Re: ToObject "preamble" Parameter

David Wheeler wrote:

> On Sep 16, 2004, at 10:32 AM, Dave Rolsky wrote:
> 
>>>>>    http://www.masonhq.com/resources/todo/view.html?id=551
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I think the patch is probably.
>>>
>>>
>>> Uh, was there more to that sentence? ;-)
>>
>>
>> Oops, "probably ok".
> 
> 
> Uh, but then you went and added specific support for the prsence of $m 
> in the premable, Dave:
> 
> --- lib/HTML/Mason/Compiler/ToObject.pm.~1.71.2.3~      Mon Sep 27 
> 22:21:56 2004
> +++ lib/HTML/Mason/Compiler/ToObject.pm Mon Sep 27 22:21:20 2004
> @@ -354,9 +354,9 @@
>  {
>      my $self = shift;
> 
> -    return join '', ( $self->preamble,
> -                      $self->_set_request,
> -                     $self->_arg_declarations,
> +    return join '', ( $self->_set_request,
> +                     $self->preamble,
> +                      $self->_arg_declarations,
>                        $self->_filter,
>                       "\$m->debug_hook( \$m->current_comp->path ) if ( 
> \%DB:: );\n\n",
>                       $self->_blocks('init'),
> @@ -612,11 +612,15 @@
> 
>  =item preamble
> 
> -Text given for this parameter is placed at the beginning of each 
> component. See also P<postamble>.
> +Text given for this parameter is placed at the beginning of each
> +component.  See also P<postamble>.  The request will be available as
> +C<$m> in preamble code.
> 
>  =item postamble
> 
> -Text given for this parameter is placed at the end of each component. 
> See also P<preamble>.
> +Text given for this parameter is placed at the end of each
> +component. See also P<preamble>.  The request will be available as
> +C<$m> in postamble code.
> 
>  =item use_strict
> 
> 
> But IMO, it should be executed before the %once block, e.g., so I can 
> set "use utf8;\n" as the preamble and be assured that everything in the 
> rest of every component will be utf8.
> 
> So maybe we actually need some other parameter for this, like pre-once 
> or something?
> 

I haven't been following this closely, but as far as that last
suggestion - oh lord, please no. I'd almost rather implement a use_utf8
flag. :)

Seriously, is it something that more and more peple are going to need to do?

Jon






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