Fellow Monasterians,

Still new to CGI::Application but forcing myself to learn it and use it. Currently I have one question. What is the difference between cgiapp_prerun{} and cgiapp_init{}?

Their functions seem so similar. All I can glean from the documentation is that prerun may be the place to alter run modes and that init is the place to grab C::A params. But then there is mention of setting variables. Anyway, here's what I have: 

use base 'CGI::Application';
use CGI::Application::Plugin::Config::Simple;

sub cgiapp_init {
   my $self = shift;
   $self->config_file('/usr/home/foobar/.dsadmin.conf');
}

sub cgiapp_prerun {
   my $self = shift;
   $query = $self->query();
   $subscriber_id = $query->param('id');

   $password => $self->config_param('s_pass'),
   $username => $self->config_param('s_user'),
   $dsn      => $self->config_param('s_dsn'),
}

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Also, what might the difference be between sub teardown{} and cgiapp_postrun{}? Thanks all!


—Brad
"The important work of moving the world forward does not wait to be done by perfect men." George Eliot

In reply to In CGI::Application cgiapp_prerun vs. cgiapp_init? by bradcathey

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