Apache2::SubRequest - Perl API for Apache subrequests
use Apache2::SubRequest ();
# run internal redirects at once
$r->internal_redirect($new_uri);
$r->internal_redirect_handler($new_uri);
# create internal redirect objects
$subr = $r->lookup_uri("/foo");
$subr = $r->lookup_method_uri("GET", "/tmp/bar")
$subr = $r->lookup_file("/tmp/bar");
# optionally manipulate the output through main request filters
$subr = $r->lookup_uri("/foo", $r->output_filters);
# now run them
my $rc = $subr->run;
"Apache2::SubRequest" contains API for creating and running of Apache
sub-requests.
"Apache2::SubRequest" is a sub-class of "Apache2::RequestRec
object".
"Apache2::SubRequest" provides the following functions and/or methods:
Free the memory associated with a sub request:
undef $subr; # but normally don't do that
- obj: $subr ( "Apache2::SubRequest object" )
- The sub request to finish
- ret: no return value
- since: 2.0.00
"DESTROY" is called automatically when $subr goes out of scope.
If you want to free the memory earlier than that (for example if you run several
subrequests), you can "undef" the object as:
undef $subr;
but never call "DESTROY" explicitly, since it'll result in
"ap_destroy_sub_req" being called more than once, resulting in
multiple brain injuries and certain hair loss.
Redirect the current request to some other uri internally
$r->internal_redirect($new_uri);
- obj: $r ( "Apache2::RequestRec object" )
- The current request
- arg1: $new_uri ( string )
- The URI to replace the current request with
- ret: no return value
- since: 2.0.00
In case that you want some other request to be served as the top-level request
instead of what the client requested directly, call this method from a
handler, and then immediately return "Apache2::Const::OK". The
client will be unaware the a different request was served to her behind the
scenes.
Identical to "internal_redirect", plus automatically sets
"$r->content_type" is of the sub-request to be the same as of the
main request, if "$r->handler" is true.
$r->internal_redirect_handler($new_uri);
- obj: $r ( "Apache2::RequestRec object" )
- The current request
- arg1: $new_uri ( string )
- The URI to replace the current request with.
- ret: no return value
- since: 2.0.00
This function is designed for things like actions or CGI scripts, when using
"AddHandler", and you want to preserve the content type across an
internal redirect.
Create a subrequest for the given file. This sub request can be inspected to
find information about the requested file
$ret = $r->lookup_file($new_file);
$ret = $r->lookup_file($new_file, $next_filter);
- obj: $r ( "Apache2::RequestRec object" )
- The current request
- arg1: $new_file ( string )
- The file to lookup
- opt arg2: $next_filter ( "Apache2::Filter" )
- See "$r->lookup_uri" for details.
- ret: $ret ( "Apache2::SubRequest object" )
- The sub request record.
- since: 2.0.00
See "$r->lookup_uri" for further discussion.
Create a sub request for the given URI using a specific method. This sub request
can be inspected to find information about the requested URI
$ret = $r->lookup_method_uri($method, $new_uri);
$ret = $r->lookup_method_uri($method, $new_uri, $next_filter);
- obj: $r ( "Apache2::RequestRec object" )
- The current request
- arg1: $method ( string )
- The method to use in the new sub request (e.g.
"GET")
- arg2: $new_uri ( string )
- The URI to lookup
- opt arg3: $next_filter ( "Apache2::Filter object"
)
- See "$r->lookup_uri" for details.
- ret: $ret ( "Apache2::SubRequest object" )
- The sub request record.
- since: 2.0.00
See "$r->lookup_uri" for further discussion.
Create a sub request from the given URI. This sub request can be inspected to
find information about the requested URI.
$ret = $r->lookup_uri($new_uri);
$ret = $r->lookup_uri($new_uri, $next_filter);
- obj: $r ( "Apache2::RequestRec object" )
- The current request
- arg1: $new_uri ( string )
- The URI to lookup
- opt arg2: $next_filter ( "Apache2::Filter object"
)
- The first filter the subrequest should pass the data
through. If not specified it defaults to the first connection output
filter for the main request "$r->proto_output_filters". So if
the subrequest sends any output it will be filtered only once. If for
example you desire to apply the main request's output filters to the
sub-request output as well pass "$r->output_filters" as an
argument.
- ret: $ret ( "Apache2::SubRequest object" )
- The sub request record
- since: 2.0.00
Here is an example of a simple subrequest which serves uri
/new_uri:
sub handler {
my $r = shift;
my $subr = $r->lookup_uri("/new_uri");
$subr->run;
return Apache2::Const::OK;
}
If let's say you have three request output filters registered to run for the
main request:
PerlOutputFilterHandler MyApache2::SubReqExample::filterA
PerlOutputFilterHandler MyApache2::SubReqExample::filterB
PerlOutputFilterHandler MyApache2::SubReqExample::filterC
and you wish to run them all, the code needs to become:
my $subr = $r->lookup_uri("/new_uri", $r->output_filters);
and if you wish to run them all, but the first one ("filterA"), the
code needs to be adjusted to be:
my $subr = $r->lookup_uri("/new_uri", $r->output_filters->next);
Run a sub-request
$rc = $subr->run();
- obj: $subr ( "Apache2::RequestRec object" )
- The sub-request (e.g. returned by
"lookup_uri")
- ret: $rc ( integer )
- The return code of the handler
("Apache2::Const::OK", "Apache2::Const::DECLINED",
etc.)
- since: 2.0.00
"Apache2::SubRequest" also provides auto-generated Perl interface for
a few other methods which aren't tested at the moment and therefore their API
is a subject to change. These methods will be finalized later as a need
arises. If you want to rely on any of the following methods please contact the
the mod_perl development mailing list so we can help each other take the steps
necessary to shift the method to an officially supported API.
META: Autogenerated - needs to be reviewed/completed
Redirect the current request to a sub_req, merging the pools
$r->internal_fast_redirect($sub_req);
- obj: $r ( "Apache2::RequestRec object" )
- The current request
- arg1: $sub_req ( string )
- A subrequest created from this request
- ret: no return value
- since: 2.0.00
META: httpd-2.0/modules/http/http_request.c declares this function as:
/* XXX: Is this function is so bogus and fragile that we deep-6 it? */
do we really want to expose it to mod_perl users?
META: Autogenerated - needs to be reviewed/completed
Create a sub request for the given apr_dir_read result. This sub request can be
inspected to find information about the requested file
$lr = $r->lookup_dirent($finfo);
$lr = $r->lookup_dirent($finfo, $subtype);
$lr = $r->lookup_dirent($finfo, $subtype, $next_filter);
- obj: $r ( "Apache2::RequestRec object" )
- The current request
- arg1: $finfo ( "APR::Finfo object" )
- The apr_dir_read result to lookup
- arg2: $subtype ( integer )
- What type of subrequest to perform, one of;
Apache2::SUBREQ_NO_ARGS ignore r->args and r->path_info
Apache2::SUBREQ_MERGE_ARGS merge r->args and r->path_info
- arg3: $next_filter ( integer )
- The first filter the sub_request should use. If this is
NULL, it defaults to the first filter for the main request
- ret: $lr ( "Apache2::RequestRec object" )
- The new request record
- since: 2.0.00
META: where do we take the apr_dir_read result from?
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