Changes between Version 4 and Version 5 of ModParrotArchitecture

Timestamp:

11/21/08 18:24:58 (13 years ago)

Author:

jhorwitz

Comment:

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ModParrotArchitecture

@@ -54 +54 @@
  * {{{int module_index}}} - identifies the current HLL module (index into the server configuration's module_array)
 
-The Apache data structures are all possible structures that may be passed to a handler.  As a rule, if any of the Apache data structures are in scope, they MUST be populated in the context.  This ensures that HLL metahandlers can access the proper data structures, as only they are only passed the context.
+The block of Apache data structures lists all possible structures that Apache may pass to a handler.  As a rule, if any of the Apache data structures are in scope, mod_parrot MUST update the corresponding pointer in the context before calling a metahandler.  This ensures that metahandlers can access the proper data structures, as they are given only the context to work with.
 
 To maintain state, the same context must be used for all phases of a request, as it contains a reference to the interpreter.