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NAME

Mojolicious::Plugin::ModeHelpers - Mojolicious Plugin that adds helpers to determine the mode and avoid typos

STATUS

SYNOPSIS

  use Mojolicious::Lite;
  plugin 'ModeHelpers';

  if (app->in_prod) { # true if app->mode eq 'production'
    # do prod stuff
  } elsif (app->in_dev) { # true if app->mode ne 'production'
    # do dev stuff
  }

  # rename in_prod and in_dev
  plugin ModeHelpers => { prod_helper_name => 'in_production_mode', dev_helper_name => 'in_development_mode' };
  if (app->in_production_mode) { # true if app->mode eq 'production'
    # do prod stuff
  } elsif (app->in_development_mode) { # true if app->mode ne 'production'
    # do dev stuff
  }

  # provide your own custom modes to generate helpers
  plugin ModeHelpers => { modes => ['alpha', 'beta'] };
  if (app->in_alpha) { # true if app->mode eq 'alpha'
    # do alpha stuff
  } elsif (app->in_beta) { # true if app->mode eq 'beta'
    # do beta stuff
  }

  # weird modes get valid perl subroutine names
  plugin ModeHelpers => { modes => ['my strange mode!'] };
  if (app->in_my_strange_mode) { # true if app->mode eq 'my strange mode!'
    # do strange things
  }

  # provide your own helper name and mode pairs
  plugin ModeHelpers => { modes => [{ in_alpha_mode => 'alpha' }, 'beta'] };
  if (app->in_alpha_mode) { # true if app->mode eq 'alpha'
    # do alpha stuff
  } elsif (app->in_beta) { # true if app->mode eq 'beta'
    # do beta stuff
  }

  # use Mojolicious helper dot notation
  plugin ModeHelpers => {
      prod_helper_name => 'modes.prod',
      dev_helper_name => 'modes.dev',
      modes => [{ 'modes.alpha' => 'alpha' }]
  };

  if (app->modes->prod) { # true if app->mode eq 'production'
    # do prod stuff
  }
  if (app->modes->dev) { # true if app->mode ne 'production'
    # do dev stuff
  }

  if (app->modes->alpha) { # true if app->mode eq 'alpha'
    # do alpha stuff
  }

DESCRIPTION

Mojolicious::Plugin::ModeHelpers is a Mojolicious::Plugin that adds helpers so that you can know what mode you are in via a method call instead of comparing to the string returned by "mode" in Mojolicious. This can help with typos, and is often more compact. You may use the built-in "in_prod" and "in_dev" methods, or you can add helpers for your custom "modes".

METHODS

in_prod

Returns true if "mode" in Mojolicious is production. Otherwise, returns false.

  if (app->in_prod) { # true if app->mode eq 'production'
      # do prod stuff
  }

"in_prod" can be renamed via "prod_helper_name".

in_dev

Returns true if "mode" in Mojolicious does not equal production. Otherwise, returns false.

  if (app->in_dev) { # true if app->mode ne 'production'
      # do dev stuff
  }

"in_dev" can be renamed via "dev_helper_name".

register

  my $config = $plugin->register($app);
  my $config = $plugin->register($app, { modes => ['alpha', 'beta', 'gamma'] });

Register plugin in Mojolicious application and create helpers.

OPTIONS

prod_helper_name

"prod_helper_name" allows you to change the name of the "in_prod" helper:

  plugin ModeHelpers => { prod_helper_name => 'in_production_mode' };

  if (app->in_production_mode) { # true if app->mode eq 'production'
      # do prod stuff
  }

You can also use the "helper" in Mojolicious dot notation:

  plugin ModeHelpers => { prod_helper_name => 'modes.prod' };

  if (app->modes->prod) {
      # do prod stuff
  }

dev_helper_name

"dev_helper_name" allows you to change the name of the "in_dev" helper:

  plugin ModeHelpers => { dev_helper_name => 'in_development_mode' };

  if (app->in_development_mode) { # true if app->mode ne 'production'
      # do dev stuff
  }

You can also use the "helper" in Mojolicious dot notation:

  plugin ModeHelpers => { dev_helper_name => 'modes.dev' };

  if (app->modes->dev) {
      # do dev stuff
  }

mode

"modes" allows you to pass in custom modes that will have their own helpers that return true if "mode" in Mojolicious equals their mode. Modes can either be a non-empty scalar, or a hash that has a key-value pair of helper_name => mode.

  plugin ModeHelpers => {
      modes => [
          'alpha', # generates helper in_alpha for mode 'alpha'
          { in_beta_mode => 'beta' }, # generates helper in_beta_mode for mode 'beta'
          'my strange mode!', # generates helper in_my_strange_mode for mode 'my strange mode!'
      ],
  };

  if (app->in_alpha) { # true if app->mode eq 'alpha'
      # do alpha stuff
  } elsif (app->in_beta_mode) { # true if app->mode eq 'beta'
      # do beta stuff
  } elsif (app->in_my_strange_mode) { # true if app->mode eq 'my strange mode!'
      # do strange things
  }

SCALAR

Non-empty strings can be passed into "modes". The helper name is generated with these steps:

  • Pass the mode to "slugify" in Mojo::Util.

  • Replace all dashes with underscores.

  • Append the resulting value to the string "in_".

  plugin ModeHelpers => { modes => ['alpha', 'my strange mode!'] };

  if (app->in_alpha) { # true if app->mode eq 'alpha'
      # do alpha stuff
  } elsif (app->in_my_strange_mode) { # true if app->mode eq 'my strange mode!'
      # do strange things
  }

HASH

A key-value pair can be provided as a hash, where the key is the helper name and the value is the mode.

  plugin ModeHelpers => { modes => [ { in_alpha_mode => 'alpha' } ] };

  if (app->in_alpha_mode) { # true if app->mode eq 'alpha'
      # do alpha stuff
  }

You can also use the "helper" in Mojolicious dot notation:

  plugin ModeHelpers => { modes => [ { 'modes.alpha' => 'alpha' } ] };

  if (app->modes->alpha) { # true if app->mode eq 'alpha'
      # do alpha stuff
  }

AUTHOR

Adam Hopkins <srchulo@cpan.org>

COPYRIGHT

Copyright 2019- Adam Hopkins

LICENSE

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

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