On Saturday 21 May 2011 23:19:18 Naveed Massjouni wrote:
> Is config->{layout} = 'foo' the same as set layout => 'foo'?

In general, you shouldn't change the hashref returned by config(), but use
set() instead.  Some settings, when changed via set(), trigger a hook to
handle that change (e.g. initialise a template engine when 'template' is used,
set up a catch-all route when 'auto_page' is used, etc).  Changing them
directly, bypassing set(), means those triggers won't fire.

The 'layout' setting, however, doesn't have any trigger, so changing it
directly wouldn't hurt; I still wouldn't recommend it though, for future-
proofing.

In fact, it might make sense for us to change config() to return a tied hash
which emits warnings if you try to change any values, to discourage people
from using it to change settings directly, bypassing set().

Cheers


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