.dancer file not documented

[LorenzoTa]

Hello folks, at perlmonks I saw a question about the undocumented .dancer file. In brief:

1. it is really used? I read "It might help move away from the bin/lib directory checks."
2. why dont name it .dancer2 ?
3. anyway it needs to be documented

I found the above quote at https://www.endpoint.com/blog/2015/10/28/perl-dancer-conference-2015-report On teh repository there two issues which refere themself: https://github.com/PerlDancer/Dancer2/issues/1032 and https://github.com/PerlDancer/Dancer2/pull/1043

The perlmonks post is: https://perlmonks.org/?node_id=11127292 and I can update it if you want.

thanks for looking

[1nickt]

@LorenzoTa Work is under way to use the .dancer file to identify the root dir of the app and remove the need for FindBin etc.

[LorenzoTa]

hello, it get documented? I still dont find it in the documentation.. perhaps 'cause of my poor search fu

[xsawyerx]

Indeed, this is a mistake.

@cromedome and I spoke about refreshing the rewritten documentation and merging it. I've added this as an item to the list I maintain on what to add to that documentation.

I hope to review this documentation before the end of the week. If you have a suggestion on how to phrase this, please do share. :)

[LorenzoTa]

thanks for looking xsayerx,

"If you have a suggestion on how to phrase this, please do share. :)"

i really have no idea of the matter, just the will to see this great software well documented, and a perl lover :)

[xsawyerx]

I can now say that the documentation is actively being worked on! :)

[LorenzoTa]

xsawyerx: for sure due to my ignorance, but I cannot find the branch where the documentation is actively being worked on: could you be so kind to point me there? thanks

[cromedome]

@LorenzoTa I'd entertain a PR for documentation about this. The code is there, the docs are not. Feel free to send a PR for the current docs, or look at #1069. That's still a ways from completion though!

[LorenzoTa]

Dear @cromedome thanks for still looking at this. I do not feel comfortable to send a PR for the documentation as I dont know well this framework. More: I still do not understand if the file .dancer is really used.

I still find it referenced in the Core/Role/HasLocation.pm and in its test.

It is created bootstrapping a new Dancer2 application but again, I do not understand if it is really used or usefull.

If yes a short sentence in the Doc, like: .dancer this file is created to help Dancer2 to find the root path of the current application should be placed under the BOOTSTRAPPING A NEW APP section of the manual.

If it is not needed then it should be removed from the bootstrap skeleton and from the above mentioned module.

Sorry but I doubt I can give more help :)

thanks for your work lorenzo

[cromedome]

#1683 was created to address this.