[Catalyst] implementing ajax

[Mesdaq, Ali]

Jennifer,

Are you sure you want to stick with this route? Looks like your going to
make a lot of work for yourself. I would hate to see the js code to make
xml. Use the js code to just post the values you want read those values
in with something like $c->request->params->{whatever} in your
controller. Then in your controller just spit out json which is not even
really a line of code. If your using the JSON view all you need to do is
put your data in the $c->stash->{json} and it will auto serialize it for
you.

Why would you want to use JSON? Because javascript can just read it
straight in and you can use it without having to parse anything. Your js
would just eval the returned json content and use it. If you return xml
you will need to parse it out and just makes a lot of work.

If you want I can maybe create something on the wiki on how to use
mochikit for the js part of it and catalyst for the controller part of
it. Maybe its a good advent calendar article anyone think it would be
good? 

Thanks,
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Ali Mesdaq (CISSP, GIAC-GREM)
Security Researcher II
Websense Security Labs
http://www.WebsenseSecurityLabs.com
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-----Original Message-----
From: Jennifer Ahn [mailto:jenahn at stanford.edu] 
Sent: Monday, March 10, 2008 9:37 AM
To: The elegant MVC web framework
Subject: [Catalyst] implementing ajax

hello!

i'm wondering how one would implement the server side controller end of
an application with ajax.  i have the javascript on my client sending an
xml file to a uri controller method but, how does the controller process
that xml?  is the standard way of doing this by reading in the xml file
through stdin?  i'd like to implement this without using JSON of
jemplate.

thanks for your help!

jennifer

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