X-Git-Url: http://git.shadowcat.co.uk/gitweb/gitweb.cgi?p=catagits%2FCatalyst-Runtime.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=lib%2FCatalyst%2FUpgrading.pod;h=487787a9fdbe76b3e66e7aef6a80d0884f8fe0af;hp=6012f989e51621734141ee064a07f101a20f1ac6;hb=a1dba4cf60acfe8c592a80dad86a076cd3eb1dec;hpb=3e5607485bfedb02a06193f653a2f05202db7a4e diff --git a/lib/Catalyst/Upgrading.pod b/lib/Catalyst/Upgrading.pod index 6012f98..487787a 100644 --- a/lib/Catalyst/Upgrading.pod +++ b/lib/Catalyst/Upgrading.pod @@ -2,6 +2,57 @@ Catalyst::Upgrading - Instructions for upgrading to the latest Catalyst +=head1 Upgrading to Catalyst 5.90097 + +In older versions of Catalyst one could construct a L with a fragment (such as +https://localhost/foo/bar#fragment) by using a '#' in the path or final argument, for +example: + + $c->uri_for($action, 'foo#fragment'); + +This behavior was never documented and would break if using the Unicode plugin, or when +adding a query to the arguments: + + $c->uri_for($action, 'foo#fragment', +{ a=>1, b=>2}); + +would define a fragment like "#fragment?a=1&b=2". + +When we introduced UTF-8 encoding by default in Catalyst 5.9008x this side effect behavior +was broken since we started encoding the '#' when it was part of the URI path. + +In version 5.90095 and 5.90096 we attempted to fix this, but all we managed to do was break +people with URIs that included '#' as part of the path data, when it was not expected to +be a fragment delimiter. + +In general L prefers an explicit specification rather than relying on side effects +or domain specific mini languages. As a result we are now defining how to set a fragment +for a URI via ->uri_for: + + $c->uri_for($action_or_path, \@captures_or_args, @args, \$query, \$fragment); + +If you are relying on the previous side effect behavior your URLs will now encode the '#' +delimiter, which is going to be a breaking change for you. You need to alter your code +to match the new specification or modify uri_for for your local case. Patches to solve +this are very welcomed, as long as they don't break existing test cases. + +B If you are using the string form of the first argument: + + $c->uri_for('/foo/bar#baz') + +construction, we do not attempt to encode this and it will make a URL with a +fragment of 'baz'. + + +=head1 Upgrading to Catalyst 5.90095 + +The method C in L was actually returning the first error. This has +been fixed but there is a small chance it could be a breaking issue for you. If this gives +you trouble changing to C is the easiest workaround (although that does +modify the error stack so if you are relying on that not being changed you should try something +like @{$c->errors}[-1] instead. Since this method is relatively new and the cases when the +error stack actually has more than one error in it, we feel the exposure is very low, but bug +reports are very welcomed. + =head1 Upgrading to Catalyst 5.90090 L has a new method 'inject_component' which works the same as the method of @@ -63,16 +114,25 @@ In L: MyApp->config( 'Model::MyClass' => { - class => + class => 'MyClass', + args => { %args }, }); - - class My::Class - - some param - - +and now in core: + + MyApp->config( + inject_components => { + 'Model::MyClass' => { from_component => 'My::Class' }, + }, + 'Model::MyClass' => { + %args + }, + ); + +Although the cored behavior requires more code, its better separates concerns +as well as plays more into core Catalyst expections of how configuration shoul +look. Also we added a new develop console mode only warning when you call a component with arguments that don't expect or do anything meaningful with those args. Its