Revision history for Perl extension Class::Container:
0.13 Thu Nov 2 23:53:03 CDT 2017
- Fix tests failing on Perl 5.26 w/o '.' in @INC [Kent Fredric]
- A bit of Perl::Critic compliance
- Convert to Dist::Zilla
- Convert to git
0.12 Sun Jan 23 21:02:35 CST 2005
- Fixed a bug in the container() method, which was only returning
valid results for delayed objects, not auto-created ones. [Spotted
by Sebastian Willert]
0.11 Wed Mar 3 21:34:51 CST 2004
- Fixed a bug in the code that detects whether Scalar::Util is
loadable. [Spotted by Michael Alan Dorman]
0.10 Thu Mar 6 16:06:47 CST 2003
- The dump_parameters() method will now output the default values (if
any) of parameters that haven't been explicitly set.
0.09 Mon Feb 10 13:12:40 CST 2003
- Use Carp::croak() instead of die() in most places when throwing a
fatal error.
- Fixed a problem in dump_parameters() in which attributes from
superclasses weren't getting dumped.
- The valid_params() method now always returns a hashref, possibly
empty (when initialization hasn't happened yet), instead of
sometimes returning undef.
- Added experimental support for "decorator" classes, via the
decorates() method.
- Fixed the credits in the AUTHOR section to better reflect reality.
- Added a Module::Build-style Build.PL script for installation.
0.08 Thu Aug 29 17:11:20 EST 2002
- Added the dump_parameters() method, which returns a hash reference
containing a set of parameters that should be sufficient to
re-create the given object using its class's C<new()> method (under
normal/simple circumstances).
0.07 Tue Jul 23 00:34:34 PDT 2002
- Fix a bug in passing contained objects rather than using the
defaultly created one. [found by Ilya Martynov <ilya@martynov.org>]
- Calling container() when Scalar::Util is not installed now triggers
a fatal error instead of returning undef
- Get rid off the %ALLOWED_CACHE memoization, since it wasn't working
properly. It could be done, but not as easily, so maybe it's a
future project. [consistent prodding by Dave Rolsky]
- Replace guts of get_contained_object_spec() and validation_spec()
with an _iterate_ISA() internal method. This fixes a bug in
validation_spec() in which subclasses weren't overriding superclass
validation_spec()s.
- Make valid_params() a standard get/set accessor method.
- Document that valid_params() should only be called as a class
method, not object method.
- Improve the output of the show_containers() method.
- Calling contained_objects() twice on the same package wasn't
properly clearing previous entries.
0.06 Wed Jul 17 17:06:10 EST 2002
- Memoize the get_contained_object_spec(), validation_spec(), and
allowed_params() methods. This can give a big speed boost when
methods are called repeatedly, for example when using factory
methods. All memoization caches are cleared when valid_params() or
contained_objects() is called. The only known pitfall in the
caching is that a class that dynamically changes its @ISA will
probably mess things up. Idea by Dave Rolsky.
- Use 'scalar validate_with()' inside new(), which may be faster.
Idea by Dave Rolsky.
- short-circuit create_contained_objects() if there are no contained
objects to create. Idea by Dave Rolsky.
- return a reference from create_contained_objects() rather than a
list of key/value pairs. This lets us pass it directly to validation
routines.
- Use the qr// format for regexes in the all_specs() method.
- Improve the docs for allowed_params() - it's a class method (not an
instance method), and it accepts a list of arguments that can
affect the return value.
- Don't copy as many hashes internally. Pass by reference.
- Fixed some POD formatting problems.
- Now requires Params::Validate version 0.23
0.05 Thu Jun 27 16:53:41 EST 2002
- Fixed a problem in create_contained_objects() in which a 'foo_class'
parameter wouldn't get properly passsed to all the contained objects
that needed to see it.
- Added a documentation section "Scenario" explaining the main benefits
of using the module.
- Improved the output of show_containers(), notably the names of
delayed classes
- Merge $self->{container}{delayed} into $self->{container}{contained},
with a 'delayed' property. This allows simplification of the rest of
the code in several places, notably the show_containers() routine.
- Simplify show_containers() a little, and make it more accurate on
contained objects' classes
- Fixed a doc error in the first example
- Added a bit in the first doc paragraph, saying that any of the
Mason objects can be replaced by a subclass.
- Added an internal comment about the strategy inside the
allowed_params method.
- Simplified the allowed_params method internally.
- Got rid of special-casing to check for circular containment
relationships. This seemed to have been added for HTML::Mason, but
all Mason tests (as well as all Class::Container tests) still pass
when I remove it.
0.04 Wed Jun 26 19:15:26 EST 2002
- Add the show_containers() method, which should be a godsend during
debugging.
- Convert contained_objects() string specs to hashes upon input, rather
than checking them every time they're used later in the code.
- Change " if (%args)" to " if (keys %args)", which is more officially
correct (though both would work in this particular case).
0.03 Fri Jun 21 17:44:37 EST 2002
- Subclasses can now override contained_objects settings of their
superclass (previously it was backwards).
- Let call_method() accept arbitrary additional parameters, don't
force them into a hash.
- Added contained_class() method.
- Use new contained_class() method inside call_method().
- delayed_object_class() shouldn't be settable, it'll mess up the
parameters accepted.
- The 'container' parameter shouldn't be shared among containers the way
other parameters are.
- Made create_delayed_object() a little more efficient by not shifting
things off @_ - just pass @_ to the next new() method.
- Don't check for $contained_class->can('allowed_params'), check for
$contained_class->isa(__PACKAGE__).
- Clarified a few error messages.
- Clarified documentation and removed a couple of doc errors.
0.02 Wed Jun 19 10:52:48 AEST 2002
- Made Scalar::Util a little more optional - the container() method
is just a no-op if it's not around.
- Use Params::Validate 0.18 new validate_with() method to set a
meaningful subroutine name in error messages
- Added the delayed_object_class() method
- Documented how delayed objects are declared and created [Dave
Rolsky]
- Added some tests for the above stuff
- Various documentation spruce-ups
0.01_05 Fri May 10 15:29:46 AEST 2002
- If a container has two contained classes that both need to see a
parameter of the same name, it will now be passed to both. Previously
it was passed to one of them, randomly.
- Added 2 tests for the above.
- Added 4 tests to make sure class names can be properly overridden.
- Got rid of _make_contained_object() method.
- Changed the (undocumented) get_contained_objects() method to
get_contained_object_spec().
- Added the container() method, to get a reference to the thingy that
created you. Uses weak references if Scalar::Util is available.
- Consolidated all Container metadata in $self->{container} (subject to
change to {_container} or something).
- Added call_method() method.
0.01 Wed Mar 20 19:33:40 2002
- original version, based on HTML::Mason::Container