NAME Apache2::WebApp::Plugin::Validate - Plugin providing data validation methods SYNOPSIS my $result = $c->plugin('Validate')->method( ... ); # Apache2::WebApp::Plugin::Validate->method() DESCRIPTION Common methods used for validating user input. PREREQUISITES This package is part of a larger distribution and was NOT intended to be used directly. In order for this plugin to work properly, the following packages must be installed: Apache2::WebApp Date::Calc Data::Validate::URI Email::Valid HTTP::BrowserDetect Net::DNS::Check Params::Validate INSTALLATION From source: $ tar xfz Apache2-WebApp-Plugin-Validate-0.X.X.tar.gz $ perl MakeFile.PL PREFIX=~/path/to/custom/dir LIB=~/path/to/custom/lib $ make $ make test $ make install Perl one liner using CPAN.pm: $ perl -MCPAN -e 'install Apache2::WebApp::Plugin::Validate' Use of CPAN.pm in interactive mode: $ perl -MCPAN -e shell cpan> install Apache2::WebApp::Plugin::Validate cpan> quit Just like the manual installation of Perl modules, the user may need root access during this process to insure write permission is allowed within the installation directory. OBJECT METHODS browser Check if the request is from a browser. my $result = $c->plugin('Validate')->browser(); currency Check the currency format (0.00) my $result = $c->plugin('Validate')->currency($total); date Check the date format (YYYY-MM-DD) my $result = $c->plugin('Validate')->date($date); date_is_future Is the date in the future? (YYYY-MM-DD) my $result = $c->plugin('Validate')->date_is_future($date); date_is_past Is the date in the past? (YYYY-MM-DD) my $result = $c->plugin('Validate')->date_is_past($date); domain Check the domain name format; verify the domain status using a DNS query. my $result = $c->plugin('Validate')->domain($name); email Check the e-mail address format; verify the domain status using a DNS query. my $result = $c->plugin('Validate')->email( $address, $mx_check ); integer Check for a integer. my $result = $c->plugin('Validate')->integer($value); html Check for HTML markup. my $result = $c->plugin('Validate')->html($markup); url Check the URL. my $result = $c->plugin('Validate')->url($string); SEE ALSO Apache2::WebApp, Apache2::WebApp::Plugin, Data::Validate::URI, Email::Valid, HTTP::BrowserDetect, Net::DNS::Check AUTHOR Marc S. Brooks, - COPYRIGHT This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself. See