NAME
Mojolicious - Real-time web framework
SYNOPSIS
# Application
package MyApp;
use Mojo::Base 'Mojolicious';
# Route
sub startup {
my $self = shift;
$self->routes->get('/hello')->to('foo#hello');
}
# Controller
package MyApp::Foo;
use Mojo::Base 'Mojolicious::Controller';
# Action
sub hello {
my $self = shift;
$self->render_text('Hello World!');
}
DESCRIPTION
Take a look at our excellent documentation in Mojolicious::Guides!
ATTRIBUTES
Mojolicious inherits all attributes from Mojo and implements the following new ones.
controller_class
my $class = $app->controller_class;
$app = $app->controller_class('Mojolicious::Controller');
Class to be used for the default controller, defaults to Mojolicious::Controller.
mode
my $mode = $app->mode;
$app = $app->mode('production');
The operating mode for your application, defaults to the value of the MOJO_MODE
environment variable or development
. You can also add per mode logic to your application by defining methods named ${mode}_mode
in the application class, which will be called right before startup
.
sub development_mode {
my $self = shift;
...
}
sub production_mode {
my $self = shift;
...
}
Right before calling startup
and mode specific methods, Mojolicious will pick up the current mode, name the log file after it and raise the log level from debug
to info
if it has a value other than development
.
on_process
my $process = $app->on_process;
$app = $app->on_process(sub {...});
Request processing callback, defaults to calling the dispatch
method. Generally you will use a plugin or controller instead of this, consider it the sledgehammer in your toolbox.
$app->on_process(sub {
my ($self, $c) = @_;
$self->dispatch($c);
});
plugins
my $plugins = $app->plugins;
$app = $app->plugins(Mojolicious::Plugins->new);
The plugin loader, defaults to a Mojolicious::Plugins object. You can usually leave this alone, see Mojolicious::Plugin if you want to write a plugin or the plugin
method below if you want to load a plugin.
renderer
my $renderer = $app->renderer;
$app = $app->renderer(Mojolicious::Renderer->new);
Used in your application to render content, defaults to a Mojolicious::Renderer object. The two main renderer plugins Mojolicious::Plugin::EPRenderer and Mojolicious::Plugin::EPLRenderer contain more information.
routes
my $routes = $app->routes;
$app = $app->routes(Mojolicious::Routes->new);
The routes dispatcher, defaults to a Mojolicious::Routes object. You use this in your startup method to define the url endpoints for your application.
sub startup {
my $self = shift;
my $r = $self->routes;
$r->route('/:controller/:action')->to('test#welcome');
}
secret
my $secret = $app->secret;
$app = $app->secret('passw0rd');
A secret passphrase used for signed cookies and the like, defaults to the application name which is not very secure, so you should change it!!! As long as you are using the unsecure default there will be debug messages in the log file reminding you to change your passphrase.
sessions
my $sessions = $app->sessions;
$app = $app->sessions(Mojolicious::Sessions->new);
Simple signed cookie based sessions, defaults to a Mojolicious::Sessions object. You can usually leave this alone, see "session" in Mojolicious::Controller for more information about working with session data.
static
my $static = $app->static;
$app = $app->static(Mojolicious::Static->new);
For serving static assets from your public
directory, defaults to a Mojolicious::Static object.
types
my $types = $app->types;
$app = $app->types(Mojolicious::Types->new);
Responsible for connecting file extensions with MIME types, defaults to a Mojolicious::Types object.
$app->types->type(twt => 'text/tweet');
METHODS
Mojolicious inherits all methods from Mojo and implements the following new ones.
new
my $app = Mojolicious->new;
Construct a new Mojolicious application. Will automatically detect your home directory and set up logging based on your current operating mode. Also sets up the renderer, static dispatcher and a default set of plugins.
build_tx
my $tx = $app->build_tx;
Transaction builder, defaults to building a Mojo::Transaction::HTTP object.
defaults
my $defaults = $app->defaults;
my $foo = $app->defaults('foo');
$app = $app->defaults({foo => 'bar'});
$app = $app->defaults(foo => 'bar');
Default values for the stash, assigned for every new request.
$app->defaults->{foo} = 'bar';
my $foo = $app->defaults->{foo};
delete $app->defaults->{foo};
dispatch
$app->dispatch($c);
The heart of every Mojolicious application, calls the static and routes dispatchers for every request and passes them a Mojolicious::Controller object.
handler
$tx = $app->handler($tx);
Sets up the default controller and calls process for every request.
helper
$app->helper(foo => sub {...});
Add a new helper that will be available as a method of the controller object and the application object, as well as a function in ep
templates.
# Helper
$app->helper(add => sub { $_[1] + $_[2] });
# Controller/Application
my $result = $self->add(2, 3);
# Template
%= add 2, 3
hook
$app->hook(after_dispatch => sub {...});
Extend Mojolicious by adding hooks to named events.
The following events are available and run in the listed order.
- after_build_tx
-
Triggered right after the transaction is built and before the HTTP request gets parsed, the callbacks of this hook run in the order they were added. One use case would be upload progress bars. (Passed the transaction and application instances)
$app->hook(after_build_tx => sub { my ($tx, $app) = @_; });
- before_dispatch
-
Triggered right before the static and routes dispatchers start their work, the callbacks of this hook run in the order they were added. Very useful for rewriting incoming requests and other preprocessing tasks. (Passed the default controller instance)
$app->hook(before_dispatch => sub { my $self = shift; });
- after_static_dispatch
-
Triggered after the static dispatcher determined if a static file should be served and before the routes dispatcher starts its work, the callbacks of this hook run in reverse order. Mostly used for custom dispatchers and postprocessing static file responses. (Passed the default controller instance)
$app->hook(after_static_dispatch => sub { my $self = shift; });
- before_render
-
Triggered right before the renderer turns the stash into a response, the callbacks of this hook run in the order they were added. Very useful for making adjustments to the stash right before rendering. (Passed the current controller instance and argument hash)
$app->hook(before_render => sub { my ($self, $args) = @_; });
Note that this hook is EXPERIMENTAL and might change without warning!
- after_dispatch
-
Triggered after a response has been rendered, the callbacks of this hook run in reverse order. Note that this hook can trigger before
after_static_dispatch
due to its dynamic nature. Useful for all kinds of postprocessing tasks. (Passed the current controller instance)$app->hook(after_dispatch => sub { my $self = shift; });
plugin
$app->plugin('some_thing');
$app->plugin('some_thing', foo => 23);
$app->plugin('some_thing', {foo => 23});
$app->plugin('SomeThing');
$app->plugin('SomeThing', foo => 23);
$app->plugin('SomeThing', {foo => 23});
$app->plugin('MyApp::Plugin::SomeThing');
$app->plugin('MyApp::Plugin::SomeThing', foo => 23);
$app->plugin('MyApp::Plugin::SomeThing', {foo => 23});
Load a plugin with "register_plugin" in Mojolicious::Plugins.
The following plugins are included in the Mojolicious distribution as examples.
- Mojolicious::Plugin::CallbackCondition
-
Very versatile route condition for arbitrary callbacks.
- Mojolicious::Plugin::Charset
-
Change the application charset.
- Mojolicious::Plugin::Config
-
Perl-ish configuration files.
- Mojolicious::Plugin::DefaultHelpers
-
General purpose helper collection.
- Mojolicious::Plugin::EPLRenderer
-
Renderer for plain embedded Perl templates.
- Mojolicious::Plugin::EPRenderer
-
Renderer for more sophisiticated embedded Perl templates.
- Mojolicious::Plugin::HeaderCondition
-
Route condition for all kinds of headers.
- Mojolicious::Plugin::I18N
-
Internationalization helpers.
- Mojolicious::Plugin::JSONConfig
-
JSON configuration files.
- Mojolicious::Plugin::Mount
-
Mount whole Mojolicious applications.
- Mojolicious::Plugin::PODRenderer
-
Renderer for POD files and documentation browser.
- Mojolicious::Plugin::PoweredBy
-
Add an
X-Powered-By
header to outgoing responses. - Mojolicious::Plugin::RequestTimer
-
Log timing information.
- Mojolicious::Plugin::TagHelpers
-
Template specific helper collection.
start
Mojolicious->start;
Mojolicious->start('daemon');
Start the Mojolicious::Commands command line interface for your application.
startup
$app->startup;
This is your main hook into the application, it will be called at application startup.
sub startup {
my $self = shift;
}
HELPERS
In addition to the attributes and methods above you can also call helpers on instances of Mojolicious. This includes all helpers from Mojolicious::Plugin::DefaultHelpers and Mojolicious::Plugin::TagHelpers. Note that application helpers are always called with a new controller_class
instance, so they can't depend on or change controller state, which includes request, response and stash.
$app->log->debug($app->dumper({foo => 'bar'}));
SUPPORT
Web
http://mojolicio.us
IRC
#mojo on irc.perl.org
Mailing-List
http://groups.google.com/group/mojolicious
DEVELOPMENT
Repository
http://github.com/kraih/mojo
BUNDLED FILES
Mojolicious ships with a few popular static files bundled in the public
directory.
Mojolicious Artwork
Copyright (C) 2010-2011, Sebastian Riedel.
Licensed under the CC-SA License, Version 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0.
jQuery
Version 1.6.3
jQuery is a fast and concise JavaScript Library that simplifies HTML document traversing, event handling, animating, and Ajax interactions for rapid web development. jQuery is designed to change the way that you write JavaScript.
Copyright 2011, John Resig.
Licensed under the MIT License, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/MIT.
prettify.js
Version 1-Jun-2011
A Javascript module and CSS file that allows syntax highlighting of source code snippets in an html page.
Copyright (C) 2006, Google Inc.
Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.
CODE NAMES
Every major release of Mojolicious has a code name, these are the ones that have been used in the past.
2.0, Leaf Fluttering In Wind
(u1F343)
1.4, Smiling Face With Sunglasses
(u1F60E)
1.3, Tropical Drink
(u1F379)
1.1, Smiling Cat Face With Heart-Shaped Eyes
(u1F63B)
1.0, Snowflake
(u2744)
0.999930, Hot Beverage
(u2615)
0.999927, Comet
(u2604)
0.999920, Snowman
(u2603)
AUTHOR
Sebastian Riedel, sri@cpan.org
.
CREDITS
In alphabetical order.
Abhijit Menon-Sen
Adam Kennedy
Adriano Ferreira
Al Newkirk
Alex Salimon
Alexey Likhatskiy
Anatoly Sharifulin
Andre Vieth
Andrew Fresh
Andreas Koenig
Andy Grundman
Aristotle Pagaltzis
Ashley Dev
Ask Bjoern Hansen
Audrey Tang
Ben van Staveren
Breno G. de Oliveira
Brian Duggan
Burak Gursoy
Ch Lamprecht
Charlie Brady
Chas. J. Owens IV
Christian Hansen
chromatic
Curt Tilmes
Daniel Kimsey
Danijel Tasov
David Davis
Dmitriy Shalashov
Dmitry Konstantinov
Eugene Toropov
Gisle Aas
Glen Hinkle
Graham Barr
Henry Tang
Hideki Yamamura
James Duncan
Jan Jona Javorsek
Jaroslav Muhin
Jesse Vincent
John Kingsley
Jonathan Yu
Kazuhiro Shibuya
Kevin Old
KITAMURA Akatsuki
Lars Balker Rasmussen
Leon Brocard
Magnus Holm
Maik Fischer
Marcus Ramberg
Mark Stosberg
Matthew Lineen
Maksym Komar
Maxim Vuets
Michael Harris
Mirko Westermeier
Mons Anderson
Moritz Lenz
Nils Diewald
Oleg Zhelo
Pascal Gaudette
Paul Tomlin
Pedro Melo
Peter Edwards
Pierre-Yves Ritschard
Quentin Carbonneaux
Rafal Pocztarski
Randal Schwartz
Robert Hicks
Robin Lee
Roland Lammel
Ryan Jendoubi
Sascha Kiefer
Sergey Zasenko
Simon Bertrang
Simone Tampieri
Shu Cho
Skye Shaw
Stanis Trendelenburg
Tatsuhiko Miyagawa
Terrence Brannon
The Perl Foundation
Tomas Znamenacek
Ulrich Habel
Ulrich Kautz
Uwe Voelker
Viacheslav Tykhanovskyi
Victor Engmark
Viliam Pucik
Yaroslav Korshak
Yuki Kimoto
Zak B. Elep
COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
Copyright (C) 2008-2011, Sebastian Riedel.
This program is free software, you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the Artistic License version 2.0.