Re: Problem with RequestRec and Headers

["jk jk" <suppressed>]

I'm trying to port a pre-existing application built using a singleton design.  Various class instances use a __PACKAGE__::getInstance() method to get a handle on the current request's instance.  getInstance just returns $self which is a global variable.  This works as a cgi, since every request is in a separate interpreter.  It does not in mod_perl for obvious reasons.  It was my impression that the most direct method of porting would be to use Class::Singleton (Apache::Singleton::Request).  Any other ideas?  Thanks. --JAK

On 9/23/07, Perrin Harkins <suppressed> wrote:

On 9/23/07, jk jk <suppressed> wrote:
> I've been trying to use Apache::Singleton::Request under the assumption that
> you're right about Class::Singleton being the crux of the issue.
> Unfortunately, I can't get it working under Apache2.  Is there a different
> module for mp2/apache2 ?

It should be easy to port if you want to.  I wonder why you're trying
to use a singleton at all though.  It seems like either you should
create a new object every time, or just use class methods if you don't
need an object.  If this was just to get access to the request object,
you don't need it.  You can always get the request object from
anywhere using Apache2::RequestUtil.

By the way, a quick look at Class::Singleton confirms what Philippe
said: the instance() method just returns an existing instance after
the first call and ignores all parameters.  It's not a mod_perl
incomaptibilty; it's the intended behavior of the module.

- Perrin