[Catalyst] External plugins (continued)

[Matt S Trout]

On Fri, Feb 17, 2006 at 11:54:58AM -0800, Ovid wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> So it sounds like there's a bit of consensus to be able to specify a
> MyApp::Plugin directory just like we have
> MyApp::(?:Controller|Model|View) directories.  Until (and unless)
> someone wants to write the code for this, is the unary plus model
> acceptable?
> 
>   use Catalyst qw(
>     DateTime
>     +MyApp::Custom::Plugin::DoesTheDishes
>   );
> 
> Since plugin order appears to be important, "use base" isn't a good
> option and writing a "Catalyst::Plugin" wrapper just means more grunt
> work.  The unary plus saves a lot of time and is fairly clean. 
> However, I won't write this unless others are comfortable with it (and
> it won't conflict with the MyApp::Plugin scenario.  Instead, it merely
> offers greater flexibility with minimal risk)

I dunno if people want to have a debate over exactly what name to use, but
I think in general this is a good idea.

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