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HTML-FormHandler
(0.40017)
HTML::FormFu, I'm leaving you.
Jason McIntosh - 2013-01-19T15:28:32 (permalink)
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HTML-FormHandler
(0.30003)
This distribution is rockin. The documentation, power, flexibility and support are quite good. As a ran into the typical learning curve challenges I was able to hump them via the aforementioned resources. It's the first time I actually felt like a form framework was making me so productive early on in the process.
I am writing an authentication system for a catalyst application that includes:
* register
* login/logout
* change password
* reset password
For my prjoect, these actions require basic forms associated with a database backend. Thus, I am using the HTML::FormHandler::Model::DBIC as the model which helps minimize the database lines of code I have to write in the controller.
FormHandler embraces Moose which makes it enjoyable to define a Form class for each one of the actions I need above. For example, here is a registration form that use the DBIC model and a table view rendering.
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package Bracket::Form::Register;
use HTML::FormHandler::Moose;
extends 'HTML::FormHandler::Model::DBIC';
with 'HTML::FormHandler::Render::Table';
has '+item_class' => ( default => 'Player' );
has_field 'first_name' => ( type => 'Text' );
has_field 'last_name' => ( type => 'Text' );
has_field 'email' => (
type => 'Email',
unique => 1,
);
has_field 'password' => ( type => 'Password' );
has_field 'password_confirm' => ( type => 'PasswordConf' );
has_field 'submit' => ( type => 'Submit', value => 'Register' );
has '+unique_messages' =>
( default => sub { { player_email => 'Email address already registered' } } );
no HTML::FormHandler::Moose;
__PACKAGE__->meta->make_immutable;
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<----
I can then use this form class and make it an attribute of a controller like so:
---->
# Inside a controller...
use Bracket::Form::Register;
has 'register_form' => (
isa => 'Bracket::Form::Register',
is => 'rw',
lazy => 1,
default => sub { Bracket::Form::Register->new },
);
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Then when I want to use an instance of the register form in an action I do:
---->
# Inside the same controller...
sub register : Global {
my ( $self, $c ) = @_;
$c->stash(
template => 'form/auth/register.tt',
form => $self->register_form,
);
my $new_player = $c->model('DBIC::Player')->new_result( {} );
$self->register_form->process(
item => $new_player,
params => $c->request->parameters,
schema => $c->model('DBIC')->schema,
);
# This returns on GET (new form) and a POSTed form that's invalid.
return if !$self->register_form->is_valid;
# At this stage the form has validated
$c->flash->{status_msg} = 'Registration initiated';
$c->response->redirect( $c->uri_for('/login') );
}
<----
This form does validation and then inserts a record into the register table upon valid submission.
mateus xavier - 2010-03-03T08:25:51 (permalink)
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