[htmltmpl] [question] efficient use of HTML::Template->new

[C H. <hag...@ep...>]

Wondering if anyone has input regarding the use of:

HTML::Template->new

It would seem (to me) that from a performance standpoint,
only calling a template as it is needed is the most efficient
approach.

My question has to do with the actual impact of
HTML::Template->new

In a script, when I only use a given template one time,
I only call it in the one location where it's needed

When the template is used globally (every time the
script is fired off), I call the template at the beginning
of the script - one time.

My question has to do with templates that are potentially
used in many areas of the script, even though only once.
In other words, there may be various ways the script
can be triggered that will require a given template (and
many ways the script can be called where the template
isn't needed).

To avoid code clutter, what I'd like to do is call all my
templates in one spot:

my $temp1 = HTML::Template->new( etc ...
my $temp2 = HTML::Template->new( etc ...
my $temp3 = HTML::Template->new( etc ...

But my concern is that the approach would not
be "server friendly". That said, I'm thinking that the overhead
for template calls is so small, I need not be concerned.

Hopefully, some on the list can enlighten me.

Carl Hagstrom