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App-ZofCMS-Plugin-FileToTemplate-0.0101
/ App::ZofCMS::Plugin::FileToTemplate

NAME

App::ZofCMS::Plugin::FileToTemplate - read or do() files into ZofCMS Templates

SYNOPSIS

In your ZofCMS Template:

plugins => [ qw/FileToTemplate/ ],
t  => {
    foo => '<FTTR:index.tmpl>',
},

In you HTML::Template template:

<tmpl_var escape='html' name='foo'>

DESCRIPTION

The module is a plugin for App::ZofCMS; it provides functionality to either read (slurp) or do() files and stick them in place of "tags".. read on to understand more.

This documentation assumes you've read App::ZofCMS, App::ZofCMS::Config and App::ZofCMS::Template

ADDING THE PLUGIN

plugins => [ qw/FileToTemplate/ ],

Unlike many other plugins to run this plugin you barely need to include it in the list of plugins to execute.

TAGS

t  => {
    foo => '<FTTR:index.tmpl>',
    bar => '<FTTD:index.tmpl>',
},

Anywhere in your ZofCMS template you can use two "tags" that this plugin provides. Those "tags" will be replaced - depending on the type of tag - with either the contents of the file or the last value returned by the file.

Both tags are in format: opening angle bracket, name of the tag in capital letters, semicolon, filename, closing angle bracket. The filename is relative to your "templates" directory, i.e. the directory referenced by templates key in Main Config file.

<FTTR:filename>

t  => {
    foo => '<FTTR:index.tmpl>',
},

The <FTTR:filename> reads (slurps) the contents of the file and tag is replaced with those contents. You can have several of these tags as values. Be careful reading in large files with this tag. Mnemonic: File To Template Read.

<FTTD:filename>

t => {
    foo => '<FTTD:index.tmpl>',
},

The <FTTD:filename> tag will do() your file and the last returned value will be assigned to the value in which the tag appears, in other words, having foo => '<FTTD:index.tmpl>', and foo => '<FTTD:index.tmpl> blah blah blah', is the same. Using this tag, for example, you can add large hashrefs or config hashrefs into your templates without clobbering them. Note that if the do() cannot find your file or compilation of the file fails, the value with the tag will be replaced by the error message. Mnemomic: File To Template Do.

NON-CORE PREREQUISITES

The plugin requires one non-core module: Data::Transformer

AUTHOR

'Zoffix, <'zoffix at cpan.org'> (http://zoffix.com/, http://haslayout.net/, http://zofdesign.com/)

BUGS

Please report any bugs or feature requests to bug-app-zofcms-plugin-filetotemplate at rt.cpan.org, or through the web interface at http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/ReportBug.html?Queue=App-ZofCMS-Plugin-FileToTemplate. 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 App::ZofCMS::Plugin::FileToTemplate

You can also look for information at:

COPYRIGHT & LICENSE

Copyright 2008 'Zoffix, all rights reserved.

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