1 This file documents the revision history for Perl extension Catalyst.
4 - Added Test::WWW::Mechanize::Catalyst support
5 - Cleaned generated tests
6 - Change redirect to use a 301, not a 302
7 - Added Root controller concept
8 - Updated ConfigLoader plugin to version 0.04
10 5.65 2006-02-21 10:34:00
11 - Added plugin introspection.
12 - Support optional hashref as last param for parameters in uri_for.
13 - Updated tutorial to be more complete.
14 - Applied args patch from antirice (Fixes Ticket #67)
16 5.64 2006-02-07 20:29:00
17 - Fixed bug in FastCGI proc manager mode where pm_post_dispatch
18 was not run. (Eric Wong)
19 - Cleaned up generated tests
20 - Updated YAML support to use ConfigLoader
21 - Fixed path dispatch to canonicalise correctly
22 (see http://dev.catalyst.perl.org/ticket/62)
23 - Added Catalyst::Manual::About
25 5.63 2006-01-22 00:00:00
26 - Updated prereq versions
28 5.62 2006-01-17 16:30:00
29 - Large update to the tutorial (castaway)
30 - Added YAML config support
31 - Added COMPONENT() and ACCEPT_CONTEXT() support
32 - Action list in debug mode is now displayed as a tree in the
33 correct execution order.
34 - Fixed engine detection to allow custom mod_perl engines.
35 - Static::Simple: Fixed bug in ignore_dirs under win32.
36 - Display version numbers of loaded plugins. (Curtis Poe)
37 - Added class and method for caught exception messages.
38 - Updated PAR support to use "make catalyst_par",
39 packages are no longer written by Makefile.PL.
40 - Automatically determine Content-Length when serving a
42 - Exceptions now return status 500.
43 - Updated for Module::Install 0.44.
44 - Fixed additional file installation for multi level app names.
45 - Added REDIRECT_URL support for applications running behind
46 a RewriteRule in Apache. (Carl Franks)
47 - Fixed FastCGI engine under win32. (Carl Franks)
48 - FastCGI doc updates (Bill Moseley)
49 - Bugfix for $c->model and friends (defined).
51 5.61 2005-12-02 00:00:00
52 - Fixed ExtUtils::AutoInstall Bootstrap Code in Makefile.PL
54 5.60 2005-12-01 22:15:00
55 - Fixed Path and index actions in the appclass,
56 including those that attach to /
57 - Index is now weighted higher than Path
58 - Fixed restarter and -d debug switch in server.pl.
59 - Added a warning if you attempt to retrieve a parameter
60 using $c->req->params('foo').
61 - Fixed the Module::Install::Catalyst @ISA bug
63 5.59 2005-11-30 13:25:00
64 - Fixed shebang line for generated scripts
65 - Fixed forward to classes ($c->forward(qw/MyApp foo/))
66 - Wrap use block in begin to quelch C:C3 warnings
67 - Removed scrollbar from debug output
68 - Fixed catalyst_par_core() and catalyst_par_multiarch()
70 5.58 2005-11-24 10:51:00
71 - Added ExtUtils::AutoInstall support
72 - Allow overriding path in Catalyst::Helper.
73 - Added -makefile to catalyst.pl to generate a new Makefile.PL.
74 - Restored Catalyst::Build with a deprecation notice.
75 - Improved PAR support
76 - Replaced -short with auto-detection
77 - Fixed prereqs, added File::Copy::Recursive
78 - Static::Simple changes:
79 - Made prepare_action play nice with other plugins by not short-
81 - Added tmpl to the ignored extensions.
82 - Fixed security problem if req->path contained '..'.
84 5.57 2005-11-20 22:45:00
85 - Updated uri_for to accept undef actions
86 - Switched to Module::Install
87 - Renamed tests for easier editing
88 - Reformatted documentation
89 - Renamed -nonew to -force
91 - Added keep-alive support and bug fixes to HTTP engine.
93 - Added daemonize option to FastCGI engine. (Sam Vilain)
95 5.56 2005-11-16 10:33:00
96 - Fixed FastCGI engine to not clobber the global %ENV on each
98 - Updated benchmarking to work with detach
99 - Fixed dispatcher, so $c->req->action(undef) works again
100 - Updated Catalyst::Test to use HTTP::Request::AsCGI
101 - Added -pidfile to external FastCGI server.
103 5.55 2005-11-15 12:55:00
104 - Fixed multiple cookie handling
106 5.54 2005-11-14 22:55:00
107 - Fixed a Module::Pluggable::Fast related bug
109 5.53 2005-11-14 15:55:00
110 - Removed t/04prereq.t that was testing for non-required
113 5.52 2005-11-14 10:57:00
114 - Strip '..'s in static urls to fix security issue.
116 5.51 2005-11-14 00:45:00
117 - Changed uri_for to use namespace instead of match.
119 5.50 2005-11-13 20:45:00
123 5.49_05 2005-11-12 20:45:00
124 - Large update to the documentation. (David Kamholz)
125 - Fixed args handling in forward()
126 - Fixed forwarding to classes
127 - Fixed catalyst.pl-generated Build.PL Makefile section.
128 - Fixed relative forwarding
129 - Fixed forward arrows in debug output
131 5.49_04 2005-11-09 23:00:00
132 - Made context, dispatcher, engine, request and response classes
135 - Fixed dispatcher to ignore unknown attributes.
136 - Improved format of startup debug log.
137 - Updated built in server to restart on win32. (Will Hawes)
138 - Fixed streaming write from a filehandle to stop writing
139 if the browser is closed.
140 - Added $c->controller, $c->model and $c->view shortcuts.
141 - Switched to Text::SimpleTable.
143 5.49_03 2005-11-03 12:00:00
144 - Fixed $c->req->{path} for backwards-compatibility.
145 - Allow debug to be disabled via ENV as well as enabled.
146 - Added -scripts option to catalyst.pl for script updating
147 - Changed helpers to default to long types, Controller instead of C
148 - Added Catalyst::Controller, Catalyst::Model and Catalyst::View
150 - Added JavaScript to debug screen to show and hide specific dumps
151 - Added _DISPATCH, _BEGIN, _AUTO, _ACTION and _END actions
152 - Added multi process external FastCGI support
153 (see myapp_fastcgi.pl -help) (Sam Vilain)
154 - Restarter process in HTTP engine now properly exits when the
155 parent app is shut down.
156 - Improved performance of restarter loop while watching for
158 - Restarter will now detect new files added to an app on systems
159 that change directory mtimes when new files are created.
160 - Restarter now properly handles modules that are deleted from an
162 - Fixed memory leak in TestApp.
164 5.49_02 2005-10-26 12:39:00
165 - Whole new dispatcher!
167 - Added path_to method
168 - Added support for passing an IO::Handle object to $c->res->body.
170 - Added a new welcome screen.
171 - Included Catalyst buttons and icons in helper.
172 - Added Static::Simple plugin to core.
173 - Added self restarting test server
174 - Added filename to debug output for uploaded files.
175 - Fixed forwarding with embedded arguments.
176 - Fixed handling of escaped query strings.
177 - Added upload parameters back into $c->req->params.
178 - Added multiple paths support to dispatcher
179 - Fixed bug in req->path where changing the path added a trailing
181 - Removed req->handle and res->handle
182 - Added prepare_body_chunk method as a hook for upload progress.
183 - Fixed bug in uri_for method when base has no path.
184 - Added automated tests for HTTP, CGI, and FastCGI servers.
186 5.49_01 2005-10-10 10:15:00
187 - Refactored all internals, should be 99% compatible to previous
189 - *IMPORTANT* The Apache engines have been moved to a separate package
190 for this release. Please install Catalyst::Engine::Apache if you
193 - Added support for calling forward with arguments in the path, i.e.
194 $c->forward('/foo/bar/arg1/arg2')
195 - Made $c->req->uri a URI object, added req->path_info for CGI compat.
196 Raw query string is available as $c->req->uri->query.
197 - Made $c->req->base a URI object.
198 - Parameters with multiple values (?a=1&a=2) now display properly
200 - Semi-colon separators in query strings now work properly.
201 - Expanded documentation of catalyst.pl (Andrew Ford)
202 - Added support for running as a backend server behind a frontend
203 proxy so req->base and req->address are set properly.
204 - Added an 'abort' method to the Log api, so that you can
205 kill loggging for a whole request.
206 - Added $c->uri_for method to simplify url handling.
207 - Added more tests and reorganized the t directory.
208 - Reimplemented core engines, all are now CGI based for better test
209 coverage and maintainability.
210 - Added fork support to built in test server.
211 - Fixed all memory leaks.
212 - Thread-related bug fixes and tests. We now believe the Catalyst
213 core to be thread-safe.
214 - Added streaming IO support through $c->req->read() and
216 - Added MyApp->config->{parse_on_demand} (streaming input)
217 - Added $c->req->handle and $c->res->handle
218 - Improved documentation
219 - Fixed mkpath in Catalyst::Helper (Autrijus Tang)
220 - Fixed bug in dispatcher where an invalid path could call a valid
221 action. (Andy Grundman)
222 - Fixed Helper so it works with CRLF line-endings. (Andy Grundman)
224 5.33 2005-08-10 15:25:00
225 - Now with updated manifest.
227 5.32 2005-08-10 15:10:00
228 - Dispatcher might fail if object returns false. (Florian Ragwitz)
230 5.31 2005-06-04 12:35:00 (never released to CPAN)
232 - helpers now create .new files where files already exist and differ
233 - fixed $Data::Dumper::Terse (Robin Berjon)
234 - added arguments for detach
235 - new credits section in pod
236 - fixed detach to allow relative action names (Matt and Robert)
237 - added the ability to have whitespaces in Path( '' ) and Regex( '' )
239 5.30 2005-06-04 12:35:00
241 - Fixed a bug where it was not possible to $c->forward to a
243 that was not inheriting from Catalyst::Base.
244 - Fix for inheritance bug.
245 - Allow forward with arguments.
247 - Allow overriding home/root in config.
248 - make module build cons README automatically.
249 - prettify home path by resolving '..' (Andy Grundman)
250 - improved helper templates a bit, new naming scheme for tests.
251 - added support for case sensitivity, MyApp->config->{case_sensitive}
252 - added $c->detach for non-returning forwards
253 - added unified error handling, Catalyst::Exception
254 - added section on param handling in Intro.pod
255 - added $c->request->cookie
256 - added Catalyst::Setup
257 - refactored Catalyst::import()
258 - improved rendering of error messages in debug mode
259 - fixed a bug in Catalyst::Helper::mk_dir
260 - further doc changes, esp. to Intro.pod
262 5.23 2005-06-03 02:30:00
263 - added support for non Catalyst::Base components to live in namespace
264 - improved concurrency connections in Catalyst::Engine::HTTP::Daemon
266 5.22 2005-05-26 14:24:00
267 - improved base locating in MP engines
268 - improved error messages in C::E::HTTP::Daemon
269 - hostnames are now resolved on demand unless provided by engine
270 - fixed memory leak in $c->execute (Michael Reece, Matt S Trout)
272 5.21 2005-05-24 14:56:00
273 - fixed a bug in https detection
274 - fixed auto chain finally
275 - added MYAPP_HOME and CATALYST_HOME environment variables
277 5.20 2005-05-18 19:52:00
278 - improved uploads and parameters
279 - added $c->req->protocol and $c->req->secure
280 - added $c->req->user and $c->req->uri
281 - improved error message when forwarding to unknown module
282 - fixed win32 installer
283 - added deep recursion detection
285 - fixed inheritance in dispatcher
286 - allow whitespaces between brackets and quoted string
287 in Path and Regex attributes
288 - new helper templates
289 - installer now supports install_base and destdir
290 - allow multiple Catalyst apps to run on the same mod_perl
291 instance (not the same app!)
293 - removed apreq dependency from all MP engines
294 - added support for MP registry scripts
295 - added support for LocationMatch and ScriptAliasMatch in MP engines
296 - added SpeedyCGI engine
298 5.10 2005-04-23 11:16:00
299 - updated dependencies to require latest module::pluggable::fast
300 - new installer for templates and stuff using Module::Build
301 - scripts are now prefixed, for being installable
302 IMPORTANT: You have to regenerate the script directory,
303 remove Makefile.PL and add Build.PL
304 - Added compat to install Module::Build if required.
305 - Improved: Params handling with MP engines
306 - Fixed: Params handling on POST with CGI engine (Andy Grundman)
307 - Fixed: Helper.pm on Win32 (Matt S Trout)
309 5.03 2005-04-19 20:35:00 (Revision 462)
310 - fixed Test example (Torsten Seeman)
311 - added Plugins chapter to manual
312 - applied doc patch from Robert Boone <robert@rlb3.com>
313 - improved Dispatcher error messages.
314 - refactored so we don't need to include helper from
315 Catalyst.pm - Fixes issues with FindBin
316 - applied HTTP.pm patch from Andy Grundman <andy@hybridized.org>
317 - added plugin() method for instant plugins
318 - FCGI is no more considered experimental
320 5.02 2005-04-18 10:00:00
323 5.01 2005-04-17 23:00:00
324 - some documentation bugs fixed
325 - added Catalyst::Utils
326 - fixed regexp bug (Matt S Trout)
327 - fixed upload bug with MP19
328 - added $c->req->body
329 - aliased $c->res->output to $c->res->body
330 - Read AUTHOR from passwd or $ENV{AUTHOR} when
332 - extended attribute handling
333 - added global config for components
335 5.00 2005-04-15 18:00:00
336 - new core to support inheritance trees
337 - new syntax for action declaration
338 - new helper system using TT2
339 - problems with mod_perl2 fixed
340 - added Test::Pod support
341 - added new server backend with HTTP/1.1 support
342 - added option to run tests against a remote server
343 - renamed errors() to error()
345 - countless minor improvements
346 IMPORTANT: This release is very incompatible to previous ones
347 and you have to regenerate the helper scripts again...
349 4.34 2005-03-23 07:00:00 2005
350 - added some messages to Makefile.PL
351 - added Catalyst::Engine::Test
352 - added Catalyst::Engine::CGI::NPH
353 - simplified Catalyst::Log to be easier to implement/subclass
355 - updated Catalyst::Test to use Catalyst::Engine::Test
356 - updated helper scripts
357 IMPORTANT: this will be the last time you'll have to regenerate
358 the script directory. We promise!
360 4.33 2005-03-23 01:00:00 2005
361 - documented the log() accessor method in Catalyst (Andrew Ford)
362 - added optional arguments to Catalyst::Log methods (Andrew Ford)
363 - removed cgi-server.pl
364 - added fcgi.pl and Catalyst::Engine::FCGI
365 - fixed an undef durng make test (Dan Sully)
366 - new path test (Christian Hansen)
367 IMPORTANT: you have to regenerate the script directory again
369 4.32 2005-03-22 02:10:00 2005
370 - made a damn typo *AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!*
372 4.31 2005-03-22 02:00:00
373 - fixed inheritance (Christian Hansen)
374 - previous release was borked!
375 fixed that, but you have to regenerate the scripts again :(
377 4.30 2005-03-21 23:00:00
378 - more documentation (Andrew Ford)
379 - added connection informations (Christian Hansen)
380 - HTTP::Request support in Catalyst::Test (Christian Hansen)
381 - moved cgi.pl to nph-cgi.pl
382 - added Catalyst::Engine::Server (Christian Hansen)
383 - removed Catalyst::Test::server
384 - updated helper scripts
385 IMPORTANT: note that you have to regenerate script/server.pl,
386 script/cgi-server.pl and script/cgi.pl (now nph-cgi.pl)
388 4.28 2005-03-19 22:00:00
389 - fixed isa tree (Christian Hansen)
390 - added script/cgi-server.pl, so no more server restarting after
392 - reworked documentation (Andrew Ford <A.Ford@ford-mason.co.uk>)
394 4.27 2005-03-19 01:00:00
395 - debug message for parameters
396 - Fix redirects (Christian Hansen <ch@ngmedia.com>)
398 - new helper api for Catalyst::Helper::* support
399 you have to update script/create.pl to use it
401 4.26 2005-03-16 10:00:00
402 - fixed the weird bug that caused regex actions to fail on every
404 - more debug messages
407 4.25 2005-03-12 18:00:00
408 - correct perl pathes for helper generated scripts (Tatsuhiko Miyagawa)
409 - improved cgi engine docs (Christoper Hicks)
411 4.24 2005-03-12 01:00:00
412 - updated cookbook example
413 - fixed base for apache and https (Andrew Ruthven)
415 4.23 2005-03-09 20:00:00
416 - no more regex actions in forward
417 - added support for test directories t/m, t/v and t/c
419 4.22 2005-03-08 20:00:00
420 - catch errors in application class
421 - handle die properly.
423 4.21 2005-03-05 17:00:00
426 4.20 2005-03-04 22:00:00
427 - moved bin to script
429 4.13 2005-03-03 11:00:00
430 - improved documentation
431 - pod coverage test for helper generated apps
434 4.12 2005-03-02 11:00:00 2005
435 - server_base sucks, removed
436 - added $c->log->dump()
438 4.11 2005-03-02 11:00:00 2005
439 - removed some warnings
441 - private prefixed actions override private non prefixed actions
443 - updated Catalyst::Manual::Intro
445 4.10 2005-03-02 10:00:00 2005
446 - improved documentation
448 - fixed prefixed private actions bug
449 - fixed more little bugs
451 4.01 2005-03-01 10:00:00 2005
452 - improved documentation
453 - documentation fixes (Johan Lindstrom)
455 4.00 2005-02-27 22:00:00
456 - more verbose debug messages, especially for forward()
457 - implemented prefixed prvate actions, icluding built in
458 !?default, !?begin and !?end
459 - new Catalyst::Manual::Intro
460 - new helpers, bin/catalyst
463 3.11 2005-02-23 21:00:00
464 - added dependency to UNIVERSAL::require (Marcus Ramberg)
465 - added a little workaround for a warning in Catalyst::Test
467 - improved documentation for actions
469 3.10 2005-02-19 20:00:00
470 - removed roles management from Catalyst::Engine
471 and added it to Catalyst::Plugin::Authentication::CDBI
473 3.04 2005-02-17 21:00:00
474 - error reporting for app class
475 - no more engine debug messages
476 - class->method forwards get resolved now
478 3.03 2005-02-16 23:00:00
479 - friendlier statistics
481 3.02 2005-02-16 22:00:00
482 - fixed unintialized actions (Marcus Ramberg)
484 3.01 2005-02-16 20:30:00
487 3.00 2005-02-16 20:00:00
488 - real version number for CPAN.pm
489 - fixed redirect in CGI engine
490 - more statistics in debug logs
491 - ? prefix for forward()
493 2.99_15 2005-02-02 22:00:00
494 - support for short namespaces, MyApp::M, MyApp::V and MyApp::C
495 - Replaced "Catched" with "Caught" in Catalyst::Engine
497 - replaced _ with ! for private actions
498 - added ? for prefixed actions
501 2.99_14 2005-01-31 22:00:00 2005
502 - arguments for _default
503 - $c->entrance removed for more flexibility
504 - added $c->req->method
506 2.99_13 2005-01-30 18:00:00 2005
507 - POD fixes and improvements
509 2.99_12 2005-01-28 22:00:00 2005
510 - first development release