Mojolicious::Renderer - Generate dynamic content
SYNOPSIS
use Mojolicious::Renderer;
my $renderer = Mojolicious::Renderer->new;
push @{$renderer->classes}, 'MyApp::Controller::Foo';
push @{$renderer->paths}, '/home/sri/templates';
DESCRIPTION
Mojolicious::Renderer is the standard Mojolicious renderer.
See Mojolicious::Guides::Rendering for more.
ATTRIBUTES
Mojolicious::Renderer implements the following attributes.
cache
my $cache = $renderer->cache;
$renderer = $renderer->cache(Mojo::Cache->new);
Renderer cache, defaults to a Mojo::Cache object.
classes
my $classes = $renderer->classes;
$renderer = $renderer->classes(['main']);
Classes to use for finding templates in DATA
sections with Mojo::Loader, first one has the highest precedence, defaults to main
. Only files with exactly two extensions will be used, like index.html.ep
. Note that for templates to be detected, these classes need to have already been loaded and added before "warmup" is called, which usually happens automatically during application startup.
# Add another class with templates in DATA section
push @{$renderer->classes}, 'Mojolicious::Plugin::Fun';
# Add another class with templates in DATA section and higher precedence
unshift @{$renderer->classes}, 'Mojolicious::Plugin::MoreFun';
compress
my $bool = $renderer->compress;
$renderer = $renderer->compress($bool);
Try to negotiate compression for dynamically generated response content and gzip
compress it automatically, defaults to true.
default_format
my $default = $renderer->default_format;
$renderer = $renderer->default_format('html');
The default format to render if format
is not set in the stash, defaults to html
. Note that changing the default away from html
is not recommended, as it has the potential to break, for example, plugins with bundled templates.
default_handler
my $default = $renderer->default_handler;
$renderer = $renderer->default_handler('ep');
The default template handler to use for rendering in cases where auto-detection doesn't work, like for inline
templates.
encoding
my $encoding = $renderer->encoding;
$renderer = $renderer->encoding('koi8-r');
Will encode generated content if set, defaults to UTF-8
. Note that many renderers such as Mojolicious::Plugin::EPRenderer also use this value to determine if template files should be decoded before processing.
handlers
my $handlers = $renderer->handlers;
$renderer = $renderer->handlers({epl => sub {...}});
Registered handlers.
helpers
my $helpers = $renderer->helpers;
$renderer = $renderer->helpers({url_for => sub {...}});
Registered helpers.
min_compress_size
my $size = $renderer->min_compress_size;
$renderer = $renderer->min_compress_size(1024);
Minimum output size in bytes required for compression to be used if enabled, defaults to 860
.
paths
my $paths = $renderer->paths;
$renderer = $renderer->paths(['/home/sri/templates']);
Directories to look for templates in, first one has the highest precedence.
# Add another "templates" directory
push @{$renderer->paths}, '/home/sri/templates';
# Add another "templates" directory with higher precedence
unshift @{$renderer->paths}, '/home/sri/themes/blue/templates';
METHODS
Mojolicious::Renderer inherits all methods from Mojo::Base and implements the following new ones.
accepts
my $all = $renderer->accepts(Mojolicious::Controller->new);
my $best = $renderer->accepts(Mojolicious::Controller->new, 'html', 'json');
Select best possible representation for Mojolicious::Controller object from format
GET
/POST
parameter, format
stash value, or Accept
request header, defaults to returning the first extension if no preference could be detected.
add_handler
$renderer = $renderer->add_handler(epl => sub {...});
Register a handler.
$renderer->add_handler(foo => sub ($renderer, $c, $output, $options) {
...
$$output = 'Hello World!';
});
add_helper
$renderer = $renderer->add_helper(url_for => sub {...});
Register a helper.
$renderer->add_helper(foo => sub ($c, @args) {
...
});
get_data_template
my $template = $renderer->get_data_template({
template => 'foo/bar',
format => 'html',
handler => 'epl'
});
Return a DATA
section template from "classes" for an options hash reference with template
, format
, variant
and handler
values, or undef
if no template could be found, usually used by handlers.
get_helper
my $helper = $renderer->get_helper('url_for');
Get a helper by full name, generate a helper dynamically for a prefix, or return undef
if no helper or prefix could be found. Generated helpers return a proxy object containing the current controller object and on which nested helpers can be called.
render
my ($output, $format) = $renderer->render(Mojolicious::Controller->new);
Render output through one of the renderers. See "render" in Mojolicious::Controller for a more user-friendly interface.
respond
my $bool = $renderer->respond(Mojolicious::Controller->new, $output, $format);
my $bool = $renderer->respond(
Mojolicious::Controller->new, $output, $format, $status);
Finalize dynamically generated response content and "compress" it if possible.
template_for
my $name = $renderer->template_for(Mojolicious::Controller->new);
Return default template name for Mojolicious::Controller object, or undef
if no name could be generated.
template_handler
my $handler = $renderer->template_handler({
template => 'foo/bar',
format => 'html'
});
Return handler for an options hash reference with template
, format
and variant
values, or undef
if no handler could be found.
template_name
my $template = $renderer->template_name({
template => 'foo/bar',
format => 'html',
handler => 'epl'
});
Return a template name for an options hash reference with template
, format
, variant
and handler
values, or undef
if no template could be found, usually used by handlers.
template_path
my $path = $renderer->template_path({
template => 'foo/bar',
format => 'html',
handler => 'epl'
});
Return the full template path for an options hash reference with template
, format
, variant
and handler
values, or undef
if the file does not exist in "paths", usually used by handlers.
warmup
$renderer->warmup;
Prepare templates from "classes" for future use.