1 This file documents the revision history for Perl extension Catalyst.
7 - Updated prereq versions
9 5.62 2006-01-17 16:30:00
10 - Large update to the tutorial (castaway)
11 - Added YAML config support
12 - Added COMPONENT() and ACCEPT_CONTEXT() support
13 - Action list in debug mode is now displayed as a tree in the
14 correct execution order.
15 - Fixed engine detection to allow custom mod_perl engines.
16 - Static::Simple: Fixed bug in ignore_dirs under win32.
17 - Display version numbers of loaded plugins. (Curtis Poe)
18 - Added class and method for caught exception messages.
19 - Updated PAR support to use "make catalyst_par",
20 packages are no longer written by Makefile.PL.
21 - Automatically determine Content-Length when serving a
23 - Exceptions now return status 500.
24 - Updated for Module::Install 0.44.
25 - Fixed additional file installation for multi level app names.
26 - Added REDIRECT_URL support for applications running behind
27 a RewriteRule in Apache. (Carl Franks)
28 - Fixed FastCGI engine under win32. (Carl Franks)
29 - FastCGI doc updates (Bill Moseley)
30 - Bugfix for $c->model and friends (defined).
32 5.61 2005-12-02 00:00:00
33 - Fixed ExtUtils::AutoInstall Bootstrap Code in Makefile.PL
35 5.60 2005-12-01 22:15:00
36 - Fixed Path and index actions in the appclass,
37 including those that attach to /
38 - Index is now weighted higher than Path
39 - Fixed restarter and -d debug switch in server.pl.
40 - Added a warning if you attempt to retrieve a parameter
41 using $c->req->params('foo').
42 - Fixed the Module::Install::Catalyst @ISA bug
44 5.59 2005-11-30 13:25:00
45 - Fixed shebang line for generated scripts
46 - Fixed forward to classes ($c->forward(qw/MyApp foo/))
47 - Wrap use block in begin to quelch C:C3 warnings
48 - Removed scrollbar from debug output
49 - Fixed catalyst_par_core() and catalyst_par_multiarch()
51 5.58 2005-11-24 10:51:00
52 - Added ExtUtils::AutoInstall support
53 - Allow overriding path in Catalyst::Helper.
54 - Added -makefile to catalyst.pl to generate a new Makefile.PL.
55 - Restored Catalyst::Build with a deprecation notice.
56 - Improved PAR support
57 - Replaced -short with auto-detection
58 - Fixed prereqs, added File::Copy::Recursive
59 - Static::Simple changes:
60 - Made prepare_action play nice with other plugins by not short-
62 - Added tmpl to the ignored extensions.
63 - Fixed security problem if req->path contained '..'.
65 5.57 2005-11-20 22:45:00
66 - Updated uri_for to accept undef actions
67 - Switched to Module::Install
68 - Renamed tests for easier editing
69 - Reformatted documentation
70 - Renamed -nonew to -force
72 - Added keep-alive support and bug fixes to HTTP engine.
74 - Added daemonize option to FastCGI engine. (Sam Vilain)
76 5.56 2005-11-16 10:33:00
77 - Fixed FastCGI engine to not clobber the global %ENV on each
79 - Updated benchmarking to work with detach
80 - Fixed dispatcher, so $c->req->action(undef) works again
81 - Updated Catalyst::Test to use HTTP::Request::AsCGI
82 - Added -pidfile to external FastCGI server.
84 5.55 2005-11-15 12:55:00
85 - Fixed multiple cookie handling
87 5.54 2005-11-14 22:55:00
88 - Fixed a Module::Pluggable::Fast related bug
90 5.53 2005-11-14 15:55:00
91 - Removed t/04prereq.t that was testing for non-required
94 5.52 2005-11-14 10:57:00
95 - Strip '..'s in static urls to fix security issue.
97 5.51 2005-11-14 00:45:00
98 - Changed uri_for to use namespace instead of match.
100 5.50 2005-11-13 20:45:00
104 5.49_05 2005-11-12 20:45:00
105 - Large update to the documentation. (David Kamholz)
106 - Fixed args handling in forward()
107 - Fixed forwarding to classes
108 - Fixed catalyst.pl-generated Build.PL Makefile section.
109 - Fixed relative forwarding
110 - Fixed forward arrows in debug output
112 5.49_04 2005-11-09 23:00:00
113 - Made context, dispatcher, engine, request and response classes
116 - Fixed dispatcher to ignore unknown attributes.
117 - Improved format of startup debug log.
118 - Updated built in server to restart on win32. (Will Hawes)
119 - Fixed streaming write from a filehandle to stop writing
120 if the browser is closed.
121 - Added $c->controller, $c->model and $c->view shortcuts.
122 - Switched to Text::SimpleTable.
124 5.49_03 2005-11-03 12:00:00
125 - Fixed $c->req->{path} for backwards-compatibility.
126 - Allow debug to be disabled via ENV as well as enabled.
127 - Added -scripts option to catalyst.pl for script updating
128 - Changed helpers to default to long types, Controller instead of C
129 - Added Catalyst::Controller, Catalyst::Model and Catalyst::View
131 - Added JavaScript to debug screen to show and hide specific dumps
132 - Added _DISPATCH, _BEGIN, _AUTO, _ACTION and _END actions
133 - Added multi process external FastCGI support
134 (see myapp_fastcgi.pl -help) (Sam Vilain)
135 - Restarter process in HTTP engine now properly exits when the
136 parent app is shut down.
137 - Improved performance of restarter loop while watching for
139 - Restarter will now detect new files added to an app on systems
140 that change directory mtimes when new files are created.
141 - Restarter now properly handles modules that are deleted from an
143 - Fixed memory leak in TestApp.
145 5.49_02 2005-10-26 12:39:00
146 - Whole new dispatcher!
148 - Added path_to method
149 - Added support for passing an IO::Handle object to $c->res->body.
151 - Added a new welcome screen.
152 - Included Catalyst buttons and icons in helper.
153 - Added Static::Simple plugin to core.
154 - Added self restarting test server
155 - Added filename to debug output for uploaded files.
156 - Fixed forwarding with embedded arguments.
157 - Fixed handling of escaped query strings.
158 - Added upload parameters back into $c->req->params.
159 - Added multiple paths support to dispatcher
160 - Fixed bug in req->path where changing the path added a trailing
162 - Removed req->handle and res->handle
163 - Added prepare_body_chunk method as a hook for upload progress.
164 - Fixed bug in uri_for method when base has no path.
165 - Added automated tests for HTTP, CGI, and FastCGI servers.
167 5.49_01 2005-10-10 10:15:00
168 - Refactored all internals, should be 99% compatible to previous
170 - *IMPORTANT* The Apache engines have been moved to a separate package
171 for this release. Please install Catalyst::Engine::Apache if you
174 - Added support for calling forward with arguments in the path, i.e.
175 $c->forward('/foo/bar/arg1/arg2')
176 - Made $c->req->uri a URI object, added req->path_info for CGI compat.
177 Raw query string is available as $c->req->uri->query.
178 - Made $c->req->base a URI object.
179 - Parameters with multiple values (?a=1&a=2) now display properly
181 - Semi-colon separators in query strings now work properly.
182 - Expanded documentation of catalyst.pl (Andrew Ford)
183 - Added support for running as a backend server behind a frontend
184 proxy so req->base and req->address are set properly.
185 - Added an 'abort' method to the Log api, so that you can
186 kill loggging for a whole request.
187 - Added $c->uri_for method to simplify url handling.
188 - Added more tests and reorganized the t directory.
189 - Reimplemented core engines, all are now CGI based for better test
190 coverage and maintainability.
191 - Added fork support to built in test server.
192 - Fixed all memory leaks.
193 - Thread-related bug fixes and tests. We now believe the Catalyst
194 core to be thread-safe.
195 - Added streaming IO support through $c->req->read() and
197 - Added MyApp->config->{parse_on_demand} (streaming input)
198 - Added $c->req->handle and $c->res->handle
199 - Improved documentation
200 - Fixed mkpath in Catalyst::Helper (Autrijus Tang)
201 - Fixed bug in dispatcher where an invalid path could call a valid
202 action. (Andy Grundman)
203 - Fixed Helper so it works with CRLF line-endings. (Andy Grundman)
205 5.33 2005-08-10 15:25:00
206 - Now with updated manifest.
208 5.32 2005-08-10 15:10:00
209 - Dispatcher might fail if object returns false. (Florian Ragwitz)
211 5.31 2005-06-04 12:35:00 (never released to CPAN)
213 - helpers now create .new files where files already exist and differ
214 - fixed $Data::Dumper::Terse (Robin Berjon)
215 - added arguments for detach
216 - new credits section in pod
217 - fixed detach to allow relative action names (Matt and Robert)
218 - added the ability to have whitespaces in Path( '' ) and Regex( '' )
220 5.30 2005-06-04 12:35:00
222 - Fixed a bug where it was not possible to $c->forward to a
224 that was not inheriting from Catalyst::Base.
225 - Fix for inheritance bug.
226 - Allow forward with arguments.
228 - Allow overriding home/root in config.
229 - make module build cons README automatically.
230 - prettify home path by resolving '..' (Andy Grundman)
231 - improved helper templates a bit, new naming scheme for tests.
232 - added support for case sensitivity, MyApp->config->{case_sensitive}
233 - added $c->detach for non-returning forwards
234 - added unified error handling, Catalyst::Exception
235 - added section on param handling in Intro.pod
236 - added $c->request->cookie
237 - added Catalyst::Setup
238 - refactored Catalyst::import()
239 - improved rendering of error messages in debug mode
240 - fixed a bug in Catalyst::Helper::mk_dir
241 - further doc changes, esp. to Intro.pod
243 5.23 2005-06-03 02:30:00
244 - added support for non Catalyst::Base components to live in namespace
245 - improved concurrency connections in Catalyst::Engine::HTTP::Daemon
247 5.22 2005-05-26 14:24:00
248 - improved base locating in MP engines
249 - improved error messages in C::E::HTTP::Daemon
250 - hostnames are now resolved on demand unless provided by engine
251 - fixed memory leak in $c->execute (Michael Reece, Matt S Trout)
253 5.21 2005-05-24 14:56:00
254 - fixed a bug in https detection
255 - fixed auto chain finally
256 - added MYAPP_HOME and CATALYST_HOME environment variables
258 5.20 2005-05-18 19:52:00
259 - improved uploads and parameters
260 - added $c->req->protocol and $c->req->secure
261 - added $c->req->user and $c->req->uri
262 - improved error message when forwarding to unknown module
263 - fixed win32 installer
264 - added deep recursion detection
266 - fixed inheritance in dispatcher
267 - allow whitespaces between brackets and quoted string
268 in Path and Regex attributes
269 - new helper templates
270 - installer now supports install_base and destdir
271 - allow multiple Catalyst apps to run on the same mod_perl
272 instance (not the same app!)
274 - removed apreq dependency from all MP engines
275 - added support for MP registry scripts
276 - added support for LocationMatch and ScriptAliasMatch in MP engines
277 - added SpeedyCGI engine
279 5.10 2005-04-23 11:16:00
280 - updated dependencies to require latest module::pluggable::fast
281 - new installer for templates and stuff using Module::Build
282 - scripts are now prefixed, for being installable
283 IMPORTANT: You have to regenerate the script directory,
284 remove Makefile.PL and add Build.PL
285 - Added compat to install Module::Build if required.
286 - Improved: Params handling with MP engines
287 - Fixed: Params handling on POST with CGI engine (Andy Grundman)
288 - Fixed: Helper.pm on Win32 (Matt S Trout)
290 5.03 2005-04-19 20:35:00 (Revision 462)
291 - fixed Test example (Torsten Seeman)
292 - added Plugins chapter to manual
293 - applied doc patch from Robert Boone <robert@rlb3.com>
294 - improved Dispatcher error messages.
295 - refactored so we don't need to include helper from
296 Catalyst.pm - Fixes issues with FindBin
297 - applied HTTP.pm patch from Andy Grundman <andy@hybridized.org>
298 - added plugin() method for instant plugins
299 - FCGI is no more considered experimental
301 5.02 2005-04-18 10:00:00
304 5.01 2005-04-17 23:00:00
305 - some documentation bugs fixed
306 - added Catalyst::Utils
307 - fixed regexp bug (Matt S Trout)
308 - fixed upload bug with MP19
309 - added $c->req->body
310 - aliased $c->res->output to $c->res->body
311 - Read AUTHOR from passwd or $ENV{AUTHOR} when
313 - extended attribute handling
314 - added global config for components
316 5.00 2005-04-15 18:00:00
317 - new core to support inheritance trees
318 - new syntax for action declaration
319 - new helper system using TT2
320 - problems with mod_perl2 fixed
321 - added Test::Pod support
322 - added new server backend with HTTP/1.1 support
323 - added option to run tests against a remote server
324 - renamed errors() to error()
326 - countless minor improvements
327 IMPORTANT: This release is very incompatible to previous ones
328 and you have to regenerate the helper scripts again...
330 4.34 2005-03-23 07:00:00 2005
331 - added some messages to Makefile.PL
332 - added Catalyst::Engine::Test
333 - added Catalyst::Engine::CGI::NPH
334 - simplified Catalyst::Log to be easier to implement/subclass
336 - updated Catalyst::Test to use Catalyst::Engine::Test
337 - updated helper scripts
338 IMPORTANT: this will be the last time you'll have to regenerate
339 the script directory. We promise!
341 4.33 2005-03-23 01:00:00 2005
342 - documented the log() accessor method in Catalyst (Andrew Ford)
343 - added optional arguments to Catalyst::Log methods (Andrew Ford)
344 - removed cgi-server.pl
345 - added fcgi.pl and Catalyst::Engine::FCGI
346 - fixed an undef durng make test (Dan Sully)
347 - new path test (Christian Hansen)
348 IMPORTANT: you have to regenerate the script directory again
350 4.32 2005-03-22 02:10:00 2005
351 - made a damn typo *AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!*
353 4.31 2005-03-22 02:00:00
354 - fixed inheritance (Christian Hansen)
355 - previous release was borked!
356 fixed that, but you have to regenerate the scripts again :(
358 4.30 2005-03-21 23:00:00
359 - more documentation (Andrew Ford)
360 - added connection informations (Christian Hansen)
361 - HTTP::Request support in Catalyst::Test (Christian Hansen)
362 - moved cgi.pl to nph-cgi.pl
363 - added Catalyst::Engine::Server (Christian Hansen)
364 - removed Catalyst::Test::server
365 - updated helper scripts
366 IMPORTANT: note that you have to regenerate script/server.pl,
367 script/cgi-server.pl and script/cgi.pl (now nph-cgi.pl)
369 4.28 2005-03-19 22:00:00
370 - fixed isa tree (Christian Hansen)
371 - added script/cgi-server.pl, so no more server restarting after
373 - reworked documentation (Andrew Ford <A.Ford@ford-mason.co.uk>)
375 4.27 2005-03-19 01:00:00
376 - debug message for parameters
377 - Fix redirects (Christian Hansen <ch@ngmedia.com>)
379 - new helper api for Catalyst::Helper::* support
380 you have to update script/create.pl to use it
382 4.26 2005-03-16 10:00:00
383 - fixed the weird bug that caused regex actions to fail on every
385 - more debug messages
388 4.25 2005-03-12 18:00:00
389 - correct perl pathes for helper generated scripts (Tatsuhiko Miyagawa)
390 - improved cgi engine docs (Christoper Hicks)
392 4.24 2005-03-12 01:00:00
393 - updated cookbook example
394 - fixed base for apache and https (Andrew Ruthven)
396 4.23 2005-03-09 20:00:00
397 - no more regex actions in forward
398 - added support for test directories t/m, t/v and t/c
400 4.22 2005-03-08 20:00:00
401 - catch errors in application class
402 - handle die properly.
404 4.21 2005-03-05 17:00:00
407 4.20 2005-03-04 22:00:00
408 - moved bin to script
410 4.13 2005-03-03 11:00:00
411 - improved documentation
412 - pod coverage test for helper generated apps
415 4.12 2005-03-02 11:00:00 2005
416 - server_base sucks, removed
417 - added $c->log->dump()
419 4.11 2005-03-02 11:00:00 2005
420 - removed some warnings
422 - private prefixed actions override private non prefixed actions
424 - updated Catalyst::Manual::Intro
426 4.10 2005-03-02 10:00:00 2005
427 - improved documentation
429 - fixed prefixed private actions bug
430 - fixed more little bugs
432 4.01 2005-03-01 10:00:00 2005
433 - improved documentation
434 - documentation fixes (Johan Lindstrom)
436 4.00 2005-02-27 22:00:00
437 - more verbose debug messages, especially for forward()
438 - implemented prefixed prvate actions, icluding built in
439 !?default, !?begin and !?end
440 - new Catalyst::Manual::Intro
441 - new helpers, bin/catalyst
444 3.11 2005-02-23 21:00:00
445 - added dependency to UNIVERSAL::require (Marcus Ramberg)
446 - added a little workaround for a warning in Catalyst::Test
448 - improved documentation for actions
450 3.10 2005-02-19 20:00:00
451 - removed roles management from Catalyst::Engine
452 and added it to Catalyst::Plugin::Authentication::CDBI
454 3.04 2005-02-17 21:00:00
455 - error reporting for app class
456 - no more engine debug messages
457 - class->method forwards get resolved now
459 3.03 2005-02-16 23:00:00
460 - friendlier statistics
462 3.02 2005-02-16 22:00:00
463 - fixed unintialized actions (Marcus Ramberg)
465 3.01 2005-02-16 20:30:00
468 3.00 2005-02-16 20:00:00
469 - real version number for CPAN.pm
470 - fixed redirect in CGI engine
471 - more statistics in debug logs
472 - ? prefix for forward()
474 2.99_15 2005-02-02 22:00:00
475 - support for short namespaces, MyApp::M, MyApp::V and MyApp::C
476 - Replaced "Catched" with "Caught" in Catalyst::Engine
478 - replaced _ with ! for private actions
479 - added ? for prefixed actions
482 2.99_14 2005-01-31 22:00:00 2005
483 - arguments for _default
484 - $c->entrance removed for more flexibility
485 - added $c->req->method
487 2.99_13 2005-01-30 18:00:00 2005
488 - POD fixes and improvements
490 2.99_12 2005-01-28 22:00:00 2005
491 - first development release