1 This file documents the revision history for Perl extension Catalyst.
6 5.59 2005-11-30 13:25:00
7 - Fixed shebang line for generated scripts
8 - Fixed forward to classes ($c->forward(qw/MyApp foo/))
9 - Wrap use block in begin to quelch C:C3 warnings
10 - Removed scrollbar from debug output
11 - Fixed catalyst_par_core() and catalyst_par_multiarch()
13 5.58 2005-11-24 10:51:00
14 - Added ExtUtils::AutoInstall support
15 - Allow overriding path in Catalyst::Helper.
16 - Added -makefile to catalyst.pl to generate a new Makefile.PL.
17 - Restored Catalyst::Build with a deprecation notice.
18 - Improved PAR support
19 - Replaced -short with auto-detection
20 - Fixed prereqs, added File::Copy::Recursive
21 - Static::Simple changes:
22 - Made prepare_action play nice with other plugins by not short-
24 - Added tmpl to the ignored extensions.
25 - Fixed security problem if req->path contained '..'.
27 5.57 2005-11-20 22:45:00
28 - Updated uri_for to accept undef actions
29 - Switched to Module::Install
30 - Renamed tests for easier editing
31 - Reformatted documentation
32 - Renamed -nonew to -force
34 - Added keep-alive support and bug fixes to HTTP engine.
36 - Added daemonize option to FastCGI engine. (Sam Vilain)
38 5.56 2005-11-16 10:33:00
39 - Fixed FastCGI engine to not clobber the global %ENV on each
41 - Updated benchmarking to work with detach
42 - Fixed dispatcher, so $c->req->action(undef) works again
43 - Updated Catalyst::Test to use HTTP::Request::AsCGI
44 - Added -pidfile to external FastCGI server.
46 5.55 2005-11-15 12:55:00
47 - Fixed multiple cookie handling
49 5.54 2005-11-14 22:55:00
50 - Fixed a Module::Pluggable::Fast related bug
52 5.53 2005-11-14 15:55:00
53 - Removed t/04prereq.t that was testing for non-required
56 5.52 2005-11-14 10:57:00
57 - Strip '..'s in static urls to fix security issue.
59 5.51 2005-11-14 00:45:00
60 - Changed uri_for to use namespace instead of match.
62 5.50 2005-11-13 20:45:00
66 5.49_05 2005-11-12 20:45:00
67 - Large update to the documentation. (David Kamholz)
68 - Fixed args handling in forward()
69 - Fixed forwarding to classes
70 - Fixed catalyst.pl-generated Build.PL Makefile section.
71 - Fixed relative forwarding
72 - Fixed forward arrows in debug output
74 5.49_04 2005-11-09 23:00:00
75 - Made context, dispatcher, engine, request and response classes
78 - Fixed dispatcher to ignore unknown attributes.
79 - Improved format of startup debug log.
80 - Updated built in server to restart on win32. (Will Hawes)
81 - Fixed streaming write from a filehandle to stop writing
82 if the browser is closed.
83 - Added $c->controller, $c->model and $c->view shortcuts.
84 - Switched to Text::SimpleTable.
86 5.49_03 2005-11-03 12:00:00
87 - Fixed $c->req->{path} for backwards-compatibility.
88 - Allow debug to be disabled via ENV as well as enabled.
89 - Added -scripts option to catalyst.pl for script updating
90 - Changed helpers to default to long types, Controller instead of C
91 - Added Catalyst::Controller, Catalyst::Model and Catalyst::View
93 - Added JavaScript to debug screen to show and hide specific dumps
94 - Added _DISPATCH, _BEGIN, _AUTO, _ACTION and _END actions
95 - Added multi process external FastCGI support
96 (see myapp_fastcgi.pl -help) (Sam Vilain)
97 - Restarter process in HTTP engine now properly exits when the
98 parent app is shut down.
99 - Improved performance of restarter loop while watching for
101 - Restarter will now detect new files added to an app on systems
102 that change directory mtimes when new files are created.
103 - Restarter now properly handles modules that are deleted from an
105 - Fixed memory leak in TestApp.
107 5.49_02 2005-10-26 12:39:00
108 - Whole new dispatcher!
110 - Added path_to method
111 - Added support for passing an IO::Handle object to $c->res->body.
113 - Added a new welcome screen.
114 - Included Catalyst buttons and icons in helper.
115 - Added Static::Simple plugin to core.
116 - Added self restarting test server
117 - Added filename to debug output for uploaded files.
118 - Fixed forwarding with embedded arguments.
119 - Fixed handling of escaped query strings.
120 - Added upload parameters back into $c->req->params.
121 - Added multiple paths support to dispatcher
122 - Fixed bug in req->path where changing the path added a trailing
124 - Removed req->handle and res->handle
125 - Added prepare_body_chunk method as a hook for upload progress.
126 - Fixed bug in uri_for method when base has no path.
127 - Added automated tests for HTTP, CGI, and FastCGI servers.
129 5.49_01 2005-10-10 10:15:00
130 - Refactored all internals, should be 99% compatible to previous
132 - *IMPORTANT* The Apache engines have been moved to a separate package
133 for this release. Please install Catalyst::Engine::Apache if you
136 - Added support for calling forward with arguments in the path, i.e.
137 $c->forward('/foo/bar/arg1/arg2')
138 - Made $c->req->uri a URI object, added req->path_info for CGI compat.
139 Raw query string is available as $c->req->uri->query.
140 - Made $c->req->base a URI object.
141 - Parameters with multiple values (?a=1&a=2) now display properly
143 - Semi-colon separators in query strings now work properly.
144 - Expanded documentation of catalyst.pl (Andrew Ford)
145 - Added support for running as a backend server behind a frontend
146 proxy so req->base and req->address are set properly.
147 - Added an 'abort' method to the Log api, so that you can
148 kill loggging for a whole request.
149 - Added $c->uri_for method to simplify url handling.
150 - Added more tests and reorganized the t directory.
151 - Reimplemented core engines, all are now CGI based for better test
152 coverage and maintainability.
153 - Added fork support to built in test server.
154 - Fixed all memory leaks.
155 - Thread-related bug fixes and tests. We now believe the Catalyst
156 core to be thread-safe.
157 - Added streaming IO support through $c->req->read() and
159 - Added MyApp->config->{parse_on_demand} (streaming input)
160 - Added $c->req->handle and $c->res->handle
161 - Improved documentation
162 - Fixed mkpath in Catalyst::Helper (Autrijus Tang)
163 - Fixed bug in dispatcher where an invalid path could call a valid
164 action. (Andy Grundman)
165 - Fixed Helper so it works with CRLF line-endings. (Andy Grundman)
167 5.33 2005-08-10 15:25:00
168 - Now with updated manifest.
170 5.32 2005-08-10 15:10:00
171 - Dispatcher might fail if object returns false. (Florian Ragwitz)
173 5.31 2005-06-04 12:35:00 (never released to CPAN)
175 - helpers now create .new files where files already exist and differ
176 - fixed $Data::Dumper::Terse (Robin Berjon)
177 - added arguments for detach
178 - new credits section in pod
179 - fixed detach to allow relative action names (Matt and Robert)
180 - added the ability to have whitespaces in Path( '' ) and Regex( '' )
182 5.30 2005-06-04 12:35:00
184 - Fixed a bug where it was not possible to $c->forward to a
186 that was not inheriting from Catalyst::Base.
187 - Fix for inheritance bug.
188 - Allow forward with arguments.
190 - Allow overriding home/root in config.
191 - make module build cons README automatically.
192 - prettify home path by resolving '..' (Andy Grundman)
193 - improved helper templates a bit, new naming scheme for tests.
194 - added support for case sensitivity, MyApp->config->{case_sensitive}
195 - added $c->detach for non-returning forwards
196 - added unified error handling, Catalyst::Exception
197 - added section on param handling in Intro.pod
198 - added $c->request->cookie
199 - added Catalyst::Setup
200 - refactored Catalyst::import()
201 - improved rendering of error messages in debug mode
202 - fixed a bug in Catalyst::Helper::mk_dir
203 - further doc changes, esp. to Intro.pod
205 5.23 2005-06-03 02:30:00
206 - added support for non Catalyst::Base components to live in namespace
207 - improved concurrency connections in Catalyst::Engine::HTTP::Daemon
209 5.22 2005-05-26 14:24:00
210 - improved base locating in MP engines
211 - improved error messages in C::E::HTTP::Daemon
212 - hostnames are now resolved on demand unless provided by engine
213 - fixed memory leak in $c->execute (Michael Reece, Matt S Trout)
215 5.21 2005-05-24 14:56:00
216 - fixed a bug in https detection
217 - fixed auto chain finally
218 - added MYAPP_HOME and CATALYST_HOME environment variables
220 5.20 2005-05-18 19:52:00
221 - improved uploads and parameters
222 - added $c->req->protocol and $c->req->secure
223 - added $c->req->user and $c->req->uri
224 - improved error message when forwarding to unknown module
225 - fixed win32 installer
226 - added deep recursion detection
228 - fixed inheritance in dispatcher
229 - allow whitespaces between brackets and quoted string
230 in Path and Regex attributes
231 - new helper templates
232 - installer now supports install_base and destdir
233 - allow multiple Catalyst apps to run on the same mod_perl
234 instance (not the same app!)
236 - removed apreq dependency from all MP engines
237 - added support for MP registry scripts
238 - added support for LocationMatch and ScriptAliasMatch in MP engines
239 - added SpeedyCGI engine
241 5.10 2005-04-23 11:16:00
242 - updated dependencies to require latest module::pluggable::fast
243 - new installer for templates and stuff using Module::Build
244 - scripts are now prefixed, for being installable
245 IMPORTANT: You have to regenerate the script directory,
246 remove Makefile.PL and add Build.PL
247 - Added compat to install Module::Build if required.
248 - Improved: Params handling with MP engines
249 - Fixed: Params handling on POST with CGI engine (Andy Grundman)
250 - Fixed: Helper.pm on Win32 (Matt S Trout)
252 5.03 2005-04-19 20:35:00 (Revision 462)
253 - fixed Test example (Torsten Seeman)
254 - added Plugins chapter to manual
255 - applied doc patch from Robert Boone <robert@rlb3.com>
256 - improved Dispatcher error messages.
257 - refactored so we don't need to include helper from
258 Catalyst.pm - Fixes issues with FindBin
259 - applied HTTP.pm patch from Andy Grundman <andy@hybridized.org>
260 - added plugin() method for instant plugins
261 - FCGI is no more considered experimental
263 5.02 2005-04-18 10:00:00
266 5.01 2005-04-17 23:00:00
267 - some documentation bugs fixed
268 - added Catalyst::Utils
269 - fixed regexp bug (Matt S Trout)
270 - fixed upload bug with MP19
271 - added $c->req->body
272 - aliased $c->res->output to $c->res->body
273 - Read AUTHOR from passwd or $ENV{AUTHOR} when
275 - extended attribute handling
276 - added global config for components
278 5.00 2005-04-15 18:00:00
279 - new core to support inheritance trees
280 - new syntax for action declaration
281 - new helper system using TT2
282 - problems with mod_perl2 fixed
283 - added Test::Pod support
284 - added new server backend with HTTP/1.1 support
285 - added option to run tests against a remote server
286 - renamed errors() to error()
288 - countless minor improvements
289 IMPORTANT: This release is very incompatible to previous ones
290 and you have to regenerate the helper scripts again...
292 4.34 2005-03-23 07:00:00 2005
293 - added some messages to Makefile.PL
294 - added Catalyst::Engine::Test
295 - added Catalyst::Engine::CGI::NPH
296 - simplified Catalyst::Log to be easier to implement/subclass
298 - updated Catalyst::Test to use Catalyst::Engine::Test
299 - updated helper scripts
300 IMPORTANT: this will be the last time you'll have to regenerate
301 the script directory. We promise!
303 4.33 2005-03-23 01:00:00 2005
304 - documented the log() accessor method in Catalyst (Andrew Ford)
305 - added optional arguments to Catalyst::Log methods (Andrew Ford)
306 - removed cgi-server.pl
307 - added fcgi.pl and Catalyst::Engine::FCGI
308 - fixed an undef durng make test (Dan Sully)
309 - new path test (Christian Hansen)
310 IMPORTANT: you have to regenerate the script directory again
312 4.32 2005-03-22 02:10:00 2005
313 - made a damn typo *AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!*
315 4.31 2005-03-22 02:00:00
316 - fixed inheritance (Christian Hansen)
317 - previous release was borked!
318 fixed that, but you have to regenerate the scripts again :(
320 4.30 2005-03-21 23:00:00
321 - more documentation (Andrew Ford)
322 - added connection informations (Christian Hansen)
323 - HTTP::Request support in Catalyst::Test (Christian Hansen)
324 - moved cgi.pl to nph-cgi.pl
325 - added Catalyst::Engine::Server (Christian Hansen)
326 - removed Catalyst::Test::server
327 - updated helper scripts
328 IMPORTANT: note that you have to regenerate script/server.pl,
329 script/cgi-server.pl and script/cgi.pl (now nph-cgi.pl)
331 4.28 2005-03-19 22:00:00
332 - fixed isa tree (Christian Hansen)
333 - added script/cgi-server.pl, so no more server restarting after
335 - reworked documentation (Andrew Ford <A.Ford@ford-mason.co.uk>)
337 4.27 2005-03-19 01:00:00
338 - debug message for parameters
339 - Fix redirects (Christian Hansen <ch@ngmedia.com>)
341 - new helper api for Catalyst::Helper::* support
342 you have to update script/create.pl to use it
344 4.26 2005-03-16 10:00:00
345 - fixed the weird bug that caused regex actions to fail on every
347 - more debug messages
350 4.25 2005-03-12 18:00:00
351 - correct perl pathes for helper generated scripts (Tatsuhiko Miyagawa)
352 - improved cgi engine docs (Christoper Hicks)
354 4.24 2005-03-12 01:00:00
355 - updated cookbook example
356 - fixed base for apache and https (Andrew Ruthven)
358 4.23 2005-03-09 20:00:00
359 - no more regex actions in forward
360 - added support for test directories t/m, t/v and t/c
362 4.22 2005-03-08 20:00:00
363 - catch errors in application class
364 - handle die properly.
366 4.21 2005-03-05 17:00:00
369 4.20 2005-03-04 22:00:00
370 - moved bin to script
372 4.13 2005-03-03 11:00:00
373 - improved documentation
374 - pod coverage test for helper generated apps
377 4.12 2005-03-02 11:00:00 2005
378 - server_base sucks, removed
379 - added $c->log->dump()
381 4.11 2005-03-02 11:00:00 2005
382 - removed some warnings
384 - private prefixed actions override private non prefixed actions
386 - updated Catalyst::Manual::Intro
388 4.10 2005-03-02 10:00:00 2005
389 - improved documentation
391 - fixed prefixed private actions bug
392 - fixed more little bugs
394 4.01 2005-03-01 10:00:00 2005
395 - improved documentation
396 - documentation fixes (Johan Lindstrom)
398 4.00 2005-02-27 22:00:00
399 - more verbose debug messages, especially for forward()
400 - implemented prefixed prvate actions, icluding built in
401 !?default, !?begin and !?end
402 - new Catalyst::Manual::Intro
403 - new helpers, bin/catalyst
406 3.11 2005-02-23 21:00:00
407 - added dependency to UNIVERSAL::require (Marcus Ramberg)
408 - added a little workaround for a warning in Catalyst::Test
410 - improved documentation for actions
412 3.10 2005-02-19 20:00:00
413 - removed roles management from Catalyst::Engine
414 and added it to Catalyst::Plugin::Authentication::CDBI
416 3.04 2005-02-17 21:00:00
417 - error reporting for app class
418 - no more engine debug messages
419 - class->method forwards get resolved now
421 3.03 2005-02-16 23:00:00
422 - friendlier statistics
424 3.02 2005-02-16 22:00:00
425 - fixed unintialized actions (Marcus Ramberg)
427 3.01 2005-02-16 20:30:00
430 3.00 2005-02-16 20:00:00
431 - real version number for CPAN.pm
432 - fixed redirect in CGI engine
433 - more statistics in debug logs
434 - ? prefix for forward()
436 2.99_15 2005-02-02 22:00:00
437 - support for short namespaces, MyApp::M, MyApp::V and MyApp::C
438 - Replaced "Catched" with "Caught" in Catalyst::Engine
440 - replaced _ with ! for private actions
441 - added ? for prefixed actions
444 2.99_14 2005-01-31 22:00:00 2005
445 - arguments for _default
446 - $c->entrance removed for more flexibility
447 - added $c->req->method
449 2.99_13 2005-01-30 18:00:00 2005
450 - POD fixes and improvements
452 2.99_12 2005-01-28 22:00:00 2005
453 - first development release