1 This file documents the revision history for Perl extension Catalyst.
4 - Fix up Engine to avoid a new 5.8.8 warning
5 - Added app name with :: support for PAR
6 - Added $c->models/views/controllers
7 - Static::Simple: Unescape the URI path before looking for the file.
8 This fixes issues with files that have spaces.
9 - Looping and recursion tests plus a fix
10 - Added lots of API documentation.
11 - Changed default behaviors for $c->model/$c->controller/$c->view
12 to more sane settings.
13 - added the clear_errors method - an alias for error(0)
14 - Added tmpdir option for uploads (woremacx)
15 - Applied patch from GEOFFR to allow normal filehandles.
16 - Refactored Dispatcher internals for better readability and speedup
17 (stress tests run 12% faster)
19 5.66 2006-03-10 17:48:00
20 - Added Test::WWW::Mechanize::Catalyst support
21 - Cleaned generated tests
22 - Added Root controller concept
23 - Updated ConfigLoader plugin to version 0.04
25 5.65 2006-02-21 10:34:00
26 - Added plugin introspection.
27 - Support optional hashref as last param for parameters in uri_for.
28 - Updated tutorial to be more complete.
29 - Applied args patch from antirice (Fixes Ticket #67)
31 5.64 2006-02-07 20:29:00
32 - Fixed bug in FastCGI proc manager mode where pm_post_dispatch
33 was not run. (Eric Wong)
34 - Cleaned up generated tests
35 - Updated YAML support to use ConfigLoader
36 - Fixed path dispatch to canonicalise correctly
37 (see http://dev.catalyst.perl.org/ticket/62)
38 - Added Catalyst::Manual::About
40 5.63 2006-01-22 00:00:00
41 - Updated prereq versions
43 5.62 2006-01-17 16:30:00
44 - Large update to the tutorial (castaway)
45 - Added YAML config support
46 - Added COMPONENT() and ACCEPT_CONTEXT() support
47 - Action list in debug mode is now displayed as a tree in the
48 correct execution order.
49 - Fixed engine detection to allow custom mod_perl engines.
50 - Static::Simple: Fixed bug in ignore_dirs under win32.
51 - Display version numbers of loaded plugins. (Curtis Poe)
52 - Added class and method for caught exception messages.
53 - Updated PAR support to use "make catalyst_par",
54 packages are no longer written by Makefile.PL.
55 - Automatically determine Content-Length when serving a
57 - Exceptions now return status 500.
58 - Updated for Module::Install 0.44.
59 - Fixed additional file installation for multi level app names.
60 - Added REDIRECT_URL support for applications running behind
61 a RewriteRule in Apache. (Carl Franks)
62 - Fixed FastCGI engine under win32. (Carl Franks)
63 - FastCGI doc updates (Bill Moseley)
64 - Bugfix for $c->model and friends (defined).
66 5.61 2005-12-02 00:00:00
67 - Fixed ExtUtils::AutoInstall Bootstrap Code in Makefile.PL
69 5.60 2005-12-01 22:15:00
70 - Fixed Path and index actions in the appclass,
71 including those that attach to /
72 - Index is now weighted higher than Path
73 - Fixed restarter and -d debug switch in server.pl.
74 - Added a warning if you attempt to retrieve a parameter
75 using $c->req->params('foo').
76 - Fixed the Module::Install::Catalyst @ISA bug
78 5.59 2005-11-30 13:25:00
79 - Fixed shebang line for generated scripts
80 - Fixed forward to classes ($c->forward(qw/MyApp foo/))
81 - Wrap use block in begin to quelch C:C3 warnings
82 - Removed scrollbar from debug output
83 - Fixed catalyst_par_core() and catalyst_par_multiarch()
85 5.58 2005-11-24 10:51:00
86 - Added ExtUtils::AutoInstall support
87 - Allow overriding path in Catalyst::Helper.
88 - Added -makefile to catalyst.pl to generate a new Makefile.PL.
89 - Restored Catalyst::Build with a deprecation notice.
90 - Improved PAR support
91 - Replaced -short with auto-detection
92 - Fixed prereqs, added File::Copy::Recursive
93 - Static::Simple changes:
94 - Made prepare_action play nice with other plugins by not short-
96 - Added tmpl to the ignored extensions.
97 - Fixed security problem if req->path contained '..'.
99 5.57 2005-11-20 22:45:00
100 - Updated uri_for to accept undef actions
101 - Switched to Module::Install
102 - Renamed tests for easier editing
103 - Reformatted documentation
104 - Renamed -nonew to -force
106 - Added keep-alive support and bug fixes to HTTP engine.
108 - Added daemonize option to FastCGI engine. (Sam Vilain)
110 5.56 2005-11-16 10:33:00
111 - Fixed FastCGI engine to not clobber the global %ENV on each
112 request. (Sam Vilain)
113 - Updated benchmarking to work with detach
114 - Fixed dispatcher, so $c->req->action(undef) works again
115 - Updated Catalyst::Test to use HTTP::Request::AsCGI
116 - Added -pidfile to external FastCGI server.
118 5.55 2005-11-15 12:55:00
119 - Fixed multiple cookie handling
121 5.54 2005-11-14 22:55:00
122 - Fixed a Module::Pluggable::Fast related bug
124 5.53 2005-11-14 15:55:00
125 - Removed t/04prereq.t that was testing for non-required
128 5.52 2005-11-14 10:57:00
129 - Strip '..'s in static urls to fix security issue.
131 5.51 2005-11-14 00:45:00
132 - Changed uri_for to use namespace instead of match.
134 5.50 2005-11-13 20:45:00
138 5.49_05 2005-11-12 20:45:00
139 - Large update to the documentation. (David Kamholz)
140 - Fixed args handling in forward()
141 - Fixed forwarding to classes
142 - Fixed catalyst.pl-generated Build.PL Makefile section.
143 - Fixed relative forwarding
144 - Fixed forward arrows in debug output
146 5.49_04 2005-11-09 23:00:00
147 - Made context, dispatcher, engine, request and response classes
150 - Fixed dispatcher to ignore unknown attributes.
151 - Improved format of startup debug log.
152 - Updated built in server to restart on win32. (Will Hawes)
153 - Fixed streaming write from a filehandle to stop writing
154 if the browser is closed.
155 - Added $c->controller, $c->model and $c->view shortcuts.
156 - Switched to Text::SimpleTable.
158 5.49_03 2005-11-03 12:00:00
159 - Fixed $c->req->{path} for backwards-compatibility.
160 - Allow debug to be disabled via ENV as well as enabled.
161 - Added -scripts option to catalyst.pl for script updating
162 - Changed helpers to default to long types, Controller instead of C
163 - Added Catalyst::Controller, Catalyst::Model and Catalyst::View
165 - Added JavaScript to debug screen to show and hide specific dumps
166 - Added _DISPATCH, _BEGIN, _AUTO, _ACTION and _END actions
167 - Added multi process external FastCGI support
168 (see myapp_fastcgi.pl -help) (Sam Vilain)
169 - Restarter process in HTTP engine now properly exits when the
170 parent app is shut down.
171 - Improved performance of restarter loop while watching for
173 - Restarter will now detect new files added to an app on systems
174 that change directory mtimes when new files are created.
175 - Restarter now properly handles modules that are deleted from an
177 - Fixed memory leak in TestApp.
179 5.49_02 2005-10-26 12:39:00
180 - Whole new dispatcher!
182 - Added path_to method
183 - Added support for passing an IO::Handle object to $c->res->body.
185 - Added a new welcome screen.
186 - Included Catalyst buttons and icons in helper.
187 - Added Static::Simple plugin to core.
188 - Added self restarting test server
189 - Added filename to debug output for uploaded files.
190 - Fixed forwarding with embedded arguments.
191 - Fixed handling of escaped query strings.
192 - Added upload parameters back into $c->req->params.
193 - Added multiple paths support to dispatcher
194 - Fixed bug in req->path where changing the path added a trailing
196 - Removed req->handle and res->handle
197 - Added prepare_body_chunk method as a hook for upload progress.
198 - Fixed bug in uri_for method when base has no path.
199 - Added automated tests for HTTP, CGI, and FastCGI servers.
201 5.49_01 2005-10-10 10:15:00
202 - Refactored all internals, should be 99% compatible to previous
204 - *IMPORTANT* The Apache engines have been moved to a separate package
205 for this release. Please install Catalyst::Engine::Apache if you
208 - Added support for calling forward with arguments in the path, i.e.
209 $c->forward('/foo/bar/arg1/arg2')
210 - Made $c->req->uri a URI object, added req->path_info for CGI compat.
211 Raw query string is available as $c->req->uri->query.
212 - Made $c->req->base a URI object.
213 - Parameters with multiple values (?a=1&a=2) now display properly
215 - Semi-colon separators in query strings now work properly.
216 - Expanded documentation of catalyst.pl (Andrew Ford)
217 - Added support for running as a backend server behind a frontend
218 proxy so req->base and req->address are set properly.
219 - Added an 'abort' method to the Log api, so that you can
220 kill loggging for a whole request.
221 - Added $c->uri_for method to simplify url handling.
222 - Added more tests and reorganized the t directory.
223 - Reimplemented core engines, all are now CGI based for better test
224 coverage and maintainability.
225 - Added fork support to built in test server.
226 - Fixed all memory leaks.
227 - Thread-related bug fixes and tests. We now believe the Catalyst
228 core to be thread-safe.
229 - Added streaming IO support through $c->req->read() and
231 - Added MyApp->config->{parse_on_demand} (streaming input)
232 - Added $c->req->handle and $c->res->handle
233 - Improved documentation
234 - Fixed mkpath in Catalyst::Helper (Autrijus Tang)
235 - Fixed bug in dispatcher where an invalid path could call a valid
236 action. (Andy Grundman)
237 - Fixed Helper so it works with CRLF line-endings. (Andy Grundman)
239 5.33 2005-08-10 15:25:00
240 - Now with updated manifest.
242 5.32 2005-08-10 15:10:00
243 - Dispatcher might fail if object returns false. (Florian Ragwitz)
245 5.31 2005-06-04 12:35:00 (never released to CPAN)
247 - helpers now create .new files where files already exist and differ
248 - fixed $Data::Dumper::Terse (Robin Berjon)
249 - added arguments for detach
250 - new credits section in pod
251 - fixed detach to allow relative action names (Matt and Robert)
252 - added the ability to have whitespaces in Path( '' ) and Regex( '' )
254 5.30 2005-06-04 12:35:00
256 - Fixed a bug where it was not possible to $c->forward to a
258 that was not inheriting from Catalyst::Base.
259 - Fix for inheritance bug.
260 - Allow forward with arguments.
262 - Allow overriding home/root in config.
263 - make module build cons README automatically.
264 - prettify home path by resolving '..' (Andy Grundman)
265 - improved helper templates a bit, new naming scheme for tests.
266 - added support for case sensitivity, MyApp->config->{case_sensitive}
267 - added $c->detach for non-returning forwards
268 - added unified error handling, Catalyst::Exception
269 - added section on param handling in Intro.pod
270 - added $c->request->cookie
271 - added Catalyst::Setup
272 - refactored Catalyst::import()
273 - improved rendering of error messages in debug mode
274 - fixed a bug in Catalyst::Helper::mk_dir
275 - further doc changes, esp. to Intro.pod
277 5.23 2005-06-03 02:30:00
278 - added support for non Catalyst::Base components to live in namespace
279 - improved concurrency connections in Catalyst::Engine::HTTP::Daemon
281 5.22 2005-05-26 14:24:00
282 - improved base locating in MP engines
283 - improved error messages in C::E::HTTP::Daemon
284 - hostnames are now resolved on demand unless provided by engine
285 - fixed memory leak in $c->execute (Michael Reece, Matt S Trout)
287 5.21 2005-05-24 14:56:00
288 - fixed a bug in https detection
289 - fixed auto chain finally
290 - added MYAPP_HOME and CATALYST_HOME environment variables
292 5.20 2005-05-18 19:52:00
293 - improved uploads and parameters
294 - added $c->req->protocol and $c->req->secure
295 - added $c->req->user and $c->req->uri
296 - improved error message when forwarding to unknown module
297 - fixed win32 installer
298 - added deep recursion detection
300 - fixed inheritance in dispatcher
301 - allow whitespaces between brackets and quoted string
302 in Path and Regex attributes
303 - new helper templates
304 - installer now supports install_base and destdir
305 - allow multiple Catalyst apps to run on the same mod_perl
306 instance (not the same app!)
308 - removed apreq dependency from all MP engines
309 - added support for MP registry scripts
310 - added support for LocationMatch and ScriptAliasMatch in MP engines
311 - added SpeedyCGI engine
313 5.10 2005-04-23 11:16:00
314 - updated dependencies to require latest module::pluggable::fast
315 - new installer for templates and stuff using Module::Build
316 - scripts are now prefixed, for being installable
317 IMPORTANT: You have to regenerate the script directory,
318 remove Makefile.PL and add Build.PL
319 - Added compat to install Module::Build if required.
320 - Improved: Params handling with MP engines
321 - Fixed: Params handling on POST with CGI engine (Andy Grundman)
322 - Fixed: Helper.pm on Win32 (Matt S Trout)
324 5.03 2005-04-19 20:35:00 (Revision 462)
325 - fixed Test example (Torsten Seeman)
326 - added Plugins chapter to manual
327 - applied doc patch from Robert Boone <robert@rlb3.com>
328 - improved Dispatcher error messages.
329 - refactored so we don't need to include helper from
330 Catalyst.pm - Fixes issues with FindBin
331 - applied HTTP.pm patch from Andy Grundman <andy@hybridized.org>
332 - added plugin() method for instant plugins
333 - FCGI is no more considered experimental
335 5.02 2005-04-18 10:00:00
338 5.01 2005-04-17 23:00:00
339 - some documentation bugs fixed
340 - added Catalyst::Utils
341 - fixed regexp bug (Matt S Trout)
342 - fixed upload bug with MP19
343 - added $c->req->body
344 - aliased $c->res->output to $c->res->body
345 - Read AUTHOR from passwd or $ENV{AUTHOR} when
347 - extended attribute handling
348 - added global config for components
350 5.00 2005-04-15 18:00:00
351 - new core to support inheritance trees
352 - new syntax for action declaration
353 - new helper system using TT2
354 - problems with mod_perl2 fixed
355 - added Test::Pod support
356 - added new server backend with HTTP/1.1 support
357 - added option to run tests against a remote server
358 - renamed errors() to error()
360 - countless minor improvements
361 IMPORTANT: This release is very incompatible to previous ones
362 and you have to regenerate the helper scripts again...
364 4.34 2005-03-23 07:00:00 2005
365 - added some messages to Makefile.PL
366 - added Catalyst::Engine::Test
367 - added Catalyst::Engine::CGI::NPH
368 - simplified Catalyst::Log to be easier to implement/subclass
370 - updated Catalyst::Test to use Catalyst::Engine::Test
371 - updated helper scripts
372 IMPORTANT: this will be the last time you'll have to regenerate
373 the script directory. We promise!
375 4.33 2005-03-23 01:00:00 2005
376 - documented the log() accessor method in Catalyst (Andrew Ford)
377 - added optional arguments to Catalyst::Log methods (Andrew Ford)
378 - removed cgi-server.pl
379 - added fcgi.pl and Catalyst::Engine::FCGI
380 - fixed an undef durng make test (Dan Sully)
381 - new path test (Christian Hansen)
382 IMPORTANT: you have to regenerate the script directory again
384 4.32 2005-03-22 02:10:00 2005
385 - made a damn typo *AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!*
387 4.31 2005-03-22 02:00:00
388 - fixed inheritance (Christian Hansen)
389 - previous release was borked!
390 fixed that, but you have to regenerate the scripts again :(
392 4.30 2005-03-21 23:00:00
393 - more documentation (Andrew Ford)
394 - added connection informations (Christian Hansen)
395 - HTTP::Request support in Catalyst::Test (Christian Hansen)
396 - moved cgi.pl to nph-cgi.pl
397 - added Catalyst::Engine::Server (Christian Hansen)
398 - removed Catalyst::Test::server
399 - updated helper scripts
400 IMPORTANT: note that you have to regenerate script/server.pl,
401 script/cgi-server.pl and script/cgi.pl (now nph-cgi.pl)
403 4.28 2005-03-19 22:00:00
404 - fixed isa tree (Christian Hansen)
405 - added script/cgi-server.pl, so no more server restarting after
407 - reworked documentation (Andrew Ford <A.Ford@ford-mason.co.uk>)
409 4.27 2005-03-19 01:00:00
410 - debug message for parameters
411 - Fix redirects (Christian Hansen <ch@ngmedia.com>)
413 - new helper api for Catalyst::Helper::* support
414 you have to update script/create.pl to use it
416 4.26 2005-03-16 10:00:00
417 - fixed the weird bug that caused regex actions to fail on every
419 - more debug messages
422 4.25 2005-03-12 18:00:00
423 - correct perl pathes for helper generated scripts (Tatsuhiko Miyagawa)
424 - improved cgi engine docs (Christoper Hicks)
426 4.24 2005-03-12 01:00:00
427 - updated cookbook example
428 - fixed base for apache and https (Andrew Ruthven)
430 4.23 2005-03-09 20:00:00
431 - no more regex actions in forward
432 - added support for test directories t/m, t/v and t/c
434 4.22 2005-03-08 20:00:00
435 - catch errors in application class
436 - handle die properly.
438 4.21 2005-03-05 17:00:00
441 4.20 2005-03-04 22:00:00
442 - moved bin to script
444 4.13 2005-03-03 11:00:00
445 - improved documentation
446 - pod coverage test for helper generated apps
449 4.12 2005-03-02 11:00:00 2005
450 - server_base sucks, removed
451 - added $c->log->dump()
453 4.11 2005-03-02 11:00:00 2005
454 - removed some warnings
456 - private prefixed actions override private non prefixed actions
458 - updated Catalyst::Manual::Intro
460 4.10 2005-03-02 10:00:00 2005
461 - improved documentation
463 - fixed prefixed private actions bug
464 - fixed more little bugs
466 4.01 2005-03-01 10:00:00 2005
467 - improved documentation
468 - documentation fixes (Johan Lindstrom)
470 4.00 2005-02-27 22:00:00
471 - more verbose debug messages, especially for forward()
472 - implemented prefixed prvate actions, icluding built in
473 !?default, !?begin and !?end
474 - new Catalyst::Manual::Intro
475 - new helpers, bin/catalyst
478 3.11 2005-02-23 21:00:00
479 - added dependency to UNIVERSAL::require (Marcus Ramberg)
480 - added a little workaround for a warning in Catalyst::Test
482 - improved documentation for actions
484 3.10 2005-02-19 20:00:00
485 - removed roles management from Catalyst::Engine
486 and added it to Catalyst::Plugin::Authentication::CDBI
488 3.04 2005-02-17 21:00:00
489 - error reporting for app class
490 - no more engine debug messages
491 - class->method forwards get resolved now
493 3.03 2005-02-16 23:00:00
494 - friendlier statistics
496 3.02 2005-02-16 22:00:00
497 - fixed unintialized actions (Marcus Ramberg)
499 3.01 2005-02-16 20:30:00
502 3.00 2005-02-16 20:00:00
503 - real version number for CPAN.pm
504 - fixed redirect in CGI engine
505 - more statistics in debug logs
506 - ? prefix for forward()
508 2.99_15 2005-02-02 22:00:00
509 - support for short namespaces, MyApp::M, MyApp::V and MyApp::C
510 - Replaced "Catched" with "Caught" in Catalyst::Engine
512 - replaced _ with ! for private actions
513 - added ? for prefixed actions
516 2.99_14 2005-01-31 22:00:00 2005
517 - arguments for _default
518 - $c->entrance removed for more flexibility
519 - added $c->req->method
521 2.99_13 2005-01-30 18:00:00 2005
522 - POD fixes and improvements
524 2.99_12 2005-01-28 22:00:00 2005
525 - first development release