Version 4.0.0-beta.4

Release Date: Not released

Highlights:

There are some breaking changes…

• The Entity class has been refactored;
• The Model class changing has been updated to better handle soft deletes
• The routing has been beefed up

New messages:

• new translation key: Database/noDateFormat

App changes:

Testing changes:

• enhanced database & migration testing in tests/_support

The list of changed files follows, with PR numbers shown.

• admin/

• app/

  • Controllers/

    • Home #1999

• public/

• system/

  • Autoloader/

    • FileLocator #2059, #2064

  • Cache/

    • CacheFactory #2060

    • Handlers/

      • MemcachedHandler #2060
      • PredisHandler #2060
      • RedisHandler #2060

  • Commands/

    • Utilities/Routes #2008

  • Config/

    • Config #2079
    • Services #2024

  • Database/

    • MySQLi/

      • Connection #2042
      • Result #2011

    • Postgre/

      • Connection #2042
      • Result #2011

    • SQLite3/

      • Connection #2042
      • Forge #2042
      • Result #2011
      • Table #2042

    • BaseBuilder #1989
    • BaseConnection #2042
    • BaseResult #2002
    • Forge #2042
    • MigratiopnRollback #2035
    • MigrationRunner #2019

  • Debug/

    • Toolbar/Collectors/Routes #2030

  • Exceptions.

    • ModelException #2054

  • Files/

    • File #2104

  • Filters/

    • Filters #2039 - helpers/
    • date_helper #2091

  • HTTP/

    • CLIRequest #2024
    • CURLRequest #1996, #2050
    • IncomingRequest #2063
    • Request #2024

  • Language/en/

    • Database #2054

  • Pager/

    • Pager #2026

  • Router/

    • RouteCollection #1959, #2012, #2024
    • Router #2024, #2031, #2043
    • RouterInterface #2024

  • Session/

    • Handlers/ArrayHandler #2014

  • Test/

    • CIUnitTestCase #2002
    • FeatureTestCase #2043

  • Throttle/

    • Throttler #2074

  • CodeIgniter #2012, #2024
  • Common #2036
  • Entity #2002, #2004, #2011, #2081
  • Model #2050, #2051, #2053, #2054

• tests/system/

  • CLI/

    • ConsoleTest #2024

  • Database/

    • Live/

      • DbUtilsTest #2051, #2053
      • ForgeTest #2019, #2042
      • ModelTest #2002, #2051, #2053, #2054
      • SQLite/AlterTablesTest #2042
      • WhereTest #2052

    • Migrations/MigrationRunnerTest #2019

  • HTTP/

    • CLIRequest #2024
    • CURLRequestTest #1996

  • Router/

    • RouteCollectionTest #1959, #2012, #2024
    • RouterTest #2024, #2043

  • Test/

    • FeatureTestCaseTest #2043

  • Throttle/

    • ThrottleTest #2074

  • View/

    • ParserTest #2005

  • CodeIgniterTest #2024
  • EntityTest #2002, #2004

• user_guide_src/

  • concepts/

    • autoloader #2035, #2071

  • database/

    • query_builder #2035

  • dbmgmt/

    • forge #2042
    • migration #2042

  • helpers/

    • date_helper #2091

  • incoming/

    • routing #2035

  • installation/

    • installing_composer #2015, #2035

  • libraries/

    • pagination #2026
    • sessions #2014, #2035
    • validaiton #2069
    • uploaded_files #2104

  • models/

    • entitites #2002, #2004, #2035
    • model #2051, #2053, #2054

  • outgoing/

    • view_parser #e21823, 32005

  • testing/

    • database #2051, #2053

PRs merged:

• #2104 File & UploadFile Fixes
• #2091 Timezone select
• #2081 JSON format checking improved
• #2079 Update config() to check all namespaces
• #2074 Throttler can access bucket for bucket life time
• #2071 Fix autoloader.rst formatting
• #2069 validation rule: then -> than (spelling)
• #2064 Bugfix file locator slash error
• #2063 Ensure query vars are part of request->uri. Fixes #2062
• #2060 Cache Drive Backups
• #2059 Add multi-path support to locateFile()
• #2054 Add model exceptions for missing/invalid dateFormat
• #2053 Change Model’s deleted flag to a deleted_at datetime/timestamp. Fixes #2041
• #2052 Add various tests for (not) null
• #2051 Soft deletes use deleted_at
• #2050 Stash insert ID before event trigger
• #2043 Zero params should be passed through when routing. Fixes #2032
• #2042 SQLite3 now supports dropping foreign keys. Fixes #1982
• #2040 Update CURLRequest.php
• #2039 Restrict filter matching of uris so they require an exact match. Fixes #2038
• #2036 Make force_https() send headers before exit
• #2035 Various typos and Guide corrections
• #2031 Fallback to server request for default method
• #2030 Support the new router service in Debug Toolbar
• #2026 Extension Pager::makeLinks (optional grup name)
• #2024 Refactor the way the router and route collection determine the current HTTP verb
• #2019 SQLite and Mysql driver additional tests and migration runner test fixes
• #2015 Direct user to follow the upgrade steps after installation
• #2014 Added a new Session/ArrayHandler that can be used during testing
• #2012 Use request->method for HTTP verb
• #2011 Set the raw data array without any mutations for the Entity
• #2008 Add patch method to command “routes”
• #2005 Plugin closures docs update and test
• #2004 Allow hasChanged() without parameter
• #2002 Entity Refactor
• #1999 use CodeIgniterController; not needed since Home Controller extends …
• #1996 Attempting to fix CURLRequest debug issue. #1994
• #e21823 Corrected docs for parser plugins. Closes #1995
• #1989 argument set() must by type of string - cannot agree
• #1959 Prevent reverseRoute from searching closures