[Catalyst] stuck on tutorial's suggested variation

[Michael Higgins]

On Tue, 4 Dec 2007 11:05:31 -0500
Jason Kohles <email at jasonkohles.com> wrote:

> On Dec 4, 2007, at 10:22 AM, Michael Higgins wrote:

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> > what should $c->login look like if the "login" sub is part of
> > Controller/User?
> >
> $c->login and your login method are not the same method, $c->login
> is inherited from
> Catalyst::Plugin::Authentication::Credential::Password.

Thanks for that. $c->login and $c->redirect->uri_for('login') are very
different, then.

[8< redirecting error]

> This suggests that your redirection to logging in is being triggered  
> every time, rather than just when necessary.

Yep. It never rendered the login page and just looped.

> you don't have a controller named login.  What it seems you really  
> want here is:
> 
> if ( $c->controller eq $c->controller( 'User' ) ) {

Yes. Exactly right. Much better, that.

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> >
> Probably something along these lines:
> 
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Excellent, thanks!

Now I'm back on track... and things even are beginning to make some
sense!

Cheers,

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