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.IX Title "docs::api::Apache2::SubRequest 3"
.TH docs::api::Apache2::SubRequest 3 "2013-04-16" "perl v5.16.3" "User Contributed Perl Documentation"
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.SH "NAME"
Apache2::SubRequest \- Perl API for Apache subrequests
.SH "Synopsis"
.IX Header "Synopsis"
.Vb 1
\& use Apache2::SubRequest ();
\&
\& # run internal redirects at once
\& $r\->internal_redirect($new_uri);
\& $r\->internal_redirect_handler($new_uri);
\&
\& # create internal redirect objects
\& $subr = $r\->lookup_uri("/foo");
\& $subr = $r\->lookup_method_uri("GET", "/tmp/bar")
\& $subr = $r\->lookup_file("/tmp/bar");
\& # optionally manipulate the output through main request filters
\& $subr = $r\->lookup_uri("/foo", $r\->output_filters);
\& # now run them
\& my $rc = $subr\->run;
.Ve
.SH "Description"
.IX Header "Description"
\&\f(CW\*(C`Apache2::SubRequest\*(C'\fR contains \s-1API\s0 for creating and running of Apache
sub-requests.
.PP
\&\f(CW\*(C`Apache2::SubRequest\*(C'\fR is a sub-class of \f(CW\*(C`Apache2::RequestRec
object\*(C'\fR.
.SH "API"
.IX Header "API"
\&\f(CW\*(C`Apache2::SubRequest\*(C'\fR provides the following functions and/or methods:
.ie n .SS """DESTROY"""
.el .SS "\f(CWDESTROY\fP"
.IX Subsection "DESTROY"
Free the memory associated with a sub request:
.PP
.Vb 1
\& undef $subr; # but normally don\*(Aqt do that
.Ve
.ie n .IP "obj: $subr ( ""Apache2::SubRequest object"" )" 4
.el .IP "obj: \f(CW$subr\fR ( \f(CWApache2::SubRequest object\fR )" 4
.IX Item "obj: $subr ( Apache2::SubRequest object )"
The sub request to finish
.IP "ret: no return value" 4
.IX Item "ret: no return value"
.PD 0
.IP "since: 2.0.00" 4
.IX Item "since: 2.0.00"
.PD
.PP
\&\f(CW\*(C`DESTROY\*(C'\fR is called automatically when \f(CW$subr\fR goes out of scope.
.PP
If you want to free the memory earlier than that (for example if you
run several subrequests), you can \f(CW\*(C`undef\*(C'\fR the object as:
.PP
.Vb 1
\& undef $subr;
.Ve
.PP
but never call \f(CW\*(C`DESTROY\*(C'\fR explicitly, since it'll result in
\&\f(CW\*(C`ap_destroy_sub_req\*(C'\fR being called more than once, resulting in
multiple brain injuries and certain hair loss.
.ie n .SS """internal_redirect"""
.el .SS "\f(CWinternal_redirect\fP"
.IX Subsection "internal_redirect"
Redirect the current request to some other uri internally
.PP
.Vb 1
\& $r\->internal_redirect($new_uri);
.Ve
.ie n .IP "obj: $r ( ""Apache2::RequestRec object"" )" 4
.el .IP "obj: \f(CW$r\fR ( \f(CWApache2::RequestRec object\fR )" 4
.IX Item "obj: $r ( Apache2::RequestRec object )"
The current request
.ie n .IP "arg1: $new_uri ( string )" 4
.el .IP "arg1: \f(CW$new_uri\fR ( string )" 4
.IX Item "arg1: $new_uri ( string )"
The \s-1URI\s0 to replace the current request with
.IP "ret: no return value" 4
.IX Item "ret: no return value"
.PD 0
.IP "since: 2.0.00" 4
.IX Item "since: 2.0.00"
.PD
.PP
In case that you want some other request to be served as the top-level
request instead of what the client requested directly, call this
method from a handler, and then immediately return \f(CW\*(C`Apache2::Const::OK\*(C'\fR. The
client will be unaware the a different request was served to her
behind the scenes.
.ie n .SS """internal_redirect_handler"""
.el .SS "\f(CWinternal_redirect_handler\fP"
.IX Subsection "internal_redirect_handler"
Identical to \f(CW\*(C`internal_redirect\*(C'\fR, plus
automatically sets
\&\f(CW\*(C`$r\->content_type\*(C'\fR
is of the sub-request to be the same as of the main request, if
\&\f(CW\*(C`$r\->handler\*(C'\fR is
true.
.PP
.Vb 1
\& $r\->internal_redirect_handler($new_uri);
.Ve
.ie n .IP "obj: $r ( ""Apache2::RequestRec object"" )" 4
.el .IP "obj: \f(CW$r\fR ( \f(CWApache2::RequestRec object\fR )" 4
.IX Item "obj: $r ( Apache2::RequestRec object )"
The current request
.ie n .IP "arg1: $new_uri ( string )" 4
.el .IP "arg1: \f(CW$new_uri\fR ( string )" 4
.IX Item "arg1: $new_uri ( string )"
The \s-1URI\s0 to replace the current request with.
.IP "ret: no return value" 4
.IX Item "ret: no return value"
.PD 0
.IP "since: 2.0.00" 4
.IX Item "since: 2.0.00"
.PD
.PP
This function is designed for things like actions or \s-1CGI\s0 scripts, when
using \f(CW\*(C`AddHandler\*(C'\fR, and you want to preserve the content type across
an internal redirect.
.ie n .SS """lookup_file"""
.el .SS "\f(CWlookup_file\fP"
.IX Subsection "lookup_file"
Create a subrequest for the given file. This sub request can be
inspected to find information about the requested file
.PP
.Vb 2
\& $ret = $r\->lookup_file($new_file);
\& $ret = $r\->lookup_file($new_file, $next_filter);
.Ve
.ie n .IP "obj: $r ( ""Apache2::RequestRec object"" )" 4
.el .IP "obj: \f(CW$r\fR ( \f(CWApache2::RequestRec object\fR )" 4
.IX Item "obj: $r ( Apache2::RequestRec object )"
The current request
.ie n .IP "arg1: $new_file ( string )" 4
.el .IP "arg1: \f(CW$new_file\fR ( string )" 4
.IX Item "arg1: $new_file ( string )"
The file to lookup
.ie n .IP "opt arg2: $next_filter ( ""Apache2::Filter"" )" 4
.el .IP "opt arg2: \f(CW$next_filter\fR ( \f(CWApache2::Filter\fR )" 4
.IX Item "opt arg2: $next_filter ( Apache2::Filter )"
See \f(CW\*(C`$r\->lookup_uri\*(C'\fR for details.
.ie n .IP "ret: $ret ( ""Apache2::SubRequest object"" )" 4
.el .IP "ret: \f(CW$ret\fR ( \f(CWApache2::SubRequest object\fR )" 4
.IX Item "ret: $ret ( Apache2::SubRequest object )"
The sub request record.
.IP "since: 2.0.00" 4
.IX Item "since: 2.0.00"
.PP
See \f(CW\*(C`$r\->lookup_uri\*(C'\fR for further discussion.
.ie n .SS """lookup_method_uri"""
.el .SS "\f(CWlookup_method_uri\fP"
.IX Subsection "lookup_method_uri"
Create a sub request for the given \s-1URI\s0 using a specific method. This
sub request can be inspected to find information about the requested
\&\s-1URI\s0
.PP
.Vb 2
\& $ret = $r\->lookup_method_uri($method, $new_uri);
\& $ret = $r\->lookup_method_uri($method, $new_uri, $next_filter);
.Ve
.ie n .IP "obj: $r ( ""Apache2::RequestRec object"" )" 4
.el .IP "obj: \f(CW$r\fR ( \f(CWApache2::RequestRec object\fR )" 4
.IX Item "obj: $r ( Apache2::RequestRec object )"
The current request
.ie n .IP "arg1: $method ( string )" 4
.el .IP "arg1: \f(CW$method\fR ( string )" 4
.IX Item "arg1: $method ( string )"
The method to use in the new sub request (e.g. \f(CW"GET"\fR)
.ie n .IP "arg2: $new_uri ( string )" 4
.el .IP "arg2: \f(CW$new_uri\fR ( string )" 4
.IX Item "arg2: $new_uri ( string )"
The \s-1URI\s0 to lookup
.ie n .IP "opt arg3: $next_filter ( ""Apache2::Filter object"" )" 4
.el .IP "opt arg3: \f(CW$next_filter\fR ( \f(CWApache2::Filter object\fR )" 4
.IX Item "opt arg3: $next_filter ( Apache2::Filter object )"
See \f(CW\*(C`$r\->lookup_uri\*(C'\fR for details.
.ie n .IP "ret: $ret ( ""Apache2::SubRequest object"" )" 4
.el .IP "ret: \f(CW$ret\fR ( \f(CWApache2::SubRequest object\fR )" 4
.IX Item "ret: $ret ( Apache2::SubRequest object )"
The sub request record.
.IP "since: 2.0.00" 4
.IX Item "since: 2.0.00"
.PP
See \f(CW\*(C`$r\->lookup_uri\*(C'\fR for further discussion.
.ie n .SS """lookup_uri"""
.el .SS "\f(CWlookup_uri\fP"
.IX Subsection "lookup_uri"
Create a sub request from the given \s-1URI\s0. This sub request can be
inspected to find information about the requested \s-1URI\s0.
.PP
.Vb 2
\& $ret = $r\->lookup_uri($new_uri);
\& $ret = $r\->lookup_uri($new_uri, $next_filter);
.Ve
.ie n .IP "obj: $r ( ""Apache2::RequestRec object"" )" 4
.el .IP "obj: \f(CW$r\fR ( \f(CWApache2::RequestRec object\fR )" 4
.IX Item "obj: $r ( Apache2::RequestRec object )"
The current request
.ie n .IP "arg1: $new_uri ( string )" 4
.el .IP "arg1: \f(CW$new_uri\fR ( string )" 4
.IX Item "arg1: $new_uri ( string )"
The \s-1URI\s0 to lookup
.ie n .IP "opt arg2: $next_filter ( ""Apache2::Filter object"" )" 4
.el .IP "opt arg2: \f(CW$next_filter\fR ( \f(CWApache2::Filter object\fR )" 4
.IX Item "opt arg2: $next_filter ( Apache2::Filter object )"
The first filter the subrequest should pass the data through. If not
specified it defaults to the first connection output filter for the
main request
\&\f(CW\*(C`$r\->proto_output_filters\*(C'\fR. So
if the subrequest sends any output it will be filtered only once. If
for example you desire to apply the main request's output filters to
the sub-request output as well pass
\&\f(CW\*(C`$r\->output_filters\*(C'\fR
as an argument.
.ie n .IP "ret: $ret ( ""Apache2::SubRequest object"" )" 4
.el .IP "ret: \f(CW$ret\fR ( \f(CWApache2::SubRequest object\fR )" 4
.IX Item "ret: $ret ( Apache2::SubRequest object )"
The sub request record
.IP "since: 2.0.00" 4
.IX Item "since: 2.0.00"
.PP
Here is an example of a simple subrequest which serves uri
\&\fI/new_uri\fR:
.PP
.Vb 2
\& sub handler {
\& my $r = shift;
\&
\& my $subr = $r\->lookup_uri("/new_uri");
\& $subr\->run;
\&
\& return Apache2::Const::OK;
\& }
.Ve
.PP
If let's say you have three request output filters registered to run
for the main request:
.PP
.Vb 3
\& PerlOutputFilterHandler MyApache2::SubReqExample::filterA
\& PerlOutputFilterHandler MyApache2::SubReqExample::filterB
\& PerlOutputFilterHandler MyApache2::SubReqExample::filterC
.Ve
.PP
and you wish to run them all, the code needs to become:
.PP
.Vb 1
\& my $subr = $r\->lookup_uri("/new_uri", $r\->output_filters);
.Ve
.PP
and if you wish to run them all, but the first one (\f(CW\*(C`filterA\*(C'\fR), the
code needs to be adjusted to be:
.PP
.Vb 1
\& my $subr = $r\->lookup_uri("/new_uri", $r\->output_filters\->next);
.Ve
.ie n .SS """run"""
.el .SS "\f(CWrun\fP"
.IX Subsection "run"
Run a sub-request
.PP
.Vb 1
\& $rc = $subr\->run();
.Ve
.ie n .IP "obj: $subr ( ""Apache2::RequestRec object"" )" 4
.el .IP "obj: \f(CW$subr\fR ( \f(CWApache2::RequestRec object\fR )" 4
.IX Item "obj: $subr ( Apache2::RequestRec object )"
The sub-request (e.g. returned by \f(CW\*(C`lookup_uri\*(C'\fR)
.ie n .IP "ret: $rc ( integer )" 4
.el .IP "ret: \f(CW$rc\fR ( integer )" 4
.IX Item "ret: $rc ( integer )"
The return code of the handler (\f(CW\*(C`Apache2::Const::OK\*(C'\fR, \f(CW\*(C`Apache2::Const::DECLINED\*(C'\fR,
etc.)
.IP "since: 2.0.00" 4
.IX Item "since: 2.0.00"
.SH "Unsupported API"
.IX Header "Unsupported API"
\&\f(CW\*(C`Apache2::SubRequest\*(C'\fR also provides auto-generated Perl interface for
a few other methods which aren't tested at the moment and therefore
their \s-1API\s0 is a subject to change. These methods will be finalized
later as a need arises. If you want to rely on any of the following
methods please contact the the mod_perl development mailing
list so we can help each other take the steps necessary
to shift the method to an officially supported \s-1API\s0.
.ie n .SS """internal_fast_redirect"""
.el .SS "\f(CWinternal_fast_redirect\fP"
.IX Subsection "internal_fast_redirect"
\&\s-1META:\s0 Autogenerated \- needs to be reviewed/completed
.PP
Redirect the current request to a sub_req, merging the pools
.PP
.Vb 1
\& $r\->internal_fast_redirect($sub_req);
.Ve
.ie n .IP "obj: $r ( ""Apache2::RequestRec object"" )" 4
.el .IP "obj: \f(CW$r\fR ( \f(CWApache2::RequestRec object\fR )" 4
.IX Item "obj: $r ( Apache2::RequestRec object )"
The current request
.ie n .IP "arg1: $sub_req ( string )" 4
.el .IP "arg1: \f(CW$sub_req\fR ( string )" 4
.IX Item "arg1: $sub_req ( string )"
A subrequest created from this request
.IP "ret: no return value" 4
.IX Item "ret: no return value"
.PD 0
.IP "since: 2.0.00" 4
.IX Item "since: 2.0.00"
.PD
.PP
\&\s-1META:\s0 httpd\-2.0/modules/http/http_request.c declares this function as:
.PP
.Vb 1
\& /* XXX: Is this function is so bogus and fragile that we deep\-6 it? */
.Ve
.PP
do we really want to expose it to mod_perl users?
.ie n .SS """lookup_dirent"""
.el .SS "\f(CWlookup_dirent\fP"
.IX Subsection "lookup_dirent"
\&\s-1META:\s0 Autogenerated \- needs to be reviewed/completed
.PP
Create a sub request for the given apr_dir_read result. This sub request
can be inspected to find information about the requested file
.PP
.Vb 3
\& $lr = $r\->lookup_dirent($finfo);
\& $lr = $r\->lookup_dirent($finfo, $subtype);
\& $lr = $r\->lookup_dirent($finfo, $subtype, $next_filter);
.Ve
.ie n .IP "obj: $r ( ""Apache2::RequestRec object"" )" 4
.el .IP "obj: \f(CW$r\fR ( \f(CWApache2::RequestRec object\fR )" 4
.IX Item "obj: $r ( Apache2::RequestRec object )"
The current request
.ie n .IP "arg1: $finfo ( ""APR::Finfo object"" )" 4
.el .IP "arg1: \f(CW$finfo\fR ( \f(CWAPR::Finfo object\fR )" 4
.IX Item "arg1: $finfo ( APR::Finfo object )"
The apr_dir_read result to lookup
.ie n .IP "arg2: $subtype ( integer )" 4
.el .IP "arg2: \f(CW$subtype\fR ( integer )" 4
.IX Item "arg2: $subtype ( integer )"
What type of subrequest to perform, one of;
.Sp
.Vb 2
\& Apache2::SUBREQ_NO_ARGS ignore r\->args and r\->path_info
\& Apache2::SUBREQ_MERGE_ARGS merge r\->args and r\->path_info
.Ve
.ie n .IP "arg3: $next_filter ( integer )" 4
.el .IP "arg3: \f(CW$next_filter\fR ( integer )" 4
.IX Item "arg3: $next_filter ( integer )"
The first filter the sub_request should use. If this is
\&\s-1NULL\s0, it defaults to the first filter for the main request
.ie n .IP "ret: $lr ( ""Apache2::RequestRec object"" )" 4
.el .IP "ret: \f(CW$lr\fR ( \f(CWApache2::RequestRec object\fR )" 4
.IX Item "ret: $lr ( Apache2::RequestRec object )"
The new request record
.IP "since: 2.0.00" 4
.IX Item "since: 2.0.00"
.PP
\&\s-1META:\s0 where do we take the apr_dir_read result from?
.SH "See Also"
.IX Header "See Also"
mod_perl 2.0 documentation.
.SH "Copyright"
.IX Header "Copyright"
mod_perl 2.0 and its core modules are copyrighted under
The Apache Software License, Version 2.0.
.SH "Authors"
.IX Header "Authors"
The mod_perl development team and numerous
contributors.
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