1 Tis file documents the revision history for Perl extension Catalyst.
4 - Added $c->controller, $c->model and $c->view shortcuts
5 - Switched to Text::SimpleTable
7 5.49_03 2005-11-03 12:00:00
8 - Fixed $c->req->{path} for backwards-compatibility.
9 - Allow debug to be disabled via ENV as well as enabled.
10 - Added -scripts option to catalyst.pl for script updating
11 - Changed helpers to default to long types, Controller instead of C
12 - Added Catalyst::Controller, Catalyst::Model and Catalyst::View
14 - Added JavaScript to debug screen to show and hide specific dumps
15 - Added _DISPATCH, _BEGIN, _AUTO, _ACTION and _END actions
16 - Added multi process external FastCGI support
17 (see myapp_fastcgi.pl -help) (Sam Vilain)
18 - Restarter process in HTTP engine now properly exits when the
19 parent app is shut down.
20 - Improved performance of restarter loop while watching for
22 - Restarter will now detect new files added to an app on systems
23 that change directory mtimes when new files are created.
24 - Restarter now properly handles modules that are deleted from an
26 - Fixed memory leak in TestApp.
28 5.49_02 2005-10-26 12:39:00
29 - Whole new dispatcher!
31 - Added path_to method
32 - Added support for passing an IO::Handle object to $c->res->body.
34 - Added a new welcome screen.
35 - Included Catalyst buttons and icons in helper.
36 - Added Static::Simple plugin to core.
37 - Added self restarting test server
38 - Added filename to debug output for uploaded files.
39 - Fixed forwarding with embedded arguments.
40 - Fixed handling of escaped query strings.
41 - Added upload parameters back into $c->req->params.
42 - Added multiple paths support to dispatcher
43 - Fixed bug in req->path where changing the path added a trailing
45 - Removed req->handle and res->handle
46 - Added prepare_body_chunk method as a hook for upload progress.
47 - Fixed bug in uri_for method when base has no path.
48 - Added automated tests for HTTP, CGI, and FastCGI servers.
50 5.49_01 2005-10-10 10:15:00
51 - Refactored all internals, should be 99% compatible to previous
53 - *IMPORTANT* The Apache engines have been moved to a separate package
54 for this release. Please install Catalyst::Engine::Apache if you
57 - Added support for calling forward with arguments in the path, i.e.
58 $c->forward('/foo/bar/arg1/arg2')
59 - Made $c->req->uri a URI object, added req->path_info for CGI compat.
60 Raw query string is available as $c->req->uri->query.
61 - Made $c->req->base a URI object.
62 - Parameters with multiple values (?a=1&a=2) now display properly
64 - Semi-colon separators in query strings now work properly.
65 - Expanded documentation of catalyst.pl (Andrew Ford)
66 - Added support for running as a backend server behind a frontend
67 proxy so req->base and req->address are set properly.
68 - Added an 'abort' method to the Log api, so that you can
69 kill loggging for a whole request.
70 - Added $c->uri_for method to simplify url handling.
71 - Added more tests and reorganized the t directory.
72 - Reimplemented core engines, all are now CGI based for better test
73 coverage and maintainability.
74 - Added fork support to built in test server.
75 - Fixed all memory leaks.
76 - Thread-related bug fixes and tests. We now believe the Catalyst
77 core to be thread-safe.
78 - Added streaming IO support through $c->req->read() and
80 - Added MyApp->config->{parse_on_demand} (streaming input)
81 - Added $c->req->handle and $c->res->handle
82 - Improved documentation
83 - Fixed mkpath in Catalyst::Helper (Autrijus Tang)
84 - Fixed bug in dispatcher where an invalid path could call a valid
85 action. (Andy Grundman)
86 - Fixed Helper so it works with CRLF line-endings. (Andy Grundman)
88 5.33 2005-08-10 15:25:00
89 - Now with updated manifest.
91 5.32 2005-08-10 15:10:00
92 - Dispatcher might fail if object returns false. (Florian Ragwitz)
94 5.31 2005-06-04 12:35:00 (never released to CPAN)
96 - helpers now create .new files where files already exist and differ
97 - fixed $Data::Dumper::Terse (Robin Berjon)
98 - added arguments for detach
99 - new credits section in pod
100 - fixed detach to allow relative action names (Matt and Robert)
101 - added the ability to have whitespaces in Path( '' ) and Regex( '' )
103 5.30 2005-06-04 12:35:00
105 - Fixed a bug where it was not possible to $c->forward to a
107 that was not inheriting from Catalyst::Base.
108 - Fix for inheritance bug.
109 - Allow forward with arguments.
111 - Allow overriding home/root in config.
112 - make module build cons README automatically.
113 - prettify home path by resolving '..' (Andy Grundman)
114 - improved helper templates a bit, new naming scheme for tests.
115 - added support for case sensitivity, MyApp->config->{case_sensitive}
116 - added $c->detach for non-returning forwards
117 - added unified error handling, Catalyst::Exception
118 - added section on param handling in Intro.pod
119 - added $c->request->cookie
120 - added Catalyst::Setup
121 - refactored Catalyst::import()
122 - improved rendering of error messages in debug mode
123 - fixed a bug in Catalyst::Helper::mk_dir
124 - further doc changes, esp. to Intro.pod
126 5.23 2005-06-03 02:30:00
127 - added support for non Catalyst::Base components to live in namespace
128 - improved concurrency connections in Catalyst::Engine::HTTP::Daemon
130 5.22 2005-05-26 14:24:00
131 - improved base locating in MP engines
132 - improved error messages in C::E::HTTP::Daemon
133 - hostnames are now resolved on demand unless provided by engine
134 - fixed memory leak in $c->execute (Michael Reece, Matt S Trout)
136 5.21 2005-05-24 14:56:00
137 - fixed a bug in https detection
138 - fixed auto chain finally
139 - added MYAPP_HOME and CATALYST_HOME environment variables
141 5.20 2005-05-18 19:52:00
142 - improved uploads and parameters
143 - added $c->req->protocol and $c->req->secure
144 - added $c->req->user and $c->req->uri
145 - improved error message when forwarding to unknown module
146 - fixed win32 installer
147 - added deep recursion detection
149 - fixed inheritance in dispatcher
150 - allow whitespaces between brackets and quoted string
151 in Path and Regex attributes
152 - new helper templates
153 - installer now supports install_base and destdir
154 - allow multiple Catalyst apps to run on the same mod_perl
155 instance (not the same app!)
157 - removed apreq dependency from all MP engines
158 - added support for MP registry scripts
159 - added support for LocationMatch and ScriptAliasMatch in MP engines
160 - added SpeedyCGI engine
162 5.10 2005-04-23 11:16:00
163 - updated dependencies to require latest module::pluggable::fast
164 - new installer for templates and stuff using Module::Build
165 - scripts are now prefixed, for being installable
166 IMPORTANT: You have to regenerate the script directory,
167 remove Makefile.PL and add Build.PL
168 - Added compat to install Module::Build if required.
169 - Improved: Params handling with MP engines
170 - Fixed: Params handling on POST with CGI engine (Andy Grundman)
171 - Fixed: Helper.pm on Win32 (Matt S Trout)
173 5.03 2005-04-19 20:35:00 (Revision 462)
174 - fixed Test example (Torsten Seeman)
175 - added Plugins chapter to manual
176 - applied doc patch from Robert Boone <robert@rlb3.com>
177 - improved Dispatcher error messages.
178 - refactored so we don't need to include helper from
179 Catalyst.pm - Fixes issues with FindBin
180 - applied HTTP.pm patch from Andy Grundman <andy@hybridized.org>
181 - added plugin() method for instant plugins
182 - FCGI is no more considered experimental
184 5.02 2005-04-18 10:00:00
187 5.01 2005-04-17 23:00:00
188 - some documentation bugs fixed
189 - added Catalyst::Utils
190 - fixed regexp bug (Matt S Trout)
191 - fixed upload bug with MP19
192 - added $c->req->body
193 - aliased $c->res->output to $c->res->body
194 - Read AUTHOR from passwd or $ENV{AUTHOR} when
196 - extended attribute handling
197 - added global config for components
199 5.00 2005-04-15 18:00:00
200 - new core to support inheritance trees
201 - new syntax for action declaration
202 - new helper system using TT2
203 - problems with mod_perl2 fixed
204 - added Test::Pod support
205 - added new server backend with HTTP/1.1 support
206 - added option to run tests against a remote server
207 - renamed errors() to error()
209 - countless minor improvements
210 IMPORTANT: This release is very incompatible to previous ones
211 and you have to regenerate the helper scripts again...
213 4.34 2005-03-23 07:00:00 2005
214 - added some messages to Makefile.PL
215 - added Catalyst::Engine::Test
216 - added Catalyst::Engine::CGI::NPH
217 - simplified Catalyst::Log to be easier to implement/subclass
219 - updated Catalyst::Test to use Catalyst::Engine::Test
220 - updated helper scripts
221 IMPORTANT: this will be the last time you'll have to regenerate
222 the script directory. We promise!
224 4.33 2005-03-23 01:00:00 2005
225 - documented the log() accessor method in Catalyst (Andrew Ford)
226 - added optional arguments to Catalyst::Log methods (Andrew Ford)
227 - removed cgi-server.pl
228 - added fcgi.pl and Catalyst::Engine::FCGI
229 - fixed an undef durng make test (Dan Sully)
230 - new path test (Christian Hansen)
231 IMPORTANT: you have to regenerate the script directory again
233 4.32 2005-03-22 02:10:00 2005
234 - made a damn typo *AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!*
236 4.31 2005-03-22 02:00:00
237 - fixed inheritance (Christian Hansen)
238 - previous release was borked!
239 fixed that, but you have to regenerate the scripts again :(
241 4.30 2005-03-21 23:00:00
242 - more documentation (Andrew Ford)
243 - added connection informations (Christian Hansen)
244 - HTTP::Request support in Catalyst::Test (Christian Hansen)
245 - moved cgi.pl to nph-cgi.pl
246 - added Catalyst::Engine::Server (Christian Hansen)
247 - removed Catalyst::Test::server
248 - updated helper scripts
249 IMPORTANT: note that you have to regenerate script/server.pl,
250 script/cgi-server.pl and script/cgi.pl (now nph-cgi.pl)
252 4.28 2005-03-19 22:00:00
253 - fixed isa tree (Christian Hansen)
254 - added script/cgi-server.pl, so no more server restarting after
256 - reworked documentation (Andrew Ford <A.Ford@ford-mason.co.uk>)
258 4.27 2005-03-19 01:00:00
259 - debug message for parameters
260 - Fix redirects (Christian Hansen <ch@ngmedia.com>)
262 - new helper api for Catalyst::Helper::* support
263 you have to update script/create.pl to use it
265 4.26 2005-03-16 10:00:00
266 - fixed the weird bug that caused regex actions to fail on every
268 - more debug messages
271 4.25 2005-03-12 18:00:00
272 - correct perl pathes for helper generated scripts (Tatsuhiko Miyagawa)
273 - improved cgi engine docs (Christoper Hicks)
275 4.24 2005-03-12 01:00:00
276 - updated cookbook example
277 - fixed base for apache and https (Andrew Ruthven)
279 4.23 2005-03-09 20:00:00
280 - no more regex actions in forward
281 - added support for test directories t/m, t/v and t/c
283 4.22 2005-03-08 20:00:00
284 - catch errors in application class
285 - handle die properly.
287 4.21 2005-03-05 17:00:00
290 4.20 2005-03-04 22:00:00
291 - moved bin to script
293 4.13 2005-03-03 11:00:00
294 - improved documentation
295 - pod coverage test for helper generated apps
298 4.12 2005-03-02 11:00:00 2005
299 - server_base sucks, removed
300 - added $c->log->dump()
302 4.11 2005-03-02 11:00:00 2005
303 - removed some warnings
305 - private prefixed actions override private non prefixed actions
307 - updated Catalyst::Manual::Intro
309 4.10 2005-03-02 10:00:00 2005
310 - improved documentation
312 - fixed prefixed private actions bug
313 - fixed more little bugs
315 4.01 2005-03-01 10:00:00 2005
316 - improved documentation
317 - documentation fixes (Johan Lindstrom)
319 4.00 2005-02-27 22:00:00
320 - more verbose debug messages, especially for forward()
321 - implemented prefixed prvate actions, icluding built in
322 !?default, !?begin and !?end
323 - new Catalyst::Manual::Intro
324 - new helpers, bin/catalyst
327 3.11 2005-02-23 21:00:00
328 - added dependency to UNIVERSAL::require (Marcus Ramberg)
329 - added a little workaround for a warning in Catalyst::Test
331 - improved documentation for actions
333 3.10 2005-02-19 20:00:00
334 - removed roles management from Catalyst::Engine
335 and added it to Catalyst::Plugin::Authentication::CDBI
337 3.04 2005-02-17 21:00:00
338 - error reporting for app class
339 - no more engine debug messages
340 - class->method forwards get resolved now
342 3.03 2005-02-16 23:00:00
343 - friendlier statistics
345 3.02 2005-02-16 22:00:00
346 - fixed unintialized actions (Marcus Ramberg)
348 3.01 2005-02-16 20:30:00
351 3.00 2005-02-16 20:00:00
352 - real version number for CPAN.pm
353 - fixed redirect in CGI engine
354 - more statistics in debug logs
355 - ? prefix for forward()
357 2.99_15 2005-02-02 22:00:00
358 - support for short namespaces, MyApp::M, MyApp::V and MyApp::C
359 - Replaced "Catched" with "Caught" in Catalyst::Engine
361 - replaced _ with ! for private actions
362 - added ? for prefixed actions
365 2.99_14 2005-01-31 22:00:00 2005
366 - arguments for _default
367 - $c->entrance removed for more flexibility
368 - added $c->req->method
370 2.99_13 2005-01-30 18:00:00 2005
371 - POD fixes and improvements
373 2.99_12 2005-01-28 22:00:00 2005
374 - first development release