[Catalyst] FormFu vs. FormBuilder ...

Those two are not the only options. Have a look at:
http://www.perlfoundation.org/perl5/index.cgi?form_processing

In my opinion the Catalyst controllers don't server any purpose other
than documenting how to configure a form processor for Catalyst. This
should not require a separate module - as this additional layer only
adds friction (problems like exposing not exactly full API of the
original processor, lagging after new releases of the processor and
Catalyst etc.) - but I agree that this kind of configuration should be
put somewhere and should be accompanied by tests.

CGI::FormBuilder, HTML::FormFu and the myriad other form modules each
approach the problem in rather different ways, so with a quick browse
of the docs, you should be able to get an idea of which approach
meshes closest to your way of thinking / working.

Carl

FormBuilder is popular because is an older and stable project. It doesn't
seem very active anymore though.

FormFu is popular among the Catalyst community because it is has a more
modern design and an active community. It's API might not be as stable
though. Since it has a more modular design it seems easier to extend and
people are implementing extra layers of lazyness (abstraction) on top of it.
For example the ability to automagically get/set values from a DBIx::Class
Catalyst model.


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Francesc
Barcelona, The Catalan Countries

2009/6/10 Francesc Rom? i Frigol? <francesc.roma+catalyst@gmail.com>:
HTML:FormFu?
It's my understanding that the developer of FormBuilder does not work
with Perl any more. FormBuilder is no longer maintained and the
mailing list was dead when I tried a year ago.
Dp.