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6c28a7e7 1After 1.12, Class::MOP was merged into the Moose distribution, and is no
2longer released separately.
3
41.12 Mon, Jan 3, 2011
5
6 * Remove usage of undocumented Package::Stash APIs from the tests. This
7 prevents the tests from failing on Package::Stash >= 0.18.
8
91.11 Sun, Oct 31, 2010
10
11 [ENHANCEMENTS]
12
13 * Replace use of Test::Exception with Test::Fatal. (Karen Etheridge and Dave
14 Rolsky)
15
161.10 Mon, Oct 18, 2010
17
18 [BUG FIXES]
19
20 * Lots of fixes for edge cases with anon classes. (doy)
21
221.09 Tue, Oct 5, 2010
23
24 [ENHANCEMENTS]
25
26 * It's now possible to tell Class::MOP::Class->create and the metaclass
27 pragma to not install a 'meta' method into classes they manipulate,
28 or to install one under a different name. (doy)
29
30 * Reinitializing a metaclass no longer removes the existing method and
31 attribute objects (it instead fixes them so they are correct for the
32 reinitialized metaclass). (doy)
33
34 * All 'meta' methods created by Class::MOP are now of the class
35 Class::MOP::Method::Meta. This is overridable at the metaclass layer. (doy)
36
37 [OTHER]
38
39 * Use get_or_add_package_symbol when we intend for it to autovivify, in
40 preparation for changes in Package::Stash. (doy)
41
42 * We now use Module::Install::AuthorRequires to force authors to run all
43 tests, just like we do for Moose. (sartak)
44
451.08 Mon, Sep 13, 2010
46
47 [BUG FIXES]
48
49 * The get_method_list and _get_local_methods methods blew up in the face
50 of subroutine stubs. (Goro Fuji)
51
521.07 Tue, Aug 25, 2010
53
54 [BUG FIXES]
55
56 * Fix a mysterious error reported by Piers Cawley. The error showed up as
57 "Can't use an undefined value as a symbol reference at
58 /usr/local/lib/perl/5.10.1/Class/MOP/Mixin/HasMethods.pm line 167." (Dave
59 Rolsky)
60
611.06 Sun, Aug 23, 2010
62
63 [BUG FIXES]
64
65 * Version 1.05 no longer reported constants as methods, except with Perl
66 5.8.x, and doing so in 5.8.x caused test failures. Constants are now
67 _expected_ to be reported as methods, and we explicitly test this. (Dave
68 Rolsky)
69
701.05 Sun, Aug 22, 2010
71
72 [ENHANCEMENTS]
73
74 * Refactorings and improvements to how defaults are handled, particularly
75 for inlined code (doy).
76
77 * Optimizations that should help speed up compilation time (Dave Rolsky).
78
791.04 Tue, Jul 25, 2010
80
81 [ENHANCEMENTS]
82
83 * Class::MOP::Deprecated now uses Package::DeprecationManager
84 internally. Deprecation warnings are now only issued once for each calling
85 package, which cuts down on noise. When importing Class::MOP::Deprecated,
86 the request API version should now be passed in the "-api_version"
87 flag. However, the old "-compatible" flag will continue to work. (Dave
88 Rolsky)
89
901.03 Sat, Jun 5, 2010
91
92 [ENHANCEMENTS]
93
94 * Make CMOP::Package a thin wrapper around Package::Stash (doy).
95
961.02 Thu, May 20, 2010
97
98 [API CHANGES]
99
100 * Packages and modules no longer have methods - this functionality was
101 moved back up into Class::MOP::Class (doy).
102
103 [ENHANCEMENTS]
104
105 * Metaclass incompatibility checking now checks all metaclass types. (doy)
106
107 * Class::MOP can now do simple metaclass incompatibility fixing: if your
108 class's metaclass is a subclass of your parent class's metaclass, it will
109 just use the parent class's metaclass directly. (doy)
110
1111.01 Thu, May 6, 2010
112
113 [NEW FEATURES]
114
115 * is_class_loaded, load_class and load_first_existing_class now allow
116 specifying a minimum required version (Florian Ragwitz).
117
118 [BUG FIXES]
119
120 * The __INSTANCE__ parameter to Class::MOP::Class::new_object now enforces
121 that the passed in reference is blessed into the correct class (by dying if
122 it's not) (doy, jhallock).
123
1241.00 Thu, Mar 25, 2010
125
126 [GRRR< FUCKING STEVAN@]
127
128 * Re-release 0.99 as 1.00.
129
1300.99 Thu, Mar 25, 2010
131
132 [DOCUMENTATION]
133
134 * Fix typo in Class::MOP::Attribute (Franck Cuny).
135
1360.98 Mon, Jan 18, 2010
137
138 [ENHANCEMENTS]
139
140 * Added Class::MOP::Class->rebless_instance_back, which does the inverse of
141 rebless_instance (doy, rafl).
142
1430.97_01 Mon, Jan 4, 2010
144
145 [ENHANCEMENTS]
146
147 * Internal refactorings to move shared behavior into new "mixin" classes. This
148 made adding some new features to Moose much easier. (Dave Rolsky)
149
1500.97 Fri, Dec 18, 2009
151 * No code changes, just packaging fixes to make this distro installable.
152
1530.96 Fri, Dec 18, 2009
154 * tests
155 - Fixed t/082_get_code_info.t so it passes with bleadperl. (Dave Rolsky)
156 - Add XS & C files to no tabs check (Dave Rolsky)
157 - Convert all tests to done_testing. (Florian Ragwitz)
158
1590.95 Wed, Nov 19, 2009
160 * Class::MOP
161 - Make is_class_loaded without any arguments fail loudly
162 (Florian Ragwitz).
163 - Make load_class throw more standard error messages when loading single
164 modules (nothingmuch).
165
166 * Class::MOP::Package
167 - Stop add_method from behaving differently under the debugger
168 (Florian Ragwitz).
169
170 * Class::MOP::Class
171 * Class::MOP::Package
172 - Any method which takes a method name as an argument now allows names
173 which are false (like "0"), but the name must be defined and not be an
174 empty string. (Dave Rolsky)
175
176 * Class::MOP::Class
177 - Deprecated get_attribute_map as a public method. You can use a
178 combination of get_attribute_list and get_attribute instead. (Dave
179 Rolsky)
180
1810.94 Tue, Sep 22, 2009
182 * Class::MOP::Attribute
183 - Introduce set_raw_value and get_raw_value, side effect free variants
184 of {get,set}_value. These don't do anything useful in Class::MOP but
185 have different behavior that set_value and get_value for Moose
186 attributes. (nothingmuch)
187
1880.93 Tue, Sep 15, 2009
189 * Class::MOP
190 - The load_class function just returns true, since it's return value was
191 confusing (either a metaclass object or a class name). It either loads
192 a class or dies trying. In the future, this may change to not return
193 anything, since there's no point in checking its return
194 value. Addresses RT #45883. (Dave Rolsky)
195
196 * Class::MOP::Class::Trait::Immutable
197 - When throwing an error because of an immutable method, include that
198 method's name. Addresses RT #49680. (Shawn M Moore)
199
200 * Class::MOP::Package
201 - Adding the same sub reference to multiple packages failed to update
202 the method map properly. RT #48985. Reported by Paul Mooney. (Dave
203 Rolsky)
204 - The get_method_map method is now private (and called as
205 _full_method_map or _method_map). The public version is available as a
206 deprecated method. (Dave Rolsky)
207
2080.92_01 Thu, Sep 10, 2009
209 * Class::MOP::Package
210 - Backwards compatibility tweaks to XS for 5.8.1. (Goro Fuji)
211
212 * Class::MOP
213 - Make sure XS code handles magical scalars correctly. (Goro Fuji)
214
215 * Class::MOP::Class
216 - Documented the immutable_options method, which is useful if you need
217 to make a class mutable temporarily, and then nede to restore
218 immutability. (Dave Rolsky)
219
220 * Many modules
221 - Deprecated features have been moved to their own module,
222 Class::MOP::Deprecated, for easier deprecation management. (Goro Fuji)
223
2240.92 Thu Aug 13, 2009
225 * Class::MOP::Class
226 * Class::MOP::Package
227 - Move get_method_map and its various scaffolding into Package. (hdp)
228
229 * Class::MOP::Method
230 - Allow Class::MOP::Method->wrap to take a Class::MOP::Method object as
231 the first argument, rather than just a coderef. (doy)
232
233 * Class::MOP::Attribute
234 * Class::MOP::Class
235 - Allow attribute names to be false (while still requiring them to be
236 defined). (rafl)
237
2380.91 Wed Jul 29, 2009
239 * Class::MOP::Method::Wrapped
240 - Fixing variable usage issues with the patch from previous
241 version, not properly using lexicals in the for
242 loops. (stevan)
243
2440.90 Tue Jul 21, 2009
245 Japan Perl Association has sponsored Goro Fuji to improve startup
246 performance of Class::MOP and Moose. These enhancements may break
247 backwards compatibility if you're doing (or using) complex
248 metaprogramming, so, as always, test your code!
249 http://blog.perlassociation.org/2009/07/jpa-sponsors-moose-class-mop-work.html
250
251 * Class::MOP::Class
252 * XS
253 - Anonymous classes were not completely destroyed when they went
254 out of scope, leading to a memory leak. RT #47480. (Goro
255 Fuji).
256
257 * Class::MOP::Class
258 - The get_method, has_method, and add_method methods no longer
259 use get_method_map. Method objects are instantiated
260 lazily. This significantly improves Class::MOP's load
261 time. (Goro Fuji)
262
263 * All classes
264 - Inline fewer metaclass-level constructors since the ones we
265 have are perfectly fine. This reduces the number of string
266 evals. (Goro Fuji)
267
268 * Class::MOP::Method::Wrapped
269 - If a method modifier set $_, this caused the modifier to blow
270 up, because of some weird internals. (Jeremy Stashewsky)
271
2720.89 Fri Jul 3, 2009
273 * Class::MOP::Class
274 * Class::MOP::Class::Immutable::Trait
275 - Made the Trait act like a role with a bunch of "around"
276 modifiers, rather than sticking it in the inheritance
277 hierarchy. This fixes various problems that caused with
278 metaclass compatibility, which broke Fey::ORM.
279
280 * Class::MOP::Method
281 - Allow a blessed code reference as the method body. Fixes a
282 problem interaction with MooseX::Types. (ash)
283
284 * Class::MOP::Instance
285 - add inline version of rebless_instance_structure. (doy)
286 - change inline_slot_access to use single quotes (gphat)
287
2880.88 Tue, Jun 23, 2009
289 * Class::MOP::Class
290 - Moved the __INSTANCE__ parameter to _construct_instance from
291 Moose to here. (doy)
292 - Fixed some issues involving metaclasses of metaclasses and
293 immutability. (doy)
294
2950.87 Sun, Jun 21, 2009
296 * Various
297 - Made sure to always local-ize $@ and $SIG{__DIE__} before
298 calling an eval. Fixes RT #45973.
299
300 * Class::MOP::Class
301 - Synced docs about immutability with the current reality (which
302 changed back in 0.82_01)
303 - Removed the immutable_transformer method, which had been
304 returning undef since 0.82_01 anyway.
305
306 * Tests
307 - Got rid of tests which needed Moose and improved testing of
308 constructor/destructor inlining warnings. Fixes RT #47119.
309
3100.86 Tue, Jun 16, 2009
311 * Class::MOP::Class
312 - If you redefined a subroutine at runtime and then wrapped it
313 with a method modifier, the modifier could in some cases wrap
314 the original version of the subroutine. Fixes RT #46957.
315
316 * Class::MOP::Class
317 - make_immutable issues a warning instead of overriding an
318 existing DESTROY method (Dylan William Hardison). Fixes RT
319 #46854.
320
3210.85 Sat, Jun 6, 2009
322 * Class::MOP::Attribute
323 - Allow default values to be Class::MOP::Methods. (Florian
324 Ragwitz)
325 - Test the above. (Rhesa Rozendaal)
326 - Tweak original commit so the intent matches the accepted
327 behavior (Nicholas Perez)
328
329 * Class::MOP
330 - Localize $SIG{__DIE__} inside _try_load_one_class (Sartak)
331
332 * Class::MOP::Class
333 - Add direct_subclasses method (Sartak)
334 - Tests for subclasses and direct_subclasses (Sartak)
335 - subname is no longer used unconditionally in add_method, but
336 only if the code reference's name is '__ANON__' (nothingmuch)
337 - Add a hook for _superclasses_updated (Sartak)
338
339 * Class::MOP::Method
340 - Remove long, old warning about possibly outdated modules
341 (Sartak)
342
3430.84 Tue, May 12, 2009
344 * Makefile.PL
345 - Depend on Text::Exception 0.27 to avoid failing tests ond old
346 versions (rafl)
347
348 * Class::MOP
349 - Made is_class_loaded a little stricter. It was reporting that
350 a class was loaded if it merely had an @ISA variable in its
351 stash. Now it checks that the @ISA var has elements in it.
352 - Deprecate in_global_destruction and subname re-exporting
353 (perigrin & Sartak)
354
355 * Class::MOP::Class
356 - Explicitly use Devel::GlobalDestruction and Sub::Name
357 (perigrin)
358
359 * Class::MOP::Package
360 - Disable prototype mismatch warnings for add_package_symbol.
361 (Florian Ragwitz)
362 * Tests
363 - Add test for finding methods from $meta->name->meta before immutable,
364 (t0m)
365
3660.83 Mon, April 27, 2009
367 * Class::MOP::Class
368 - Fix segfault when calling get_method_map on a metaclass for an empty
369 package (doy)
370
3710.82_02 Fri, April 24, 2009
372 * Class::MOP::Method::Inlined
373 - Don't inline if the expected method is not defined at all (happens with
374 e.g. Moose::Object::_new is the expected method due to an overridden
375 name)
376 * Tests
377 - Some tests were trying to load Class::MOP::Immutable, which
378 was removed in 0.82_01.
379
3800.82_01 Thu, April 23, 2009
381 * Class::MOP::Immutable (and others)
382 - Refactor the immutability system to use a pre-defined class
383 for the immutable metaclass of Class::MOP::Class::Immutable::$class
384 - Rather than generating methods into this class every time, use
385 a Trait (basic mixin) to supply the cached methods
386 - Remove the hack that returns the mutable metaclass for
387 metacircularity in order to provide consistent meta-metaclasses
388 for the Moose compatibility handling code
389 (mst broke it, nothingmuch fixed it)
390
3910.82 Mon, April 20, 2009
392 * Various
393 - The deprecation wrappers for some renamed methods were not
394 passing arguments to the new method. (nothingmuch)
395
396 * Class::MOP::Immutable
397 - Warn during immutablization if the local class provides its own
398 constructor, to parallel the warning in Moose when a superclass
399 provides its own constructor (doy)
400
4010.81 Tue, April 7, 2009
402 * Class::MOP
403 * Class::MOP::Class
404 * Class::MOP::Instance
405 * Class::MOP::Attribute
406 * Class::MOP::Method::Accessor
407 * Class::MOP::Method::Constructor
408 - Include stack traces in the deprecation warnings introduced in
409 0.80_01. (Florian Ragwitz)
410
411 * MOP.xs
412 - Avoid c compiler warnings by declaring some unused function
413 arguments. (Florian Ragwitz)
414
4150.80_01 Sun, April 5, 2009
416 * Makefile.PL
417 - Make sure to preserve any compiler flags already defined in
418 Config.pm. Patch by Vincent Pit. RT #44739.
419
420 * Many methods have been renamed with a leading underscore, and a
421 few have been deprecated entirely. The methods with a leading
422 underscore are considered "internals only". People writing
423 subclasses or extensions to Class::MOP should feel free to
424 override them, but they are not for "public" use.
425
426 - Class::MOP::Class
427 - construct_class_instance => _construct_class_instance (use new_object)
428 - construct_instance => _construct_instance (use new_object)
429 - check_metaclass_compatibility => _check_metaclass_compatibility
430 - create_meta_instance => _create_meta_instance (use get_meta_instance)
431 - clone_instance => _clone_instance (use clone_object)
432 - compute_all_applicable_methods is deprecated, use get_all_methods
433 - compute_all_applicable_attributes is deprecated, use get_all_attributes
434
435 - Class::MOP::Instance
436 - bless_instance_structure is deprecated and will be removed
437 in a future release
438
439 - Class::MOP::Module
440 - create has been renamed to _instantiate_module. This method
441 does not construct an object, it evals some code that
442 creates the relevant package in Perl's symbol table.
443
444 - Class::MOP::Method::Accessor
445 - initialize_body => _initialize_body (this is always called
446 when an object is constructed)
447 - /(generate_.*_method(?:_inline)?)/ => '_' . $1
448
449 - Class::MOP::Method::Constructor
450 - initialize_body => _initialize_body (this is always called
451 when an object is constructed)
452 - /(generate_constructor_method(?:_inline)?)/ => '_' . $1
453 - attributes => _attributes
454 - meta_instance => _meta_instance
455
4560.80 Wed, April 1, 2009
457 * Class::MOP::*
458 - Call user_class->meta in fewer places, with the eventual goal
459 of allowing the user to rename or exclude ->meta
460 altogether. Instead uses Class::MOP::class_of. (Sartak)
461
462 * Class::MOP
463 - New class_of function that should be used to retrieve a
464 metaclass. This is unlike get_metaclass_by_name in that it
465 accepts instances, not just class names. (Sartak)
466
467 * Class::MOP
468 - load_first_existing_class didn't actually load the first
469 existing class; instead, it loaded the first existing and
470 compiling class. It now throws an error if a class exists (in
471 @INC) but fails to compile. (hdp)
472
473 * Class::MOP
474 * Class::MOP::Class
475 - we had some semi-buggy code that purported to provide a
476 HAS_ISAREV based on whether mro had get_isarev (due to an
477 oversight, it always returned 1). Since mro and MRO::Compat
478 have always had get_isarev, HAS_ISAREV was pointless. This
479 insight simplified the subclasses method by deleting the
480 pure-perl fallback. HAS_ISAREV is now deprecated. (Sartak)
481
4820.79 Fri, March 29, 2009
483 * No changes from 0.78_02.
484
4850.78_02 Thu, March 26, 2009
486 * Class::MOP::Class
487 * Class::MOP::Immutable
488 - A big backwards-incompatible refactoring of the Immutable API,
489 and the make_immutable/make_mutable pieces of the Class
490 API. The core __PACKAGE__->meta->make_immutable API remains
491 the same, however, so this should only affect the most
492 guts-digging code.
493
494 * XS code
495 - The XS code used a macro, XSPROTO, that's only in 5.10.x. This
496 has been fixed to be backwards compatible with 5.8.x.
497
498 * Class::MOP::Class
499 - Add a hook for rebless_instance_away (Sartak)
500 - Use blessed instead of ref to get an instance's class name
501 in rebless_instance. (Sartak)
502
5030.78_01 Wed, March 18, 2009
504 * Class::MOP::*
505 - Revised and reorganized all of the API documentation. All
506 classes now have (more or less) complete API documentation.
507
508 * Class::MOP::Class
509 * Class::MOP::Instance
510 - Reblessing into a package that supports overloading wasn't
511 properly adding overload magic to the object due to a bug
512 in (at least) 5.8.8. We now use $_[1] directly which seems
513 to set the magic properly. (Sartak)
514
515 * Class::MOP::Attribute
516 - The process_accessors method is now private. A public alias
517 exists (and will stick around for a few releases), but it
518 warns that calling the public method is deprecated.
519
520 * Class::MOP::Method::Generated
521 - Removed the new and _new methods, since this is an abstract
522 base class, and all existing subclasses implement their own
523 constructors.
524
525 * MOP.xs
526 - Stop is_class_loaded from thinking a class is loaded if it
527 only has an empty GV (Florian Ragwitz).
528 - Add a test for this (Yappo).
529 - Refactor get_all_package_symbols to allow short-circuiting
530 (Florian Ragwitz).
531 - Use this in is_class_loaded (Florian Ragwitz).
532 - Stop segfaulting when trying to get the name from a sub that's
533 still being compiled (Florian Ragwitz).
534 - Add tests for this (Florian Ragwitz).
535 - Prefix all public symbols with "mop_" (Florian Ragwitz).
536 - Clean up and simplify prehashing of hash keys (Florian Ragwitz).
537 - Simplify creating simple xs reader methods (Florian Ragwitz).
538 - Make everything compile with c++ compilers (Florian Ragwitz).
539 - Upgrade ppport.h from 3.14 to 3.17 (Florian Ragwitz).
540
541 * Tests
542 - Remove optional test plans for tests depending on Sub::Name as
543 we have a hard dependency on Sub::Name anyway (Florian Ragwitz).
544
545 * Makefile.PL
546 - Rebuild all c code if mop.h has changed (Florian Ragwitz)
547
5480.78 Mon, February 23, 2009
549 * No changes from 0.77_01
550
5510.77_01 Sun, February 22, 2009
552 * Everything
553 - This package now requires its XS components. Not using
554 Sub::Name lead to different behavior and bugginess in the pure
555 Perl version of the code. A Moose test would fail when run
556 against the pure Perl version of this code.
557
558 * Class::MOP::Instance
559 - The inline_* methods now quote attribute names themselves, and
560 don't expect to receive a quoted value.
561
562
5630.77 Sat, February 14, 2009
564 * MOP.xs
565 - Avoid assertion errors on debugging perls in is_class_loaded
566 (Florian Ragwitz)
567
568 * Class::MOP
569 - Fixed various corner cases where is_class_loaded incorrectly
570 returned true for a class that wasn't really loaded. (Dave
571 Rolsky)
572
573 * Class::MOP::Class
574 - Add get_all_method_names (Sartak)
575 - Add a wrapped_method_metaclass attribute (Florian Ragwitz)
576
577 * Class::MOP::Package
578 - Disable deprecated get_all_package_symbols in list
579 context. (Florian Ragwitz)
580
581 * Makefile.PL
582 - Make sure we generate a BSD-compatible Makefile (Florian
583 Ragwitz)
584
585 * Class::MOP::Class
586 - The misspelled "check_metaclass_compatability" method we've
587 kept around for backwards compat_i_bility will be removed in a
588 near future release. You've been warned.
589
5900.76 Thu, January 22, 2009
591 * Class::MOP::Method::Generated
592 - Added new private methods to support code generation, which
593 are being used by Moose and can be used by MooseX
594 authors. (mst)
595 - Generated methods are now generated with a #line directive
596 reflecting the source of the generated method. (nothingmuch)
597
598 * Class::MOP::Class
599 - Clarified documentation of methods that return
600 Class::MOP::Method objects. (doy)
601
602 * Class::MOP
603 - Clarified documentation of the metaclass cache methods. (Sartak)
604
605 * Tests
606 - Add test showing how the xs Class::MOP::is_class_loaded can
607 be made to operate differently to the pure perl version (t0m)
608
6090.75 Wed, December 31, 2008
610 * Class::MOP::Class
611 - A class that was made immutable and then mutable could end up
612 sharing an immutable transformer object
613 (Class::MOP::Immutable) with other classes, leading to all
614 sorts of odd bugs. Reported by t0m. (Dave Rolsky)
615
6160.74 Tue, December 25, 2008
617 * MOP.xs
618 - Add an xs implementation of Class::MOP::is_class_loaded (closes
619 RT#41862). Based on a patch by Goro Fuji. (Florian Ragwitz)
620 - Changed internals to make prehashing of hash keys easier and less
621 error-prone. (Florian Ragwitz)
622 * Class::MOP::Class
623 - Fix documentation to show that around modifiers happen on both
624 sides of the modified method. (Dave Rolsky)
625
6260.73 Tue, December 16, 2008
627 * MOP.xs
628 - Don't use Perl_mro_meta_init. It's not part of the public perl
629 api. Fixes failures to build on Win32 (RT #41750). (Florian
630 Ragwitz)
631 * t/082_get_code_info.t
632 - Add $^P &= ~0x200; (per Ovid's suggestion) in order to not
633 munger anonymous subs when under -d and so making the tests
634 succeed in that case.
635
6360.72 Mon, December 8, 2008
637 * Class::MOP::Package
638 - Pass options to _new, so subclass' attributes can be
639 initialized (Sartak)
640 * Class::MOP::Method
641 - In the docs, indicate that package_name and name are required
642 when calling ->wrap (Stefan O'Rear)
643
6440.71_02 Fri, December 5, 2008
645 * Class::MOP::Immutable
646 - Added a new attribute, inlined_constructor, which is true if
647 the constructor was inlined.
648 * Class::MOP::Package
649 - Make get_all_package_symbols return a hash ref in scalar
650 context and deprecate calling it in list context with a
651 warning. (Florian Ragwitz)
652 * MOP.xs
653 - Various improvements and refactoring, making things more robust and
654 easier to maintain. (Florian Ragwitz)
655
6560.71_01 Wed, December 3, 2008
657 * Class::MOP::Method
658 - Add an "execute" method to invoke the body so
659 we can avoid using the coderef overload (Sartak)
660 * Class::MOP::Immutable
661 - When we memoize methods, get their results lazily
662 to remove some compile-time cost (Sartak)
663 - Small speedup from eliminating several method
664 calls (Sartak)
665 * Class::MOP::Class
666 - Some small internal tweaks to try to reduce the number of
667 times we call get_method_map when bootstrapping the MOP. This
668 might make loading Class::MOP (and Moose) a little
669 faster. (Dave Rolsky)
670 - Implemented an optional XS version of get_method_map. Mostly
671 taken from a patch by Goro Fuji (rt.cpan.org #41080), with
672 help form Florian Ragwitz. (Dave Rolsky)
673 - Make the behaviour of of get_all_package_symbols (and
674 therefore get_method_map) consistent for stub methods. Report
675 and test by Goro Fuji (rt.cpan.org #41255). (Florian Ragwitz)
676
6770.71 Wed November 26, 2008
678 * Class::MOP::Class
679 * Class::MOP::Module
680 - Actual package creation has moved upward from
681 Class to Module so that Moose roles can share
682 the code (Sartak)
683
6840.70_01 Mon, November 19, 2008
685 * Class::MOP
686 - Fixes for failures with blead (Florian Ragwitz)
687 - Silenced compiler warnings (Florian Ragwitz)
688
6890.70 Fri, November 14, 2008
690 * Class::MOP
691 - Fixed an odd corner case where the XS version of
692 get_all_package_symbols could cause a segfault. This only
693 happened with inlined constants in Perl 5.10.0 (Florian
694 Ragwitz)
695
6960.69 Fri, November 7, 2008
697 * Class::MOP::Method::Wrapped
698 - Added introspection methods for method modifiers (Dave Rolsky)
699
700
7010.68 Fri October 24, 2008
702 * Class::MOP
703 - Make load_class require by file name instead of module name.
704 This stops confusing error messages when loading '__PACKAGE__'.
705 (Florian Ragwitz)
706 - Add load_one_class_of function to enable you to load one of a
707 list of classes, rather than having to call load_class multiple
708 times in an eval. (t0m)
709
7100.67 Tue October 14, 2008
711 * Class::MOP::Class
712 - Call a method on the class after setting the superclass list
713 so that we can get Perl to detect cycles before MRO::Compat
714 spirals into an infinite loop (sartak)
715 - Reported by Schwern, [rt.cpan.org #39001]
716 - In create(), pass unused options on to initialize()
717 - added test for this
718
7190.66 Sat September 20, 2008
720 !! This release has an incompatible change regarding !!
721 introspection of a class's method with Class::MOP::Class !!
722
723 * Tests and XS
724 - We (us maintainers) now run all tests with XS and then without
725 XS, which should help us catch skew between the XS/pure Perl
726 code. (Dave Rolsky)
727
728 * Class::MOP::Class
729 ! The alias_method method has been deprecated. It now simply
730 calls add_method instead. There is no distinction between
731 aliased methods and "real" methods.
732
733 This means that methods added via alias_method now show up as
734 part of the class's method list/map. This is a backwards
735 incompatible change, but seems unlikely to break any
736 code. Famous last words. (Dave Rolsky)
737
738 * Class::MOP::Class
739 - Fixed the spelling of "compatibility", but we still have a
740 "check_metaclass_compatability" method for backwards
741 compatibility.
742
7430.65 Mon September 1, 2008
744 For those not following the series of dev releases, the changes
745 from 0.64 from 0.65 can mostly be summed up as a lot performance
746 improvements by nothingmuch, including new optional XS versions of
747 some methods. Also, Class::MOP now works _without_ any XS modules,
748 for sad systems without a compiler.
749
750 * Class::MOP::Method
751 - Added name and package_name XS accessors, and make sure all
752 the XS and Perl versions work the same way. (Dave Rolsky)
753
754 * MOP.xs
755 - The XS versions of various methods just returned undef when
756 called class methods, rather than dying like the pure Perl
757 versions. (Dave Rolsky)
758
7590.64_07 Fri August 29, 2008
760 * Class::MOP
761 - Silenced warnings that managed to break Moose tests when XS
762 was loaded. (Dave Rolsky)
763 - Some XS versions of methods were ignored because of typos in
764 MOP.xs. (Dave Rolsky)
765
7660.64_06 Mon August 25, 2008
767 * Class::MOP (MOP.xs)
768 - Another MS VC++ fix, cannot declare a variable in the middle
769 of a scope (Taro Nishino).
770
7710.64_05 Sun August 24, 2008
772 * Class::MOP
773 - None of the dev releases actually loaded the XS properly, but
774 we silently fell back to the pure Perl version of the
775 code. (Dave Rolsky)
776
777 * Class::MOP (MOP.xs)
778 - Replaced some code that used functions not available on Visual
779 C++ with some Perl XS API bits (Dave Rolsky).
780
7810.64_04 Sat August 23, 2008
782 * Class::MOP::Class
783 - Workaround a bug in 5.8.1's goto sub (nothingmuch)
784
785 * pod.t and pod_coveraget.t
786 - These are no longer shipped with the tarball because of bogus
787 failures from CPAN testers. (Dave Rolsky)
788
7890.64_03 Thu August 21, 2008
790 * Class::MOP::Package
791 - Some (legit) code was misparsed by earlier 5.8.x
792 releases. (nothingmuch)
793
794 * Class::MOP
795 - Fix a constant in void context warning (nothingmuch)
796
7970.64_02 Thu August 21, 2008
798 * Makefile.PL and Class::MOP
799 - Explicitly require Perl 5.8.0+ (Dave Rolsky)
800
801 * Makefile.PL
802 - Add missing prereqs that got lost in the switch away from
803 Module::Install.
804
805 * Class::MOP::Instance
806 - New method - get_all_attributes (nothingmuch)
807
8080.64_01 Wed August 20, 2008
809 * Makefile.PL
810 - We now check to see if you have a compiler. If you don't, the
811 module installs without some XS bits, but will work the same
812 as with XS. This should make it easier to install on platforms
813 without a compiler (like Windows). (Dave Rolsky)
814
815 * many modules
816 - Perl 6 style attribute naming replaced with sane style ('methods', not
817 '%!methods'). These changes should not impact any existing API uses.
818 (nothingmuch).
819
820 * many modules
821 - Quite a number of optimizations based on profiling, including
822 allowing constructors to take hash references instead of
823 hashes, duplicating some frequently used code in XS, and
824 making constructors immutable. These changes should not impact
825 any existing API uses. (nothingmuch)
826
827 * Many modules
828 - Constructors now respect the meta attributes of their subclasses,
829 facilitating MOP extensibility. More related changes will happen in the
830 next several releases. (nothingmuch)
831
832 * Class::MOP::Class
833 - New method - get_all_methods, replaces the deprecated
834 compute_all_applicable_methods. get_all_attributes provided for
835 consistency (nothingmuch)
836 - New method - wrap_method was refactored out of get_method_map
837 (nothingmuch)
838 - New API for meta instance invalidation - invalidate_meta_instance,
839 invalidate_meta_instances, add_dependent_meta_instance,
840 remove_dependent_meta_instance, called automatically when attribute
841 definitions change and allows notification of dependent subclasses.
842 (nothingmuch)
843
8440.64 Sun August 3, 2008
845 * Class::MOP::Immutable
846 - fixing subtle edge case in immutable when you
847 call ->meta (stevan)
848 - clean up option processing (nothingmuch)
849
850 * Class::MOP::Instance
851 - inlined initialize slot didn't match
852 non-inlined (nothingmuch)
853
8540.63 Mon July 7, 2008
855 * Class::MOP
856 - load_class will initialize a metaclass even if
857 the class is already loaded (sartak)
858 - load_class now returns the metaclass instance
859 instead of just 1 (sartak)
860
861 * elsewhere
862 - better error messages (sartak and Dave Rolsky)
863
8640.62 Wed June 18, 2008
865 - in is_class_loaded, recognize scalar references (as opposed to globs) in
866 the symbol table as methods (these are optimized constant subs)
867
8680.61 Fri. June 13, 2008
869 - Okay, lets give this another try and see if PAUSE
870 recognizes it correct this time.
871
8720.60 Thurs. Jun 12, 2008
873 - Fixed a version number issue by bumping all modules
874 to 0.60.
875
8760.59 Thurs. Jun 12, 2008
877 !! Several fixes resulting in yet another 25-30% speedup !!
878
879 * Class::MOP::Class
880 - now stores the instance of the instance
881 metaclass to avoid needless recomputation
882 and deletes it when the cache is blown
883 - introduce methods to query Class::MOP::Class for
884 the options used to make it immutable as well as
885 the proper immutable transformer. (groditi)
886
887 * Class::MOP::Package
888 - {add, has, get, remove}_package_symbol all
889 now accept a HASH ref argument as well as the
890 string. All internal usages now use the HASH
891 ref version.
892
893 * Class::MOP
894 - MOP.xs does sanity checks on the coderef
895 to avoid a segfault
896 - is_class_loaded check now uses code that
897 was improved in Moose's ClassName type
898 check (Sartak)
899 - nonsensical (undef, empty, reference) class
900 names now throw a more direct error in
901 load_class (Sartak)
902 - tests for this and other aspects of
903 load_class (Sartak)
904
905 * Class::MOP
906 Class::MOP::Class
907 Class::MOP::Method
908 Class::MOP::Method::Wrapped
909 Class::MOP::Attribute
910 - switched usage of reftype to ref because
911 it is much faster
912
9130.58 Thurs. May 29, 2008
914 (late night release engineering)--
915
916 - fixing the version is META.yml, no functional
917 changes in this release
918
9190.57 Wed. May 28, 2008
920 !! Several speedups resulting in 20-25% speedups !!
921 || (thanks to konobi, groditi, mst & CataMoose) !!
922
923 * Class::MOP::Class
924 - made get_method_map use list_all_package_symbols
925 instead of manually grabbing each symbol
926 - streamlining &initialize somewhat, since it gets
927 called so much
928
929 * Class::MOP::Package
930 - made {get, has}_package_symbol not call
931 &namespace so much
932 - inlining a few calls to &name with
933 direct HASH access key access
934 - added get_all_package_symbols to fetch
935 a HASH of items based on a type filter
936 similar to list_all_package_symbols
937 - added tests for this
938
939 * Class::MOP::Method
940 Class::MOP::Method::Constructor
941 Class::MOP::Method::Generated
942 Class::MOP::Method::Accessor
943 - added more descriptive error message to help
944 keep people from wasting time tracking an error
945 that is easily fixed by upgrading.
946
947 * Class::MOP::Immutable
948 - Don't inline a destructor unless the user actually
949 needs one
950 - added tests for this
951
9520.56 Saturday, May 24, 2008
953 * Class::MOP
954 - we now get the &check_package_cache_flag
955 function from MRO::Compat
956 - All XS based functionality now has a
957 Pure Perl alternative
958 - the CLASS_MOP_NO_XS environment variable
959 can now be used to force non-XS versions
960 to always be used
961
962 * Class::MOP::Attribute
963 - add has_read_method and has_write_method
964 - get_{read,write}_method_ref now wraps the
965 anon-sub ref in the method metaclass when
966 possible
967 - added tests for this
968
969 * Class::MOP::Immutable
970 - added the ability to "wrap" methods when
971 making the class immutable
972
973 * Class::MOP::Class
974 - now handling the edge case of ->meta->identifier
975 dying by wrapping add_package_symbol to specifically
976 allow for it to work.
977 - added tests for this
978
979 * Class::MOP::Attribute
980 Class::MOP::Class
981 Class::MOP::Immutable
982 - any time a method meta object is constructed
983 we make sure to pass the correct package and
984 method name information
985
986 * Class::MOP::Method
987 Class::MOP::Method::Wrapped
988 Class::MOP::Method::Generated
989 Class::MOP::Method::Accessor
990 Class::MOP::Method::Consructor
991 - the &wrap constructor method now requires that a
992 'package_name' and 'name' attribute are passed. This
993 is to help support the no-XS version, and will
994 throw an error if these are not supplied.
995 - all these classes are now bootstrapped properly
996 and now store the package_name and name attributes
997 correctly as well
998
999 ~ Build.PL has been removed since the
1000 Module::Install support has been removed
1001
10020.55 Mon. April 28, 2008
1003 - All classes now have proper C3 MRO support
1004 - added MRO::Compat as a dependency to allow
1005 for the C3 MRO support to Just Work in all
1006 perl versions
1007
1008 * Class::MOP::Class
1009 - rebless_instance now returns the instance
1010 it has just blessed, this is mostly to
1011 facilitate chaining
1012 - set the attr correctly in rebless_instance
1013 when it has no init_arg
1014 - tweaked &linear_isa and &class_precedence_list
1015 to support c3 classes.
1016
10170.54 Fri. March, 14, 2008
1018 * Class::MOP
1019 metaclass.pm
1020 - making sure that load_class never gets
1021 passed a value from @_ or $_ to squash
1022 Ovid's bug (http://use.perl.org/~Ovid/journal/35763)
1023
1024 * Class::MOP::Class
1025 - make_{immutable,mutable} now return 1
1026 (cause Sartak asked)
1027 - improved error handling in ->create method
1028 - rebless_instance now takes extra params which
1029 will be used to populate values
1030 - added tests for this
1031
1032 * Class::MOP::Object
1033 - localizing the Data::Dumper configurations so
1034 that it does not pollute others (RT #33509)
1035
1036 * Class::MOP::Class
1037 Class::MOP::Package
1038 Class::MOP::Module
1039 Class::MOP::Method
1040 Class::MOP::Attribute
1041 - these classes no longer define their own ->meta,
1042 but instead just inherit from Class::MOP::Object
1043
1044 * Class::MOP::Instance
1045 Class::MOP::Immutable
1046 - these classes now inherit from Class::MOP::Object
1047
1048 * t/
1049 - fixed the filename length on several
1050 test files so we install on VMS better
1051 (RT #32295)
1052 - fixed incorrect use of catdir when it
1053 should be catfile (RT #32385)
1054
10550.53 Thurs. Feb. 14, 1008
1056 ~~ several doc. fixes and updates ~~
1057
1058 * Class::MOP::Class
1059 Class::MOP::Method::Constructor
1060 Class::MOP::Attribute
1061 - making init_arg accept an undefined value
1062 to indicate that no constructor args can
1063 be passed (thanks to nothingmuch)
1064 - added tests for this
1065 - added attribute initializer attribute (rjbs)
1066
1067 * Class::MOP.
1068 - making this use the new init_arg => undef
1069 feature instead of the silly hack from
1070 before (thanks to nothingmuch)
1071
10720.52 Tues. Jan. 22, 2008
1073 * Class::MOP::Class
1074 - fixed bug in rebless_instance
1075 (discovered by ash)
1076
1077 * Class::MOP::Method::Constructor
1078 - removed assumptions about the existence of
1079 a &meta method
1080
10810.51 Mon. Jan. 14, 2008
1082 ~~~ some misc. doc. fixes ~~~
1083 ~~ updated copyright dates ~~
1084
1085 * Class::MOP
1086 - now sets the IS_RUNNING_ON_5_10
1087 constant so that we can take advantage
1088 of some of the nice bits of 5.10
1089
1090 * Class::MOP::Class
1091 - uses the IS_RUNNING_ON_5_10 flag to
1092 optimize the &linearized_isa method
1093 and avoid the hack/check for circular
1094 inheritence in &class_precedence_list
1095 - added rebless_instance method (Sartak)
1096 - added tests for this
1097
1098 * Class::MOP::Immutable
1099 - the immutable class now keeps track of
1100 the transformer which immutablized it
1101
1102 * Class::MOP::Instance
1103 - added rebless_instance_structure method (Sartak)
1104 - added tests for this
1105
11060.50 Fri. Dec. 21, 2007
1107 * Class::MOP::Class
1108 - fixed bug in immutable to make sure that
1109 transformation arguments are saved
1110 correctly (mst)
1111 - added tests for this
1112
1113 * Class::MOP::Immutable
1114 - fixed a bug (see above)
1115
1116 * Class::MOP::Attribute
1117 - some doc updates
1118
11190.49 Fri. Dec. 14, 2007
1120 !! Class::MOP now loads 2 x faster !!
1121 !! with XS speedups (thanks konobi) !!
1122
1123 * Class::MOP
1124 - removed the dependency on B
1125 - added two XS functions (thanks konobi)
1126 - get_code_info($code) which replaces all
1127 the B fiddling we were doing with
1128 faster/leaner XS level fiddling
1129 - check_package_cache_flag($pkg_name) which
1130 returns the PL_sub_generation variable to
1131 be used to help manage method caching.
1132
1133 NOTE:
1134 In 5.10 or greater this will actually
1135 use the mro::get_pkg_gen instead to give
1136 even more accurate caching information.
1137 blblack++ for that stuff :)
1138
1139 * Class::MOP::Class
1140 - added the &subclasses method (thanks rlb)
1141 - added the update_package_cache_flag and
1142 reset_package_cache_flag which help keep
1143 track of when we need to re-fetch the
1144 method map.
1145 - Several small improvements to take advantage
1146 of the new method map caching features
1147
11480.48 Mon. Nov. 26, 2007
1149 * Class::MOP::Attribute
1150 - fixed get_read/write_method to handle the
1151 HASH ref case, which makes the
1152 get_read/write_method_ref handle it too.
1153 - added more tests for this
1154
11550.47 Sat. Nov. 24, 2007
1156 * Class::MOP::Attribute
1157 - fixed misspelling in get_write_method_ref
1158 - added more tests for this
1159
11600.46 Fri. Nov. 23, 2007
1161 * Class::MOP::Class
1162 - added the linearized_isa method instead of constantly
1163 pruning duplicate classes (this will be even more
1164 useful in the 5.10-compat version coming soon)
1165
1166 * Class::MOP::Attribute
1167 - added the get_read_method_ref and get_write_method_ref
1168 methods which allow you to retrieve a CODE ref which
1169 can always be used to read or write an attribute.
1170
11710.45 Thurs. Nov. 13, 2007
1172 * Class::MOP::Attribute
1173 - Fix error message on confess (groditi)
1174
11750.44 Thurs. Nov. 13, 2007
1176 - Apparently I didn't make dist correctly (groditi)
1177
11780.43 Thurs. Nov. 13, 2007
1179 * Class::MOP
1180 - Add support for the 'builder' attribute (groditi)
1181
1182 * Class::MOP::Class
1183 - optimise metaclass-already-exists check in
1184 construct_class_instance (groditi)
1185 - duplicate check into initialize to save a
1186 call through (groditi)
1187
1188 * Class::MOP::Attribute
1189 - Add support for the 'builder' attribute (groditi)
1190 - Make predicates check for the existence of a value, not whether
1191 it is defined (groditi)
1192
1193 * Class::MOP::Instance
1194 - Make predicates check for the existence of a value, not whether
1195 it is defined (groditi)
1196
1197 * Class::MOP::Method::Accessor
1198 - made this a subclass of Class::MOP::Method::Generated
1199 - removed the relevant attributes
1200
1201 * Class::MOP::Method::Constructor
1202 - fixed the cached values we had to be more sane
1203 - made this a subclass of Class::MOP::Method::Generated
1204 - fixed generated constructor so it properly handles
1205 subclasses now.
1206 - added tests for this
1207 - added the option to allow for both inlined and
1208 non-inlined constructors.
1209 - Update inlined methods for builder and predicate changes (groditi)
1210
1211 * Class::MOP::Method::Generated
1212 - added this class as an abstract base for the
1213 Class::MOP::Method::{Constructor,Accessor} classes
1214 - added tests for this
1215
1216 *t/
1217 - Alter tests (005, 014 020, 021) for new builder addition (groditi)
1218 - Tests for new predicate behavior (and corrections to old tests) (groditi)
1219
1220 *examples/
1221 - Update ArrayRef based class example to work with predicate changes
1222
12230.42 Mon. July 16, 2007
1224 !!! Horray for mst, he fixed it !!!
1225
1226 * Class::MOP::Package
1227 - alter symbol table handling to deal with 5.8.x and 5.9.x
1228
1229 * t/
1230 - Get rid of the crappy workaround from 0.40/41
1231
12320.41 Sun. July 15, 2007
1233 * t/
1234 Arghh!!! My TODO test didn't work, so I handle
1235 it manually now so that people can use this
1236 with 5.9.5/bleadperl without issue.
1237
12380.40 Tues, July 3, 2007
1239 * t/
1240 ~ marked a test in 003_methods.t as TODO
1241 for perl 5.9.5 (this test is irrelvant to
1242 the module functioning on 5.9.5 for the most
1243 part anyway)
1244
12450.39 Mon. June 18, 2007
1246 * Class::MOP::Immutable
1247 - added make_metaclass_mutable + docs (groditi)
1248 - removed unused variable
1249 - added create_immutable_transformer
1250 necessary for sane overloading of immutable behavior
1251 - tests for this (groditi)
1252
1253 * Class::MOP::Class
1254 - Immutability can now be undone,
1255 added make_mutable + tests + docs (groditi)
1256 - Massive changes to the way Immutable is done
1257 for details see comments next to make_immutable
1258 This fixes a bug where custom metaclasses broke
1259 when made immutable. We are now keeping one immutable
1260 metaclass instance per metaclass instead of just one
1261 to prevent isa hierarchy corruption. Memory use will go
1262 up, but I suspect it will be neglible.
1263 - New tests added for this behavior. (groditi)
1264
12650.38 Thurs. May 31, 2007
1266 ~~ More documentation updates ~~
1267
1268 * Class::MOP::Package
1269 - we now deal with stub methods properly
1270 - added tests for this
1271 - fixed some tests failing on 5.9.5 (thanks blblack)
1272
1273 * Class::MOP::Attribute
1274 - added get_read_method and get_write_method
1275 thanks to groditi for this code, tests
1276 and docs.
1277 - added tests and POD for this
1278
1279 * Class::MOP::Class
1280 - fixed RT issue #27329, clone object now
1281 handles undef values correctly.
1282 - added tests for this
1283 - Corrected anon-class handling so that they
1284 will not get reaped when instances still
1285 exist which need to reference them. This is
1286 the correct behavior, hopefully this is an
1287 obscure enough feature that there are not too
1288 many work arounds out in the wild.
1289 - added tests for this by groditi
1290 - updated docs to explain this
1291
1292 * metaclass
1293 - load custom metaclasses automatically (thanks groditi)
1294 - added tests for this behavior
1295
12960.37 Sat. March 10, 2007
1297 ~~ Many, many documentation updates ~~
1298
1299 * Class::MOP
1300 - added &load_class and &is_class_loaded
1301 - added tests and docs for these
1302
1303 * Class::MOP::Attribute
1304 - default now checks the instance with defined to
1305 avoid setting off bool-overloads (found by Carl Franks)
1306
13070.37_002
1308 * /t
1309 - bad name in a test, causing meaningless failuress.
1310 No other changes.
1311
13120.37_001
1313
1314 ~~ GLOBAL CHANGES ~~
1315 - All attribute names are now consistent and follow Perl 6
1316 style (prefixed with the sigil, and ! as the twigil for
1317 private attrs). This should not affect any code, unless
1318 you broke encapsulation, in which case, it is your problem
1319 anyway.
1320
1321 !! Class::MOP::Class::Immutable has been removed
1322
1323 * Class::MOP::Method::Constructor
1324 - this has been moved out of Class::MOP::Class::Immutable
1325 and is a proper subclass of Class::MOP::Method now.
1326
1327 * Class::MOP::Class
1328 - this module now uses Class::MOP::Immutable for the
1329 immutable transformation instead of
1330 Class::MOP::Class::Immutable.
1331
1332 + Class::MOP::Immutable
1333 - this module now controls the transformation from a mutable
1334 to an immutable version of the class. Docs for this will
1335 be coming eventually.
1336
1337
13380.36 Sun. Nov. 5, 2006
1339 * Class::MOP::Class
1340 - added a few 'no warnings' lines to keep annoying
1341 (and meaningless) warnings from chirping during
1342 global destruction.
1343
1344 * Class::MOP
1345 - some more bootstrapping is now done on the new
1346 classes
1347
1348 * Class::MOP::Class::Immutable
1349 *** API CHANGE ***
1350 - constructor generation is now handled by
1351 the Class::MOP::Method::Constructor class
1352
1353 * Class::MOP::Method::Constructor
1354 - created this to handle constructor generation
1355 in Class::MOP::Class::Immutable
1356
1357 * Class::MOP::Attribute
1358 *** API CHANGE ***
1359 - attributes now delegate to the
1360 Class::MOP::Method::Accessor to generate
1361 accessors
1362
1363 * Class::MOP::Method::Accessor
1364 - all accessor generation functions from
1365 Class::MOP::Attribute have been moved here
1366
13670.35 Sat. Sept. 30, 2006
1368
1369 * scripts/class_browser.pl
1370 - initial prototype of a class browser, more
1371 on this to come. Comments and patches are
1372 very much welcome.
1373
1374 * Class::MOP
1375 - All Class::MOP::* accessors are no longer
1376 re-generated in the bootstrap, instead
1377 they are aliased from the originals
1378 - fixed tests to reflect
1379 - added Class::MOP::Method (and its subclasses)
1380 to the bootstrap
1381 - adjusted tests for this
1382 - added the Class::MOP::Instance attributes
1383 to the bootstrap
1384
1385 * Class::MOP::Method
1386 *** API CHANGE ***
1387 - methods are no longer blessed CODE refs
1388 but are actual objects which can be CODE-ified
1389 - adjusted tests to compensate
1390 - adjusted docs for this
1391
1392 * Class::MOP::Class
1393 - changed how methods are dealt with to
1394 encapsulate most of the work into the
1395 &get_method_map method
1396 - made several adjustments for the change
1397 in Class::MOP::Method
1398 - &add_attribute now checks if you are adding
1399 a duplicate name, and properly removes the
1400 old one before installing the new one
1401 - added tests for this
1402 - adjusted docs for this
1403
1404 * Class::MOP::Class::Immutable
1405 - added caching of &get_method_map
1406 - fixed issue with &get_package_symbol
1407 - cleaned up the methods that die (patch by David Wheeler)
1408
1409 * Class::MOP::Package
1410 - added filtering capabilities to
1411 &list_all_package_symbols
1412
14130.34 Sat. Aug. 26, 2006
1414 * Class::MOP::Class
1415 - added the %:methods attribute, which like
1416 the $:version and such just actually goes
1417 to the symbol table to get it's stuff.
1418 However, it makes the MOP more complete.
1419 ** API CHANGE **
1420 - The &create method now requires that all
1421 but the package name now is passed in as
1422 named parameters. See docs for more info.
1423 - updated docs and tests for this
1424
1425 * Class::MOP::Object
1426 - added &dump method to easily Data::Dumper
1427 an object
1428
1429 * Class::MOP
1430 - cleaned up the initialization of attributes
1431 which do not store things in the instance
1432 - added the %:methods attribute definition to
1433 the bootstrap
1434
1435 ~ lots of misc. test cleanup
1436
14370.33 Sat. Aug. 19, 2006
1438 * Class::MOP::Class
1439 - moved the metaclass cache out of here
1440 and it is now in Class::MOP itself.
1441
1442 * Class::MOP
1443 - moved all the metaclass cache stuff here
1444 - fixed all tests for this
1445
1446 * Class::MOP::Attribute
1447 - reference values (other than CODE refs)
1448 are no longer allowed for defaults
1449 - added tests for this
1450
1451 * Class::MOP::Package
1452 - fixed an issue with perl 5.8.1 and how it deals
1453 with symbol tables. The namespace hash is now
1454 always reloaded from the symbol table.
1455
1456 ~ lots of misc. documentation cleanup
1457
14580.32 Sat. Aug. 12, 2006
1459 + added Class::MOP::Object so that the
1460 metamodel is more complete (and closer
1461 to what Perl 6 will probably be).
1462
1463 * Class::MOP::Package
1464 - refactored entire class, this is now
1465 the primary gateway between the metaclass
1466 and the Perl 5 symbol table
1467 - added many tests for this
1468 - this class is now a subclass of
1469 Class::MOP::Object
1470 - added some tests to reflect this
1471
1472 * Class::MOP::Class
1473 - refactored all symbol table access to
1474 use Class::MOP::Package methods instead
1475
1476 * Class::MOP::Module
1477 - adding the $:version attribute in the bootstrap
1478 so that Module has a version as an attribute
1479 - see comment in Class::MOP for details
1480 - added the $:authority attribute to this module
1481 as well as an &identifier method, to bring us
1482 ever closer to Perl 6 goodness
1483 - I have added $AUTHORITY to all the modules
1484 - added tests for this
1485
1486 * Class::MOP::Instance
1487 - added &deinitialize_slot for removing slots
1488 from an instance
1489 - added tests for this
1490
1491 * Class::MOP::Attribute
1492 - added support for &deinitialize_slot for removing
1493 slots from an instance
1494 - added tests for this
1495
14960.31 Sat. July 15, 2006
1497
1498 * Class::MOP::Class
1499 - added &find_method_by_name to locate a method
1500 anywhere within the class hierarchy
1501
1502 * Class::MOP::Attribute
1503 - added &set_value and &get_value for getting
1504 the value of the attribute for a particular
1505 instance.
1506
15070.30 Wed. July 5, 2006
1508 ---------------------------------------
1509 This is the first version of Class::MOP
1510 to introduce the immutable features which
1511 will be used for optimizating the MOP.
1512 This support should still be considered
1513 experimental, but moving towards stability.
1514 ---------------------------------------
1515
1516 * Created Class::MOP::Class::Immutable
1517
1518 * Created the Class::MOP::Package and
1519 Class::MOP::Module classes to more
1520 closely conform to Perl 6's meta-model
1521
1522 * Class::MOP::Class
1523 - now inherits from Class::MOP::Module
1524 - several methods moved to ::Module and
1525 ::Package and now inherited
1526 - added tests for this
1527
1528 * Class::MOP::Instance
1529 - added an is_inlinable method to allow other
1530 classes to check before they attempt to optimize.
1531 - added an inline_create_instance to inline
1532 instance creation (of course)
1533
1534 ** API CHANGE **
1535 - the Class::MOP::Class::*_package_variable
1536 methods are all now methods of Class::MOP::Package
1537 and called *_package_symbol instead. This is
1538 because they are now more general purpose symbol
1539 table manipulation methods.
1540
15410.29_02 Thurs. June 22, 2006
1542 ++ DEVELOPER RELEASE ++
1543 * Class::MOP::Class
1544 - small change in &create so that it behaves
1545 properly when inherited
1546 - small fix to &clone_instance
1547
15480.29_01 Fri. May 12, 2006
1549 ++ DEVELOPER RELEASE ++
1550 - This release works in combination with
1551 Moose 0.09_01, it is a developer release
1552 because it introduces a new instance
1553 sub-protocol and has not yet been
1554 optimized.
1555
1556 * Class::MOP::Class
1557 - anon-classes are now properly garbage collected
1558 - added tests for this
1559 - improved method modifier wrapping
1560
1561 * Class::MOP::Instance
1562 - added new instance protocol
1563 - added tests for this
1564 - changed all relevant modules and examples
1565 - Class::MOP::Class
1566 - Class::MOP::Attribute
1567 - examples/*
1568
1569 * metaclass
1570 - you no longer need to specify the metaclass
1571 itself, if it is not there, Class::MOP::Class
1572 is just assumed
1573 - updated tests for this
1574
1575 * examples/
1576 - added ArrayBasedStorage example to show
1577 instance storage using ARRAY refs instead of
1578 HASH refs.
1579 - added tests for this
1580 - InsideOutClass is totally revised using the
1581 new instance protocol
1582 - added more tests for this
1583
15840.26 Mon. April 24, 2006
1585 * Class::MOP::Class
1586 - added find_attribute_by_name method
1587 - added tests and docs for this
1588 - some small optimizations
1589
1590 * Class::MOP::Attribute
1591 - some small optimizations
1592
15930.25 Thurs. April 20, 2006
1594 * Class::MOP::Class
1595 - added create_anon_class for creating anonymous classes
1596 - added tests for this
1597 - added get_all_metaclasses, get_all_metaclass_names
1598 and get_all_metaclass_instances method to allow
1599 access to all the cached metaclass objects.
1600 - attribute slot initialization is now the responsibility
1601 of the attribute itself, and construct_instance now
1602 delegates appropriately
1603
1604 * Class::MOP::Attribute
1605 - attribute slot initialization is now the responsibility
1606 of the attribute itself, so we added a method for it
1607 called initialize_instance_slot
1608
1609 * examples/
1610 - adjusted all the examples to use the new attribute
1611 initialize_instance_slot method
1612
16130.24 Tues. April 11, 2006
1614 * Class::MOP::Class
1615 - cleaned up how the before/after/around method
1616 modifiers get named with Sub::Name
1617
16180.23 Thurs. March 30, 2006
1619 * Class::MOP::Class
1620 - fixed the way attribute defaults are handled
1621 during instance construction (bug found by chansen)
1622
1623 * Class::MOP::Attribute
1624 - read-only accessors ('reader') will now die if
1625 passed more than one argument (attempting to write
1626 to them basically)
1627 - added tests for this
1628 - adjusted all /example files to comply
1629
16300.22 Mon. March 20, 2006
1631 * Class::MOP::Class
1632 - localized $@ in the *_package_variable functions
1633 because otherwise, it does ugly things in Moose.
1634 - added test case for this
1635
16360.21 Wed. March 15, 2006
1637 * Class::MOP::Class
1638 - fixed issue where metaclasses are reaped from
1639 our cache in global destruction, and so are not
1640 available in DESTORY calls
1641
16420.20 Thurs. March 2, 2006
1643 - removed the dependency for Clone since
1644 we no longer to deep-cloning by default.
1645
1646 * Class::MOP::Method
1647 - added &package_name, &name and
1648 &fully_qualified_name methods, some of
1649 which were formerly private subs in
1650 Class::MOP::Class
1651
1652 * Class::MOP::Method::Wrapped
1653 - allows for a method to be wrapped with
1654 before, after and around modifiers
1655 - added tests and docs for this feature
1656
1657 * Class::MOP::Class
1658 - improved &get_package_symbol
1659 - &version and &superclasses now use it
1660 - methods are now blessed into Class::MOP::Method
1661 whenever possible
1662 - added methods to install CLOS-style method modifiers
1663 - &add_before_method_modifier
1664 - &add_after_method_modifier
1665 - &add_around_method_modifier
1666 - added tests and docs for these
1667 - added &find_next_method_by_name which finds the
1668 equivalent of SUPER::method_name
1669
16700.12 Thurs. Feb 23, 2006
1671 - reduced the dependency on B, no need to always
1672 have the latest
1673
1674 * examples/
1675 - added docs to the C3 method dispatch order test
1676 - fixed missing Algorithm::C3 dependency by making
1677 the test skip if it is not installed
1678
16790.11 Mon Feb. 20, 2006
1680 * examples/
1681 - added example of changing method dispatch order to C3
1682
1683 * Class::MOP::Class
1684 - changed how clone_instance behaves, it now only does a
1685 shallow clone (see docs for more details)
1686 - added docs and tests
1687
16880.10 Tues Feb. 14, 2006
1689 ** This release was mostly about writing more tests and
1690 cleaning out old and dusty code, the MOP should now
1691 be considered "ready to use".
1692
1693 - adding more tests to get coverage up a little higher,
1694 mostly testing errors and edge cases.
1695 - test coverage is now at 99%
1696
1697 * Class::MOP
1698 - no longer optionally exports to UNIVERSAL::meta or
1699 creates a custom metaclass generator, use the
1700 metaclass pragma instead.
1701
1702 * Class::MOP::Class
1703 - fixed a number of minor issues which came up in the
1704 error/edge-case tests
1705
1706 * Class::MOP::Attribute
1707 - fixed a number of minor issues which came up in the
1708 error/edge-case tests
1709
1710 * examples/
1711 - fixing the AttributesWithHistory example, it was broken.
1712
17130.06 Thurs Feb. 9, 2006
1714 * metaclass
1715 - adding new metaclass pragma to make setting up the
1716 metaclass a little more straightforward
1717
1718 * Class::MOP
1719 - clean up bootstrapping to include more complete
1720 attribute definitions for Class::MOP::Class and
1721 Class::MOP::Attribute (accessors, readers, writers,
1722 etc.) ... it is redundant, but is useful meta-info
1723 to have around.
1724
1725 * Class::MOP::Class
1726 - fixing minor meta-circularity issue with &meta, it
1727 is now more useful for subclasses
1728 - added &get_attribute_map as an accessor for the
1729 hash of attribute meta objects
1730 - &compute_all_applicable_attributes now just returns
1731 the attribute meta-object, rather than the HASH ref
1732 since all the same info can be gotten from the
1733 attribute meta-object itself
1734 - updated docs & tests to reflect
1735 - added &clone_instance method which does a deep clone
1736 of the instance structure created by &construct_instance
1737 - added docs & tests for this
1738 - added Clone as a dependency
1739 - added &new_object and &clone_object convience methods to
1740 return blessed new or cloned instances
1741 - they handle Class::MOP::Class singletons correctly too
1742 - added docs & tests for this
1743 - cleaned up the &constuct_class_instance so that it behaves
1744 more like &construct_instance (and managed the singletons too)
1745 - added the &check_metaclass_compatibility method to make sure
1746 that metaclasses are upward and downward compatible.
1747 - added tests and docs for this
1748
1749 * examples/
1750 - adjusting code to use the &Class::MOP::Class::meta
1751 fix detailed above
1752 - adjusting code to use the metaclass pragma
1753
17540.05 Sat Feb. 4, 2006
1755 * Class::MOP::Class
1756 - added the &attribute_metaclass and &method_metaclass
1757 attributes which contain a metaclass name to use for
1758 attributes/methods respectively
1759
1760 * Class::MOP
1761 - bootstrap additional attributes for Class::MOP::Class
1762
1763 * examples/
1764 - adjusted the example code and tests to use the new
1765 &attribute_metaclass feature of Class::MOP::Class
1766 - added new example:
1767 - LazyClass
1768
17690.04 Fri Feb. 3, 2006
1770 * Class::MOP::Class
1771 - some documentation suggestions from #perl6
1772
1773 * Class::MOP::Attribute
1774 - improved error messages
1775
1776 * examples/
1777 - added new examples:
1778 - AttributesWithHistory
1779 - ClassEncapsultedAttributes
1780
17810.03 Fri Feb. 3, 2006
1782 - converted to Module::Build instead of EU::MM
1783
1784 * Class::MOP::Attribute
1785 - refactored method generation code
1786 - attributes are now associated with class directly
1787
1788 * examples/
1789 - refactored the InsideOut example to take advantage
1790 of the Class::MOP::Attribute refactoring
1791 - changed example files to .pod files and hide thier
1792 package names from PAUSE (I don't want to own these
1793 namespaces really, they are just examples)
1794
17950.02 Thurs Feb. 2, 2006
1796 - moving examples from t/lib/* to examples/*
1797 - adding POD documentation to the examples
1798
17990.01 Thurs Feb. 2, 2006
1800 - Initial release