1 This file documents the revision history for Perl extension Catalyst.
3 ?5.7004? 2006-10-25 ??:??:??
4 - Fix Engine::HTTP crash when using IE. (Jesper Krogh, Peter Edwards)
5 - clean up Catalyst::Utils to handle some edge cases
6 - Properly work around lighttpd PATH_INFO vs. SCRIPT_NAME bug.
8 - add _application accessor
10 - Allow use Catalyst::Test without app name (Ton Voon, Altinity)
11 - Catalyst::Manual moved to its own package
12 - Add option to FastCGI engine to send errors to stdout, not the web server
13 - Use Module::Install's auto_install to install prerequisite modules
15 5.7003 2006-09-21 16:29:45
16 - Additions and updates to tutorial
18 5.7002 2006-09-17 19:35:32
19 - unescape captures to match args
20 - fix for relative Chained under namespace '' (root)
21 - fix for hashrefs in action attributes from config
22 - fix for Chained to require correct number of CaptureArgs
24 5.7001 2006-07-19 23:46:54
25 - fix for component loading
26 - uri_for and uri_with now behave as they used to with non-
29 5.7000 2006-07-07 08:08:08
30 - fix FCGI.pm warning message with FastCGI engine
31 - bumped inc::Module::Install to 0.63 in Makefile.PL
32 - fixes to uri_for_action for DispatchType::Chained
35 - Changed catalyst.pl to depend on Catalyst::Devel
37 5.70_03 2006-06-28 16:42:00
38 - fixup to registered plugins debug at app startup
39 - refactored Catalyst::Utils::home
41 5.70_02 2006-06-27 11:51:00
44 5.70_01 2006-06-26 10:49:00
46 - fixed a Catalyst::Base bug causing duplicate action registrations
47 - modified DispatchTypes to support multiple registrations
48 - added Catalyst::Runtime module as dist marker
49 - added Catalyst::ActionChain and Chained DispatchType
50 - removed retarded registration requirement in dispatcher
51 - removed Module::Pluggable::Fast hack in favor of
52 Module::Pluggable::Object
53 - extended uri_for, added dispatcher->uri_for_action
54 - added Catalyst::Base->action_for('methodname')
55 - checked and tested :Args multimethod dispatch
56 - added ability to set action attributes from controller config
57 - added merge_config_hashes() as a convenience method
58 - Swapped out CGI::Cookie in favour of CGI::Simple::Cookie
59 - Removed test dependencies on Test::NoWarnings, Test::MockObject
60 - Removed dependency on UNIVERSAL::require
61 - Split out Catalyst::Helper into a new distribution
62 - un-bundled the plugins as they are now pre-reqs for Catalyst::Helper
63 - nuked each() out of core with prejudice (due to lurking buglets)
64 - Added tests from phaylon for dispatcher precedence
65 - Use Class::Inspector->loaded($class) instead of $class->can('can')
66 - Added ActionClass attribute
67 - Removed Test::WWW::Mechanize::Catalyst from Makefile.PL (circular dep)
68 - Updated docs for Catalyst::Component
69 - Separated execute and dispatch on Catalyst::Action
70 - cleaned up logging and debug output
71 - significant documentation revisions
72 - Added warning for setup being called twice
73 - Fix pod to use DBIC::Schema instead of DBIC model
74 - Fix ->config failing to copy _config for subclassing
78 5.6902 2006-05-04 13:00:00
79 - Remove tarballs and OSX metadata files.
81 5.6901 2006-05-03 11.17:00
82 - Module::Install didn't overwrite META.yml.
84 5.6900 2006-05-03 11.17:00
85 - Stupid pause indexer can't count.
86 - Better fix for Catalyst::Test
89 5.682 2006-04-27 13:51:00
90 - Damn OSX attributes again :(
92 5.681 2006-04-27 08:47:00
94 - Add basename to core . (Deprecates Catalyst::Plugin::Basename)
96 5.68 2006-04-26 12:23:00
97 - ConfigLoader: Updated to version 0.06
98 - fixed undef warnings in uri_for() and uri_with()
99 - Fixed Catalyst::Test to report errors on failed Class load
101 5.678 2006-04-24 12:30:00
102 - Re-release of 5.67 without OSX metadata files.
104 5.67 2006-04-23 08:50:00
105 - Added $c->req->uri_with() helper
106 - ConfigLoader: Updated to version 0.05
107 - Fix up Engine to avoid a new 5.8.8 warning
108 - Added app name with :: support for PAR
109 - Added $c->models/views/controllers
110 - Static::Simple: Unescape the URI path before looking for the file.
111 This fixes issues with files that have spaces.
112 - Looping and recursion tests plus a fix
113 - Added lots of API documentation. Refactored main pod.
114 - Changed default behaviors for $c->model/$c->controller/$c->view
115 to more sane settings.
116 - added the clear_errors method - an alias for error(0)
117 - Added tmpdir option for uploads (woremacx)
118 - Applied patch from GEOFFR to allow normal filehandles.
119 - Refactored Dispatcher internals for better readability and speedup
120 (stress tests run 12% faster)
121 - Allow $c->error to run as a class method
123 5.66 2006-03-10 17:48:00
124 - Added Test::WWW::Mechanize::Catalyst support
125 - Cleaned generated tests
126 - Added Root controller concept
127 - Updated ConfigLoader plugin to version 0.04
129 5.65 2006-02-21 10:34:00
130 - Added plugin introspection.
131 - Support optional hashref as last param for parameters in uri_for.
132 - Updated tutorial to be more complete.
133 - Applied args patch from antirice (Fixes Ticket #67)
135 5.64 2006-02-07 20:29:00
136 - Fixed bug in FastCGI proc manager mode where pm_post_dispatch
137 was not run. (Eric Wong)
138 - Cleaned up generated tests
139 - Updated YAML support to use ConfigLoader
140 - Fixed path dispatch to canonicalise correctly
141 (see http://dev.catalyst.perl.org/ticket/62)
142 - Added Catalyst::Manual::About
144 5.63 2006-01-22 00:00:00
145 - Updated prereq versions
147 5.62 2006-01-17 16:30:00
148 - Large update to the tutorial (castaway)
149 - Added YAML config support
150 - Added COMPONENT() and ACCEPT_CONTEXT() support
151 - Action list in debug mode is now displayed as a tree in the
152 correct execution order.
153 - Fixed engine detection to allow custom mod_perl engines.
154 - Static::Simple: Fixed bug in ignore_dirs under win32.
155 - Display version numbers of loaded plugins. (Curtis Poe)
156 - Added class and method for caught exception messages.
157 - Updated PAR support to use "make catalyst_par",
158 packages are no longer written by Makefile.PL.
159 - Automatically determine Content-Length when serving a
161 - Exceptions now return status 500.
162 - Updated for Module::Install 0.44.
163 - Fixed additional file installation for multi level app names.
164 - Added REDIRECT_URL support for applications running behind
165 a RewriteRule in Apache. (Carl Franks)
166 - Fixed FastCGI engine under win32. (Carl Franks)
167 - FastCGI doc updates (Bill Moseley)
168 - Bugfix for $c->model and friends (defined).
170 5.61 2005-12-02 00:00:00
171 - Fixed ExtUtils::AutoInstall Bootstrap Code in Makefile.PL
173 5.60 2005-12-01 22:15:00
174 - Fixed Path and index actions in the appclass,
175 including those that attach to /
176 - Index is now weighted higher than Path
177 - Fixed restarter and -d debug switch in server.pl.
178 - Added a warning if you attempt to retrieve a parameter
179 using $c->req->params('foo').
180 - Fixed the Module::Install::Catalyst @ISA bug
182 5.59 2005-11-30 13:25:00
183 - Fixed shebang line for generated scripts
184 - Fixed forward to classes ($c->forward(qw/MyApp foo/))
185 - Wrap use block in begin to quelch C:C3 warnings
186 - Removed scrollbar from debug output
187 - Fixed catalyst_par_core() and catalyst_par_multiarch()
189 5.58 2005-11-24 10:51:00
190 - Added ExtUtils::AutoInstall support
191 - Allow overriding path in Catalyst::Helper.
192 - Added -makefile to catalyst.pl to generate a new Makefile.PL.
193 - Restored Catalyst::Build with a deprecation notice.
194 - Improved PAR support
195 - Replaced -short with auto-detection
196 - Fixed prereqs, added File::Copy::Recursive
197 - Static::Simple changes:
198 - Made prepare_action play nice with other plugins by not short-
200 - Added tmpl to the ignored extensions.
201 - Fixed security problem if req->path contained '..'.
203 5.57 2005-11-20 22:45:00
204 - Updated uri_for to accept undef actions
205 - Switched to Module::Install
206 - Renamed tests for easier editing
207 - Reformatted documentation
208 - Renamed -nonew to -force
210 - Added keep-alive support and bug fixes to HTTP engine.
212 - Added daemonize option to FastCGI engine. (Sam Vilain)
214 5.56 2005-11-16 10:33:00
215 - Fixed FastCGI engine to not clobber the global %ENV on each
216 request. (Sam Vilain)
217 - Updated benchmarking to work with detach
218 - Fixed dispatcher, so $c->req->action(undef) works again
219 - Updated Catalyst::Test to use HTTP::Request::AsCGI
220 - Added -pidfile to external FastCGI server.
222 5.55 2005-11-15 12:55:00
223 - Fixed multiple cookie handling
225 5.54 2005-11-14 22:55:00
226 - Fixed a Module::Pluggable::Fast related bug
228 5.53 2005-11-14 15:55:00
229 - Removed t/04prereq.t that was testing for non-required
232 5.52 2005-11-14 10:57:00
233 - Strip '..'s in static urls to fix security issue.
235 5.51 2005-11-14 00:45:00
236 - Changed uri_for to use namespace instead of match.
238 5.50 2005-11-13 20:45:00
242 5.49_05 2005-11-12 20:45:00
243 - Large update to the documentation. (David Kamholz)
244 - Fixed args handling in forward()
245 - Fixed forwarding to classes
246 - Fixed catalyst.pl-generated Build.PL Makefile section.
247 - Fixed relative forwarding
248 - Fixed forward arrows in debug output
250 5.49_04 2005-11-09 23:00:00
251 - Made context, dispatcher, engine, request and response classes
254 - Fixed dispatcher to ignore unknown attributes.
255 - Improved format of startup debug log.
256 - Updated built in server to restart on win32. (Will Hawes)
257 - Fixed streaming write from a filehandle to stop writing
258 if the browser is closed.
259 - Added $c->controller, $c->model and $c->view shortcuts.
260 - Switched to Text::SimpleTable.
262 5.49_03 2005-11-03 12:00:00
263 - Fixed $c->req->{path} for backwards-compatibility.
264 - Allow debug to be disabled via ENV as well as enabled.
265 - Added -scripts option to catalyst.pl for script updating
266 - Changed helpers to default to long types, Controller instead of C
267 - Added Catalyst::Controller, Catalyst::Model and Catalyst::View
269 - Added JavaScript to debug screen to show and hide specific dumps
270 - Added _DISPATCH, _BEGIN, _AUTO, _ACTION and _END actions
271 - Added multi process external FastCGI support
272 (see myapp_fastcgi.pl -help) (Sam Vilain)
273 - Restarter process in HTTP engine now properly exits when the
274 parent app is shut down.
275 - Improved performance of restarter loop while watching for
277 - Restarter will now detect new files added to an app on systems
278 that change directory mtimes when new files are created.
279 - Restarter now properly handles modules that are deleted from an
281 - Fixed memory leak in TestApp.
283 5.49_02 2005-10-26 12:39:00
284 - Whole new dispatcher!
286 - Added path_to method
287 - Added support for passing an IO::Handle object to $c->res->body.
289 - Added a new welcome screen.
290 - Included Catalyst buttons and icons in helper.
291 - Added Static::Simple plugin to core.
292 - Added self restarting test server
293 - Added filename to debug output for uploaded files.
294 - Fixed forwarding with embedded arguments.
295 - Fixed handling of escaped query strings.
296 - Added upload parameters back into $c->req->params.
297 - Added multiple paths support to dispatcher
298 - Fixed bug in req->path where changing the path added a trailing
300 - Removed req->handle and res->handle
301 - Added prepare_body_chunk method as a hook for upload progress.
302 - Fixed bug in uri_for method when base has no path.
303 - Added automated tests for HTTP, CGI, and FastCGI servers.
305 5.49_01 2005-10-10 10:15:00
306 - Refactored all internals, should be 99% compatible to previous
308 - *IMPORTANT* The Apache engines have been moved to a separate package
309 for this release. Please install Catalyst::Engine::Apache if you
312 - Added support for calling forward with arguments in the path, i.e.
313 $c->forward('/foo/bar/arg1/arg2')
314 - Made $c->req->uri a URI object, added req->path_info for CGI compat.
315 Raw query string is available as $c->req->uri->query.
316 - Made $c->req->base a URI object.
317 - Parameters with multiple values (?a=1&a=2) now display properly
319 - Semi-colon separators in query strings now work properly.
320 - Expanded documentation of catalyst.pl (Andrew Ford)
321 - Added support for running as a backend server behind a frontend
322 proxy so req->base and req->address are set properly.
323 - Added an 'abort' method to the Log api, so that you can
324 kill loggging for a whole request.
325 - Added $c->uri_for method to simplify url handling.
326 - Added more tests and reorganized the t directory.
327 - Reimplemented core engines, all are now CGI based for better test
328 coverage and maintainability.
329 - Added fork support to built in test server.
330 - Fixed all memory leaks.
331 - Thread-related bug fixes and tests. We now believe the Catalyst
332 core to be thread-safe.
333 - Added streaming IO support through $c->req->read() and
335 - Added MyApp->config->{parse_on_demand} (streaming input)
336 - Added $c->req->handle and $c->res->handle
337 - Improved documentation
338 - Fixed mkpath in Catalyst::Helper (Autrijus Tang)
339 - Fixed bug in dispatcher where an invalid path could call a valid
340 action. (Andy Grundman)
341 - Fixed Helper so it works with CRLF line-endings. (Andy Grundman)
343 5.33 2005-08-10 15:25:00
344 - Now with updated manifest.
346 5.32 2005-08-10 15:10:00
347 - Dispatcher might fail if object returns false. (Florian Ragwitz)
349 5.31 2005-06-04 12:35:00 (never released to CPAN)
351 - helpers now create .new files where files already exist and differ
352 - fixed $Data::Dumper::Terse (Robin Berjon)
353 - added arguments for detach
354 - new credits section in pod
355 - fixed detach to allow relative action names (Matt and Robert)
356 - added the ability to have whitespaces in Path( '' ) and Regex( '' )
358 5.30 2005-06-04 12:35:00
360 - Fixed a bug where it was not possible to $c->forward to a
362 that was not inheriting from Catalyst::Base.
363 - Fix for inheritance bug.
364 - Allow forward with arguments.
366 - Allow overriding home/root in config.
367 - make module build cons README automatically.
368 - prettify home path by resolving '..' (Andy Grundman)
369 - improved helper templates a bit, new naming scheme for tests.
370 - added support for case sensitivity, MyApp->config->{case_sensitive}
371 - added $c->detach for non-returning forwards
372 - added unified error handling, Catalyst::Exception
373 - added section on param handling in Intro.pod
374 - added $c->request->cookie
375 - added Catalyst::Setup
376 - refactored Catalyst::import()
377 - improved rendering of error messages in debug mode
378 - fixed a bug in Catalyst::Helper::mk_dir
379 - further doc changes, esp. to Intro.pod
381 5.23 2005-06-03 02:30:00
382 - added support for non Catalyst::Base components to live in namespace
383 - improved concurrency connections in Catalyst::Engine::HTTP::Daemon
385 5.22 2005-05-26 14:24:00
386 - improved base locating in MP engines
387 - improved error messages in C::E::HTTP::Daemon
388 - hostnames are now resolved on demand unless provided by engine
389 - fixed memory leak in $c->execute (Michael Reece, Matt S Trout)
391 5.21 2005-05-24 14:56:00
392 - fixed a bug in https detection
393 - fixed auto chain finally
394 - added MYAPP_HOME and CATALYST_HOME environment variables
396 5.20 2005-05-18 19:52:00
397 - improved uploads and parameters
398 - added $c->req->protocol and $c->req->secure
399 - added $c->req->user and $c->req->uri
400 - improved error message when forwarding to unknown module
401 - fixed win32 installer
402 - added deep recursion detection
404 - fixed inheritance in dispatcher
405 - allow whitespaces between brackets and quoted string
406 in Path and Regex attributes
407 - new helper templates
408 - installer now supports install_base and destdir
409 - allow multiple Catalyst apps to run on the same mod_perl
410 instance (not the same app!)
412 - removed apreq dependency from all MP engines
413 - added support for MP registry scripts
414 - added support for LocationMatch and ScriptAliasMatch in MP engines
415 - added SpeedyCGI engine
417 5.10 2005-04-23 11:16:00
418 - updated dependencies to require latest module::pluggable::fast
419 - new installer for templates and stuff using Module::Build
420 - scripts are now prefixed, for being installable
421 IMPORTANT: You have to regenerate the script directory,
422 remove Makefile.PL and add Build.PL
423 - Added compat to install Module::Build if required.
424 - Improved: Params handling with MP engines
425 - Fixed: Params handling on POST with CGI engine (Andy Grundman)
426 - Fixed: Helper.pm on Win32 (Matt S Trout)
428 5.03 2005-04-19 20:35:00 (Revision 462)
429 - fixed Test example (Torsten Seeman)
430 - added Plugins chapter to manual
431 - applied doc patch from Robert Boone <robert@rlb3.com>
432 - improved Dispatcher error messages.
433 - refactored so we don't need to include helper from
434 Catalyst.pm - Fixes issues with FindBin
435 - applied HTTP.pm patch from Andy Grundman <andy@hybridized.org>
436 - added plugin() method for instant plugins
437 - FCGI is no more considered experimental
439 5.02 2005-04-18 10:00:00
442 5.01 2005-04-17 23:00:00
443 - some documentation bugs fixed
444 - added Catalyst::Utils
445 - fixed regexp bug (Matt S Trout)
446 - fixed upload bug with MP19
447 - added $c->req->body
448 - aliased $c->res->output to $c->res->body
449 - Read AUTHOR from passwd or $ENV{AUTHOR} when
451 - extended attribute handling
452 - added global config for components
454 5.00 2005-04-15 18:00:00
455 - new core to support inheritance trees
456 - new syntax for action declaration
457 - new helper system using TT2
458 - problems with mod_perl2 fixed
459 - added Test::Pod support
460 - added new server backend with HTTP/1.1 support
461 - added option to run tests against a remote server
462 - renamed errors() to error()
464 - countless minor improvements
465 IMPORTANT: This release is very incompatible to previous ones
466 and you have to regenerate the helper scripts again...
468 4.34 2005-03-23 07:00:00 2005
469 - added some messages to Makefile.PL
470 - added Catalyst::Engine::Test
471 - added Catalyst::Engine::CGI::NPH
472 - simplified Catalyst::Log to be easier to implement/subclass
474 - updated Catalyst::Test to use Catalyst::Engine::Test
475 - updated helper scripts
476 IMPORTANT: this will be the last time you'll have to regenerate
477 the script directory. We promise!
479 4.33 2005-03-23 01:00:00 2005
480 - documented the log() accessor method in Catalyst (Andrew Ford)
481 - added optional arguments to Catalyst::Log methods (Andrew Ford)
482 - removed cgi-server.pl
483 - added fcgi.pl and Catalyst::Engine::FCGI
484 - fixed an undef durng make test (Dan Sully)
485 - new path test (Christian Hansen)
486 IMPORTANT: you have to regenerate the script directory again
488 4.32 2005-03-22 02:10:00 2005
489 - made a damn typo *AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!*
491 4.31 2005-03-22 02:00:00
492 - fixed inheritance (Christian Hansen)
493 - previous release was borked!
494 fixed that, but you have to regenerate the scripts again :(
496 4.30 2005-03-21 23:00:00
497 - more documentation (Andrew Ford)
498 - added connection informations (Christian Hansen)
499 - HTTP::Request support in Catalyst::Test (Christian Hansen)
500 - moved cgi.pl to nph-cgi.pl
501 - added Catalyst::Engine::Server (Christian Hansen)
502 - removed Catalyst::Test::server
503 - updated helper scripts
504 IMPORTANT: note that you have to regenerate script/server.pl,
505 script/cgi-server.pl and script/cgi.pl (now nph-cgi.pl)
507 4.28 2005-03-19 22:00:00
508 - fixed isa tree (Christian Hansen)
509 - added script/cgi-server.pl, so no more server restarting after
511 - reworked documentation (Andrew Ford <A.Ford@ford-mason.co.uk>)
513 4.27 2005-03-19 01:00:00
514 - debug message for parameters
515 - Fix redirects (Christian Hansen <ch@ngmedia.com>)
517 - new helper api for Catalyst::Helper::* support
518 you have to update script/create.pl to use it
520 4.26 2005-03-16 10:00:00
521 - fixed the weird bug that caused regex actions to fail on every
523 - more debug messages
526 4.25 2005-03-12 18:00:00
527 - correct perl pathes for helper generated scripts (Tatsuhiko Miyagawa)
528 - improved cgi engine docs (Christoper Hicks)
530 4.24 2005-03-12 01:00:00
531 - updated cookbook example
532 - fixed base for apache and https (Andrew Ruthven)
534 4.23 2005-03-09 20:00:00
535 - no more regex actions in forward
536 - added support for test directories t/m, t/v and t/c
538 4.22 2005-03-08 20:00:00
539 - catch errors in application class
540 - handle die properly.
542 4.21 2005-03-05 17:00:00
545 4.20 2005-03-04 22:00:00
546 - moved bin to script
548 4.13 2005-03-03 11:00:00
549 - improved documentation
550 - pod coverage test for helper generated apps
553 4.12 2005-03-02 11:00:00 2005
554 - server_base sucks, removed
555 - added $c->log->dump()
557 4.11 2005-03-02 11:00:00 2005
558 - removed some warnings
560 - private prefixed actions override private non prefixed actions
562 - updated Catalyst::Manual::Intro
564 4.10 2005-03-02 10:00:00 2005
565 - improved documentation
567 - fixed prefixed private actions bug
568 - fixed more little bugs
570 4.01 2005-03-01 10:00:00 2005
571 - improved documentation
572 - documentation fixes (Johan Lindstrom)
574 4.00 2005-02-27 22:00:00
575 - more verbose debug messages, especially for forward()
576 - implemented prefixed prvate actions, icluding built in
577 !?default, !?begin and !?end
578 - new Catalyst::Manual::Intro
579 - new helpers, bin/catalyst
582 3.11 2005-02-23 21:00:00
583 - added dependency to UNIVERSAL::require (Marcus Ramberg)
584 - added a little workaround for a warning in Catalyst::Test
586 - improved documentation for actions
588 3.10 2005-02-19 20:00:00
589 - removed roles management from Catalyst::Engine
590 and added it to Catalyst::Plugin::Authentication::CDBI
592 3.04 2005-02-17 21:00:00
593 - error reporting for app class
594 - no more engine debug messages
595 - class->method forwards get resolved now
597 3.03 2005-02-16 23:00:00
598 - friendlier statistics
600 3.02 2005-02-16 22:00:00
601 - fixed unintialized actions (Marcus Ramberg)
603 3.01 2005-02-16 20:30:00
606 3.00 2005-02-16 20:00:00
607 - real version number for CPAN.pm
608 - fixed redirect in CGI engine
609 - more statistics in debug logs
610 - ? prefix for forward()
612 2.99_15 2005-02-02 22:00:00
613 - support for short namespaces, MyApp::M, MyApp::V and MyApp::C
614 - Replaced "Catched" with "Caught" in Catalyst::Engine
616 - replaced _ with ! for private actions
617 - added ? for prefixed actions
620 2.99_14 2005-01-31 22:00:00 2005
621 - arguments for _default
622 - $c->entrance removed for more flexibility
623 - added $c->req->method
625 2.99_13 2005-01-30 18:00:00 2005
626 - POD fixes and improvements
628 2.99_12 2005-01-28 22:00:00 2005
629 - first development release