negative(-11) PHP Framework Version Change Logs

This page contains logs of modifications made to the negative(-11) framework across all versions, beginning with v0.0.4-codename-Vanilla.

v0.0.5-codename-Vanilla

Critical Modifications

• Patched bug in Session_Component.

Core Modifications

• Incremented version number in (was still 0.0.1 previously!)
• Updated and extended unit test links in hello.php template.

v0.0.4-codename-Vanilla

Core Modifications

• repaired __get() method in View_Component.
• added __unset magical method in View_Component.
• added ability to for Core to disable draw when errors occur. Core controller modified to check Core paramter during draw.
• added Router::redirect() method that performs location header redirects in framework.
• Added "500 Internal Server Error" header send prior to debugger output when errors occur.
• Removed errant method parameter in Error::handler().
• Revamped Error::handler() method to improve debugger output and Exception handling.
• Added register_shutdown_function() call and attached it to Core::shutdown() method in order to allow framework handling of fatal errors.
• Moved controller execution logic out of Core::run() into its own method, Core::run_controller() and set call within run().
• Added logic to force display of template within destructor of Error_404_Controller. Modifications to error handling require this explicit override.
• Added Sub_Controller class to allow other classes to delegate actions to controllers located in subdirectories relative to themselves.
• Added byte padding to 404 template to allow custom 404 pages to override typical browser defaults.

Package Modifications

Database

• Added several new methods for manipulating query strings to Database_Assistant class.
• Added Literal_Assistant class which allows supplied string to be output directly during query binding.
• Added support for Liter_Assistant to Mysql_Component.
• Added Crud_Model for create/read/update/delete query automation for models that extend it.
• Moved existing test controllers into test folder, modified class structure to use new format.

Session

• Added garbage collection probability configuration to allow override of default PHP settings.

Validation

• Added Datetimepicker_Rule to validate timestamps used for jQuery UI datetimepicker elements. Rule can be applied in validation for other similar timestamp formats.
• Added Password_Rule for validating passwords.
• Moved existing test controllers into test folder, modified class structure to use new format.

New Packages

• Added 'security' package for handling various common security tasks.
• Added 'test' package for to provide simple unit test functionality for framework classes.