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Re: [cgiapp] logging in with CGI::Session and CGI::Application


> If something is more comprehensive, people tend to think of it
> as less flexible, and I aggree (most of the time). But this
> shouldn't be the case with CGI::Session at all. It offers
> the same flexibility (and even more) that Apache::Session does.
> 
> And reading and writing HTTP cookies is the feature of CGI::Session
> one can make use of to condense the Perl code even more :-). You
> still have to deal with such issues in CGI applications, so why
> not have such utilities in the library itself ;-)

You make two points here.  The first is that CGI::Session is as
flexible as Apache::Session.  As I mentioned, I'm only operating off of
a brief browse of the docs, so that may be perfectly correct.  Can I
load use it in a command-line script without running into module
dependacies that I wouldn't with A::S?  Can I use it for tasks OTHER
than a CGI::Session?  If so, then you may be correct.  If not, I'll
stand by my earlier assumption.

Your second point is why not do it in CGI::Session.  I have no
disagreement, except that sometimes you want to control those items
yourself, (as in the case of a command line tool) those items are not
involved.  I've run into both of those situations.

I am not saying that CGI::Session is bad at all.  I'm saying that, based
on a browse of the docs, it attempts to meet different needs than
Apache::Session, and so a user should select the tool that best meets
the needs of their situation.

(Anyone on the CGI::App list interested in any continuation of this
topic should let me know -- since we're not talking CGI::App anymore,
any of my future replies will be off-list)
-- 
SwiftOne
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