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5 Perljax - a perl-specific system for writing AJAX- or
6 DHTML-based web applications.
9 Perljax provides a unique mechanism for using perl code
10 asynchronously from javascript using AJAX to access user-written
11 perl functions/methods. Perljax unburdens the user from having to
12 write any javascript, except for having to associate an exported
13 method with a document-defined event (such as onClick, onKeyUp,
14 etc). Only in the more advanced implementations of a exported perl
15 method would a user need to write custom javascript. Perljax supports
16 methods that return single results, or multiple results to the web
17 page. No other projects that we know of are like Perljax for the
18 following reasons: 1. Perljax is targeted specifically for perl
19 development. 2. Perljax shields the user from having to write any
20 javascript at all (unless they want to). 3. The URL for the HTTP GET
21 request is automatically generated based on HTML layout and events,
22 and the page is then dynamically updated. 4. Perljax is not part
23 of a Content Management System, or some other larger project.
33 *If you are on a windows box you should use 'nmake' rather than 'make'.
35 Installation will place Perljax into the system perl @INC path, but it
36 is important that you make sure mod_perl uses this path (which is
37 mod_perl's default behavior, and also assuming you use mod_perl, and
38 not just run perl as a CGI).
40 Example scripts are provided in the source script directory, and can
41 also be seen on the project's website, http://www.perljax.us.