[Catalyst] Catalyst::Plugin::Authentication::Store::DBIC and config in auto

[fayland]

Brandon Black wrote:
> On 3/22/06, fayland <fayland at gmail.com> wrote:
>   
>> hi, all.
>> Since we use more than one database server, I need to connect database
>> in sub auto of Root.pm.
>> so I config the Catalyst::Plugin::Authentication::Store::DBIC after the
>> connect like this:
>>
>> sub auto : Private {
>>     my ( $self, $c ) = @_;
>>
>>     # connect db
>>     $c->forward('init');
>>
>>     use Data::Dumper;
>>
>> $c->log->debug(Dumper($c->config->{dbic}{geo}->resultset('User')->search({})->first));
>>     $c->config->{authentication}{dbic} = {
>>         user_class         => $c->config->{dbic}{geo}->resultset('User'),
>>         user_field         => 'username',
>>         password_field     => 'password',
>>     };
>>
>> the debug screen shows that ->resultset('User')->search({})->first
>> works. but the Catalyst::Plugin::Authentication::Store::DBIC complains :
>> |
>> Caught exception in Zorpia::Controller::User->login "Can't call method
>> "search" on an undefined value at
>>
>> any suggestion? can I config the DBIC in the auto?
>>
>> Thanks. any tip is appreciated very much.
>>
>>     
>
> For many (most? all?) plugins (and models and views), ->config values
> can't effectively be changed after ->setup occurs I think.  I would
> imagine there's a more efficient and effective way of doing things
> than connecting to the db in Root::auto in any case.
>   
we use something like livejournal. thus we need the $c->req->address to 
select the database, I think.
can I load the plugin after ->setup?

> What's the story with the multiple DBs?  Are we talking a fixed set of
> 3-4, or a dynamic set of databases created by users while they use the
> app, or what?  The DBIC::Schema model allows for making seperate
> models for different static connections that all share the same schema
> easily, and also provides a cloning mechanism for getting new $schemas
> from new connection info at runtime.
>
>   

We use the Schema, thanks for the great module. :)

> -- Brandon
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