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| = Ports of CGI::Application to other languages | = Ports of CGI::Application to other languages |
| == PHP | == PHP |
| === [http://www.mecworks.com/~spencer/my_php.html CGI_Application.php] | === [http://www.mecworks.com/~spencer/my_php.html CGI_Application.php] |
| This port of CGI::App and HTML::Template to PHP is a work in progress. No documentation for this version is | This port of CGI::App and HTML::Template to PHP is a work in progress. No documentation for this version is |
| available at this time. | available at this time. |
| == Python | == Python |
| === [http://thraxil.org/code/cgi_app/ cgi_app] | === [http://thraxil.org/code/cgi_app/ cgi_app] |
| This module is a port of Jesse Erlbaum's popular CGI::Application Perl module | This module is a port of Jesse Erlbaum's popular CGI::Application Perl module |
| to python written by Anders Pearson. | to python written by Anders Pearson. |
| *Review of cgi_app by WilliamMcKee, Feb. 28, 2004* | *Review of cgi_app by WilliamMcKee, Feb. 28, 2004* |
| Recently, I had the opportunity to try implementing a web application using | Recently, I had the opportunity to try implementing a web application using |
| this module for a client who has a significant investment in Python. Although I | this module for a client who has a significant investment in Python. Although I |
| am new to Python, I thought the cgi_app module may allow me to develop in a | am new to Python, I thought the cgi_app module may allow me to develop in a |
| framework with which I was familiar. The application was being deployed onto a | framework with which I was familiar. The application was being deployed onto a |
| Windows 2000 server running Apache2. | Windows 2000 server running Apache2. |
| With my prior knowledge of CGIApp and the examples provided with cgi_app, I was | With my prior knowledge of CGIApp and the examples provided with cgi_app, I was |
| able to setup a sample script fairly quickly. Unfortunately I could not get to | able to setup a sample script fairly quickly. Unfortunately I could not get to |
| the stage of running the application due to template problems. The htmltmpl | the stage of running the application due to template problems. The htmltmpl |
| module (based on HTML::Template) had been modified to work with cgi_app. | module (based on HTML::Template) had been modified to work with cgi_app. |
| However, it had only been tested under GNU/Linux, and I encountered errors when | However, it had only been tested under GNU/Linux, and I encountered errors when |
| running it under Windows which I did not have the time to track down. | running it under Windows which I did not have the time to track down. |
| I turned to a couple of alternative templates based on the | I turned to a couple of alternative templates based on the |
| [http://zope.org/Wikis/DevSite/Projects/ZPT/TAL%20Specification%201.4/FrontPage | [http://zope.org/Wikis/DevSite/Projects/ZPT/TAL%20Specification%201.4/FrontPage |
| Zope Template Attribute Language]. Unfortunately, the two which looked most | Zope Template Attribute Language]. Unfortunately, the two which looked most |
| promising (!SimpleTAL and !ZopePageTemplates) were not well-suited for the | promising (!SimpleTAL and !ZopePageTemplates) were not well-suited for the |
| CGIApp model. !SimpleTAL sends output to a file whereas !ZopePageTemplates | CGIApp model. !SimpleTAL sends output to a file whereas !ZopePageTemplates |
| prints output to STDOUT. I could have used !SimpleTAL and simple read the | prints output to STDOUT. I could have used !SimpleTAL and simple read the |
| contents of the file into a buffer to pass back to cgi_app. However, this | contents of the file into a buffer to pass back to cgi_app. However, this |
| solution seemed inefficient and potentially dangerous. I can only presume that | solution seemed inefficient and potentially dangerous. I can only presume that |
| !SimpleTAL was written for offline template processing. | !SimpleTAL was written for offline template processing. |
| After hitting this wall, I paused for the day. Upon further reflection, I | After hitting this wall, I paused for the day. Upon further reflection, I |
| decided that developing the application in Perl would be a far more efficient | decided that developing the application in Perl would be a far more efficient |
| for me since I already have a complete suite of modules in place for doing | for me since I already have a complete suite of modules in place for doing |
| everything from template processing to database access to logging to session | everything from template processing to database access to logging to session |
| management to testing. I hope that work on the cgi_app module continues and | management to testing. I hope that work on the cgi_app module continues and |
| think that it would provide a very useful framework for Python application | think that it would provide a very useful framework for Python application |
| developers. Hopefully the problems I encountered with template libraries will | developers. Hopefully the problems I encountered with template libraries will |
| be corrected over time so that the CGIApp framework can grow in the Python | be corrected over time so that the CGIApp framework can grow in the Python |
| community. | community. |
| == Ruby | == Ruby |
| === cgi-application.rb | === cgi-application.rb |
| http://raa.ruby-lang.org/project/cgi-application/ | http://raa.ruby-lang.org/project/cgi-application/ |
| == See also | == See also |
| * OtherFrameworks | * [OtherFrameworks https://github.com/markstos/CGI--Application/wiki/OtherFrameworks] |
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