Embedding Perl in HTML With Mason

內容描述

Mason doesn't aim to be the one true Perl-based templating system for
building web sites, but it's led many programmers to abandon their custom
solutions when they've seen how much easier using Mason can be. It's a powerful,
open source, Perl-based web site development and delivery engine, with features
that make it an ideal backend for high load sites serving dynamic content. Mason
uses a concept called components: a mix of HTML, Perl, and special Mason
commands. These components can be entire web pages, or bits of HTML that can be
embedded in top-level components. Shared and reusable, these components greatly
simplify site maintenance: when you change a shared component, you instantly
change all pages that refer to it. Although using Mason isn't difficult,
creating a Mason-based site can be tricky. Embedding Perl in HTML with
Mason, written by members of Mason's core development team, shows you how to
take advantage of Mason's strengths while avoiding the obstacles that
inexperienced users may encounter. Mason's unique features, when used properly,
can streamline the design of a web site or application. This concise book covers
these features from several angles, and includes a study of the authors' sample
site where these features are used. Embedding Perl in HTML with
Mason shows you how to create large, complex, dynamically driven web sites
that look good and are a snap to maintain. You'll learn how to visualize
multiple Mason-based solutions to any given problem and select among them. The
book covers the latest line of Mason development 1.1x, which has many new
features, including line number reporting based on source files, sub-requests,
and easier use as a CGI. The only book to cover this important tool,
Embedding Perl in HTML with Mason is essential reading for any Perl
programmer who wants to simplify web site design. Learn how to use Mason, and
you'll spend more time making things work, and less time reinventing the
wheel.
Table of ContentsForeword

Preface

1. Introduction
2. Components
3. Special Components: Dhandlers and Autohandlers
4. APIs
5. Advanced Features
6. The Lexer, Compiler, Resolver, and Interpreter Objects
7. Using Mason with mod_perl
8. Building a Mason Site
9. Mason and CGI
10. Scalable Design
11. Recipes
12. Custom Mason Subclasses
    A. The Mason API
    B. Object Constructor Parameters
    C. Text Editors That Understand Mason
    D. Content Management with Bricolage
    Glossary
    Index