1 This file documents the revision history for Perl extension Catalyst.
4 - Updated PAR support to use "make catalyst_par",
5 packages are no longer written by Makefile.PL
6 - Automatically determine Content-Length when serving a
8 - Exceptions now return status 500
9 - Updated for Module::Install 0.40
10 - Fixed additional file installation for multi level app names
11 - Added REDIRECT_URL support for applications running behind
12 a RewriteRule in Apache. (Carl Franks)
13 - Fixed FastCGI engine under win32. (Carl Franks)
14 - FastCGI doc updates (Bill Moseley)
15 - Bugfix for $c->model and friends (defined).
17 5.61 2005-12-02 00:00:00
18 - Fixed ExtUtils::AutoInstall Bootstrap Code in Makefile.PL
20 5.60 2005-12-01 22:15:00
21 - Fixed Path and index actions in the appclass,
22 including those that attach to /
23 - Index is now weighted higher than Path
24 - Fixed restarter and -d debug switch in server.pl.
25 - Added a warning if you attempt to retrieve a parameter
26 using $c->req->params('foo').
27 - Fixed the Module::Install::Catalyst @ISA bug
29 5.59 2005-11-30 13:25:00
30 - Fixed shebang line for generated scripts
31 - Fixed forward to classes ($c->forward(qw/MyApp foo/))
32 - Wrap use block in begin to quelch C:C3 warnings
33 - Removed scrollbar from debug output
34 - Fixed catalyst_par_core() and catalyst_par_multiarch()
36 5.58 2005-11-24 10:51:00
37 - Added ExtUtils::AutoInstall support
38 - Allow overriding path in Catalyst::Helper.
39 - Added -makefile to catalyst.pl to generate a new Makefile.PL.
40 - Restored Catalyst::Build with a deprecation notice.
41 - Improved PAR support
42 - Replaced -short with auto-detection
43 - Fixed prereqs, added File::Copy::Recursive
44 - Static::Simple changes:
45 - Made prepare_action play nice with other plugins by not short-
47 - Added tmpl to the ignored extensions.
48 - Fixed security problem if req->path contained '..'.
50 5.57 2005-11-20 22:45:00
51 - Updated uri_for to accept undef actions
52 - Switched to Module::Install
53 - Renamed tests for easier editing
54 - Reformatted documentation
55 - Renamed -nonew to -force
57 - Added keep-alive support and bug fixes to HTTP engine.
59 - Added daemonize option to FastCGI engine. (Sam Vilain)
61 5.56 2005-11-16 10:33:00
62 - Fixed FastCGI engine to not clobber the global %ENV on each
64 - Updated benchmarking to work with detach
65 - Fixed dispatcher, so $c->req->action(undef) works again
66 - Updated Catalyst::Test to use HTTP::Request::AsCGI
67 - Added -pidfile to external FastCGI server.
69 5.55 2005-11-15 12:55:00
70 - Fixed multiple cookie handling
72 5.54 2005-11-14 22:55:00
73 - Fixed a Module::Pluggable::Fast related bug
75 5.53 2005-11-14 15:55:00
76 - Removed t/04prereq.t that was testing for non-required
79 5.52 2005-11-14 10:57:00
80 - Strip '..'s in static urls to fix security issue.
82 5.51 2005-11-14 00:45:00
83 - Changed uri_for to use namespace instead of match.
85 5.50 2005-11-13 20:45:00
89 5.49_05 2005-11-12 20:45:00
90 - Large update to the documentation. (David Kamholz)
91 - Fixed args handling in forward()
92 - Fixed forwarding to classes
93 - Fixed catalyst.pl-generated Build.PL Makefile section.
94 - Fixed relative forwarding
95 - Fixed forward arrows in debug output
97 5.49_04 2005-11-09 23:00:00
98 - Made context, dispatcher, engine, request and response classes
101 - Fixed dispatcher to ignore unknown attributes.
102 - Improved format of startup debug log.
103 - Updated built in server to restart on win32. (Will Hawes)
104 - Fixed streaming write from a filehandle to stop writing
105 if the browser is closed.
106 - Added $c->controller, $c->model and $c->view shortcuts.
107 - Switched to Text::SimpleTable.
109 5.49_03 2005-11-03 12:00:00
110 - Fixed $c->req->{path} for backwards-compatibility.
111 - Allow debug to be disabled via ENV as well as enabled.
112 - Added -scripts option to catalyst.pl for script updating
113 - Changed helpers to default to long types, Controller instead of C
114 - Added Catalyst::Controller, Catalyst::Model and Catalyst::View
116 - Added JavaScript to debug screen to show and hide specific dumps
117 - Added _DISPATCH, _BEGIN, _AUTO, _ACTION and _END actions
118 - Added multi process external FastCGI support
119 (see myapp_fastcgi.pl -help) (Sam Vilain)
120 - Restarter process in HTTP engine now properly exits when the
121 parent app is shut down.
122 - Improved performance of restarter loop while watching for
124 - Restarter will now detect new files added to an app on systems
125 that change directory mtimes when new files are created.
126 - Restarter now properly handles modules that are deleted from an
128 - Fixed memory leak in TestApp.
130 5.49_02 2005-10-26 12:39:00
131 - Whole new dispatcher!
133 - Added path_to method
134 - Added support for passing an IO::Handle object to $c->res->body.
136 - Added a new welcome screen.
137 - Included Catalyst buttons and icons in helper.
138 - Added Static::Simple plugin to core.
139 - Added self restarting test server
140 - Added filename to debug output for uploaded files.
141 - Fixed forwarding with embedded arguments.
142 - Fixed handling of escaped query strings.
143 - Added upload parameters back into $c->req->params.
144 - Added multiple paths support to dispatcher
145 - Fixed bug in req->path where changing the path added a trailing
147 - Removed req->handle and res->handle
148 - Added prepare_body_chunk method as a hook for upload progress.
149 - Fixed bug in uri_for method when base has no path.
150 - Added automated tests for HTTP, CGI, and FastCGI servers.
152 5.49_01 2005-10-10 10:15:00
153 - Refactored all internals, should be 99% compatible to previous
155 - *IMPORTANT* The Apache engines have been moved to a separate package
156 for this release. Please install Catalyst::Engine::Apache if you
159 - Added support for calling forward with arguments in the path, i.e.
160 $c->forward('/foo/bar/arg1/arg2')
161 - Made $c->req->uri a URI object, added req->path_info for CGI compat.
162 Raw query string is available as $c->req->uri->query.
163 - Made $c->req->base a URI object.
164 - Parameters with multiple values (?a=1&a=2) now display properly
166 - Semi-colon separators in query strings now work properly.
167 - Expanded documentation of catalyst.pl (Andrew Ford)
168 - Added support for running as a backend server behind a frontend
169 proxy so req->base and req->address are set properly.
170 - Added an 'abort' method to the Log api, so that you can
171 kill loggging for a whole request.
172 - Added $c->uri_for method to simplify url handling.
173 - Added more tests and reorganized the t directory.
174 - Reimplemented core engines, all are now CGI based for better test
175 coverage and maintainability.
176 - Added fork support to built in test server.
177 - Fixed all memory leaks.
178 - Thread-related bug fixes and tests. We now believe the Catalyst
179 core to be thread-safe.
180 - Added streaming IO support through $c->req->read() and
182 - Added MyApp->config->{parse_on_demand} (streaming input)
183 - Added $c->req->handle and $c->res->handle
184 - Improved documentation
185 - Fixed mkpath in Catalyst::Helper (Autrijus Tang)
186 - Fixed bug in dispatcher where an invalid path could call a valid
187 action. (Andy Grundman)
188 - Fixed Helper so it works with CRLF line-endings. (Andy Grundman)
190 5.33 2005-08-10 15:25:00
191 - Now with updated manifest.
193 5.32 2005-08-10 15:10:00
194 - Dispatcher might fail if object returns false. (Florian Ragwitz)
196 5.31 2005-06-04 12:35:00 (never released to CPAN)
198 - helpers now create .new files where files already exist and differ
199 - fixed $Data::Dumper::Terse (Robin Berjon)
200 - added arguments for detach
201 - new credits section in pod
202 - fixed detach to allow relative action names (Matt and Robert)
203 - added the ability to have whitespaces in Path( '' ) and Regex( '' )
205 5.30 2005-06-04 12:35:00
207 - Fixed a bug where it was not possible to $c->forward to a
209 that was not inheriting from Catalyst::Base.
210 - Fix for inheritance bug.
211 - Allow forward with arguments.
213 - Allow overriding home/root in config.
214 - make module build cons README automatically.
215 - prettify home path by resolving '..' (Andy Grundman)
216 - improved helper templates a bit, new naming scheme for tests.
217 - added support for case sensitivity, MyApp->config->{case_sensitive}
218 - added $c->detach for non-returning forwards
219 - added unified error handling, Catalyst::Exception
220 - added section on param handling in Intro.pod
221 - added $c->request->cookie
222 - added Catalyst::Setup
223 - refactored Catalyst::import()
224 - improved rendering of error messages in debug mode
225 - fixed a bug in Catalyst::Helper::mk_dir
226 - further doc changes, esp. to Intro.pod
228 5.23 2005-06-03 02:30:00
229 - added support for non Catalyst::Base components to live in namespace
230 - improved concurrency connections in Catalyst::Engine::HTTP::Daemon
232 5.22 2005-05-26 14:24:00
233 - improved base locating in MP engines
234 - improved error messages in C::E::HTTP::Daemon
235 - hostnames are now resolved on demand unless provided by engine
236 - fixed memory leak in $c->execute (Michael Reece, Matt S Trout)
238 5.21 2005-05-24 14:56:00
239 - fixed a bug in https detection
240 - fixed auto chain finally
241 - added MYAPP_HOME and CATALYST_HOME environment variables
243 5.20 2005-05-18 19:52:00
244 - improved uploads and parameters
245 - added $c->req->protocol and $c->req->secure
246 - added $c->req->user and $c->req->uri
247 - improved error message when forwarding to unknown module
248 - fixed win32 installer
249 - added deep recursion detection
251 - fixed inheritance in dispatcher
252 - allow whitespaces between brackets and quoted string
253 in Path and Regex attributes
254 - new helper templates
255 - installer now supports install_base and destdir
256 - allow multiple Catalyst apps to run on the same mod_perl
257 instance (not the same app!)
259 - removed apreq dependency from all MP engines
260 - added support for MP registry scripts
261 - added support for LocationMatch and ScriptAliasMatch in MP engines
262 - added SpeedyCGI engine
264 5.10 2005-04-23 11:16:00
265 - updated dependencies to require latest module::pluggable::fast
266 - new installer for templates and stuff using Module::Build
267 - scripts are now prefixed, for being installable
268 IMPORTANT: You have to regenerate the script directory,
269 remove Makefile.PL and add Build.PL
270 - Added compat to install Module::Build if required.
271 - Improved: Params handling with MP engines
272 - Fixed: Params handling on POST with CGI engine (Andy Grundman)
273 - Fixed: Helper.pm on Win32 (Matt S Trout)
275 5.03 2005-04-19 20:35:00 (Revision 462)
276 - fixed Test example (Torsten Seeman)
277 - added Plugins chapter to manual
278 - applied doc patch from Robert Boone <robert@rlb3.com>
279 - improved Dispatcher error messages.
280 - refactored so we don't need to include helper from
281 Catalyst.pm - Fixes issues with FindBin
282 - applied HTTP.pm patch from Andy Grundman <andy@hybridized.org>
283 - added plugin() method for instant plugins
284 - FCGI is no more considered experimental
286 5.02 2005-04-18 10:00:00
289 5.01 2005-04-17 23:00:00
290 - some documentation bugs fixed
291 - added Catalyst::Utils
292 - fixed regexp bug (Matt S Trout)
293 - fixed upload bug with MP19
294 - added $c->req->body
295 - aliased $c->res->output to $c->res->body
296 - Read AUTHOR from passwd or $ENV{AUTHOR} when
298 - extended attribute handling
299 - added global config for components
301 5.00 2005-04-15 18:00:00
302 - new core to support inheritance trees
303 - new syntax for action declaration
304 - new helper system using TT2
305 - problems with mod_perl2 fixed
306 - added Test::Pod support
307 - added new server backend with HTTP/1.1 support
308 - added option to run tests against a remote server
309 - renamed errors() to error()
311 - countless minor improvements
312 IMPORTANT: This release is very incompatible to previous ones
313 and you have to regenerate the helper scripts again...
315 4.34 2005-03-23 07:00:00 2005
316 - added some messages to Makefile.PL
317 - added Catalyst::Engine::Test
318 - added Catalyst::Engine::CGI::NPH
319 - simplified Catalyst::Log to be easier to implement/subclass
321 - updated Catalyst::Test to use Catalyst::Engine::Test
322 - updated helper scripts
323 IMPORTANT: this will be the last time you'll have to regenerate
324 the script directory. We promise!
326 4.33 2005-03-23 01:00:00 2005
327 - documented the log() accessor method in Catalyst (Andrew Ford)
328 - added optional arguments to Catalyst::Log methods (Andrew Ford)
329 - removed cgi-server.pl
330 - added fcgi.pl and Catalyst::Engine::FCGI
331 - fixed an undef durng make test (Dan Sully)
332 - new path test (Christian Hansen)
333 IMPORTANT: you have to regenerate the script directory again
335 4.32 2005-03-22 02:10:00 2005
336 - made a damn typo *AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!*
338 4.31 2005-03-22 02:00:00
339 - fixed inheritance (Christian Hansen)
340 - previous release was borked!
341 fixed that, but you have to regenerate the scripts again :(
343 4.30 2005-03-21 23:00:00
344 - more documentation (Andrew Ford)
345 - added connection informations (Christian Hansen)
346 - HTTP::Request support in Catalyst::Test (Christian Hansen)
347 - moved cgi.pl to nph-cgi.pl
348 - added Catalyst::Engine::Server (Christian Hansen)
349 - removed Catalyst::Test::server
350 - updated helper scripts
351 IMPORTANT: note that you have to regenerate script/server.pl,
352 script/cgi-server.pl and script/cgi.pl (now nph-cgi.pl)
354 4.28 2005-03-19 22:00:00
355 - fixed isa tree (Christian Hansen)
356 - added script/cgi-server.pl, so no more server restarting after
358 - reworked documentation (Andrew Ford <A.Ford@ford-mason.co.uk>)
360 4.27 2005-03-19 01:00:00
361 - debug message for parameters
362 - Fix redirects (Christian Hansen <ch@ngmedia.com>)
364 - new helper api for Catalyst::Helper::* support
365 you have to update script/create.pl to use it
367 4.26 2005-03-16 10:00:00
368 - fixed the weird bug that caused regex actions to fail on every
370 - more debug messages
373 4.25 2005-03-12 18:00:00
374 - correct perl pathes for helper generated scripts (Tatsuhiko Miyagawa)
375 - improved cgi engine docs (Christoper Hicks)
377 4.24 2005-03-12 01:00:00
378 - updated cookbook example
379 - fixed base for apache and https (Andrew Ruthven)
381 4.23 2005-03-09 20:00:00
382 - no more regex actions in forward
383 - added support for test directories t/m, t/v and t/c
385 4.22 2005-03-08 20:00:00
386 - catch errors in application class
387 - handle die properly.
389 4.21 2005-03-05 17:00:00
392 4.20 2005-03-04 22:00:00
393 - moved bin to script
395 4.13 2005-03-03 11:00:00
396 - improved documentation
397 - pod coverage test for helper generated apps
400 4.12 2005-03-02 11:00:00 2005
401 - server_base sucks, removed
402 - added $c->log->dump()
404 4.11 2005-03-02 11:00:00 2005
405 - removed some warnings
407 - private prefixed actions override private non prefixed actions
409 - updated Catalyst::Manual::Intro
411 4.10 2005-03-02 10:00:00 2005
412 - improved documentation
414 - fixed prefixed private actions bug
415 - fixed more little bugs
417 4.01 2005-03-01 10:00:00 2005
418 - improved documentation
419 - documentation fixes (Johan Lindstrom)
421 4.00 2005-02-27 22:00:00
422 - more verbose debug messages, especially for forward()
423 - implemented prefixed prvate actions, icluding built in
424 !?default, !?begin and !?end
425 - new Catalyst::Manual::Intro
426 - new helpers, bin/catalyst
429 3.11 2005-02-23 21:00:00
430 - added dependency to UNIVERSAL::require (Marcus Ramberg)
431 - added a little workaround for a warning in Catalyst::Test
433 - improved documentation for actions
435 3.10 2005-02-19 20:00:00
436 - removed roles management from Catalyst::Engine
437 and added it to Catalyst::Plugin::Authentication::CDBI
439 3.04 2005-02-17 21:00:00
440 - error reporting for app class
441 - no more engine debug messages
442 - class->method forwards get resolved now
444 3.03 2005-02-16 23:00:00
445 - friendlier statistics
447 3.02 2005-02-16 22:00:00
448 - fixed unintialized actions (Marcus Ramberg)
450 3.01 2005-02-16 20:30:00
453 3.00 2005-02-16 20:00:00
454 - real version number for CPAN.pm
455 - fixed redirect in CGI engine
456 - more statistics in debug logs
457 - ? prefix for forward()
459 2.99_15 2005-02-02 22:00:00
460 - support for short namespaces, MyApp::M, MyApp::V and MyApp::C
461 - Replaced "Catched" with "Caught" in Catalyst::Engine
463 - replaced _ with ! for private actions
464 - added ? for prefixed actions
467 2.99_14 2005-01-31 22:00:00 2005
468 - arguments for _default
469 - $c->entrance removed for more flexibility
470 - added $c->req->method
472 2.99_13 2005-01-30 18:00:00 2005
473 - POD fixes and improvements
475 2.99_12 2005-01-28 22:00:00 2005
476 - first development release