NAME

Mojolicious::Plugin::RESTful - A Mojolicious Plugin for RESTful HTTP Actions

VERSION

version 0.1.4

SYNOPSIS

In your RESTful application:

  package MyRest;
  use Mojo::Base 'Mojolicious';

  sub startup {
    my $self = shift;
    $self->plugin("RESTful");

    my $routes = $self->routes;
    $routes->restful("Person");
  }

  1;

The following routes should be installed:

  #
  # HTTP    ROUTE             CONTROLLER#ACTION      NAME
  #
  # ------------Collection-------------
  # GET     /people           Person#people_list     "people_list"
  # POST    /people           Person#people_create   "people_create"
  # OPTIONS /people           Person#people_options  "people_options"
  # GET     /people/search    Person#people_search   "people_search"
  # GET     /people/count     Person#people_count    "people_count"
  #
  # -------------Resource--------------
  # GET     /people/:person   Person#person_retrieve "person_retrieve"
  # DELETE  /people/:person   Person#person_delete   "person_delete"
  # PUT     /people/:person   Person#person_update   "person_update"
  # PATCH   /people/:person   Person#person_patch    "person_patch"
  # OPTIONS /people/:person   Person#person_options  "person_options"
  #

For a longer version of parameters:

  #
  # @param name       is the route identity
  # @param controller is the controller class, default is @param name.
  # @param methods    is the methods short name for routes
  #   l: list,     collection
  #   c: create,   collection
  #   r: retrieve, resource
  #   u: update,   resource
  #   d: delete,   resource
  #   p: patch,    resource
  #   o: options,  collection/resource
  #   `lcrudp` is used to detemine to return collection route or resource route.
  #
  # @param root       is the methods for root routes, used only in chained/nested route.
  #   set root as empty('') to disable generating routes in root.
  # @param nonresource
  #   A HASH ref like:  { search => 'get', convert => 'post' }, which is used to generate the nonresource methods.
  #   By default, `restful` short cut will generate `search` and `count` for collection routes.
  #   Set nonresource as empty hash ref ({}) to disable nonresource generating methods.
  #
  # @param under      supposed to support, not funtionally yet.
  #
  # @return           the chained route for collection or resource
  #
  $routes->restful(
    name => 'Person',
    controller => 'Person',
    methods => 'lcrudpo',
    root => 'lcrudpo',
    nonresource => {
      search => 'get',
      count => 'get',
    }
  );

A chained RESTful routes sample:

  $routes->restful('person')->restful('cat'); # name is case-insensitive

generates these routes (person routes not listed):

  #
  # HTTP    ROUTE             CONTROLLER#ACTION      NAME
  #
  # GET     /people/:person/cats      Cat#person_cats_list    person_cats_list
  # POST    /people/:person/cats      Cat#person_cats_create  person_cats_create
  # OPTION  /people/:person/cats      Cat#person_cats_options person_cats_options
  #
  # GET     /people/:person/cats/:cat Cat#person_cat_retrieve person_cat_retrieve
  # PUT     /people/:person/cats/:cat Cat#person_cat_update   person_cat_update
  # DELETE  /people/:person/cats/:cat Cat#person_cat_delete   person_cat_delete
  # PATCH   /people/:person/cats/:cat Cat#person_cat_patch    person_cat_patch
  # OPTION  /people/:person/cats/:cat Cat#person_cat_options  person_cat_options
  # *       /people/:person/cats/:cat (chained)               person
  #
  # GET     /cats                     Cat#cats_list           cats_list
  # POST    /cats                     Cat#cats_create         cats_create
  # OPTION  /cats                     Cat#cats_options        cats_options
  #
  # GET     /cats/:cat                Cat#cat_retrieve        cat_retrieve
  # PUT     /cats/:cat                Cat#cat_update          cat_update
  # DELETE  /cats/:cat                Cat#cat_delete          cat_delete
  # PATCH   /cats/:cat                Cat#cat_patch           cat_patch
  # OPTION  /cats/:cat                Cat#cat_options         cat_options
  # *       /cats/:cat                (chained)               cat
  #

DESCRIPTION

This is a Mojolicious plugin adding a RESTful CRUD helper restful to Mojolicious Route.

The idea and some code comes from Mojolicious::Plugin::REST.

The differences are:

• No under needed.

• No types support.

This is more convenient for me, feel free to use Mojolicious::Plugin::REST in your stuff.

CONFIGRATION

crud2http

Mojolicious::Plugin::RESTful will generate the methods by default, set this in plugin options:

  $app->plugin('RESTful' => {
      crud2http => {
        collection => {
          list => 'get',
          create => 'post',
          options => 'options',
        },
        resource => {
          retrieve => 'get',
          update => 'put',
          delete => 'delete',
          patch => 'patch',
          options => 'options',
        },
      }
    }
  );

collection

By default Mojolicious::Plugin::RESTful generate three routes for collections:

• list => 'get'

  This is used to list collection contains.

• create => 'post'

  Create an resource should use 'POST'.

• options => 'options'

  Use this to list options for collection.

resource

By default Mojolicious::Plugin::RESTful generate five routes for resources:

• retrieve => 'get'

  To retrieve or read resource from a collection.

• update => 'put'

  To totally update a resource.

• delete => 'delete'

  To delete a resource.

• patch => 'patch',

  To update part of the resource.

• options => 'options'

  To list options for the resource.

METHODS

register

Mojolicious plugin register method.

AUTHOR

Huo Linhe <huolinhe@berrygenomics.com>

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

This software is copyright (c) 2015 by Berry Genomics.

This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.

cpanm Mojolicious::Plugin::RESTful

perl -MCPAN -e shell
install Mojolicious::Plugin::RESTful