NAME

CGI::Application::Plugin::ViewCode - View the source of the running application

SYNOPSIS

In your CGI::Application based class

use CGI::Application::Plugin::ViewCode;

Then you can view your module's source (or pod) as it's running by changing the url

        ?rm=view_code
        ?rm=view_code#215
        ?rm=view_code&pod=0&line_no=0
        ?rm=view_code&module=CGI-Application

        ?rm=view_pod
        ?rm=view_pod&module=CGI-Application

INTERFACE

This plugin works by adding extra run modes (named `view_code' and ` view_pod ') to the application. By calling this run mode you can see the source or POD of the running module (by default) or you can specify which module you would like to view (see SECURITY).

view_code

This extra run mode will accept the following arguments in the query

string

module

        The name of the module to view. By default it is the module
        currently being run. Also, since colons (':') aren't simply typed
        into URL's, you can just substitute '-' for '::'.

            ?rm=view_code?module=My-Base-Class

highlight

        Boolean indicates whether syntax highlighting (using
        Syntax::Highlight::Perl::Improved) is `on' or `off'. By default it
        is `on'.

line_no

        Boolean indicates whether the viewing of line numbers is `on' or
        `off'. By default it is `on'. It `line_no' is on, you can also
        specify which line number you want to see by adding an anchor to the
        link:

            ?rm=view_code#215

        This will take you immediately to line 215 of the current
        application module.

pod Boolean indicates whether POD is seen or not. By default it is

seen>.

view_pod

This extra run mode will accept the following arguments in the query

string

module

        The name of the module to view. By default it is the module
        currently being run. Also, since colons (':') aren't simply typed
        into URL's, you can just substitute '-' for '::'.

            ?rm=view_pod?module=My-Base-Class

AS A POPUP WINDOW

This plugin can be used in conjunction with CGI::Application::Plugin::DevPopup. If we detect that CGI::Application::Plugin::DevPopup is running and turned on, we will create a sub-report that includes the highlighted source code.

So you can simply do the following:

        BEGIN { $ENV{CAP_DEVPOPUP_EXEC} = 1; } # turn it on for real
        use CGI::Application::Plugin::DevPopup;
        use CGI::Application::Plugin::ViewCode;

Befault, this report will be the same thing produced by `view_code'. If you want this report to include the `view_pod' report, simply set the the `$ENV{CAP_VIEWCODE_POPUP_POD}' to true. You can also turn off the `view_code' report but setting `$ENV{CAP_VIEWCODE_POPUP_CODE}' to false.

        # have the POD report, but not the code in the dev popup window
        BEGIN { 
            $ENV{CAP_DEVPOPUP_EXEC} = 1;       # turn it on for real
            $ENV{CAP_VIEWCODE_POPUP_POD} = 1;  # turn on POD report
            $ENV{CAP_VIEWCODE_POPUP_CODE} = 0; # turn off code report
        }
        use CGI::Application::Plugin::DevPopup;
        use CGI::Application::Plugin::ViewCode;

SECURITY

This plugin is designed to be used for development only. Please do not use it in a production system as it will allow anyone to see the source code for any loaded module. Consider yourself warned.

AUTHOR

Michael Peters, `<mpeters@plusthree.com>'

BUGS

Please report any bugs or feature requests to `bug-cgi-application-plugin-viewsource@rt.cpan.org', or through the web interface at
http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/ReportBug.html?Queue=CGI-Application-Plugin-Vi ewCode. I will be notified, and then you'll automatically be notified of progress on your bug as I make changes.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
COPYRIGHT & LICENSE

Copyright 2005 Michael Peters, All Rights Reserved.

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