[htmltmpl] H::T in mod_perl (probably FAQs)

[Emanuele <em...@li...>]

Just some dumb questions by a new HTML::Template-user-wannabe.

1.
My goal is to use the 'associate' H::T option in a "pure" mod_perl
application (i.e. no CGI code handled by Apache::Registry or
Apache::PerlRun.)
Does the following work?

	use Apache::Request;
	use HTML::Template;
	sub handler {
		my $r =3D Apache::Request->instance(shift);
		my $template =3D HTML::Template->new(filename =3D>
'template.tmpl',
                                     		  associate =3D> $r);
	# some other code
	}

Apache::Request has a param() method that behaves much like the one from
CGI.pm query object, so it should work...
But unfortunately the only 'associate' example showed in the H::T pod
uses (only) CGI, hence my question.

2.
A more general question(s): how do you use H::T in mod_perl?
Just CGI code through Apache::Registry or you write your own pure
mod_perl(tm) handlers?
If so, do you know/use any (simple) mod_perl framework which could be
considered the pure mod_perl counterpart of CGI::Application?
The only one found so far by me is Apache::PageKit (which does a lot
more than CGI::Application really).
It seems good, but I'm always scared to find myself sooner or later
trapped in a too restrictive environment when using such frameworks.
What do you think about PageKit?

Thanks a lot.

Emanuele
(Italy)