1 Revision history for Perl extension Class-MOP.
5 - HAS_ISAREV is now deprecated. It has always returned 1 so
6 it won't be missed. (Sartak)
9 - Call user_class->meta in fewer places, with the eventual
10 goal of allowing the user to rename or exclude ->meta
11 altogether. Instead uses Class::MOP::class_of. (Sartak)
14 - New class_of function that should be used to retrieve a
15 metaclass. This is unlike get_metaclass_by_name in that
16 it accepts instances, not just class names. (Sartak)
19 - load_first_existing_class didn't actually load the first existing
20 class; instead, it loaded the first existing and compiling class. It
21 now throws an error if a class exists (in @INC) but fails to compile.
24 0.79 Fri, March 29, 2009
25 * No changes from 0.78_02.
27 0.78_02 Thu, March 26, 2009
29 * Class::MOP::Immutable
30 - A big backwards-incompatible refactoring of the Immutable API,
31 and the make_immutable/make_mutable pieces of the Class
32 API. The core __PACKAGE__->meta->make_immutable API remains
33 the same, however, so this should only affect the most
37 - The XS code used a macro, XSPROTO, that's only in 5.10.x. This
38 has been fixed to be backwards compatible with 5.8.x.
41 - Add a hook for rebless_instance_away (Sartak)
42 - Use blessed instead of ref to get an instance's class name
43 in rebless_instance. (Sartak)
45 0.78_01 Wed, March 18, 2009
47 - Revised and reorganized all of the API documentation. All
48 classes now have (more or less) complete API documentation.
51 * Class::MOP::Instance
52 - Reblessing into a package that supports overloading wasn't
53 properly adding overload magic to the object due to a bug
54 in (at least) 5.8.8. We now use $_[1] directly which seems
55 to set the magic properly. (Sartak)
57 * Class::MOP::Attribute
58 - The process_accessors method is now private. A public alias
59 exists (and will stick around for a few releases), but it
60 warns that calling the public method is deprecated.
62 * Class::MOP::Method::Generated
63 - Removed the new and _new methods, since this is an abstract
64 base class, and all existing subclasses implement their own
68 - Stop is_class_loaded from thinking a class is loaded if it
69 only has an empty GV (Florian Ragwitz).
70 - Add a test for this (Yappo).
71 - Refactor get_all_package_symbols to allow short-circuiting
73 - Use this in is_class_loaded (Florian Ragwitz).
74 - Stop segfaulting when trying to get the name from a sub that's
75 still being compiled (Florian Ragwitz).
76 - Add tests for this (Florian Ragwitz).
77 - Prefix all public symbols with "mop_" (Florian Ragwitz).
78 - Clean up and simplify prehashing of hash keys (Florian Ragwitz).
79 - Simplify creating simple xs reader methods (Florian Ragwitz).
80 - Make everything compile with c++ compilers (Florian Ragwitz).
81 - Upgrade ppport.h from 3.14 to 3.17 (Florian Ragwitz).
84 - Remove optional test plans for tests depending on Sub::Name as
85 we have a hard dependency on Sub::Name anyway (Florian Ragwitz).
88 - Rebuild all c code if mop.h has changed (Florian Ragwitz)
90 0.78 Mon, February 23, 2009
91 * No changes from 0.77_01
93 0.77_01 Sun, February 22, 2009
95 - This package now requires its XS components. Not using
96 Sub::Name lead to different behavior and bugginess in the pure
97 Perl version of the code. A Moose test would fail when run
98 against the pure Perl version of this code.
100 * Class::MOP::Instance
101 - The inline_* methods now quote attribute names themselves, and
102 don't expect to receive a quoted value.
105 0.77 Sat, February 14, 2009
107 - Avoid assertion errors on debugging perls in is_class_loaded
111 - Fixed various corner cases where is_class_loaded incorrectly
112 returned true for a class that wasn't really loaded. (Dave
116 - Add get_all_method_names (Sartak)
117 - Add a wrapped_method_metaclass attribute (Florian Ragwitz)
119 * Class::MOP::Package
120 - Disable deprecated get_all_package_symbols in list
121 context. (Florian Ragwitz)
124 - Make sure we generate a BSD-compatible Makefile (Florian
128 - The misspelled "check_metaclass_compatability" method we've
129 kept around for backwards compat_i_bility will be removed in a
130 near future release. You've been warned.
132 0.76 Thu, January 22, 2009
133 * Class::MOP::Method::Generated
134 - Added new private methods to support code generation, which
135 are being used by Moose and can be used by MooseX
137 - Generated methods are now generated with a #line directive
138 reflecting the source of the generated method. (nothingmuch)
141 - Clarified documentation of methods that return
142 Class::MOP::Method objects. (doy)
145 - Clarified documentation of the metaclass cache methods. (Sartak)
148 - Add test showing how the xs Class::MOP::is_class_loaded can
149 be made to operate differently to the pure perl version (t0m)
151 0.75 Wed, December 31, 2008
153 - A class that was made immutable and then mutable could end up
154 sharing an immutable transformer object
155 (Class::MOP::Immutable) with other classes, leading to all
156 sorts of odd bugs. Reported by t0m. (Dave Rolsky)
158 0.74 Tue, December 25, 2008
160 - Add an xs implementation of Class::MOP::is_class_loaded (closes
161 RT#41862). Based on a patch by Goro Fuji. (Florian Ragwitz)
162 - Changed internals to make prehashing of hash keys easier and less
163 error-prone. (Florian Ragwitz)
165 - Fix documentation to show that around modifiers happen on both
166 sides of the modified method. (Dave Rolsky)
168 0.73 Tue, December 16, 2008
170 - Don't use Perl_mro_meta_init. It's not part of the public perl
171 api. Fixes failures to build on Win32 (RT #41750). (Florian
173 * t/082_get_code_info.t
174 - Add $^P &= ~0x200; (per Ovid's suggestion) in order to not
175 munger anonymous subs when under -d and so making the tests
176 succeed in that case.
178 0.72 Mon, December 8, 2008
179 * Class::MOP::Package
180 - Pass options to _new, so subclass' attributes can be
183 - In the docs, indicate that package_name and name are required
184 when calling ->wrap (Stefan O'Rear)
186 0.71_02 Fri, December 5, 2008
187 * Class::MOP::Immutable
188 - Added a new attribute, inlined_constructor, which is true if
189 the constructor was inlined.
190 * Class::MOP::Package
191 - Make get_all_package_symbols return a hash ref in scalar
192 context and deprecate calling it in list context with a
193 warning. (Florian Ragwitz)
195 - Various improvements and refactoring, making things more robust and
196 easier to maintain. (Florian Ragwitz)
198 0.71_01 Wed, December 3, 2008
200 - Add an "execute" method to invoke the body so
201 we can avoid using the coderef overload (Sartak)
202 * Class::MOP::Immutable
203 - When we memoize methods, get their results lazily
204 to remove some compile-time cost (Sartak)
205 - Small speedup from eliminating several method
208 - Some small internal tweaks to try to reduce the number of
209 times we call get_method_map when bootstrapping the MOP. This
210 might make loading Class::MOP (and Moose) a little
211 faster. (Dave Rolsky)
212 - Implemented an optional XS version of get_method_map. Mostly
213 taken from a patch by Goro Fuji (rt.cpan.org #41080), with
214 help form Florian Ragwitz. (Dave Rolsky)
215 - Make the behaviour of of get_all_package_symbols (and
216 therefore get_method_map) consistent for stub methods. Report
217 and test by Goro Fuji (rt.cpan.org #41255). (Florian Ragwitz)
219 0.71 Wed November 26, 2008
222 - Actual package creation has moved upward from
223 Class to Module so that Moose roles can share
226 0.70_01 Mon, November 19, 2008
228 - Fixes for failures with blead (Florian Ragwitz)
229 - Silenced compiler warnings (Florian Ragwitz)
231 0.70 Fri, November 14, 2008
233 - Fixed an odd corner case where the XS version of
234 get_all_package_symbols could cause a segfault. This only
235 happened with inlined constants in Perl 5.10.0 (Florian
238 0.69 Fri, November 7, 2008
239 * Class::MOP::Method::Wrapped
240 - Added introspection methods for method modifiers (Dave Rolsky)
243 0.68 Fri October 24, 2008
245 - Make load_class require by file name instead of module name.
246 This stops confusing error messages when loading '__PACKAGE__'.
248 - Add load_one_class_of function to enable you to load one of a
249 list of classes, rather than having to call load_class multiple
250 times in an eval. (t0m)
252 0.67 Tue October 14, 2008
254 - Call a method on the class after setting the superclass list
255 so that we can get Perl to detect cycles before MRO::Compat
256 spirals into an infinite loop (sartak)
257 - Reported by Schwern, [rt.cpan.org #39001]
258 - In create(), pass unused options on to initialize()
259 - added test for this
261 0.66 Sat September 20, 2008
262 !! This release has an incompatible change regarding !!
263 introspection of a class's method with Class::MOP::Class !!
266 - We (us maintainers) now run all tests with XS and then without
267 XS, which should help us catch skew between the XS/pure Perl
271 ! The alias_method method has been deprecated. It now simply
272 calls add_method instead. There is no distinction between
273 aliased methods and "real" methods.
275 This means that methods added via alias_method now show up as
276 part of the class's method list/map. This is a backwards
277 incompatible change, but seems unlikely to break any
278 code. Famous last words. (Dave Rolsky)
281 - Fixed the spelling of "compatibility", but we still have a
282 "check_metaclass_compatability" method for backwards
285 0.65 Mon September 1, 2008
286 For those not following the series of dev releases, the changes
287 from 0.64 from 0.65 can mostly be summed up as a lot performance
288 improvements by nothingmuch, including new optional XS versions of
289 some methods. Also, Class::MOP now works _without_ any XS modules,
290 for sad systems without a compiler.
293 - Added name and package_name XS accessors, and make sure all
294 the XS and Perl versions work the same way. (Dave Rolsky)
297 - The XS versions of various methods just returned undef when
298 called class methods, rather than dying like the pure Perl
299 versions. (Dave Rolsky)
301 0.64_07 Fri August 29, 2008
303 - Silenced warnings that managed to break Moose tests when XS
304 was loaded. (Dave Rolsky)
305 - Some XS versions of methods were ignored because of typos in
306 MOP.xs. (Dave Rolsky)
308 0.64_06 Mon August 25, 2008
309 * Class::MOP (MOP.xs)
310 - Another MS VC++ fix, cannot declare a variable in the middle
311 of a scope (Taro Nishino).
313 0.64_05 Sun August 24, 2008
315 - None of the dev releases actually loaded the XS properly, but
316 we silently fell back to the pure Perl version of the
319 * Class::MOP (MOP.xs)
320 - Replaced some code that used functions not available on Visual
321 C++ with some Perl XS API bits (Dave Rolsky).
323 0.64_04 Sat August 23, 2008
325 - Workaround a bug in 5.8.1's goto sub (nothingmuch)
327 * pod.t and pod_coveraget.t
328 - These are no longer shipped with the tarball because of bogus
329 failures from CPAN testers. (Dave Rolsky)
331 0.64_03 Thu August 21, 2008
332 * Class::MOP::Package
333 - Some (legit) code was misparsed by earlier 5.8.x
334 releases. (nothingmuch)
337 - Fix a constant in void context warning (nothingmuch)
339 0.64_02 Thu August 21, 2008
340 * Makefile.PL and Class::MOP
341 - Explicitly require Perl 5.8.0+ (Dave Rolsky)
344 - Add missing prereqs that got lost in the switch away from
347 * Class::MOP::Instance
348 - New method - get_all_attributes (nothingmuch)
350 0.64_01 Wed August 20, 2008
352 - We now check to see if you have a compiler. If you don't, the
353 module installs without some XS bits, but will work the same
354 as with XS. This should make it easier to install on platforms
355 without a compiler (like Windows). (Dave Rolsky)
358 - Perl 6 style attribute naming replaced with sane style ('methods', not
359 '%!methods'). These changes should not impact any existing API uses.
363 - Quite a number of optimizations based on profiling, including
364 allowing constructors to take hash references instead of
365 hashes, duplicating some frequently used code in XS, and
366 making constructors immutable. These changes should not impact
367 any existing API uses. (nothingmuch)
370 - Constructors now respect the meta attributes of their subclasses,
371 facilitating MOP extensibility. More related changes will happen in the
372 next several releases. (nothingmuch)
375 - New method - get_all_methods, replaces the deprecated
376 compute_all_applicable_methods. get_all_attributes provided for
377 consistency (nothingmuch)
378 - New method - wrap_method was refactored out of get_method_map
380 - New API for meta instance invalidation - invalidate_meta_instance,
381 invalidate_meta_instances, add_dependent_meta_instance,
382 remove_dependent_meta_instance, called automatically when attribute
383 definitions change and allows notification of dependent subclasses.
386 0.64 Sun August 3, 2008
387 * Class::MOP::Immutable
388 - fixing subtle edge case in immutable when you
390 - clean up option processing (nothingmuch)
392 * Class::MOP::Instance
393 - inlined initialize slot didn't match
394 non-inlined (nothingmuch)
396 0.63 Mon July 7, 2008
398 - load_class will initialize a metaclass even if
399 the class is already loaded (sartak)
400 - load_class now returns the metaclass instance
401 instead of just 1 (sartak)
404 - better error messages (sartak and Dave Rolsky)
406 0.62 Wed June 18, 2008
407 - in is_class_loaded, recognize scalar references (as opposed to globs) in
408 the symbol table as methods (these are optimized constant subs)
410 0.61 Fri. June 13, 2008
411 - Okay, lets give this another try and see if PAUSE
412 recognizes it correct this time.
414 0.60 Thurs. Jun 12, 2008
415 - Fixed a version number issue by bumping all modules
418 0.59 Thurs. Jun 12, 2008
419 !! Several fixes resulting in yet another 25-30% speedup !!
422 - now stores the instance of the instance
423 metaclass to avoid needless recomputation
424 and deletes it when the cache is blown
425 - introduce methods to query Class::MOP::Class for
426 the options used to make it immutable as well as
427 the proper immutable transformer. (groditi)
429 * Class::MOP::Package
430 - {add, has, get, remove}_package_symbol all
431 now accept a HASH ref argument as well as the
432 string. All internal usages now use the HASH
436 - MOP.xs does sanity checks on the coderef
438 - is_class_loaded check now uses code that
439 was improved in Moose's ClassName type
441 - nonsensical (undef, empty, reference) class
442 names now throw a more direct error in
444 - tests for this and other aspects of
450 Class::MOP::Method::Wrapped
451 Class::MOP::Attribute
452 - switched usage of reftype to ref because
455 0.58 Thurs. May 29, 2008
456 (late night release engineering)--
458 - fixing the version is META.yml, no functional
459 changes in this release
461 0.57 Wed. May 28, 2008
462 !! Several speedups resulting in 20-25% speedups !!
463 || (thanks to konobi, groditi, mst & CataMoose) !!
466 - made get_method_map use list_all_package_symbols
467 instead of manually grabbing each symbol
468 - streamlining &initialize somewhat, since it gets
471 * Class::MOP::Package
472 - made {get, has}_package_symbol not call
474 - inlining a few calls to &name with
475 direct HASH access key access
476 - added get_all_package_symbols to fetch
477 a HASH of items based on a type filter
478 similar to list_all_package_symbols
479 - added tests for this
482 Class::MOP::Method::Constructor
483 Class::MOP::Method::Generated
484 Class::MOP::Method::Accessor
485 - added more descriptive error message to help
486 keep people from wasting time tracking an error
487 that is easily fixed by upgrading.
489 * Class::MOP::Immutable
490 - Don't inline a destructor unless the user actually
492 - added tests for this
494 0.56 Saturday, May 24, 2008
496 - we now get the &check_package_cache_flag
497 function from MRO::Compat
498 - All XS based functionality now has a
499 Pure Perl alternative
500 - the CLASS_MOP_NO_XS environment variable
501 can now be used to force non-XS versions
504 * Class::MOP::Attribute
505 - add has_read_method and has_write_method
506 - get_{read,write}_method_ref now wraps the
507 anon-sub ref in the method metaclass when
509 - added tests for this
511 * Class::MOP::Immutable
512 - added the ability to "wrap" methods when
513 making the class immutable
516 - now handling the edge case of ->meta->identifier
517 dying by wrapping add_package_symbol to specifically
518 allow for it to work.
519 - added tests for this
521 * Class::MOP::Attribute
523 Class::MOP::Immutable
524 - any time a method meta object is constructed
525 we make sure to pass the correct package and
526 method name information
529 Class::MOP::Method::Wrapped
530 Class::MOP::Method::Generated
531 Class::MOP::Method::Accessor
532 Class::MOP::Method::Consructor
533 - the &wrap constructor method now requires that a
534 'package_name' and 'name' attribute are passed. This
535 is to help support the no-XS version, and will
536 throw an error if these are not supplied.
537 - all these classes are now bootstrapped properly
538 and now store the package_name and name attributes
541 ~ Build.PL has been removed since the
542 Module::Install support has been removed
544 0.55 Mon. April 28, 2008
545 - All classes now have proper C3 MRO support
546 - added MRO::Compat as a dependency to allow
547 for the C3 MRO support to Just Work in all
551 - rebless_instance now returns the instance
552 it has just blessed, this is mostly to
554 - set the attr correctly in rebless_instance
555 when it has no init_arg
556 - tweaked &linear_isa and &class_precedence_list
557 to support c3 classes.
559 0.54 Fri. March, 14, 2008
562 - making sure that load_class never gets
563 passed a value from @_ or $_ to squash
564 Ovid's bug (http://use.perl.org/~Ovid/journal/35763)
567 - make_{immutable,mutable} now return 1
569 - improved error handling in ->create method
570 - rebless_instance now takes extra params which
571 will be used to populate values
572 - added tests for this
575 - localizing the Data::Dumper configurations so
576 that it does not pollute others (RT #33509)
582 Class::MOP::Attribute
583 - these classes no longer define their own ->meta,
584 but instead just inherit from Class::MOP::Object
586 * Class::MOP::Instance
587 Class::MOP::Immutable
588 - these classes now inherit from Class::MOP::Object
591 - fixed the filename length on several
592 test files so we install on VMS better
594 - fixed incorrect use of catdir when it
595 should be catfile (RT #32385)
597 0.53 Thurs. Feb. 14, 1008
598 ~~ several doc. fixes and updates ~~
601 Class::MOP::Method::Constructor
602 Class::MOP::Attribute
603 - making init_arg accept an undefined value
604 to indicate that no constructor args can
605 be passed (thanks to nothingmuch)
606 - added tests for this
607 - added attribute initializer attribute (rjbs)
610 - making this use the new init_arg => undef
611 feature instead of the silly hack from
612 before (thanks to nothingmuch)
614 0.52 Tues. Jan. 22, 2008
616 - fixed bug in rebless_instance
619 * Class::MOP::Method::Constructor
620 - removed assumptions about the existence of
623 0.51 Mon. Jan. 14, 2008
624 ~~~ some misc. doc. fixes ~~~
625 ~~ updated copyright dates ~~
628 - now sets the IS_RUNNING_ON_5_10
629 constant so that we can take advantage
630 of some of the nice bits of 5.10
633 - uses the IS_RUNNING_ON_5_10 flag to
634 optimize the &linearized_isa method
635 and avoid the hack/check for circular
636 inheritence in &class_precedence_list
637 - added rebless_instance method (Sartak)
638 - added tests for this
640 * Class::MOP::Immutable
641 - the immutable class now keeps track of
642 the transformer which immutablized it
644 * Class::MOP::Instance
645 - added rebless_instance_structure method (Sartak)
646 - added tests for this
648 0.50 Fri. Dec. 21, 2007
650 - fixed bug in immutable to make sure that
651 transformation arguments are saved
653 - added tests for this
655 * Class::MOP::Immutable
656 - fixed a bug (see above)
658 * Class::MOP::Attribute
661 0.49 Fri. Dec. 14, 2007
662 !! Class::MOP now loads 2 x faster !!
663 !! with XS speedups (thanks konobi) !!
666 - removed the dependency on B
667 - added two XS functions (thanks konobi)
668 - get_code_info($code) which replaces all
669 the B fiddling we were doing with
670 faster/leaner XS level fiddling
671 - check_package_cache_flag($pkg_name) which
672 returns the PL_sub_generation variable to
673 be used to help manage method caching.
676 In 5.10 or greater this will actually
677 use the mro::get_pkg_gen instead to give
678 even more accurate caching information.
679 blblack++ for that stuff :)
682 - added the &subclasses method (thanks rlb)
683 - added the update_package_cache_flag and
684 reset_package_cache_flag which help keep
685 track of when we need to re-fetch the
687 - Several small improvements to take advantage
688 of the new method map caching features
690 0.48 Mon. Nov. 26, 2007
691 * Class::MOP::Attribute
692 - fixed get_read/write_method to handle the
693 HASH ref case, which makes the
694 get_read/write_method_ref handle it too.
695 - added more tests for this
697 0.47 Sat. Nov. 24, 2007
698 * Class::MOP::Attribute
699 - fixed misspelling in get_write_method_ref
700 - added more tests for this
702 0.46 Fri. Nov. 23, 2007
704 - added the linearized_isa method instead of constantly
705 pruning duplicate classes (this will be even more
706 useful in the 5.10-compat version coming soon)
708 * Class::MOP::Attribute
709 - added the get_read_method_ref and get_write_method_ref
710 methods which allow you to retrieve a CODE ref which
711 can always be used to read or write an attribute.
713 0.45 Thurs. Nov. 13, 2007
714 * Class::MOP::Attribute
715 - Fix error message on confess (groditi)
717 0.44 Thurs. Nov. 13, 2007
718 - Apparently I didn't make dist correctly (groditi)
720 0.43 Thurs. Nov. 13, 2007
722 - Add support for the 'builder' attribute (groditi)
725 - optimise metaclass-already-exists check in
726 construct_class_instance (groditi)
727 - duplicate check into initialize to save a
728 call through (groditi)
730 * Class::MOP::Attribute
731 - Add support for the 'builder' attribute (groditi)
732 - Make predicates check for the existence of a value, not whether
733 it is defined (groditi)
735 * Class::MOP::Instance
736 - Make predicates check for the existence of a value, not whether
737 it is defined (groditi)
739 * Class::MOP::Method::Accessor
740 - made this a subclass of Class::MOP::Method::Generated
741 - removed the relevant attributes
743 * Class::MOP::Method::Constructor
744 - fixed the cached values we had to be more sane
745 - made this a subclass of Class::MOP::Method::Generated
746 - fixed generated constructor so it properly handles
748 - added tests for this
749 - added the option to allow for both inlined and
750 non-inlined constructors.
751 - Update inlined methods for builder and predicate changes (groditi)
753 * Class::MOP::Method::Generated
754 - added this class as an abstract base for the
755 Class::MOP::Method::{Constructor,Accessor} classes
756 - added tests for this
759 - Alter tests (005, 014 020, 021) for new builder addition (groditi)
760 - Tests for new predicate behavior (and corrections to old tests) (groditi)
763 - Update ArrayRef based class example to work with predicate changes
765 0.42 Mon. July 16, 2007
766 !!! Horray for mst, he fixed it !!!
768 * Class::MOP::Package
769 - alter symbol table handling to deal with 5.8.x and 5.9.x
772 - Get rid of the crappy workaround from 0.40/41
774 0.41 Sun. July 15, 2007
776 Arghh!!! My TODO test didn't work, so I handle
777 it manually now so that people can use this
778 with 5.9.5/bleadperl without issue.
780 0.40 Tues, July 3, 2007
782 ~ marked a test in 003_methods.t as TODO
783 for perl 5.9.5 (this test is irrelvant to
784 the module functioning on 5.9.5 for the most
787 0.39 Mon. June 18, 2007
788 * Class::MOP::Immutable
789 - added make_metaclass_mutable + docs (groditi)
790 - removed unused variable
791 - added create_immutable_transformer
792 necessary for sane overloading of immutable behavior
793 - tests for this (groditi)
796 - Immutability can now be undone,
797 added make_mutable + tests + docs (groditi)
798 - Massive changes to the way Immutable is done
799 for details see comments next to make_immutable
800 This fixes a bug where custom metaclasses broke
801 when made immutable. We are now keeping one immutable
802 metaclass instance per metaclass instead of just one
803 to prevent isa hierarchy corruption. Memory use will go
804 up, but I suspect it will be neglible.
805 - New tests added for this behavior. (groditi)
807 0.38 Thurs. May 31, 2007
808 ~~ More documentation updates ~~
810 * Class::MOP::Package
811 - we now deal with stub methods properly
812 - added tests for this
813 - fixed some tests failing on 5.9.5 (thanks blblack)
815 * Class::MOP::Attribute
816 - added get_read_method and get_write_method
817 thanks to groditi for this code, tests
819 - added tests and POD for this
822 - fixed RT issue #27329, clone object now
823 handles undef values correctly.
824 - added tests for this
825 - Corrected anon-class handling so that they
826 will not get reaped when instances still
827 exist which need to reference them. This is
828 the correct behavior, hopefully this is an
829 obscure enough feature that there are not too
830 many work arounds out in the wild.
831 - added tests for this by groditi
832 - updated docs to explain this
835 - load custom metaclasses automatically (thanks groditi)
836 - added tests for this behavior
838 0.37 Sat. March 10, 2007
839 ~~ Many, many documentation updates ~~
842 - added &load_class and &is_class_loaded
843 - added tests and docs for these
845 * Class::MOP::Attribute
846 - default now checks the instance with defined to
847 avoid setting off bool-overloads (found by Carl Franks)
851 - bad name in a test, causing meaningless failuress.
857 - All attribute names are now consistent and follow Perl 6
858 style (prefixed with the sigil, and ! as the twigil for
859 private attrs). This should not affect any code, unless
860 you broke encapsulation, in which case, it is your problem
863 !! Class::MOP::Class::Immutable has been removed
865 * Class::MOP::Method::Constructor
866 - this has been moved out of Class::MOP::Class::Immutable
867 and is a proper subclass of Class::MOP::Method now.
870 - this module now uses Class::MOP::Immutable for the
871 immutable transformation instead of
872 Class::MOP::Class::Immutable.
874 + Class::MOP::Immutable
875 - this module now controls the transformation from a mutable
876 to an immutable version of the class. Docs for this will
877 be coming eventually.
880 0.36 Sun. Nov. 5, 2006
882 - added a few 'no warnings' lines to keep annoying
883 (and meaningless) warnings from chirping during
887 - some more bootstrapping is now done on the new
890 * Class::MOP::Class::Immutable
892 - constructor generation is now handled by
893 the Class::MOP::Method::Constructor class
895 * Class::MOP::Method::Constructor
896 - created this to handle constructor generation
897 in Class::MOP::Class::Immutable
899 * Class::MOP::Attribute
901 - attributes now delegate to the
902 Class::MOP::Method::Accessor to generate
905 * Class::MOP::Method::Accessor
906 - all accessor generation functions from
907 Class::MOP::Attribute have been moved here
909 0.35 Sat. Sept. 30, 2006
911 * scripts/class_browser.pl
912 - initial prototype of a class browser, more
913 on this to come. Comments and patches are
917 - All Class::MOP::* accessors are no longer
918 re-generated in the bootstrap, instead
919 they are aliased from the originals
920 - fixed tests to reflect
921 - added Class::MOP::Method (and its subclasses)
923 - adjusted tests for this
924 - added the Class::MOP::Instance attributes
929 - methods are no longer blessed CODE refs
930 but are actual objects which can be CODE-ified
931 - adjusted tests to compensate
932 - adjusted docs for this
935 - changed how methods are dealt with to
936 encapsulate most of the work into the
937 &get_method_map method
938 - made several adjustments for the change
939 in Class::MOP::Method
940 - &add_attribute now checks if you are adding
941 a duplicate name, and properly removes the
942 old one before installing the new one
943 - added tests for this
944 - adjusted docs for this
946 * Class::MOP::Class::Immutable
947 - added caching of &get_method_map
948 - fixed issue with &get_package_symbol
949 - cleaned up the methods that die (patch by David Wheeler)
951 * Class::MOP::Package
952 - added filtering capabilities to
953 &list_all_package_symbols
955 0.34 Sat. Aug. 26, 2006
957 - added the %:methods attribute, which like
958 the $:version and such just actually goes
959 to the symbol table to get it's stuff.
960 However, it makes the MOP more complete.
962 - The &create method now requires that all
963 but the package name now is passed in as
964 named parameters. See docs for more info.
965 - updated docs and tests for this
968 - added &dump method to easily Data::Dumper
972 - cleaned up the initialization of attributes
973 which do not store things in the instance
974 - added the %:methods attribute definition to
977 ~ lots of misc. test cleanup
979 0.33 Sat. Aug. 19, 2006
981 - moved the metaclass cache out of here
982 and it is now in Class::MOP itself.
985 - moved all the metaclass cache stuff here
986 - fixed all tests for this
988 * Class::MOP::Attribute
989 - reference values (other than CODE refs)
990 are no longer allowed for defaults
991 - added tests for this
993 * Class::MOP::Package
994 - fixed an issue with perl 5.8.1 and how it deals
995 with symbol tables. The namespace hash is now
996 always reloaded from the symbol table.
998 ~ lots of misc. documentation cleanup
1000 0.32 Sat. Aug. 12, 2006
1001 + added Class::MOP::Object so that the
1002 metamodel is more complete (and closer
1003 to what Perl 6 will probably be).
1005 * Class::MOP::Package
1006 - refactored entire class, this is now
1007 the primary gateway between the metaclass
1008 and the Perl 5 symbol table
1009 - added many tests for this
1010 - this class is now a subclass of
1012 - added some tests to reflect this
1015 - refactored all symbol table access to
1016 use Class::MOP::Package methods instead
1018 * Class::MOP::Module
1019 - adding the $:version attribute in the bootstrap
1020 so that Module has a version as an attribute
1021 - see comment in Class::MOP for details
1022 - added the $:authority attribute to this module
1023 as well as an &identifier method, to bring us
1024 ever closer to Perl 6 goodness
1025 - I have added $AUTHORITY to all the modules
1026 - added tests for this
1028 * Class::MOP::Instance
1029 - added &deinitialize_slot for removing slots
1031 - added tests for this
1033 * Class::MOP::Attribute
1034 - added support for &deinitialize_slot for removing
1035 slots from an instance
1036 - added tests for this
1038 0.31 Sat. July 15, 2006
1041 - added &find_method_by_name to locate a method
1042 anywhere within the class hierarchy
1044 * Class::MOP::Attribute
1045 - added &set_value and &get_value for getting
1046 the value of the attribute for a particular
1049 0.30 Wed. July 5, 2006
1050 ---------------------------------------
1051 This is the first version of Class::MOP
1052 to introduce the immutable features which
1053 will be used for optimizating the MOP.
1054 This support should still be considered
1055 experimental, but moving towards stability.
1056 ---------------------------------------
1058 * Created Class::MOP::Class::Immutable
1060 * Created the Class::MOP::Package and
1061 Class::MOP::Module classes to more
1062 closely conform to Perl 6's meta-model
1065 - now inherits from Class::MOP::Module
1066 - several methods moved to ::Module and
1067 ::Package and now inherited
1068 - added tests for this
1070 * Class::MOP::Instance
1071 - added an is_inlinable method to allow other
1072 classes to check before they attempt to optimize.
1073 - added an inline_create_instance to inline
1074 instance creation (of course)
1077 - the Class::MOP::Class::*_package_variable
1078 methods are all now methods of Class::MOP::Package
1079 and called *_package_symbol instead. This is
1080 because they are now more general purpose symbol
1081 table manipulation methods.
1083 0.29_02 Thurs. June 22, 2006
1084 ++ DEVELOPER RELEASE ++
1086 - small change in &create so that it behaves
1087 properly when inherited
1088 - small fix to &clone_instance
1090 0.29_01 Fri. May 12, 2006
1091 ++ DEVELOPER RELEASE ++
1092 - This release works in combination with
1093 Moose 0.09_01, it is a developer release
1094 because it introduces a new instance
1095 sub-protocol and has not yet been
1099 - anon-classes are now properly garbage collected
1100 - added tests for this
1101 - improved method modifier wrapping
1103 * Class::MOP::Instance
1104 - added new instance protocol
1105 - added tests for this
1106 - changed all relevant modules and examples
1108 - Class::MOP::Attribute
1112 - you no longer need to specify the metaclass
1113 itself, if it is not there, Class::MOP::Class
1115 - updated tests for this
1118 - added ArrayBasedStorage example to show
1119 instance storage using ARRAY refs instead of
1121 - added tests for this
1122 - InsideOutClass is totally revised using the
1123 new instance protocol
1124 - added more tests for this
1126 0.26 Mon. April 24, 2006
1128 - added find_attribute_by_name method
1129 - added tests and docs for this
1130 - some small optimizations
1132 * Class::MOP::Attribute
1133 - some small optimizations
1135 0.25 Thurs. April 20, 2006
1137 - added create_anon_class for creating anonymous classes
1138 - added tests for this
1139 - added get_all_metaclasses, get_all_metaclass_names
1140 and get_all_metaclass_instances method to allow
1141 access to all the cached metaclass objects.
1142 - attribute slot initialization is now the responsibility
1143 of the attribute itself, and construct_instance now
1144 delegates appropriately
1146 * Class::MOP::Attribute
1147 - attribute slot initialization is now the responsibility
1148 of the attribute itself, so we added a method for it
1149 called initialize_instance_slot
1152 - adjusted all the examples to use the new attribute
1153 initialize_instance_slot method
1155 0.24 Tues. April 11, 2006
1157 - cleaned up how the before/after/around method
1158 modifiers get named with Sub::Name
1160 0.23 Thurs. March 30, 2006
1162 - fixed the way attribute defaults are handled
1163 during instance construction (bug found by chansen)
1165 * Class::MOP::Attribute
1166 - read-only accessors ('reader') will now die if
1167 passed more than one argument (attempting to write
1169 - added tests for this
1170 - adjusted all /example files to comply
1172 0.22 Mon. March 20, 2006
1174 - localized $@ in the *_package_variable functions
1175 because otherwise, it does ugly things in Moose.
1176 - added test case for this
1178 0.21 Wed. March 15, 2006
1180 - fixed issue where metaclasses are reaped from
1181 our cache in global destruction, and so are not
1182 available in DESTORY calls
1184 0.20 Thurs. March 2, 2006
1185 - removed the dependency for Clone since
1186 we no longer to deep-cloning by default.
1188 * Class::MOP::Method
1189 - added &package_name, &name and
1190 &fully_qualified_name methods, some of
1191 which were formerly private subs in
1194 * Class::MOP::Method::Wrapped
1195 - allows for a method to be wrapped with
1196 before, after and around modifiers
1197 - added tests and docs for this feature
1200 - improved &get_package_symbol
1201 - &version and &superclasses now use it
1202 - methods are now blessed into Class::MOP::Method
1204 - added methods to install CLOS-style method modifiers
1205 - &add_before_method_modifier
1206 - &add_after_method_modifier
1207 - &add_around_method_modifier
1208 - added tests and docs for these
1209 - added &find_next_method_by_name which finds the
1210 equivalent of SUPER::method_name
1212 0.12 Thurs. Feb 23, 2006
1213 - reduced the dependency on B, no need to always
1217 - added docs to the C3 method dispatch order test
1218 - fixed missing Algorithm::C3 dependency by making
1219 the test skip if it is not installed
1221 0.11 Mon Feb. 20, 2006
1223 - added example of changing method dispatch order to C3
1226 - changed how clone_instance behaves, it now only does a
1227 shallow clone (see docs for more details)
1228 - added docs and tests
1230 0.10 Tues Feb. 14, 2006
1231 ** This release was mostly about writing more tests and
1232 cleaning out old and dusty code, the MOP should now
1233 be considered "ready to use".
1235 - adding more tests to get coverage up a little higher,
1236 mostly testing errors and edge cases.
1237 - test coverage is now at 99%
1240 - no longer optionally exports to UNIVERSAL::meta or
1241 creates a custom metaclass generator, use the
1242 metaclass pragma instead.
1245 - fixed a number of minor issues which came up in the
1246 error/edge-case tests
1248 * Class::MOP::Attribute
1249 - fixed a number of minor issues which came up in the
1250 error/edge-case tests
1253 - fixing the AttributesWithHistory example, it was broken.
1255 0.06 Thurs Feb. 9, 2006
1257 - adding new metaclass pragma to make setting up the
1258 metaclass a little more straightforward
1261 - clean up bootstrapping to include more complete
1262 attribute definitions for Class::MOP::Class and
1263 Class::MOP::Attribute (accessors, readers, writers,
1264 etc.) ... it is redundant, but is useful meta-info
1268 - fixing minor meta-circularity issue with &meta, it
1269 is now more useful for subclasses
1270 - added &get_attribute_map as an accessor for the
1271 hash of attribute meta objects
1272 - &compute_all_applicable_attributes now just returns
1273 the attribute meta-object, rather than the HASH ref
1274 since all the same info can be gotten from the
1275 attribute meta-object itself
1276 - updated docs & tests to reflect
1277 - added &clone_instance method which does a deep clone
1278 of the instance structure created by &construct_instance
1279 - added docs & tests for this
1280 - added Clone as a dependency
1281 - added &new_object and &clone_object convience methods to
1282 return blessed new or cloned instances
1283 - they handle Class::MOP::Class singletons correctly too
1284 - added docs & tests for this
1285 - cleaned up the &constuct_class_instance so that it behaves
1286 more like &construct_instance (and managed the singletons too)
1287 - added the &check_metaclass_compatibility method to make sure
1288 that metaclasses are upward and downward compatible.
1289 - added tests and docs for this
1292 - adjusting code to use the &Class::MOP::Class::meta
1294 - adjusting code to use the metaclass pragma
1296 0.05 Sat Feb. 4, 2006
1298 - added the &attribute_metaclass and &method_metaclass
1299 attributes which contain a metaclass name to use for
1300 attributes/methods respectively
1303 - bootstrap additional attributes for Class::MOP::Class
1306 - adjusted the example code and tests to use the new
1307 &attribute_metaclass feature of Class::MOP::Class
1308 - added new example:
1311 0.04 Fri Feb. 3, 2006
1313 - some documentation suggestions from #perl6
1315 * Class::MOP::Attribute
1316 - improved error messages
1319 - added new examples:
1320 - AttributesWithHistory
1321 - ClassEncapsultedAttributes
1323 0.03 Fri Feb. 3, 2006
1324 - converted to Module::Build instead of EU::MM
1326 * Class::MOP::Attribute
1327 - refactored method generation code
1328 - attributes are now associated with class directly
1331 - refactored the InsideOut example to take advantage
1332 of the Class::MOP::Attribute refactoring
1333 - changed example files to .pod files and hide thier
1334 package names from PAUSE (I don't want to own these
1335 namespaces really, they are just examples)
1337 0.02 Thurs Feb. 2, 2006
1338 - moving examples from t/lib/* to examples/*
1339 - adding POD documentation to the examples
1341 0.01 Thurs Feb. 2, 2006