Rendering a file in any directory via Mojolicious::Lite

clueless newbie has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Ave

I'm trying to render an image (with its name) via a Mojolicious::Lite app. Note that a full path to the file is given and putting a link in "public" isn't very appealing. No doubt someone will say don't do that it's a security problem - but the app is only for my own use.

The app:

#!/usr/local/bin/perl

use warnings;

use Data::Dumper;
use Mojolicious::Lite -signatures;
use Mojolicious::Static;

# Let's just say all we know about the image is
     my $directory = 'c:/xyzzy/test/';   # some arbitrary directory
     my $name = 'TEST';
     my $extension = '.jpg';
# And we want to create the page as in "picture.html.ep"

get '/picture' => sub($c) {
    #my $static = Mojolicious::Static->new;
    $c->stash(name=>$name,extension=>$extension);
    # The following generates
    #" Can't locate object method "static" via package "Mojolicious::C
+ontroller""
    warn Data::Dumper->new([\$c->static->paths],[qw(path)])->Dump(),q{
+ };
    push @{$c->static->paths}, $directory;
    warn Data::Dumper->new([\$c->static->paths],[qw(path)])->Dump(),q{
+ };
    };

app->start;

__DATA__
@@ picture.html.ep
<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
    <body>
        <h2><%== $directory.$name.$extension %></h2>
        <img src="<%== $name.$extension %>" alt="FAILED!" />
        </body>
    </html>
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So how does one supplement/modify/alter the path that Mojolicious::Lite uses to serve public files?

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Re: Rendering a file in any directory via Mojolicious::Lite by marto (Cardinal) on Feb 07, 2024 at 09:40 UTC
Consider the following, assuming that /tmp/mojoexample/testing.jpg is a valid image. `use Mojolicious::Lite -signatures; my $static = app->static; push @{$static->paths}, '/tmp/mojoexample/'; get '/' => sub($c){ $c->stash( name => 'testing' ); $c->stash( ext => '.jpg' ); } => 'index'; app->start; __DATA__ @@ index.html.ep <!DOCTYPE HTML> <html> <body> <img src="<%== $name.$ext %>" alt="it works!" /> </body> </html>` [download] Mojolicious::Static -> paths.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^2: Rendering a file in any directory via Mojolicious::Lite by clueless newbie (Curate) on Feb 07, 2024 at 15:08 UTC
Many thanks! I owe you a beer!	[reply]
Re^3: Rendering a file in any directory via Mojolicious::Lite by marto (Cardinal) on Feb 07, 2024 at 16:34 UTC
Anytime (beers or perl help) :D	[reply]