1 Revision history for Perl extension Class-MOP.
3 0.49 Fri. Dec. 14, 2007
4 !! Class::MOP now loads ~45% faster !!
5 !! with XS speedups (thanks konobi) !!
8 - removed the dependency on B
9 - added two XS functions (thanks konobi)
10 - get_code_info($code) which replaces all
11 the B fiddling we were doing with
12 faster/leaner XS level fiddling
13 - check_package_cache_flag($pkg_name) which
14 returns the PL_sub_generation variable to
15 be used to help manage method caching.
18 In 5.10 or greater this will actually
19 use the mro::get_pkg_gen instead to give
20 even more accurate caching information.
21 blblack++ for that stuff :)
24 - added the &subclasses method (thanks rlb)
25 - added the update_package_cache_flag and
26 reset_package_cache_flag which help keep
27 track of when we need to re-fetch the
29 - Several small improvements to take advantage
30 of the new method map caching features
32 0.48 Mon. Nov. 26, 2007
33 * Class::MOP::Attribute
34 - fixed get_read/write_method to handle the
35 HASH ref case, which makes the
36 get_read/write_method_ref handle it too.
37 - added more tests for this
39 0.47 Sat. Nov. 24, 2007
40 * Class::MOP::Attribute
41 - fixed misspelling in get_write_method_ref
42 - added more tests for this
44 0.46 Fri. Nov. 23, 2007
46 - added the linearized_isa method instead of constantly
47 pruning duplicate classes (this will be even more
48 useful in the 5.10-compat version coming soon)
50 * Class::MOP::Attribute
51 - added the get_read_method_ref and get_write_method_ref
52 methods which allow you to retrieve a CODE ref which
53 can always be used to read or write an attribute.
55 0.45 Thurs. Nov. 13, 2007
56 * Class::MOP::Attribute
57 - Fix error message on confess (groditi)
59 0.44 Thurs. Nov. 13, 2007
60 - Apparently I didn't make dist correctly (groditi)
62 0.43 Thurs. Nov. 13, 2007
64 - Add support for the 'builder' attribute (groditi)
67 - optimise metaclass-already-exists check in
68 construct_class_instance (groditi)
69 - duplicate check into initialize to save a
70 call through (groditi)
72 * Class::MOP::Attribute
73 - Add support for the 'builder' attribute (groditi)
74 - Make predicates check for the existence of a value, not whether
75 it is defined (groditi)
77 * Class::MOP::Instance
78 - Make predicates check for the existence of a value, not whether
79 it is defined (groditi)
81 * Class::MOP::Method::Accessor
82 - made this a subclass of Class::MOP::Method::Generated
83 - removed the relevant attributes
85 * Class::MOP::Method::Constructor
86 - fixed the cached values we had to be more sane
87 - made this a subclass of Class::MOP::Method::Generated
88 - fixed generated constructor so it properly handles
90 - added tests for this
91 - added the option to allow for both inlined and
92 non-inlined constructors.
93 - Update inlined methods for builder and predicate changes (groditi)
95 * Class::MOP::Method::Generated
96 - added this class as an abstract base for the
97 Class::MOP::Method::{Constructor,Accessor} classes
98 - added tests for this
101 - Alter tests (005, 014 020, 021) for new builder addition (groditi)
102 - Tests for new predicate behavior (and corrections to old tests) (groditi)
105 - Update ArrayRef based class example to work with predicate changes
107 0.42 Mon. July 16, 2007
108 !!! Horray for mst, he fixed it !!!
110 * Class::MOP::Package
111 - alter symbol table handling to deal with 5.8.x and 5.9.x
114 - Get rid of the crappy workaround from 0.40/41
116 0.41 Sun. July 15, 2007
118 Arghh!!! My TODO test didn't work, so I handle
119 it manually now so that people can use this
120 with 5.9.5/bleadperl without issue.
122 0.40 Tues, July 3, 2007
124 ~ marked a test in 003_methods.t as TODO
125 for perl 5.9.5 (this test is irrelvant to
126 the module functioning on 5.9.5 for the most
129 0.39 Mon. June 18, 2007
130 * Class::MOP::Immutable
131 - added make_metaclass_mutable + docs (groditi)
132 - removed unused variable
133 - added create_immutable_transformer
134 necessary for sane overloading of immutable behavior
135 - tests for this (groditi)
138 - Immutability can now be undone,
139 added make_mutable + tests + docs (groditi)
140 - Massive changes to the way Immutable is done
141 for details see comments next to make_immutable
142 This fixes a bug where custom metaclasses broke
143 when made immutable. We are now keeping one immutable
144 metaclass instance per metaclass instead of just one
145 to prevent isa hierarchy corruption. Memory use will go
146 up, but I suspect it will be neglible.
147 - New tests added for this behavior. (groditi)
149 0.38 Thurs. May 31, 2007
150 ~~ More documentation updates ~~
152 * Class::MOP::Package
153 - we now deal with stub methods properly
154 - added tests for this
155 - fixed some tests failing on 5.9.5 (thanks blblack)
157 * Class::MOP::Attribute
158 - added get_read_method and get_write_method
159 thanks to groditi for this code, tests
161 - added tests and POD for this
164 - fixed RT issue #27329, clone object now
165 handles undef values correctly.
166 - added tests for this
167 - Corrected anon-class handling so that they
168 will not get reaped when instances still
169 exist which need to reference them. This is
170 the correct behavior, hopefully this is an
171 obscure enough feature that there are not too
172 many work arounds out in the wild.
173 - added tests for this by groditi
174 - updated docs to explain this
177 - load custom metaclasses automatically (thanks groditi)
178 - added tests for this behavior
180 0.37 Sat. March 10, 2007
181 ~~ Many, many documentation updates ~~
184 - added &load_class and &is_class_loaded
185 - added tests and docs for these
187 * Class::MOP::Attribute
188 - default now checks the instance with defined to
189 avoid setting off bool-overloads (found by Carl Franks)
193 - bad name in a test, causing meaningless failuress.
199 - All attribute names are now consistent and follow Perl 6
200 style (prefixed with the sigil, and ! as the twigil for
201 private attrs). This should not affect any code, unless
202 you broke encapsulation, in which case, it is your problem
205 !! Class::MOP::Class::Immutable has been removed
207 * Class::MOP::Method::Constructor
208 - this has been moved out of Class::MOP::Class::Immutable
209 and is a proper subclass of Class::MOP::Method now.
212 - this module now uses Class::MOP::Immutable for the
213 immutable transformation instead of
214 Class::MOP::Class::Immutable.
216 + Class::MOP::Immutable
217 - this module now controls the transformation from a mutable
218 to an immutable version of the class. Docs for this will
219 be coming eventually.
222 0.36 Sun. Nov. 5, 2006
224 - added a few 'no warnings' lines to keep annoying
225 (and meaningless) warnings from chirping during
229 - some more bootstrapping is now done on the new
232 * Class::MOP::Class::Immutable
234 - constructor generation is now handled by
235 the Class::MOP::Method::Constructor class
237 * Class::MOP::Method::Constructor
238 - created this to handle constructor generation
239 in Class::MOP::Class::Immutable
241 * Class::MOP::Attribute
243 - attributes now delegate to the
244 Class::MOP::Method::Accessor to generate
247 * Class::MOP::Method::Accessor
248 - all accessor generation functions from
249 Class::MOP::Attribute have been moved here
251 0.35 Sat. Sept. 30, 2006
253 * scripts/class_browser.pl
254 - initial prototype of a class browser, more
255 on this to come. Comments and patches are
259 - All Class::MOP::* accessors are no longer
260 re-generated in the bootstrap, instead
261 they are aliased from the originals
262 - fixed tests to reflect
263 - added Class::MOP::Method (and its subclasses)
265 - adjusted tests for this
266 - added the Class::MOP::Instance attributes
271 - methods are no longer blessed CODE refs
272 but are actual objects which can be CODE-ified
273 - adjusted tests to compensate
274 - adjusted docs for this
277 - changed how methods are dealt with to
278 encapsulate most of the work into the
279 &get_method_map method
280 - made several adjustments for the change
281 in Class::MOP::Method
282 - &add_attribute now checks if you are adding
283 a duplicate name, and properly removes the
284 old one before installing the new one
285 - added tests for this
286 - adjusted docs for this
288 * Class::MOP::Class::Immutable
289 - added caching of &get_method_map
290 - fixed issue with &get_package_symbol
291 - cleaned up the methods that die (patch by David Wheeler)
293 * Class::MOP::Package
294 - added filtering capabilities to
295 &list_all_package_symbols
297 0.34 Sat. Aug. 26, 2006
299 - added the %:methods attribute, which like
300 the $:version and such just actually goes
301 to the symbol table to get it's stuff.
302 However, it makes the MOP more complete.
304 - The &create method now requires that all
305 but the package name now is passed in as
306 named parameters. See docs for more info.
307 - updated docs and tests for this
310 - added &dump method to easily Data::Dumper
314 - cleaned up the initialization of attributes
315 which do not store things in the instance
316 - added the %:methods attribute definition to
319 ~ lots of misc. test cleanup
321 0.33 Sat. Aug. 19, 2006
323 - moved the metaclass cache out of here
324 and it is now in Class::MOP itself.
327 - moved all the metaclass cache stuff here
328 - fixed all tests for this
330 * Class::MOP::Attribute
331 - reference values (other than CODE refs)
332 are no longer allowed for defaults
333 - added tests for this
335 * Class::MOP::Package
336 - fixed an issue with perl 5.8.1 and how it deals
337 with symbol tables. The namespace hash is now
338 always reloaded from the symbol table.
340 ~ lots of misc. documentation cleanup
342 0.32 Sat. Aug. 12, 2006
343 + added Class::MOP::Object so that the
344 metamodel is more complete (and closer
345 to what Perl 6 will probably be).
347 * Class::MOP::Package
348 - refactored entire class, this is now
349 the primary gateway between the metaclass
350 and the Perl 5 symbol table
351 - added many tests for this
352 - this class is now a subclass of
354 - added some tests to reflect this
357 - refactored all symbol table access to
358 use Class::MOP::Package methods instead
361 - adding the $:version attribute in the bootstrap
362 so that Module has a version as an attribute
363 - see comment in Class::MOP for details
364 - added the $:authority attribute to this module
365 as well as an &identifier method, to bring us
366 ever closer to Perl 6 goodness
367 - I have added $AUTHORITY to all the modules
368 - added tests for this
370 * Class::MOP::Instance
371 - added &deinitialize_slot for removing slots
373 - added tests for this
375 * Class::MOP::Attribute
376 - added support for &deinitialize_slot for removing
377 slots from an instance
378 - added tests for this
380 0.31 Sat. July 15, 2006
383 - added &find_method_by_name to locate a method
384 anywhere within the class hierarchy
386 * Class::MOP::Attribute
387 - added &set_value and &get_value for getting
388 the value of the attribute for a particular
391 0.30 Wed. July 5, 2006
392 ---------------------------------------
393 This is the first version of Class::MOP
394 to introduce the immutable features which
395 will be used for optimizating the MOP.
396 This support should still be considered
397 experimental, but moving towards stability.
398 ---------------------------------------
400 * Created Class::MOP::Class::Immutable
402 * Created the Class::MOP::Package and
403 Class::MOP::Module classes to more
404 closely conform to Perl 6's meta-model
407 - now inherits from Class::MOP::Module
408 - several methods moved to ::Module and
409 ::Package and now inherited
410 - added tests for this
412 * Class::MOP::Instance
413 - added an is_inlinable method to allow other
414 classes to check before they attempt to optimize.
415 - added an inline_create_instance to inline
416 instance creation (of course)
419 - the Class::MOP::Class::*_package_variable
420 methods are all now methods of Class::MOP::Package
421 and called *_package_symbol instead. This is
422 because they are now more general purpose symbol
423 table manipulation methods.
425 0.29_02 Thurs. June 22, 2006
426 ++ DEVELOPER RELEASE ++
428 - small change in &create so that it behaves
429 properly when inherited
430 - small fix to &clone_instance
432 0.29_01 Fri. May 12, 2006
433 ++ DEVELOPER RELEASE ++
434 - This release works in combination with
435 Moose 0.09_01, it is a developer release
436 because it introduces a new instance
437 sub-protocol and has not yet been
441 - anon-classes are now properly garbage collected
442 - added tests for this
443 - improved method modifier wrapping
445 * Class::MOP::Instance
446 - added new instance protocol
447 - added tests for this
448 - changed all relevant modules and examples
450 - Class::MOP::Attribute
454 - you no longer need to specify the metaclass
455 itself, if it is not there, Class::MOP::Class
457 - updated tests for this
460 - added ArrayBasedStorage example to show
461 instance storage using ARRAY refs instead of
463 - added tests for this
464 - InsideOutClass is totally revised using the
465 new instance protocol
466 - added more tests for this
468 0.26 Mon. April 24, 2006
470 - added find_attribute_by_name method
471 - added tests and docs for this
472 - some small optimizations
474 * Class::MOP::Attribute
475 - some small optimizations
477 0.25 Thurs. April 20, 2006
479 - added create_anon_class for creating anonymous classes
480 - added tests for this
481 - added get_all_metaclasses, get_all_metaclass_names
482 and get_all_metaclass_instances method to allow
483 access to all the cached metaclass objects.
484 - attribute slot initialization is now the responsibility
485 of the attribute itself, and construct_instance now
486 delegates appropriately
488 * Class::MOP::Attribute
489 - attribute slot initialization is now the responsibility
490 of the attribute itself, so we added a method for it
491 called initialize_instance_slot
494 - adjusted all the examples to use the new attribute
495 initialize_instance_slot method
497 0.24 Tues. April 11, 2006
499 - cleaned up how the before/after/around method
500 modifiers get named with Sub::Name
502 0.23 Thurs. March 30, 2006
504 - fixed the way attribute defaults are handled
505 during instance construction (bug found by chansen)
507 * Class::MOP::Attribute
508 - read-only accessors ('reader') will now die if
509 passed more than one argument (attempting to write
511 - added tests for this
512 - adjusted all /example files to comply
514 0.22 Mon. March 20, 2006
516 - localized $@ in the *_package_variable functions
517 because otherwise, it does ugly things in Moose.
518 - added test case for this
520 0.21 Wed. March 15, 2006
522 - fixed issue where metaclasses are reaped from
523 our cache in global destruction, and so are not
524 available in DESTORY calls
526 0.20 Thurs. March 2, 2006
527 - removed the dependency for Clone since
528 we no longer to deep-cloning by default.
531 - added &package_name, &name and
532 &fully_qualified_name methods, some of
533 which were formerly private subs in
536 * Class::MOP::Method::Wrapped
537 - allows for a method to be wrapped with
538 before, after and around modifiers
539 - added tests and docs for this feature
542 - improved &get_package_symbol
543 - &version and &superclasses now use it
544 - methods are now blessed into Class::MOP::Method
546 - added methods to install CLOS-style method modifiers
547 - &add_before_method_modifier
548 - &add_after_method_modifier
549 - &add_around_method_modifier
550 - added tests and docs for these
551 - added &find_next_method_by_name which finds the
552 equivalent of SUPER::method_name
554 0.12 Thurs. Feb 23, 2006
555 - reduced the dependency on B, no need to always
559 - added docs to the C3 method dispatch order test
560 - fixed missing Algorithm::C3 dependency by making
561 the test skip if it is not installed
563 0.11 Mon Feb. 20, 2006
565 - added example of changing method dispatch order to C3
568 - changed how clone_instance behaves, it now only does a
569 shallow clone (see docs for more details)
570 - added docs and tests
572 0.10 Tues Feb. 14, 2006
573 ** This release was mostly about writing more tests and
574 cleaning out old and dusty code, the MOP should now
575 be considered "ready to use".
577 - adding more tests to get coverage up a little higher,
578 mostly testing errors and edge cases.
579 - test coverage is now at 99%
582 - no longer optionally exports to UNIVERSAL::meta or
583 creates a custom metaclass generator, use the
584 metaclass pragma instead.
587 - fixed a number of minor issues which came up in the
588 error/edge-case tests
590 * Class::MOP::Attribute
591 - fixed a number of minor issues which came up in the
592 error/edge-case tests
595 - fixing the AttributesWithHistory example, it was broken.
597 0.06 Thurs Feb. 9, 2006
599 - adding new metaclass pragma to make setting up the
600 metaclass a little more straightforward
603 - clean up bootstrapping to include more complete
604 attribute definitions for Class::MOP::Class and
605 Class::MOP::Attribute (accessors, readers, writers,
606 etc.) ... it is redundant, but is useful meta-info
610 - fixing minor meta-circularity issue with &meta, it
611 is now more useful for subclasses
612 - added &get_attribute_map as an accessor for the
613 hash of attribute meta objects
614 - &compute_all_applicable_attributes now just returns
615 the attribute meta-object, rather than the HASH ref
616 since all the same info can be gotten from the
617 attribute meta-object itself
618 - updated docs & tests to reflect
619 - added &clone_instance method which does a deep clone
620 of the instance structure created by &construct_instance
621 - added docs & tests for this
622 - added Clone as a dependency
623 - added &new_object and &clone_object convience methods to
624 return blessed new or cloned instances
625 - they handle Class::MOP::Class singletons correctly too
626 - added docs & tests for this
627 - cleaned up the &constuct_class_instance so that it behaves
628 more like &construct_instance (and managed the singletons too)
629 - added the &check_metaclass_compatibility method to make sure
630 that metaclasses are upward and downward compatible.
631 - added tests and docs for this
634 - adjusting code to use the &Class::MOP::Class::meta
636 - adjusting code to use the metaclass pragma
638 0.05 Sat Feb. 4, 2006
640 - added the &attribute_metaclass and &method_metaclass
641 attributes which contain a metaclass name to use for
642 attributes/methods respectively
645 - bootstrap additional attributes for Class::MOP::Class
648 - adjusted the example code and tests to use the new
649 &attribute_metaclass feature of Class::MOP::Class
653 0.04 Fri Feb. 3, 2006
655 - some documentation suggestions from #perl6
657 * Class::MOP::Attribute
658 - improved error messages
661 - added new examples:
662 - AttributesWithHistory
663 - ClassEncapsultedAttributes
665 0.03 Fri Feb. 3, 2006
666 - converted to Module::Build instead of EU::MM
668 * Class::MOP::Attribute
669 - refactored method generation code
670 - attributes are now associated with class directly
673 - refactored the InsideOut example to take advantage
674 of the Class::MOP::Attribute refactoring
675 - changed example files to .pod files and hide thier
676 package names from PAUSE (I don't want to own these
677 namespaces really, they are just examples)
679 0.02 Thurs Feb. 2, 2006
680 - moving examples from t/lib/* to examples/*
681 - adding POD documentation to the examples
683 0.01 Thurs Feb. 2, 2006