1 Revision history for Perl extension Class-MOP.
3 0.71 Wed November 26, 2008
6 - Actual package creation has moved upward from
7 Class to Module so that Moose roles can share
10 0.70_01 Mon, November 19, 2008
12 - Fixes for failures with blead (Florian Ragwitz)
13 - Silenced compiler warnings (Florian Ragwitz)
15 0.70 Fri, November 14, 2008
17 - Fixed an odd corner case where the XS version of
18 get_all_package_symbols could cause a segfault. This only
19 happened with inlined constants in Perl 5.10.0 (Florian
22 0.69 Fri, November 7, 2008
23 * Class::MOP::Method::Wrapped
24 - Added introspection methods for method modifiers (Dave Rolsky)
27 0.68 Fri October 24, 2008
29 - Make load_class require by file name instead of module name.
30 This stops confusing error messages when loading '__PACKAGE__'.
32 - Add load_one_class_of function to enable you to load one of a
33 list of classes, rather than having to call load_class multiple
34 times in an eval. (t0m)
36 0.67 Tue October 14, 2008
38 - Call a method on the class after setting the superclass list
39 so that we can get Perl to detect cycles before MRO::Compat
40 spirals into an infinite loop (sartak)
41 - Reported by Schwern, [rt.cpan.org #39001]
42 - In create(), pass unused options on to initialize()
45 0.66 Sat September 20, 2008
46 !! This release has an incompatible change regarding !!
47 introspection of a class's method with Class::MOP::Class !!
50 - We (us maintainers) now run all tests with XS and then without
51 XS, which should help us catch skew between the XS/pure Perl
55 ! The alias_method method has been deprecated. It now simply
56 calls add_method instead. There is no distinction between
57 aliased methods and "real" methods.
59 This means that methods added via alias_method now show up as
60 part of the class's method list/map. This is a backwards
61 incompatible change, but seems unlikely to break any
62 code. Famous last words. (Dave Rolsky)
65 - Fixed the spelling of "compatibility", but we still have a
66 "check_metaclass_compatability" method for backwards
69 0.65 Mon September 1, 2008
70 For those not following the series of dev releases, the changes
71 from 0.64 from 0.65 can mostly be summed up as a lot performance
72 improvements by nothingmuch, including new optional XS versions of
73 some methods. Also, Class::MOP now works _without_ any XS modules,
74 for sad systems without a compiler.
77 - Added name and package_name XS accessors, and make sure all
78 the XS and Perl versions work the same way. (Dave Rolsky)
81 - The XS versions of various methods just returned undef when
82 called class methods, rather than dying like the pure Perl
83 versions. (Dave Rolsky)
85 0.64_07 Fri August 29, 2008
87 - Silenced warnings that managed to break Moose tests when XS
88 was loaded. (Dave Rolsky)
89 - Some XS versions of methods were ignored because of typos in
92 0.64_06 Mon August 25, 2008
94 - Another MS VC++ fix, cannot declare a variable in the middle
95 of a scope (Taro Nishino).
97 0.64_05 Sun August 24, 2008
99 - None of the dev releases actually loaded the XS properly, but
100 we silently fell back to the pure Perl version of the
103 * Class::MOP (MOP.xs)
104 - Replaced some code that used functions not available on Visual
105 C++ with some Perl XS API bits (Dave Rolsky).
107 0.64_04 Sat August 23, 2008
109 - Workaround a bug in 5.8.1's goto sub (nothingmuch)
111 * pod.t and pod_coveraget.t
112 - These are no longer shipped with the tarball because of bogus
113 failures from CPAN testers. (Dave Rolsky)
115 0.64_03 Thu August 21, 2008
116 * Class::MOP::Package
117 - Some (legit) code was misparsed by earlier 5.8.x
118 releases. (nothingmuch)
121 - Fix a constant in void context warning (nothingmuch)
123 0.64_02 Thu August 21, 2008
124 * Makefile.PL and Class::MOP
125 - Explicitly require Perl 5.8.0+ (Dave Rolsky)
128 - Add missing prereqs that got lost in the switch away from
131 * Class::MOP::Instance
132 - New method - get_all_attributes (nothingmuch)
134 0.64_01 Wed August 20, 2008
136 - We now check to see if you have a compiler. If you don't, the
137 module installs without some XS bits, but will work the same
138 as with XS. This should make it easier to install on platforms
139 without a compiler (like Windows). (Dave Rolsky)
142 - Perl 6 style attribute naming replaced with sane style ('methods', not
143 '%!methods'). These changes should not impact any existing API uses.
147 - Quite a number of optimizations based on profiling, including
148 allowing constructors to take hash references instead of
149 hashes, duplicating some frequently used code in XS, and
150 making constructors immutable. These changes should not impact
151 any existing API uses. (nothingmuch)
154 - Constructors now respect the meta attributes of their subclasses,
155 facilitating MOP extensibility. More related changes will happen in the
156 next several releases. (nothingmuch)
159 - New method - get_all_methods, replaces the deprecated
160 compute_all_applicable_methods. get_all_attributes provided for
161 consistency (nothingmuch)
162 - New method - wrap_method was refactored out of get_method_map
164 - New API for meta instance invalidation - invalidate_meta_instance,
165 invalidate_meta_instances, add_dependent_meta_instance,
166 remove_dependent_meta_instance, called automatically when attribute
167 definitions change and allows notification of dependent subclasses.
170 0.64 Sun August 3, 2008
171 * Class::MOP::Immutable
172 - fixing subtle edge case in immutable when you
174 - clean up option processing (nothingmuch)
176 * Class::MOP::Instance
177 - inlined initialize slot didn't match
178 non-inlined (nothingmuch)
180 0.63 Mon July 7, 2008
182 - load_class will initialize a metaclass even if
183 the class is already loaded (sartak)
184 - load_class now returns the metaclass instance
185 instead of just 1 (sartak)
188 - better error messages (sartak and Dave Rolsky)
190 0.62 Wed June 18, 2008
191 - in is_class_loaded, recognize scalar references (as opposed to globs) in
192 the symbol table as methods (these are optimized constant subs)
194 0.61 Fri. June 13, 2008
195 - Okay, lets give this another try and see if PAUSE
196 recognizes it correct this time.
198 0.60 Thurs. Jun 12, 2008
199 - Fixed a version number issue by bumping all modules
202 0.59 Thurs. Jun 12, 2008
203 !! Several fixes resulting in yet another 25-30% speedup !!
206 - now stores the instance of the instance
207 metaclass to avoid needless recomputation
208 and deletes it when the cache is blown
209 - introduce methods to query Class::MOP::Class for
210 the options used to make it immutable as well as
211 the proper immutable transformer. (groditi)
213 * Class::MOP::Package
214 - {add, has, get, remove}_package_symbol all
215 now accept a HASH ref argument as well as the
216 string. All internal usages now use the HASH
220 - MOP.xs does sanity checks on the coderef
222 - is_class_loaded check now uses code that
223 was improved in Moose's ClassName type
225 - nonsensical (undef, empty, reference) class
226 names now throw a more direct error in
228 - tests for this and other aspects of
234 Class::MOP::Method::Wrapped
235 Class::MOP::Attribute
236 - switched usage of reftype to ref because
239 0.58 Thurs. May 29, 2008
240 (late night release engineering)--
242 - fixing the version is META.yml, no functional
243 changes in this release
245 0.57 Wed. May 28, 2008
246 !! Several speedups resulting in 20-25% speedups !!
247 || (thanks to konobi, groditi, mst & CataMoose) !!
250 - made get_method_map use list_all_package_symbols
251 instead of manually grabbing each symbol
252 - streamlining &initialize somewhat, since it gets
255 * Class::MOP::Package
256 - made {get, has}_package_symbol not call
258 - inlining a few calls to &name with
259 direct HASH access key access
260 - added get_all_package_symbols to fetch
261 a HASH of items based on a type filter
262 similar to list_all_package_symbols
263 - added tests for this
266 Class::MOP::Method::Constructor
267 Class::MOP::Method::Generated
268 Class::MOP::Method::Accessor
269 - added more descriptive error message to help
270 keep people from wasting time tracking an error
271 that is easily fixed by upgrading.
273 * Class::MOP::Immutable
274 - Don't inline a destructor unless the user actually
276 - added tests for this
278 0.56 Saturday, May 24, 2008
280 - we now get the &check_package_cache_flag
281 function from MRO::Compat
282 - All XS based functionality now has a
283 Pure Perl alternative
284 - the CLASS_MOP_NO_XS environment variable
285 can now be used to force non-XS versions
288 * Class::MOP::Attribute
289 - add has_read_method and has_write_method
290 - get_{read,write}_method_ref now wraps the
291 anon-sub ref in the method metaclass when
293 - added tests for this
295 * Class::MOP::Immutable
296 - added the ability to "wrap" methods when
297 making the class immutable
300 - now handling the edge case of ->meta->identifier
301 dying by wrapping add_package_symbol to specifically
302 allow for it to work.
303 - added tests for this
305 * Class::MOP::Attribute
307 Class::MOP::Immutable
308 - any time a method meta object is constructed
309 we make sure to pass the correct package and
310 method name information
313 Class::MOP::Method::Wrapped
314 Class::MOP::Method::Generated
315 Class::MOP::Method::Accessor
316 Class::MOP::Method::Consructor
317 - the &wrap constructor method now requires that a
318 'package_name' and 'name' attribute are passed. This
319 is to help support the no-XS version, and will
320 throw an error if these are not supplied.
321 - all these classes are now bootstrapped properly
322 and now store the package_name and name attributes
325 ~ Build.PL has been removed since the
326 Module::Install support has been removed
328 0.55 Mon. April 28, 2008
329 - All classes now have proper C3 MRO support
330 - added MRO::Compat as a dependency to allow
331 for the C3 MRO support to Just Work in all
335 - rebless_instance now returns the instance
336 it has just blessed, this is mostly to
338 - set the attr correctly in rebless_instance
339 when it has no init_arg
340 - tweaked &linear_isa and &class_precedence_list
341 to support c3 classes.
343 0.54 Fri. March, 14, 2008
346 - making sure that load_class never gets
347 passed a value from @_ or $_ to squash
348 Ovid's bug (http://use.perl.org/~Ovid/journal/35763)
351 - make_{immutable,mutable} now return 1
353 - improved error handling in ->create method
354 - rebless_instance now takes extra params which
355 will be used to populate values
356 - added tests for this
359 - localizing the Data::Dumper configurations so
360 that it does not pollute others (RT #33509)
366 Class::MOP::Attribute
367 - these classes no longer define their own ->meta,
368 but instead just inherit from Class::MOP::Object
370 * Class::MOP::Instance
371 Class::MOP::Immutable
372 - these classes now inherit from Class::MOP::Object
375 - fixed the filename length on several
376 test files so we install on VMS better
378 - fixed incorrect use of catdir when it
379 should be catfile (RT #32385)
381 0.53 Thurs. Feb. 14, 1008
382 ~~ several doc. fixes and updates ~~
385 Class::MOP::Method::Constructor
386 Class::MOP::Attribute
387 - making init_arg accept an undefined value
388 to indicate that no constructor args can
389 be passed (thanks to nothingmuch)
390 - added tests for this
391 - added attribute initializer attribute (rjbs)
394 - making this use the new init_arg => undef
395 feature instead of the silly hack from
396 before (thanks to nothingmuch)
398 0.52 Tues. Jan. 22, 2008
400 - fixed bug in rebless_instance
403 * Class::MOP::Method::Constructor
404 - removed assumptions about the existence of
407 0.51 Mon. Jan. 14, 2008
408 ~~~ some misc. doc. fixes ~~~
409 ~~ updated copyright dates ~~
412 - now sets the IS_RUNNING_ON_5_10
413 constant so that we can take advantage
414 of some of the nice bits of 5.10
417 - uses the IS_RUNNING_ON_5_10 flag to
418 optimize the &linearized_isa method
419 and avoid the hack/check for circular
420 inheritence in &class_precedence_list
421 - added rebless_instance method (Sartak)
422 - added tests for this
424 * Class::MOP::Immutable
425 - the immutable class now keeps track of
426 the transformer which immutablized it
428 * Class::MOP::Instance
429 - added rebless_instance_structure method (Sartak)
430 - added tests for this
432 0.50 Fri. Dec. 21, 2007
434 - fixed bug in immutable to make sure that
435 transformation arguments are saved
437 - added tests for this
439 * Class::MOP::Immutable
440 - fixed a bug (see above)
442 * Class::MOP::Attribute
445 0.49 Fri. Dec. 14, 2007
446 !! Class::MOP now loads 2 x faster !!
447 !! with XS speedups (thanks konobi) !!
450 - removed the dependency on B
451 - added two XS functions (thanks konobi)
452 - get_code_info($code) which replaces all
453 the B fiddling we were doing with
454 faster/leaner XS level fiddling
455 - check_package_cache_flag($pkg_name) which
456 returns the PL_sub_generation variable to
457 be used to help manage method caching.
460 In 5.10 or greater this will actually
461 use the mro::get_pkg_gen instead to give
462 even more accurate caching information.
463 blblack++ for that stuff :)
466 - added the &subclasses method (thanks rlb)
467 - added the update_package_cache_flag and
468 reset_package_cache_flag which help keep
469 track of when we need to re-fetch the
471 - Several small improvements to take advantage
472 of the new method map caching features
474 0.48 Mon. Nov. 26, 2007
475 * Class::MOP::Attribute
476 - fixed get_read/write_method to handle the
477 HASH ref case, which makes the
478 get_read/write_method_ref handle it too.
479 - added more tests for this
481 0.47 Sat. Nov. 24, 2007
482 * Class::MOP::Attribute
483 - fixed misspelling in get_write_method_ref
484 - added more tests for this
486 0.46 Fri. Nov. 23, 2007
488 - added the linearized_isa method instead of constantly
489 pruning duplicate classes (this will be even more
490 useful in the 5.10-compat version coming soon)
492 * Class::MOP::Attribute
493 - added the get_read_method_ref and get_write_method_ref
494 methods which allow you to retrieve a CODE ref which
495 can always be used to read or write an attribute.
497 0.45 Thurs. Nov. 13, 2007
498 * Class::MOP::Attribute
499 - Fix error message on confess (groditi)
501 0.44 Thurs. Nov. 13, 2007
502 - Apparently I didn't make dist correctly (groditi)
504 0.43 Thurs. Nov. 13, 2007
506 - Add support for the 'builder' attribute (groditi)
509 - optimise metaclass-already-exists check in
510 construct_class_instance (groditi)
511 - duplicate check into initialize to save a
512 call through (groditi)
514 * Class::MOP::Attribute
515 - Add support for the 'builder' attribute (groditi)
516 - Make predicates check for the existence of a value, not whether
517 it is defined (groditi)
519 * Class::MOP::Instance
520 - Make predicates check for the existence of a value, not whether
521 it is defined (groditi)
523 * Class::MOP::Method::Accessor
524 - made this a subclass of Class::MOP::Method::Generated
525 - removed the relevant attributes
527 * Class::MOP::Method::Constructor
528 - fixed the cached values we had to be more sane
529 - made this a subclass of Class::MOP::Method::Generated
530 - fixed generated constructor so it properly handles
532 - added tests for this
533 - added the option to allow for both inlined and
534 non-inlined constructors.
535 - Update inlined methods for builder and predicate changes (groditi)
537 * Class::MOP::Method::Generated
538 - added this class as an abstract base for the
539 Class::MOP::Method::{Constructor,Accessor} classes
540 - added tests for this
543 - Alter tests (005, 014 020, 021) for new builder addition (groditi)
544 - Tests for new predicate behavior (and corrections to old tests) (groditi)
547 - Update ArrayRef based class example to work with predicate changes
549 0.42 Mon. July 16, 2007
550 !!! Horray for mst, he fixed it !!!
552 * Class::MOP::Package
553 - alter symbol table handling to deal with 5.8.x and 5.9.x
556 - Get rid of the crappy workaround from 0.40/41
558 0.41 Sun. July 15, 2007
560 Arghh!!! My TODO test didn't work, so I handle
561 it manually now so that people can use this
562 with 5.9.5/bleadperl without issue.
564 0.40 Tues, July 3, 2007
566 ~ marked a test in 003_methods.t as TODO
567 for perl 5.9.5 (this test is irrelvant to
568 the module functioning on 5.9.5 for the most
571 0.39 Mon. June 18, 2007
572 * Class::MOP::Immutable
573 - added make_metaclass_mutable + docs (groditi)
574 - removed unused variable
575 - added create_immutable_transformer
576 necessary for sane overloading of immutable behavior
577 - tests for this (groditi)
580 - Immutability can now be undone,
581 added make_mutable + tests + docs (groditi)
582 - Massive changes to the way Immutable is done
583 for details see comments next to make_immutable
584 This fixes a bug where custom metaclasses broke
585 when made immutable. We are now keeping one immutable
586 metaclass instance per metaclass instead of just one
587 to prevent isa hierarchy corruption. Memory use will go
588 up, but I suspect it will be neglible.
589 - New tests added for this behavior. (groditi)
591 0.38 Thurs. May 31, 2007
592 ~~ More documentation updates ~~
594 * Class::MOP::Package
595 - we now deal with stub methods properly
596 - added tests for this
597 - fixed some tests failing on 5.9.5 (thanks blblack)
599 * Class::MOP::Attribute
600 - added get_read_method and get_write_method
601 thanks to groditi for this code, tests
603 - added tests and POD for this
606 - fixed RT issue #27329, clone object now
607 handles undef values correctly.
608 - added tests for this
609 - Corrected anon-class handling so that they
610 will not get reaped when instances still
611 exist which need to reference them. This is
612 the correct behavior, hopefully this is an
613 obscure enough feature that there are not too
614 many work arounds out in the wild.
615 - added tests for this by groditi
616 - updated docs to explain this
619 - load custom metaclasses automatically (thanks groditi)
620 - added tests for this behavior
622 0.37 Sat. March 10, 2007
623 ~~ Many, many documentation updates ~~
626 - added &load_class and &is_class_loaded
627 - added tests and docs for these
629 * Class::MOP::Attribute
630 - default now checks the instance with defined to
631 avoid setting off bool-overloads (found by Carl Franks)
635 - bad name in a test, causing meaningless failuress.
641 - All attribute names are now consistent and follow Perl 6
642 style (prefixed with the sigil, and ! as the twigil for
643 private attrs). This should not affect any code, unless
644 you broke encapsulation, in which case, it is your problem
647 !! Class::MOP::Class::Immutable has been removed
649 * Class::MOP::Method::Constructor
650 - this has been moved out of Class::MOP::Class::Immutable
651 and is a proper subclass of Class::MOP::Method now.
654 - this module now uses Class::MOP::Immutable for the
655 immutable transformation instead of
656 Class::MOP::Class::Immutable.
658 + Class::MOP::Immutable
659 - this module now controls the transformation from a mutable
660 to an immutable version of the class. Docs for this will
661 be coming eventually.
664 0.36 Sun. Nov. 5, 2006
666 - added a few 'no warnings' lines to keep annoying
667 (and meaningless) warnings from chirping during
671 - some more bootstrapping is now done on the new
674 * Class::MOP::Class::Immutable
676 - constructor generation is now handled by
677 the Class::MOP::Method::Constructor class
679 * Class::MOP::Method::Constructor
680 - created this to handle constructor generation
681 in Class::MOP::Class::Immutable
683 * Class::MOP::Attribute
685 - attributes now delegate to the
686 Class::MOP::Method::Accessor to generate
689 * Class::MOP::Method::Accessor
690 - all accessor generation functions from
691 Class::MOP::Attribute have been moved here
693 0.35 Sat. Sept. 30, 2006
695 * scripts/class_browser.pl
696 - initial prototype of a class browser, more
697 on this to come. Comments and patches are
701 - All Class::MOP::* accessors are no longer
702 re-generated in the bootstrap, instead
703 they are aliased from the originals
704 - fixed tests to reflect
705 - added Class::MOP::Method (and its subclasses)
707 - adjusted tests for this
708 - added the Class::MOP::Instance attributes
713 - methods are no longer blessed CODE refs
714 but are actual objects which can be CODE-ified
715 - adjusted tests to compensate
716 - adjusted docs for this
719 - changed how methods are dealt with to
720 encapsulate most of the work into the
721 &get_method_map method
722 - made several adjustments for the change
723 in Class::MOP::Method
724 - &add_attribute now checks if you are adding
725 a duplicate name, and properly removes the
726 old one before installing the new one
727 - added tests for this
728 - adjusted docs for this
730 * Class::MOP::Class::Immutable
731 - added caching of &get_method_map
732 - fixed issue with &get_package_symbol
733 - cleaned up the methods that die (patch by David Wheeler)
735 * Class::MOP::Package
736 - added filtering capabilities to
737 &list_all_package_symbols
739 0.34 Sat. Aug. 26, 2006
741 - added the %:methods attribute, which like
742 the $:version and such just actually goes
743 to the symbol table to get it's stuff.
744 However, it makes the MOP more complete.
746 - The &create method now requires that all
747 but the package name now is passed in as
748 named parameters. See docs for more info.
749 - updated docs and tests for this
752 - added &dump method to easily Data::Dumper
756 - cleaned up the initialization of attributes
757 which do not store things in the instance
758 - added the %:methods attribute definition to
761 ~ lots of misc. test cleanup
763 0.33 Sat. Aug. 19, 2006
765 - moved the metaclass cache out of here
766 and it is now in Class::MOP itself.
769 - moved all the metaclass cache stuff here
770 - fixed all tests for this
772 * Class::MOP::Attribute
773 - reference values (other than CODE refs)
774 are no longer allowed for defaults
775 - added tests for this
777 * Class::MOP::Package
778 - fixed an issue with perl 5.8.1 and how it deals
779 with symbol tables. The namespace hash is now
780 always reloaded from the symbol table.
782 ~ lots of misc. documentation cleanup
784 0.32 Sat. Aug. 12, 2006
785 + added Class::MOP::Object so that the
786 metamodel is more complete (and closer
787 to what Perl 6 will probably be).
789 * Class::MOP::Package
790 - refactored entire class, this is now
791 the primary gateway between the metaclass
792 and the Perl 5 symbol table
793 - added many tests for this
794 - this class is now a subclass of
796 - added some tests to reflect this
799 - refactored all symbol table access to
800 use Class::MOP::Package methods instead
803 - adding the $:version attribute in the bootstrap
804 so that Module has a version as an attribute
805 - see comment in Class::MOP for details
806 - added the $:authority attribute to this module
807 as well as an &identifier method, to bring us
808 ever closer to Perl 6 goodness
809 - I have added $AUTHORITY to all the modules
810 - added tests for this
812 * Class::MOP::Instance
813 - added &deinitialize_slot for removing slots
815 - added tests for this
817 * Class::MOP::Attribute
818 - added support for &deinitialize_slot for removing
819 slots from an instance
820 - added tests for this
822 0.31 Sat. July 15, 2006
825 - added &find_method_by_name to locate a method
826 anywhere within the class hierarchy
828 * Class::MOP::Attribute
829 - added &set_value and &get_value for getting
830 the value of the attribute for a particular
833 0.30 Wed. July 5, 2006
834 ---------------------------------------
835 This is the first version of Class::MOP
836 to introduce the immutable features which
837 will be used for optimizating the MOP.
838 This support should still be considered
839 experimental, but moving towards stability.
840 ---------------------------------------
842 * Created Class::MOP::Class::Immutable
844 * Created the Class::MOP::Package and
845 Class::MOP::Module classes to more
846 closely conform to Perl 6's meta-model
849 - now inherits from Class::MOP::Module
850 - several methods moved to ::Module and
851 ::Package and now inherited
852 - added tests for this
854 * Class::MOP::Instance
855 - added an is_inlinable method to allow other
856 classes to check before they attempt to optimize.
857 - added an inline_create_instance to inline
858 instance creation (of course)
861 - the Class::MOP::Class::*_package_variable
862 methods are all now methods of Class::MOP::Package
863 and called *_package_symbol instead. This is
864 because they are now more general purpose symbol
865 table manipulation methods.
867 0.29_02 Thurs. June 22, 2006
868 ++ DEVELOPER RELEASE ++
870 - small change in &create so that it behaves
871 properly when inherited
872 - small fix to &clone_instance
874 0.29_01 Fri. May 12, 2006
875 ++ DEVELOPER RELEASE ++
876 - This release works in combination with
877 Moose 0.09_01, it is a developer release
878 because it introduces a new instance
879 sub-protocol and has not yet been
883 - anon-classes are now properly garbage collected
884 - added tests for this
885 - improved method modifier wrapping
887 * Class::MOP::Instance
888 - added new instance protocol
889 - added tests for this
890 - changed all relevant modules and examples
892 - Class::MOP::Attribute
896 - you no longer need to specify the metaclass
897 itself, if it is not there, Class::MOP::Class
899 - updated tests for this
902 - added ArrayBasedStorage example to show
903 instance storage using ARRAY refs instead of
905 - added tests for this
906 - InsideOutClass is totally revised using the
907 new instance protocol
908 - added more tests for this
910 0.26 Mon. April 24, 2006
912 - added find_attribute_by_name method
913 - added tests and docs for this
914 - some small optimizations
916 * Class::MOP::Attribute
917 - some small optimizations
919 0.25 Thurs. April 20, 2006
921 - added create_anon_class for creating anonymous classes
922 - added tests for this
923 - added get_all_metaclasses, get_all_metaclass_names
924 and get_all_metaclass_instances method to allow
925 access to all the cached metaclass objects.
926 - attribute slot initialization is now the responsibility
927 of the attribute itself, and construct_instance now
928 delegates appropriately
930 * Class::MOP::Attribute
931 - attribute slot initialization is now the responsibility
932 of the attribute itself, so we added a method for it
933 called initialize_instance_slot
936 - adjusted all the examples to use the new attribute
937 initialize_instance_slot method
939 0.24 Tues. April 11, 2006
941 - cleaned up how the before/after/around method
942 modifiers get named with Sub::Name
944 0.23 Thurs. March 30, 2006
946 - fixed the way attribute defaults are handled
947 during instance construction (bug found by chansen)
949 * Class::MOP::Attribute
950 - read-only accessors ('reader') will now die if
951 passed more than one argument (attempting to write
953 - added tests for this
954 - adjusted all /example files to comply
956 0.22 Mon. March 20, 2006
958 - localized $@ in the *_package_variable functions
959 because otherwise, it does ugly things in Moose.
960 - added test case for this
962 0.21 Wed. March 15, 2006
964 - fixed issue where metaclasses are reaped from
965 our cache in global destruction, and so are not
966 available in DESTORY calls
968 0.20 Thurs. March 2, 2006
969 - removed the dependency for Clone since
970 we no longer to deep-cloning by default.
973 - added &package_name, &name and
974 &fully_qualified_name methods, some of
975 which were formerly private subs in
978 * Class::MOP::Method::Wrapped
979 - allows for a method to be wrapped with
980 before, after and around modifiers
981 - added tests and docs for this feature
984 - improved &get_package_symbol
985 - &version and &superclasses now use it
986 - methods are now blessed into Class::MOP::Method
988 - added methods to install CLOS-style method modifiers
989 - &add_before_method_modifier
990 - &add_after_method_modifier
991 - &add_around_method_modifier
992 - added tests and docs for these
993 - added &find_next_method_by_name which finds the
994 equivalent of SUPER::method_name
996 0.12 Thurs. Feb 23, 2006
997 - reduced the dependency on B, no need to always
1001 - added docs to the C3 method dispatch order test
1002 - fixed missing Algorithm::C3 dependency by making
1003 the test skip if it is not installed
1005 0.11 Mon Feb. 20, 2006
1007 - added example of changing method dispatch order to C3
1010 - changed how clone_instance behaves, it now only does a
1011 shallow clone (see docs for more details)
1012 - added docs and tests
1014 0.10 Tues Feb. 14, 2006
1015 ** This release was mostly about writing more tests and
1016 cleaning out old and dusty code, the MOP should now
1017 be considered "ready to use".
1019 - adding more tests to get coverage up a little higher,
1020 mostly testing errors and edge cases.
1021 - test coverage is now at 99%
1024 - no longer optionally exports to UNIVERSAL::meta or
1025 creates a custom metaclass generator, use the
1026 metaclass pragma instead.
1029 - fixed a number of minor issues which came up in the
1030 error/edge-case tests
1032 * Class::MOP::Attribute
1033 - fixed a number of minor issues which came up in the
1034 error/edge-case tests
1037 - fixing the AttributesWithHistory example, it was broken.
1039 0.06 Thurs Feb. 9, 2006
1041 - adding new metaclass pragma to make setting up the
1042 metaclass a little more straightforward
1045 - clean up bootstrapping to include more complete
1046 attribute definitions for Class::MOP::Class and
1047 Class::MOP::Attribute (accessors, readers, writers,
1048 etc.) ... it is redundant, but is useful meta-info
1052 - fixing minor meta-circularity issue with &meta, it
1053 is now more useful for subclasses
1054 - added &get_attribute_map as an accessor for the
1055 hash of attribute meta objects
1056 - &compute_all_applicable_attributes now just returns
1057 the attribute meta-object, rather than the HASH ref
1058 since all the same info can be gotten from the
1059 attribute meta-object itself
1060 - updated docs & tests to reflect
1061 - added &clone_instance method which does a deep clone
1062 of the instance structure created by &construct_instance
1063 - added docs & tests for this
1064 - added Clone as a dependency
1065 - added &new_object and &clone_object convience methods to
1066 return blessed new or cloned instances
1067 - they handle Class::MOP::Class singletons correctly too
1068 - added docs & tests for this
1069 - cleaned up the &constuct_class_instance so that it behaves
1070 more like &construct_instance (and managed the singletons too)
1071 - added the &check_metaclass_compatibility method to make sure
1072 that metaclasses are upward and downward compatible.
1073 - added tests and docs for this
1076 - adjusting code to use the &Class::MOP::Class::meta
1078 - adjusting code to use the metaclass pragma
1080 0.05 Sat Feb. 4, 2006
1082 - added the &attribute_metaclass and &method_metaclass
1083 attributes which contain a metaclass name to use for
1084 attributes/methods respectively
1087 - bootstrap additional attributes for Class::MOP::Class
1090 - adjusted the example code and tests to use the new
1091 &attribute_metaclass feature of Class::MOP::Class
1092 - added new example:
1095 0.04 Fri Feb. 3, 2006
1097 - some documentation suggestions from #perl6
1099 * Class::MOP::Attribute
1100 - improved error messages
1103 - added new examples:
1104 - AttributesWithHistory
1105 - ClassEncapsultedAttributes
1107 0.03 Fri Feb. 3, 2006
1108 - converted to Module::Build instead of EU::MM
1110 * Class::MOP::Attribute
1111 - refactored method generation code
1112 - attributes are now associated with class directly
1115 - refactored the InsideOut example to take advantage
1116 of the Class::MOP::Attribute refactoring
1117 - changed example files to .pod files and hide thier
1118 package names from PAUSE (I don't want to own these
1119 namespaces really, they are just examples)
1121 0.02 Thurs Feb. 2, 2006
1122 - moving examples from t/lib/* to examples/*
1123 - adding POD documentation to the examples
1125 0.01 Thurs Feb. 2, 2006