[Catalyst-dev] Catalyst::Request is missing a function for initial/previous URI

[Matt S Trout]

On Mon, Jul 28, 2008 at 02:19:41PM +0200, Markus Zimmermann wrote:
> Am Sonntag, 20. Juli 2008 03:52:38 schrieb Matt S Trout:
> > On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 03:25:38PM +0200, Markus Zimmermann wrote:
> > > When using a Catalyst action as ErrorDocument handler in Apache-mod_perl,
> > > $c->req->uri does not give the URI the user typed in, but the one
> > > registered as handler. This makes it impossible to for example use a 404
> > > handler as search shortcut.
> >
> > What is the difference? Are you using a rewrite where a <Location> or
> > similar would have been better?
> 
> We are using something like this:
> 
> <LocationMatch ^/my/project.+$>
>     ErrorDocument 404 /my/project/search
> </LocationMatch>
> 
> If you make a request for "http://my.server.domain.com/my/project/projectname" 
> the search function should use "projectname" as search string.

Ok. So now I can see the need for the feature.

But obviously your patch can't be applied since it pollutes Catalyst::Request
with a mod_perl specific feature; if you can come up with a better API for
it and a patch with tests that only affects Catalys::Engine::Apache then
I'm sure andyg would be happy to review it and either apply or give feedback.

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