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    v0.5.3

=head1 DESCRIPTION

This module provides a comprehensive, powerful, yet simple framework to access L<Apache mod_perl's API|https://perl.apache.org/docs/2.0/api/> and documented appropriately.

Apache mod_perl is an awesome framework, but quite complexe with a steep learning curve and methods all over the place. So much so that L<they have developed a module dedicated to find appropriate methods|https://perl.apache.org/docs/2.0/user/coding/...

=head1 METHODS

=head2 new

    my $api = Apache2::API->new( $r, $hash_ref_of_options );
    # or
    my $api = Apache2::API->new( apache_request => $r, compression_threshold => 102400 );

This initiates the package and takes an L<Apache2::RequestRec> object and an hash or hash reference of parameters, or only an hash or hash reference of parameters:

=over 4

=item * C<apache_request>

See L</apache_request>

=item * C<compression_threshold>

See L</compression_threshold>

=item * C<debug>

Optional. If set with a positive integer, this will activate debugging message

=back

=head2 apache_request

Returns the L<Apache2::RequestRec> object that was provided upon object instantiation.

=head2 bailout

    $api->bailout( $error_string );
    $api->bailout( { code => 400, message => $internal_message } );
    $api->bailout( { code => 400, message => $internal_message, public_message => "Sorry!" } );

Given an error message, this will prepare the HTTP header and response accordingly.

It will call L</gettext> to get the localised version of the error message, so this method is expected to be overriden by inheriting package.

If the outgoing content type set is C<application/json> then this will return a properly formatted standard json error, such as:

    { "error": { "code": 401, "message": "Something went wrong" } }

Otherwise, it will send to the client the message as is.

=head2 compression_threshold( $integer )

The number of bytes threshold beyond which, the L</reply> method will gzip compress the data returned to the client.

=head2 decode_base64( $data )

Given some data, this will decode it using base64 algorithm. It uses L<APR::Base64/decode> in the background.

=head2 decode_json( $data )

This decode from utf8 some data into a perl structure using L<JSON>

If an error occurs, it will return undef and set an exception that can be accessed with the L<error|Module::Generic/error> method.

=head2 decode_url( $string )

Given a url-encoded string, this returns the decoded string using L<APR::Request/decode>

=head2 decode_utf8( $data )

Decode some data from ut8 into perl internal utf8 representation using L<Encode>

If an error occurs, it will return undef and set an exception that can be accessed with the L<error|Module::Generic/errir> method.

=head2 encode_base64( $data )

Given some data, this will encode it using base64 algorithm. It uses L<APR::Base64/encode>.

=head2 encode_json( $hash_reference )

Given a hash reference, this will encode it into a json data representation.

However, this will not utf8 encode it, because this is done upon printing the data and returning it to the client.

The JSON object has the following properties enabled: C<allow_nonref>, C<allow_blessed>, C<convert_blessed> and C<relaxed>

=head2 encode_url( $string )

Given a string, this returns its url-encoded version using L<APR::Request/encode>

=head2 encode_utf8( $data )

This encode in ut8 the data provided and return it.

If an error occurs, it will return undef and set an exception that can be accessed with the B<error> method.

=head2 generate_uuid

Generates an uuid string and return it. This uses L<APR::UUID>

=head2 get_auth_bearer

Checks whether an C<Authorization> HTTP header was provided, and get the Bearer value.

If no header was found, it returns an empty string.

If an error occurs, it will return undef and set an exception that can be accessed with the B<error> method.

=head2 get_handlers

Returns a reference to a list of handlers enabled for a given phase.

    $handlers_list = $res->get_handlers( $hook_name );

A list of handlers configured to run at the child_exit phase:

    @handlers = @{ $res->get_handlers( 'PerlChildExitHandler' ) || []};