HTTP::Request::AsCGI - Setup a CGI enviroment from a HTTP::Request


NAME

HTTP::Request::AsCGI - Setup a CGI enviroment from a HTTP::Request


SYNOPSIS

    use CGI;
    use HTTP::Request;
    use HTTP::Request::AsCGI;
    
    my $request = HTTP::Request->new( GET => 'http://www.host.com/' );
    my $stdout;
    
    {
        my $c = HTTP::Request::AsCGI->new($request)->setup;
        my $q = CGI->new;
        
        print $q->header,
              $q->start_html('Hello World'),
              $q->h1('Hello World'),
              $q->end_html;
        
        $stdout = $c->stdout;
        
        # enviroment and descriptors will automatically be restored 
        # when $c is destructed.
    }
    
    while ( my $line = $stdout->getline ) {
        print $line;
    }
    
=head1 DESCRIPTION

Provides a convinient way of setting up an CGI enviroment from a HTTP::Request.


METHODS

new ( $request [, key => value ] )
Contructor, first argument must be a instance of HTTP::Request followed by optional pairs of environment key and value.

enviroment
Returns a hashref containing the environment that will be used in setup. Changing the hashref after setup has been called will have no effect.

setup
Setups the environment and descriptors.

restore
Restores the enviroment and descriptors. Can only be called after setup.

request
Returns the request given to constructor.

response
Returns a HTTP::Response. Can only be called after restore.

stdin
Accessor for handle that will be used for STDIN, must be a real seekable handle with an file descriptor. Defaults to a tempoary IO::File instance.

stdout
Accessor for handle that will be used for STDOUT, must be a real seekable handle with an file descriptor. Defaults to a tempoary IO::File instance.

stderr
Accessor for handle that will be used for STDERR, must be a real seekable handle with an file descriptor.


SEE ALSO

examples directory in this distribution.
the WWW::Mechanize::CGI manpage
the Test::WWW::Mechanize::CGI manpage


THANKS TO

Thomas L. Shinnick for his valuable win32 testing.


AUTHOR

Christian Hansen, ch@ngmedia.com


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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