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jhthorsen/mojolicious-plugin-validatemoose — explained in plain English

Analysis updated 2026-07-17 · repo last pushed 2013-11-24

1PerlAudience · developerComplexity · 2/5DormantSetup · moderate

tl;dr

A Perl plugin that validates web form submissions in Mojolicious apps by reusing your existing Moose class definitions as the validation rules.

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    What it does
      Validates form data
      Reuses Moose classes
      Returns typed objects
    Tech stack
      Perl
      Mojolicious
      Moose
    Use cases
      Validate GET or POST forms
      Avoid duplicate rules
      Catch bad field types
    Audience
      Perl web developers

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what do people make with this?

VIBE 1

Validate incoming form parameters against an existing Moose data class.

VIBE 2

Turn validated form data directly into a ready-to-use Moose object.

VIBE 3

Avoid writing duplicate validation logic separate from your data model.

what's the stack?

PerlMojoliciousMoose

how it stacks up fr

jhthorsen/mojolicious-plugin-validatemoosebackes/rainbarfdougwilson/perl5-gravatar-url
Stars111
LanguagePerlPerlPerl
Last pushed2013-11-242013-11-152011-09-21
MaintenanceDormantDormantDormant
Setup difficultymoderateeasyeasy
Complexity2/51/51/5
Audiencedeveloperdeveloperdeveloper

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how do i run it?

Difficulty · moderate time til it works · 30min

Requires an existing Mojolicious app and familiarity with Moose class definitions.

in plain english

This plugin lets you validate form submissions (GET or POST requests) in a Mojolicious web application by using Moose classes. Instead of writing custom validation logic for each form, you define what the data should look like using Moose, and this plugin automatically checks incoming parameters against that definition. Here's how it works in practice. You have a Moose class that describes your data, for example, a User class with attributes like name (required, must be text), age (must be a number), and email (must be a valid email format). When someone submits a form, you call the validate_moose helper and pass it the name of your Moose class. The plugin takes all the form parameters, tries to create or update a Moose object using those values, and checks whether they match the type rules you've defined. If everything is valid, you get back a fully-formed object ready to use. If validation fails, the plugin tells you exactly which fields were wrong and why. The benefit is convenience: Moose already has a system for describing what attributes exist, what types they should be, and whether they're required. This plugin reuses that same description for web form validation, so you're not duplicating your data rules in two places. Your Moose class becomes both your data model and your validator. This is useful for developers building Mojolicious web applications (a lightweight Perl web framework) who want to keep their code organized and DRY. Instead of manually checking each parameter with if statements or writing separate validation routines, you leverage the structure you've already defined in Moose. If a required field is missing, the plugin catches it. If someone submits "abc" for a field that must be an integer, Moose's type system rejects it and tells you so.

prompts (copy fr)

prompt 1
Show me how to add this plugin to my Mojolicious app and validate a form against a Moose class.
prompt 2
Help me define a Moose class with required and typed attributes for form validation.
prompt 3
Explain how this plugin reports which fields failed validation and why.
prompt 4
Walk me through handling a validation failure returned by validate_moose.

Frequently asked questions

what is mojolicious-plugin-validatemoose fr?

A Perl plugin that validates web form submissions in Mojolicious apps by reusing your existing Moose class definitions as the validation rules.

What language is mojolicious-plugin-validatemoose written in?

Mainly Perl. The stack also includes Perl, Mojolicious, Moose.

Is mojolicious-plugin-validatemoose actively maintained?

Dormant — no commits in 2+ years (last push 2013-11-24).

How hard is mojolicious-plugin-validatemoose to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated moderate, with roughly 30min to a first successful run.

Who is mojolicious-plugin-validatemoose for?

Mainly developer.

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