1 This file documents the revision history for Perl extension Catalyst.
4 - Fixed additional file installation for multi level app names
5 - Added REDIRECT_URL support for applications running behind
6 a RewriteRule in Apache. (Carl Franks)
7 - Fixed FastCGI engine under win32. (Carl Franks)
9 5.61 2005-12-02 00:00:00
10 - Fixed ExtUtils::AutoInstall Bootstrap Code in Makefile.PL
12 5.60 2005-12-01 22:15:00
13 - Fixed Path and index actions in the appclass,
14 including those that attach to /
15 - Index is now weighted higher than Path
16 - Fixed restarter and -d debug switch in server.pl.
17 - Added a warning if you attempt to retrieve a parameter
18 using $c->req->params('foo').
19 - Fixed the Module::Install::Catalyst @ISA bug
21 5.59 2005-11-30 13:25:00
22 - Fixed shebang line for generated scripts
23 - Fixed forward to classes ($c->forward(qw/MyApp foo/))
24 - Wrap use block in begin to quelch C:C3 warnings
25 - Removed scrollbar from debug output
26 - Fixed catalyst_par_core() and catalyst_par_multiarch()
28 5.58 2005-11-24 10:51:00
29 - Added ExtUtils::AutoInstall support
30 - Allow overriding path in Catalyst::Helper.
31 - Added -makefile to catalyst.pl to generate a new Makefile.PL.
32 - Restored Catalyst::Build with a deprecation notice.
33 - Improved PAR support
34 - Replaced -short with auto-detection
35 - Fixed prereqs, added File::Copy::Recursive
36 - Static::Simple changes:
37 - Made prepare_action play nice with other plugins by not short-
39 - Added tmpl to the ignored extensions.
40 - Fixed security problem if req->path contained '..'.
42 5.57 2005-11-20 22:45:00
43 - Updated uri_for to accept undef actions
44 - Switched to Module::Install
45 - Renamed tests for easier editing
46 - Reformatted documentation
47 - Renamed -nonew to -force
49 - Added keep-alive support and bug fixes to HTTP engine.
51 - Added daemonize option to FastCGI engine. (Sam Vilain)
53 5.56 2005-11-16 10:33:00
54 - Fixed FastCGI engine to not clobber the global %ENV on each
56 - Updated benchmarking to work with detach
57 - Fixed dispatcher, so $c->req->action(undef) works again
58 - Updated Catalyst::Test to use HTTP::Request::AsCGI
59 - Added -pidfile to external FastCGI server.
61 5.55 2005-11-15 12:55:00
62 - Fixed multiple cookie handling
64 5.54 2005-11-14 22:55:00
65 - Fixed a Module::Pluggable::Fast related bug
67 5.53 2005-11-14 15:55:00
68 - Removed t/04prereq.t that was testing for non-required
71 5.52 2005-11-14 10:57:00
72 - Strip '..'s in static urls to fix security issue.
74 5.51 2005-11-14 00:45:00
75 - Changed uri_for to use namespace instead of match.
77 5.50 2005-11-13 20:45:00
81 5.49_05 2005-11-12 20:45:00
82 - Large update to the documentation. (David Kamholz)
83 - Fixed args handling in forward()
84 - Fixed forwarding to classes
85 - Fixed catalyst.pl-generated Build.PL Makefile section.
86 - Fixed relative forwarding
87 - Fixed forward arrows in debug output
89 5.49_04 2005-11-09 23:00:00
90 - Made context, dispatcher, engine, request and response classes
93 - Fixed dispatcher to ignore unknown attributes.
94 - Improved format of startup debug log.
95 - Updated built in server to restart on win32. (Will Hawes)
96 - Fixed streaming write from a filehandle to stop writing
97 if the browser is closed.
98 - Added $c->controller, $c->model and $c->view shortcuts.
99 - Switched to Text::SimpleTable.
101 5.49_03 2005-11-03 12:00:00
102 - Fixed $c->req->{path} for backwards-compatibility.
103 - Allow debug to be disabled via ENV as well as enabled.
104 - Added -scripts option to catalyst.pl for script updating
105 - Changed helpers to default to long types, Controller instead of C
106 - Added Catalyst::Controller, Catalyst::Model and Catalyst::View
108 - Added JavaScript to debug screen to show and hide specific dumps
109 - Added _DISPATCH, _BEGIN, _AUTO, _ACTION and _END actions
110 - Added multi process external FastCGI support
111 (see myapp_fastcgi.pl -help) (Sam Vilain)
112 - Restarter process in HTTP engine now properly exits when the
113 parent app is shut down.
114 - Improved performance of restarter loop while watching for
116 - Restarter will now detect new files added to an app on systems
117 that change directory mtimes when new files are created.
118 - Restarter now properly handles modules that are deleted from an
120 - Fixed memory leak in TestApp.
122 5.49_02 2005-10-26 12:39:00
123 - Whole new dispatcher!
125 - Added path_to method
126 - Added support for passing an IO::Handle object to $c->res->body.
128 - Added a new welcome screen.
129 - Included Catalyst buttons and icons in helper.
130 - Added Static::Simple plugin to core.
131 - Added self restarting test server
132 - Added filename to debug output for uploaded files.
133 - Fixed forwarding with embedded arguments.
134 - Fixed handling of escaped query strings.
135 - Added upload parameters back into $c->req->params.
136 - Added multiple paths support to dispatcher
137 - Fixed bug in req->path where changing the path added a trailing
139 - Removed req->handle and res->handle
140 - Added prepare_body_chunk method as a hook for upload progress.
141 - Fixed bug in uri_for method when base has no path.
142 - Added automated tests for HTTP, CGI, and FastCGI servers.
144 5.49_01 2005-10-10 10:15:00
145 - Refactored all internals, should be 99% compatible to previous
147 - *IMPORTANT* The Apache engines have been moved to a separate package
148 for this release. Please install Catalyst::Engine::Apache if you
151 - Added support for calling forward with arguments in the path, i.e.
152 $c->forward('/foo/bar/arg1/arg2')
153 - Made $c->req->uri a URI object, added req->path_info for CGI compat.
154 Raw query string is available as $c->req->uri->query.
155 - Made $c->req->base a URI object.
156 - Parameters with multiple values (?a=1&a=2) now display properly
158 - Semi-colon separators in query strings now work properly.
159 - Expanded documentation of catalyst.pl (Andrew Ford)
160 - Added support for running as a backend server behind a frontend
161 proxy so req->base and req->address are set properly.
162 - Added an 'abort' method to the Log api, so that you can
163 kill loggging for a whole request.
164 - Added $c->uri_for method to simplify url handling.
165 - Added more tests and reorganized the t directory.
166 - Reimplemented core engines, all are now CGI based for better test
167 coverage and maintainability.
168 - Added fork support to built in test server.
169 - Fixed all memory leaks.
170 - Thread-related bug fixes and tests. We now believe the Catalyst
171 core to be thread-safe.
172 - Added streaming IO support through $c->req->read() and
174 - Added MyApp->config->{parse_on_demand} (streaming input)
175 - Added $c->req->handle and $c->res->handle
176 - Improved documentation
177 - Fixed mkpath in Catalyst::Helper (Autrijus Tang)
178 - Fixed bug in dispatcher where an invalid path could call a valid
179 action. (Andy Grundman)
180 - Fixed Helper so it works with CRLF line-endings. (Andy Grundman)
182 5.33 2005-08-10 15:25:00
183 - Now with updated manifest.
185 5.32 2005-08-10 15:10:00
186 - Dispatcher might fail if object returns false. (Florian Ragwitz)
188 5.31 2005-06-04 12:35:00 (never released to CPAN)
190 - helpers now create .new files where files already exist and differ
191 - fixed $Data::Dumper::Terse (Robin Berjon)
192 - added arguments for detach
193 - new credits section in pod
194 - fixed detach to allow relative action names (Matt and Robert)
195 - added the ability to have whitespaces in Path( '' ) and Regex( '' )
197 5.30 2005-06-04 12:35:00
199 - Fixed a bug where it was not possible to $c->forward to a
201 that was not inheriting from Catalyst::Base.
202 - Fix for inheritance bug.
203 - Allow forward with arguments.
205 - Allow overriding home/root in config.
206 - make module build cons README automatically.
207 - prettify home path by resolving '..' (Andy Grundman)
208 - improved helper templates a bit, new naming scheme for tests.
209 - added support for case sensitivity, MyApp->config->{case_sensitive}
210 - added $c->detach for non-returning forwards
211 - added unified error handling, Catalyst::Exception
212 - added section on param handling in Intro.pod
213 - added $c->request->cookie
214 - added Catalyst::Setup
215 - refactored Catalyst::import()
216 - improved rendering of error messages in debug mode
217 - fixed a bug in Catalyst::Helper::mk_dir
218 - further doc changes, esp. to Intro.pod
220 5.23 2005-06-03 02:30:00
221 - added support for non Catalyst::Base components to live in namespace
222 - improved concurrency connections in Catalyst::Engine::HTTP::Daemon
224 5.22 2005-05-26 14:24:00
225 - improved base locating in MP engines
226 - improved error messages in C::E::HTTP::Daemon
227 - hostnames are now resolved on demand unless provided by engine
228 - fixed memory leak in $c->execute (Michael Reece, Matt S Trout)
230 5.21 2005-05-24 14:56:00
231 - fixed a bug in https detection
232 - fixed auto chain finally
233 - added MYAPP_HOME and CATALYST_HOME environment variables
235 5.20 2005-05-18 19:52:00
236 - improved uploads and parameters
237 - added $c->req->protocol and $c->req->secure
238 - added $c->req->user and $c->req->uri
239 - improved error message when forwarding to unknown module
240 - fixed win32 installer
241 - added deep recursion detection
243 - fixed inheritance in dispatcher
244 - allow whitespaces between brackets and quoted string
245 in Path and Regex attributes
246 - new helper templates
247 - installer now supports install_base and destdir
248 - allow multiple Catalyst apps to run on the same mod_perl
249 instance (not the same app!)
251 - removed apreq dependency from all MP engines
252 - added support for MP registry scripts
253 - added support for LocationMatch and ScriptAliasMatch in MP engines
254 - added SpeedyCGI engine
256 5.10 2005-04-23 11:16:00
257 - updated dependencies to require latest module::pluggable::fast
258 - new installer for templates and stuff using Module::Build
259 - scripts are now prefixed, for being installable
260 IMPORTANT: You have to regenerate the script directory,
261 remove Makefile.PL and add Build.PL
262 - Added compat to install Module::Build if required.
263 - Improved: Params handling with MP engines
264 - Fixed: Params handling on POST with CGI engine (Andy Grundman)
265 - Fixed: Helper.pm on Win32 (Matt S Trout)
267 5.03 2005-04-19 20:35:00 (Revision 462)
268 - fixed Test example (Torsten Seeman)
269 - added Plugins chapter to manual
270 - applied doc patch from Robert Boone <robert@rlb3.com>
271 - improved Dispatcher error messages.
272 - refactored so we don't need to include helper from
273 Catalyst.pm - Fixes issues with FindBin
274 - applied HTTP.pm patch from Andy Grundman <andy@hybridized.org>
275 - added plugin() method for instant plugins
276 - FCGI is no more considered experimental
278 5.02 2005-04-18 10:00:00
281 5.01 2005-04-17 23:00:00
282 - some documentation bugs fixed
283 - added Catalyst::Utils
284 - fixed regexp bug (Matt S Trout)
285 - fixed upload bug with MP19
286 - added $c->req->body
287 - aliased $c->res->output to $c->res->body
288 - Read AUTHOR from passwd or $ENV{AUTHOR} when
290 - extended attribute handling
291 - added global config for components
293 5.00 2005-04-15 18:00:00
294 - new core to support inheritance trees
295 - new syntax for action declaration
296 - new helper system using TT2
297 - problems with mod_perl2 fixed
298 - added Test::Pod support
299 - added new server backend with HTTP/1.1 support
300 - added option to run tests against a remote server
301 - renamed errors() to error()
303 - countless minor improvements
304 IMPORTANT: This release is very incompatible to previous ones
305 and you have to regenerate the helper scripts again...
307 4.34 2005-03-23 07:00:00 2005
308 - added some messages to Makefile.PL
309 - added Catalyst::Engine::Test
310 - added Catalyst::Engine::CGI::NPH
311 - simplified Catalyst::Log to be easier to implement/subclass
313 - updated Catalyst::Test to use Catalyst::Engine::Test
314 - updated helper scripts
315 IMPORTANT: this will be the last time you'll have to regenerate
316 the script directory. We promise!
318 4.33 2005-03-23 01:00:00 2005
319 - documented the log() accessor method in Catalyst (Andrew Ford)
320 - added optional arguments to Catalyst::Log methods (Andrew Ford)
321 - removed cgi-server.pl
322 - added fcgi.pl and Catalyst::Engine::FCGI
323 - fixed an undef durng make test (Dan Sully)
324 - new path test (Christian Hansen)
325 IMPORTANT: you have to regenerate the script directory again
327 4.32 2005-03-22 02:10:00 2005
328 - made a damn typo *AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!*
330 4.31 2005-03-22 02:00:00
331 - fixed inheritance (Christian Hansen)
332 - previous release was borked!
333 fixed that, but you have to regenerate the scripts again :(
335 4.30 2005-03-21 23:00:00
336 - more documentation (Andrew Ford)
337 - added connection informations (Christian Hansen)
338 - HTTP::Request support in Catalyst::Test (Christian Hansen)
339 - moved cgi.pl to nph-cgi.pl
340 - added Catalyst::Engine::Server (Christian Hansen)
341 - removed Catalyst::Test::server
342 - updated helper scripts
343 IMPORTANT: note that you have to regenerate script/server.pl,
344 script/cgi-server.pl and script/cgi.pl (now nph-cgi.pl)
346 4.28 2005-03-19 22:00:00
347 - fixed isa tree (Christian Hansen)
348 - added script/cgi-server.pl, so no more server restarting after
350 - reworked documentation (Andrew Ford <A.Ford@ford-mason.co.uk>)
352 4.27 2005-03-19 01:00:00
353 - debug message for parameters
354 - Fix redirects (Christian Hansen <ch@ngmedia.com>)
356 - new helper api for Catalyst::Helper::* support
357 you have to update script/create.pl to use it
359 4.26 2005-03-16 10:00:00
360 - fixed the weird bug that caused regex actions to fail on every
362 - more debug messages
365 4.25 2005-03-12 18:00:00
366 - correct perl pathes for helper generated scripts (Tatsuhiko Miyagawa)
367 - improved cgi engine docs (Christoper Hicks)
369 4.24 2005-03-12 01:00:00
370 - updated cookbook example
371 - fixed base for apache and https (Andrew Ruthven)
373 4.23 2005-03-09 20:00:00
374 - no more regex actions in forward
375 - added support for test directories t/m, t/v and t/c
377 4.22 2005-03-08 20:00:00
378 - catch errors in application class
379 - handle die properly.
381 4.21 2005-03-05 17:00:00
384 4.20 2005-03-04 22:00:00
385 - moved bin to script
387 4.13 2005-03-03 11:00:00
388 - improved documentation
389 - pod coverage test for helper generated apps
392 4.12 2005-03-02 11:00:00 2005
393 - server_base sucks, removed
394 - added $c->log->dump()
396 4.11 2005-03-02 11:00:00 2005
397 - removed some warnings
399 - private prefixed actions override private non prefixed actions
401 - updated Catalyst::Manual::Intro
403 4.10 2005-03-02 10:00:00 2005
404 - improved documentation
406 - fixed prefixed private actions bug
407 - fixed more little bugs
409 4.01 2005-03-01 10:00:00 2005
410 - improved documentation
411 - documentation fixes (Johan Lindstrom)
413 4.00 2005-02-27 22:00:00
414 - more verbose debug messages, especially for forward()
415 - implemented prefixed prvate actions, icluding built in
416 !?default, !?begin and !?end
417 - new Catalyst::Manual::Intro
418 - new helpers, bin/catalyst
421 3.11 2005-02-23 21:00:00
422 - added dependency to UNIVERSAL::require (Marcus Ramberg)
423 - added a little workaround for a warning in Catalyst::Test
425 - improved documentation for actions
427 3.10 2005-02-19 20:00:00
428 - removed roles management from Catalyst::Engine
429 and added it to Catalyst::Plugin::Authentication::CDBI
431 3.04 2005-02-17 21:00:00
432 - error reporting for app class
433 - no more engine debug messages
434 - class->method forwards get resolved now
436 3.03 2005-02-16 23:00:00
437 - friendlier statistics
439 3.02 2005-02-16 22:00:00
440 - fixed unintialized actions (Marcus Ramberg)
442 3.01 2005-02-16 20:30:00
445 3.00 2005-02-16 20:00:00
446 - real version number for CPAN.pm
447 - fixed redirect in CGI engine
448 - more statistics in debug logs
449 - ? prefix for forward()
451 2.99_15 2005-02-02 22:00:00
452 - support for short namespaces, MyApp::M, MyApp::V and MyApp::C
453 - Replaced "Catched" with "Caught" in Catalyst::Engine
455 - replaced _ with ! for private actions
456 - added ? for prefixed actions
459 2.99_14 2005-01-31 22:00:00 2005
460 - arguments for _default
461 - $c->entrance removed for more flexibility
462 - added $c->req->method
464 2.99_13 2005-01-30 18:00:00 2005
465 - POD fixes and improvements
467 2.99_12 2005-01-28 22:00:00 2005
468 - first development release