SYNOPSIS

Create a new controller and paste this code:

package MyApp::Controller::YourNewController;  # <-- Change this to your controller

use strict;
use warnings;
use base 'Catalyst::Controller::POD';
__PACKAGE__->config(
  inc        => 1,
  namespaces => [qw(Catalyst::Manual*)],
  self       => 1,
  dirs       => [qw()]
);
1;

DESCRIPTION

This is a catalyst controller which serves PODs. It allows you to browse through your local repository of modules. On the front page of this controller is a search box which uses CPAN's xml interface to retrieve the results. If you click on one of them the POD is displayed in this application.

Cross links in PODs are resolved and pop up as a new tab. If the module you clicked on is not installed this controller fetches the source code from CPAN and creates the pod locally. There is also a TOC which is always visible and scrolls the current POD to the selected section.

It is written using a JavaScript framework called ExtJS (http://www.extjs.com) which generate beautiful and intuitive interfaces.

Have a look at http://cpan.org/authors/id/P/PE/PERLER/pod-images/pod-encyclopedia-01.png.

Catalyst::Plugin::Static::Simple is required and has to be loaded.

CONFIGURATION

dirs (Arrayref)

Search for modules in these directories.

Defaults to [].

expanded_module_tree (Boolean)

Expand the module browser tree on initial page load.

Defaults to 1

home_tab_content (String)

HTML to be displayed in the Home tab.

Defaults to the existing CPAN search box.

inc (Boolean)

Search for modules in @INC. Set it to 1 or 0.

Defaults to 0.

initial_module (String)

If this option is specified, a tab displaying the perldoc for the given module will be opened on load. Handy if you wish to disable the home tab and specify a specific module's perldoc as the initial page a user sees.

Defaults to ""

namespaces (Arrayref)

Filter by namespaces. See Pod::Simple::Search limit_glob for syntax.

Defaults to ["*"]

self (Boolean)

Search for modules in $c->path_to( 'lib' ).

Defaults to 1.

show_home_tab (Boolean)

Show or hide the home tab.

Defaults to 1

pretty_print (Boolean)

Prettify any code sections found in the POD.

Defaults to 1

title (String)

The title for all pages.

Defaults to Pod::Browser

NOTICE

This module works fine for most PODs but there are a few which do not get rendered properly. Please report any bug you find. See "BUGS".

Have a look at Pod::Browser which is a catalyst application running this controller. You can use it as a stand-alone POD server.

TODO

Write more tests!

CONTRIBUTORS

Tristan Pratt