalyst::Request->method()" except it
43       allows for tunneling of PUT and DELETE requests via a POST.
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45       Specifically, you can provide a form element named "x-tunneled-method"
46       which can override the request method for a POST. This only works for a
47       POST, not a GET.
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49       You can also use a header named "x-http-method-override" instead
50       (Google uses this header for its APIs).
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52   $request->looks_like_browser
53       This attribute provides a heuristic to determine whether or not the
54       request appears to come from a browser. You can use this however you
55       want. I usually use it to determine whether or not to give the client a
56       full HTML page or some sort of serialized data.
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58       This is a heuristic, and like any heuristic, it is probably wrong
59       sometimes. Here is how it works:
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61       ·   If the request includes a header "X-Request-With" set to either
62           "HTTP.Request" or "XMLHttpRequest", this returns false. The
63           assumption is that if you're doing XHR, you don't want the request
64           treated as if it comes from a browser.
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66       ·   If the client makes a GET request with a query string parameter
67           "content-type", and that type is not an HTML type, it is not a
68           browser.
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70       ·   If the client provides an Accept header which includes "*/*" as an
71           accepted content type, the client is a browser. Specifically, it is
72           IE7, which submits an Accept header of "*/*". IE7's Accept header
73           does not include any html types like "text/html".
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75       ·   If the client provides an Accept header and accepts either
76           "text/html" or "application/xhtml+xml" it is a browser.
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78       ·   If it provides an Accept header of any sort, it is not a browser.
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80       ·   The default is that the client is a browser.
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82       This all works well for my apps, but read it carefully to make sure it
83       meets your expectations before using it.
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AUTHOR

86       Dave Rolsky, "<autarch@urth.org>"
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BUGS

89       Please report any bugs or feature requests to
90       "bug-catalyst-action-rest@rt.cpan.org", or through the web interface at
91       <http://rt.cpan.org>. We will be notified, and then you'll
92       automatically be notified of progress on your bug as I make changes.
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95       Copyright 2008-2010 Dave Rolsky, All Rights Reserved.
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97       This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
98       under the same terms as Perl itself.
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