[Catalyst] Catalyst::Plugin::Authentication set_authenticated

[Denny]

I'm using it in ShinyCMS, with the same concerns.  Discussion in #catalyst when I was writing that bit of the code didn't really reach a conclusion on whether it was 'safe' to use it, but nobody had a better suggestion.

Regards,
Denny

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Bill Corr <bcorr at aptina.com> wrote:

>Hi,
>
> 
>
>Is the set_authenticated method really private? I am puzzled because in
>the documentation for Catalyst::Plugin::Authentication there is an
>example using this method -
>
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>    $user = $c->find_user({ id => $id });
>
>    $c->set_authenticated($user); # logs the user in and calls
>persist_user
>
> 
>
>Yet, later on it is listed as an internal method, with the usual
>caveats
>-
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>
>INTERNAL METHODS 
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>These methods are for Catalyst::Plugin::Authentication INTERNAL USE
>only. Please do not use them in your own code, whether application or
>credential / store modules. If you do, you will very likely get the
>nasty shock of having to fix / rewrite your code when things change.
>They are documented here only for reference.
>
> 
>
>$c->set_authenticated( $user, $realmname )
>
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>Well, I am using it anyway! 
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>Thanks,
>
>Bill.
>
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