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NAME

jQuery::Loader - Load (and cache) the jQuery JavaScript library

VERSION

Version 0.03

jQuery VERSION

Version 1.2.6

SYNOPSIS


            

              
              
use jQuery::Loader;
my $loader = jQuery::Loader->new_from_internet;
print $loader->html;
# The above will yield:
# <script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.2.6/jquery.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
# If you need the minified version, you can use the following:
$loader = jQuery::Loader->new_from_internet(filter => "min");
# Which will yield:
# <script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.2.6/jquery.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

You can also cache jQuery locally:


            

              
              
my $loader = jQuery::Loader->new_from_internet(cache => { dir => "htdocs/assets/\%l", uri => "http://localhost/assets/\%l" });
print $loader->html;
# The above will yield:
# <script src="http://localhost/assets/jquery-1.2.6.js">

DESCRIPTION

jQuery::Loader is a tool for fetching and serving the jQuery JavaScript library. Using this package you can download jQuery directly from http://code.google.com/p/jqueryjs/, cache it locally, and serve it from a URI within your application.

Specifying URI/file locations for the jQuery .js asset

90% of the time, you should be able to get by by specifying an absolute URI/file location. Something like this, for example:


            

              
              
jQuery::Loader->new_from_internet(cache => { uri => "http://localhost/assets/jquery.js", file => "htdocs/assets/jquery.js" })

However, if you want more control over the path (like specifying filter/version information, you can use the following conversion specifications:


            

              
              
%l          The value of the location parameter as passed to the cache constructor
            You can use this to specify a path common to both the uri-part and file-part of the cache
            The location parameter value can also include %j, %v, $f, etc.
%j          Equivalent to "jquery%-v%.f.js"
%v          The number of the version jQuery being used (e.g. "1.2.6")
%[./-]v     Preceding %v with a ., /, or - will put that same character in
            front of the number, or a nothing for the whole specification if no version is given
%f          The name of the filter being used (e.g. "min")
%[./-]f     Preceding %f with a ., /, or - will put that same character in
            front of the filter, or a nothing for the whole specification if no filter is in use

Here is an example:


            

              
              
location => "js/jq%-v.js"           # js/jq-1.2.6.js
uri => "http://localhost/assets/%l" # http://localhost/assets/js/jq-1.2.6.js
file => "./htdocs/static/%l"        # ./htdocs/static/js/jq-1.2.6.js

METHODS

jQuery::Loader->new_from_internet([ version => <version>, cache => <cache> ])

Return a new jQuery::Loader object configured to serve/fetch the jQuery .js asset from from the Internet (currently http://jqueryjs.googlecode.com/files/jquery-1.2.6.js)

jQuery::Loader->new_from_uri([ uri => <uri>, cache => <cache> ])

Return a new jQuery::Loader object configured to serve/fetch the jQuery .js asset from an arbitrary uri

As an example, for a <uri> of http://localhost/assets/%l, the jQuery asset uri should be


            

              
              
http://localhost/assets/jquery-1.2.6.js

jQuery::Loader->new_from_file([ file => <file>, cache => <cache> ])

Return a new jQuery::Loader object configured to fetch/serve the jQuery .js asset from an arbitrary file

As an example, for a file of ./assets/%l, the jQuery asset file should be


            

              
              
./assets/jquery-1.2.6.js

$loader->filter( <filter> )

Set or clear the current filter

Currently, "min" is the only valid filter

Pass undef to clear the filter

These are equivalent:


            

              
              
$loader->filter_min
$loader->filter("min")
$loader->no_filter
$loader->filter(undef)

$loader->version( <version> )

Set which jQuery version you want to use

This will also change the filename of the jQuery asset (unless the source/cache has been specially configured)

By default, the latest version is used:


            

              
              
$loader->version("1.2.6");

$loader->filter_min

Use the .min version of jQuery

$loader->no_filter

Disable filtering of included components (do not use the .min version)

$loader->uri

Attempt to fetch a URI for jQuery using the current filter setting of the loader (.min, etc.)

If the loader has a cache, then this method will try to fetch from the cache. Otherwise it will use the source.

$loader->file

Attempt to fetch a Path::Class::File for jQuery using the current filter setting of the loader (.min, etc.)

If the loader has a cache, then this method will try to fetch from the cache. Otherwise it will use the source.

$loader->cache_uri

Attempt to fetch a URI for jQuery using the current filter setting of the loader (.min, etc.) from the cache

$loader->cache_file

Attempt to fetch a Path::Class::File for jQuery using the current filter setting of the loader (.min, etc.) from the cache

$loader->source_uri

Attempt to fetch a URI for jQuery using the current filter setting of the loader (.min, etc.) from the source

$loader->source_file

Attempt to fetch a Path::Class::File for jQuery using the current filter setting of the loader (.min, etc.) from the source

$loader->html

Generate and return a string containing HTML describing how to include components. For example, you can use this in the <head> section of a web page.

If the loader has a cache, then it will attempt to generate URIs from the cache, otherwise it will use the source.

Here is an example:


            

              
              
<script src="http://localhost/assets/jquery-1.2.6.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

$loader->source_html

Generate and return a string containing HTML describing how to include components. For example, you can use this in the <head> section of a web page.

Here is an example:


            

              
              
<script src="http://localhost/assets/jquery-1.2.6.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

AUTHOR

Robert Krimen, <rkrimen at cpan.org>

SEE ALSO

http://jquery.com/

http://code.google.com/p/jqueryjs/

jQuery

YUI::Loader

BUGS

Please report any bugs or feature requests to bug-js-jquery-loader at rt.cpan.org, or through the web interface at http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/ReportBug.html?Queue=jQuery-Loader. I will be notified, and then you'll automatically be notified of progress on your bug as I make changes.

SUPPORT

You can find documentation for this module with the perldoc command.


            

              
              
perldoc jQuery::Loader

You can also look for information at:

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

COPYRIGHT & LICENSE

Copyright 2008 Robert Krimen, all rights reserved.

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