[Catalyst] Large static files behind Authorisation

[Trevor Phillips]

I'm working on a Catalyst application, and one of the requirements is to
deliver large-ish files to authorised users only. I'm a bit wary about
passing through large files in a framework I don't know the intricacies of,
since a mishandled large file can explode memory usage of a daemon. However,
the usual "let Apache/proxy handle it" solution bypasses the required
Authorisation phase.

I'm currently trying to use Catalyst::Plugin::Static::Simple, which has a
documented function serve_static_file to serve a static file from a
Controller. However, I am getting an error as the TT View is still trying to
apply a default template.

Is there an easy way to turn off the TT View, and have the file properly
treated as static content in an efficient manner by Static::Simple?

My usual solution to this problem would be to implement Authentication as a
mod_perl Access handler over static content, but the host provider won't
give access to random mod_perl libs - and I'm quite happy with Catalyst's
Auth infrastructure for everything else...

Thanks...

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Trevor Phillips  - http://dortamur.livejournal.com/
"On nights such as this, evil deeds are done. And good deeds, of course. But
mostly evil, on the whole."
     -- (Terry Pratchett, Wyrd Sisters)
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