Cgi::ajax is an object-oriented module that provides a unique mechanism for using perl code asynchronously from javascript-enhanced html pages. cgi::ajax unburdens the user from having to write extensive javascript, except for associating an exported method with a document-defined event (such as onclick, onkeyup, etc.). cgi::ajax also mixes well with html containing more complex javascript.

cgi::ajax supports methods that return single results or multiple results to the web page, and supports returning values to multiple div elements on the html page.

using cgi::ajax, the url for the http get/post request is automatically generated based on html layout and events, and the page is then dynamically updated with the output from the perl function. additionally, cgi::ajax supports mapping url's to a cgi::ajax function name, so you can separate your code processing over multiple scripts.

a primary goal of cgi::ajax is to keep the module streamlined and maximally flexible. we are trying to keep the generated javascript code to a minimum, but still provide users with a variety of methods for deploying cgi::ajax. and very little user javascript.