my $template = shift;
my ($options, %locals) = (@_ && ref($_[0])) ? @_ : ({ }, @_);
+ # Special handling/shortcut for an instance of SL::ClientJS:
+ return $self->render(\$template->to_json, { type => 'json' }) if ref($template) eq 'SL::ClientJS';
+
# Set defaults for all available options.
my %defaults = (
type => 'html',
croak "Unsupported type: " . $options->{type} unless $options->{type} =~ m/^(?:html|js|json)$/;
# The "template" argument must be a string or a reference to one.
+ $template = ${ $template } if ((ref($template) || '') eq 'REF') && (ref(${ $template }) eq 'SL::Presenter::EscapedText');
croak "Unsupported 'template' reference type: " . ref($template) if ref($template) && (ref($template) !~ m/^(?:SCALAR|SL::Presenter::EscapedText)$/);
# If all output is turned off then don't output the header either.
scalar's content is used as the content to process. The C<type> option
is not considered in this case.
+C<$template> can also be an instance of L<SL::Presenter::EscapedText>
+or a reference to such an instance. Both of these cases are handled
+the same way as if C<$template> were a reference to a scalar: its
+content is processed, and C<type> is not considered.
+
Other reference types, unknown options and unknown arguments to the
C<type> option cause the function to L<croak>.