X-Git-Url: http://git.shadowcat.co.uk/gitweb/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=Changes;h=91d79a57f1b704812db261aceeeeeae9a61c2cec;hb=b817e2484ef4612e60c8a7ce34b58b4d359aa3d6;hp=43f191cb49638f542c51d814038cbc071d87ceb2;hpb=1988e85e20645a772bb38cd91a86e3c588c163cf;p=gitmo%2FClass-MOP.git diff --git a/Changes b/Changes index 43f191c..91d79a5 100644 --- a/Changes +++ b/Changes @@ -1,5 +1,396 @@ Revision history for Perl extension Class-MOP. +0.39 + * Class::MOP::Immutable + - added make_metaclass_mutable + docs (groditi) + - removed unused variable + - added create_immutable_transformer + necessary for sane overloading of immutable behavior + - tests for this (groditi) + + * Class::MOP::Class + - Immutability can now be undone, + added make_mutable + tests + docs (groditi) + - 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 + 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 + and docs. + - added tests and POD for this + + * Class::MOP::Class + - 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 + many work arounds out in the wild. + - added tests for this by groditi + - updated docs to explain this + + * metaclass + - load custom metaclasses automatically (thanks groditi) + - added tests for this behavior + +0.37 Sat. March 10, 2007 + ~~ Many, many documentation updates ~~ + + * Class::MOP + - added &load_class and &is_class_loaded + - added tests and docs for these + + * Class::MOP::Attribute + - 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. + 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 + anyway. + + !! Class::MOP::Class::Immutable has been removed + + * Class::MOP::Method::Constructor + - 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 + 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 + 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 + global destruction. + + * Class::MOP + - some more bootstrapping is now done on the new + classes + + * Class::MOP::Class::Immutable + *** API CHANGE *** + - constructor generation is now handled by + the Class::MOP::Method::Constructor class + + * Class::MOP::Method::Constructor + - 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 + accessors + + * Class::MOP::Method::Accessor + - 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 + very much welcome. + + * Class::MOP + - 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) + 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 + + * Class::MOP::Class + - 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 + 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 + &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. + 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 + named parameters. See docs for more info. + - updated docs and tests for this + + * Class::MOP::Object + - 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 + - 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 + 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) + 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. + + ~ lots of misc. documentation cleanup + +0.32 Sat. Aug. 12, 2006 + + 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 + the primary gateway between the metaclass + and the Perl 5 symbol table + - added many tests for this + - 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 + 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 tests for this + + * Class::MOP::Instance + - added &deinitialize_slot for removing slots + from an instance + - added tests for this + + * Class::MOP::Attribute + - added support for &deinitialize_slot for removing + slots from an instance + - added tests for this + +0.31 Sat. July 15, 2006 + + * Class::MOP::Class + - added &find_method_by_name to locate a method + anywhere within the class hierarchy + + * Class::MOP::Attribute + - 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 + to introduce the immutable features which + 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 + closely conform to Perl 6's meta-model + + * Class::MOP::Class + - now inherits from Class::MOP::Module + - 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 + classes to check before they attempt to optimize. + - added an inline_create_instance to inline + instance creation (of course) + + ** API CHANGE ** + - 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. + +0.29_02 Thurs. June 22, 2006 + ++ DEVELOPER RELEASE ++ + * Class::MOP::Class + - 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 + Moose 0.09_01, it is a developer release + 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 + + * Class::MOP::Instance + - added new instance protocol + - added tests for this + - changed all relevant modules and examples + - Class::MOP::Class + - Class::MOP::Attribute + - examples/* + + * metaclass + - you no longer need to specify the metaclass + itself, if it is not there, Class::MOP::Class + is just assumed + - updated tests for this + + * examples/ + - added ArrayBasedStorage example to show + instance storage using ARRAY refs instead of + HASH refs. + - added tests for this + - InsideOutClass is totally revised using the + new instance protocol + - added more tests for this + +0.26 Mon. April 24, 2006 + * Class::MOP::Class + - added find_attribute_by_name method + - added tests and docs for this + - some small optimizations + + * Class::MOP::Attribute + - some small optimizations + +0.25 Thurs. April 20, 2006 + * Class::MOP::Class + - added create_anon_class for creating anonymous classes + - added tests for this + - added get_all_metaclasses, get_all_metaclass_names + 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 + 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 + +0.24 Tues. April 11, 2006 + * Class::MOP::Class + - 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 + during instance construction (bug found by chansen) + + * Class::MOP::Attribute + - 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 + +0.22 Mon. March 20, 2006 + * Class::MOP::Class + - localized $@ in the *_package_variable functions + because otherwise, it does ugly things in Moose. + - added test case for this + 0.21 Wed. March 15, 2006 * Class::MOP::Class - fixed issue where metaclasses are reaped from @@ -22,7 +413,7 @@ Revision history for Perl extension Class-MOP. - added tests and docs for this feature * Class::MOP::Class - - improved &get_package_variable + - improved &get_package_symbol - &version and &superclasses now use it - methods are now blessed into Class::MOP::Method whenever possible