Name
SAL - A Sub Application Layer for Perl
Synopsis
use
SAL;
Description
This is a stub. Documentation needs to be done for all SAL::* modules unfortunately.
What it is, and what it is not
SAL is library for building multi-platform tools (shell, desktop, web). It's primary purpose is to allow for rapid development of business reporting tools. As with Perl, it's flexible enough to be used in a wide variety of environments, and for all kinds of needs.
SAL-proper IS NOT an application framework, although some tinkering has gone on in that neck of the woods. (SAL::Kernel and SAL::VFS are still on the drawing board, but GUI widgets and SDL integration will probably be coming first.)
Required Modules
Installing SAL through CPAN requires the following:
SAL requires at least DBD::SQLite. DBD::mysql and DBD::odbc are also supported database drivers
SAL also requires GD::Graph and it's prerequisites. GD::Graph3d is optional, though it might replace GD::Graph as a prerequisite in the future.
Samples
In the installation tarball, you'll find a samples directory with the following quick-and-dirty examples. They are (lol) not anywhere near real programs, but will hopefully help get you started.
lsql - a very simple shell
for
working
with
SQLite databases
salsquid - a very simple authenticator
for
Squid. Requires MySQL database (or modification)
salreport.cgi - a very simple data-driven report example.
salgraph.cgi - a very simple graphing example.
salsurvey.cgi - a simple but effective web survey script. Requires MySQL database (or modification)
Author
Scott Elcomb <psema4@gmail.com>
See Also
SAL::DBI, SAL::WebDDR, SAL::Graph, SAL::WebApplication