1 This file documents the revision history for Perl extension Catalyst.
4 - Added Root controller concept
5 - Updated ConfigLoader plugin to version 0.04
7 5.65 2006-02-21 10:34:00
8 - Added plugin introspection.
9 - Support optional hashref as last param for parameters in uri_for.
10 - Updated tutorial to be more complete.
11 - Applied args patch from antirice (Fixes Ticket #67)
13 5.64 2006-02-07 20:29:00
14 - Fixed bug in FastCGI proc manager mode where pm_post_dispatch
15 was not run. (Eric Wong)
16 - Cleaned up generated tests
17 - Updated YAML support to use ConfigLoader
18 - Fixed path dispatch to canonicalise correctly
19 (see http://dev.catalyst.perl.org/ticket/62)
20 - Added Catalyst::Manual::About
22 5.63 2006-01-22 00:00:00
23 - Updated prereq versions
25 5.62 2006-01-17 16:30:00
26 - Large update to the tutorial (castaway)
27 - Added YAML config support
28 - Added COMPONENT() and ACCEPT_CONTEXT() support
29 - Action list in debug mode is now displayed as a tree in the
30 correct execution order.
31 - Fixed engine detection to allow custom mod_perl engines.
32 - Static::Simple: Fixed bug in ignore_dirs under win32.
33 - Display version numbers of loaded plugins. (Curtis Poe)
34 - Added class and method for caught exception messages.
35 - Updated PAR support to use "make catalyst_par",
36 packages are no longer written by Makefile.PL.
37 - Automatically determine Content-Length when serving a
39 - Exceptions now return status 500.
40 - Updated for Module::Install 0.44.
41 - Fixed additional file installation for multi level app names.
42 - Added REDIRECT_URL support for applications running behind
43 a RewriteRule in Apache. (Carl Franks)
44 - Fixed FastCGI engine under win32. (Carl Franks)
45 - FastCGI doc updates (Bill Moseley)
46 - Bugfix for $c->model and friends (defined).
48 5.61 2005-12-02 00:00:00
49 - Fixed ExtUtils::AutoInstall Bootstrap Code in Makefile.PL
51 5.60 2005-12-01 22:15:00
52 - Fixed Path and index actions in the appclass,
53 including those that attach to /
54 - Index is now weighted higher than Path
55 - Fixed restarter and -d debug switch in server.pl.
56 - Added a warning if you attempt to retrieve a parameter
57 using $c->req->params('foo').
58 - Fixed the Module::Install::Catalyst @ISA bug
60 5.59 2005-11-30 13:25:00
61 - Fixed shebang line for generated scripts
62 - Fixed forward to classes ($c->forward(qw/MyApp foo/))
63 - Wrap use block in begin to quelch C:C3 warnings
64 - Removed scrollbar from debug output
65 - Fixed catalyst_par_core() and catalyst_par_multiarch()
67 5.58 2005-11-24 10:51:00
68 - Added ExtUtils::AutoInstall support
69 - Allow overriding path in Catalyst::Helper.
70 - Added -makefile to catalyst.pl to generate a new Makefile.PL.
71 - Restored Catalyst::Build with a deprecation notice.
72 - Improved PAR support
73 - Replaced -short with auto-detection
74 - Fixed prereqs, added File::Copy::Recursive
75 - Static::Simple changes:
76 - Made prepare_action play nice with other plugins by not short-
78 - Added tmpl to the ignored extensions.
79 - Fixed security problem if req->path contained '..'.
81 5.57 2005-11-20 22:45:00
82 - Updated uri_for to accept undef actions
83 - Switched to Module::Install
84 - Renamed tests for easier editing
85 - Reformatted documentation
86 - Renamed -nonew to -force
88 - Added keep-alive support and bug fixes to HTTP engine.
90 - Added daemonize option to FastCGI engine. (Sam Vilain)
92 5.56 2005-11-16 10:33:00
93 - Fixed FastCGI engine to not clobber the global %ENV on each
95 - Updated benchmarking to work with detach
96 - Fixed dispatcher, so $c->req->action(undef) works again
97 - Updated Catalyst::Test to use HTTP::Request::AsCGI
98 - Added -pidfile to external FastCGI server.
100 5.55 2005-11-15 12:55:00
101 - Fixed multiple cookie handling
103 5.54 2005-11-14 22:55:00
104 - Fixed a Module::Pluggable::Fast related bug
106 5.53 2005-11-14 15:55:00
107 - Removed t/04prereq.t that was testing for non-required
110 5.52 2005-11-14 10:57:00
111 - Strip '..'s in static urls to fix security issue.
113 5.51 2005-11-14 00:45:00
114 - Changed uri_for to use namespace instead of match.
116 5.50 2005-11-13 20:45:00
120 5.49_05 2005-11-12 20:45:00
121 - Large update to the documentation. (David Kamholz)
122 - Fixed args handling in forward()
123 - Fixed forwarding to classes
124 - Fixed catalyst.pl-generated Build.PL Makefile section.
125 - Fixed relative forwarding
126 - Fixed forward arrows in debug output
128 5.49_04 2005-11-09 23:00:00
129 - Made context, dispatcher, engine, request and response classes
132 - Fixed dispatcher to ignore unknown attributes.
133 - Improved format of startup debug log.
134 - Updated built in server to restart on win32. (Will Hawes)
135 - Fixed streaming write from a filehandle to stop writing
136 if the browser is closed.
137 - Added $c->controller, $c->model and $c->view shortcuts.
138 - Switched to Text::SimpleTable.
140 5.49_03 2005-11-03 12:00:00
141 - Fixed $c->req->{path} for backwards-compatibility.
142 - Allow debug to be disabled via ENV as well as enabled.
143 - Added -scripts option to catalyst.pl for script updating
144 - Changed helpers to default to long types, Controller instead of C
145 - Added Catalyst::Controller, Catalyst::Model and Catalyst::View
147 - Added JavaScript to debug screen to show and hide specific dumps
148 - Added _DISPATCH, _BEGIN, _AUTO, _ACTION and _END actions
149 - Added multi process external FastCGI support
150 (see myapp_fastcgi.pl -help) (Sam Vilain)
151 - Restarter process in HTTP engine now properly exits when the
152 parent app is shut down.
153 - Improved performance of restarter loop while watching for
155 - Restarter will now detect new files added to an app on systems
156 that change directory mtimes when new files are created.
157 - Restarter now properly handles modules that are deleted from an
159 - Fixed memory leak in TestApp.
161 5.49_02 2005-10-26 12:39:00
162 - Whole new dispatcher!
164 - Added path_to method
165 - Added support for passing an IO::Handle object to $c->res->body.
167 - Added a new welcome screen.
168 - Included Catalyst buttons and icons in helper.
169 - Added Static::Simple plugin to core.
170 - Added self restarting test server
171 - Added filename to debug output for uploaded files.
172 - Fixed forwarding with embedded arguments.
173 - Fixed handling of escaped query strings.
174 - Added upload parameters back into $c->req->params.
175 - Added multiple paths support to dispatcher
176 - Fixed bug in req->path where changing the path added a trailing
178 - Removed req->handle and res->handle
179 - Added prepare_body_chunk method as a hook for upload progress.
180 - Fixed bug in uri_for method when base has no path.
181 - Added automated tests for HTTP, CGI, and FastCGI servers.
183 5.49_01 2005-10-10 10:15:00
184 - Refactored all internals, should be 99% compatible to previous
186 - *IMPORTANT* The Apache engines have been moved to a separate package
187 for this release. Please install Catalyst::Engine::Apache if you
190 - Added support for calling forward with arguments in the path, i.e.
191 $c->forward('/foo/bar/arg1/arg2')
192 - Made $c->req->uri a URI object, added req->path_info for CGI compat.
193 Raw query string is available as $c->req->uri->query.
194 - Made $c->req->base a URI object.
195 - Parameters with multiple values (?a=1&a=2) now display properly
197 - Semi-colon separators in query strings now work properly.
198 - Expanded documentation of catalyst.pl (Andrew Ford)
199 - Added support for running as a backend server behind a frontend
200 proxy so req->base and req->address are set properly.
201 - Added an 'abort' method to the Log api, so that you can
202 kill loggging for a whole request.
203 - Added $c->uri_for method to simplify url handling.
204 - Added more tests and reorganized the t directory.
205 - Reimplemented core engines, all are now CGI based for better test
206 coverage and maintainability.
207 - Added fork support to built in test server.
208 - Fixed all memory leaks.
209 - Thread-related bug fixes and tests. We now believe the Catalyst
210 core to be thread-safe.
211 - Added streaming IO support through $c->req->read() and
213 - Added MyApp->config->{parse_on_demand} (streaming input)
214 - Added $c->req->handle and $c->res->handle
215 - Improved documentation
216 - Fixed mkpath in Catalyst::Helper (Autrijus Tang)
217 - Fixed bug in dispatcher where an invalid path could call a valid
218 action. (Andy Grundman)
219 - Fixed Helper so it works with CRLF line-endings. (Andy Grundman)
221 5.33 2005-08-10 15:25:00
222 - Now with updated manifest.
224 5.32 2005-08-10 15:10:00
225 - Dispatcher might fail if object returns false. (Florian Ragwitz)
227 5.31 2005-06-04 12:35:00 (never released to CPAN)
229 - helpers now create .new files where files already exist and differ
230 - fixed $Data::Dumper::Terse (Robin Berjon)
231 - added arguments for detach
232 - new credits section in pod
233 - fixed detach to allow relative action names (Matt and Robert)
234 - added the ability to have whitespaces in Path( '' ) and Regex( '' )
236 5.30 2005-06-04 12:35:00
238 - Fixed a bug where it was not possible to $c->forward to a
240 that was not inheriting from Catalyst::Base.
241 - Fix for inheritance bug.
242 - Allow forward with arguments.
244 - Allow overriding home/root in config.
245 - make module build cons README automatically.
246 - prettify home path by resolving '..' (Andy Grundman)
247 - improved helper templates a bit, new naming scheme for tests.
248 - added support for case sensitivity, MyApp->config->{case_sensitive}
249 - added $c->detach for non-returning forwards
250 - added unified error handling, Catalyst::Exception
251 - added section on param handling in Intro.pod
252 - added $c->request->cookie
253 - added Catalyst::Setup
254 - refactored Catalyst::import()
255 - improved rendering of error messages in debug mode
256 - fixed a bug in Catalyst::Helper::mk_dir
257 - further doc changes, esp. to Intro.pod
259 5.23 2005-06-03 02:30:00
260 - added support for non Catalyst::Base components to live in namespace
261 - improved concurrency connections in Catalyst::Engine::HTTP::Daemon
263 5.22 2005-05-26 14:24:00
264 - improved base locating in MP engines
265 - improved error messages in C::E::HTTP::Daemon
266 - hostnames are now resolved on demand unless provided by engine
267 - fixed memory leak in $c->execute (Michael Reece, Matt S Trout)
269 5.21 2005-05-24 14:56:00
270 - fixed a bug in https detection
271 - fixed auto chain finally
272 - added MYAPP_HOME and CATALYST_HOME environment variables
274 5.20 2005-05-18 19:52:00
275 - improved uploads and parameters
276 - added $c->req->protocol and $c->req->secure
277 - added $c->req->user and $c->req->uri
278 - improved error message when forwarding to unknown module
279 - fixed win32 installer
280 - added deep recursion detection
282 - fixed inheritance in dispatcher
283 - allow whitespaces between brackets and quoted string
284 in Path and Regex attributes
285 - new helper templates
286 - installer now supports install_base and destdir
287 - allow multiple Catalyst apps to run on the same mod_perl
288 instance (not the same app!)
290 - removed apreq dependency from all MP engines
291 - added support for MP registry scripts
292 - added support for LocationMatch and ScriptAliasMatch in MP engines
293 - added SpeedyCGI engine
295 5.10 2005-04-23 11:16:00
296 - updated dependencies to require latest module::pluggable::fast
297 - new installer for templates and stuff using Module::Build
298 - scripts are now prefixed, for being installable
299 IMPORTANT: You have to regenerate the script directory,
300 remove Makefile.PL and add Build.PL
301 - Added compat to install Module::Build if required.
302 - Improved: Params handling with MP engines
303 - Fixed: Params handling on POST with CGI engine (Andy Grundman)
304 - Fixed: Helper.pm on Win32 (Matt S Trout)
306 5.03 2005-04-19 20:35:00 (Revision 462)
307 - fixed Test example (Torsten Seeman)
308 - added Plugins chapter to manual
309 - applied doc patch from Robert Boone <robert@rlb3.com>
310 - improved Dispatcher error messages.
311 - refactored so we don't need to include helper from
312 Catalyst.pm - Fixes issues with FindBin
313 - applied HTTP.pm patch from Andy Grundman <andy@hybridized.org>
314 - added plugin() method for instant plugins
315 - FCGI is no more considered experimental
317 5.02 2005-04-18 10:00:00
320 5.01 2005-04-17 23:00:00
321 - some documentation bugs fixed
322 - added Catalyst::Utils
323 - fixed regexp bug (Matt S Trout)
324 - fixed upload bug with MP19
325 - added $c->req->body
326 - aliased $c->res->output to $c->res->body
327 - Read AUTHOR from passwd or $ENV{AUTHOR} when
329 - extended attribute handling
330 - added global config for components
332 5.00 2005-04-15 18:00:00
333 - new core to support inheritance trees
334 - new syntax for action declaration
335 - new helper system using TT2
336 - problems with mod_perl2 fixed
337 - added Test::Pod support
338 - added new server backend with HTTP/1.1 support
339 - added option to run tests against a remote server
340 - renamed errors() to error()
342 - countless minor improvements
343 IMPORTANT: This release is very incompatible to previous ones
344 and you have to regenerate the helper scripts again...
346 4.34 2005-03-23 07:00:00 2005
347 - added some messages to Makefile.PL
348 - added Catalyst::Engine::Test
349 - added Catalyst::Engine::CGI::NPH
350 - simplified Catalyst::Log to be easier to implement/subclass
352 - updated Catalyst::Test to use Catalyst::Engine::Test
353 - updated helper scripts
354 IMPORTANT: this will be the last time you'll have to regenerate
355 the script directory. We promise!
357 4.33 2005-03-23 01:00:00 2005
358 - documented the log() accessor method in Catalyst (Andrew Ford)
359 - added optional arguments to Catalyst::Log methods (Andrew Ford)
360 - removed cgi-server.pl
361 - added fcgi.pl and Catalyst::Engine::FCGI
362 - fixed an undef durng make test (Dan Sully)
363 - new path test (Christian Hansen)
364 IMPORTANT: you have to regenerate the script directory again
366 4.32 2005-03-22 02:10:00 2005
367 - made a damn typo *AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!*
369 4.31 2005-03-22 02:00:00
370 - fixed inheritance (Christian Hansen)
371 - previous release was borked!
372 fixed that, but you have to regenerate the scripts again :(
374 4.30 2005-03-21 23:00:00
375 - more documentation (Andrew Ford)
376 - added connection informations (Christian Hansen)
377 - HTTP::Request support in Catalyst::Test (Christian Hansen)
378 - moved cgi.pl to nph-cgi.pl
379 - added Catalyst::Engine::Server (Christian Hansen)
380 - removed Catalyst::Test::server
381 - updated helper scripts
382 IMPORTANT: note that you have to regenerate script/server.pl,
383 script/cgi-server.pl and script/cgi.pl (now nph-cgi.pl)
385 4.28 2005-03-19 22:00:00
386 - fixed isa tree (Christian Hansen)
387 - added script/cgi-server.pl, so no more server restarting after
389 - reworked documentation (Andrew Ford <A.Ford@ford-mason.co.uk>)
391 4.27 2005-03-19 01:00:00
392 - debug message for parameters
393 - Fix redirects (Christian Hansen <ch@ngmedia.com>)
395 - new helper api for Catalyst::Helper::* support
396 you have to update script/create.pl to use it
398 4.26 2005-03-16 10:00:00
399 - fixed the weird bug that caused regex actions to fail on every
401 - more debug messages
404 4.25 2005-03-12 18:00:00
405 - correct perl pathes for helper generated scripts (Tatsuhiko Miyagawa)
406 - improved cgi engine docs (Christoper Hicks)
408 4.24 2005-03-12 01:00:00
409 - updated cookbook example
410 - fixed base for apache and https (Andrew Ruthven)
412 4.23 2005-03-09 20:00:00
413 - no more regex actions in forward
414 - added support for test directories t/m, t/v and t/c
416 4.22 2005-03-08 20:00:00
417 - catch errors in application class
418 - handle die properly.
420 4.21 2005-03-05 17:00:00
423 4.20 2005-03-04 22:00:00
424 - moved bin to script
426 4.13 2005-03-03 11:00:00
427 - improved documentation
428 - pod coverage test for helper generated apps
431 4.12 2005-03-02 11:00:00 2005
432 - server_base sucks, removed
433 - added $c->log->dump()
435 4.11 2005-03-02 11:00:00 2005
436 - removed some warnings
438 - private prefixed actions override private non prefixed actions
440 - updated Catalyst::Manual::Intro
442 4.10 2005-03-02 10:00:00 2005
443 - improved documentation
445 - fixed prefixed private actions bug
446 - fixed more little bugs
448 4.01 2005-03-01 10:00:00 2005
449 - improved documentation
450 - documentation fixes (Johan Lindstrom)
452 4.00 2005-02-27 22:00:00
453 - more verbose debug messages, especially for forward()
454 - implemented prefixed prvate actions, icluding built in
455 !?default, !?begin and !?end
456 - new Catalyst::Manual::Intro
457 - new helpers, bin/catalyst
460 3.11 2005-02-23 21:00:00
461 - added dependency to UNIVERSAL::require (Marcus Ramberg)
462 - added a little workaround for a warning in Catalyst::Test
464 - improved documentation for actions
466 3.10 2005-02-19 20:00:00
467 - removed roles management from Catalyst::Engine
468 and added it to Catalyst::Plugin::Authentication::CDBI
470 3.04 2005-02-17 21:00:00
471 - error reporting for app class
472 - no more engine debug messages
473 - class->method forwards get resolved now
475 3.03 2005-02-16 23:00:00
476 - friendlier statistics
478 3.02 2005-02-16 22:00:00
479 - fixed unintialized actions (Marcus Ramberg)
481 3.01 2005-02-16 20:30:00
484 3.00 2005-02-16 20:00:00
485 - real version number for CPAN.pm
486 - fixed redirect in CGI engine
487 - more statistics in debug logs
488 - ? prefix for forward()
490 2.99_15 2005-02-02 22:00:00
491 - support for short namespaces, MyApp::M, MyApp::V and MyApp::C
492 - Replaced "Catched" with "Caught" in Catalyst::Engine
494 - replaced _ with ! for private actions
495 - added ? for prefixed actions
498 2.99_14 2005-01-31 22:00:00 2005
499 - arguments for _default
500 - $c->entrance removed for more flexibility
501 - added $c->req->method
503 2.99_13 2005-01-30 18:00:00 2005
504 - POD fixes and improvements
506 2.99_12 2005-01-28 22:00:00 2005
507 - first development release