# NAME
HTTP::Entity::Parser - PSGI compliant HTTP Entity Parser
# SYNOPSIS
use HTTP::Entity::Parser;
my $parser = HTTP::Entity::Parser->new;
$parser->register('application/x-www-form-urlencoded','HTTP::Entity::Parser::UrlEncoded');
$parser->register('multipart/form-data','HTTP::Entity::Parser::MultiPart');
$parser->register('application/json','HTTP::Entity::Parser::JSON');
sub app {
my $env = shift;
my ( $params, $uploads) = $parser->parse($env);
}
# DESCRIPTION
HTTP::Entity::Parser is a PSGI-compliant HTTP Entity parser. This module also is compatible
with [HTTP::Body](https://metacpan.org/pod/HTTP%3A%3ABody). Unlike HTTP::Body, HTTP::Entity::Parser reads HTTP entities from
PSGI's environment `$env->{'psgi.input'}` and parses it.
This module supports application/x-www-form-urlencoded, multipart/form-data and application/json.
# METHODS
- new( buffer\_length => $length:Intger)
Create the instance.
- buffer\_length
The buffer length that HTTP::Entity::Parser reads from psgi.input. 16384 by default.
- register($content\_type:String, $class:String, $opts:HashRef)
Register parser class.
$parser->register('application/x-www-form-urlencoded','HTTP::Entity::Parser::UrlEncoded');
$parser->register('multipart/form-data','HTTP::Entity::Parser::MultiPart');
$parser->register('application/json','HTTP::Entity::Parser::JSON');
If the request content\_type matches the registered type, HTTP::Entity::Parser uses the registered
parser class. If content\_type does not match any registered type, HTTP::Entity::Parser::OctetStream is used.
- parse($env:HashRef)
parse HTTP entities from PSGI's env.
my ( $params:ArrayRef, $uploads:ArrayRef) = $parser->parse($env);
`$param` is a key-value pair list.
my ( $params, $uploads) = $parser->parse($env);
my $body_parameters = Hash::MultiValue->new(@$params);
`$uploads` is an ArrayRef of HashRef.
my ( $params, $uploads) = $parser->parse($env);
warn Dumper($uploads->[0]);
{
"name" => "upload", #field name
"headers" => [
"Content-Type" => "application/octet-stream",
"Content-Disposition" => "form-data; name=\"upload\"; filename=\"hello.pl\""
],
"size" => 78, #size of upload content
"filename" => "hello.png", #original filename in the client
"tempname" => "/tmp/XXXXX", # path to the temporary file where uploaded file is saved
}
When used with [Plack::Request::Upload](https://metacpan.org/pod/Plack%3A%3ARequest%3A%3AUpload):
my ( $params, $uploads) = $parser->parse($env);
my $upload_hmv = Hash::MultiValue->new();
while ( my ($k,$v) = splice @$uploads, 0, 2 ) {
my %copy = %$v;
$copy{headers} = HTTP::Headers::Fast->new(@{$v->{headers}});
$upload_hmv->add($k, Plack::Request::Upload->new(%copy));
}
# PARSERS
- OctetStream
Default parser, This parser does not parse entity, always return empty list.
- UrlEncoded
For `application/x-www-form-urlencoded`. It is used for HTTP POST without file upload
- MultiPart
For `multipart/form-data`. It is used for HTTP POST contains file upload.
MultiPart parser use [HTTP::MultiPartParser](https://metacpan.org/pod/HTTP%3A%3AMultiPartParser).
- JSON
For `application/json`. This parser decodes JSON body automatically.
It is convenient to use with Ajax forms.
# WHAT'S DIFFERENT FROM HTTP::Body
HTTP::Entity::Parser accept PSGI's env and read body from it.
HTTP::Entity::Parser is able to choose parsers by the instance, HTTP::Body requires to modify global variables.
# SEE ALSO
- [HTTP::Body](https://metacpan.org/pod/HTTP%3A%3ABody)
- [HTTP::MultiPartParser](https://metacpan.org/pod/HTTP%3A%3AMultiPartParser)
- [Plack::Request](https://metacpan.org/pod/Plack%3A%3ARequest)
- [WWW::Form::UrlEncoded](https://metacpan.org/pod/WWW%3A%3AForm%3A%3AUrlEncoded)
HTTP::Entity::Parser uses this for parse application/x-www-form-urlencoded
# LICENSE
Copyright (C) Masahiro Nagano.
This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the same terms as Perl itself.
# AUTHOR
Masahiro Nagano <kazeburo@gmail.com>
Tokuhiro Matsuno <tokuhirom@gmail.com>
This module is based on tokuhirom's code, see [https://github.com/plack/Plack/pull/434](https://github.com/plack/Plack/pull/434)