1 Revision history for Perl extension Class-MOP.
4 ~~~ some misc. doc. fixes ~~~
5 ~~ updated copyright dates ~~
8 - now sets the IS_RUNNING_ON_5_10
9 constant so that we can take advantage
10 of some of the nice bits of 5.10
13 - uses the IS_RUNNING_ON_5_10 flag to
14 optimize the &linearized_isa method
15 and avoid the hack/check for circular
16 inheritence in &class_precedence_list
18 * Class::MOP::Immutable
19 - the immutable class now keeps track of
20 the transformer which immutablized it
22 0.50 Fri. Dec. 21, 2007
24 - fixed bug in immutable to make sure that
25 transformation arguments are saved
27 - added tests for this
29 * Class::MOP::Immutable
30 - fixed a bug (see above)
32 * Class::MOP::Attribute
35 0.49 Fri. Dec. 14, 2007
36 !! Class::MOP now loads 2 x faster !!
37 !! with XS speedups (thanks konobi) !!
40 - removed the dependency on B
41 - added two XS functions (thanks konobi)
42 - get_code_info($code) which replaces all
43 the B fiddling we were doing with
44 faster/leaner XS level fiddling
45 - check_package_cache_flag($pkg_name) which
46 returns the PL_sub_generation variable to
47 be used to help manage method caching.
50 In 5.10 or greater this will actually
51 use the mro::get_pkg_gen instead to give
52 even more accurate caching information.
53 blblack++ for that stuff :)
56 - added the &subclasses method (thanks rlb)
57 - added the update_package_cache_flag and
58 reset_package_cache_flag which help keep
59 track of when we need to re-fetch the
61 - Several small improvements to take advantage
62 of the new method map caching features
64 0.48 Mon. Nov. 26, 2007
65 * Class::MOP::Attribute
66 - fixed get_read/write_method to handle the
67 HASH ref case, which makes the
68 get_read/write_method_ref handle it too.
69 - added more tests for this
71 0.47 Sat. Nov. 24, 2007
72 * Class::MOP::Attribute
73 - fixed misspelling in get_write_method_ref
74 - added more tests for this
76 0.46 Fri. Nov. 23, 2007
78 - added the linearized_isa method instead of constantly
79 pruning duplicate classes (this will be even more
80 useful in the 5.10-compat version coming soon)
82 * Class::MOP::Attribute
83 - added the get_read_method_ref and get_write_method_ref
84 methods which allow you to retrieve a CODE ref which
85 can always be used to read or write an attribute.
87 0.45 Thurs. Nov. 13, 2007
88 * Class::MOP::Attribute
89 - Fix error message on confess (groditi)
91 0.44 Thurs. Nov. 13, 2007
92 - Apparently I didn't make dist correctly (groditi)
94 0.43 Thurs. Nov. 13, 2007
96 - Add support for the 'builder' attribute (groditi)
99 - optimise metaclass-already-exists check in
100 construct_class_instance (groditi)
101 - duplicate check into initialize to save a
102 call through (groditi)
104 * Class::MOP::Attribute
105 - Add support for the 'builder' attribute (groditi)
106 - Make predicates check for the existence of a value, not whether
107 it is defined (groditi)
109 * Class::MOP::Instance
110 - Make predicates check for the existence of a value, not whether
111 it is defined (groditi)
113 * Class::MOP::Method::Accessor
114 - made this a subclass of Class::MOP::Method::Generated
115 - removed the relevant attributes
117 * Class::MOP::Method::Constructor
118 - fixed the cached values we had to be more sane
119 - made this a subclass of Class::MOP::Method::Generated
120 - fixed generated constructor so it properly handles
122 - added tests for this
123 - added the option to allow for both inlined and
124 non-inlined constructors.
125 - Update inlined methods for builder and predicate changes (groditi)
127 * Class::MOP::Method::Generated
128 - added this class as an abstract base for the
129 Class::MOP::Method::{Constructor,Accessor} classes
130 - added tests for this
133 - Alter tests (005, 014 020, 021) for new builder addition (groditi)
134 - Tests for new predicate behavior (and corrections to old tests) (groditi)
137 - Update ArrayRef based class example to work with predicate changes
139 0.42 Mon. July 16, 2007
140 !!! Horray for mst, he fixed it !!!
142 * Class::MOP::Package
143 - alter symbol table handling to deal with 5.8.x and 5.9.x
146 - Get rid of the crappy workaround from 0.40/41
148 0.41 Sun. July 15, 2007
150 Arghh!!! My TODO test didn't work, so I handle
151 it manually now so that people can use this
152 with 5.9.5/bleadperl without issue.
154 0.40 Tues, July 3, 2007
156 ~ marked a test in 003_methods.t as TODO
157 for perl 5.9.5 (this test is irrelvant to
158 the module functioning on 5.9.5 for the most
161 0.39 Mon. June 18, 2007
162 * Class::MOP::Immutable
163 - added make_metaclass_mutable + docs (groditi)
164 - removed unused variable
165 - added create_immutable_transformer
166 necessary for sane overloading of immutable behavior
167 - tests for this (groditi)
170 - Immutability can now be undone,
171 added make_mutable + tests + docs (groditi)
172 - Massive changes to the way Immutable is done
173 for details see comments next to make_immutable
174 This fixes a bug where custom metaclasses broke
175 when made immutable. We are now keeping one immutable
176 metaclass instance per metaclass instead of just one
177 to prevent isa hierarchy corruption. Memory use will go
178 up, but I suspect it will be neglible.
179 - New tests added for this behavior. (groditi)
181 0.38 Thurs. May 31, 2007
182 ~~ More documentation updates ~~
184 * Class::MOP::Package
185 - we now deal with stub methods properly
186 - added tests for this
187 - fixed some tests failing on 5.9.5 (thanks blblack)
189 * Class::MOP::Attribute
190 - added get_read_method and get_write_method
191 thanks to groditi for this code, tests
193 - added tests and POD for this
196 - fixed RT issue #27329, clone object now
197 handles undef values correctly.
198 - added tests for this
199 - Corrected anon-class handling so that they
200 will not get reaped when instances still
201 exist which need to reference them. This is
202 the correct behavior, hopefully this is an
203 obscure enough feature that there are not too
204 many work arounds out in the wild.
205 - added tests for this by groditi
206 - updated docs to explain this
209 - load custom metaclasses automatically (thanks groditi)
210 - added tests for this behavior
212 0.37 Sat. March 10, 2007
213 ~~ Many, many documentation updates ~~
216 - added &load_class and &is_class_loaded
217 - added tests and docs for these
219 * Class::MOP::Attribute
220 - default now checks the instance with defined to
221 avoid setting off bool-overloads (found by Carl Franks)
225 - bad name in a test, causing meaningless failuress.
231 - All attribute names are now consistent and follow Perl 6
232 style (prefixed with the sigil, and ! as the twigil for
233 private attrs). This should not affect any code, unless
234 you broke encapsulation, in which case, it is your problem
237 !! Class::MOP::Class::Immutable has been removed
239 * Class::MOP::Method::Constructor
240 - this has been moved out of Class::MOP::Class::Immutable
241 and is a proper subclass of Class::MOP::Method now.
244 - this module now uses Class::MOP::Immutable for the
245 immutable transformation instead of
246 Class::MOP::Class::Immutable.
248 + Class::MOP::Immutable
249 - this module now controls the transformation from a mutable
250 to an immutable version of the class. Docs for this will
251 be coming eventually.
254 0.36 Sun. Nov. 5, 2006
256 - added a few 'no warnings' lines to keep annoying
257 (and meaningless) warnings from chirping during
261 - some more bootstrapping is now done on the new
264 * Class::MOP::Class::Immutable
266 - constructor generation is now handled by
267 the Class::MOP::Method::Constructor class
269 * Class::MOP::Method::Constructor
270 - created this to handle constructor generation
271 in Class::MOP::Class::Immutable
273 * Class::MOP::Attribute
275 - attributes now delegate to the
276 Class::MOP::Method::Accessor to generate
279 * Class::MOP::Method::Accessor
280 - all accessor generation functions from
281 Class::MOP::Attribute have been moved here
283 0.35 Sat. Sept. 30, 2006
285 * scripts/class_browser.pl
286 - initial prototype of a class browser, more
287 on this to come. Comments and patches are
291 - All Class::MOP::* accessors are no longer
292 re-generated in the bootstrap, instead
293 they are aliased from the originals
294 - fixed tests to reflect
295 - added Class::MOP::Method (and its subclasses)
297 - adjusted tests for this
298 - added the Class::MOP::Instance attributes
303 - methods are no longer blessed CODE refs
304 but are actual objects which can be CODE-ified
305 - adjusted tests to compensate
306 - adjusted docs for this
309 - changed how methods are dealt with to
310 encapsulate most of the work into the
311 &get_method_map method
312 - made several adjustments for the change
313 in Class::MOP::Method
314 - &add_attribute now checks if you are adding
315 a duplicate name, and properly removes the
316 old one before installing the new one
317 - added tests for this
318 - adjusted docs for this
320 * Class::MOP::Class::Immutable
321 - added caching of &get_method_map
322 - fixed issue with &get_package_symbol
323 - cleaned up the methods that die (patch by David Wheeler)
325 * Class::MOP::Package
326 - added filtering capabilities to
327 &list_all_package_symbols
329 0.34 Sat. Aug. 26, 2006
331 - added the %:methods attribute, which like
332 the $:version and such just actually goes
333 to the symbol table to get it's stuff.
334 However, it makes the MOP more complete.
336 - The &create method now requires that all
337 but the package name now is passed in as
338 named parameters. See docs for more info.
339 - updated docs and tests for this
342 - added &dump method to easily Data::Dumper
346 - cleaned up the initialization of attributes
347 which do not store things in the instance
348 - added the %:methods attribute definition to
351 ~ lots of misc. test cleanup
353 0.33 Sat. Aug. 19, 2006
355 - moved the metaclass cache out of here
356 and it is now in Class::MOP itself.
359 - moved all the metaclass cache stuff here
360 - fixed all tests for this
362 * Class::MOP::Attribute
363 - reference values (other than CODE refs)
364 are no longer allowed for defaults
365 - added tests for this
367 * Class::MOP::Package
368 - fixed an issue with perl 5.8.1 and how it deals
369 with symbol tables. The namespace hash is now
370 always reloaded from the symbol table.
372 ~ lots of misc. documentation cleanup
374 0.32 Sat. Aug. 12, 2006
375 + added Class::MOP::Object so that the
376 metamodel is more complete (and closer
377 to what Perl 6 will probably be).
379 * Class::MOP::Package
380 - refactored entire class, this is now
381 the primary gateway between the metaclass
382 and the Perl 5 symbol table
383 - added many tests for this
384 - this class is now a subclass of
386 - added some tests to reflect this
389 - refactored all symbol table access to
390 use Class::MOP::Package methods instead
393 - adding the $:version attribute in the bootstrap
394 so that Module has a version as an attribute
395 - see comment in Class::MOP for details
396 - added the $:authority attribute to this module
397 as well as an &identifier method, to bring us
398 ever closer to Perl 6 goodness
399 - I have added $AUTHORITY to all the modules
400 - added tests for this
402 * Class::MOP::Instance
403 - added &deinitialize_slot for removing slots
405 - added tests for this
407 * Class::MOP::Attribute
408 - added support for &deinitialize_slot for removing
409 slots from an instance
410 - added tests for this
412 0.31 Sat. July 15, 2006
415 - added &find_method_by_name to locate a method
416 anywhere within the class hierarchy
418 * Class::MOP::Attribute
419 - added &set_value and &get_value for getting
420 the value of the attribute for a particular
423 0.30 Wed. July 5, 2006
424 ---------------------------------------
425 This is the first version of Class::MOP
426 to introduce the immutable features which
427 will be used for optimizating the MOP.
428 This support should still be considered
429 experimental, but moving towards stability.
430 ---------------------------------------
432 * Created Class::MOP::Class::Immutable
434 * Created the Class::MOP::Package and
435 Class::MOP::Module classes to more
436 closely conform to Perl 6's meta-model
439 - now inherits from Class::MOP::Module
440 - several methods moved to ::Module and
441 ::Package and now inherited
442 - added tests for this
444 * Class::MOP::Instance
445 - added an is_inlinable method to allow other
446 classes to check before they attempt to optimize.
447 - added an inline_create_instance to inline
448 instance creation (of course)
451 - the Class::MOP::Class::*_package_variable
452 methods are all now methods of Class::MOP::Package
453 and called *_package_symbol instead. This is
454 because they are now more general purpose symbol
455 table manipulation methods.
457 0.29_02 Thurs. June 22, 2006
458 ++ DEVELOPER RELEASE ++
460 - small change in &create so that it behaves
461 properly when inherited
462 - small fix to &clone_instance
464 0.29_01 Fri. May 12, 2006
465 ++ DEVELOPER RELEASE ++
466 - This release works in combination with
467 Moose 0.09_01, it is a developer release
468 because it introduces a new instance
469 sub-protocol and has not yet been
473 - anon-classes are now properly garbage collected
474 - added tests for this
475 - improved method modifier wrapping
477 * Class::MOP::Instance
478 - added new instance protocol
479 - added tests for this
480 - changed all relevant modules and examples
482 - Class::MOP::Attribute
486 - you no longer need to specify the metaclass
487 itself, if it is not there, Class::MOP::Class
489 - updated tests for this
492 - added ArrayBasedStorage example to show
493 instance storage using ARRAY refs instead of
495 - added tests for this
496 - InsideOutClass is totally revised using the
497 new instance protocol
498 - added more tests for this
500 0.26 Mon. April 24, 2006
502 - added find_attribute_by_name method
503 - added tests and docs for this
504 - some small optimizations
506 * Class::MOP::Attribute
507 - some small optimizations
509 0.25 Thurs. April 20, 2006
511 - added create_anon_class for creating anonymous classes
512 - added tests for this
513 - added get_all_metaclasses, get_all_metaclass_names
514 and get_all_metaclass_instances method to allow
515 access to all the cached metaclass objects.
516 - attribute slot initialization is now the responsibility
517 of the attribute itself, and construct_instance now
518 delegates appropriately
520 * Class::MOP::Attribute
521 - attribute slot initialization is now the responsibility
522 of the attribute itself, so we added a method for it
523 called initialize_instance_slot
526 - adjusted all the examples to use the new attribute
527 initialize_instance_slot method
529 0.24 Tues. April 11, 2006
531 - cleaned up how the before/after/around method
532 modifiers get named with Sub::Name
534 0.23 Thurs. March 30, 2006
536 - fixed the way attribute defaults are handled
537 during instance construction (bug found by chansen)
539 * Class::MOP::Attribute
540 - read-only accessors ('reader') will now die if
541 passed more than one argument (attempting to write
543 - added tests for this
544 - adjusted all /example files to comply
546 0.22 Mon. March 20, 2006
548 - localized $@ in the *_package_variable functions
549 because otherwise, it does ugly things in Moose.
550 - added test case for this
552 0.21 Wed. March 15, 2006
554 - fixed issue where metaclasses are reaped from
555 our cache in global destruction, and so are not
556 available in DESTORY calls
558 0.20 Thurs. March 2, 2006
559 - removed the dependency for Clone since
560 we no longer to deep-cloning by default.
563 - added &package_name, &name and
564 &fully_qualified_name methods, some of
565 which were formerly private subs in
568 * Class::MOP::Method::Wrapped
569 - allows for a method to be wrapped with
570 before, after and around modifiers
571 - added tests and docs for this feature
574 - improved &get_package_symbol
575 - &version and &superclasses now use it
576 - methods are now blessed into Class::MOP::Method
578 - added methods to install CLOS-style method modifiers
579 - &add_before_method_modifier
580 - &add_after_method_modifier
581 - &add_around_method_modifier
582 - added tests and docs for these
583 - added &find_next_method_by_name which finds the
584 equivalent of SUPER::method_name
586 0.12 Thurs. Feb 23, 2006
587 - reduced the dependency on B, no need to always
591 - added docs to the C3 method dispatch order test
592 - fixed missing Algorithm::C3 dependency by making
593 the test skip if it is not installed
595 0.11 Mon Feb. 20, 2006
597 - added example of changing method dispatch order to C3
600 - changed how clone_instance behaves, it now only does a
601 shallow clone (see docs for more details)
602 - added docs and tests
604 0.10 Tues Feb. 14, 2006
605 ** This release was mostly about writing more tests and
606 cleaning out old and dusty code, the MOP should now
607 be considered "ready to use".
609 - adding more tests to get coverage up a little higher,
610 mostly testing errors and edge cases.
611 - test coverage is now at 99%
614 - no longer optionally exports to UNIVERSAL::meta or
615 creates a custom metaclass generator, use the
616 metaclass pragma instead.
619 - fixed a number of minor issues which came up in the
620 error/edge-case tests
622 * Class::MOP::Attribute
623 - fixed a number of minor issues which came up in the
624 error/edge-case tests
627 - fixing the AttributesWithHistory example, it was broken.
629 0.06 Thurs Feb. 9, 2006
631 - adding new metaclass pragma to make setting up the
632 metaclass a little more straightforward
635 - clean up bootstrapping to include more complete
636 attribute definitions for Class::MOP::Class and
637 Class::MOP::Attribute (accessors, readers, writers,
638 etc.) ... it is redundant, but is useful meta-info
642 - fixing minor meta-circularity issue with &meta, it
643 is now more useful for subclasses
644 - added &get_attribute_map as an accessor for the
645 hash of attribute meta objects
646 - &compute_all_applicable_attributes now just returns
647 the attribute meta-object, rather than the HASH ref
648 since all the same info can be gotten from the
649 attribute meta-object itself
650 - updated docs & tests to reflect
651 - added &clone_instance method which does a deep clone
652 of the instance structure created by &construct_instance
653 - added docs & tests for this
654 - added Clone as a dependency
655 - added &new_object and &clone_object convience methods to
656 return blessed new or cloned instances
657 - they handle Class::MOP::Class singletons correctly too
658 - added docs & tests for this
659 - cleaned up the &constuct_class_instance so that it behaves
660 more like &construct_instance (and managed the singletons too)
661 - added the &check_metaclass_compatibility method to make sure
662 that metaclasses are upward and downward compatible.
663 - added tests and docs for this
666 - adjusting code to use the &Class::MOP::Class::meta
668 - adjusting code to use the metaclass pragma
670 0.05 Sat Feb. 4, 2006
672 - added the &attribute_metaclass and &method_metaclass
673 attributes which contain a metaclass name to use for
674 attributes/methods respectively
677 - bootstrap additional attributes for Class::MOP::Class
680 - adjusted the example code and tests to use the new
681 &attribute_metaclass feature of Class::MOP::Class
685 0.04 Fri Feb. 3, 2006
687 - some documentation suggestions from #perl6
689 * Class::MOP::Attribute
690 - improved error messages
693 - added new examples:
694 - AttributesWithHistory
695 - ClassEncapsultedAttributes
697 0.03 Fri Feb. 3, 2006
698 - converted to Module::Build instead of EU::MM
700 * Class::MOP::Attribute
701 - refactored method generation code
702 - attributes are now associated with class directly
705 - refactored the InsideOut example to take advantage
706 of the Class::MOP::Attribute refactoring
707 - changed example files to .pod files and hide thier
708 package names from PAUSE (I don't want to own these
709 namespaces really, they are just examples)
711 0.02 Thurs Feb. 2, 2006
712 - moving examples from t/lib/* to examples/*
713 - adding POD documentation to the examples
715 0.01 Thurs Feb. 2, 2006