[Catalyst] Multilanguage application

[Daniel McBrearty]

sub lang : Chained('/') CaptureArgs(1) PathPart(''){
  my ($self, $c, $lang) = @_;

  # need to check that $lang is valid and handle that here
  if (valid($lang)) {
} else {
}

}

sub doit : Chained('lang') Args(0) {
    my ($self, $c) = @_;
}

this now matches /*/doit, and doit needs to be able to rely on the
language being in the stash.

in fact there are a number of ways the language can be detected. For
me, these are (highest priority first) ... :

1. the uri
2. the session (maybe, i'm thinking about this ... the argument is
that the user shouldn't have to manually set the language twice while
a cookie persists).
3. the browser settings.

so we need to try these in turn ... as soon as we get a valid value,
set it in the session/stash where all downstream actions get it.



On 8/10/06, Matt S Trout <dbix-class at trout.me.uk> wrote:
> Renaud Drousies wrote:
> > On Thu, August 10, 2006 4:39 pm, Matt S Trout said:
> >> sub lang :Chained('/') :CaptureArgs(1) :PathPart('') {
> >>    my ($self, $c, $lang) = @_;
> >>    <set lang appropriately>
> >> }
> >>
> >> sub foo :Chained('/lang') :Args(0) { # /en/foo etc.
> >>
> >> Chained was designed to support this sort of stuff without the need for
> >> prepare_path hacks, which I've used before but always found a tad ugly.
> >>
> >
> > But then I am not sure to understand how to dispatch actions correctly to
> > different controllers. This looks like all actions must be defined in the
> > same controller.
>
> No, that "sub foo" could be in any controller.
>
> > If I have that 'sub lang' in my Root controller, how can I reach my
> > original 'sub index: Private' in MyApp::C::Foo (or any other action
> > defined there) so that the Foo controller is used when I request /en/foo?
>
> read the Catalyst::DispatchType::Chained POD first. If you still have
> questions, ask 'em then :)
>
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