Re: Catalyst and the stash

This doen't seem any different from the param method in CGI::Application - sometimes you need to have data globally accessible to your code. It does act like a global, but so do session variables ... they suffer the same risks as well, but they sure are useful. If you're worried about naming collissions, you could include your namespace in your stash:

$c->stash->{MyAppFoo} = 'store some stuff';
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Re^2: Catalyst and the stash by samtregar (Abbot) on Jul 19, 2005 at 20:25 UTC
It's pretty rare to send your entire CGI::App param() hash to a template though! CGI::App's param() is meant to allow instance scripts to configure the application via the PARAM option to new(). Using it to hold global data generated inside the app isn't a very good idea in my opinion. -sam	[reply]
Re^3: Catalyst and the stash by astroboy (Chaplain) on Jul 20, 2005 at 02:56 UTC
CGI::App's param() is meant to allow instance scripts to configure the application via the PARAM option to new(). True, but I don't think that it's the only reason for param(). Param was recently a hot topic on the CGI::App mail list. It's also the preferred way for creating your own variables in your subclass of CGI::App without adding to the internal blessed hash directly. As such, you don't always want to do this in new(). It seems to me that the Catalyst stash is performing the same task.	[reply]