1 This file documents the revision history for Perl extension Catalyst.
4 - Updated for Module::Install 0.40
5 - Fixed additional file installation for multi level app names
6 - Added REDIRECT_URL support for applications running behind
7 a RewriteRule in Apache. (Carl Franks)
8 - Fixed FastCGI engine under win32. (Carl Franks)
10 5.61 2005-12-02 00:00:00
11 - Fixed ExtUtils::AutoInstall Bootstrap Code in Makefile.PL
13 5.60 2005-12-01 22:15:00
14 - Fixed Path and index actions in the appclass,
15 including those that attach to /
16 - Index is now weighted higher than Path
17 - Fixed restarter and -d debug switch in server.pl.
18 - Added a warning if you attempt to retrieve a parameter
19 using $c->req->params('foo').
20 - Fixed the Module::Install::Catalyst @ISA bug
22 5.59 2005-11-30 13:25:00
23 - Fixed shebang line for generated scripts
24 - Fixed forward to classes ($c->forward(qw/MyApp foo/))
25 - Wrap use block in begin to quelch C:C3 warnings
26 - Removed scrollbar from debug output
27 - Fixed catalyst_par_core() and catalyst_par_multiarch()
29 5.58 2005-11-24 10:51:00
30 - Added ExtUtils::AutoInstall support
31 - Allow overriding path in Catalyst::Helper.
32 - Added -makefile to catalyst.pl to generate a new Makefile.PL.
33 - Restored Catalyst::Build with a deprecation notice.
34 - Improved PAR support
35 - Replaced -short with auto-detection
36 - Fixed prereqs, added File::Copy::Recursive
37 - Static::Simple changes:
38 - Made prepare_action play nice with other plugins by not short-
40 - Added tmpl to the ignored extensions.
41 - Fixed security problem if req->path contained '..'.
43 5.57 2005-11-20 22:45:00
44 - Updated uri_for to accept undef actions
45 - Switched to Module::Install
46 - Renamed tests for easier editing
47 - Reformatted documentation
48 - Renamed -nonew to -force
50 - Added keep-alive support and bug fixes to HTTP engine.
52 - Added daemonize option to FastCGI engine. (Sam Vilain)
54 5.56 2005-11-16 10:33:00
55 - Fixed FastCGI engine to not clobber the global %ENV on each
57 - Updated benchmarking to work with detach
58 - Fixed dispatcher, so $c->req->action(undef) works again
59 - Updated Catalyst::Test to use HTTP::Request::AsCGI
60 - Added -pidfile to external FastCGI server.
62 5.55 2005-11-15 12:55:00
63 - Fixed multiple cookie handling
65 5.54 2005-11-14 22:55:00
66 - Fixed a Module::Pluggable::Fast related bug
68 5.53 2005-11-14 15:55:00
69 - Removed t/04prereq.t that was testing for non-required
72 5.52 2005-11-14 10:57:00
73 - Strip '..'s in static urls to fix security issue.
75 5.51 2005-11-14 00:45:00
76 - Changed uri_for to use namespace instead of match.
78 5.50 2005-11-13 20:45:00
82 5.49_05 2005-11-12 20:45:00
83 - Large update to the documentation. (David Kamholz)
84 - Fixed args handling in forward()
85 - Fixed forwarding to classes
86 - Fixed catalyst.pl-generated Build.PL Makefile section.
87 - Fixed relative forwarding
88 - Fixed forward arrows in debug output
90 5.49_04 2005-11-09 23:00:00
91 - Made context, dispatcher, engine, request and response classes
94 - Fixed dispatcher to ignore unknown attributes.
95 - Improved format of startup debug log.
96 - Updated built in server to restart on win32. (Will Hawes)
97 - Fixed streaming write from a filehandle to stop writing
98 if the browser is closed.
99 - Added $c->controller, $c->model and $c->view shortcuts.
100 - Switched to Text::SimpleTable.
102 5.49_03 2005-11-03 12:00:00
103 - Fixed $c->req->{path} for backwards-compatibility.
104 - Allow debug to be disabled via ENV as well as enabled.
105 - Added -scripts option to catalyst.pl for script updating
106 - Changed helpers to default to long types, Controller instead of C
107 - Added Catalyst::Controller, Catalyst::Model and Catalyst::View
109 - Added JavaScript to debug screen to show and hide specific dumps
110 - Added _DISPATCH, _BEGIN, _AUTO, _ACTION and _END actions
111 - Added multi process external FastCGI support
112 (see myapp_fastcgi.pl -help) (Sam Vilain)
113 - Restarter process in HTTP engine now properly exits when the
114 parent app is shut down.
115 - Improved performance of restarter loop while watching for
117 - Restarter will now detect new files added to an app on systems
118 that change directory mtimes when new files are created.
119 - Restarter now properly handles modules that are deleted from an
121 - Fixed memory leak in TestApp.
123 5.49_02 2005-10-26 12:39:00
124 - Whole new dispatcher!
126 - Added path_to method
127 - Added support for passing an IO::Handle object to $c->res->body.
129 - Added a new welcome screen.
130 - Included Catalyst buttons and icons in helper.
131 - Added Static::Simple plugin to core.
132 - Added self restarting test server
133 - Added filename to debug output for uploaded files.
134 - Fixed forwarding with embedded arguments.
135 - Fixed handling of escaped query strings.
136 - Added upload parameters back into $c->req->params.
137 - Added multiple paths support to dispatcher
138 - Fixed bug in req->path where changing the path added a trailing
140 - Removed req->handle and res->handle
141 - Added prepare_body_chunk method as a hook for upload progress.
142 - Fixed bug in uri_for method when base has no path.
143 - Added automated tests for HTTP, CGI, and FastCGI servers.
145 5.49_01 2005-10-10 10:15:00
146 - Refactored all internals, should be 99% compatible to previous
148 - *IMPORTANT* The Apache engines have been moved to a separate package
149 for this release. Please install Catalyst::Engine::Apache if you
152 - Added support for calling forward with arguments in the path, i.e.
153 $c->forward('/foo/bar/arg1/arg2')
154 - Made $c->req->uri a URI object, added req->path_info for CGI compat.
155 Raw query string is available as $c->req->uri->query.
156 - Made $c->req->base a URI object.
157 - Parameters with multiple values (?a=1&a=2) now display properly
159 - Semi-colon separators in query strings now work properly.
160 - Expanded documentation of catalyst.pl (Andrew Ford)
161 - Added support for running as a backend server behind a frontend
162 proxy so req->base and req->address are set properly.
163 - Added an 'abort' method to the Log api, so that you can
164 kill loggging for a whole request.
165 - Added $c->uri_for method to simplify url handling.
166 - Added more tests and reorganized the t directory.
167 - Reimplemented core engines, all are now CGI based for better test
168 coverage and maintainability.
169 - Added fork support to built in test server.
170 - Fixed all memory leaks.
171 - Thread-related bug fixes and tests. We now believe the Catalyst
172 core to be thread-safe.
173 - Added streaming IO support through $c->req->read() and
175 - Added MyApp->config->{parse_on_demand} (streaming input)
176 - Added $c->req->handle and $c->res->handle
177 - Improved documentation
178 - Fixed mkpath in Catalyst::Helper (Autrijus Tang)
179 - Fixed bug in dispatcher where an invalid path could call a valid
180 action. (Andy Grundman)
181 - Fixed Helper so it works with CRLF line-endings. (Andy Grundman)
183 5.33 2005-08-10 15:25:00
184 - Now with updated manifest.
186 5.32 2005-08-10 15:10:00
187 - Dispatcher might fail if object returns false. (Florian Ragwitz)
189 5.31 2005-06-04 12:35:00 (never released to CPAN)
191 - helpers now create .new files where files already exist and differ
192 - fixed $Data::Dumper::Terse (Robin Berjon)
193 - added arguments for detach
194 - new credits section in pod
195 - fixed detach to allow relative action names (Matt and Robert)
196 - added the ability to have whitespaces in Path( '' ) and Regex( '' )
198 5.30 2005-06-04 12:35:00
200 - Fixed a bug where it was not possible to $c->forward to a
202 that was not inheriting from Catalyst::Base.
203 - Fix for inheritance bug.
204 - Allow forward with arguments.
206 - Allow overriding home/root in config.
207 - make module build cons README automatically.
208 - prettify home path by resolving '..' (Andy Grundman)
209 - improved helper templates a bit, new naming scheme for tests.
210 - added support for case sensitivity, MyApp->config->{case_sensitive}
211 - added $c->detach for non-returning forwards
212 - added unified error handling, Catalyst::Exception
213 - added section on param handling in Intro.pod
214 - added $c->request->cookie
215 - added Catalyst::Setup
216 - refactored Catalyst::import()
217 - improved rendering of error messages in debug mode
218 - fixed a bug in Catalyst::Helper::mk_dir
219 - further doc changes, esp. to Intro.pod
221 5.23 2005-06-03 02:30:00
222 - added support for non Catalyst::Base components to live in namespace
223 - improved concurrency connections in Catalyst::Engine::HTTP::Daemon
225 5.22 2005-05-26 14:24:00
226 - improved base locating in MP engines
227 - improved error messages in C::E::HTTP::Daemon
228 - hostnames are now resolved on demand unless provided by engine
229 - fixed memory leak in $c->execute (Michael Reece, Matt S Trout)
231 5.21 2005-05-24 14:56:00
232 - fixed a bug in https detection
233 - fixed auto chain finally
234 - added MYAPP_HOME and CATALYST_HOME environment variables
236 5.20 2005-05-18 19:52:00
237 - improved uploads and parameters
238 - added $c->req->protocol and $c->req->secure
239 - added $c->req->user and $c->req->uri
240 - improved error message when forwarding to unknown module
241 - fixed win32 installer
242 - added deep recursion detection
244 - fixed inheritance in dispatcher
245 - allow whitespaces between brackets and quoted string
246 in Path and Regex attributes
247 - new helper templates
248 - installer now supports install_base and destdir
249 - allow multiple Catalyst apps to run on the same mod_perl
250 instance (not the same app!)
252 - removed apreq dependency from all MP engines
253 - added support for MP registry scripts
254 - added support for LocationMatch and ScriptAliasMatch in MP engines
255 - added SpeedyCGI engine
257 5.10 2005-04-23 11:16:00
258 - updated dependencies to require latest module::pluggable::fast
259 - new installer for templates and stuff using Module::Build
260 - scripts are now prefixed, for being installable
261 IMPORTANT: You have to regenerate the script directory,
262 remove Makefile.PL and add Build.PL
263 - Added compat to install Module::Build if required.
264 - Improved: Params handling with MP engines
265 - Fixed: Params handling on POST with CGI engine (Andy Grundman)
266 - Fixed: Helper.pm on Win32 (Matt S Trout)
268 5.03 2005-04-19 20:35:00 (Revision 462)
269 - fixed Test example (Torsten Seeman)
270 - added Plugins chapter to manual
271 - applied doc patch from Robert Boone <robert@rlb3.com>
272 - improved Dispatcher error messages.
273 - refactored so we don't need to include helper from
274 Catalyst.pm - Fixes issues with FindBin
275 - applied HTTP.pm patch from Andy Grundman <andy@hybridized.org>
276 - added plugin() method for instant plugins
277 - FCGI is no more considered experimental
279 5.02 2005-04-18 10:00:00
282 5.01 2005-04-17 23:00:00
283 - some documentation bugs fixed
284 - added Catalyst::Utils
285 - fixed regexp bug (Matt S Trout)
286 - fixed upload bug with MP19
287 - added $c->req->body
288 - aliased $c->res->output to $c->res->body
289 - Read AUTHOR from passwd or $ENV{AUTHOR} when
291 - extended attribute handling
292 - added global config for components
294 5.00 2005-04-15 18:00:00
295 - new core to support inheritance trees
296 - new syntax for action declaration
297 - new helper system using TT2
298 - problems with mod_perl2 fixed
299 - added Test::Pod support
300 - added new server backend with HTTP/1.1 support
301 - added option to run tests against a remote server
302 - renamed errors() to error()
304 - countless minor improvements
305 IMPORTANT: This release is very incompatible to previous ones
306 and you have to regenerate the helper scripts again...
308 4.34 2005-03-23 07:00:00 2005
309 - added some messages to Makefile.PL
310 - added Catalyst::Engine::Test
311 - added Catalyst::Engine::CGI::NPH
312 - simplified Catalyst::Log to be easier to implement/subclass
314 - updated Catalyst::Test to use Catalyst::Engine::Test
315 - updated helper scripts
316 IMPORTANT: this will be the last time you'll have to regenerate
317 the script directory. We promise!
319 4.33 2005-03-23 01:00:00 2005
320 - documented the log() accessor method in Catalyst (Andrew Ford)
321 - added optional arguments to Catalyst::Log methods (Andrew Ford)
322 - removed cgi-server.pl
323 - added fcgi.pl and Catalyst::Engine::FCGI
324 - fixed an undef durng make test (Dan Sully)
325 - new path test (Christian Hansen)
326 IMPORTANT: you have to regenerate the script directory again
328 4.32 2005-03-22 02:10:00 2005
329 - made a damn typo *AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!*
331 4.31 2005-03-22 02:00:00
332 - fixed inheritance (Christian Hansen)
333 - previous release was borked!
334 fixed that, but you have to regenerate the scripts again :(
336 4.30 2005-03-21 23:00:00
337 - more documentation (Andrew Ford)
338 - added connection informations (Christian Hansen)
339 - HTTP::Request support in Catalyst::Test (Christian Hansen)
340 - moved cgi.pl to nph-cgi.pl
341 - added Catalyst::Engine::Server (Christian Hansen)
342 - removed Catalyst::Test::server
343 - updated helper scripts
344 IMPORTANT: note that you have to regenerate script/server.pl,
345 script/cgi-server.pl and script/cgi.pl (now nph-cgi.pl)
347 4.28 2005-03-19 22:00:00
348 - fixed isa tree (Christian Hansen)
349 - added script/cgi-server.pl, so no more server restarting after
351 - reworked documentation (Andrew Ford <A.Ford@ford-mason.co.uk>)
353 4.27 2005-03-19 01:00:00
354 - debug message for parameters
355 - Fix redirects (Christian Hansen <ch@ngmedia.com>)
357 - new helper api for Catalyst::Helper::* support
358 you have to update script/create.pl to use it
360 4.26 2005-03-16 10:00:00
361 - fixed the weird bug that caused regex actions to fail on every
363 - more debug messages
366 4.25 2005-03-12 18:00:00
367 - correct perl pathes for helper generated scripts (Tatsuhiko Miyagawa)
368 - improved cgi engine docs (Christoper Hicks)
370 4.24 2005-03-12 01:00:00
371 - updated cookbook example
372 - fixed base for apache and https (Andrew Ruthven)
374 4.23 2005-03-09 20:00:00
375 - no more regex actions in forward
376 - added support for test directories t/m, t/v and t/c
378 4.22 2005-03-08 20:00:00
379 - catch errors in application class
380 - handle die properly.
382 4.21 2005-03-05 17:00:00
385 4.20 2005-03-04 22:00:00
386 - moved bin to script
388 4.13 2005-03-03 11:00:00
389 - improved documentation
390 - pod coverage test for helper generated apps
393 4.12 2005-03-02 11:00:00 2005
394 - server_base sucks, removed
395 - added $c->log->dump()
397 4.11 2005-03-02 11:00:00 2005
398 - removed some warnings
400 - private prefixed actions override private non prefixed actions
402 - updated Catalyst::Manual::Intro
404 4.10 2005-03-02 10:00:00 2005
405 - improved documentation
407 - fixed prefixed private actions bug
408 - fixed more little bugs
410 4.01 2005-03-01 10:00:00 2005
411 - improved documentation
412 - documentation fixes (Johan Lindstrom)
414 4.00 2005-02-27 22:00:00
415 - more verbose debug messages, especially for forward()
416 - implemented prefixed prvate actions, icluding built in
417 !?default, !?begin and !?end
418 - new Catalyst::Manual::Intro
419 - new helpers, bin/catalyst
422 3.11 2005-02-23 21:00:00
423 - added dependency to UNIVERSAL::require (Marcus Ramberg)
424 - added a little workaround for a warning in Catalyst::Test
426 - improved documentation for actions
428 3.10 2005-02-19 20:00:00
429 - removed roles management from Catalyst::Engine
430 and added it to Catalyst::Plugin::Authentication::CDBI
432 3.04 2005-02-17 21:00:00
433 - error reporting for app class
434 - no more engine debug messages
435 - class->method forwards get resolved now
437 3.03 2005-02-16 23:00:00
438 - friendlier statistics
440 3.02 2005-02-16 22:00:00
441 - fixed unintialized actions (Marcus Ramberg)
443 3.01 2005-02-16 20:30:00
446 3.00 2005-02-16 20:00:00
447 - real version number for CPAN.pm
448 - fixed redirect in CGI engine
449 - more statistics in debug logs
450 - ? prefix for forward()
452 2.99_15 2005-02-02 22:00:00
453 - support for short namespaces, MyApp::M, MyApp::V and MyApp::C
454 - Replaced "Catched" with "Caught" in Catalyst::Engine
456 - replaced _ with ! for private actions
457 - added ? for prefixed actions
460 2.99_14 2005-01-31 22:00:00 2005
461 - arguments for _default
462 - $c->entrance removed for more flexibility
463 - added $c->req->method
465 2.99_13 2005-01-30 18:00:00 2005
466 - POD fixes and improvements
468 2.99_12 2005-01-28 22:00:00 2005
469 - first development release