1 This file documents the revision history for Perl extension Catalyst.
4 - Switched to Module::Install
5 - Renamed tests for easier editing
6 - Reformatted documentation
7 - Renamed -nonew to -force
9 - Added keep-alive support and bug fixes to HTTP engine.
11 - Added daemonize option to FastCGI engine. (Sam Vilain)
13 5.56 2005-11-16 10:33:00
14 - Fixed FastCGI engine to not clobber the global %ENV on each
16 - Updated benchmarking to work with detach
17 - Fixed dispatcher, so $c->req->action(undef) works again
18 - Updated Catalyst::Test to use HTTP::Request::AsCGI
19 - Added -pidfile to external FastCGI server.
21 5.55 2005-11-15 12:55:00
22 - Fixed multiple cookie handling
24 5.54 2005-11-14 22:55:00
25 - Fixed a Module::Pluggable::Fast related bug
27 5.53 2005-11-14 15:55:00
28 - Removed t/04prereq.t that was testing for non-required
31 5.52 2005-11-14 10:57:00
32 - Strip '..'s in static urls to fix security issue.
34 5.51 2005-11-14 00:45:00
35 - Changed uri_for to use namespace instead of match.
37 5.50 2005-11-13 20:45:00
41 5.49_05 2005-11-12 20:45:00
42 - Large update to the documentation. (David Kamholz)
43 - Fixed args handling in forward()
44 - Fixed forwarding to classes
45 - Fixed catalyst.pl-generated Build.PL Makefile section.
46 - Fixed relative forwarding
47 - Fixed forward arrows in debug output
49 5.49_04 2005-11-09 23:00:00
50 - Made context, dispatcher, engine, request and response classes
53 - Fixed dispatcher to ignore unknown attributes.
54 - Improved format of startup debug log.
55 - Updated built in server to restart on win32. (Will Hawes)
56 - Fixed streaming write from a filehandle to stop writing
57 if the browser is closed.
58 - Added $c->controller, $c->model and $c->view shortcuts.
59 - Switched to Text::SimpleTable.
61 5.49_03 2005-11-03 12:00:00
62 - Fixed $c->req->{path} for backwards-compatibility.
63 - Allow debug to be disabled via ENV as well as enabled.
64 - Added -scripts option to catalyst.pl for script updating
65 - Changed helpers to default to long types, Controller instead of C
66 - Added Catalyst::Controller, Catalyst::Model and Catalyst::View
68 - Added JavaScript to debug screen to show and hide specific dumps
69 - Added _DISPATCH, _BEGIN, _AUTO, _ACTION and _END actions
70 - Added multi process external FastCGI support
71 (see myapp_fastcgi.pl -help) (Sam Vilain)
72 - Restarter process in HTTP engine now properly exits when the
73 parent app is shut down.
74 - Improved performance of restarter loop while watching for
76 - Restarter will now detect new files added to an app on systems
77 that change directory mtimes when new files are created.
78 - Restarter now properly handles modules that are deleted from an
80 - Fixed memory leak in TestApp.
82 5.49_02 2005-10-26 12:39:00
83 - Whole new dispatcher!
85 - Added path_to method
86 - Added support for passing an IO::Handle object to $c->res->body.
88 - Added a new welcome screen.
89 - Included Catalyst buttons and icons in helper.
90 - Added Static::Simple plugin to core.
91 - Added self restarting test server
92 - Added filename to debug output for uploaded files.
93 - Fixed forwarding with embedded arguments.
94 - Fixed handling of escaped query strings.
95 - Added upload parameters back into $c->req->params.
96 - Added multiple paths support to dispatcher
97 - Fixed bug in req->path where changing the path added a trailing
99 - Removed req->handle and res->handle
100 - Added prepare_body_chunk method as a hook for upload progress.
101 - Fixed bug in uri_for method when base has no path.
102 - Added automated tests for HTTP, CGI, and FastCGI servers.
104 5.49_01 2005-10-10 10:15:00
105 - Refactored all internals, should be 99% compatible to previous
107 - *IMPORTANT* The Apache engines have been moved to a separate package
108 for this release. Please install Catalyst::Engine::Apache if you
111 - Added support for calling forward with arguments in the path, i.e.
112 $c->forward('/foo/bar/arg1/arg2')
113 - Made $c->req->uri a URI object, added req->path_info for CGI compat.
114 Raw query string is available as $c->req->uri->query.
115 - Made $c->req->base a URI object.
116 - Parameters with multiple values (?a=1&a=2) now display properly
118 - Semi-colon separators in query strings now work properly.
119 - Expanded documentation of catalyst.pl (Andrew Ford)
120 - Added support for running as a backend server behind a frontend
121 proxy so req->base and req->address are set properly.
122 - Added an 'abort' method to the Log api, so that you can
123 kill loggging for a whole request.
124 - Added $c->uri_for method to simplify url handling.
125 - Added more tests and reorganized the t directory.
126 - Reimplemented core engines, all are now CGI based for better test
127 coverage and maintainability.
128 - Added fork support to built in test server.
129 - Fixed all memory leaks.
130 - Thread-related bug fixes and tests. We now believe the Catalyst
131 core to be thread-safe.
132 - Added streaming IO support through $c->req->read() and
134 - Added MyApp->config->{parse_on_demand} (streaming input)
135 - Added $c->req->handle and $c->res->handle
136 - Improved documentation
137 - Fixed mkpath in Catalyst::Helper (Autrijus Tang)
138 - Fixed bug in dispatcher where an invalid path could call a valid
139 action. (Andy Grundman)
140 - Fixed Helper so it works with CRLF line-endings. (Andy Grundman)
142 5.33 2005-08-10 15:25:00
143 - Now with updated manifest.
145 5.32 2005-08-10 15:10:00
146 - Dispatcher might fail if object returns false. (Florian Ragwitz)
148 5.31 2005-06-04 12:35:00 (never released to CPAN)
150 - helpers now create .new files where files already exist and differ
151 - fixed $Data::Dumper::Terse (Robin Berjon)
152 - added arguments for detach
153 - new credits section in pod
154 - fixed detach to allow relative action names (Matt and Robert)
155 - added the ability to have whitespaces in Path( '' ) and Regex( '' )
157 5.30 2005-06-04 12:35:00
159 - Fixed a bug where it was not possible to $c->forward to a
161 that was not inheriting from Catalyst::Base.
162 - Fix for inheritance bug.
163 - Allow forward with arguments.
165 - Allow overriding home/root in config.
166 - make module build cons README automatically.
167 - prettify home path by resolving '..' (Andy Grundman)
168 - improved helper templates a bit, new naming scheme for tests.
169 - added support for case sensitivity, MyApp->config->{case_sensitive}
170 - added $c->detach for non-returning forwards
171 - added unified error handling, Catalyst::Exception
172 - added section on param handling in Intro.pod
173 - added $c->request->cookie
174 - added Catalyst::Setup
175 - refactored Catalyst::import()
176 - improved rendering of error messages in debug mode
177 - fixed a bug in Catalyst::Helper::mk_dir
178 - further doc changes, esp. to Intro.pod
180 5.23 2005-06-03 02:30:00
181 - added support for non Catalyst::Base components to live in namespace
182 - improved concurrency connections in Catalyst::Engine::HTTP::Daemon
184 5.22 2005-05-26 14:24:00
185 - improved base locating in MP engines
186 - improved error messages in C::E::HTTP::Daemon
187 - hostnames are now resolved on demand unless provided by engine
188 - fixed memory leak in $c->execute (Michael Reece, Matt S Trout)
190 5.21 2005-05-24 14:56:00
191 - fixed a bug in https detection
192 - fixed auto chain finally
193 - added MYAPP_HOME and CATALYST_HOME environment variables
195 5.20 2005-05-18 19:52:00
196 - improved uploads and parameters
197 - added $c->req->protocol and $c->req->secure
198 - added $c->req->user and $c->req->uri
199 - improved error message when forwarding to unknown module
200 - fixed win32 installer
201 - added deep recursion detection
203 - fixed inheritance in dispatcher
204 - allow whitespaces between brackets and quoted string
205 in Path and Regex attributes
206 - new helper templates
207 - installer now supports install_base and destdir
208 - allow multiple Catalyst apps to run on the same mod_perl
209 instance (not the same app!)
211 - removed apreq dependency from all MP engines
212 - added support for MP registry scripts
213 - added support for LocationMatch and ScriptAliasMatch in MP engines
214 - added SpeedyCGI engine
216 5.10 2005-04-23 11:16:00
217 - updated dependencies to require latest module::pluggable::fast
218 - new installer for templates and stuff using Module::Build
219 - scripts are now prefixed, for being installable
220 IMPORTANT: You have to regenerate the script directory,
221 remove Makefile.PL and add Build.PL
222 - Added compat to install Module::Build if required.
223 - Improved: Params handling with MP engines
224 - Fixed: Params handling on POST with CGI engine (Andy Grundman)
225 - Fixed: Helper.pm on Win32 (Matt S Trout)
227 5.03 2005-04-19 20:35:00 (Revision 462)
228 - fixed Test example (Torsten Seeman)
229 - added Plugins chapter to manual
230 - applied doc patch from Robert Boone <robert@rlb3.com>
231 - improved Dispatcher error messages.
232 - refactored so we don't need to include helper from
233 Catalyst.pm - Fixes issues with FindBin
234 - applied HTTP.pm patch from Andy Grundman <andy@hybridized.org>
235 - added plugin() method for instant plugins
236 - FCGI is no more considered experimental
238 5.02 2005-04-18 10:00:00
241 5.01 2005-04-17 23:00:00
242 - some documentation bugs fixed
243 - added Catalyst::Utils
244 - fixed regexp bug (Matt S Trout)
245 - fixed upload bug with MP19
246 - added $c->req->body
247 - aliased $c->res->output to $c->res->body
248 - Read AUTHOR from passwd or $ENV{AUTHOR} when
250 - extended attribute handling
251 - added global config for components
253 5.00 2005-04-15 18:00:00
254 - new core to support inheritance trees
255 - new syntax for action declaration
256 - new helper system using TT2
257 - problems with mod_perl2 fixed
258 - added Test::Pod support
259 - added new server backend with HTTP/1.1 support
260 - added option to run tests against a remote server
261 - renamed errors() to error()
263 - countless minor improvements
264 IMPORTANT: This release is very incompatible to previous ones
265 and you have to regenerate the helper scripts again...
267 4.34 2005-03-23 07:00:00 2005
268 - added some messages to Makefile.PL
269 - added Catalyst::Engine::Test
270 - added Catalyst::Engine::CGI::NPH
271 - simplified Catalyst::Log to be easier to implement/subclass
273 - updated Catalyst::Test to use Catalyst::Engine::Test
274 - updated helper scripts
275 IMPORTANT: this will be the last time you'll have to regenerate
276 the script directory. We promise!
278 4.33 2005-03-23 01:00:00 2005
279 - documented the log() accessor method in Catalyst (Andrew Ford)
280 - added optional arguments to Catalyst::Log methods (Andrew Ford)
281 - removed cgi-server.pl
282 - added fcgi.pl and Catalyst::Engine::FCGI
283 - fixed an undef durng make test (Dan Sully)
284 - new path test (Christian Hansen)
285 IMPORTANT: you have to regenerate the script directory again
287 4.32 2005-03-22 02:10:00 2005
288 - made a damn typo *AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!*
290 4.31 2005-03-22 02:00:00
291 - fixed inheritance (Christian Hansen)
292 - previous release was borked!
293 fixed that, but you have to regenerate the scripts again :(
295 4.30 2005-03-21 23:00:00
296 - more documentation (Andrew Ford)
297 - added connection informations (Christian Hansen)
298 - HTTP::Request support in Catalyst::Test (Christian Hansen)
299 - moved cgi.pl to nph-cgi.pl
300 - added Catalyst::Engine::Server (Christian Hansen)
301 - removed Catalyst::Test::server
302 - updated helper scripts
303 IMPORTANT: note that you have to regenerate script/server.pl,
304 script/cgi-server.pl and script/cgi.pl (now nph-cgi.pl)
306 4.28 2005-03-19 22:00:00
307 - fixed isa tree (Christian Hansen)
308 - added script/cgi-server.pl, so no more server restarting after
310 - reworked documentation (Andrew Ford <A.Ford@ford-mason.co.uk>)
312 4.27 2005-03-19 01:00:00
313 - debug message for parameters
314 - Fix redirects (Christian Hansen <ch@ngmedia.com>)
316 - new helper api for Catalyst::Helper::* support
317 you have to update script/create.pl to use it
319 4.26 2005-03-16 10:00:00
320 - fixed the weird bug that caused regex actions to fail on every
322 - more debug messages
325 4.25 2005-03-12 18:00:00
326 - correct perl pathes for helper generated scripts (Tatsuhiko Miyagawa)
327 - improved cgi engine docs (Christoper Hicks)
329 4.24 2005-03-12 01:00:00
330 - updated cookbook example
331 - fixed base for apache and https (Andrew Ruthven)
333 4.23 2005-03-09 20:00:00
334 - no more regex actions in forward
335 - added support for test directories t/m, t/v and t/c
337 4.22 2005-03-08 20:00:00
338 - catch errors in application class
339 - handle die properly.
341 4.21 2005-03-05 17:00:00
344 4.20 2005-03-04 22:00:00
345 - moved bin to script
347 4.13 2005-03-03 11:00:00
348 - improved documentation
349 - pod coverage test for helper generated apps
352 4.12 2005-03-02 11:00:00 2005
353 - server_base sucks, removed
354 - added $c->log->dump()
356 4.11 2005-03-02 11:00:00 2005
357 - removed some warnings
359 - private prefixed actions override private non prefixed actions
361 - updated Catalyst::Manual::Intro
363 4.10 2005-03-02 10:00:00 2005
364 - improved documentation
366 - fixed prefixed private actions bug
367 - fixed more little bugs
369 4.01 2005-03-01 10:00:00 2005
370 - improved documentation
371 - documentation fixes (Johan Lindstrom)
373 4.00 2005-02-27 22:00:00
374 - more verbose debug messages, especially for forward()
375 - implemented prefixed prvate actions, icluding built in
376 !?default, !?begin and !?end
377 - new Catalyst::Manual::Intro
378 - new helpers, bin/catalyst
381 3.11 2005-02-23 21:00:00
382 - added dependency to UNIVERSAL::require (Marcus Ramberg)
383 - added a little workaround for a warning in Catalyst::Test
385 - improved documentation for actions
387 3.10 2005-02-19 20:00:00
388 - removed roles management from Catalyst::Engine
389 and added it to Catalyst::Plugin::Authentication::CDBI
391 3.04 2005-02-17 21:00:00
392 - error reporting for app class
393 - no more engine debug messages
394 - class->method forwards get resolved now
396 3.03 2005-02-16 23:00:00
397 - friendlier statistics
399 3.02 2005-02-16 22:00:00
400 - fixed unintialized actions (Marcus Ramberg)
402 3.01 2005-02-16 20:30:00
405 3.00 2005-02-16 20:00:00
406 - real version number for CPAN.pm
407 - fixed redirect in CGI engine
408 - more statistics in debug logs
409 - ? prefix for forward()
411 2.99_15 2005-02-02 22:00:00
412 - support for short namespaces, MyApp::M, MyApp::V and MyApp::C
413 - Replaced "Catched" with "Caught" in Catalyst::Engine
415 - replaced _ with ! for private actions
416 - added ? for prefixed actions
419 2.99_14 2005-01-31 22:00:00 2005
420 - arguments for _default
421 - $c->entrance removed for more flexibility
422 - added $c->req->method
424 2.99_13 2005-01-30 18:00:00 2005
425 - POD fixes and improvements
427 2.99_12 2005-01-28 22:00:00 2005
428 - first development release