[Catalyst] namespace problem

[Peter Karman]

gutta wrote on 11/21/09 7:46 AM:

> 
> So you want me to write a MyApp/lib/Controller/Base.pm as follows.
> 
> package MyApp::Controller::Base;
> 
> use strict;
> use warnings;
> 
> use parent 'Catalyst::Controller';
> 
> #
> # Sets the actions in this controller to be registered with no prefix
> # so they function identically to actions created in MyApp.pm
> #
> 
> =head1 NAME
> 
> MyApp::Controller::Base - Base Controller for MyApp
> 
> =head1 DESCRIPTION
> 
> [enter your description here]
> 
> =cut
> 
> 1;
> 
> and will do "use parent 'MyApp::Controller::Base';" instead of my previous
> statement "use parent 'MyApp::Controller::Root';"
> 


I think you want to keep stuff out of MyApp::Controller::* namespace unless you
want it instantiated at app startup.

Instead, create MyApp::Base::Controller and inherit from that in your
MyApp::Controller::* classes.

Otherwise, yes, you've got the idea.
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