RFC: Module::Starter::Plugin::CGIApp

I've been playing with Module::Starter recently and I wrote a plugin which creates a basic CGI::Application based module. It should be wending its way to CPAN as we speak.

What do you think? I would appreciate any comments, bug reports or patches. In particular I am interested in implementing as many "best practices" as possible.

After CPAN has done its' thing, the module will be found here.

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Re: RFC: Module::Starter::Plugin::CGIApp by samtregar (Abbot) on Mar 24, 2008 at 20:45 UTC
Have you seen CGI::Application::Generator? In what way is your module different? -sam	[reply]
Re^2: RFC: Module::Starter::Plugin::CGIApp by jaldhar (Vicar) on Mar 24, 2008 at 21:56 UTC
I think I had filed away CGI::Application::Generator for further investigation at one point and then forgot about it. It doesn't seem to be under development anymore. My module is based on Module::Starter which, though rough around the edges at the moment, seems promising as an extensible framework for generating all sorts of modules. If people like the concept I envision future versions including more elaborate templates which generate entire applications with plugins, multiple runmodes, CRUD—you name it. -- જલધર	[reply]
Re^3: RFC: Module::Starter::Plugin::CGIApp by samtregar (Abbot) on Mar 25, 2008 at 02:33 UTC
As far as I know CAP::Generator never got much use, aside from Jesse's personal use. He used it on the Krang project, I'm sure. I don't see any particular reason to believe your module's fate will be different, but good luck anyway! -sam	[reply]
Re: RFC: Module::Starter::Plugin::CGIApp by Herkum (Parson) on Mar 25, 2008 at 04:46 UTC
The problem with CGIApp is that it needs to customized to useful. I only have one base Module that uses it and everything else inherits from it. I would be kinda of scared if I kept installing packages that each needed to use a separate instance of CGIApp.	[reply]
Re^2: RFC: Module::Starter::Plugin::CGIApp by jaldhar (Vicar) on Mar 25, 2008 at 14:59 UTC
I also have a custom base class. The templates provided with this module are just starters. Each of us could customize them to create modules that use our own peculiar code instead of CGI::Application. Regardless of which framework you use, there is some grunt work involved whenever a new project is started. My goal is to help automate the process. -- જલધર	[reply]

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