[cgiapp] Program format (this is the way I write my code -help?)

[Lou Hernsen]

I sorta understand....and then not..

The last program I wrote was 10K+ line long where I used only subroutines
all in one cgi....
I was told I was nuts for doing that... now I am rewritting everything over
again... and using some
new things I have learned about.... I will google some of the words you used
.. and see what i get.

Is what your talking about called "object oriented"?

thanks for the help...
still lost but looking :)
Lou


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stewart Heckenberg" <stewart.heckenberg at gmail.com>
To: "CGI Application" <cgiapp at lists.openlib.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 7:29 PM
Subject: Re: [cgiapp] Program format (this is the way I write my
code -help?)


> Hi Lou,
>
> Actually you're close, but not close enough :)
>
> cgiapp actually allows you to get rid of all your if/else logic and
> instead use what are called "run modes", which in terms of your games
> are all the action/packets, e.g. instead of:
>
>  if ($Input{Action} eq "Log In")
>
> you would use:
>
> sub login {...
>
> and to trigger that sub to run, you set a query parameter called "rm"
> to be "login", e.g. foo.cgi?rm=login
>
> That's how cgiapp works -- instead of if/else blocks for your logic,
> you use subs, and to execute a particular sub you merely set the rm
> param to be the name of that runmode/sub. Have a look at the cgiapp
> documentation for some examples.
>
> Hope this helps :)
>
> Kind regards,
> Stew
>
> On 14/02/2008, Lou Hernsen <lhernsen1015 at wowway.com> wrote:
> > Hallo
> > I am writing an online game. I have a main .cgi and am using packages
which
> > are "required" as needed.
> > My .cgi is one long if-elsif-else all based on what action you make in
the
> > game. I do it this way so I can complete one packet at a time to do a
> > certain thing.
> > All files are read in the .cgi and vars passes to packages as
needed..... am
> > I even close in my method?
> >
> > >>>>>Mind you, this is a hobby to me.. all self taught....<<<<<<<
> >
> > ANY suggestion for books on program format would be helpfull.. thanks
> > comments welcome.. try not to grind me into the dust, please LOL
> > thanks
> > Lou
> >
> > here is an example.
> >
> >  if ($Input{Action} eq "Log In")
> >  {
> >   $Pm{Status}=Login::LogIn("$Input{Name}","$Input{PW}");
> >   exit;
> >  }
> >  elsif ($Input{Action} eq "New Player")
> >  {
> >   Login::NewPlayer();
> >   exit;
> >  }
> >  elsif ($Input{Action} eq "Create Player")
> >  {
> >   Login::CreatePlayer("$Input{Name}","$Input{PW},"$Input{Gender}";
> >   exit;
> >  }
> >  elsif ($Input{Action} eq "EmailLogin")
> >  {
> >   $Pm{Status}=Login::EmailLogin("$Input{Name}","$Input{SN}");
> >   exit;
> >  }
> >
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