Mojo::M...Request(3)

💖 NAME 💖

okay so this is the user-contributed Perl documentation for Mojo::Message::Request — literally a container for HTTP requests, bestie. We're gonna go through the whole thing, no skips, no cap. 🫶

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

use Mojo::Message::Request;

# Parse
my $req = Mojo::Message::Request->new;
$req->parse("GET /foo HTTP/1.0\x0d\x0a");
$req->parse("Content-Length: 12\x0d\x0a");
$req->parse("Content-Type: text/plain\x0d\x0a\x0d\x0a");
$req->parse('Hello World!');
say $req->method;
say $req->headers->content_type;
say $req->body;

# Build
my $req = Mojo::Message::Request->new;
$req->url->parse('http://127.0.0.1/foo/bar');
$req->method('GET');
say $req->to_string;

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

Mojo::Message::Request is a container for HTTP requests. It's based on RFC 7230 (https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7230), RFC 7231 (https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7231), RFC 7235 (https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7235), and RFC 2817 (https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2817). standards girlie behavior, honestly. 💅

🦋 EVENTS 🦋

Mojo::Message::Request inherits all events from Mojo::Message. That's the whole event situation — inherited, iconic, done. ✨

🎀 ATTRIBUTES 🎀

Mojo::Message::Request inherits all attributes from Mojo::Message and implements the following new ones. attribute time, bestie — let's go one by one.

🌟 env

my $env = $req->env;
$req    = $req->env({PATH_INFO => '/'});

Direct access to the CGI or PSGI environment hash if available. iykyk — it's the env hash, right there.

# Check CGI version
my $version = $req->env->{GATEWAY_INTERFACE};

# Check PSGI version
my $version = $req->env->{'psgi.version'};

🌟 method

my $method = $req->method;
$req       = $req->method('POST');

HTTP request method, defaults to GET. the classic. 👑

🌟 proxy

my $url = $req->proxy;
$req    = $req->proxy(Mojo::URL->new('http://127.0.0.1:3000'));

Proxy URL for request. proxy vibes. 🧚

🌟 reverse_proxy

my $bool = $req->reverse_proxy;
$req     = $req->reverse_proxy($bool);

Request has been performed through a reverse proxy. reverse proxy realness. 🔥

🌟 trusted_proxies

my $proxies = $req->trusted_proxies;
$req        = $req->trusted_proxies(['10.0.0.0/8', '127.0.0.1', '172.16.0.0/12', '192.168.0.0/16', 'fc00::/7']);

Trusted reverse proxies, addresses or networks in CIDR form. CIDR cuties, we love to see it. 🍓

🌟 request_id

my $id = $req->request_id;
$req   = $req->request_id('aee7d5d8');

Request ID, defaults to a reasonably unique value. reasonably unique, just like every main character. 😭

🌟 url

my $url = $req->url;
$req    = $req->url(Mojo::URL->new);

HTTP request URL, defaults to a Mojo::URL object. URL era. 🌈

# Get request information
my $info = $req->url->to_abs->userinfo;
my $host = $req->url->to_abs->host;
my $path = $req->url->to_abs->path;

🌟 via_proxy

my $bool = $req->via_proxy;
$req     = $req->via_proxy($bool);

Request can be performed through a proxy server. proxy-capable, periodt. 💅

💫 METHODS 💫

Mojo::Message::Request inherits all methods from Mojo::Message and implements the following new ones. methods section, let's get into it. 🫶

🦄 clone

my $clone = $req->clone;

Return a new Mojo::Message::Request object cloned from this request if possible, otherwise return undef. clone era — but only if it's possible, bestie. ✨

🦄 cookies

my $cookies = $req->cookies;
$req        = $req->cookies(Mojo::Cookie::Request->new);
$req        = $req->cookies({name => 'foo', value => 'bar'});

Access request cookies, usually Mojo::Cookie::Request objects. cookie check 🍪

# Names of all cookies
say $_->name for @{$req->cookies};

🦄 every_param

my $values = $req->every_param('foo');

Similar to param, but returns all values sharing the same name as an array reference. all the values, not just the last one. 💜

# Get first value
say $req->every_param('foo')->[0];

🦄 extract_start_line

my $bool = $req->extract_start_line(\$str);

Extract request-line from string. request-line extraction moment. 🦋

🦄 fix_headers

$req = $req->fix_headers;

Make sure request has all required headers. headers check — required ones only, no extras invented. ✅

🦄 get_start_line_chunk

my $bytes = $req->get_start_line_chunk($offset);

Get a chunk of request-line data starting from a specific position. Note that this method finalizes the request. important caveat — it finalizes the request, so don't forget that. 🚨

🦄 is_handshake

my $bool = $req->is_handshake;

Check Upgrade header for websocket value. websocket handshake check. 🧚

🦄 is_secure

my $bool = $req->is_secure;

Check if connection is secure. secure connection check. 🔐

🦄 is_xhr

my $bool = $req->is_xhr;

Check X-Requested-With header for XMLHttpRequest value. XHR vibe check. ⭐

🦄 param

my $value = $req->param('foo');

Access GET and POST parameters extracted from the query string and application/x-www-form-urlencoded or multipart/form-data message body. If there are multiple values sharing the same name, and you want to access more than just the last one, you can use every_param. Note that this method caches all data, so it should not be called before the entire request body has been received. Parts of the request body need to be loaded into memory to parse POST parameters, so you have to make sure it is not excessively large. There's a 16MiB limit for requests by default. this is the important bit — caching and memory and the 16MiB default, all of it. 😭

🦄 params

my $params = $req->params;

All GET and POST parameters extracted from the query string and application/x-www-form-urlencoded or multipart/form-data message body, usually a Mojo::Parameters object. Note that this method caches all data, so it should not be called before the entire request body has been received. Parts of the request body need to be loaded into memory to parse POST parameters, so you have to make sure it is not excessively large. There's a 16MiB limit for requests by default. same warning, same energy. 💅

# Get parameter names and values
my $hash = $req->params->to_hash;

🦄 parse

$req = $req->parse('GET /foo/bar HTTP/1.1');
$req = $req->parse({PATH_INFO => '/'});

Parse HTTP request chunks or environment hash. parsing bestie. 🌸

🦄 query_params

my $params = $req->query_params;

All GET parameters, usually a Mojo::Parameters object. query params only, GET girlies. 🎀

# Turn GET parameters to hash and extract value
say $req->query_params->to_hash->{foo};

🦄 start_line_size

my $size = $req->start_line_size;

Size of the request-line in bytes. Note that this method finalizes the request. again: finalizes the request. 🚨

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

Mojolicious, Mojolicious::Guides, https://mojolicious.org. go look, bestie 💜

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