On 2004-05-29, Cees Hek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> The great thing about CGI::Application is that it gives you the freedom
> to use whatever modules you want and buildup your own toolbox of code.
> But that is also a drawback to new users, since there is quite a bit of
> work that needs to be done if you want session support, authentication,
> logging, database access, etc...
>
> By building a bunch of simple add on modules like the Session module I
> wrote, we can simplify life for newcomers, without restricting the power
> and flexibility that CGI::Application currently enjoys. And perhaps
> show long time users of CGI::Application other ways of handling these
> common (and sometimes mundane) tasks.
We are now close to this vision with the plugins now available. There's
cfg()
dbh()
validate_rm()
session()
> I currently have a Template Toolkit plugin that I have used in a couple
> of projects already, and also, an authentication plugin. However, for
> my authentication stuff to work, I need to be able to execute a bit of
> code at the cgiapp_prerun stage, which drove me to write this patch.
Cees, would you be willing to share your authentication plugin?
Mark
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