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NAME

6       ModPerl::RegistryCooker - Cook mod_perl 2.0 Registry Modules
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Synopsis

9         # shouldn't be used as-is but sub-classed first
10         # see ModPerl::Registry for an example
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Description

13       "ModPerl::RegistryCooker" is used to create flexible and overridable
14       registry modules which emulate mod_cgi for Perl scripts. The concepts
15       are discussed in the manpage of the following modules:
16       "ModPerl::Registry", "ModPerl::Registry" and "ModPerl::RegistryBB".
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18       "ModPerl::RegistryCooker" has two purposes:
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20       ·   Provide ingredients that can be used by registry sub-classes
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22       ·   Provide a default behavior, which can be overriden in sub-classed
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24           META: in the future this functionality may move into a separate
25           class.
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27       Here are the current overridable methods:
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29       META: these are all documented in RegistryCooker.pm, though not using
30       pod. please help to port these to pod and move the descriptions here.
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32       ·   new()
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34           create the class's object, bless it and return it
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36             my $obj = $class->new($r);
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38           $class -- the registry class, usually "__PACKAGE__" can be used.
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40           $r -- "Apache2::Request" object.
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42           default: new()
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44       ·   init()
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46           initializes the data object's fields: "REQ", "FILENAME", "URI".
47           Called from the new().
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49           default: init()
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51       ·   default_handler()
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53           default:  default_handler()
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55       ·   run()
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57           default: run()
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59       ·   can_compile()
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61           default: can_compile()
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63       ·   make_namespace()
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65           default: make_namespace()
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67       ·   namespace_root()
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69           default: namespace_root()
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71       ·   namespace_from()
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73           If "namespace_from_uri" is used and the script is called from the
74           virtual host, by default the virtual host name is prepended to the
75           uri when package name for the compiled script is created. Sometimes
76           this behavior is undesirable, e.g., when the same (physical) script
77           is accessed using the same path_info but different virtual hosts.
78           In that case you can make the script compiled only once for all
79           vhosts, by specifying:
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81             $ModPerl::RegistryCooker::NameWithVirtualHost = 0;
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83           The drawback is that it affects the global environment and all
84           other scripts will be compiled ignoring virtual hosts.
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86           default: namespace_from()
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88       ·   is_cached()
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90           default: is_cached()
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92       ·   should_compile()
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94           default: should_compile()
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96       ·   flush_namespace()
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98           default: flush_namespace()
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100       ·   cache_table()
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102           default: cache_table()
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104       ·   cache_it()
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106           default: cache_it()
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108       ·   read_script()
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110           default: read_script()
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112       ·   shebang_to_perl()
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114           default: shebang_to_perl()
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116       ·   get_script_name()
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118           default: get_script_name()
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120       ·   chdir_file()
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122           default: chdir_file()
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124       ·   get_mark_line()
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126           default: get_mark_line()
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128       ·   compile()
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130           default: compile()
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132       ·   error_check()
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134           default: error_check()
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136       ·   strip_end_data_segment()
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138           default: strip_end_data_segment()
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140       ·   convert_script_to_compiled_handler()
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142           default: convert_script_to_compiled_handler()
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144   Special Predefined Functions
145       The following functions are implemented as constants.
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147       ·   NOP()
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149           Use when the function shouldn't do anything.
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151       ·   TRUE()
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153           Use when a function should always return a true value.
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155       ·   FALSE()
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157           Use when a function should always return a false value.
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Sub-classing Techniques

160       To override the default "ModPerl::RegistryCooker" methods, first, sub-
161       class "ModPerl::RegistryCooker" or one of its existing sub-classes,
162       using "use base". Second, override the methods.
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164       Those methods that weren't overridden will be resolved at run time when
165       used for the first time and cached for the future requests. One way to
166       to shortcut this first run resolution is to use the symbol aliasing
167       feature. For example to alias "ModPerl::MyRegistry::flush_namespace" as
168       "ModPerl::RegistryCooker::flush_namespace", you can do:
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170         package ModPerl::MyRegistry;
171         use base qw(ModPerl::RegistryCooker);
172         *ModPerl::MyRegistry::flush_namespace =
173             \&ModPerl::RegistryCooker::flush_namespace;
174         1;
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176       In fact, it's a good idea to explicitly alias all the methods so you
177       know exactly what functions are used, rather then relying on the
178       defaults. For that purpose "ModPerl::RegistryCooker" class method
179       install_aliases() can be used. Simply prepare a hash with method names
180       in the current package as keys and corresponding fully qualified
181       methods to be aliased for as values and pass it to install_aliases().
182       Continuing our example we could do:
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184         package ModPerl::MyRegistry;
185         use base qw(ModPerl::RegistryCooker);
186         my %aliases = (
187             flush_namespace => 'ModPerl::RegistryCooker::flush_namespace',
188         );
189         __PACKAGE__->install_aliases(\%aliases);
190         1;
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192       The values use fully qualified packages so you can mix methods from
193       different classes.
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Examples

196       The best examples are existing core registry modules:
197       "ModPerl::Registry", "ModPerl::Registry" and "ModPerl::RegistryBB".
198       Look at the source code and their manpages to see how they subclass
199       "ModPerl::RegistryCooker".
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201       For example by default "ModPerl::Registry" uses the script's path when
202       creating a package's namespace. If for example you want to use a uri
203       instead you can override it with:
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205         *ModPerl::MyRegistry::namespace_from =
206             \&ModPerl::RegistryCooker::namespace_from_uri;
207         1;
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209       Since the "namespace_from_uri" component already exists in
210       "ModPerl::RegistryCooker". If you want to write your own method, e.g.,
211       that creates a namespace based on the inode, you can do:
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213         sub namespace_from_inode {
214             my $self = shift;
215             return (stat $self->[FILENAME])[1];
216         }
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218       META: when $r->finfo will be ported it'll be more effecient.  (stat
219       $r->finfo)[1]
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Authors

222       Doug MacEachern
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224       Stas Bekman
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See Also

227       "ModPerl::Registry", "ModPerl::RegistryBB" and "ModPerl::PerlRun".
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