This file documents the revision history for Perl extension Catalyst.
-5.34
+ - removed retarded registration requirement in dispatcher
+ - removed Module::Pluggable::Fast hack in favor of
+ Module::Pluggable::Object
+ - extended uri_for, added dispatcher->uri_for_action
+ - added Catalyst::Base->action_for('methodname')
+ - checked and tested :Args multimethod dispatch
+ - added ability to set action attributes from controller config
+ - added merge_config_hashes() as a convenience method
+ - Swapped out CGI::Cookie in favour of CGI::Simple::Cookie
+ - Removed test dependencies on Test::NoWarnings, Test::MockObject
+ - Removed dependency on UNIVERSAL::require
+ - Split out Catalyst::Helper into a new distribution
+ - un-bundled the plugins as they are now pre-reqs for Catalyst::Helper
+ - nuked each() out of core with prejudice (due to lurking buglets)
+ - Added tests from phaylon for dispatcher precedence
+ - Use Class::Inspector->loaded($class) instead of $class->can('can')
+ - Added ActionClass attribute
+ - Removed Test::WWW::Mechanize::Catalyst from Makefile.PL (circular dep)
+ - Updated docs for Catalyst::Component
+ - Separated execute and dispatch on Catalyst::Action
+ - cleaned up logging and debug output
+ - minor doc fixes
+ - Added warning for setup being called twice
+ - Fix pod to use DBIC::Schema instead of DBIC model
+ - Fix ->config failing to copy _config for subclassing
+ - Updated log format
+ - Updated debug dump
+
+5.6902 2006-05-04 13:00:00
+ - Remove tarballs and OSX metadata files.
+
+5.6901 2006-05-03 11.17:00
+ - Module::Install didn't overwrite META.yml.
+
+5.6900 2006-05-03 11.17:00
+ - Stupid pause indexer can't count.
+ - Better fix for Catalyst::Test
+ - more tests.
+
+5.682 2006-04-27 13:51:00
+ - Damn OSX attributes again :(
+
+5.681 2006-04-27 08:47:00
+ - Updated manifest.
+ - Add basename to core . (Deprecates Catalyst::Plugin::Basename)
+
+5.68 2006-04-26 12:23:00
+ - ConfigLoader: Updated to version 0.06
+ - fixed undef warnings in uri_for() and uri_with()
+ - Fixed Catalyst::Test to report errors on failed Class load
+
+5.678 2006-04-24 12:30:00
+ - Re-release of 5.67 without OSX metadata files.
+
+5.67 2006-04-23 08:50:00
+ - Added $c->req->uri_with() helper
+ - ConfigLoader: Updated to version 0.05
+ - Fix up Engine to avoid a new 5.8.8 warning
+ - Added app name with :: support for PAR
+ - Added $c->models/views/controllers
+ - Static::Simple: Unescape the URI path before looking for the file.
+ This fixes issues with files that have spaces.
+ - Looping and recursion tests plus a fix
+ - Added lots of API documentation. Refactored main pod.
+ - Changed default behaviors for $c->model/$c->controller/$c->view
+ to more sane settings.
+ - added the clear_errors method - an alias for error(0)
+ - Added tmpdir option for uploads (woremacx)
+ - Applied patch from GEOFFR to allow normal filehandles.
+ - Refactored Dispatcher internals for better readability and speedup
+ (stress tests run 12% faster)
+ - Allow $c->error to run as a class method
+
+5.66 2006-03-10 17:48:00
+ - Added Test::WWW::Mechanize::Catalyst support
+ - Cleaned generated tests
+ - Added Root controller concept
+ - Updated ConfigLoader plugin to version 0.04
+
+5.65 2006-02-21 10:34:00
+ - Added plugin introspection.
+ - Support optional hashref as last param for parameters in uri_for.
+ - Updated tutorial to be more complete.
+ - Applied args patch from antirice (Fixes Ticket #67)
+
+5.64 2006-02-07 20:29:00
+ - Fixed bug in FastCGI proc manager mode where pm_post_dispatch
+ was not run. (Eric Wong)
+ - Cleaned up generated tests
+ - Updated YAML support to use ConfigLoader
+ - Fixed path dispatch to canonicalise correctly
+ (see http://dev.catalyst.perl.org/ticket/62)
+ - Added Catalyst::Manual::About
+
+5.63 2006-01-22 00:00:00
+ - Updated prereq versions
+
+5.62 2006-01-17 16:30:00
+ - Large update to the tutorial (castaway)
+ - Added YAML config support
+ - Added COMPONENT() and ACCEPT_CONTEXT() support
+ - Action list in debug mode is now displayed as a tree in the
+ correct execution order.
+ - Fixed engine detection to allow custom mod_perl engines.
+ - Static::Simple: Fixed bug in ignore_dirs under win32.
+ - Display version numbers of loaded plugins. (Curtis Poe)
+ - Added class and method for caught exception messages.
+ - Updated PAR support to use "make catalyst_par",
+ packages are no longer written by Makefile.PL.
+ - Automatically determine Content-Length when serving a
+ filehandle.
+ - Exceptions now return status 500.
+ - Updated for Module::Install 0.44.
+ - Fixed additional file installation for multi level app names.
+ - Added REDIRECT_URL support for applications running behind
+ a RewriteRule in Apache. (Carl Franks)
+ - Fixed FastCGI engine under win32. (Carl Franks)
+ - FastCGI doc updates (Bill Moseley)
+ - Bugfix for $c->model and friends (defined).
+
+5.61 2005-12-02 00:00:00
+ - Fixed ExtUtils::AutoInstall Bootstrap Code in Makefile.PL
+
+5.60 2005-12-01 22:15:00
+ - Fixed Path and index actions in the appclass,
+ including those that attach to /
+ - Index is now weighted higher than Path
+ - Fixed restarter and -d debug switch in server.pl.
+ - Added a warning if you attempt to retrieve a parameter
+ using $c->req->params('foo').
+ - Fixed the Module::Install::Catalyst @ISA bug
+
+5.59 2005-11-30 13:25:00
+ - Fixed shebang line for generated scripts
+ - Fixed forward to classes ($c->forward(qw/MyApp foo/))
+ - Wrap use block in begin to quelch C:C3 warnings
+ - Removed scrollbar from debug output
+ - Fixed catalyst_par_core() and catalyst_par_multiarch()
+
+5.58 2005-11-24 10:51:00
+ - Added ExtUtils::AutoInstall support
+ - Allow overriding path in Catalyst::Helper.
+ - Added -makefile to catalyst.pl to generate a new Makefile.PL.
+ - Restored Catalyst::Build with a deprecation notice.
+ - Improved PAR support
+ - Replaced -short with auto-detection
+ - Fixed prereqs, added File::Copy::Recursive
+ - Static::Simple changes:
+ - Made prepare_action play nice with other plugins by not short-
+ circuiting.
+ - Added tmpl to the ignored extensions.
+ - Fixed security problem if req->path contained '..'.
+
+5.57 2005-11-20 22:45:00
+ - Updated uri_for to accept undef actions
+ - Switched to Module::Install
+ - Renamed tests for easier editing
+ - Reformatted documentation
+ - Renamed -nonew to -force
+ - Added PAR support
+ - Added keep-alive support and bug fixes to HTTP engine.
+ (Sascha Kiefer)
+ - Added daemonize option to FastCGI engine. (Sam Vilain)
+
+5.56 2005-11-16 10:33:00
+ - Fixed FastCGI engine to not clobber the global %ENV on each
+ request. (Sam Vilain)
+ - Updated benchmarking to work with detach
+ - Fixed dispatcher, so $c->req->action(undef) works again
+ - Updated Catalyst::Test to use HTTP::Request::AsCGI
+ - Added -pidfile to external FastCGI server.
+
+5.55 2005-11-15 12:55:00
+ - Fixed multiple cookie handling
+
+5.54 2005-11-14 22:55:00
+ - Fixed a Module::Pluggable::Fast related bug
+
+5.53 2005-11-14 15:55:00
+ - Removed t/04prereq.t that was testing for non-required
+ modules.
+
+5.52 2005-11-14 10:57:00
+ - Strip '..'s in static urls to fix security issue.
+
+5.51 2005-11-14 00:45:00
+ - Changed uri_for to use namespace instead of match.
+
+5.50 2005-11-13 20:45:00
+ - Fixed minor bugs.
+ - Updated docs.
+
+5.49_05 2005-11-12 20:45:00
+ - Large update to the documentation. (David Kamholz)
+ - Fixed args handling in forward()
+ - Fixed forwarding to classes
+ - Fixed catalyst.pl-generated Build.PL Makefile section.
+ - Fixed relative forwarding
+ - Fixed forward arrows in debug output
+
+5.49_04 2005-11-09 23:00:00
+ - Made context, dispatcher, engine, request and response classes
+ configurable.
+ - Added $c->stack.
+ - Fixed dispatcher to ignore unknown attributes.
+ - Improved format of startup debug log.
+ - Updated built in server to restart on win32. (Will Hawes)
+ - Fixed streaming write from a filehandle to stop writing
+ if the browser is closed.
+ - Added $c->controller, $c->model and $c->view shortcuts.
+ - Switched to Text::SimpleTable.
+
+5.49_03 2005-11-03 12:00:00
+ - Fixed $c->req->{path} for backwards-compatibility.
+ - Allow debug to be disabled via ENV as well as enabled.
+ - Added -scripts option to catalyst.pl for script updating
+ - Changed helpers to default to long types, Controller instead of C
+ - Added Catalyst::Controller, Catalyst::Model and Catalyst::View
+ base classes
+ - Added JavaScript to debug screen to show and hide specific dumps
+ - Added _DISPATCH, _BEGIN, _AUTO, _ACTION and _END actions
+ - Added multi process external FastCGI support
+ (see myapp_fastcgi.pl -help) (Sam Vilain)
+ - Restarter process in HTTP engine now properly exits when the
+ parent app is shut down.
+ - Improved performance of restarter loop while watching for
+ changed files.
+ - Restarter will now detect new files added to an app on systems
+ that change directory mtimes when new files are created.
+ - Restarter now properly handles modules that are deleted from an
+ application.
+ - Fixed memory leak in TestApp.
+
+5.49_02 2005-10-26 12:39:00
+ - Whole new dispatcher!
+ - Added index action
+ - Added path_to method
+ - Added support for passing an IO::Handle object to $c->res->body.
+ (Andrew Bramble)
+ - Added a new welcome screen.
+ - Included Catalyst buttons and icons in helper.
+ - Added Static::Simple plugin to core.
+ - Added self restarting test server
+ - Added filename to debug output for uploaded files.
+ - Fixed forwarding with embedded arguments.
+ - Fixed handling of escaped query strings.
+ - Added upload parameters back into $c->req->params.
+ - Added multiple paths support to dispatcher
+ - Fixed bug in req->path where changing the path added a trailing
+ slash.
+ - Removed req->handle and res->handle
+ - Added prepare_body_chunk method as a hook for upload progress.
+ - Fixed bug in uri_for method when base has no path.
+ - Added automated tests for HTTP, CGI, and FastCGI servers.
+
+5.49_01 2005-10-10 10:15:00
+ - Refactored all internals, should be 99% compatible to previous
+ versions.
+ - *IMPORTANT* The Apache engines have been moved to a separate package
+ for this release. Please install Catalyst::Engine::Apache if you
+ need Apache support.
+
+ - Added support for calling forward with arguments in the path, i.e.
+ $c->forward('/foo/bar/arg1/arg2')
+ - Made $c->req->uri a URI object, added req->path_info for CGI compat.
+ Raw query string is available as $c->req->uri->query.
+ - Made $c->req->base a URI object.
+ - Parameters with multiple values (?a=1&a=2) now display properly
+ in the debug output.
+ - Semi-colon separators in query strings now work properly.
+ - Expanded documentation of catalyst.pl (Andrew Ford)
+ - Added support for running as a backend server behind a frontend
+ proxy so req->base and req->address are set properly.
+ - Added an 'abort' method to the Log api, so that you can
+ kill loggging for a whole request.
+ - Added $c->uri_for method to simplify url handling.
+ - Added more tests and reorganized the t directory.
+ - Reimplemented core engines, all are now CGI based for better test
+ coverage and maintainability.
+ - Added fork support to built in test server.
+ - Fixed all memory leaks.
+ - Thread-related bug fixes and tests. We now believe the Catalyst
+ core to be thread-safe.
+ - Added streaming IO support through $c->req->read() and
+ $c->res->write()
+ - Added MyApp->config->{parse_on_demand} (streaming input)
+ - Added $c->req->handle and $c->res->handle
+ - Improved documentation
- Fixed mkpath in Catalyst::Helper (Autrijus Tang)
- - added $c->req->full_uri method (Jesse Sheidlower)
- Fixed bug in dispatcher where an invalid path could call a valid
action. (Andy Grundman)
+ - Fixed Helper so it works with CRLF line-endings. (Andy Grundman)
5.33 2005-08-10 15:25:00
- Now with updated manifest.