1 This file documents the revision history for Perl extension Catalyst.
4 - Added class and method for catched exceptions messages
5 - Updated PAR support to use "make catalyst_par",
6 packages are no longer written by Makefile.PL
7 - Automatically determine Content-Length when serving a
9 - Exceptions now return status 500
10 - Updated for Module::Install 0.40
11 - Fixed additional file installation for multi level app names
12 - Added REDIRECT_URL support for applications running behind
13 a RewriteRule in Apache. (Carl Franks)
14 - Fixed FastCGI engine under win32. (Carl Franks)
15 - FastCGI doc updates (Bill Moseley)
16 - Bugfix for $c->model and friends (defined).
18 5.61 2005-12-02 00:00:00
19 - Fixed ExtUtils::AutoInstall Bootstrap Code in Makefile.PL
21 5.60 2005-12-01 22:15:00
22 - Fixed Path and index actions in the appclass,
23 including those that attach to /
24 - Index is now weighted higher than Path
25 - Fixed restarter and -d debug switch in server.pl.
26 - Added a warning if you attempt to retrieve a parameter
27 using $c->req->params('foo').
28 - Fixed the Module::Install::Catalyst @ISA bug
30 5.59 2005-11-30 13:25:00
31 - Fixed shebang line for generated scripts
32 - Fixed forward to classes ($c->forward(qw/MyApp foo/))
33 - Wrap use block in begin to quelch C:C3 warnings
34 - Removed scrollbar from debug output
35 - Fixed catalyst_par_core() and catalyst_par_multiarch()
37 5.58 2005-11-24 10:51:00
38 - Added ExtUtils::AutoInstall support
39 - Allow overriding path in Catalyst::Helper.
40 - Added -makefile to catalyst.pl to generate a new Makefile.PL.
41 - Restored Catalyst::Build with a deprecation notice.
42 - Improved PAR support
43 - Replaced -short with auto-detection
44 - Fixed prereqs, added File::Copy::Recursive
45 - Static::Simple changes:
46 - Made prepare_action play nice with other plugins by not short-
48 - Added tmpl to the ignored extensions.
49 - Fixed security problem if req->path contained '..'.
51 5.57 2005-11-20 22:45:00
52 - Updated uri_for to accept undef actions
53 - Switched to Module::Install
54 - Renamed tests for easier editing
55 - Reformatted documentation
56 - Renamed -nonew to -force
58 - Added keep-alive support and bug fixes to HTTP engine.
60 - Added daemonize option to FastCGI engine. (Sam Vilain)
62 5.56 2005-11-16 10:33:00
63 - Fixed FastCGI engine to not clobber the global %ENV on each
65 - Updated benchmarking to work with detach
66 - Fixed dispatcher, so $c->req->action(undef) works again
67 - Updated Catalyst::Test to use HTTP::Request::AsCGI
68 - Added -pidfile to external FastCGI server.
70 5.55 2005-11-15 12:55:00
71 - Fixed multiple cookie handling
73 5.54 2005-11-14 22:55:00
74 - Fixed a Module::Pluggable::Fast related bug
76 5.53 2005-11-14 15:55:00
77 - Removed t/04prereq.t that was testing for non-required
80 5.52 2005-11-14 10:57:00
81 - Strip '..'s in static urls to fix security issue.
83 5.51 2005-11-14 00:45:00
84 - Changed uri_for to use namespace instead of match.
86 5.50 2005-11-13 20:45:00
90 5.49_05 2005-11-12 20:45:00
91 - Large update to the documentation. (David Kamholz)
92 - Fixed args handling in forward()
93 - Fixed forwarding to classes
94 - Fixed catalyst.pl-generated Build.PL Makefile section.
95 - Fixed relative forwarding
96 - Fixed forward arrows in debug output
98 5.49_04 2005-11-09 23:00:00
99 - Made context, dispatcher, engine, request and response classes
102 - Fixed dispatcher to ignore unknown attributes.
103 - Improved format of startup debug log.
104 - Updated built in server to restart on win32. (Will Hawes)
105 - Fixed streaming write from a filehandle to stop writing
106 if the browser is closed.
107 - Added $c->controller, $c->model and $c->view shortcuts.
108 - Switched to Text::SimpleTable.
110 5.49_03 2005-11-03 12:00:00
111 - Fixed $c->req->{path} for backwards-compatibility.
112 - Allow debug to be disabled via ENV as well as enabled.
113 - Added -scripts option to catalyst.pl for script updating
114 - Changed helpers to default to long types, Controller instead of C
115 - Added Catalyst::Controller, Catalyst::Model and Catalyst::View
117 - Added JavaScript to debug screen to show and hide specific dumps
118 - Added _DISPATCH, _BEGIN, _AUTO, _ACTION and _END actions
119 - Added multi process external FastCGI support
120 (see myapp_fastcgi.pl -help) (Sam Vilain)
121 - Restarter process in HTTP engine now properly exits when the
122 parent app is shut down.
123 - Improved performance of restarter loop while watching for
125 - Restarter will now detect new files added to an app on systems
126 that change directory mtimes when new files are created.
127 - Restarter now properly handles modules that are deleted from an
129 - Fixed memory leak in TestApp.
131 5.49_02 2005-10-26 12:39:00
132 - Whole new dispatcher!
134 - Added path_to method
135 - Added support for passing an IO::Handle object to $c->res->body.
137 - Added a new welcome screen.
138 - Included Catalyst buttons and icons in helper.
139 - Added Static::Simple plugin to core.
140 - Added self restarting test server
141 - Added filename to debug output for uploaded files.
142 - Fixed forwarding with embedded arguments.
143 - Fixed handling of escaped query strings.
144 - Added upload parameters back into $c->req->params.
145 - Added multiple paths support to dispatcher
146 - Fixed bug in req->path where changing the path added a trailing
148 - Removed req->handle and res->handle
149 - Added prepare_body_chunk method as a hook for upload progress.
150 - Fixed bug in uri_for method when base has no path.
151 - Added automated tests for HTTP, CGI, and FastCGI servers.
153 5.49_01 2005-10-10 10:15:00
154 - Refactored all internals, should be 99% compatible to previous
156 - *IMPORTANT* The Apache engines have been moved to a separate package
157 for this release. Please install Catalyst::Engine::Apache if you
160 - Added support for calling forward with arguments in the path, i.e.
161 $c->forward('/foo/bar/arg1/arg2')
162 - Made $c->req->uri a URI object, added req->path_info for CGI compat.
163 Raw query string is available as $c->req->uri->query.
164 - Made $c->req->base a URI object.
165 - Parameters with multiple values (?a=1&a=2) now display properly
167 - Semi-colon separators in query strings now work properly.
168 - Expanded documentation of catalyst.pl (Andrew Ford)
169 - Added support for running as a backend server behind a frontend
170 proxy so req->base and req->address are set properly.
171 - Added an 'abort' method to the Log api, so that you can
172 kill loggging for a whole request.
173 - Added $c->uri_for method to simplify url handling.
174 - Added more tests and reorganized the t directory.
175 - Reimplemented core engines, all are now CGI based for better test
176 coverage and maintainability.
177 - Added fork support to built in test server.
178 - Fixed all memory leaks.
179 - Thread-related bug fixes and tests. We now believe the Catalyst
180 core to be thread-safe.
181 - Added streaming IO support through $c->req->read() and
183 - Added MyApp->config->{parse_on_demand} (streaming input)
184 - Added $c->req->handle and $c->res->handle
185 - Improved documentation
186 - Fixed mkpath in Catalyst::Helper (Autrijus Tang)
187 - Fixed bug in dispatcher where an invalid path could call a valid
188 action. (Andy Grundman)
189 - Fixed Helper so it works with CRLF line-endings. (Andy Grundman)
191 5.33 2005-08-10 15:25:00
192 - Now with updated manifest.
194 5.32 2005-08-10 15:10:00
195 - Dispatcher might fail if object returns false. (Florian Ragwitz)
197 5.31 2005-06-04 12:35:00 (never released to CPAN)
199 - helpers now create .new files where files already exist and differ
200 - fixed $Data::Dumper::Terse (Robin Berjon)
201 - added arguments for detach
202 - new credits section in pod
203 - fixed detach to allow relative action names (Matt and Robert)
204 - added the ability to have whitespaces in Path( '' ) and Regex( '' )
206 5.30 2005-06-04 12:35:00
208 - Fixed a bug where it was not possible to $c->forward to a
210 that was not inheriting from Catalyst::Base.
211 - Fix for inheritance bug.
212 - Allow forward with arguments.
214 - Allow overriding home/root in config.
215 - make module build cons README automatically.
216 - prettify home path by resolving '..' (Andy Grundman)
217 - improved helper templates a bit, new naming scheme for tests.
218 - added support for case sensitivity, MyApp->config->{case_sensitive}
219 - added $c->detach for non-returning forwards
220 - added unified error handling, Catalyst::Exception
221 - added section on param handling in Intro.pod
222 - added $c->request->cookie
223 - added Catalyst::Setup
224 - refactored Catalyst::import()
225 - improved rendering of error messages in debug mode
226 - fixed a bug in Catalyst::Helper::mk_dir
227 - further doc changes, esp. to Intro.pod
229 5.23 2005-06-03 02:30:00
230 - added support for non Catalyst::Base components to live in namespace
231 - improved concurrency connections in Catalyst::Engine::HTTP::Daemon
233 5.22 2005-05-26 14:24:00
234 - improved base locating in MP engines
235 - improved error messages in C::E::HTTP::Daemon
236 - hostnames are now resolved on demand unless provided by engine
237 - fixed memory leak in $c->execute (Michael Reece, Matt S Trout)
239 5.21 2005-05-24 14:56:00
240 - fixed a bug in https detection
241 - fixed auto chain finally
242 - added MYAPP_HOME and CATALYST_HOME environment variables
244 5.20 2005-05-18 19:52:00
245 - improved uploads and parameters
246 - added $c->req->protocol and $c->req->secure
247 - added $c->req->user and $c->req->uri
248 - improved error message when forwarding to unknown module
249 - fixed win32 installer
250 - added deep recursion detection
252 - fixed inheritance in dispatcher
253 - allow whitespaces between brackets and quoted string
254 in Path and Regex attributes
255 - new helper templates
256 - installer now supports install_base and destdir
257 - allow multiple Catalyst apps to run on the same mod_perl
258 instance (not the same app!)
260 - removed apreq dependency from all MP engines
261 - added support for MP registry scripts
262 - added support for LocationMatch and ScriptAliasMatch in MP engines
263 - added SpeedyCGI engine
265 5.10 2005-04-23 11:16:00
266 - updated dependencies to require latest module::pluggable::fast
267 - new installer for templates and stuff using Module::Build
268 - scripts are now prefixed, for being installable
269 IMPORTANT: You have to regenerate the script directory,
270 remove Makefile.PL and add Build.PL
271 - Added compat to install Module::Build if required.
272 - Improved: Params handling with MP engines
273 - Fixed: Params handling on POST with CGI engine (Andy Grundman)
274 - Fixed: Helper.pm on Win32 (Matt S Trout)
276 5.03 2005-04-19 20:35:00 (Revision 462)
277 - fixed Test example (Torsten Seeman)
278 - added Plugins chapter to manual
279 - applied doc patch from Robert Boone <robert@rlb3.com>
280 - improved Dispatcher error messages.
281 - refactored so we don't need to include helper from
282 Catalyst.pm - Fixes issues with FindBin
283 - applied HTTP.pm patch from Andy Grundman <andy@hybridized.org>
284 - added plugin() method for instant plugins
285 - FCGI is no more considered experimental
287 5.02 2005-04-18 10:00:00
290 5.01 2005-04-17 23:00:00
291 - some documentation bugs fixed
292 - added Catalyst::Utils
293 - fixed regexp bug (Matt S Trout)
294 - fixed upload bug with MP19
295 - added $c->req->body
296 - aliased $c->res->output to $c->res->body
297 - Read AUTHOR from passwd or $ENV{AUTHOR} when
299 - extended attribute handling
300 - added global config for components
302 5.00 2005-04-15 18:00:00
303 - new core to support inheritance trees
304 - new syntax for action declaration
305 - new helper system using TT2
306 - problems with mod_perl2 fixed
307 - added Test::Pod support
308 - added new server backend with HTTP/1.1 support
309 - added option to run tests against a remote server
310 - renamed errors() to error()
312 - countless minor improvements
313 IMPORTANT: This release is very incompatible to previous ones
314 and you have to regenerate the helper scripts again...
316 4.34 2005-03-23 07:00:00 2005
317 - added some messages to Makefile.PL
318 - added Catalyst::Engine::Test
319 - added Catalyst::Engine::CGI::NPH
320 - simplified Catalyst::Log to be easier to implement/subclass
322 - updated Catalyst::Test to use Catalyst::Engine::Test
323 - updated helper scripts
324 IMPORTANT: this will be the last time you'll have to regenerate
325 the script directory. We promise!
327 4.33 2005-03-23 01:00:00 2005
328 - documented the log() accessor method in Catalyst (Andrew Ford)
329 - added optional arguments to Catalyst::Log methods (Andrew Ford)
330 - removed cgi-server.pl
331 - added fcgi.pl and Catalyst::Engine::FCGI
332 - fixed an undef durng make test (Dan Sully)
333 - new path test (Christian Hansen)
334 IMPORTANT: you have to regenerate the script directory again
336 4.32 2005-03-22 02:10:00 2005
337 - made a damn typo *AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!*
339 4.31 2005-03-22 02:00:00
340 - fixed inheritance (Christian Hansen)
341 - previous release was borked!
342 fixed that, but you have to regenerate the scripts again :(
344 4.30 2005-03-21 23:00:00
345 - more documentation (Andrew Ford)
346 - added connection informations (Christian Hansen)
347 - HTTP::Request support in Catalyst::Test (Christian Hansen)
348 - moved cgi.pl to nph-cgi.pl
349 - added Catalyst::Engine::Server (Christian Hansen)
350 - removed Catalyst::Test::server
351 - updated helper scripts
352 IMPORTANT: note that you have to regenerate script/server.pl,
353 script/cgi-server.pl and script/cgi.pl (now nph-cgi.pl)
355 4.28 2005-03-19 22:00:00
356 - fixed isa tree (Christian Hansen)
357 - added script/cgi-server.pl, so no more server restarting after
359 - reworked documentation (Andrew Ford <A.Ford@ford-mason.co.uk>)
361 4.27 2005-03-19 01:00:00
362 - debug message for parameters
363 - Fix redirects (Christian Hansen <ch@ngmedia.com>)
365 - new helper api for Catalyst::Helper::* support
366 you have to update script/create.pl to use it
368 4.26 2005-03-16 10:00:00
369 - fixed the weird bug that caused regex actions to fail on every
371 - more debug messages
374 4.25 2005-03-12 18:00:00
375 - correct perl pathes for helper generated scripts (Tatsuhiko Miyagawa)
376 - improved cgi engine docs (Christoper Hicks)
378 4.24 2005-03-12 01:00:00
379 - updated cookbook example
380 - fixed base for apache and https (Andrew Ruthven)
382 4.23 2005-03-09 20:00:00
383 - no more regex actions in forward
384 - added support for test directories t/m, t/v and t/c
386 4.22 2005-03-08 20:00:00
387 - catch errors in application class
388 - handle die properly.
390 4.21 2005-03-05 17:00:00
393 4.20 2005-03-04 22:00:00
394 - moved bin to script
396 4.13 2005-03-03 11:00:00
397 - improved documentation
398 - pod coverage test for helper generated apps
401 4.12 2005-03-02 11:00:00 2005
402 - server_base sucks, removed
403 - added $c->log->dump()
405 4.11 2005-03-02 11:00:00 2005
406 - removed some warnings
408 - private prefixed actions override private non prefixed actions
410 - updated Catalyst::Manual::Intro
412 4.10 2005-03-02 10:00:00 2005
413 - improved documentation
415 - fixed prefixed private actions bug
416 - fixed more little bugs
418 4.01 2005-03-01 10:00:00 2005
419 - improved documentation
420 - documentation fixes (Johan Lindstrom)
422 4.00 2005-02-27 22:00:00
423 - more verbose debug messages, especially for forward()
424 - implemented prefixed prvate actions, icluding built in
425 !?default, !?begin and !?end
426 - new Catalyst::Manual::Intro
427 - new helpers, bin/catalyst
430 3.11 2005-02-23 21:00:00
431 - added dependency to UNIVERSAL::require (Marcus Ramberg)
432 - added a little workaround for a warning in Catalyst::Test
434 - improved documentation for actions
436 3.10 2005-02-19 20:00:00
437 - removed roles management from Catalyst::Engine
438 and added it to Catalyst::Plugin::Authentication::CDBI
440 3.04 2005-02-17 21:00:00
441 - error reporting for app class
442 - no more engine debug messages
443 - class->method forwards get resolved now
445 3.03 2005-02-16 23:00:00
446 - friendlier statistics
448 3.02 2005-02-16 22:00:00
449 - fixed unintialized actions (Marcus Ramberg)
451 3.01 2005-02-16 20:30:00
454 3.00 2005-02-16 20:00:00
455 - real version number for CPAN.pm
456 - fixed redirect in CGI engine
457 - more statistics in debug logs
458 - ? prefix for forward()
460 2.99_15 2005-02-02 22:00:00
461 - support for short namespaces, MyApp::M, MyApp::V and MyApp::C
462 - Replaced "Catched" with "Caught" in Catalyst::Engine
464 - replaced _ with ! for private actions
465 - added ? for prefixed actions
468 2.99_14 2005-01-31 22:00:00 2005
469 - arguments for _default
470 - $c->entrance removed for more flexibility
471 - added $c->req->method
473 2.99_13 2005-01-30 18:00:00 2005
474 - POD fixes and improvements
476 2.99_12 2005-01-28 22:00:00 2005
477 - first development release