RE: [cgiapp] Elementary rm question

["Jesse Erlbaum" <suppressed>]

Hi Peter --

I realize you have solved your problem, but I wanted to add a philosophical
context to your question.

> How do I set a runmode from the instance script. IE there
> are several 'entry' points to my application and I want to
> be able to use my instance script to determine which one
> the app. starts with.

The whole point of CGI-App is to manage the run-modes of an application.
This is done by changing the value of the "run-mode" parameter, usually CGI
form parameter "rm":

   http://my.site/webapp.pl?rm=mode3

The "start mode" is a different thing.  The start mode (set via the
start_mode() method) is the run-mode which is executed if no value for "rm"
is set.

Here's the rub:  Each CGI-App should only have one natural "start mode".

This is not a technological limitation -- it is a philosophical one.  One of
the great CGI-App debates is "how big should my app modules be?"  Some
people make HUGE(!) "mega" application modules with 20 or 30 (or more!)
run-modes.  I tend to find these a bit overwhelming, but it's hard to say
what the correct number of run-modes should be.

Your question might actually be another test of this issue.  Perhaps it can
be said that a perfectly-sized CGI::Application-based module has exactly ONE
intuitive and natural "start mode".  If you think you need more than one
start mode", maybe you need to separate your single module into two.

Warmest regards,

-Jesse-


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  Jesse Erlbaum
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