I am trying to Mason-interpret a dynamically generated script, while keeping all of the Mason variables in tact.

First the easy part. I can configure my server such that a script tag with a source like "/somepath/foo.mjs" will be processed through the normal HTML::Mason::ApacheHandler code and resolve Mason stuff properly. For instance:

"... some script stuff...
% print STDERR "Mason is working!\n";
% print STDERR Dumper($m->session);
...more script stuff..."

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I get the proper results. Nothing special going on.

The hard part is when my script tag has a source of "/somepath/foo.dynjs". In this case, we have an Apache handler that dynamically generates the output as a Perl string using various mechanisms. Then it serves that back to the client in the usual way. However, if I happen to have a bit of Mason in that output, I cannot seem to figure out how to have Mason interpret it WITH the session in tact, before I send it back.

That is to say, I can take that string and send it through a HTML::Mason::Interp before I serve it to the client. But because that is the "stand-alone" usage, as far as I can tell, the  $m->session part is lost. And, because "/somepath/foo.dynjs" does not actually exist as a file, trying to send the $r through the prepare_request call will error out.

This has to be possible. I'm so close. Please help!

Thanks
jason.

In reply to Mason Interp Perl string by SleepyJay

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