# # Catlyst::Action::Deserialize # Created by: Adam Jacob, Marchex, # # $Id$ package Catalyst::Action::Deserialize; use strict; use warnings; use base 'Catalyst::Action::SerializeBase'; use Module::Pluggable::Object; use MRO::Compat; __PACKAGE__->mk_accessors(qw(plugins)); sub execute { my $self = shift; my ( $controller, $c ) = @_; my @demethods = qw(POST PUT OPTIONS); my $method = $c->request->method; if ( grep /^$method$/, @demethods ) { my ( $sclass, $sarg, $content_type ) = $self->_load_content_plugins( 'Catalyst::Action::Deserialize', $controller, $c ); return 1 unless defined($sclass); my $rc; if ( defined($sarg) ) { $rc = $sclass->execute( $controller, $c, $sarg ); } else { $rc = $sclass->execute( $controller, $c ); } if ( $rc eq "0" ) { return $self->_unsupported_media_type( $c, $content_type ); } elsif ( $rc ne "1" ) { return $self->_serialize_bad_request( $c, $content_type, $rc ); } } $self->maybe::next::method(@_); return 1; } =head1 NAME Catalyst::Action::Deserialize - Deserialize Data in a Request =head1 SYNOPSIS package Foo::Controller::Bar; __PACKAGE__->config( 'default' => 'text/x-yaml', 'stash_key' => 'rest', 'map' => { 'text/x-yaml' => 'YAML', 'text/x-data-dumper' => [ 'Data::Serializer', 'Data::Dumper' ], }, ); sub begin :ActionClass('Deserialize') {} =head1 DESCRIPTION This action will deserialize HTTP POST, PUT, and OPTIONS requests. It assumes that the body of the HTTP Request is a serialized object. The serializer is selected by introspecting the requests content-type header. The specifics of deserializing each content-type is implemented as a plugin to L. You can see a list of currently implemented plugins in L. The results of your Deserializing will wind up in $c->req->data. This is done through the magic of L. While it is common for this Action to be called globally as a C method, there is nothing stopping you from using it on a single routine: sub foo :Local :Action('Deserialize') {} Will work just fine. When you use this module, the request class will be changed to L. =head1 SEE ALSO You likely want to look at L, which implements a sensible set of defaults for a controller doing REST. L, L =head1 AUTHOR Adam Jacob , with lots of help from mst and jrockway Marchex, Inc. paid me while I developed this module. (http://www.marchex.com) =head1 LICENSE You may distribute this code under the same terms as Perl itself. =cut 1;