ASP4

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The C<$Session> object is an instance of a subclass of L<ASP4::SessionStateManager>
(depending on your website's configuration).

The C<$Session> object is a simple blessed hashref and should be used like a hashref.

Examples:

=head3 Set a session variable

  $Session->{foo} = "bar";

  $Session->{thing} = {
    banana  => "yellow",
    cherry  => "red",
    peach   => "pink,
  };

=head3 Get a session variable

  my $foo = $Session->{foo};

=head3 $Session->save()

Called automatically at the end of every successful request, causes any changes
to the C<$Session> to be saved to the database.

=head3 $Session->reset()

Call C<< $Session->reset() >> to clear all the data out of the session and save 
it to the database.

=head2 $Config

The ASP4 C<$Config> object is stored in a simple JSON format on disk, and accessible
everywhere within your entire ASP4 application as the global C<$Config> object.

If ever you find yourself in a place without a C<$Config> object, you can get one
like this:

  use ASP4::ConfigLoader;
  my $Config = ASP4::ConfigLoader->load();

See L<ASP4::Config> for full details on the ASP4 C<$Config> object and its usage.

=head2 $Stash

The C<$Stash> is a simple hashref that is guaranteed to be the exact same hashref
throughout the entire lifetime of a request.

Anything placed within the C<$Stash> at the very beginning of processing a request -
such as in a RequestFilter - will still be there at the very end of the request -
as in a RegisterCleanup handler.

Use the C<$Stash> as a great place to store a piece of data for the duration of
a single request.

=head1 DATABASE

While ASP4 B<does not require> its users to choose any specific database (eg: MySQL or PostgreSQL)
or ORM (object-relational mapper) the B<recommended> ORM is L<Class::DBI::Lite>
since it has been completely and thoroughly tested to be 100% compatible with ASP4.

For full documentation about L<Class::DBI::Lite> please view its documentation.

B<NOTE:> L<Class::DBI::Lite> must be installed in addition to ASP4 as it is a separate library.

=head1 ASP4 QuickStart

Here is an example project to get things going.

In the C<data_connections.main> section of C<conf/asp4-config.json> you should have
something like this:

  ...
    "main": {
      "dsn":              "DBI:mysql:database_name:data.mywebsite.com",
      "username":         "db-username",
      "password":         "db-pAsswOrd"
    }
  ...

Suppose you had the following tables in your database:

  create table users (
    user_id     bigint unsigned not null primary key auto_increment,
    email       varchar(200) not null,
    password    char(32) not null,
    created_on  timestamp not null default current_timestamp,
    unique(email)
  ) engine=innodb charset=utf8;
  
  create table messages (
    message_id    bigint unsigned not null primary key auto_increment,
    from_user_id  bigint unsigned not null,
    to_user_id    bigint unsigned not null,
    subject       varchar(100) not null,
    body          text,
    created_on    timestamp not null default current_timestamp,
    foreign key fk_messages_to_senders (from_user_id) references users (user_id) on delete cascade,
    foreign key fk_messages_to_recipients (to_user_id) references users (user_id) on delete cascade
  ) engine=innodb charset=utf8;

B<NOTE:> It's best to assign every ASP4 application its own namespace.  For this
example the namespace is C<App::db::>

Create the file C<lib/App::db/model.pm> and add the following lines:

  package App::db::model;
  
  use strict;
  use warnings 'all';
  use base 'Class::DBI::Lite::mysql';
  use ASP4::ConfigLoader;
  
  # Get our configuration object:
  my $Config = ASP4::ConfigLoader->load();
  
  # Get our main database connection info:
  my $conn = $Config->data_connections->main;
  

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    my $key = ASP4::ConfigLoader->load->system->settings->signing_key;
    return md5_hex( $str . $key );
  }
  
  1;# return true:

C<lib/App/db/message.pm>

  package App::db::message;
  
  use strict;
  use warnings 'all';
  use base 'App::db::model';
  
  __PACKAGE__->set_up_table('messages');
  
  __PACKAGE__->belongs_to(
    sender  =>
      'App::db::user' =>
        'from_user_id'
  );
  
  __PACKAGE__->belongs_to(
    recipient =>
      'App::db::user' =>
        'to_user_id'
  );
  
  1;# return true:

Create your MasterPage like this:

File: C<htdocs/masters/global.asp>

  <%@ MasterPage %>
  <!DOCTYPE html>
  <html>
    <head>
      <title><asp:ContentPlaceHolder id="meta_title"></asp:ContentPlaceHolder></title>
      <meta charset="utf-8" />
    </head>
    <body>
      <h1><asp:ContentPlaceHolder id="headline"></asp:ContentPlaceHolder></h1>
      <asp:ContentPlaceHolder id="main_content"></asp:ContentPlaceHolder>
    </body>
  </html>

File: C<htdocs/index.asp>

  <%@ Page UseMasterPage="/masters/global.asp" %>
  
  <asp:Content PlaceHolderID="meta_title">Register</asp:Content>
  
  <asp:Content PlaceHolderID="headline">Register</asp:Content>
  
  <asp:Content PlaceHolderID="main_content">
  <%
    # Sticky forms work like this:
    if( my $args = $Session->{__lastArgs} ) {
      map { $Form->{$_} = $args->{$_} } keys %$args;
    }
    
    # Our validation errors:
    my $errors = $Session->{validation_errors} || { };
    $::err = sub {
      my $field = shift;
      my $error = $errors->{$field} or return;
      %><span class="field_error"><%= $Server->HTMLEncode( $error ) %></span><%
    };
  %>
  <form id="register_form" method="post" action="/handlers/myapp.register">
    <p>
      <label>Email:</label>
      <input type="text" name="email" value="<%= $Server->HTMLEncode( $Form->{email} ) %>" />
      <% $::err->("email"); %>
    </p>
    <p>
      <label>Password:</label>
      <input type="password" name="password" />
      <% $::err->("password"); %>
    </p>
    <p>
      <label>Confirm Password:</label>
      <input type="password" name="password2" />
      <% $::err->("password2"); %>
    </p>
    <p>
      <input type="submit" value="Register Now" />
    </p>
  </form>
  </asp:Content>

The form submits to the URL C</handlers/app.register> which means C<handlers/app/register.pm>

File: C<handlers/app/register.pm>

  package app::register;
  
  use strict;
  use warnings 'all';
  use base 'ASP4::FormHandler';
  use vars __PACKAGE__->VARS; # Import $Response, $Form, $Session, etc
  use App::db::user;
  
  sub run {
    my ($self, $context) = @_;
    
    # If there is an error, return the user to the registration page:
    if( my $errors = $self->validate() ) {
      $Session->{validation_errors} = $errors;
      $Session->{__lastArgs} = $Form;
      $Session->save;
      return $Response->Redirect( $ENV{HTTP_REFERER} );
    }
    
    # Create the user:
    my $user = eval {
      App::db::user->do_transaction(sub {
        return App::db::user->create(
          email     => $Form->{email},

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  <%
    }# end if()
  %>
  
  <%
    # Get our $user:
    use App::db::user;
    my $user = App::db::user->retrieve( $Session->{user_id} );
  %>
  
  <div style="float: left; width: 40%; border-right: solid 1px #000;">
    <h3>Incoming Messages</h3>
  <%
    foreach my $msg ( $user->messages_in(undef, { order_by => "created_on ASC"} ) ) {
  %>
    <div class="msg">
      <span class="from"><%= $msg->sender->email %></span> says:<br/>
      <div class="body"><%= $Server->HTMLEncode( $msg->body ) %></div>
      <span class="date"><%= $msg->created_on %></span>
    </div>
  <%
    }# end foreach()
  %>
  </div>
  
  <div style="float: right; width: 40%; border: dotted 1px #000;">
    <h3>Send New Message</h3>
    <form id="send_form" method="post" action="/handlers/app.send">
      <p>
        <label>Recipient:</label>
        <select name="to_user_id">
  <%
    my @users = App::db::user->search_where({
      user_id => {'!=' => $user->id }
    }, {
      order_by => "email"
    });
    foreach my $user ( @users ) {
  %>
          <option value="<%= $user->id %>"><%= $Server->HTMLEncode( $user->email ) %></option>
  <%
    }# end foreach()
  %>
        </select>
      </p>
      <p>
        <label>Subject:</label>
        <input type="text" name="subject" maxlength="100" />
      </p>
      <p>
        <label>Message:</label><br/>
        <textarea name="body"></textarea>
      </p>
      <p>
        <input type="submit" value="Send Message" />
      </p>
    </form>
  </div>
  </asp:Content>

The form submits to C</handlers/app.send> which maps to C<handlers/app/send.pm>

File: C<handlers/app/send.pm>

  package app::send;
  
  use strict;
  use warnings 'all';
  use base 'ASP4::FormHandler';
  use vars __PACKAGE__->VARS;
  use App::db::user;
  use App::db::message;
  
  sub run {
    my ($self, $context) = @_;
    
    # Create the message:
    my $msg = eval {
      App::db::message->do_transaction(sub {
        my $msg = App::db::message->create(
          from_user_id  => $Session->{user_id},
          to_user_id    => $Form->{to_user_id},
          subject       => $Form->{subject},
          body          => $Form->{body},
        );
        
        # Send an email to the recipient:
        $Server->Mail(
          from        => 'root@localhost',
          'reply-to'  => $msg->sender->email,
          to          => $msg->recipient->email,
          subject     => 'New in-club message',
          message     => <<"MSG",
    Dear user,
    
    Another user (@{[ $msg->sender->email ]}) has sent you an in-club message.
    
    Please login and view it on your profile at http://$ENV{HTTP_HOST}/
    
    Yours,
    The "In Club"
    MSG
        );
        
        # Finally:
        return $msg;
      });
    };
    
    if( $@ ) {
      $Session->{msg} = "Error: Your message could not be sent.";
      $Session->save;
      return $Response->Redirect( $ENV{HTTP_REFERER} );
    }
    else {
      $Session->{msg} = "New message sent successfully.";
      $Session->save;
      return $Response->Redirect( $ENV{HTTP_REFERER} );
    }
  }