[Catalyst] RFC: file/path writing sub-class of Catalyst::Plugin::Static::Simple

[Ash Berlin]

apv wrote:
> I'm probably about to write a sub-class of 
> Catalyst::Plugin::Static::Simple which writes the file to disk on the 
> first request. The reason is I like to have all my extra static files 
> (images, media, css, etc) in the same bundle as the application but I 
> also want to let Apache serve them, obviously. So I can either try to 
> keep a tree sync'd between my app path and my webserver path or do this 
> so the authoritative versions in the app path are written to disk on 
> first request. (Semi-)Permanent cache.
> 
> Do you think this is something useful enough to also put on the CPAN? 
> Other feedback?
> 
> Name? Catalyst::Plugin::Static::DiskWrite? The idea is not to be able to 
> check for freshness or other cache-like behavior but to write it if it's 
> not there and leave it at that. Used with things like:
> 
>   RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
>   RewriteRule ^(.*) /index.fcgi/$1 [QSA,L]
> 
> 


Can you not just do:

Alias /static /path/to/my/app/static

In your Apache (or whatever) config?