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

I'v found the Apache2::Request module to support arguments parsing. Perhaps I am confused, but I cannot understand why

1. There is $req->body (parsing content of POSTed forms) and $req->param (parsing args from url and content of POSTed forms into one object) but there is not standalone $req->arg, parsing the part of url only.
2. There is no option to make $req->param('myKey') or $req->body('myKey') case sensitive.

Does anybody know why that module is so specialized? Or, can somebody recommend some subclass module or wrapper (I don't want to reinvent wheel)?

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Re: Apache2::Request unexpected behavior
by ides (Deacon) on Feb 14, 2007 at 15:57 UTC

    The module is the way it is because it is simply a Perl interface to libapreq2. As has been suggested, you can always fall back ot use CGI.pm if you need those features, personally I prefer Apache2::Request.

    Frank Wiles <frank@revsys.com>
    www.revsys.com

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      Thanks for reply. I know that it is only interface to libapreq2. Consequently, why the libapreq2 have previously described behavior? :>)
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Re: Apache2::Request unexpected behavior
by TOD (Friar) on Feb 14, 2007 at 15:48 UTC
    the reason for this maybe unexpected behaviour lies in various request methods, i assume. the Request module tries to offer a way that a) conforms to the mod_perl API, and b) conforms to HTTP.
    you should take a look at the pod-code from Apache2::Request, and probably even more valuable: http://perl.apache.org/docs/2.0/index.html
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      Could you be more concrete?
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Re: Apache2::Request unexpected behavior
by Anonymous Monk on Feb 14, 2007 at 12:33 UTC
    use CGI
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      No.
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