X-Git-Url: http://git.shadowcat.co.uk/gitweb/gitweb.cgi?p=catagits%2FCatalyst-Runtime.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=TODO;h=d6a66e5fd075098c76e72d313cbb3a43ec210686;hp=3a5094aad8a24c04c7ba269fb4d6aba33d33b51f;hb=cb1e348badf54b4ceacca793b0baa6312e2a7e5d;hpb=9bc5a5f177eb2ae1c3eb64909c75de15de843ba4 diff --git a/TODO b/TODO index 3a5094a..d6a66e5 100644 --- a/TODO +++ b/TODO @@ -1,56 +1,89 @@ -Known Bugs: +# Known Bugs: - Bug ->go or ->visit causes actions which have Args or CaptureArgs called twice when called via ->go or ->visit. Test app: http://github.com/bobtfish/catalyst-app-bug-go_chain/tree/master -Compatibility warnings to add: +# Compatibility warnings to add: - - $self->config should warn as config should only ever be called as a - class method. + - $self->config should warn as config should only ever be called as a + class method (TESTS). -Proposed functionality / feature additions: +# Proposed functionality / feature additions: - - Log setup needs to be less lame, so Catalyst::Plugin::Log::* can die - in a fire. Having $c->log_class would be a good start. kane volunteered - to do some of this. +## Log setup needs to be less lame - Simple example: Catalyst::Plugin::Log::Colorful should just be a - subclass of Catalyst::Log, no ::Plugin:: needed. +So Catalyst::Plugin::Log::* can die +in a fire. Having $c->log_class would be a good start. kane volunteered +to do some of this. - See also: Catalyst::Plugin::Log::Dispatch and - http://github.com/willert/catalyst-plugin-log4perl-simple/tree +Simple example: Catalyst::Plugin::Log::Colorful should just be a +subclass of Catalyst::Log, no ::Plugin:: needed. - Fixes to component interfaces to deal with anon classes: +See also: Catalyst::Plugin::Log::Dispatch and +http://github.com/willert/catalyst-plugin-log4perl-simple/tree -22:16 <@mst> t0m: explain what breaks -22:16 <@mst> I'm not 100% sure we have the same problem in mind -22:17 <@t0m> well, various shit in Catalyst utils to resolve app from MyApp::Controller::Foo breaks -22:17 <@mst> Caelum: http://scsys.co.uk:8001/31240 -22:17 <@mst> t0m: the trick would be to not need to do that -22:17 <@mst> t0m: $self->_application should be fine -22:18 <@t0m> $action->class can't be fed back into $c->component() -22:18 <@t0m> which breaks ::REST -22:18 <@mst> right -22:18 <@mst> we need to -22:19 <@mst> (a) add an ->_component_name or similar method to controllers -22:19 <@mst> (b) pass action objects either that or the controller -22:20 <@t0m> do you have a controller calling $action->dispatch? Course you must, the action lives in a controller.. -22:21 <@mst> and that doesn't matter anyway -22:21 <@mst> dispatch has $c -22:21 <@mst> it needs to do -22:21 <@mst> $c->component($self->_component_name) -22:21 <@mst> and that _component_name needs to come from the controller at register_actions time -22:22 <@t0m> confound: Oi, please to be releasing my Action::REST fixes, I'm about to do more.. -22:22 <@t0m> mst: right, gotcha -22:22 <@mst> note that needs to happen in core -22:22 <@mst> then actions can use that instead of $self->class -22:22 <@mst> and shit will work +## Capture arguments that the plack engine component was run with somewhere, + to more easily support custom args from scripts (e.g. Gitalist's + --git_dir) - The horrible hack for plugin setup - replacing it: +## throw away the restarter and allow using the restarters Plack provides -15:30 <@mst> t0m: have a look at the Devel::REPL BEFORE_PLUGIN stuff -15:30 <@mst> I wonder if what we need is that combined with plugins-as-roles +## remove per-request state from the engine instance +## be smarter about how we use PSGI - not every response needs to be delayed + and streaming +# The horrible hack for plugin setup - replacing it: + + * Have a look at the Devel::REPL BEFORE_PLUGIN stuff + I wonder if what we need is that combined with plugins-as-roles + + * Catalyst::Engine::HTTP::Prefork no longer works since it requires + Catalyst::Engine::CGI which no longer is in the cataplack distribution. + Investigation shows moving CE:CGI to CE:HTTP:Prefork allows tests to pass. + +# PSGI + +## To do at release time + + - Release psgi branch of Catalyst-Devel + - Release new Task::Catalyst + - Release 5.9 branch of Catalyst-Manual + - Release Catalyst::Engine::HTTP::Prefork with deprecation notice + (and maybe compat?) + +## Blockers + + * Better docs for stopping using Engine::HTTP::Prefork and + starting using Starman, maybe? + + * I've noticed a small difference with Catalyst::Test. The latest stable + version include two headers, 'host' and 'https'. They are missing from + this version - Pedro Melo on list + ^^ Cannot replicate this? Mailed back to ask for tests.. + +# App / ctx split: + + NOTE - these are notes that t0m thought up after doing back compat for + catalyst_component_class, may be inaccurate, wrong or missing things + bug mst (at least) to correct before trying more than the first 2 + steps. Please knock yourself out on the first two however :) + + - Eliminate actions in MyApp from the main test suite + - Uncomment warning in C::C::register_action_methods, add tests it works + by mocking out the logging.. + - Remove MyApp @ISA controller (ask metaclass if it has attributes, and if + so you need back compat :/) + - Make Catalyst::Context, move the per request stuff in there, handles from + main app class to delegate + - Make an instance of the app class which is a global variable + - Make new instance of the context class, not the app class per-request + - Remove the components as class data, move to instance data on the app + class (you probably have to do this for _all_ the class data, good luck!) + - Make it possible for users to spin up different instances of the app class + (with different config etc each) + - Profit! (Things like changing the complete app config per vhost, i.e. + writing a config loader / app class role which dispatches per vhost to + differently configured apps is piss easy)