Re: [cgi-prototype-users] CGI::Prototype::PathInfo

[A. P. <pag...@gm...>]

* Randal L. Schwartz <me...@st...> [2005-08-15 20:00]:
> To further this, let's say I had a $big_client that needs to
> show a login page if the user isn't logged in, regardless of
> whatever "state" the ->get_state returns.  They can override
> ->get_class to simply return the login page if not logged in,
> regardless of whatever state it's asked to show, and yet the
> old state is preserved for a "return to FOO link".  And then
> the ->get_state can be changed from hidden fields to pathinfo
> without messing up the authorization section.

I currently do that by authenticating the user in ->app_enter.
The ->respond in pages which require authentication can then
switch to the login state for rendering a reponse. The login
state consists of nothing but a login form that includes all the
incoming state. So the user repeats the same request when he
submits the form, only this time with his credentials included.
->app_enter then picks them up, so the ->respond which previously
switched to the login state now finds the user authenticated, and
the request proceeds as it would have the first time around.

Regards,
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