Dancer2 is a lightweight yet powerful web application framework written in Perl.
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Dancer2 is the evolution of Dancer and is based on on Moo, a lightweight object framework for Perl.

Dancer2 can optionally use XS modules for speed, but at its core remains fatpackable (via App::FatPacker), allowing you to easily deploy Dancer2 applications in environments that do not support custom installations of CPAN modules.

Dancer2 is easy and fun:

use Dancer2;
get '/' => sub { "Hello World" };
dance;

Documentation for Dancer2 is split into several sections:

• Dancer2 Tutorial

  If you've never danced before, you should start by reading our tutorial.

• Manual

  The Dancer2::Manual is the definitive reference for Dancer2. Here you will find information on the concepts of Dancer2 application development and a comprehensive reference to the Dancer2 domain specific language.

• Keyword Guide

  The complete list of keywords for Dancer2 is documented in the DSL Keywords guide.

• Deployment

  For configuration examples of different deployment solutions involving Dancer2 and Plack, refer to the deployment guide.

• Cookbook

  Specific examples of code for real-life problems and some 'tricks' for applications in Dancer2 can be found in the Cookbook

• Configuration

  For configuration file details refer to Dancer2::Config. It is a complete list of all configuration options.

• Plugins

  Refer to Dancer2::Plugins for a curated list of Dancer2 plugins, or search MetaCPAN for a complete list.

  For information on how to author a plugin, see "Writing the plugin" in Dancer2::Plugin.

• Dancer2 Migration Guide

  The migration guide provides the most up-to-date instructions on how to convert a Dancer (1) based application to Dancer2.

• Core and Community Policy, and Standards of Conduct

  The Dancer core and community policy, and standards of conduct defines what constitutes acceptable behavior in our community, what behavior is considered abusive and unacceptable, and what steps will be taken to remediate inappropriate and abusive behavior. By participating in any public forum for Dancer or its community, you are agreeing to the terms of this policy.

• GitHub Wiki

  Our wiki has community-contributed documentation, as well as other information that doesn't quite fit within this manual.

• Contributing

  The contribution guidelines describe how to set up your development environment to contribute to the development of Dancer2, Dancer2's Git workflow, submission guidelines, and various coding standards.

• Deprecation Policy

  The deprecation policy defines the process for removing old, broken, unused, or outdated code from the Dancer2 codebase. This policy is critical for guiding and shaping future development of Dancer2.

If you need to report a security vulnerability in Dancer2, send all pertinent information to [email protected], or report it via the GitHub security tool. These reports will be addressed in the earliest possible timeframe.

You are welcome to join our mailing list. For subscription information, mail address and archives see http://lists.preshweb.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/dancer-users.

We are also on IRC: #dancer on irc.perl.org.

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This software is copyright (c) 2024 by Alexis Sukrieh.

This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.