[Catalyst] Wishlist for 2006

[Kieren Diment]

OK, that sounds like a reasonable request.

However this is a community project and the users have the ability to
contribute back.

So what I suggest is that using Catalyst::Manual::Intro as a template, you
put together the bones of a manual page:  Catalyst::Manual::Beginner
indicating the structure you would like to see, and put it up on the wiki.

I'm going bush for a few days, but I'll be able to look at it when I get
back.

On 11/01/06, Geoffrey Ferrari <geoffrey.ferrari at oriel.oxford.ac.uk> wrote:
>
> I've a request: better introductory documentation. Catalyst is an
> advanced framework that builds on established CPAN modules. In other
> words, it's really difficult for beginners to understand.
>
> I've read as many Catalyst docs, tutorials and articles as I can
> find, but I don't find they answer the really basic questions. Like:
>
> What is catalyst? (Please answer this one without using the words 'An
> elegant MVC framework')
>
> What are all these directories that get created when I run
> 'catalyst.pl MyApp'? What is their intended function? How much can I
> mess around with them
>
> So how do I serve some static webpages alongside my dynamic ones?
>
> Can I split my templates up into subdirectories under the 'root'
> directory, or will catalyst not be able to find them?
>
> OK, so I've seen an article that explains how to get one view up and
> running. Now I want another view. What do I do? Add it somehow to the
> first one or create a second one? Does a second view require a second
> view module in addition to MyApp::View::TT? What does MyApp::View::TT
> do anyway?
>
> When catalyst is run under mod_perl, does it start to control all the
> event handlers? Say, for instance, my current setup uses
> Apache::AuthCookie to control authentication. Can I combine
> AuthCookie with Catalyst, or must I use a Catalyst authentication
> plugin?
>
> Suppose I want to have a basic site running under http, and a more
> complete site running under https, using the same host name. Is it
> possible, and if so how?
>
> Ocassionally I'll want to submit data using forms. How do catalyst
> users handle this problem? Do they have two separate URLS, one to get
> the form and one to post to? Or do have a single URL, a single
> action, and check in their code whether it's a 'GET' or a 'POST'
> request.
>
> Without necessarily writing all the code, how would you set up a
> averagely complicated site? Which modules would you define? Where
> would you put them? Where you put your other stuff, like
> configuration files, templates, images, utility classes, and anything
> else you might require?
>
> Some answers to these basic kinds of question would be really useful.
>
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