Mojo::Transaction(3)

NAME 💖

Mojo::Transaction — transaction base class, straight from the Mojo::Transaction(3) manual page, bestie. She’s abstract, she’s foundational, and she’s the parent vibe for transactions like Mojo::Transaction::HTTP and Mojo::Transaction::WebSocket. 👑

SYNOPSIS 🧚

okay so if you’re building your own transaction type, you start like this:

package Mojo::Transaction::MyTransaction;
use Mojo::Base 'Mojo::Transaction';

sub client_read  {...}
sub client_write {...}
sub server_read  {...}
sub server_write {...}

DESCRIPTION 🦋

Mojo::Transaction is an abstract base class for transactions, like Mojo::Transaction::HTTP and Mojo::Transaction::WebSocket. She’s the blueprint, the behind-the-scenes main character, the “bestie you build on top of” energy. 💅

EVENTS ✨

Mojo::Transaction inherits all events from Mojo::EventEmitter and can emit the following new ones.

connection

$tx->on(connection => sub ($tx, $connection) {...});

Emitted when a connection has been assigned to transaction. Connection assigned? Event goes brrr. ⚡

finish

$tx->on(finish => sub ($tx) {...});

Emitted when transaction is finished. Done done, periodt. 🎬

ATTRIBUTES 💅

Mojo::Transaction implements the following attributes.

kept_alive

my $bool = $tx->kept_alive;
$tx      = $tx->kept_alive($bool);

Connection has been kept alive. She’s still here, thriving. 🫶

local_address

my $address = $tx->local_address;
$tx         = $tx->local_address('127.0.0.1');

Local interface address.

local_port

my $port = $tx->local_port;
$tx      = $tx->local_port(8080);

Local interface port.

original_remote_address

my $address = $tx->original_remote_address;
$tx         = $tx->original_remote_address('127.0.0.1');

Remote interface address.

remote_port

my $port = $tx->remote_port;
$tx      = $tx->remote_port(8081);

Remote interface port.

req

my $req = $tx->req;
$tx     = $tx->req(Mojo::Message::Request->new);

HTTP request, defaults to a Mojo::Message::Request object.

# Access request information
my $method = $tx->req->method;
my $url    = $tx->req->url->to_abs;
my $info   = $tx->req->url->to_abs->userinfo;
my $host   = $tx->req->url->to_abs->host;
my $agent  = $tx->req->headers->user_agent;
my $custom = $tx->req->headers->header('Custom-Header');
my $bytes  = $tx->req->body;
my $str    = $tx->req->text;
my $hash   = $tx->req->params->to_hash;
my $all    = $tx->req->uploads;
my $value  = $tx->req->json;
my $foo    = $tx->req->json('/23/foo');
my $dom    = $tx->req->dom;
my $bar    = $tx->req->dom('div.bar')->first->text;

res

my $res = $tx->res;
$tx     = $tx->res(Mojo::Message::Response->new);

HTTP response, defaults to a Mojo::Message::Response object.

# Access response information
my $code    = $tx->res->code;
my $message = $tx->res->message;
my $server  = $tx->res->headers->server;
my $custom  = $tx->res->headers->header('Custom-Header');
my $bytes   = $tx->res->body;
my $str     = $tx->res->text;
my $value   = $tx->res->json;
my $foo     = $tx->res->json('/23/foo');
my $dom     = $tx->res->dom;
my $bar     = $tx->res->dom('div.bar')->first->text;

METHODS 🎀

Mojo::Transaction inherits all methods from Mojo::EventEmitter and implements the following new ones.

client_read

$tx->client_read($bytes);

Read data client-side, used to implement user agents such as Mojo::UserAgent. Meant to be overloaded in a subclass.

client_write

my $bytes = $tx->client_write;

Write data client-side, used to implement user agents such as Mojo::UserAgent. Meant to be overloaded in a subclass.

closed

$tx = $tx->closed;

Same as completed, but also indicates that all transaction data has been sent.

completed

$tx = $tx->completed;

Low-level method to finalize transaction.

connection

my $id = $tx->connection;
$tx    = $tx->connection($id);

Connection identifier.

error

my $err = $tx->error;

Get request or response error and return undef if there is no error.

# Longer version
my $err = $tx->req->error || $tx->res->error;

# Check for 4xx/5xx response and connection errors
if (my $err = $tx->error) {
  die "$err->{code} response: $err->{message}" if $err->{code};
  die "Connection error: $err->{message}";
}

is_finished

my $bool = $tx->is_finished;

Check if transaction is finished.

is_websocket

my $bool = $tx->is_websocket;

False, this is not a Mojo::Transaction::WebSocket object.

remote_address

my $address = $tx->remote_address;
$tx         = $tx->remote_address('127.0.0.1');

Same as original_remote_address unless req has been performed via a reverse_proxy in Mojo::Message::Request. If so then the last value of X-Forwarded-For header is returned. Additionally if trusted_proxies in Mojo::Message::Request are also provided then the original address must be trusted and any X-Forwarded-For entries that are trusted are ignored, returning the last untrusted address or the first address if all are trusted.

result

my $res = $tx->result;

Returns the Mojo::Message::Response object from res or dies if a connection error has occurred.

# Fine grained response handling (dies on connection errors)
my $res = $tx->result;
if    ($res->is_success)  { say $res->body }
elsif ($res->is_error)    { say $res->message }
elsif ($res->code == 301) { say $res->headers->location }
else                      { say 'Whatever...' }

server_read

$tx->server_read($bytes);

Read data server-side, used to implement web servers such as Mojo::Server::Daemon. Meant to be overloaded in a subclass.

server_write

my $bytes = $tx->server_write;

Write data server-side, used to implement web servers such as Mojo::Server::Daemon. Meant to be overloaded in a subclass.

SEE ALSO 🌈

Mojolicious, Mojolicious::Guides, <https://mojolicious.org>.

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User Contributed Perl Documentation, but make it cute: this page is from perl v5.42.0, dated 2026-07-15, for Mojo::Transaction(3). Stay slay, bestie. 💖