1 Revision history for Perl extension Class-MOP.
5 - Make load_class require by file name instead of module name.
6 This stops confusing error messages when loading '__PACKAGE__'.
8 - Add load_one_class_of function to enable you to load one of a
9 list of classes, rather than having to call load_class multiple
10 times in an eval. (t0m)
12 0.67 Tue October 14, 2008
14 - Call a method on the class after setting the superclass list
15 so that we can get Perl to detect cycles before MRO::Compat
16 spirals into an infinite loop (sartak)
17 - Reported by Schwern, [rt.cpan.org #39001]
18 - In create(), pass unused options on to initialize()
21 0.66 Sat September 20, 2008
22 !! This release has an incompatible change regarding !!
23 introspection of a class's method with Class::MOP::Class !!
26 - We (us maintainers) now run all tests with XS and then without
27 XS, which should help us catch skew between the XS/pure Perl
31 ! The alias_method method has been deprecated. It now simply
32 calls add_method instead. There is no distinction between
33 aliased methods and "real" methods.
35 This means that methods added via alias_method now show up as
36 part of the class's method list/map. This is a backwards
37 incompatible change, but seems unlikely to break any
38 code. Famous last words. (Dave Rolsky)
41 - Fixed the spelling of "compatibility", but we still have a
42 "check_metaclass_compatability" method for backwards
45 0.65 Mon September 1, 2008
46 For those not following the series of dev releases, the changes
47 from 0.64 from 0.67 can mostly be summed up as a lot performance
48 improvements by nothingmuch, including new optional XS versions of
49 some methods. Also, Class::MOP now works _without_ any XS modules,
50 for sad systems without a compiler.
53 - Added name and package_name XS accessors, and make sure all
54 the XS and Perl versions work the same way. (Dave Rolsky)
57 - The XS versions of various methods just returned undef when
58 called class methods, rather than dying like the pure Perl
59 versions. (Dave Rolsky)
61 0.64_07 Fri August 29, 2008
63 - Silenced warnings that managed to break Moose tests when XS
64 was loaded. (Dave Rolsky)
65 - Some XS versions of methods were ignored because of typos in
68 0.64_06 Mon August 25, 2008
70 - Another MS VC++ fix, cannot declare a variable in the middle
71 of a scope (Taro Nishino).
73 0.64_05 Sun August 24, 2008
75 - None of the dev releases actually loaded the XS properly, but
76 we silently fell back to the pure Perl version of the
80 - Replaced some code that used functions not available on Visual
81 C++ with some Perl XS API bits (Dave Rolsky).
83 0.64_04 Sat August 23, 2008
85 - Workaround a bug in 5.8.1's goto sub (nothingmuch)
87 * pod.t and pod_coveraget.t
88 - These are no longer shipped with the tarball because of bogus
89 failures from CPAN testers. (Dave Rolsky)
91 0.64_03 Thu August 21, 2008
93 - Some (legit) code was misparsed by earlier 5.8.x
94 releases. (nothingmuch)
97 - Fix a constant in void context warning (nothingmuch)
99 0.64_02 Thu August 21, 2008
100 * Makefile.PL and Class::MOP
101 - Explicitly require Perl 5.8.0+ (Dave Rolsky)
104 - Add missing prereqs that got lost in the switch away from
107 * Class::MOP::Instance
108 - New method - get_all_attributes (nothingmuch)
110 0.64_01 Wed August 20, 2008
112 - We now check to see if you have a compiler. If you don't, the
113 module installs without some XS bits, but will work the same
114 as with XS. This should make it easier to install on platforms
115 without a compiler (like Windows). (Dave Rolsky)
118 - Perl 6 style attribute naming replaced with sane style ('methods', not
119 '%!methods'). These changes should not impact any existing API uses.
123 - Quite a number of optimizations based on profiling, including
124 allowing constructors to take hash references instead of
125 hashes, duplicating some frequently used code in XS, and
126 making constructors immutable. These changes should not impact
127 any existing API uses. (nothingmuch)
130 - Constructors now respect the meta attributes of their subclasses,
131 facilitating MOP extensibility. More related changes will happen in the
132 next several releases. (nothingmuch)
135 - New method - get_all_methods, replaces the deprecated
136 compute_all_applicable_methods. get_all_attributes provided for
137 consistency (nothingmuch)
138 - New method - wrap_method was refactored out of get_method_map
140 - New API for meta instance invalidation - invalidate_meta_instance,
141 invalidate_meta_instances, add_dependent_meta_instance,
142 remove_dependent_meta_instance, called automatically when attribute
143 definitions change and allows notification of dependent subclasses.
146 0.64 Sun August 3, 2008
147 * Class::MOP::Immutable
148 - fixing subtle edge case in immutable when you
150 - clean up option processing (nothingmuch)
152 * Class::MOP::Instance
153 - inlined initialize slot didn't match
154 non-inlined (nothingmuch)
156 0.63 Mon July 7, 2008
158 - load_class will initialize a metaclass even if
159 the class is already loaded (sartak)
160 - load_class now returns the metaclass instance
161 instead of just 1 (sartak)
164 - better error messages (sartak and Dave Rolsky)
166 0.62 Wed June 18, 2008
167 - in is_class_loaded, recognize scalar references (as opposed to globs) in
168 the symbol table as methods (these are optimized constant subs)
170 0.61 Fri. June 13, 2008
171 - Okay, lets give this another try and see if PAUSE
172 recognizes it correct this time.
174 0.60 Thurs. Jun 12, 2008
175 - Fixed a version number issue by bumping all modules
178 0.59 Thurs. Jun 12, 2008
179 !! Several fixes resulting in yet another 25-30% speedup !!
182 - now stores the instance of the instance
183 metaclass to avoid needless recomputation
184 and deletes it when the cache is blown
185 - introduce methods to query Class::MOP::Class for
186 the options used to make it immutable as well as
187 the proper immutable transformer. (groditi)
189 * Class::MOP::Package
190 - {add, has, get, remove}_package_symbol all
191 now accept a HASH ref argument as well as the
192 string. All internal usages now use the HASH
196 - MOP.xs does sanity checks on the coderef
198 - is_class_loaded check now uses code that
199 was improved in Moose's ClassName type
201 - nonsensical (undef, empty, reference) class
202 names now throw a more direct error in
204 - tests for this and other aspects of
210 Class::MOP::Method::Wrapped
211 Class::MOP::Attribute
212 - switched usage of reftype to ref because
215 0.58 Thurs. May 29, 2008
216 (late night release engineering)--
218 - fixing the version is META.yml, no functional
219 changes in this release
221 0.57 Wed. May 28, 2008
222 !! Several speedups resulting in 20-25% speedups !!
223 || (thanks to konobi, groditi, mst & CataMoose) !!
226 - made get_method_map use list_all_package_symbols
227 instead of manually grabbing each symbol
228 - streamlining &initialize somewhat, since it gets
231 * Class::MOP::Package
232 - made {get, has}_package_symbol not call
234 - inlining a few calls to &name with
235 direct HASH access key access
236 - added get_all_package_symbols to fetch
237 a HASH of items based on a type filter
238 similar to list_all_package_symbols
239 - added tests for this
242 Class::MOP::Method::Constructor
243 Class::MOP::Method::Generated
244 Class::MOP::Method::Accessor
245 - added more descriptive error message to help
246 keep people from wasting time tracking an error
247 that is easily fixed by upgrading.
249 * Class::MOP::Immutable
250 - Don't inline a destructor unless the user actually
252 - added tests for this
254 0.56 Saturday, May 24, 2008
256 - we now get the &check_package_cache_flag
257 function from MRO::Compat
258 - All XS based functionality now has a
259 Pure Perl alternative
260 - the CLASS_MOP_NO_XS environment variable
261 can now be used to force non-XS versions
264 * Class::MOP::Attribute
265 - add has_read_method and has_write_method
266 - get_{read,write}_method_ref now wraps the
267 anon-sub ref in the method metaclass when
269 - added tests for this
271 * Class::MOP::Immutable
272 - added the ability to "wrap" methods when
273 making the class immutable
276 - now handling the edge case of ->meta->identifier
277 dying by wrapping add_package_symbol to specifically
278 allow for it to work.
279 - added tests for this
281 * Class::MOP::Attribute
283 Class::MOP::Immutable
284 - any time a method meta object is constructed
285 we make sure to pass the correct package and
286 method name information
289 Class::MOP::Method::Wrapped
290 Class::MOP::Method::Generated
291 Class::MOP::Method::Accessor
292 Class::MOP::Method::Consructor
293 - the &wrap constructor method now requires that a
294 'package_name' and 'name' attribute are passed. This
295 is to help support the no-XS version, and will
296 throw an error if these are not supplied.
297 - all these classes are now bootstrapped properly
298 and now store the package_name and name attributes
301 ~ Build.PL has been removed since the
302 Module::Install support has been removed
304 0.55 Mon. April 28, 2008
305 - All classes now have proper C3 MRO support
306 - added MRO::Compat as a dependency to allow
307 for the C3 MRO support to Just Work in all
311 - rebless_instance now returns the instance
312 it has just blessed, this is mostly to
314 - set the attr correctly in rebless_instance
315 when it has no init_arg
316 - tweaked &linear_isa and &class_precedence_list
317 to support c3 classes.
319 0.54 Fri. March, 14, 2008
322 - making sure that load_class never gets
323 passed a value from @_ or $_ to squash
324 Ovid's bug (http://use.perl.org/~Ovid/journal/35763)
327 - make_{immutable,mutable} now return 1
329 - improved error handling in ->create method
330 - rebless_instance now takes extra params which
331 will be used to populate values
332 - added tests for this
335 - localizing the Data::Dumper configurations so
336 that it does not pollute others (RT #33509)
342 Class::MOP::Attribute
343 - these classes no longer define their own ->meta,
344 but instead just inherit from Class::MOP::Object
346 * Class::MOP::Instance
347 Class::MOP::Immutable
348 - these classes now inherit from Class::MOP::Object
351 - fixed the filename length on several
352 test files so we install on VMS better
354 - fixed incorrect use of catdir when it
355 should be catfile (RT #32385)
357 0.53 Thurs. Feb. 14, 1008
358 ~~ several doc. fixes and updates ~~
361 Class::MOP::Method::Constructor
362 Class::MOP::Attribute
363 - making init_arg accept an undefined value
364 to indicate that no constructor args can
365 be passed (thanks to nothingmuch)
366 - added tests for this
367 - added attribute initializer attribute (rjbs)
370 - making this use the new init_arg => undef
371 feature instead of the silly hack from
372 before (thanks to nothingmuch)
374 0.52 Tues. Jan. 22, 2008
376 - fixed bug in rebless_instance
379 * Class::MOP::Method::Constructor
380 - removed assumptions about the existence of
383 0.51 Mon. Jan. 14, 2008
384 ~~~ some misc. doc. fixes ~~~
385 ~~ updated copyright dates ~~
388 - now sets the IS_RUNNING_ON_5_10
389 constant so that we can take advantage
390 of some of the nice bits of 5.10
393 - uses the IS_RUNNING_ON_5_10 flag to
394 optimize the &linearized_isa method
395 and avoid the hack/check for circular
396 inheritence in &class_precedence_list
397 - added rebless_instance method (Sartak)
398 - added tests for this
400 * Class::MOP::Immutable
401 - the immutable class now keeps track of
402 the transformer which immutablized it
404 * Class::MOP::Instance
405 - added rebless_instance_structure method (Sartak)
406 - added tests for this
408 0.50 Fri. Dec. 21, 2007
410 - fixed bug in immutable to make sure that
411 transformation arguments are saved
413 - added tests for this
415 * Class::MOP::Immutable
416 - fixed a bug (see above)
418 * Class::MOP::Attribute
421 0.49 Fri. Dec. 14, 2007
422 !! Class::MOP now loads 2 x faster !!
423 !! with XS speedups (thanks konobi) !!
426 - removed the dependency on B
427 - added two XS functions (thanks konobi)
428 - get_code_info($code) which replaces all
429 the B fiddling we were doing with
430 faster/leaner XS level fiddling
431 - check_package_cache_flag($pkg_name) which
432 returns the PL_sub_generation variable to
433 be used to help manage method caching.
436 In 5.10 or greater this will actually
437 use the mro::get_pkg_gen instead to give
438 even more accurate caching information.
439 blblack++ for that stuff :)
442 - added the &subclasses method (thanks rlb)
443 - added the update_package_cache_flag and
444 reset_package_cache_flag which help keep
445 track of when we need to re-fetch the
447 - Several small improvements to take advantage
448 of the new method map caching features
450 0.48 Mon. Nov. 26, 2007
451 * Class::MOP::Attribute
452 - fixed get_read/write_method to handle the
453 HASH ref case, which makes the
454 get_read/write_method_ref handle it too.
455 - added more tests for this
457 0.47 Sat. Nov. 24, 2007
458 * Class::MOP::Attribute
459 - fixed misspelling in get_write_method_ref
460 - added more tests for this
462 0.46 Fri. Nov. 23, 2007
464 - added the linearized_isa method instead of constantly
465 pruning duplicate classes (this will be even more
466 useful in the 5.10-compat version coming soon)
468 * Class::MOP::Attribute
469 - added the get_read_method_ref and get_write_method_ref
470 methods which allow you to retrieve a CODE ref which
471 can always be used to read or write an attribute.
473 0.45 Thurs. Nov. 13, 2007
474 * Class::MOP::Attribute
475 - Fix error message on confess (groditi)
477 0.44 Thurs. Nov. 13, 2007
478 - Apparently I didn't make dist correctly (groditi)
480 0.43 Thurs. Nov. 13, 2007
482 - Add support for the 'builder' attribute (groditi)
485 - optimise metaclass-already-exists check in
486 construct_class_instance (groditi)
487 - duplicate check into initialize to save a
488 call through (groditi)
490 * Class::MOP::Attribute
491 - Add support for the 'builder' attribute (groditi)
492 - Make predicates check for the existence of a value, not whether
493 it is defined (groditi)
495 * Class::MOP::Instance
496 - Make predicates check for the existence of a value, not whether
497 it is defined (groditi)
499 * Class::MOP::Method::Accessor
500 - made this a subclass of Class::MOP::Method::Generated
501 - removed the relevant attributes
503 * Class::MOP::Method::Constructor
504 - fixed the cached values we had to be more sane
505 - made this a subclass of Class::MOP::Method::Generated
506 - fixed generated constructor so it properly handles
508 - added tests for this
509 - added the option to allow for both inlined and
510 non-inlined constructors.
511 - Update inlined methods for builder and predicate changes (groditi)
513 * Class::MOP::Method::Generated
514 - added this class as an abstract base for the
515 Class::MOP::Method::{Constructor,Accessor} classes
516 - added tests for this
519 - Alter tests (005, 014 020, 021) for new builder addition (groditi)
520 - Tests for new predicate behavior (and corrections to old tests) (groditi)
523 - Update ArrayRef based class example to work with predicate changes
525 0.42 Mon. July 16, 2007
526 !!! Horray for mst, he fixed it !!!
528 * Class::MOP::Package
529 - alter symbol table handling to deal with 5.8.x and 5.9.x
532 - Get rid of the crappy workaround from 0.40/41
534 0.41 Sun. July 15, 2007
536 Arghh!!! My TODO test didn't work, so I handle
537 it manually now so that people can use this
538 with 5.9.5/bleadperl without issue.
540 0.40 Tues, July 3, 2007
542 ~ marked a test in 003_methods.t as TODO
543 for perl 5.9.5 (this test is irrelvant to
544 the module functioning on 5.9.5 for the most
547 0.39 Mon. June 18, 2007
548 * Class::MOP::Immutable
549 - added make_metaclass_mutable + docs (groditi)
550 - removed unused variable
551 - added create_immutable_transformer
552 necessary for sane overloading of immutable behavior
553 - tests for this (groditi)
556 - Immutability can now be undone,
557 added make_mutable + tests + docs (groditi)
558 - Massive changes to the way Immutable is done
559 for details see comments next to make_immutable
560 This fixes a bug where custom metaclasses broke
561 when made immutable. We are now keeping one immutable
562 metaclass instance per metaclass instead of just one
563 to prevent isa hierarchy corruption. Memory use will go
564 up, but I suspect it will be neglible.
565 - New tests added for this behavior. (groditi)
567 0.38 Thurs. May 31, 2007
568 ~~ More documentation updates ~~
570 * Class::MOP::Package
571 - we now deal with stub methods properly
572 - added tests for this
573 - fixed some tests failing on 5.9.5 (thanks blblack)
575 * Class::MOP::Attribute
576 - added get_read_method and get_write_method
577 thanks to groditi for this code, tests
579 - added tests and POD for this
582 - fixed RT issue #27329, clone object now
583 handles undef values correctly.
584 - added tests for this
585 - Corrected anon-class handling so that they
586 will not get reaped when instances still
587 exist which need to reference them. This is
588 the correct behavior, hopefully this is an
589 obscure enough feature that there are not too
590 many work arounds out in the wild.
591 - added tests for this by groditi
592 - updated docs to explain this
595 - load custom metaclasses automatically (thanks groditi)
596 - added tests for this behavior
598 0.37 Sat. March 10, 2007
599 ~~ Many, many documentation updates ~~
602 - added &load_class and &is_class_loaded
603 - added tests and docs for these
605 * Class::MOP::Attribute
606 - default now checks the instance with defined to
607 avoid setting off bool-overloads (found by Carl Franks)
611 - bad name in a test, causing meaningless failuress.
617 - All attribute names are now consistent and follow Perl 6
618 style (prefixed with the sigil, and ! as the twigil for
619 private attrs). This should not affect any code, unless
620 you broke encapsulation, in which case, it is your problem
623 !! Class::MOP::Class::Immutable has been removed
625 * Class::MOP::Method::Constructor
626 - this has been moved out of Class::MOP::Class::Immutable
627 and is a proper subclass of Class::MOP::Method now.
630 - this module now uses Class::MOP::Immutable for the
631 immutable transformation instead of
632 Class::MOP::Class::Immutable.
634 + Class::MOP::Immutable
635 - this module now controls the transformation from a mutable
636 to an immutable version of the class. Docs for this will
637 be coming eventually.
640 0.36 Sun. Nov. 5, 2006
642 - added a few 'no warnings' lines to keep annoying
643 (and meaningless) warnings from chirping during
647 - some more bootstrapping is now done on the new
650 * Class::MOP::Class::Immutable
652 - constructor generation is now handled by
653 the Class::MOP::Method::Constructor class
655 * Class::MOP::Method::Constructor
656 - created this to handle constructor generation
657 in Class::MOP::Class::Immutable
659 * Class::MOP::Attribute
661 - attributes now delegate to the
662 Class::MOP::Method::Accessor to generate
665 * Class::MOP::Method::Accessor
666 - all accessor generation functions from
667 Class::MOP::Attribute have been moved here
669 0.35 Sat. Sept. 30, 2006
671 * scripts/class_browser.pl
672 - initial prototype of a class browser, more
673 on this to come. Comments and patches are
677 - All Class::MOP::* accessors are no longer
678 re-generated in the bootstrap, instead
679 they are aliased from the originals
680 - fixed tests to reflect
681 - added Class::MOP::Method (and its subclasses)
683 - adjusted tests for this
684 - added the Class::MOP::Instance attributes
689 - methods are no longer blessed CODE refs
690 but are actual objects which can be CODE-ified
691 - adjusted tests to compensate
692 - adjusted docs for this
695 - changed how methods are dealt with to
696 encapsulate most of the work into the
697 &get_method_map method
698 - made several adjustments for the change
699 in Class::MOP::Method
700 - &add_attribute now checks if you are adding
701 a duplicate name, and properly removes the
702 old one before installing the new one
703 - added tests for this
704 - adjusted docs for this
706 * Class::MOP::Class::Immutable
707 - added caching of &get_method_map
708 - fixed issue with &get_package_symbol
709 - cleaned up the methods that die (patch by David Wheeler)
711 * Class::MOP::Package
712 - added filtering capabilities to
713 &list_all_package_symbols
715 0.34 Sat. Aug. 26, 2006
717 - added the %:methods attribute, which like
718 the $:version and such just actually goes
719 to the symbol table to get it's stuff.
720 However, it makes the MOP more complete.
722 - The &create method now requires that all
723 but the package name now is passed in as
724 named parameters. See docs for more info.
725 - updated docs and tests for this
728 - added &dump method to easily Data::Dumper
732 - cleaned up the initialization of attributes
733 which do not store things in the instance
734 - added the %:methods attribute definition to
737 ~ lots of misc. test cleanup
739 0.33 Sat. Aug. 19, 2006
741 - moved the metaclass cache out of here
742 and it is now in Class::MOP itself.
745 - moved all the metaclass cache stuff here
746 - fixed all tests for this
748 * Class::MOP::Attribute
749 - reference values (other than CODE refs)
750 are no longer allowed for defaults
751 - added tests for this
753 * Class::MOP::Package
754 - fixed an issue with perl 5.8.1 and how it deals
755 with symbol tables. The namespace hash is now
756 always reloaded from the symbol table.
758 ~ lots of misc. documentation cleanup
760 0.32 Sat. Aug. 12, 2006
761 + added Class::MOP::Object so that the
762 metamodel is more complete (and closer
763 to what Perl 6 will probably be).
765 * Class::MOP::Package
766 - refactored entire class, this is now
767 the primary gateway between the metaclass
768 and the Perl 5 symbol table
769 - added many tests for this
770 - this class is now a subclass of
772 - added some tests to reflect this
775 - refactored all symbol table access to
776 use Class::MOP::Package methods instead
779 - adding the $:version attribute in the bootstrap
780 so that Module has a version as an attribute
781 - see comment in Class::MOP for details
782 - added the $:authority attribute to this module
783 as well as an &identifier method, to bring us
784 ever closer to Perl 6 goodness
785 - I have added $AUTHORITY to all the modules
786 - added tests for this
788 * Class::MOP::Instance
789 - added &deinitialize_slot for removing slots
791 - added tests for this
793 * Class::MOP::Attribute
794 - added support for &deinitialize_slot for removing
795 slots from an instance
796 - added tests for this
798 0.31 Sat. July 15, 2006
801 - added &find_method_by_name to locate a method
802 anywhere within the class hierarchy
804 * Class::MOP::Attribute
805 - added &set_value and &get_value for getting
806 the value of the attribute for a particular
809 0.30 Wed. July 5, 2006
810 ---------------------------------------
811 This is the first version of Class::MOP
812 to introduce the immutable features which
813 will be used for optimizating the MOP.
814 This support should still be considered
815 experimental, but moving towards stability.
816 ---------------------------------------
818 * Created Class::MOP::Class::Immutable
820 * Created the Class::MOP::Package and
821 Class::MOP::Module classes to more
822 closely conform to Perl 6's meta-model
825 - now inherits from Class::MOP::Module
826 - several methods moved to ::Module and
827 ::Package and now inherited
828 - added tests for this
830 * Class::MOP::Instance
831 - added an is_inlinable method to allow other
832 classes to check before they attempt to optimize.
833 - added an inline_create_instance to inline
834 instance creation (of course)
837 - the Class::MOP::Class::*_package_variable
838 methods are all now methods of Class::MOP::Package
839 and called *_package_symbol instead. This is
840 because they are now more general purpose symbol
841 table manipulation methods.
843 0.29_02 Thurs. June 22, 2006
844 ++ DEVELOPER RELEASE ++
846 - small change in &create so that it behaves
847 properly when inherited
848 - small fix to &clone_instance
850 0.29_01 Fri. May 12, 2006
851 ++ DEVELOPER RELEASE ++
852 - This release works in combination with
853 Moose 0.09_01, it is a developer release
854 because it introduces a new instance
855 sub-protocol and has not yet been
859 - anon-classes are now properly garbage collected
860 - added tests for this
861 - improved method modifier wrapping
863 * Class::MOP::Instance
864 - added new instance protocol
865 - added tests for this
866 - changed all relevant modules and examples
868 - Class::MOP::Attribute
872 - you no longer need to specify the metaclass
873 itself, if it is not there, Class::MOP::Class
875 - updated tests for this
878 - added ArrayBasedStorage example to show
879 instance storage using ARRAY refs instead of
881 - added tests for this
882 - InsideOutClass is totally revised using the
883 new instance protocol
884 - added more tests for this
886 0.26 Mon. April 24, 2006
888 - added find_attribute_by_name method
889 - added tests and docs for this
890 - some small optimizations
892 * Class::MOP::Attribute
893 - some small optimizations
895 0.25 Thurs. April 20, 2006
897 - added create_anon_class for creating anonymous classes
898 - added tests for this
899 - added get_all_metaclasses, get_all_metaclass_names
900 and get_all_metaclass_instances method to allow
901 access to all the cached metaclass objects.
902 - attribute slot initialization is now the responsibility
903 of the attribute itself, and construct_instance now
904 delegates appropriately
906 * Class::MOP::Attribute
907 - attribute slot initialization is now the responsibility
908 of the attribute itself, so we added a method for it
909 called initialize_instance_slot
912 - adjusted all the examples to use the new attribute
913 initialize_instance_slot method
915 0.24 Tues. April 11, 2006
917 - cleaned up how the before/after/around method
918 modifiers get named with Sub::Name
920 0.23 Thurs. March 30, 2006
922 - fixed the way attribute defaults are handled
923 during instance construction (bug found by chansen)
925 * Class::MOP::Attribute
926 - read-only accessors ('reader') will now die if
927 passed more than one argument (attempting to write
929 - added tests for this
930 - adjusted all /example files to comply
932 0.22 Mon. March 20, 2006
934 - localized $@ in the *_package_variable functions
935 because otherwise, it does ugly things in Moose.
936 - added test case for this
938 0.21 Wed. March 15, 2006
940 - fixed issue where metaclasses are reaped from
941 our cache in global destruction, and so are not
942 available in DESTORY calls
944 0.20 Thurs. March 2, 2006
945 - removed the dependency for Clone since
946 we no longer to deep-cloning by default.
949 - added &package_name, &name and
950 &fully_qualified_name methods, some of
951 which were formerly private subs in
954 * Class::MOP::Method::Wrapped
955 - allows for a method to be wrapped with
956 before, after and around modifiers
957 - added tests and docs for this feature
960 - improved &get_package_symbol
961 - &version and &superclasses now use it
962 - methods are now blessed into Class::MOP::Method
964 - added methods to install CLOS-style method modifiers
965 - &add_before_method_modifier
966 - &add_after_method_modifier
967 - &add_around_method_modifier
968 - added tests and docs for these
969 - added &find_next_method_by_name which finds the
970 equivalent of SUPER::method_name
972 0.12 Thurs. Feb 23, 2006
973 - reduced the dependency on B, no need to always
977 - added docs to the C3 method dispatch order test
978 - fixed missing Algorithm::C3 dependency by making
979 the test skip if it is not installed
981 0.11 Mon Feb. 20, 2006
983 - added example of changing method dispatch order to C3
986 - changed how clone_instance behaves, it now only does a
987 shallow clone (see docs for more details)
988 - added docs and tests
990 0.10 Tues Feb. 14, 2006
991 ** This release was mostly about writing more tests and
992 cleaning out old and dusty code, the MOP should now
993 be considered "ready to use".
995 - adding more tests to get coverage up a little higher,
996 mostly testing errors and edge cases.
997 - test coverage is now at 99%
1000 - no longer optionally exports to UNIVERSAL::meta or
1001 creates a custom metaclass generator, use the
1002 metaclass pragma instead.
1005 - fixed a number of minor issues which came up in the
1006 error/edge-case tests
1008 * Class::MOP::Attribute
1009 - fixed a number of minor issues which came up in the
1010 error/edge-case tests
1013 - fixing the AttributesWithHistory example, it was broken.
1015 0.06 Thurs Feb. 9, 2006
1017 - adding new metaclass pragma to make setting up the
1018 metaclass a little more straightforward
1021 - clean up bootstrapping to include more complete
1022 attribute definitions for Class::MOP::Class and
1023 Class::MOP::Attribute (accessors, readers, writers,
1024 etc.) ... it is redundant, but is useful meta-info
1028 - fixing minor meta-circularity issue with &meta, it
1029 is now more useful for subclasses
1030 - added &get_attribute_map as an accessor for the
1031 hash of attribute meta objects
1032 - &compute_all_applicable_attributes now just returns
1033 the attribute meta-object, rather than the HASH ref
1034 since all the same info can be gotten from the
1035 attribute meta-object itself
1036 - updated docs & tests to reflect
1037 - added &clone_instance method which does a deep clone
1038 of the instance structure created by &construct_instance
1039 - added docs & tests for this
1040 - added Clone as a dependency
1041 - added &new_object and &clone_object convience methods to
1042 return blessed new or cloned instances
1043 - they handle Class::MOP::Class singletons correctly too
1044 - added docs & tests for this
1045 - cleaned up the &constuct_class_instance so that it behaves
1046 more like &construct_instance (and managed the singletons too)
1047 - added the &check_metaclass_compatibility method to make sure
1048 that metaclasses are upward and downward compatible.
1049 - added tests and docs for this
1052 - adjusting code to use the &Class::MOP::Class::meta
1054 - adjusting code to use the metaclass pragma
1056 0.05 Sat Feb. 4, 2006
1058 - added the &attribute_metaclass and &method_metaclass
1059 attributes which contain a metaclass name to use for
1060 attributes/methods respectively
1063 - bootstrap additional attributes for Class::MOP::Class
1066 - adjusted the example code and tests to use the new
1067 &attribute_metaclass feature of Class::MOP::Class
1068 - added new example:
1071 0.04 Fri Feb. 3, 2006
1073 - some documentation suggestions from #perl6
1075 * Class::MOP::Attribute
1076 - improved error messages
1079 - added new examples:
1080 - AttributesWithHistory
1081 - ClassEncapsultedAttributes
1083 0.03 Fri Feb. 3, 2006
1084 - converted to Module::Build instead of EU::MM
1086 * Class::MOP::Attribute
1087 - refactored method generation code
1088 - attributes are now associated with class directly
1091 - refactored the InsideOut example to take advantage
1092 of the Class::MOP::Attribute refactoring
1093 - changed example files to .pod files and hide thier
1094 package names from PAUSE (I don't want to own these
1095 namespaces really, they are just examples)
1097 0.02 Thurs Feb. 2, 2006
1098 - moving examples from t/lib/* to examples/*
1099 - adding POD documentation to the examples
1101 0.01 Thurs Feb. 2, 2006