[Catalyst] Simplified auth configuration - input requested

2008-10-20 Thread Jason Kuri
Hi All, Some folks have mentioned recently that the Catalyst::Plugin::Authentication system while being quite flexible is somewhat difficult to understand / set up initially. I am soliciting comments regarding the issues that people have had and what changes people would like to see. Better

Re: [Catalyst] Simplified auth configuration - input requested

2008-10-20 Thread Jason Kuri
Also - before I forget - I am interested in hearing about any errors / configs that were broken, but produced confusing and/or unhelpful messaging about why they were broken. Jay On Oct 20, 2008, at 11:55 AM, Jason Kuri wrote: Hi All, Some folks have mentioned recently that the

Re: [Catalyst] Simplified auth configuration - input requested

2008-10-20 Thread Devin Austin
Hi Jay, I've noticed in the tutorial at least the commenting obscures some of the actual configuration. It's not a huge deal if you're following the tutorial completely but for instance I looked it up really quick to get an idea of the new Authentication set up and noticed that I had removed

Re: [Catalyst] Simplified auth configuration - input requested

2008-10-20 Thread Octavian Rasnita
From: Devin Austin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Using ::Loader tends to mess some people up. I personally have written a small helper script with the options I use to update my schema code from the DB, and it makes like a million times easier. Can you share that helper? I think it could be helpful a

Re: [Catalyst] Simplified auth configuration - input requested

2008-10-20 Thread Devin Austin
Can you share that helper? I think it could be helpful a Catalyst helper on CPAN that helps to update a database from a modified schema. If it is not on CPAN yet, can you send it to me? Thank you. Octavian Hi Octavian, I can certainly share it. Let me polish it up first so it's not so

Re: [Catalyst] Simplified auth configuration - input requested

2008-10-20 Thread Kieren Diment
On Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 11:55:29AM -0600, Jason Kuri wrote: Hi All, Some folks have mentioned recently that the Catalyst::Plugin::Authentication system while being quite flexible is somewhat difficult to understand / set up initially. Have a look at Catalyst::Helper::AuthDBIC on CPAN