1 This file documents the revision history for Perl extension Catalyst.
5 - Added keep-alive support and bug fixes to HTTP engine.
7 - Added daemonize option to FastCGI engine. (Sam Vilain)
9 5.56 2005-11-16 10:33:00
10 - Fixed FastCGI engine to not clobber the global %ENV on each
12 - Updated benchmarking to work with detach
13 - Fixed dispatcher, so $c->req->action(undef) works again
14 - Updated Catalyst::Test to use HTTP::Request::AsCGI
15 - Added -pidfile to external FastCGI server.
17 5.55 2005-11-15 12:55:00
18 - Fixed multiple cookie handling
20 5.54 2005-11-14 22:55:00
21 - Fixed a Module::Pluggable::Fast related bug
23 5.53 2005-11-14 15:55:00
24 - Removed t/04prereq.t that was testing for non-required
27 5.52 2005-11-14 10:57:00
28 - Strip '..'s in static urls to fix security issue.
30 5.51 2005-11-14 00:45:00
31 - Changed uri_for to use namespace instead of match.
33 5.50 2005-11-13 20:45:00
37 5.49_05 2005-11-12 20:45:00
38 - Large update to the documentation. (David Kamholz)
39 - Fixed args handling in forward()
40 - Fixed forwarding to classes
41 - Fixed catalyst.pl-generated Build.PL Makefile section.
42 - Fixed relative forwarding
43 - Fixed forward arrows in debug output
45 5.49_04 2005-11-09 23:00:00
46 - Made context, dispatcher, engine, request and response classes
49 - Fixed dispatcher to ignore unknown attributes.
50 - Improved format of startup debug log.
51 - Updated built in server to restart on win32. (Will Hawes)
52 - Fixed streaming write from a filehandle to stop writing
53 if the browser is closed.
54 - Added $c->controller, $c->model and $c->view shortcuts.
55 - Switched to Text::SimpleTable.
57 5.49_03 2005-11-03 12:00:00
58 - Fixed $c->req->{path} for backwards-compatibility.
59 - Allow debug to be disabled via ENV as well as enabled.
60 - Added -scripts option to catalyst.pl for script updating
61 - Changed helpers to default to long types, Controller instead of C
62 - Added Catalyst::Controller, Catalyst::Model and Catalyst::View
64 - Added JavaScript to debug screen to show and hide specific dumps
65 - Added _DISPATCH, _BEGIN, _AUTO, _ACTION and _END actions
66 - Added multi process external FastCGI support
67 (see myapp_fastcgi.pl -help) (Sam Vilain)
68 - Restarter process in HTTP engine now properly exits when the
69 parent app is shut down.
70 - Improved performance of restarter loop while watching for
72 - Restarter will now detect new files added to an app on systems
73 that change directory mtimes when new files are created.
74 - Restarter now properly handles modules that are deleted from an
76 - Fixed memory leak in TestApp.
78 5.49_02 2005-10-26 12:39:00
79 - Whole new dispatcher!
81 - Added path_to method
82 - Added support for passing an IO::Handle object to $c->res->body.
84 - Added a new welcome screen.
85 - Included Catalyst buttons and icons in helper.
86 - Added Static::Simple plugin to core.
87 - Added self restarting test server
88 - Added filename to debug output for uploaded files.
89 - Fixed forwarding with embedded arguments.
90 - Fixed handling of escaped query strings.
91 - Added upload parameters back into $c->req->params.
92 - Added multiple paths support to dispatcher
93 - Fixed bug in req->path where changing the path added a trailing
95 - Removed req->handle and res->handle
96 - Added prepare_body_chunk method as a hook for upload progress.
97 - Fixed bug in uri_for method when base has no path.
98 - Added automated tests for HTTP, CGI, and FastCGI servers.
100 5.49_01 2005-10-10 10:15:00
101 - Refactored all internals, should be 99% compatible to previous
103 - *IMPORTANT* The Apache engines have been moved to a separate package
104 for this release. Please install Catalyst::Engine::Apache if you
107 - Added support for calling forward with arguments in the path, i.e.
108 $c->forward('/foo/bar/arg1/arg2')
109 - Made $c->req->uri a URI object, added req->path_info for CGI compat.
110 Raw query string is available as $c->req->uri->query.
111 - Made $c->req->base a URI object.
112 - Parameters with multiple values (?a=1&a=2) now display properly
114 - Semi-colon separators in query strings now work properly.
115 - Expanded documentation of catalyst.pl (Andrew Ford)
116 - Added support for running as a backend server behind a frontend
117 proxy so req->base and req->address are set properly.
118 - Added an 'abort' method to the Log api, so that you can
119 kill loggging for a whole request.
120 - Added $c->uri_for method to simplify url handling.
121 - Added more tests and reorganized the t directory.
122 - Reimplemented core engines, all are now CGI based for better test
123 coverage and maintainability.
124 - Added fork support to built in test server.
125 - Fixed all memory leaks.
126 - Thread-related bug fixes and tests. We now believe the Catalyst
127 core to be thread-safe.
128 - Added streaming IO support through $c->req->read() and
130 - Added MyApp->config->{parse_on_demand} (streaming input)
131 - Added $c->req->handle and $c->res->handle
132 - Improved documentation
133 - Fixed mkpath in Catalyst::Helper (Autrijus Tang)
134 - Fixed bug in dispatcher where an invalid path could call a valid
135 action. (Andy Grundman)
136 - Fixed Helper so it works with CRLF line-endings. (Andy Grundman)
138 5.33 2005-08-10 15:25:00
139 - Now with updated manifest.
141 5.32 2005-08-10 15:10:00
142 - Dispatcher might fail if object returns false. (Florian Ragwitz)
144 5.31 2005-06-04 12:35:00 (never released to CPAN)
146 - helpers now create .new files where files already exist and differ
147 - fixed $Data::Dumper::Terse (Robin Berjon)
148 - added arguments for detach
149 - new credits section in pod
150 - fixed detach to allow relative action names (Matt and Robert)
151 - added the ability to have whitespaces in Path( '' ) and Regex( '' )
153 5.30 2005-06-04 12:35:00
155 - Fixed a bug where it was not possible to $c->forward to a
157 that was not inheriting from Catalyst::Base.
158 - Fix for inheritance bug.
159 - Allow forward with arguments.
161 - Allow overriding home/root in config.
162 - make module build cons README automatically.
163 - prettify home path by resolving '..' (Andy Grundman)
164 - improved helper templates a bit, new naming scheme for tests.
165 - added support for case sensitivity, MyApp->config->{case_sensitive}
166 - added $c->detach for non-returning forwards
167 - added unified error handling, Catalyst::Exception
168 - added section on param handling in Intro.pod
169 - added $c->request->cookie
170 - added Catalyst::Setup
171 - refactored Catalyst::import()
172 - improved rendering of error messages in debug mode
173 - fixed a bug in Catalyst::Helper::mk_dir
174 - further doc changes, esp. to Intro.pod
176 5.23 2005-06-03 02:30:00
177 - added support for non Catalyst::Base components to live in namespace
178 - improved concurrency connections in Catalyst::Engine::HTTP::Daemon
180 5.22 2005-05-26 14:24:00
181 - improved base locating in MP engines
182 - improved error messages in C::E::HTTP::Daemon
183 - hostnames are now resolved on demand unless provided by engine
184 - fixed memory leak in $c->execute (Michael Reece, Matt S Trout)
186 5.21 2005-05-24 14:56:00
187 - fixed a bug in https detection
188 - fixed auto chain finally
189 - added MYAPP_HOME and CATALYST_HOME environment variables
191 5.20 2005-05-18 19:52:00
192 - improved uploads and parameters
193 - added $c->req->protocol and $c->req->secure
194 - added $c->req->user and $c->req->uri
195 - improved error message when forwarding to unknown module
196 - fixed win32 installer
197 - added deep recursion detection
199 - fixed inheritance in dispatcher
200 - allow whitespaces between brackets and quoted string
201 in Path and Regex attributes
202 - new helper templates
203 - installer now supports install_base and destdir
204 - allow multiple Catalyst apps to run on the same mod_perl
205 instance (not the same app!)
207 - removed apreq dependency from all MP engines
208 - added support for MP registry scripts
209 - added support for LocationMatch and ScriptAliasMatch in MP engines
210 - added SpeedyCGI engine
212 5.10 2005-04-23 11:16:00
213 - updated dependencies to require latest module::pluggable::fast
214 - new installer for templates and stuff using Module::Build
215 - scripts are now prefixed, for being installable
216 IMPORTANT: You have to regenerate the script directory,
217 remove Makefile.PL and add Build.PL
218 - Added compat to install Module::Build if required.
219 - Improved: Params handling with MP engines
220 - Fixed: Params handling on POST with CGI engine (Andy Grundman)
221 - Fixed: Helper.pm on Win32 (Matt S Trout)
223 5.03 2005-04-19 20:35:00 (Revision 462)
224 - fixed Test example (Torsten Seeman)
225 - added Plugins chapter to manual
226 - applied doc patch from Robert Boone <robert@rlb3.com>
227 - improved Dispatcher error messages.
228 - refactored so we don't need to include helper from
229 Catalyst.pm - Fixes issues with FindBin
230 - applied HTTP.pm patch from Andy Grundman <andy@hybridized.org>
231 - added plugin() method for instant plugins
232 - FCGI is no more considered experimental
234 5.02 2005-04-18 10:00:00
237 5.01 2005-04-17 23:00:00
238 - some documentation bugs fixed
239 - added Catalyst::Utils
240 - fixed regexp bug (Matt S Trout)
241 - fixed upload bug with MP19
242 - added $c->req->body
243 - aliased $c->res->output to $c->res->body
244 - Read AUTHOR from passwd or $ENV{AUTHOR} when
246 - extended attribute handling
247 - added global config for components
249 5.00 2005-04-15 18:00:00
250 - new core to support inheritance trees
251 - new syntax for action declaration
252 - new helper system using TT2
253 - problems with mod_perl2 fixed
254 - added Test::Pod support
255 - added new server backend with HTTP/1.1 support
256 - added option to run tests against a remote server
257 - renamed errors() to error()
259 - countless minor improvements
260 IMPORTANT: This release is very incompatible to previous ones
261 and you have to regenerate the helper scripts again...
263 4.34 2005-03-23 07:00:00 2005
264 - added some messages to Makefile.PL
265 - added Catalyst::Engine::Test
266 - added Catalyst::Engine::CGI::NPH
267 - simplified Catalyst::Log to be easier to implement/subclass
269 - updated Catalyst::Test to use Catalyst::Engine::Test
270 - updated helper scripts
271 IMPORTANT: this will be the last time you'll have to regenerate
272 the script directory. We promise!
274 4.33 2005-03-23 01:00:00 2005
275 - documented the log() accessor method in Catalyst (Andrew Ford)
276 - added optional arguments to Catalyst::Log methods (Andrew Ford)
277 - removed cgi-server.pl
278 - added fcgi.pl and Catalyst::Engine::FCGI
279 - fixed an undef durng make test (Dan Sully)
280 - new path test (Christian Hansen)
281 IMPORTANT: you have to regenerate the script directory again
283 4.32 2005-03-22 02:10:00 2005
284 - made a damn typo *AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!*
286 4.31 2005-03-22 02:00:00
287 - fixed inheritance (Christian Hansen)
288 - previous release was borked!
289 fixed that, but you have to regenerate the scripts again :(
291 4.30 2005-03-21 23:00:00
292 - more documentation (Andrew Ford)
293 - added connection informations (Christian Hansen)
294 - HTTP::Request support in Catalyst::Test (Christian Hansen)
295 - moved cgi.pl to nph-cgi.pl
296 - added Catalyst::Engine::Server (Christian Hansen)
297 - removed Catalyst::Test::server
298 - updated helper scripts
299 IMPORTANT: note that you have to regenerate script/server.pl,
300 script/cgi-server.pl and script/cgi.pl (now nph-cgi.pl)
302 4.28 2005-03-19 22:00:00
303 - fixed isa tree (Christian Hansen)
304 - added script/cgi-server.pl, so no more server restarting after
306 - reworked documentation (Andrew Ford <A.Ford@ford-mason.co.uk>)
308 4.27 2005-03-19 01:00:00
309 - debug message for parameters
310 - Fix redirects (Christian Hansen <ch@ngmedia.com>)
312 - new helper api for Catalyst::Helper::* support
313 you have to update script/create.pl to use it
315 4.26 2005-03-16 10:00:00
316 - fixed the weird bug that caused regex actions to fail on every
318 - more debug messages
321 4.25 2005-03-12 18:00:00
322 - correct perl pathes for helper generated scripts (Tatsuhiko Miyagawa)
323 - improved cgi engine docs (Christoper Hicks)
325 4.24 2005-03-12 01:00:00
326 - updated cookbook example
327 - fixed base for apache and https (Andrew Ruthven)
329 4.23 2005-03-09 20:00:00
330 - no more regex actions in forward
331 - added support for test directories t/m, t/v and t/c
333 4.22 2005-03-08 20:00:00
334 - catch errors in application class
335 - handle die properly.
337 4.21 2005-03-05 17:00:00
340 4.20 2005-03-04 22:00:00
341 - moved bin to script
343 4.13 2005-03-03 11:00:00
344 - improved documentation
345 - pod coverage test for helper generated apps
348 4.12 2005-03-02 11:00:00 2005
349 - server_base sucks, removed
350 - added $c->log->dump()
352 4.11 2005-03-02 11:00:00 2005
353 - removed some warnings
355 - private prefixed actions override private non prefixed actions
357 - updated Catalyst::Manual::Intro
359 4.10 2005-03-02 10:00:00 2005
360 - improved documentation
362 - fixed prefixed private actions bug
363 - fixed more little bugs
365 4.01 2005-03-01 10:00:00 2005
366 - improved documentation
367 - documentation fixes (Johan Lindstrom)
369 4.00 2005-02-27 22:00:00
370 - more verbose debug messages, especially for forward()
371 - implemented prefixed prvate actions, icluding built in
372 !?default, !?begin and !?end
373 - new Catalyst::Manual::Intro
374 - new helpers, bin/catalyst
377 3.11 2005-02-23 21:00:00
378 - added dependency to UNIVERSAL::require (Marcus Ramberg)
379 - added a little workaround for a warning in Catalyst::Test
381 - improved documentation for actions
383 3.10 2005-02-19 20:00:00
384 - removed roles management from Catalyst::Engine
385 and added it to Catalyst::Plugin::Authentication::CDBI
387 3.04 2005-02-17 21:00:00
388 - error reporting for app class
389 - no more engine debug messages
390 - class->method forwards get resolved now
392 3.03 2005-02-16 23:00:00
393 - friendlier statistics
395 3.02 2005-02-16 22:00:00
396 - fixed unintialized actions (Marcus Ramberg)
398 3.01 2005-02-16 20:30:00
401 3.00 2005-02-16 20:00:00
402 - real version number for CPAN.pm
403 - fixed redirect in CGI engine
404 - more statistics in debug logs
405 - ? prefix for forward()
407 2.99_15 2005-02-02 22:00:00
408 - support for short namespaces, MyApp::M, MyApp::V and MyApp::C
409 - Replaced "Catched" with "Caught" in Catalyst::Engine
411 - replaced _ with ! for private actions
412 - added ? for prefixed actions
415 2.99_14 2005-01-31 22:00:00 2005
416 - arguments for _default
417 - $c->entrance removed for more flexibility
418 - added $c->req->method
420 2.99_13 2005-01-30 18:00:00 2005
421 - POD fixes and improvements
423 2.99_12 2005-01-28 22:00:00 2005
424 - first development release