* Greg Cope ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [000917 14:31]: > Dear All > > I want to create an Object in a ChildInit handler and then pass it to > request handlers. > > Its a DB Object / module and it does some initialiastion, it prepares a > few statment handles and then stores them in an array for later > execution. > > One solution is to create a the object in a child init handler and to > store it in a package global - and then to use a type glob to referance > it from other handlers by using that package global (detailed below). > > However this appears as a bit of a kludge and does not have any repect > for encapsulation ;-). > > I feel there must be a cleaner way of doing this ? A read of the guide > etc ... has not given me any clues. > > Any ideas appreciated. > > Greg Cope Hi Greg, Check out Class::Singleton for this purpose. Works great for me. Basically, the first time you create the object, do: my $obj = $object_class->instance( ... ); Every successive time you want the object, just call: my $obj = $object_class->instance; And you'll get the same object back. Initialization stuff (such as database connects, whatever) is put in the _new_instance() method, which is called when the object is created but not when the object is returned. The object is stored in the class itself, and Class::Singleton is actually a really simple module (probably a 10-to-1 ratio of documentation-to-code), but it's nice to have a consistent, standard way of doing things. Chris -- Chris Winters Senior Internet Developer intes.net [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intes.net/ Integrated hardware/software solutions to make the Internet work for you.
