[Catalyst] $c->user->name is $c->user->id

[Yuval Kogman]

On Sat, Dec 31, 2005 at 18:49:25 +0200, raptor wrote:
> 
> |On Sat, Dec 31, 2005 at 01:35:56 +0200, raptor wrote:
> |> hi,
> |> 
> |> it seems that $c->user->name is accessed as $c->user->id instead.(Authentication)
> |> is it ?
> |
> |Please say what Authentication::Store plugin you're using, and how
> |it's set up - $c->user could be anything =)
> 
> ]-   Authentication Authentication::Store::Minimal Authentication::Credential::Password
> Isnt it supposed $c->user to be username ? or at least the structrure to
> be exact no matter what the Store is ?

$c->user is an object, that depends on the store, but adheres to a
common API (hopefully ;-).

Several things this API does:

	$c->user->id is supposed to return something unique
	$c->user->store is supposed to return the store it came from

When you use the Minimal store you give it a few hash references,
and it makes them into objects and fills store in.

This means that the data you gave it will be the data you get back
from it.

$c->user->id is the key you gave:

	{
		foo => {
			password => "secret",
		}
	}

will create a user object like this:

	Catalyst::Plugin::Authentication::User::Hash->new(
		id => "foo",
		password => "secret",
		store => $minimal_store_object,
	);

So, if you want 'name' to be filled in, just add a name field, or
use a more comprehensive store. Minimal was created for quick and
dirty prototyping, or testing, or tiny applications.

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