CGI::Application::Plugin::PageBuilder 0.93 review

License: Perl Artistic License File size: 3K Developer: Clint Moore

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CGI::Application::Plugin::PageBuilder is a Perl module that simplifies building pages with multiple templates.

SYNOPSIS

This module simplifies building complex web pages with many small piecemeal templates.
Instead of
sub run_mode {
my $self = shift;
my $header = $self->load_tmpl( 'header.tmpl' )->output();
my $html;

my $start = $self->load_tmpl( 'view_start.tmpl' );
$start->param( view_name => 'This View' );
$html .= $start->output();

my $db = MyApp::DB::Views->retrieve_all(); # Class::DBI
while ( my $line = $db->next() ) {
my $template = $self->load_tmpl( 'view_element.tmpl' );
$template->param( name => $line->name() );
$template->param( info => $line->info() );
$html .= $template->output();
}
$html .= $self->load_tmpl( 'view_end.tmpl' )->output();
$html .= $self->load_tmpl( 'footer.tmpl' )->output();
return $html;
}

You can do this:
CGI:App subclass:

sub run_mode {
my $self = shift;

$self->pb_template( 'header.tmpl' );
$self->pb_template( 'view_start.tmpl' );

my $db = MyApp::DB::Views->retrieve_all();
while( my $line = $db->next() ) {
$self->pb_template( 'view_row.tmpl' );
$self->pb_param( name, $line->name() );
$self->pb_param( info, $line->info() );
}
$self->pb_template( 'view_end.tmpl' );
$self->pb_template( 'footer.tmpl' );
return $self->pb_build();
}

Requirements:
Perl