1 This file documents the revision history for Perl extension Catalyst.
3 5.62 2006-01-17 16:30:00
4 - Large update to the tutorial (castaway)
5 - Added YAML config support
6 - Added COMPONENT() and ACCEPT_CONTEXT() support
7 - Action list in debug mode is now displayed as a tree in the
8 correct execution order.
9 - Fixed engine detection to allow custom mod_perl engines.
10 - Static::Simple: Fixed bug in ignore_dirs under win32.
11 - Display version numbers of loaded plugins. (Curtis Poe)
12 - Added class and method for caught exception messages.
13 - Updated PAR support to use "make catalyst_par",
14 packages are no longer written by Makefile.PL.
15 - Automatically determine Content-Length when serving a
17 - Exceptions now return status 500.
18 - Updated for Module::Install 0.44.
19 - Fixed additional file installation for multi level app names.
20 - Added REDIRECT_URL support for applications running behind
21 a RewriteRule in Apache. (Carl Franks)
22 - Fixed FastCGI engine under win32. (Carl Franks)
23 - FastCGI doc updates (Bill Moseley)
24 - Bugfix for $c->model and friends (defined).
26 5.61 2005-12-02 00:00:00
27 - Fixed ExtUtils::AutoInstall Bootstrap Code in Makefile.PL
29 5.60 2005-12-01 22:15:00
30 - Fixed Path and index actions in the appclass,
31 including those that attach to /
32 - Index is now weighted higher than Path
33 - Fixed restarter and -d debug switch in server.pl.
34 - Added a warning if you attempt to retrieve a parameter
35 using $c->req->params('foo').
36 - Fixed the Module::Install::Catalyst @ISA bug
38 5.59 2005-11-30 13:25:00
39 - Fixed shebang line for generated scripts
40 - Fixed forward to classes ($c->forward(qw/MyApp foo/))
41 - Wrap use block in begin to quelch C:C3 warnings
42 - Removed scrollbar from debug output
43 - Fixed catalyst_par_core() and catalyst_par_multiarch()
45 5.58 2005-11-24 10:51:00
46 - Added ExtUtils::AutoInstall support
47 - Allow overriding path in Catalyst::Helper.
48 - Added -makefile to catalyst.pl to generate a new Makefile.PL.
49 - Restored Catalyst::Build with a deprecation notice.
50 - Improved PAR support
51 - Replaced -short with auto-detection
52 - Fixed prereqs, added File::Copy::Recursive
53 - Static::Simple changes:
54 - Made prepare_action play nice with other plugins by not short-
56 - Added tmpl to the ignored extensions.
57 - Fixed security problem if req->path contained '..'.
59 5.57 2005-11-20 22:45:00
60 - Updated uri_for to accept undef actions
61 - Switched to Module::Install
62 - Renamed tests for easier editing
63 - Reformatted documentation
64 - Renamed -nonew to -force
66 - Added keep-alive support and bug fixes to HTTP engine.
68 - Added daemonize option to FastCGI engine. (Sam Vilain)
70 5.56 2005-11-16 10:33:00
71 - Fixed FastCGI engine to not clobber the global %ENV on each
73 - Updated benchmarking to work with detach
74 - Fixed dispatcher, so $c->req->action(undef) works again
75 - Updated Catalyst::Test to use HTTP::Request::AsCGI
76 - Added -pidfile to external FastCGI server.
78 5.55 2005-11-15 12:55:00
79 - Fixed multiple cookie handling
81 5.54 2005-11-14 22:55:00
82 - Fixed a Module::Pluggable::Fast related bug
84 5.53 2005-11-14 15:55:00
85 - Removed t/04prereq.t that was testing for non-required
88 5.52 2005-11-14 10:57:00
89 - Strip '..'s in static urls to fix security issue.
91 5.51 2005-11-14 00:45:00
92 - Changed uri_for to use namespace instead of match.
94 5.50 2005-11-13 20:45:00
98 5.49_05 2005-11-12 20:45:00
99 - Large update to the documentation. (David Kamholz)
100 - Fixed args handling in forward()
101 - Fixed forwarding to classes
102 - Fixed catalyst.pl-generated Build.PL Makefile section.
103 - Fixed relative forwarding
104 - Fixed forward arrows in debug output
106 5.49_04 2005-11-09 23:00:00
107 - Made context, dispatcher, engine, request and response classes
110 - Fixed dispatcher to ignore unknown attributes.
111 - Improved format of startup debug log.
112 - Updated built in server to restart on win32. (Will Hawes)
113 - Fixed streaming write from a filehandle to stop writing
114 if the browser is closed.
115 - Added $c->controller, $c->model and $c->view shortcuts.
116 - Switched to Text::SimpleTable.
118 5.49_03 2005-11-03 12:00:00
119 - Fixed $c->req->{path} for backwards-compatibility.
120 - Allow debug to be disabled via ENV as well as enabled.
121 - Added -scripts option to catalyst.pl for script updating
122 - Changed helpers to default to long types, Controller instead of C
123 - Added Catalyst::Controller, Catalyst::Model and Catalyst::View
125 - Added JavaScript to debug screen to show and hide specific dumps
126 - Added _DISPATCH, _BEGIN, _AUTO, _ACTION and _END actions
127 - Added multi process external FastCGI support
128 (see myapp_fastcgi.pl -help) (Sam Vilain)
129 - Restarter process in HTTP engine now properly exits when the
130 parent app is shut down.
131 - Improved performance of restarter loop while watching for
133 - Restarter will now detect new files added to an app on systems
134 that change directory mtimes when new files are created.
135 - Restarter now properly handles modules that are deleted from an
137 - Fixed memory leak in TestApp.
139 5.49_02 2005-10-26 12:39:00
140 - Whole new dispatcher!
142 - Added path_to method
143 - Added support for passing an IO::Handle object to $c->res->body.
145 - Added a new welcome screen.
146 - Included Catalyst buttons and icons in helper.
147 - Added Static::Simple plugin to core.
148 - Added self restarting test server
149 - Added filename to debug output for uploaded files.
150 - Fixed forwarding with embedded arguments.
151 - Fixed handling of escaped query strings.
152 - Added upload parameters back into $c->req->params.
153 - Added multiple paths support to dispatcher
154 - Fixed bug in req->path where changing the path added a trailing
156 - Removed req->handle and res->handle
157 - Added prepare_body_chunk method as a hook for upload progress.
158 - Fixed bug in uri_for method when base has no path.
159 - Added automated tests for HTTP, CGI, and FastCGI servers.
161 5.49_01 2005-10-10 10:15:00
162 - Refactored all internals, should be 99% compatible to previous
164 - *IMPORTANT* The Apache engines have been moved to a separate package
165 for this release. Please install Catalyst::Engine::Apache if you
168 - Added support for calling forward with arguments in the path, i.e.
169 $c->forward('/foo/bar/arg1/arg2')
170 - Made $c->req->uri a URI object, added req->path_info for CGI compat.
171 Raw query string is available as $c->req->uri->query.
172 - Made $c->req->base a URI object.
173 - Parameters with multiple values (?a=1&a=2) now display properly
175 - Semi-colon separators in query strings now work properly.
176 - Expanded documentation of catalyst.pl (Andrew Ford)
177 - Added support for running as a backend server behind a frontend
178 proxy so req->base and req->address are set properly.
179 - Added an 'abort' method to the Log api, so that you can
180 kill loggging for a whole request.
181 - Added $c->uri_for method to simplify url handling.
182 - Added more tests and reorganized the t directory.
183 - Reimplemented core engines, all are now CGI based for better test
184 coverage and maintainability.
185 - Added fork support to built in test server.
186 - Fixed all memory leaks.
187 - Thread-related bug fixes and tests. We now believe the Catalyst
188 core to be thread-safe.
189 - Added streaming IO support through $c->req->read() and
191 - Added MyApp->config->{parse_on_demand} (streaming input)
192 - Added $c->req->handle and $c->res->handle
193 - Improved documentation
194 - Fixed mkpath in Catalyst::Helper (Autrijus Tang)
195 - Fixed bug in dispatcher where an invalid path could call a valid
196 action. (Andy Grundman)
197 - Fixed Helper so it works with CRLF line-endings. (Andy Grundman)
199 5.33 2005-08-10 15:25:00
200 - Now with updated manifest.
202 5.32 2005-08-10 15:10:00
203 - Dispatcher might fail if object returns false. (Florian Ragwitz)
205 5.31 2005-06-04 12:35:00 (never released to CPAN)
207 - helpers now create .new files where files already exist and differ
208 - fixed $Data::Dumper::Terse (Robin Berjon)
209 - added arguments for detach
210 - new credits section in pod
211 - fixed detach to allow relative action names (Matt and Robert)
212 - added the ability to have whitespaces in Path( '' ) and Regex( '' )
214 5.30 2005-06-04 12:35:00
216 - Fixed a bug where it was not possible to $c->forward to a
218 that was not inheriting from Catalyst::Base.
219 - Fix for inheritance bug.
220 - Allow forward with arguments.
222 - Allow overriding home/root in config.
223 - make module build cons README automatically.
224 - prettify home path by resolving '..' (Andy Grundman)
225 - improved helper templates a bit, new naming scheme for tests.
226 - added support for case sensitivity, MyApp->config->{case_sensitive}
227 - added $c->detach for non-returning forwards
228 - added unified error handling, Catalyst::Exception
229 - added section on param handling in Intro.pod
230 - added $c->request->cookie
231 - added Catalyst::Setup
232 - refactored Catalyst::import()
233 - improved rendering of error messages in debug mode
234 - fixed a bug in Catalyst::Helper::mk_dir
235 - further doc changes, esp. to Intro.pod
237 5.23 2005-06-03 02:30:00
238 - added support for non Catalyst::Base components to live in namespace
239 - improved concurrency connections in Catalyst::Engine::HTTP::Daemon
241 5.22 2005-05-26 14:24:00
242 - improved base locating in MP engines
243 - improved error messages in C::E::HTTP::Daemon
244 - hostnames are now resolved on demand unless provided by engine
245 - fixed memory leak in $c->execute (Michael Reece, Matt S Trout)
247 5.21 2005-05-24 14:56:00
248 - fixed a bug in https detection
249 - fixed auto chain finally
250 - added MYAPP_HOME and CATALYST_HOME environment variables
252 5.20 2005-05-18 19:52:00
253 - improved uploads and parameters
254 - added $c->req->protocol and $c->req->secure
255 - added $c->req->user and $c->req->uri
256 - improved error message when forwarding to unknown module
257 - fixed win32 installer
258 - added deep recursion detection
260 - fixed inheritance in dispatcher
261 - allow whitespaces between brackets and quoted string
262 in Path and Regex attributes
263 - new helper templates
264 - installer now supports install_base and destdir
265 - allow multiple Catalyst apps to run on the same mod_perl
266 instance (not the same app!)
268 - removed apreq dependency from all MP engines
269 - added support for MP registry scripts
270 - added support for LocationMatch and ScriptAliasMatch in MP engines
271 - added SpeedyCGI engine
273 5.10 2005-04-23 11:16:00
274 - updated dependencies to require latest module::pluggable::fast
275 - new installer for templates and stuff using Module::Build
276 - scripts are now prefixed, for being installable
277 IMPORTANT: You have to regenerate the script directory,
278 remove Makefile.PL and add Build.PL
279 - Added compat to install Module::Build if required.
280 - Improved: Params handling with MP engines
281 - Fixed: Params handling on POST with CGI engine (Andy Grundman)
282 - Fixed: Helper.pm on Win32 (Matt S Trout)
284 5.03 2005-04-19 20:35:00 (Revision 462)
285 - fixed Test example (Torsten Seeman)
286 - added Plugins chapter to manual
287 - applied doc patch from Robert Boone <robert@rlb3.com>
288 - improved Dispatcher error messages.
289 - refactored so we don't need to include helper from
290 Catalyst.pm - Fixes issues with FindBin
291 - applied HTTP.pm patch from Andy Grundman <andy@hybridized.org>
292 - added plugin() method for instant plugins
293 - FCGI is no more considered experimental
295 5.02 2005-04-18 10:00:00
298 5.01 2005-04-17 23:00:00
299 - some documentation bugs fixed
300 - added Catalyst::Utils
301 - fixed regexp bug (Matt S Trout)
302 - fixed upload bug with MP19
303 - added $c->req->body
304 - aliased $c->res->output to $c->res->body
305 - Read AUTHOR from passwd or $ENV{AUTHOR} when
307 - extended attribute handling
308 - added global config for components
310 5.00 2005-04-15 18:00:00
311 - new core to support inheritance trees
312 - new syntax for action declaration
313 - new helper system using TT2
314 - problems with mod_perl2 fixed
315 - added Test::Pod support
316 - added new server backend with HTTP/1.1 support
317 - added option to run tests against a remote server
318 - renamed errors() to error()
320 - countless minor improvements
321 IMPORTANT: This release is very incompatible to previous ones
322 and you have to regenerate the helper scripts again...
324 4.34 2005-03-23 07:00:00 2005
325 - added some messages to Makefile.PL
326 - added Catalyst::Engine::Test
327 - added Catalyst::Engine::CGI::NPH
328 - simplified Catalyst::Log to be easier to implement/subclass
330 - updated Catalyst::Test to use Catalyst::Engine::Test
331 - updated helper scripts
332 IMPORTANT: this will be the last time you'll have to regenerate
333 the script directory. We promise!
335 4.33 2005-03-23 01:00:00 2005
336 - documented the log() accessor method in Catalyst (Andrew Ford)
337 - added optional arguments to Catalyst::Log methods (Andrew Ford)
338 - removed cgi-server.pl
339 - added fcgi.pl and Catalyst::Engine::FCGI
340 - fixed an undef durng make test (Dan Sully)
341 - new path test (Christian Hansen)
342 IMPORTANT: you have to regenerate the script directory again
344 4.32 2005-03-22 02:10:00 2005
345 - made a damn typo *AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!*
347 4.31 2005-03-22 02:00:00
348 - fixed inheritance (Christian Hansen)
349 - previous release was borked!
350 fixed that, but you have to regenerate the scripts again :(
352 4.30 2005-03-21 23:00:00
353 - more documentation (Andrew Ford)
354 - added connection informations (Christian Hansen)
355 - HTTP::Request support in Catalyst::Test (Christian Hansen)
356 - moved cgi.pl to nph-cgi.pl
357 - added Catalyst::Engine::Server (Christian Hansen)
358 - removed Catalyst::Test::server
359 - updated helper scripts
360 IMPORTANT: note that you have to regenerate script/server.pl,
361 script/cgi-server.pl and script/cgi.pl (now nph-cgi.pl)
363 4.28 2005-03-19 22:00:00
364 - fixed isa tree (Christian Hansen)
365 - added script/cgi-server.pl, so no more server restarting after
367 - reworked documentation (Andrew Ford <A.Ford@ford-mason.co.uk>)
369 4.27 2005-03-19 01:00:00
370 - debug message for parameters
371 - Fix redirects (Christian Hansen <ch@ngmedia.com>)
373 - new helper api for Catalyst::Helper::* support
374 you have to update script/create.pl to use it
376 4.26 2005-03-16 10:00:00
377 - fixed the weird bug that caused regex actions to fail on every
379 - more debug messages
382 4.25 2005-03-12 18:00:00
383 - correct perl pathes for helper generated scripts (Tatsuhiko Miyagawa)
384 - improved cgi engine docs (Christoper Hicks)
386 4.24 2005-03-12 01:00:00
387 - updated cookbook example
388 - fixed base for apache and https (Andrew Ruthven)
390 4.23 2005-03-09 20:00:00
391 - no more regex actions in forward
392 - added support for test directories t/m, t/v and t/c
394 4.22 2005-03-08 20:00:00
395 - catch errors in application class
396 - handle die properly.
398 4.21 2005-03-05 17:00:00
401 4.20 2005-03-04 22:00:00
402 - moved bin to script
404 4.13 2005-03-03 11:00:00
405 - improved documentation
406 - pod coverage test for helper generated apps
409 4.12 2005-03-02 11:00:00 2005
410 - server_base sucks, removed
411 - added $c->log->dump()
413 4.11 2005-03-02 11:00:00 2005
414 - removed some warnings
416 - private prefixed actions override private non prefixed actions
418 - updated Catalyst::Manual::Intro
420 4.10 2005-03-02 10:00:00 2005
421 - improved documentation
423 - fixed prefixed private actions bug
424 - fixed more little bugs
426 4.01 2005-03-01 10:00:00 2005
427 - improved documentation
428 - documentation fixes (Johan Lindstrom)
430 4.00 2005-02-27 22:00:00
431 - more verbose debug messages, especially for forward()
432 - implemented prefixed prvate actions, icluding built in
433 !?default, !?begin and !?end
434 - new Catalyst::Manual::Intro
435 - new helpers, bin/catalyst
438 3.11 2005-02-23 21:00:00
439 - added dependency to UNIVERSAL::require (Marcus Ramberg)
440 - added a little workaround for a warning in Catalyst::Test
442 - improved documentation for actions
444 3.10 2005-02-19 20:00:00
445 - removed roles management from Catalyst::Engine
446 and added it to Catalyst::Plugin::Authentication::CDBI
448 3.04 2005-02-17 21:00:00
449 - error reporting for app class
450 - no more engine debug messages
451 - class->method forwards get resolved now
453 3.03 2005-02-16 23:00:00
454 - friendlier statistics
456 3.02 2005-02-16 22:00:00
457 - fixed unintialized actions (Marcus Ramberg)
459 3.01 2005-02-16 20:30:00
462 3.00 2005-02-16 20:00:00
463 - real version number for CPAN.pm
464 - fixed redirect in CGI engine
465 - more statistics in debug logs
466 - ? prefix for forward()
468 2.99_15 2005-02-02 22:00:00
469 - support for short namespaces, MyApp::M, MyApp::V and MyApp::C
470 - Replaced "Catched" with "Caught" in Catalyst::Engine
472 - replaced _ with ! for private actions
473 - added ? for prefixed actions
476 2.99_14 2005-01-31 22:00:00 2005
477 - arguments for _default
478 - $c->entrance removed for more flexibility
479 - added $c->req->method
481 2.99_13 2005-01-30 18:00:00 2005
482 - POD fixes and improvements
484 2.99_12 2005-01-28 22:00:00 2005
485 - first development release