NAME
Dancer2::Plugin::LiteBlog::Blog - Blog widget for Liteblog.
DESCRIPTION
This module is responsible for handling the core blog functionalities within the Dancer2::Plugin::LiteBlog system. It extends from the 'Widget' class and provides features to retrieve and display blog articles or pages as well as category pages and a landing page widget used to display blog post cards.
SYNOPSIS
A Blog object is based on a root directory that must hold a blog-meta.yml file, describing all specific details of the blog. In this directory, pages and articles are located, represented by Dancer2::Plugin::LiteBlog::Article objects.
ATTRIBUTES
meta
Read-only attribute that retrieves and returns the meta information for the blog from the 'blog-meta.yml' file. If this file is not found, an exception will be thrown.
mount
Read-only attribute that set where the blog resources should be accessible from, in the site's URL.
elements
Read-only attribute that contains a list of featured posts to show on the home page widget section. If a featured_post entry is found in the blog-meta file of the widget, use this. If not, returns the last 3 posts published. Each post is represented as an instance of the Dancer2::Plugin::LiteBlog::Article class.
featured_posts()
select_articles (%params)
Lookup the article repository (root) for articles that match the criteria.
Articles are always returned in descending chronological order (using their published_date attibute).
TODO : Should recursively find articles in all category as well as top-level pages.
params
limit: (default: 1), number of article to retreive (max: 20).category: if specified, limit the lookup to articles of that category
find_article (%params)
Searches and returns an article based on the provided path. Optionally, you can specify a category as well. Cache the resulting object in-memory for future calls with same params.
path: The path to the article. This is mandatory.category: The category of the article. This is optional. If given, the path will be prefixed with the category.
If the article is found, it returns an instance of Dancer2::Plugin::LiteBlog::Article corresponding to the article. Otherwise, it returns undef.
Examples:
# Find an article in the 'tech' category with path 'new-tech'
my $article = $blog->find_article(category => 'tech', path => 'new-tech');
# Find an article with path 'about-me'
my $article = $blog->find_article(path => 'about-me');Note: The method will croak if the path parameter is not provided or if an invalid category is provided.
LITEBLOG WIDGET INTERFACE
This class implements the Dancer2::Plugin::LiteBlog::Widget interface. It declares routes.
has_routes
Returns a true value as routes are declared by this Widget.
declare_routes
This method declares routes for the Dancer2 application.
GET /$mount/:cat/:slug
Retrieves and displays a specific article based on its category (:cat) and permalink (:slug). If the article is not found, it will return a 404 status. The rendering is done with the liteblog/single-page template.
The prefix ($mount) is taken from the mount attriute of the instance and defaults to /blog.
Examples:
/blog/tech/new-tech
/blog/lifestyle/my-journeyGET /blog/:category/:slug/:asset
If the :asset is a readable file in the article's directory, this route sends it back to the client. This is useful for hosting local files like images, PDF, etc in the article's folder.
Example:
/blog/tech/some-article/featured.jpgGET /:page
This is a catch-all route for retrieving and displaying any article based on its page path. If the article is not found, it will pass, this might be a category page.
Examples:
/about-me
/contactGET /blog/:category/
Displays a landing page for a specific category. If the category is not found or invalid, it will return a 404 status. The rendering is done with the 'liteblog/single-page' template.
Examples:
/blog/tech/
/blog/lifestyle/