X-Git-Url: http://git.shadowcat.co.uk/gitweb/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=Changes;h=0d49ca59bac555d1584843830db3151e20ce6ec8;hb=2f3f09d4356a6b6c23455b66bf76d8b954522ffc;hp=38658f3ee0ee129451d4827cb024b382a6b874ae;hpb=a8153308d08f22bb044515c822f973fe8680d213;p=catagits%2FCatalyst-Runtime.git diff --git a/Changes b/Changes index 38658f3..0d49ca5 100644 --- a/Changes +++ b/Changes @@ -1,8 +1,74 @@ # This file documents the revision history for Perl extension Catalyst. - Backward compatibility fixes: +5.90000 - UNRELEASED + + Major changes in this release: + + The Catalyst::Engine classes have all been removed and deprecated, + to be replaced with Plack handlers. + + Plack is an implementation of the PSGI specification, which is + a standard interface between web servers and application frameworks. + + This should be no different for developers, and you should not have to + migrate your applications unless you are using a custom engine already. + + This change benefits Catalyst significantly by reducing the amount of + code inside the framework, and means that the framework gets upstream + bug fixes in Plack, and automatically gains support for any web server + which a PSGI compliant handler is written for. + + It also allows you more flexibility with your application, and allows + the use of cross web framework 'middleware'. + + Developers are recommended to read Catalyst::Upgrading for notes about + upgrading, especially if you are using an unusual deployment method. + + Documentation for how to take advantage of PSGI can be found in + Catalyst::PSGI, and information about deploying your application + has been moved to Catalyst::Manual::Deployment. + + A number of modules have been updated to pass their tests or not + produce deprecation warnings with the latest version of Catalyst. + It is recommended that you upgrade any of these that you are using + after installing this version of Catalyst. + + These extensions are: + + Catalyst::Engine::HTTP::Prefork - this is now deprecated, see + Catalyst::Upgrading. + + Test::WWW::Mechanize::Catalyst - has been updated to not produce + deprecation warnings. + + Catalyst::ActionRole::ACL - has been updated to fix failing tests + (although older versions still function perfectly with this + version of Catalyst). + + Catalyst::Plugin::Session::Store::DBIC - has been updated to fix + failing tests (although older versions still function perfectly + with this version of Catalyst). + + Changelong since the last TRIAL release: + + Backward compatibility fixes: + + - Fix calling MyApp->engine_class to set the engine class manually. + + - Re-add a $res->headers->{status} field to Catalyst::Test responses. + This _should_ be accessed with $c->res->code instead, but is here + for backward compatibility. + + Documentation: + + - Documentation which was in the now removed Catalyst::Engine::* classes + has been moved to Catalyst::Manual::Deployment + + Changes: - - Fix calling MyApp->engine_class to set the engine class manually. + - nginx specific behaviour is removed as it is not needed with any + web server configuration I can come up with (recommended config is + documented in Catalst::Manual::Deployment::nginx::FastCGI) 5.89003 2011-07-28 20:11:50 (TRIAL release)