1 Tis file documents the revision history for Perl extension Catalyst.
3 5.49_05 2005-11-12 20:45:00
4 - Large update to the documentation. (David Kamholz)
5 - Fixed args handling in forward()
6 - Fixed forwarding to classes
7 - Fixed catalyst.pl-generated Build.PL Makefile section.
8 - Fixed relative forwarding
9 - Fixed forward arrows in debug output
11 5.49_04 2005-11-09 23:00:00
12 - Made context, dispatcher, engine, request and response classes
15 - Fixed dispatcher to ignore unknown attributes.
16 - Improved format of startup debug log.
17 - Updated built in server to restart on win32. (Will Hawes)
18 - Fixed streaming write from a filehandle to stop writing
19 if the browser is closed.
20 - Added $c->controller, $c->model and $c->view shortcuts.
21 - Switched to Text::SimpleTable.
23 5.49_03 2005-11-03 12:00:00
24 - Fixed $c->req->{path} for backwards-compatibility.
25 - Allow debug to be disabled via ENV as well as enabled.
26 - Added -scripts option to catalyst.pl for script updating
27 - Changed helpers to default to long types, Controller instead of C
28 - Added Catalyst::Controller, Catalyst::Model and Catalyst::View
30 - Added JavaScript to debug screen to show and hide specific dumps
31 - Added _DISPATCH, _BEGIN, _AUTO, _ACTION and _END actions
32 - Added multi process external FastCGI support
33 (see myapp_fastcgi.pl -help) (Sam Vilain)
34 - Restarter process in HTTP engine now properly exits when the
35 parent app is shut down.
36 - Improved performance of restarter loop while watching for
38 - Restarter will now detect new files added to an app on systems
39 that change directory mtimes when new files are created.
40 - Restarter now properly handles modules that are deleted from an
42 - Fixed memory leak in TestApp.
44 5.49_02 2005-10-26 12:39:00
45 - Whole new dispatcher!
47 - Added path_to method
48 - Added support for passing an IO::Handle object to $c->res->body.
50 - Added a new welcome screen.
51 - Included Catalyst buttons and icons in helper.
52 - Added Static::Simple plugin to core.
53 - Added self restarting test server
54 - Added filename to debug output for uploaded files.
55 - Fixed forwarding with embedded arguments.
56 - Fixed handling of escaped query strings.
57 - Added upload parameters back into $c->req->params.
58 - Added multiple paths support to dispatcher
59 - Fixed bug in req->path where changing the path added a trailing
61 - Removed req->handle and res->handle
62 - Added prepare_body_chunk method as a hook for upload progress.
63 - Fixed bug in uri_for method when base has no path.
64 - Added automated tests for HTTP, CGI, and FastCGI servers.
66 5.49_01 2005-10-10 10:15:00
67 - Refactored all internals, should be 99% compatible to previous
69 - *IMPORTANT* The Apache engines have been moved to a separate package
70 for this release. Please install Catalyst::Engine::Apache if you
73 - Added support for calling forward with arguments in the path, i.e.
74 $c->forward('/foo/bar/arg1/arg2')
75 - Made $c->req->uri a URI object, added req->path_info for CGI compat.
76 Raw query string is available as $c->req->uri->query.
77 - Made $c->req->base a URI object.
78 - Parameters with multiple values (?a=1&a=2) now display properly
80 - Semi-colon separators in query strings now work properly.
81 - Expanded documentation of catalyst.pl (Andrew Ford)
82 - Added support for running as a backend server behind a frontend
83 proxy so req->base and req->address are set properly.
84 - Added an 'abort' method to the Log api, so that you can
85 kill loggging for a whole request.
86 - Added $c->uri_for method to simplify url handling.
87 - Added more tests and reorganized the t directory.
88 - Reimplemented core engines, all are now CGI based for better test
89 coverage and maintainability.
90 - Added fork support to built in test server.
91 - Fixed all memory leaks.
92 - Thread-related bug fixes and tests. We now believe the Catalyst
93 core to be thread-safe.
94 - Added streaming IO support through $c->req->read() and
96 - Added MyApp->config->{parse_on_demand} (streaming input)
97 - Added $c->req->handle and $c->res->handle
98 - Improved documentation
99 - Fixed mkpath in Catalyst::Helper (Autrijus Tang)
100 - Fixed bug in dispatcher where an invalid path could call a valid
101 action. (Andy Grundman)
102 - Fixed Helper so it works with CRLF line-endings. (Andy Grundman)
104 5.33 2005-08-10 15:25:00
105 - Now with updated manifest.
107 5.32 2005-08-10 15:10:00
108 - Dispatcher might fail if object returns false. (Florian Ragwitz)
110 5.31 2005-06-04 12:35:00 (never released to CPAN)
112 - helpers now create .new files where files already exist and differ
113 - fixed $Data::Dumper::Terse (Robin Berjon)
114 - added arguments for detach
115 - new credits section in pod
116 - fixed detach to allow relative action names (Matt and Robert)
117 - added the ability to have whitespaces in Path( '' ) and Regex( '' )
119 5.30 2005-06-04 12:35:00
121 - Fixed a bug where it was not possible to $c->forward to a
123 that was not inheriting from Catalyst::Base.
124 - Fix for inheritance bug.
125 - Allow forward with arguments.
127 - Allow overriding home/root in config.
128 - make module build cons README automatically.
129 - prettify home path by resolving '..' (Andy Grundman)
130 - improved helper templates a bit, new naming scheme for tests.
131 - added support for case sensitivity, MyApp->config->{case_sensitive}
132 - added $c->detach for non-returning forwards
133 - added unified error handling, Catalyst::Exception
134 - added section on param handling in Intro.pod
135 - added $c->request->cookie
136 - added Catalyst::Setup
137 - refactored Catalyst::import()
138 - improved rendering of error messages in debug mode
139 - fixed a bug in Catalyst::Helper::mk_dir
140 - further doc changes, esp. to Intro.pod
142 5.23 2005-06-03 02:30:00
143 - added support for non Catalyst::Base components to live in namespace
144 - improved concurrency connections in Catalyst::Engine::HTTP::Daemon
146 5.22 2005-05-26 14:24:00
147 - improved base locating in MP engines
148 - improved error messages in C::E::HTTP::Daemon
149 - hostnames are now resolved on demand unless provided by engine
150 - fixed memory leak in $c->execute (Michael Reece, Matt S Trout)
152 5.21 2005-05-24 14:56:00
153 - fixed a bug in https detection
154 - fixed auto chain finally
155 - added MYAPP_HOME and CATALYST_HOME environment variables
157 5.20 2005-05-18 19:52:00
158 - improved uploads and parameters
159 - added $c->req->protocol and $c->req->secure
160 - added $c->req->user and $c->req->uri
161 - improved error message when forwarding to unknown module
162 - fixed win32 installer
163 - added deep recursion detection
165 - fixed inheritance in dispatcher
166 - allow whitespaces between brackets and quoted string
167 in Path and Regex attributes
168 - new helper templates
169 - installer now supports install_base and destdir
170 - allow multiple Catalyst apps to run on the same mod_perl
171 instance (not the same app!)
173 - removed apreq dependency from all MP engines
174 - added support for MP registry scripts
175 - added support for LocationMatch and ScriptAliasMatch in MP engines
176 - added SpeedyCGI engine
178 5.10 2005-04-23 11:16:00
179 - updated dependencies to require latest module::pluggable::fast
180 - new installer for templates and stuff using Module::Build
181 - scripts are now prefixed, for being installable
182 IMPORTANT: You have to regenerate the script directory,
183 remove Makefile.PL and add Build.PL
184 - Added compat to install Module::Build if required.
185 - Improved: Params handling with MP engines
186 - Fixed: Params handling on POST with CGI engine (Andy Grundman)
187 - Fixed: Helper.pm on Win32 (Matt S Trout)
189 5.03 2005-04-19 20:35:00 (Revision 462)
190 - fixed Test example (Torsten Seeman)
191 - added Plugins chapter to manual
192 - applied doc patch from Robert Boone <robert@rlb3.com>
193 - improved Dispatcher error messages.
194 - refactored so we don't need to include helper from
195 Catalyst.pm - Fixes issues with FindBin
196 - applied HTTP.pm patch from Andy Grundman <andy@hybridized.org>
197 - added plugin() method for instant plugins
198 - FCGI is no more considered experimental
200 5.02 2005-04-18 10:00:00
203 5.01 2005-04-17 23:00:00
204 - some documentation bugs fixed
205 - added Catalyst::Utils
206 - fixed regexp bug (Matt S Trout)
207 - fixed upload bug with MP19
208 - added $c->req->body
209 - aliased $c->res->output to $c->res->body
210 - Read AUTHOR from passwd or $ENV{AUTHOR} when
212 - extended attribute handling
213 - added global config for components
215 5.00 2005-04-15 18:00:00
216 - new core to support inheritance trees
217 - new syntax for action declaration
218 - new helper system using TT2
219 - problems with mod_perl2 fixed
220 - added Test::Pod support
221 - added new server backend with HTTP/1.1 support
222 - added option to run tests against a remote server
223 - renamed errors() to error()
225 - countless minor improvements
226 IMPORTANT: This release is very incompatible to previous ones
227 and you have to regenerate the helper scripts again...
229 4.34 2005-03-23 07:00:00 2005
230 - added some messages to Makefile.PL
231 - added Catalyst::Engine::Test
232 - added Catalyst::Engine::CGI::NPH
233 - simplified Catalyst::Log to be easier to implement/subclass
235 - updated Catalyst::Test to use Catalyst::Engine::Test
236 - updated helper scripts
237 IMPORTANT: this will be the last time you'll have to regenerate
238 the script directory. We promise!
240 4.33 2005-03-23 01:00:00 2005
241 - documented the log() accessor method in Catalyst (Andrew Ford)
242 - added optional arguments to Catalyst::Log methods (Andrew Ford)
243 - removed cgi-server.pl
244 - added fcgi.pl and Catalyst::Engine::FCGI
245 - fixed an undef durng make test (Dan Sully)
246 - new path test (Christian Hansen)
247 IMPORTANT: you have to regenerate the script directory again
249 4.32 2005-03-22 02:10:00 2005
250 - made a damn typo *AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!*
252 4.31 2005-03-22 02:00:00
253 - fixed inheritance (Christian Hansen)
254 - previous release was borked!
255 fixed that, but you have to regenerate the scripts again :(
257 4.30 2005-03-21 23:00:00
258 - more documentation (Andrew Ford)
259 - added connection informations (Christian Hansen)
260 - HTTP::Request support in Catalyst::Test (Christian Hansen)
261 - moved cgi.pl to nph-cgi.pl
262 - added Catalyst::Engine::Server (Christian Hansen)
263 - removed Catalyst::Test::server
264 - updated helper scripts
265 IMPORTANT: note that you have to regenerate script/server.pl,
266 script/cgi-server.pl and script/cgi.pl (now nph-cgi.pl)
268 4.28 2005-03-19 22:00:00
269 - fixed isa tree (Christian Hansen)
270 - added script/cgi-server.pl, so no more server restarting after
272 - reworked documentation (Andrew Ford <A.Ford@ford-mason.co.uk>)
274 4.27 2005-03-19 01:00:00
275 - debug message for parameters
276 - Fix redirects (Christian Hansen <ch@ngmedia.com>)
278 - new helper api for Catalyst::Helper::* support
279 you have to update script/create.pl to use it
281 4.26 2005-03-16 10:00:00
282 - fixed the weird bug that caused regex actions to fail on every
284 - more debug messages
287 4.25 2005-03-12 18:00:00
288 - correct perl pathes for helper generated scripts (Tatsuhiko Miyagawa)
289 - improved cgi engine docs (Christoper Hicks)
291 4.24 2005-03-12 01:00:00
292 - updated cookbook example
293 - fixed base for apache and https (Andrew Ruthven)
295 4.23 2005-03-09 20:00:00
296 - no more regex actions in forward
297 - added support for test directories t/m, t/v and t/c
299 4.22 2005-03-08 20:00:00
300 - catch errors in application class
301 - handle die properly.
303 4.21 2005-03-05 17:00:00
306 4.20 2005-03-04 22:00:00
307 - moved bin to script
309 4.13 2005-03-03 11:00:00
310 - improved documentation
311 - pod coverage test for helper generated apps
314 4.12 2005-03-02 11:00:00 2005
315 - server_base sucks, removed
316 - added $c->log->dump()
318 4.11 2005-03-02 11:00:00 2005
319 - removed some warnings
321 - private prefixed actions override private non prefixed actions
323 - updated Catalyst::Manual::Intro
325 4.10 2005-03-02 10:00:00 2005
326 - improved documentation
328 - fixed prefixed private actions bug
329 - fixed more little bugs
331 4.01 2005-03-01 10:00:00 2005
332 - improved documentation
333 - documentation fixes (Johan Lindstrom)
335 4.00 2005-02-27 22:00:00
336 - more verbose debug messages, especially for forward()
337 - implemented prefixed prvate actions, icluding built in
338 !?default, !?begin and !?end
339 - new Catalyst::Manual::Intro
340 - new helpers, bin/catalyst
343 3.11 2005-02-23 21:00:00
344 - added dependency to UNIVERSAL::require (Marcus Ramberg)
345 - added a little workaround for a warning in Catalyst::Test
347 - improved documentation for actions
349 3.10 2005-02-19 20:00:00
350 - removed roles management from Catalyst::Engine
351 and added it to Catalyst::Plugin::Authentication::CDBI
353 3.04 2005-02-17 21:00:00
354 - error reporting for app class
355 - no more engine debug messages
356 - class->method forwards get resolved now
358 3.03 2005-02-16 23:00:00
359 - friendlier statistics
361 3.02 2005-02-16 22:00:00
362 - fixed unintialized actions (Marcus Ramberg)
364 3.01 2005-02-16 20:30:00
367 3.00 2005-02-16 20:00:00
368 - real version number for CPAN.pm
369 - fixed redirect in CGI engine
370 - more statistics in debug logs
371 - ? prefix for forward()
373 2.99_15 2005-02-02 22:00:00
374 - support for short namespaces, MyApp::M, MyApp::V and MyApp::C
375 - Replaced "Catched" with "Caught" in Catalyst::Engine
377 - replaced _ with ! for private actions
378 - added ? for prefixed actions
381 2.99_14 2005-01-31 22:00:00 2005
382 - arguments for _default
383 - $c->entrance removed for more flexibility
384 - added $c->req->method
386 2.99_13 2005-01-30 18:00:00 2005
387 - POD fixes and improvements
389 2.99_12 2005-01-28 22:00:00 2005
390 - first development release