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Read the guide. On Sun, Jul 8, 2012 at 11:38 PM, Dan Milon <[email protected]> wrote: > You wouldn't use node as a cgi script (at least for the web part). > Technically you can, but you would lose all the benefits > (async/nonblocking io) since you let apache or any http server for the > matter enforce the concurrency model. Afaik, the cgi server will pull up > node processes for each request, which is overkill (startup times) or pool > them but things will get complex. > > As it concerns network/http related scripts, its a big no no, unless you > cant replace the http server in your stack, and really need to use node > (which is a silly case) > If you have to use cgi, i suggest you keep using php/python. > > Why dont you use node as the server also? (not only processing requests) > > > On 07/08/2012 08:01 PM, Tim Johnson wrote: > >> I've been a CGI programmer for 16 years. I have used python for the >> last 9. I currently use javascript for client-side programming. I am >> interested in using node.js for server-side programming. >> >> I've done a little googling on CGI interfaces for node, but I am >> finding *too* much information. >> >> I am including an untested pseudo-code based on python. With that as >> a reference, I would welcome some javascript code which would work >> similarly: >> code follows >> ##############################**##############################**###### >> #!/usr/bin/python >> import cgilib ## my cgi module >> import mvcLoader as load ## handles importing controller modules >> ## script loader.py (the executable 'parent' module) >> ## is the post action for a form which >> ## accepts an email address and a password as input fields named >> ## "email" and "password". >> ## loader.py has a virtual document path that has as path part 0 >> ## a key for the controller that will be `import'ed by the parent module. >> ## the post action might look like this: >> ## >> "http://localhost/cgi-bin/**loader.py/auth<http://localhost/cgi-bin/loader.py/auth> >> " >> if __name__=="__main__": >> ## instantiate the cgi object and in doing so, >> ## process the CGI environment >> cgi = cgilib.Cgi() >> ## print the mime-type header >> cgi.header('text') >> ## Retrieve the values POSTed for 'email' and 'password' >> user = cgi["email"] >> pwd = cgi["password"] >> ## Retrieve the key for the controller module which will then be >> imported >> ## by the load.controller() method >> controller_key = cgi[0] >> controller = load.controller(cgi[0]) >> ## And the rest of the work happens below >> ## in the imported controller module >> controller.process(user,pwd) >> ##############################**##############################**###### >> The intent and mechanics of my mvcLoad module should not be relevant >> to this dicussion. What is relevant is allegories to >> cgi[keyname] >> and >> cgi[virtual_document_path_**index] >> >> I hope that the example makes my question clear. I don't expect >> anyone to "roll their own" tutorial, but URLs to discussions >> on similar node interfaces would be most helpful. >> >> TIA >> > > > -- > Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ > Posting guidelines: https://github.com/joyent/**node/wiki/Mailing-List-** > Posting-Guidelines<https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "nodejs" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > nodejs+unsubscribe@**googlegroups.com<nodejs%[email protected]> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/**group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en<http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en> > -- Arunoda Susiripala @arunoda <http://twitter.com/arunoda> <http://gplus.to/arunoda>https://github.com/arunoda http://www.linkedin.com/in/arunoda -- Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ Posting guidelines: https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nodejs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en
