X-Git-Url: http://git.shadowcat.co.uk/gitweb/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=Changes;h=7f4ac3a6c9b78b1198ac5073df36cdd2d7d9a256;hb=94278c1ba6283af20c09a6aef615954825d08162;hp=571aa05d01b8f4b3dbcd32967f75f58222a5f320;hpb=9e517e010380b50d0cfec15cdc893536fb3c84d0;p=gitmo%2FClass-MOP.git diff --git a/Changes b/Changes index 571aa05..7f4ac3a 100644 --- a/Changes +++ b/Changes @@ -1,20 +1,275 @@ Revision history for Perl extension Class-MOP. -NEXT +0.65 Mon September 1, 2008 + For those not following the series of dev releases, the changes + from 0.64 from 0.65 can mostly be summed up as a lot performance + improvements by nothingmuch, including new optional XS versions of + some methods. Also, Class::MOP now works _without_ any XS modules, + for sad systems without a compiler. + + * Class::MOP::Method + - Added name and package_name XS accessors, and make sure all + the XS and Perl versions work the same way. (Dave Rolsky) + + * MOP.xs + - The XS versions of various methods just returned undef when + called class methods, rather than dying like the pure Perl + versions. (Dave Rolsky) + +0.64_07 Fri August 29, 2008 + * Class::MOP + - Silenced warnings that managed to break Moose tests when XS + was loaded. (Dave Rolsky) + - Some XS versions of methods were ignored because of typos in + MOP.xs. (Dave Rolsky) + +0.64_06 Mon August 25, 2008 + * Class::MOP (MOP.xs) + - Another MS VC++ fix, cannot declare a variable in the middle + of a scope (Taro Nishino). + +0.64_05 Sun August 24, 2008 + * Class::MOP + - None of the dev releases actually loaded the XS properly, but + we silently fell back to the pure Perl version of the + code. (Dave Rolsky) + + * Class::MOP (MOP.xs) + - Replaced some code that used functions not available on Visual + C++ with some Perl XS API bits (Dave Rolsky). + +0.64_04 Sat August 23, 2008 + * Class::MOP::Class + - Workaround a bug in 5.8.1's goto sub (nothingmuch) + + * pod.t and pod_coveraget.t + - These are no longer shipped with the tarball because of bogus + failures from CPAN testers. (Dave Rolsky) + +0.64_03 Thu August 21, 2008 + * Class::MOP::Package + - Some (legit) code was misparsed by earlier 5.8.x + releases. (nothingmuch) + + * Class::MOP + - Fix a constant in void context warning (nothingmuch) + +0.64_02 Thu August 21, 2008 + * Makefile.PL and Class::MOP + - Explicitly require Perl 5.8.0+ (Dave Rolsky) + + * Makefile.PL + - Add missing prereqs that got lost in the switch away from + Module::Install. + + * Class::MOP::Instance + - New method - get_all_attributes (nothingmuch) + +0.64_01 Wed August 20, 2008 + * Makefile.PL + - We now check to see if you have a compiler. If you don't, the + module installs without some XS bits, but will work the same + as with XS. This should make it easier to install on platforms + without a compiler (like Windows). (Dave Rolsky) + + * many modules + - Perl 6 style attribute naming replaced with sane style ('methods', not + '%!methods'). These changes should not impact any existing API uses. + (nothingmuch). + + * many modules + - Quite a number of optimizations based on profiling, including + allowing constructors to take hash references instead of + hashes, duplicating some frequently used code in XS, and + making constructors immutable. These changes should not impact + any existing API uses. (nothingmuch) + + * Many modules + - Constructors now respect the meta attributes of their subclasses, + facilitating MOP extensibility. More related changes will happen in the + next several releases. (nothingmuch) + + * Class::MOP::Class + - New method - get_all_methods, replaces the deprecated + compute_all_applicable_methods. get_all_attributes provided for + consistency (nothingmuch) + - New method - wrap_method was refactored out of get_method_map + (nothingmuch) + - New API for meta instance invalidation - invalidate_meta_instance, + invalidate_meta_instances, add_dependent_meta_instance, + remove_dependent_meta_instance, called automatically when attribute + definitions change and allows notification of dependent subclasses. + (nothingmuch) + +0.64 Sun August 3, 2008 + * Class::MOP::Immutable + - fixing subtle edge case in immutable when you + call ->meta (stevan) + - clean up option processing (nothingmuch) + + * Class::MOP::Instance + - inlined initialize slot didn't match + non-inlined (nothingmuch) + +0.63 Mon July 7, 2008 + * Class::MOP + - load_class will initialize a metaclass even if + the class is already loaded (sartak) + - load_class now returns the metaclass instance + instead of just 1 (sartak) + + * elsewhere + - better error messages (sartak and Dave Rolsky) + +0.62 Wed June 18, 2008 + - in is_class_loaded, recognize scalar references (as opposed to globs) in + the symbol table as methods (these are optimized constant subs) + +0.61 Fri. June 13, 2008 + - Okay, lets give this another try and see if PAUSE + recognizes it correct this time. + +0.60 Thurs. Jun 12, 2008 + - Fixed a version number issue by bumping all modules + to 0.60. + +0.59 Thurs. Jun 12, 2008 + !! Several fixes resulting in yet another 25-30% speedup !! + + * Class::MOP::Class + - now stores the instance of the instance + metaclass to avoid needless recomputation + and deletes it when the cache is blown + - introduce methods to query Class::MOP::Class for + the options used to make it immutable as well as + the proper immutable transformer. (groditi) + + * Class::MOP::Package + - {add, has, get, remove}_package_symbol all + now accept a HASH ref argument as well as the + string. All internal usages now use the HASH + ref version. + + * Class::MOP + - MOP.xs does sanity checks on the coderef + to avoid a segfault + - is_class_loaded check now uses code that + was improved in Moose's ClassName type + check (Sartak) + - nonsensical (undef, empty, reference) class + names now throw a more direct error in + load_class (Sartak) + - tests for this and other aspects of + load_class (Sartak) + + * Class::MOP + Class::MOP::Class + Class::MOP::Method + Class::MOP::Method::Wrapped + Class::MOP::Attribute + - switched usage of reftype to ref because + it is much faster + +0.58 Thurs. May 29, 2008 + (late night release engineering)-- + + - fixing the version is META.yml, no functional + changes in this release + +0.57 Wed. May 28, 2008 + !! Several speedups resulting in 20-25% speedups !! + || (thanks to konobi, groditi, mst & CataMoose) !! + + * Class::MOP::Class + - made get_method_map use list_all_package_symbols + instead of manually grabbing each symbol + - streamlining &initialize somewhat, since it gets + called so much + + * Class::MOP::Package + - made {get, has}_package_symbol not call + &namespace so much + - inlining a few calls to &name with + direct HASH access key access + - added get_all_package_symbols to fetch + a HASH of items based on a type filter + similar to list_all_package_symbols + - added tests for this + + * Class::MOP::Method + Class::MOP::Method::Constructor + Class::MOP::Method::Generated + Class::MOP::Method::Accessor + - added more descriptive error message to help + keep people from wasting time tracking an error + that is easily fixed by upgrading. + + * Class::MOP::Immutable + - Don't inline a destructor unless the user actually + needs one + - added tests for this + +0.56 Saturday, May 24, 2008 + * Class::MOP + - we now get the &check_package_cache_flag + function from MRO::Compat + - All XS based functionality now has a + Pure Perl alternative + - the CLASS_MOP_NO_XS environment variable + can now be used to force non-XS versions + to always be used + * Class::MOP::Attribute - add has_read_method and has_write_method + - get_{read,write}_method_ref now wraps the + anon-sub ref in the method metaclass when + possible + - added tests for this + + * Class::MOP::Immutable + - added the ability to "wrap" methods when + making the class immutable + + * Class::MOP::Class + - now handling the edge case of ->meta->identifier + dying by wrapping add_package_symbol to specifically + allow for it to work. + - added tests for this + + * Class::MOP::Attribute + Class::MOP::Class + Class::MOP::Immutable + - any time a method meta object is constructed + we make sure to pass the correct package and + method name information + + * Class::MOP::Method + Class::MOP::Method::Wrapped + Class::MOP::Method::Generated + Class::MOP::Method::Accessor + Class::MOP::Method::Consructor + - the &wrap constructor method now requires that a + 'package_name' and 'name' attribute are passed. This + is to help support the no-XS version, and will + throw an error if these are not supplied. + - all these classes are now bootstrapped properly + and now store the package_name and name attributes + correctly as well + + ~ Build.PL has been removed since the + Module::Install support has been removed 0.55 Mon. April 28, 2008 - All classes now have proper C3 MRO support - added MRO::Compat as a dependency to allow for the C3 MRO support to Just Work in all perl versions - + * Class::MOP::Class - - rebless_instance now returns the instance - it has just blessed, this is mostly to + - rebless_instance now returns the instance + it has just blessed, this is mostly to facilitate chaining - - set the attr correctly in rebless_instance + - set the attr correctly in rebless_instance when it has no init_arg - tweaked &linear_isa and &class_precedence_list to support c3 classes. @@ -23,85 +278,85 @@ NEXT * Class::MOP metaclass.pm - making sure that load_class never gets - passed a value from @_ or $_ to squash + passed a value from @_ or $_ to squash Ovid's bug (http://use.perl.org/~Ovid/journal/35763) * Class::MOP::Class - make_{immutable,mutable} now return 1 (cause Sartak asked) - improved error handling in ->create method - - rebless_instance now takes extra params which - will be used to populate values + - rebless_instance now takes extra params which + will be used to populate values - added tests for this - + * Class::MOP::Object - - localizing the Data::Dumper configurations so - that it does not pollute others (RT #33509) - + - localizing the Data::Dumper configurations so + that it does not pollute others (RT #33509) + * Class::MOP::Class Class::MOP::Package Class::MOP::Module Class::MOP::Method Class::MOP::Attribute - - these classes no longer define their own ->meta, - but instead just inherit from Class::MOP::Object - + - these classes no longer define their own ->meta, + but instead just inherit from Class::MOP::Object + * Class::MOP::Instance - Class::MOP::Immutable + Class::MOP::Immutable - these classes now inherit from Class::MOP::Object - + * t/ - - fixed the filename length on several + - fixed the filename length on several test files so we install on VMS better (RT #32295) - - fixed incorrect use of catdir when it + - fixed incorrect use of catdir when it should be catfile (RT #32385) 0.53 Thurs. Feb. 14, 1008 ~~ several doc. fixes and updates ~~ - + * Class::MOP::Class Class::MOP::Method::Constructor Class::MOP::Attribute - making init_arg accept an undefined value - to indicate that no constructor args can + to indicate that no constructor args can be passed (thanks to nothingmuch) - added tests for this - added attribute initializer attribute (rjbs) - + * Class::MOP. - making this use the new init_arg => undef - feature instead of the silly hack from + feature instead of the silly hack from before (thanks to nothingmuch) 0.52 Tues. Jan. 22, 2008 * Class::MOP::Class - - fixed bug in rebless_instance + - fixed bug in rebless_instance (discovered by ash) * Class::MOP::Method::Constructor - - removed assumptions about the existence of + - removed assumptions about the existence of a &meta method 0.51 Mon. Jan. 14, 2008 ~~~ some misc. doc. fixes ~~~ ~~ updated copyright dates ~~ - + * Class::MOP - - now sets the IS_RUNNING_ON_5_10 + - now sets the IS_RUNNING_ON_5_10 constant so that we can take advantage of some of the nice bits of 5.10 - + * Class::MOP::Class - - uses the IS_RUNNING_ON_5_10 flag to - optimize the &linearized_isa method + - uses the IS_RUNNING_ON_5_10 flag to + optimize the &linearized_isa method and avoid the hack/check for circular - inheritence in &class_precedence_list + inheritence in &class_precedence_list - added rebless_instance method (Sartak) - added tests for this - - * Class::MOP::Immutable - - the immutable class now keeps track of + + * Class::MOP::Immutable + - the immutable class now keeps track of the transformer which immutablized it * Class::MOP::Instance @@ -110,50 +365,50 @@ NEXT 0.50 Fri. Dec. 21, 2007 * Class::MOP::Class - - fixed bug in immutable to make sure that - transformation arguments are saved + - fixed bug in immutable to make sure that + transformation arguments are saved correctly (mst) - added tests for this - + * Class::MOP::Immutable - fixed a bug (see above) - + * Class::MOP::Attribute - some doc updates 0.49 Fri. Dec. 14, 2007 !! Class::MOP now loads 2 x faster !! !! with XS speedups (thanks konobi) !! - + * Class::MOP - removed the dependency on B - added two XS functions (thanks konobi) - get_code_info($code) which replaces all the B fiddling we were doing with faster/leaner XS level fiddling - - check_package_cache_flag($pkg_name) which - returns the PL_sub_generation variable to + - check_package_cache_flag($pkg_name) which + returns the PL_sub_generation variable to be used to help manage method caching. - - NOTE: - In 5.10 or greater this will actually - use the mro::get_pkg_gen instead to give - even more accurate caching information. + + NOTE: + In 5.10 or greater this will actually + use the mro::get_pkg_gen instead to give + even more accurate caching information. blblack++ for that stuff :) - + * Class::MOP::Class - added the &subclasses method (thanks rlb) - - added the update_package_cache_flag and - reset_package_cache_flag which help keep - track of when we need to re-fetch the - method map. + - added the update_package_cache_flag and + reset_package_cache_flag which help keep + track of when we need to re-fetch the + method map. - Several small improvements to take advantage of the new method map caching features 0.48 Mon. Nov. 26, 2007 * Class::MOP::Attribute - - fixed get_read/write_method to handle the - HASH ref case, which makes the + - fixed get_read/write_method to handle the + HASH ref case, which makes the get_read/write_method_ref handle it too. - added more tests for this @@ -164,13 +419,13 @@ NEXT 0.46 Fri. Nov. 23, 2007 * Class::MOP::Class - - added the linearized_isa method instead of constantly - pruning duplicate classes (this will be even more + - added the linearized_isa method instead of constantly + pruning duplicate classes (this will be even more useful in the 5.10-compat version coming soon) - + * Class::MOP::Attribute - added the get_read_method_ref and get_write_method_ref - methods which allow you to retrieve a CODE ref which + methods which allow you to retrieve a CODE ref which can always be used to read or write an attribute. 0.45 Thurs. Nov. 13, 2007 @@ -185,36 +440,36 @@ NEXT - Add support for the 'builder' attribute (groditi) * Class::MOP::Class - - optimise metaclass-already-exists check in + - optimise metaclass-already-exists check in construct_class_instance (groditi) - - duplicate check into initialize to save a + - duplicate check into initialize to save a call through (groditi) * Class::MOP::Attribute - Add support for the 'builder' attribute (groditi) - - Make predicates check for the existence of a value, not whether + - Make predicates check for the existence of a value, not whether it is defined (groditi) * Class::MOP::Instance - - Make predicates check for the existence of a value, not whether + - Make predicates check for the existence of a value, not whether it is defined (groditi) - * Class::MOP::Method::Accessor + * Class::MOP::Method::Accessor - made this a subclass of Class::MOP::Method::Generated - removed the relevant attributes * Class::MOP::Method::Constructor - fixed the cached values we had to be more sane - made this a subclass of Class::MOP::Method::Generated - - fixed generated constructor so it properly handles + - fixed generated constructor so it properly handles subclasses now. - added tests for this - - added the option to allow for both inlined and + - added the option to allow for both inlined and non-inlined constructors. - Update inlined methods for builder and predicate changes (groditi) * Class::MOP::Method::Generated - - added this class as an abstract base for the + - added this class as an abstract base for the Class::MOP::Method::{Constructor,Accessor} classes - added tests for this @@ -230,21 +485,21 @@ NEXT * Class::MOP::Package - alter symbol table handling to deal with 5.8.x and 5.9.x - + * t/ - Get rid of the crappy workaround from 0.40/41 0.41 Sun. July 15, 2007 * t/ Arghh!!! My TODO test didn't work, so I handle - it manually now so that people can use this + it manually now so that people can use this with 5.9.5/bleadperl without issue. 0.40 Tues, July 3, 2007 * t/ - ~ marked a test in 003_methods.t as TODO - for perl 5.9.5 (this test is irrelvant to - the module functioning on 5.9.5 for the most + ~ marked a test in 003_methods.t as TODO + for perl 5.9.5 (this test is irrelvant to + the module functioning on 5.9.5 for the most part anyway) 0.39 Mon. June 18, 2007 @@ -253,7 +508,7 @@ NEXT - removed unused variable - added create_immutable_transformer necessary for sane overloading of immutable behavior - - tests for this (groditi) + - tests for this (groditi) * Class::MOP::Class - Immutability can now be undone, @@ -261,37 +516,37 @@ NEXT - Massive changes to the way Immutable is done for details see comments next to make_immutable This fixes a bug where custom metaclasses broke - when made immutable. We are now keeping one immutable - metaclass instance per metaclass instead of just one + when made immutable. We are now keeping one immutable + metaclass instance per metaclass instead of just one to prevent isa hierarchy corruption. Memory use will go up, but I suspect it will be neglible. - New tests added for this behavior. (groditi) 0.38 Thurs. May 31, 2007 ~~ More documentation updates ~~ - + * Class::MOP::Package - we now deal with stub methods properly - added tests for this - fixed some tests failing on 5.9.5 (thanks blblack) - + * Class::MOP::Attribute - added get_read_method and get_write_method - thanks to groditi for this code, tests + thanks to groditi for this code, tests and docs. - added tests and POD for this - + * Class::MOP::Class - - fixed RT issue #27329, clone object now + - fixed RT issue #27329, clone object now handles undef values correctly. - added tests for this - - Corrected anon-class handling so that they - will not get reaped when instances still - exist which need to reference them. This is - the correct behavior, hopefully this is an - obscure enough feature that there are not too + - Corrected anon-class handling so that they + will not get reaped when instances still + exist which need to reference them. This is + the correct behavior, hopefully this is an + obscure enough feature that there are not too many work arounds out in the wild. - - added tests for this by groditi + - added tests for this by groditi - updated docs to explain this * metaclass @@ -300,200 +555,200 @@ NEXT 0.37 Sat. March 10, 2007 ~~ Many, many documentation updates ~~ - + * Class::MOP - - added &load_class and &is_class_loaded + - added &load_class and &is_class_loaded - added tests and docs for these * Class::MOP::Attribute - - default now checks the instance with defined to + - default now checks the instance with defined to avoid setting off bool-overloads (found by Carl Franks) 0.37_002 - * /t - - bad name in a test, causing meaningless failuress. + * /t + - bad name in a test, causing meaningless failuress. No other changes. 0.37_001 - + ~~ GLOBAL CHANGES ~~ - - All attribute names are now consistent and follow Perl 6 - style (prefixed with the sigil, and ! as the twigil for - private attrs). This should not affect any code, unless - you broke encapsulation, in which case, it is your problem + - All attribute names are now consistent and follow Perl 6 + style (prefixed with the sigil, and ! as the twigil for + private attrs). This should not affect any code, unless + you broke encapsulation, in which case, it is your problem anyway. - + !! Class::MOP::Class::Immutable has been removed - + * Class::MOP::Method::Constructor - - this has been moved out of Class::MOP::Class::Immutable + - this has been moved out of Class::MOP::Class::Immutable and is a proper subclass of Class::MOP::Method now. - + * Class::MOP::Class - - this module now uses Class::MOP::Immutable for the - immutable transformation instead of + - this module now uses Class::MOP::Immutable for the + immutable transformation instead of Class::MOP::Class::Immutable. - - + Class::MOP::Immutable - - this module now controls the transformation from a mutable - to an immutable version of the class. Docs for this will + + + Class::MOP::Immutable + - this module now controls the transformation from a mutable + to an immutable version of the class. Docs for this will be coming eventually. - + 0.36 Sun. Nov. 5, 2006 * Class::MOP::Class - - added a few 'no warnings' lines to keep annoying - (and meaningless) warnings from chirping during + - added a few 'no warnings' lines to keep annoying + (and meaningless) warnings from chirping during global destruction. - + * Class::MOP - - some more bootstrapping is now done on the new + - some more bootstrapping is now done on the new classes - + * Class::MOP::Class::Immutable - *** API CHANGE *** - - constructor generation is now handled by + *** API CHANGE *** + - constructor generation is now handled by the Class::MOP::Method::Constructor class - + * Class::MOP::Method::Constructor - - created this to handle constructor generation + - created this to handle constructor generation in Class::MOP::Class::Immutable - + * Class::MOP::Attribute - *** API CHANGE *** - - attributes now delegate to the - Class::MOP::Method::Accessor to generate + *** API CHANGE *** + - attributes now delegate to the + Class::MOP::Method::Accessor to generate accessors - + * Class::MOP::Method::Accessor - - all accessor generation functions from + - all accessor generation functions from Class::MOP::Attribute have been moved here 0.35 Sat. Sept. 30, 2006 * scripts/class_browser.pl - - initial prototype of a class browser, more - on this to come. Comments and patches are + - initial prototype of a class browser, more + on this to come. Comments and patches are very much welcome. * Class::MOP - - All Class::MOP::* accessors are no longer - re-generated in the bootstrap, instead + - All Class::MOP::* accessors are no longer + re-generated in the bootstrap, instead they are aliased from the originals - fixed tests to reflect - - added Class::MOP::Method (and its subclasses) + - added Class::MOP::Method (and its subclasses) to the bootstrap - adjusted tests for this - added the Class::MOP::Instance attributes to the bootstrap - + * Class::MOP::Method *** API CHANGE *** - methods are no longer blessed CODE refs but are actual objects which can be CODE-ified - adjusted tests to compensate - - adjusted docs for this + - adjusted docs for this * Class::MOP::Class - - changed how methods are dealt with to - encapsulate most of the work into the + - changed how methods are dealt with to + encapsulate most of the work into the &get_method_map method - made several adjustments for the change in Class::MOP::Method - - &add_attribute now checks if you are adding - a duplicate name, and properly removes the + - &add_attribute now checks if you are adding + a duplicate name, and properly removes the old one before installing the new one - added tests for this - adjusted docs for this - + * Class::MOP::Class::Immutable - added caching of &get_method_map - fixed issue with &get_package_symbol - cleaned up the methods that die (patch by David Wheeler) - + * Class::MOP::Package - - added filtering capabilities to + - added filtering capabilities to &list_all_package_symbols 0.34 Sat. Aug. 26, 2006 * Class::MOP::Class - added the %:methods attribute, which like - the $:version and such just actually goes - to the symbol table to get it's stuff. + the $:version and such just actually goes + to the symbol table to get it's stuff. However, it makes the MOP more complete. ** API CHANGE ** - - The &create method now requires that all - but the package name now is passed in as + - The &create method now requires that all + but the package name now is passed in as named parameters. See docs for more info. - updated docs and tests for this - + * Class::MOP::Object - - added &dump method to easily Data::Dumper + - added &dump method to easily Data::Dumper an object - + * Class::MOP - - cleaned up the initialization of attributes - which do not store things in the instance + - cleaned up the initialization of attributes + which do not store things in the instance - added the %:methods attribute definition to the bootstrap - + ~ lots of misc. test cleanup 0.33 Sat. Aug. 19, 2006 * Class::MOP::Class - - moved the metaclass cache out of here + - moved the metaclass cache out of here and it is now in Class::MOP itself. - + * Class::MOP - moved all the metaclass cache stuff here - fixed all tests for this * Class::MOP::Attribute - - reference values (other than CODE refs) + - reference values (other than CODE refs) are no longer allowed for defaults - added tests for this - + * Class::MOP::Package - - fixed an issue with perl 5.8.1 and how it deals - with symbol tables. The namespace hash is now - always reloaded from the symbol table. + - fixed an issue with perl 5.8.1 and how it deals + with symbol tables. The namespace hash is now + always reloaded from the symbol table. ~ lots of misc. documentation cleanup 0.32 Sat. Aug. 12, 2006 - + added Class::MOP::Object so that the + + added Class::MOP::Object so that the metamodel is more complete (and closer to what Perl 6 will probably be). * Class::MOP::Package - - refactored entire class, this is now + - refactored entire class, this is now the primary gateway between the metaclass and the Perl 5 symbol table - added many tests for this - - this class is now a subclass of + - this class is now a subclass of Class::MOP::Object - added some tests to reflect this - + * Class::MOP::Class - - refactored all symbol table access to + - refactored all symbol table access to use Class::MOP::Package methods instead - + * Class::MOP::Module - adding the $:version attribute in the bootstrap so that Module has a version as an attribute - see comment in Class::MOP for details - - added the $:authority attribute to this module - as well as an &identifier method, to bring us - ever closer to Perl 6 goodness - - I have added $AUTHORITY to all the modules + - added the $:authority attribute to this module + as well as an &identifier method, to bring us + ever closer to Perl 6 goodness + - I have added $AUTHORITY to all the modules - added tests for this - + * Class::MOP::Instance - - added &deinitialize_slot for removing slots + - added &deinitialize_slot for removing slots from an instance - - added tests for this - - * Class::MOP::Attribute + - added tests for this + + * Class::MOP::Attribute - added support for &deinitialize_slot for removing slots from an instance - added tests for this @@ -502,66 +757,66 @@ NEXT * Class::MOP::Class - added &find_method_by_name to locate a method - anywhere within the class hierarchy - + anywhere within the class hierarchy + * Class::MOP::Attribute - - added &set_value and &get_value for getting - the value of the attribute for a particular + - added &set_value and &get_value for getting + the value of the attribute for a particular instance. 0.30 Wed. July 5, 2006 --------------------------------------- - This is the first version of Class::MOP + This is the first version of Class::MOP to introduce the immutable features which - will be used for optimizating the MOP. + will be used for optimizating the MOP. This support should still be considered experimental, but moving towards stability. --------------------------------------- - - * Created Class::MOP::Class::Immutable - - * Created the Class::MOP::Package and - Class::MOP::Module classes to more + + * Created Class::MOP::Class::Immutable + + * Created the Class::MOP::Package and + Class::MOP::Module classes to more closely conform to Perl 6's meta-model * Class::MOP::Class - now inherits from Class::MOP::Module - - several methods moved to ::Module and + - several methods moved to ::Module and ::Package and now inherited - added tests for this - + * Class::MOP::Instance - - added an is_inlinable method to allow other + - added an is_inlinable method to allow other classes to check before they attempt to optimize. - - added an inline_create_instance to inline - instance creation (of course) - + - added an inline_create_instance to inline + instance creation (of course) + ** API CHANGE ** - - the Class::MOP::Class::*_package_variable + - the Class::MOP::Class::*_package_variable methods are all now methods of Class::MOP::Package - and called *_package_symbol instead. This is - because they are now more general purpose symbol - table manipulation methods. + and called *_package_symbol instead. This is + because they are now more general purpose symbol + table manipulation methods. 0.29_02 Thurs. June 22, 2006 ++ DEVELOPER RELEASE ++ * Class::MOP::Class - - small change in &create so that it behaves + - small change in &create so that it behaves properly when inherited - small fix to &clone_instance 0.29_01 Fri. May 12, 2006 ++ DEVELOPER RELEASE ++ - - This release works in combination with + - This release works in combination with Moose 0.09_01, it is a developer release - because it introduces a new instance - sub-protocol and has not yet been - optimized. + because it introduces a new instance + sub-protocol and has not yet been + optimized. * Class::MOP::Class - anon-classes are now properly garbage collected - - added tests for this - - improved method modifier wrapping + - added tests for this + - improved method modifier wrapping * Class::MOP::Instance - added new instance protocol @@ -578,11 +833,11 @@ NEXT - updated tests for this * examples/ - - added ArrayBasedStorage example to show + - added ArrayBasedStorage example to show instance storage using ARRAY refs instead of - HASH refs. + HASH refs. - added tests for this - - InsideOutClass is totally revised using the + - InsideOutClass is totally revised using the new instance protocol - added more tests for this @@ -603,34 +858,34 @@ NEXT and get_all_metaclass_instances method to allow access to all the cached metaclass objects. - attribute slot initialization is now the responsibility - of the attribute itself, and construct_instance now + of the attribute itself, and construct_instance now delegates appropriately - + * Class::MOP::Attribute - attribute slot initialization is now the responsibility of the attribute itself, so we added a method for it called initialize_instance_slot - + * examples/ - - adjusted all the examples to use the new attribute - initialize_instance_slot method + - adjusted all the examples to use the new attribute + initialize_instance_slot method 0.24 Tues. April 11, 2006 * Class::MOP::Class - - cleaned up how the before/after/around method + - cleaned up how the before/after/around method modifiers get named with Sub::Name 0.23 Thurs. March 30, 2006 * Class::MOP::Class - - fixed the way attribute defaults are handled + - fixed the way attribute defaults are handled during instance construction (bug found by chansen) - + * Class::MOP::Attribute - - read-only accessors ('reader') will now die if + - read-only accessors ('reader') will now die if passed more than one argument (attempting to write to them basically) - added tests for this - - adjusted all /example files to comply + - adjusted all /example files to comply 0.22 Mon. March 20, 2006 * Class::MOP::Class @@ -640,23 +895,23 @@ NEXT 0.21 Wed. March 15, 2006 * Class::MOP::Class - - fixed issue where metaclasses are reaped from + - fixed issue where metaclasses are reaped from our cache in global destruction, and so are not available in DESTORY calls 0.20 Thurs. March 2, 2006 - - removed the dependency for Clone since + - removed the dependency for Clone since we no longer to deep-cloning by default. - + * Class::MOP::Method - - added &package_name, &name and - &fully_qualified_name methods, some of - which were formerly private subs in + - added &package_name, &name and + &fully_qualified_name methods, some of + which were formerly private subs in Class::MOP::Class - + * Class::MOP::Method::Wrapped - - allows for a method to be wrapped with - before, after and around modifiers + - allows for a method to be wrapped with + before, after and around modifiers - added tests and docs for this feature * Class::MOP::Class @@ -664,77 +919,77 @@ NEXT - &version and &superclasses now use it - methods are now blessed into Class::MOP::Method whenever possible - - added methods to install CLOS-style method modifiers + - added methods to install CLOS-style method modifiers - &add_before_method_modifier - - &add_after_method_modifier + - &add_after_method_modifier - &add_around_method_modifier - added tests and docs for these - - added &find_next_method_by_name which finds the + - added &find_next_method_by_name which finds the equivalent of SUPER::method_name 0.12 Thurs. Feb 23, 2006 - - reduced the dependency on B, no need to always + - reduced the dependency on B, no need to always have the latest * examples/ - added docs to the C3 method dispatch order test - - fixed missing Algorithm::C3 dependency by making + - fixed missing Algorithm::C3 dependency by making the test skip if it is not installed 0.11 Mon Feb. 20, 2006 * examples/ - added example of changing method dispatch order to C3 - + * Class::MOP::Class - changed how clone_instance behaves, it now only does a shallow clone (see docs for more details) - added docs and tests 0.10 Tues Feb. 14, 2006 - ** This release was mostly about writing more tests and - cleaning out old and dusty code, the MOP should now + ** This release was mostly about writing more tests and + cleaning out old and dusty code, the MOP should now be considered "ready to use". - adding more tests to get coverage up a little higher, mostly testing errors and edge cases. - test coverage is now at 99% - + * Class::MOP - no longer optionally exports to UNIVERSAL::meta or - creates a custom metaclass generator, use the + creates a custom metaclass generator, use the metaclass pragma instead. - * Class::MOP::Class - - fixed a number of minor issues which came up in the + * Class::MOP::Class + - fixed a number of minor issues which came up in the error/edge-case tests - - * Class::MOP::Attribute - - fixed a number of minor issues which came up in the - error/edge-case tests - + + * Class::MOP::Attribute + - fixed a number of minor issues which came up in the + error/edge-case tests + * examples/ - fixing the AttributesWithHistory example, it was broken. 0.06 Thurs Feb. 9, 2006 * metaclass - - adding new metaclass pragma to make setting up the + - adding new metaclass pragma to make setting up the metaclass a little more straightforward - + * Class::MOP - - clean up bootstrapping to include more complete - attribute definitions for Class::MOP::Class and - Class::MOP::Attribute (accessors, readers, writers, + - clean up bootstrapping to include more complete + attribute definitions for Class::MOP::Class and + Class::MOP::Attribute (accessors, readers, writers, etc.) ... it is redundant, but is useful meta-info to have around. * Class::MOP::Class - - fixing minor meta-circularity issue with &meta, it + - fixing minor meta-circularity issue with &meta, it is now more useful for subclasses - - added &get_attribute_map as an accessor for the + - added &get_attribute_map as an accessor for the hash of attribute meta objects - &compute_all_applicable_attributes now just returns the attribute meta-object, rather than the HASH ref - since all the same info can be gotten from the + since all the same info can be gotten from the attribute meta-object itself - updated docs & tests to reflect - added &clone_instance method which does a deep clone @@ -750,21 +1005,21 @@ NEXT - added the &check_metaclass_compatibility method to make sure that metaclasses are upward and downward compatible. - added tests and docs for this - + * examples/ - adjusting code to use the &Class::MOP::Class::meta fix detailed above - adjusting code to use the metaclass pragma - + 0.05 Sat Feb. 4, 2006 * Class::MOP::Class - added the &attribute_metaclass and &method_metaclass - attributes which contain a metaclass name to use for + attributes which contain a metaclass name to use for attributes/methods respectively - + * Class::MOP - - bootstrap additional attributes for Class::MOP::Class - + - bootstrap additional attributes for Class::MOP::Class + * examples/ - adjusted the example code and tests to use the new &attribute_metaclass feature of Class::MOP::Class @@ -774,10 +1029,10 @@ NEXT 0.04 Fri Feb. 3, 2006 * Class::MOP::Class - some documentation suggestions from #perl6 - + * Class::MOP::Attribute - - improved error messages - + - improved error messages + * examples/ - added new examples: - AttributesWithHistory @@ -785,13 +1040,13 @@ NEXT 0.03 Fri Feb. 3, 2006 - converted to Module::Build instead of EU::MM - + * Class::MOP::Attribute - refactored method generation code - attributes are now associated with class directly - + * examples/ - - refactored the InsideOut example to take advantage + - refactored the InsideOut example to take advantage of the Class::MOP::Attribute refactoring - changed example files to .pod files and hide thier package names from PAUSE (I don't want to own these