Catalyst::Action::Deserialize - Deserialize Data in a Request
package Foo::Controller::Bar; __PACKAGE__->config( 'default' => 'text/x-yaml', 'stash_key' => 'rest', 'map' => { 'text/x-yaml' => 'YAML', 'text/x-data-dumper' => [ 'Data::Serializer', 'Data::Dumper' ], }, ); sub begin :ActionClass('Deserialize') {}
This action will deserialize HTTP POST, PUT, and OPTIONS requests. It assumes that the body of the HTTP Request is a serialized object. The serializer is selected by introspecting the requests content-type header.
The specifics of deserializing each content-type is implemented as a plugin to Catalyst::Action::Deserialize. You can see a list of currently implemented plugins in Catalyst::Controller::REST.
The results of your Deserializing will wind up in $c->req->data. This is done through the magic of Catalyst::Request::REST.
While it is common for this Action to be called globally as a begin method, there is nothing stopping you from using it on a single routine:
begin
sub foo :Local :Action('Deserialize') {}
Will work just fine.
When you use this module, the request class will be changed to Catalyst::Request::REST.
You likely want to look at Catalyst::Controller::REST, which implements a sensible set of defaults for a controller doing REST.
Catalyst::Action::Serialize, Catalyst::Action::REST
Adam Jacob <adam@stalecoffee.org>, with lots of help from mst and jrockway
Marchex, Inc. paid me while I developed this module. (http://www.marchex.com)
You may distribute this code under the same terms as Perl itself.
To install Catalyst::Action::REST, copy and paste the appropriate command in to your terminal.
cpanm
cpanm Catalyst::Action::REST
CPAN shell
perl -MCPAN -e shell install Catalyst::Action::REST
For more information on module installation, please visit the detailed CPAN module installation guide.