In this chapter, we'll build a brand new application from scratch while exploring the advanced features of Catalyst, DBIx::Class, and the Template Toolkit. We'll start by modeling our data and building a DBIx::Class schema. Then we'll add some extra code to the schema to abstract some more complex queries. After that we'll build a web interface to the database with just a few lines of code. Finally, we'll add some editing features to the web interface. In the course of this chapter, you will also be learning some nice ways to debug including interactive shell. In the end, you will also learn a powerful feature called chaining dispatcher that allows for a certain kind of abstraction with Controller methods.
Catalyst 5.8: the Perl MVC Framework
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<p>Many web applications are implemented in a way that makes developing them difficult and repetitive. Catalyst is an open source Perl-based Model-View-Controller framework that aims to solve this problem by reorganizing your web application to design and implement it in a natural, maintainable, and testable manner, making web development fun, fast, and rewarding.<br /><br />This book teaches you how to use Catalyst to weave the various components involved in a web application, using methods and tools you personally prefer along with recommendations and details on the most popularly used objects like the DBIX ORM, TT2 Template, and Moose.<br /><br />This book will take you from how the MVC pattern simplifies creating quality applications to how Catalyst allows you to tap this power instantly. It explains advanced design patterns and concludes with the improvements that Moose brings to all this. It also incorporates valuable suggestions and feedback received from the community members and our customers. By the end of the book, you will be able to build clean, scalable, and extendable web applications. This book embodies Catalyst's philosophies of Do It Yourself and Don't Repeat Yourself.</p>
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Table of Contents (16 chapters)
Catalyst 5.8
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewer
Preface
Free Chapter
Introduction to Catalyst
Creating a Catalyst Application
Building a Real Application
Expanding the Application
Building a More Advanced Application
Building Your Own Model
Hot Web Topics
Index
Customer Reviews