Re: [cgiapp] ANNOUNCE BETA: CGI::Application::Template 0.01

[Cees Hek <suppressed>]

Quoting Jesse Erlbaum <suppressed>:

> Hi All --
> 
> I have a little module I've been working on, and I'd love to get some
> feedback.  You can download it here:
> 
>   http://www.erlbaum.net/CGI-Application-Template-0.01.tar.gz
> 
> 
> I made this to simplify the start-up process of making a new
> CGI::Application-based module.  If you can, try it out and give me some
> feedback.  In particular, I'm interested in a couple things:

Hi Jesse,

I'm sorry that I don't have any real comments on the module, since I haven't had
any time to look at it.  One non functional suggestion though.  Can you use a
different term in the name then 'Template'!  When the words perl module and
Template appear together I automatically think of 'Template' meaning something
like HTML::Template or Template Toolkit.  You are building a different beast
here, and I think it would be advantageous to distinguish the name from these
other types of 'Template' modules.

How about something like one of the following:
CGI::Application::CodeTemplate
CGI::Application::CodeGenerator
CGI::Application::Generator
CGI::Application::CodeStubs
CGI::Application::Stubs

I think it would help new users browsing CPAN that have never used
CGI::Application before, and it would more clearly describe what the module does
right in the name.

Cees




> 
>   1. Does it work?  (Any bugs?)
>   2. Is it useful?  Could you use this in your work?
>   3. Can the interface be improved?
> 
> 
> Here's an excerpt from the POD:
> 
> ----START----->
> NAME
>        CGI::Application::Template - Dynamically build 
>        CGI::Application modules
> 
> SYNOPSIS
>          use CGI::Application::Template;
> 
>          # Required methods
>          my $cat = CGI::Application::Template->new();
>          $cat->package_name('My::Widget::Browser');
>          $cat->start_mode('list_widgets');
>          $cat->run_modes(qw/
>                list_widgets
>                add_widget
>                insert_widget
>                edit_widget
>                update_widget
>                delete_widget
>          /);
> 
>          # Optional methods
>          $cat->base_module('My::CGI::Application');
>          $cat->use_modules(qw/My::DBICreds My::Utilities/);
>          $cat->new_dbh_method('My::DBICreds->new_dbh()');
>          $cat->tmpl_path('Path/To/My/Templates/');
> 
>          # Output-related methods
>          $cat->app_module_tmpl('my_standard_cgiapp.tmpl');
>          $cat->output_app_module();
> 
> DESCRIPTION
>        CGI::Application::Template provides a means by which a
>        CGI::Application module can be created from code, as
>        opposed to being written by hand.  The goal of this module
>        is two-fold:
> 
>          1. To ease the creation of new CGI::Application modules.
>          2. To allow standardization of CGI::Application coding
>             styles to be more uniformly applied.
> <----END----
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> -Jesse-
> 
> 
> 
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> 
>   Jesse Erlbaum
>   The Erlbaum Group
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>   Fax: 212-684-6226
> 
> 
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