NAME

Mojolicious::Plugin::RenderFile - "render_file" helper for Mojolicious

SYNOPSIS

# Mojolicious
$self->plugin('RenderFile');

# Mojolicious::Lite
plugin 'RenderFile';

# In controller
$self->render_file(filepath => '/tmp/files/file.pdf'); # file name will "file.pdf"
 
# Provide any file name
$self->render_file(filepath => '/tmp/files/file.pdf',  'filename' => 'report.pdf');

DESCRIPTION

Mojolicious::Plugin::RenderFile is a Mojolicious plugin that adds "render_file" helper. It does not read file in memory and just streaming it to client.

HELPERS

render_file

$self->render_file(filepath => '/tmp/files/file.pdf',  'filename' => 'report.pdf');

With this helper you can easily provide files for download. By default content-type is "application/x-download". Therefore, a browser will ask where to save file.

This plugin respects HTTP Range headers.

Register plugin in Mojolicious application.

AUTHOR

Viktor Turskyi <koorchik@cpan.org>

CONTRIBUTORS

Nils Diewald (Akron)

BUGS

Please report any bugs or feature requests to Github https://github.com/koorchik/Mojolicious-Plugin-RenderFile

SEE ALSO

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