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NAME

Mojolicious::Lite - Micro real-time web framework

SYNOPSIS


            

              
              
# Automatically enables "strict", "warnings", "utf8" and Perl 5.10 features
use Mojolicious::Lite;
# Route with placeholder
get '/:foo' => sub {
  my $c   = shift;
  my $foo = $c->param('foo');
  $c->render(text => "Hello from $foo.");
};
# Start the Mojolicious command system
app->start;

DESCRIPTION

Mojolicious::Lite is a micro real-time web framework built around Mojolicious.

See Mojolicious::Guides::Tutorial for more!

FUNCTIONS

Mojolicious::Lite implements the following functions, which are automatically exported.

any


            

              
              
my $route = any '/:foo' => sub {...};
my $route = any '/:foo' => {foo => 'bar'} => sub {...};
my $route = any '/:foo' => [foo => qr/\w+/] => sub {...};
my $route = any [qw(GET POST)] => '/:foo' => sub {...};
my $route = any [qw(GET POST)] => '/:foo' => [foo => qr/\w+/] => sub {...};

Generate route with "any" in Mojolicious::Routes::Route, matching any of the listed HTTP request methods or all. See also Mojolicious::Guides::Tutorial for many more argument variations.

app


            

              
              
my $app = app;

Returns the Mojolicious::Lite application object, which is a subclass of Mojolicious.


            

              
              
# Use all the available attributes and methods
app->log->level('error');
app->defaults(foo => 'bar');

del


            

              
              
my $route = del '/:foo' => sub {...};
my $route = del '/:foo' => {foo => 'bar'} => sub {...};
my $route = del '/:foo' => [foo => qr/\w+/] => sub {...};

Generate route with "delete" in Mojolicious::Routes::Route, matching only DELETE requests. See also Mojolicious::Guides::Tutorial for many more argument variations.

get


            

              
              
my $route = get '/:foo' => sub {...};
my $route = get '/:foo' => {foo => 'bar'} => sub {...};
my $route = get '/:foo' => [foo => qr/\w+/] => sub {...};

Generate route with "get" in Mojolicious::Routes::Route, matching only GET requests. See also Mojolicious::Guides::Tutorial for many more argument variations.

group


            

              
              
group {...};

Start a new route group.

helper


            

              
              
helper foo => sub {...};

Add a new helper with "helper" in Mojolicious.

hook


            

              
              
hook after_dispatch => sub {...};

Share code with "hook" in Mojolicious.

options


            

              
              
my $route = options '/:foo' => sub {...};
my $route = options '/:foo' => {foo => 'bar'} => sub {...};
my $route = options '/:foo' => [foo => qr/\w+/] => sub {...};

Generate route with "options" in Mojolicious::Routes::Route, matching only OPTIONS requests. See also Mojolicious::Guides::Tutorial for many more argument variations.

patch


            

              
              
my $route = patch '/:foo' => sub {...};
my $route = patch '/:foo' => {foo => 'bar'} => sub {...};
my $route = patch '/:foo' => [foo => qr/\w+/] => sub {...};

Generate route with "patch" in Mojolicious::Routes::Route, matching only PATCH requests. See also Mojolicious::Guides::Tutorial for many more argument variations.

plugin


            

              
              
plugin SomePlugin => {foo => 23};

Load a plugin with "plugin" in Mojolicious.

post


            

              
              
my $route = post '/:foo' => sub {...};
my $route = post '/:foo' => {foo => 'bar'} => sub {...};
my $route = post '/:foo' => [foo => qr/\w+/] => sub {...};

Generate route with "post" in Mojolicious::Routes::Route, matching only POST requests. See also Mojolicious::Guides::Tutorial for many more argument variations.

put


            

              
              
my $route = put '/:foo' => sub {...};
my $route = put '/:foo' => {foo => 'bar'} => sub {...};
my $route = put '/:foo' => [foo => qr/\w+/] => sub {...};

Generate route with "put" in Mojolicious::Routes::Route, matching only PUT requests. See also Mojolicious::Guides::Tutorial for many more argument variations.

under


            

              
              
my $route = under sub {...};
my $route = under '/:foo' => sub {...};
my $route = under '/:foo' => {foo => 'bar'};
my $route = under '/:foo' => [foo => qr/\w+/];
my $route = under [format => 0];

Generate nested route with "under" in Mojolicious::Routes::Route, to which all following routes are automatically appended. See also Mojolicious::Guides::Tutorial for more argument variations.

websocket


            

              
              
my $route = websocket '/:foo' => sub {...};
my $route = websocket '/:foo' => {foo => 'bar'} => sub {...};
my $route = websocket '/:foo' => [foo => qr/\w+/] => sub {...};

Generate route with "websocket" in Mojolicious::Routes::Route, matching only WebSocket handshakes. See also Mojolicious::Guides::Tutorial for many more argument variations.

ATTRIBUTES

Mojolicious::Lite inherits all attributes from Mojolicious.

METHODS

Mojolicious::Lite inherits all methods from Mojolicious.

SEE ALSO

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