1 This file documents the revision history for Perl extension Catalyst.
4 - Fix Engine::HTTP crash when using IE. (Jesper Krogh, Peter Edwards)
5 - clean up Catalyst::Utils to handle some edge cases
6 - Properly work around lighttpd PATH_INFO vs. SCRIPT_NAME bug
8 - add _application accessor to Catalyst::Base
10 - Allow use of Catalyst::Test without app name (Ton Voon, Altinity)
11 - Catalyst::Manual moved to its own package
12 - Add option to FastCGI engine to send errors to stdout, not the web server
13 - Use Module::Install's auto_install to install prerequisite modules
14 - various documentation fixes and improvements
16 5.7003 2006-09-21 16:29:45
17 - Additions and updates to tutorial
19 5.7002 2006-09-17 19:35:32
20 - unescape captures to match args
21 - fix for relative Chained under namespace '' (root)
22 - fix for hashrefs in action attributes from config
23 - fix for Chained to require correct number of CaptureArgs
25 5.7001 2006-07-19 23:46:54
26 - fix for component loading
27 - uri_for and uri_with now behave as they used to with non-
30 5.7000 2006-07-07 08:08:08
31 - fix FCGI.pm warning message with FastCGI engine
32 - bumped inc::Module::Install to 0.63 in Makefile.PL
33 - fixes to uri_for_action for DispatchType::Chained
36 - Changed catalyst.pl to depend on Catalyst::Devel
38 5.70_03 2006-06-28 16:42:00
39 - fixup to registered plugins debug at app startup
40 - refactored Catalyst::Utils::home
42 5.70_02 2006-06-27 11:51:00
45 5.70_01 2006-06-26 10:49:00
47 - fixed a Catalyst::Base bug causing duplicate action registrations
48 - modified DispatchTypes to support multiple registrations
49 - added Catalyst::Runtime module as dist marker
50 - added Catalyst::ActionChain and Chained DispatchType
51 - removed retarded registration requirement in dispatcher
52 - removed Module::Pluggable::Fast hack in favor of
53 Module::Pluggable::Object
54 - extended uri_for, added dispatcher->uri_for_action
55 - added Catalyst::Base->action_for('methodname')
56 - checked and tested :Args multimethod dispatch
57 - added ability to set action attributes from controller config
58 - added merge_config_hashes() as a convenience method
59 - Swapped out CGI::Cookie in favour of CGI::Simple::Cookie
60 - Removed test dependencies on Test::NoWarnings, Test::MockObject
61 - Removed dependency on UNIVERSAL::require
62 - Split out Catalyst::Helper into a new distribution
63 - un-bundled the plugins as they are now pre-reqs for Catalyst::Helper
64 - nuked each() out of core with prejudice (due to lurking buglets)
65 - Added tests from phaylon for dispatcher precedence
66 - Use Class::Inspector->loaded($class) instead of $class->can('can')
67 - Added ActionClass attribute
68 - Removed Test::WWW::Mechanize::Catalyst from Makefile.PL (circular dep)
69 - Updated docs for Catalyst::Component
70 - Separated execute and dispatch on Catalyst::Action
71 - cleaned up logging and debug output
72 - significant documentation revisions
73 - Added warning for setup being called twice
74 - Fix pod to use DBIC::Schema instead of DBIC model
75 - Fix ->config failing to copy _config for subclassing
79 5.6902 2006-05-04 13:00:00
80 - Remove tarballs and OSX metadata files.
82 5.6901 2006-05-03 11.17:00
83 - Module::Install didn't overwrite META.yml.
85 5.6900 2006-05-03 11.17:00
86 - Stupid pause indexer can't count.
87 - Better fix for Catalyst::Test
90 5.682 2006-04-27 13:51:00
91 - Damn OSX attributes again :(
93 5.681 2006-04-27 08:47:00
95 - Add basename to core . (Deprecates Catalyst::Plugin::Basename)
97 5.68 2006-04-26 12:23:00
98 - ConfigLoader: Updated to version 0.06
99 - fixed undef warnings in uri_for() and uri_with()
100 - Fixed Catalyst::Test to report errors on failed Class load
102 5.678 2006-04-24 12:30:00
103 - Re-release of 5.67 without OSX metadata files.
105 5.67 2006-04-23 08:50:00
106 - Added $c->req->uri_with() helper
107 - ConfigLoader: Updated to version 0.05
108 - Fix up Engine to avoid a new 5.8.8 warning
109 - Added app name with :: support for PAR
110 - Added $c->models/views/controllers
111 - Static::Simple: Unescape the URI path before looking for the file.
112 This fixes issues with files that have spaces.
113 - Looping and recursion tests plus a fix
114 - Added lots of API documentation. Refactored main pod.
115 - Changed default behaviors for $c->model/$c->controller/$c->view
116 to more sane settings.
117 - added the clear_errors method - an alias for error(0)
118 - Added tmpdir option for uploads (woremacx)
119 - Applied patch from GEOFFR to allow normal filehandles.
120 - Refactored Dispatcher internals for better readability and speedup
121 (stress tests run 12% faster)
122 - Allow $c->error to run as a class method
124 5.66 2006-03-10 17:48:00
125 - Added Test::WWW::Mechanize::Catalyst support
126 - Cleaned generated tests
127 - Added Root controller concept
128 - Updated ConfigLoader plugin to version 0.04
130 5.65 2006-02-21 10:34:00
131 - Added plugin introspection.
132 - Support optional hashref as last param for parameters in uri_for.
133 - Updated tutorial to be more complete.
134 - Applied args patch from antirice (Fixes Ticket #67)
136 5.64 2006-02-07 20:29:00
137 - Fixed bug in FastCGI proc manager mode where pm_post_dispatch
138 was not run. (Eric Wong)
139 - Cleaned up generated tests
140 - Updated YAML support to use ConfigLoader
141 - Fixed path dispatch to canonicalise correctly
142 (see http://dev.catalyst.perl.org/ticket/62)
143 - Added Catalyst::Manual::About
145 5.63 2006-01-22 00:00:00
146 - Updated prereq versions
148 5.62 2006-01-17 16:30:00
149 - Large update to the tutorial (castaway)
150 - Added YAML config support
151 - Added COMPONENT() and ACCEPT_CONTEXT() support
152 - Action list in debug mode is now displayed as a tree in the
153 correct execution order.
154 - Fixed engine detection to allow custom mod_perl engines.
155 - Static::Simple: Fixed bug in ignore_dirs under win32.
156 - Display version numbers of loaded plugins. (Curtis Poe)
157 - Added class and method for caught exception messages.
158 - Updated PAR support to use "make catalyst_par",
159 packages are no longer written by Makefile.PL.
160 - Automatically determine Content-Length when serving a
162 - Exceptions now return status 500.
163 - Updated for Module::Install 0.44.
164 - Fixed additional file installation for multi level app names.
165 - Added REDIRECT_URL support for applications running behind
166 a RewriteRule in Apache. (Carl Franks)
167 - Fixed FastCGI engine under win32. (Carl Franks)
168 - FastCGI doc updates (Bill Moseley)
169 - Bugfix for $c->model and friends (defined).
171 5.61 2005-12-02 00:00:00
172 - Fixed ExtUtils::AutoInstall Bootstrap Code in Makefile.PL
174 5.60 2005-12-01 22:15:00
175 - Fixed Path and index actions in the appclass,
176 including those that attach to /
177 - Index is now weighted higher than Path
178 - Fixed restarter and -d debug switch in server.pl.
179 - Added a warning if you attempt to retrieve a parameter
180 using $c->req->params('foo').
181 - Fixed the Module::Install::Catalyst @ISA bug
183 5.59 2005-11-30 13:25:00
184 - Fixed shebang line for generated scripts
185 - Fixed forward to classes ($c->forward(qw/MyApp foo/))
186 - Wrap use block in begin to quelch C:C3 warnings
187 - Removed scrollbar from debug output
188 - Fixed catalyst_par_core() and catalyst_par_multiarch()
190 5.58 2005-11-24 10:51:00
191 - Added ExtUtils::AutoInstall support
192 - Allow overriding path in Catalyst::Helper.
193 - Added -makefile to catalyst.pl to generate a new Makefile.PL.
194 - Restored Catalyst::Build with a deprecation notice.
195 - Improved PAR support
196 - Replaced -short with auto-detection
197 - Fixed prereqs, added File::Copy::Recursive
198 - Static::Simple changes:
199 - Made prepare_action play nice with other plugins by not short-
201 - Added tmpl to the ignored extensions.
202 - Fixed security problem if req->path contained '..'.
204 5.57 2005-11-20 22:45:00
205 - Updated uri_for to accept undef actions
206 - Switched to Module::Install
207 - Renamed tests for easier editing
208 - Reformatted documentation
209 - Renamed -nonew to -force
211 - Added keep-alive support and bug fixes to HTTP engine.
213 - Added daemonize option to FastCGI engine. (Sam Vilain)
215 5.56 2005-11-16 10:33:00
216 - Fixed FastCGI engine to not clobber the global %ENV on each
217 request. (Sam Vilain)
218 - Updated benchmarking to work with detach
219 - Fixed dispatcher, so $c->req->action(undef) works again
220 - Updated Catalyst::Test to use HTTP::Request::AsCGI
221 - Added -pidfile to external FastCGI server.
223 5.55 2005-11-15 12:55:00
224 - Fixed multiple cookie handling
226 5.54 2005-11-14 22:55:00
227 - Fixed a Module::Pluggable::Fast related bug
229 5.53 2005-11-14 15:55:00
230 - Removed t/04prereq.t that was testing for non-required
233 5.52 2005-11-14 10:57:00
234 - Strip '..'s in static urls to fix security issue.
236 5.51 2005-11-14 00:45:00
237 - Changed uri_for to use namespace instead of match.
239 5.50 2005-11-13 20:45:00
243 5.49_05 2005-11-12 20:45:00
244 - Large update to the documentation. (David Kamholz)
245 - Fixed args handling in forward()
246 - Fixed forwarding to classes
247 - Fixed catalyst.pl-generated Build.PL Makefile section.
248 - Fixed relative forwarding
249 - Fixed forward arrows in debug output
251 5.49_04 2005-11-09 23:00:00
252 - Made context, dispatcher, engine, request and response classes
255 - Fixed dispatcher to ignore unknown attributes.
256 - Improved format of startup debug log.
257 - Updated built in server to restart on win32. (Will Hawes)
258 - Fixed streaming write from a filehandle to stop writing
259 if the browser is closed.
260 - Added $c->controller, $c->model and $c->view shortcuts.
261 - Switched to Text::SimpleTable.
263 5.49_03 2005-11-03 12:00:00
264 - Fixed $c->req->{path} for backwards-compatibility.
265 - Allow debug to be disabled via ENV as well as enabled.
266 - Added -scripts option to catalyst.pl for script updating
267 - Changed helpers to default to long types, Controller instead of C
268 - Added Catalyst::Controller, Catalyst::Model and Catalyst::View
270 - Added JavaScript to debug screen to show and hide specific dumps
271 - Added _DISPATCH, _BEGIN, _AUTO, _ACTION and _END actions
272 - Added multi process external FastCGI support
273 (see myapp_fastcgi.pl -help) (Sam Vilain)
274 - Restarter process in HTTP engine now properly exits when the
275 parent app is shut down.
276 - Improved performance of restarter loop while watching for
278 - Restarter will now detect new files added to an app on systems
279 that change directory mtimes when new files are created.
280 - Restarter now properly handles modules that are deleted from an
282 - Fixed memory leak in TestApp.
284 5.49_02 2005-10-26 12:39:00
285 - Whole new dispatcher!
287 - Added path_to method
288 - Added support for passing an IO::Handle object to $c->res->body.
290 - Added a new welcome screen.
291 - Included Catalyst buttons and icons in helper.
292 - Added Static::Simple plugin to core.
293 - Added self restarting test server
294 - Added filename to debug output for uploaded files.
295 - Fixed forwarding with embedded arguments.
296 - Fixed handling of escaped query strings.
297 - Added upload parameters back into $c->req->params.
298 - Added multiple paths support to dispatcher
299 - Fixed bug in req->path where changing the path added a trailing
301 - Removed req->handle and res->handle
302 - Added prepare_body_chunk method as a hook for upload progress.
303 - Fixed bug in uri_for method when base has no path.
304 - Added automated tests for HTTP, CGI, and FastCGI servers.
306 5.49_01 2005-10-10 10:15:00
307 - Refactored all internals, should be 99% compatible to previous
309 - *IMPORTANT* The Apache engines have been moved to a separate package
310 for this release. Please install Catalyst::Engine::Apache if you
313 - Added support for calling forward with arguments in the path, i.e.
314 $c->forward('/foo/bar/arg1/arg2')
315 - Made $c->req->uri a URI object, added req->path_info for CGI compat.
316 Raw query string is available as $c->req->uri->query.
317 - Made $c->req->base a URI object.
318 - Parameters with multiple values (?a=1&a=2) now display properly
320 - Semi-colon separators in query strings now work properly.
321 - Expanded documentation of catalyst.pl (Andrew Ford)
322 - Added support for running as a backend server behind a frontend
323 proxy so req->base and req->address are set properly.
324 - Added an 'abort' method to the Log api, so that you can
325 kill loggging for a whole request.
326 - Added $c->uri_for method to simplify url handling.
327 - Added more tests and reorganized the t directory.
328 - Reimplemented core engines, all are now CGI based for better test
329 coverage and maintainability.
330 - Added fork support to built in test server.
331 - Fixed all memory leaks.
332 - Thread-related bug fixes and tests. We now believe the Catalyst
333 core to be thread-safe.
334 - Added streaming IO support through $c->req->read() and
336 - Added MyApp->config->{parse_on_demand} (streaming input)
337 - Added $c->req->handle and $c->res->handle
338 - Improved documentation
339 - Fixed mkpath in Catalyst::Helper (Autrijus Tang)
340 - Fixed bug in dispatcher where an invalid path could call a valid
341 action. (Andy Grundman)
342 - Fixed Helper so it works with CRLF line-endings. (Andy Grundman)
344 5.33 2005-08-10 15:25:00
345 - Now with updated manifest.
347 5.32 2005-08-10 15:10:00
348 - Dispatcher might fail if object returns false. (Florian Ragwitz)
350 5.31 2005-06-04 12:35:00 (never released to CPAN)
352 - helpers now create .new files where files already exist and differ
353 - fixed $Data::Dumper::Terse (Robin Berjon)
354 - added arguments for detach
355 - new credits section in pod
356 - fixed detach to allow relative action names (Matt and Robert)
357 - added the ability to have whitespaces in Path( '' ) and Regex( '' )
359 5.30 2005-06-04 12:35:00
361 - Fixed a bug where it was not possible to $c->forward to a
363 that was not inheriting from Catalyst::Base.
364 - Fix for inheritance bug.
365 - Allow forward with arguments.
367 - Allow overriding home/root in config.
368 - make module build cons README automatically.
369 - prettify home path by resolving '..' (Andy Grundman)
370 - improved helper templates a bit, new naming scheme for tests.
371 - added support for case sensitivity, MyApp->config->{case_sensitive}
372 - added $c->detach for non-returning forwards
373 - added unified error handling, Catalyst::Exception
374 - added section on param handling in Intro.pod
375 - added $c->request->cookie
376 - added Catalyst::Setup
377 - refactored Catalyst::import()
378 - improved rendering of error messages in debug mode
379 - fixed a bug in Catalyst::Helper::mk_dir
380 - further doc changes, esp. to Intro.pod
382 5.23 2005-06-03 02:30:00
383 - added support for non Catalyst::Base components to live in namespace
384 - improved concurrency connections in Catalyst::Engine::HTTP::Daemon
386 5.22 2005-05-26 14:24:00
387 - improved base locating in MP engines
388 - improved error messages in C::E::HTTP::Daemon
389 - hostnames are now resolved on demand unless provided by engine
390 - fixed memory leak in $c->execute (Michael Reece, Matt S Trout)
392 5.21 2005-05-24 14:56:00
393 - fixed a bug in https detection
394 - fixed auto chain finally
395 - added MYAPP_HOME and CATALYST_HOME environment variables
397 5.20 2005-05-18 19:52:00
398 - improved uploads and parameters
399 - added $c->req->protocol and $c->req->secure
400 - added $c->req->user and $c->req->uri
401 - improved error message when forwarding to unknown module
402 - fixed win32 installer
403 - added deep recursion detection
405 - fixed inheritance in dispatcher
406 - allow whitespaces between brackets and quoted string
407 in Path and Regex attributes
408 - new helper templates
409 - installer now supports install_base and destdir
410 - allow multiple Catalyst apps to run on the same mod_perl
411 instance (not the same app!)
413 - removed apreq dependency from all MP engines
414 - added support for MP registry scripts
415 - added support for LocationMatch and ScriptAliasMatch in MP engines
416 - added SpeedyCGI engine
418 5.10 2005-04-23 11:16:00
419 - updated dependencies to require latest module::pluggable::fast
420 - new installer for templates and stuff using Module::Build
421 - scripts are now prefixed, for being installable
422 IMPORTANT: You have to regenerate the script directory,
423 remove Makefile.PL and add Build.PL
424 - Added compat to install Module::Build if required.
425 - Improved: Params handling with MP engines
426 - Fixed: Params handling on POST with CGI engine (Andy Grundman)
427 - Fixed: Helper.pm on Win32 (Matt S Trout)
429 5.03 2005-04-19 20:35:00 (Revision 462)
430 - fixed Test example (Torsten Seeman)
431 - added Plugins chapter to manual
432 - applied doc patch from Robert Boone <robert@rlb3.com>
433 - improved Dispatcher error messages.
434 - refactored so we don't need to include helper from
435 Catalyst.pm - Fixes issues with FindBin
436 - applied HTTP.pm patch from Andy Grundman <andy@hybridized.org>
437 - added plugin() method for instant plugins
438 - FCGI is no more considered experimental
440 5.02 2005-04-18 10:00:00
443 5.01 2005-04-17 23:00:00
444 - some documentation bugs fixed
445 - added Catalyst::Utils
446 - fixed regexp bug (Matt S Trout)
447 - fixed upload bug with MP19
448 - added $c->req->body
449 - aliased $c->res->output to $c->res->body
450 - Read AUTHOR from passwd or $ENV{AUTHOR} when
452 - extended attribute handling
453 - added global config for components
455 5.00 2005-04-15 18:00:00
456 - new core to support inheritance trees
457 - new syntax for action declaration
458 - new helper system using TT2
459 - problems with mod_perl2 fixed
460 - added Test::Pod support
461 - added new server backend with HTTP/1.1 support
462 - added option to run tests against a remote server
463 - renamed errors() to error()
465 - countless minor improvements
466 IMPORTANT: This release is very incompatible to previous ones
467 and you have to regenerate the helper scripts again...
469 4.34 2005-03-23 07:00:00 2005
470 - added some messages to Makefile.PL
471 - added Catalyst::Engine::Test
472 - added Catalyst::Engine::CGI::NPH
473 - simplified Catalyst::Log to be easier to implement/subclass
475 - updated Catalyst::Test to use Catalyst::Engine::Test
476 - updated helper scripts
477 IMPORTANT: this will be the last time you'll have to regenerate
478 the script directory. We promise!
480 4.33 2005-03-23 01:00:00 2005
481 - documented the log() accessor method in Catalyst (Andrew Ford)
482 - added optional arguments to Catalyst::Log methods (Andrew Ford)
483 - removed cgi-server.pl
484 - added fcgi.pl and Catalyst::Engine::FCGI
485 - fixed an undef durng make test (Dan Sully)
486 - new path test (Christian Hansen)
487 IMPORTANT: you have to regenerate the script directory again
489 4.32 2005-03-22 02:10:00 2005
490 - made a damn typo *AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!*
492 4.31 2005-03-22 02:00:00
493 - fixed inheritance (Christian Hansen)
494 - previous release was borked!
495 fixed that, but you have to regenerate the scripts again :(
497 4.30 2005-03-21 23:00:00
498 - more documentation (Andrew Ford)
499 - added connection informations (Christian Hansen)
500 - HTTP::Request support in Catalyst::Test (Christian Hansen)
501 - moved cgi.pl to nph-cgi.pl
502 - added Catalyst::Engine::Server (Christian Hansen)
503 - removed Catalyst::Test::server
504 - updated helper scripts
505 IMPORTANT: note that you have to regenerate script/server.pl,
506 script/cgi-server.pl and script/cgi.pl (now nph-cgi.pl)
508 4.28 2005-03-19 22:00:00
509 - fixed isa tree (Christian Hansen)
510 - added script/cgi-server.pl, so no more server restarting after
512 - reworked documentation (Andrew Ford <A.Ford@ford-mason.co.uk>)
514 4.27 2005-03-19 01:00:00
515 - debug message for parameters
516 - Fix redirects (Christian Hansen <ch@ngmedia.com>)
518 - new helper api for Catalyst::Helper::* support
519 you have to update script/create.pl to use it
521 4.26 2005-03-16 10:00:00
522 - fixed the weird bug that caused regex actions to fail on every
524 - more debug messages
527 4.25 2005-03-12 18:00:00
528 - correct perl pathes for helper generated scripts (Tatsuhiko Miyagawa)
529 - improved cgi engine docs (Christoper Hicks)
531 4.24 2005-03-12 01:00:00
532 - updated cookbook example
533 - fixed base for apache and https (Andrew Ruthven)
535 4.23 2005-03-09 20:00:00
536 - no more regex actions in forward
537 - added support for test directories t/m, t/v and t/c
539 4.22 2005-03-08 20:00:00
540 - catch errors in application class
541 - handle die properly.
543 4.21 2005-03-05 17:00:00
546 4.20 2005-03-04 22:00:00
547 - moved bin to script
549 4.13 2005-03-03 11:00:00
550 - improved documentation
551 - pod coverage test for helper generated apps
554 4.12 2005-03-02 11:00:00 2005
555 - server_base sucks, removed
556 - added $c->log->dump()
558 4.11 2005-03-02 11:00:00 2005
559 - removed some warnings
561 - private prefixed actions override private non prefixed actions
563 - updated Catalyst::Manual::Intro
565 4.10 2005-03-02 10:00:00 2005
566 - improved documentation
568 - fixed prefixed private actions bug
569 - fixed more little bugs
571 4.01 2005-03-01 10:00:00 2005
572 - improved documentation
573 - documentation fixes (Johan Lindstrom)
575 4.00 2005-02-27 22:00:00
576 - more verbose debug messages, especially for forward()
577 - implemented prefixed prvate actions, icluding built in
578 !?default, !?begin and !?end
579 - new Catalyst::Manual::Intro
580 - new helpers, bin/catalyst
583 3.11 2005-02-23 21:00:00
584 - added dependency to UNIVERSAL::require (Marcus Ramberg)
585 - added a little workaround for a warning in Catalyst::Test
587 - improved documentation for actions
589 3.10 2005-02-19 20:00:00
590 - removed roles management from Catalyst::Engine
591 and added it to Catalyst::Plugin::Authentication::CDBI
593 3.04 2005-02-17 21:00:00
594 - error reporting for app class
595 - no more engine debug messages
596 - class->method forwards get resolved now
598 3.03 2005-02-16 23:00:00
599 - friendlier statistics
601 3.02 2005-02-16 22:00:00
602 - fixed unintialized actions (Marcus Ramberg)
604 3.01 2005-02-16 20:30:00
607 3.00 2005-02-16 20:00:00
608 - real version number for CPAN.pm
609 - fixed redirect in CGI engine
610 - more statistics in debug logs
611 - ? prefix for forward()
613 2.99_15 2005-02-02 22:00:00
614 - support for short namespaces, MyApp::M, MyApp::V and MyApp::C
615 - Replaced "Catched" with "Caught" in Catalyst::Engine
617 - replaced _ with ! for private actions
618 - added ? for prefixed actions
621 2.99_14 2005-01-31 22:00:00 2005
622 - arguments for _default
623 - $c->entrance removed for more flexibility
624 - added $c->req->method
626 2.99_13 2005-01-30 18:00:00 2005
627 - POD fixes and improvements
629 2.99_12 2005-01-28 22:00:00 2005
630 - first development release