Text::MicroMason::ServerPages - Alternate Syntax like ASP/JSP Templates
Server Pages syntax provides another way to mix Perl into a text template:
<% my $name = $ARGS{name}; if ( $name eq 'Dave' ) { %> I'm sorry <%= $name %>, I'm afraid I can't do that right now. <% } else { my $hour = (localtime)[2]; my $daypart = ( $hour > 11 ) ? 'afternoon' : 'morning'; %> Good <%= $daypart %>, <%= $name %>! <% } %>
Instead of using this class directly, pass its name to be mixed in:
use Text::MicroMason; my $mason = Text::MicroMason->new( -ServerPages );
Use the execute method to parse and evalute a template:
print $mason->execute( text=>$template, 'name'=>'Dave' );
Or compile it into a subroutine, and evaluate repeatedly:
$coderef = $mason->compile( text=>$template ); print $coderef->('name'=>'Dave');
This subclass replaces MicroMason's normal lexer with one that supports a syntax similar to Active Server Pages and Java Server Pages.
The following elements are recognized by the ServerPages lexer:
<% perl statements %>
Arbitrary Perl code to be executed at this point in the template.
<%= perl expression %>
A Perl expression to be evaluated and included in the output.
<%& file, arguments %>
Includes an external template file.
<%-- comment --%>
Documentation or inactive code to be skipped over silently. Can also be used to quickly comment out part of a template.
<%name> ... </%name>
Supported block names are: 'perl', 'args', 'once', 'init', 'cleanup', and 'doc'.
( $type, $value ) = $mason->lex_token();
Lexer for <% ... %> tags.
Attempts to parse a token from the template text stored in the global $_ and returns a token type and value. Returns an empty list if unable to parse further due to an error.
For an overview of this templating framework, see Text::MicroMason.
This is a mixin class intended for use with Text::MicroMason::Base.
For distribution, installation, support, copyright and license information, see Text::MicroMason::Docs::ReadMe.
To install Text::MicroMason, copy and paste the appropriate command in to your terminal.
cpanm
cpanm Text::MicroMason
CPAN shell
perl -MCPAN -e shell install Text::MicroMason
For more information on module installation, please visit the detailed CPAN module installation guide.