#!/usr/bin/perl

# auto.pl

use strict;
use warnings;

use Auto::GUI;
use Auto::MakeArticle;

my $auto = Auto::GUI->new;
$auto->fire_up_front_end
  or die;


##</code><code>##

package Auto::GUI;

use strict;
use warnings;

sub new {
	my $class = shift;
	my $self = {};
	bless $self, $class;
	return $self;
}

sub fire_up_front_end{
  my $self = shift;
  # display the gui
  # later... a button will call MakeArticle
  my $mk = Auto::MakeArticle->new;
  $mk->make($self); # pass the GUI object (?)
}

sub msg {
  # show progress/error messages
  my $self = shift;
  my $msg = shift;
  print "$msg\n";

}

1;


##</code><code>##

package Auto::MakeArticle;

use strict;
use warnings;

sub new {
	my $class = shift;
	my $self = {};
	bless $self, $class;
	return $self;
}

sub make{
  my $self = shift;
  my $gui = shift; # GUI object
  
  # do stuff to make page
  
  my $msg = "message from MakePage";
  $gui->msg($msg); 
}

1;


##</code><code>##

---------- Capture Output ----------
> "C:\Perl\bin\perl.exe" auto.pl
message from MakePage

> Terminated with exit code 0.