Phalcon v4.0.0-alpha5 released

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The Phalcon Team is happy to announce the release of v4.0.0 Alpha 5! Github Tag.

As always, we cannot thank your community enough! We said this before but it is worth repeating: our community rocks! For this release alone we had 605 commits and 6,244 files were changed! A lot of the changes were formatting but a great number of them was performance based.

Phalcon v4 Alpha 5 is the last of our Alpha series. The next release will be a beta one! With the help of our community, we pushed through and are happy to report that with this release we only have 13 cards left in our project and will soon address all those remaining issues.

The biggest addition in this release is the PSR-16 Cache implementation. This was a full rewrite for our Cache classes.

We first introduced Phalcon\Storage\Serializer, a set of classes designed to serialize and unserialize data. Phalcon\Storage\Adapter contains now a set of classes that connect to potential storages such as Redis, Memcached etc.

Phalcon\Cache\Adapters extends those classes and allows for the storage of any information that needs to be cached or is cached. The main component is Phalcon\Cache\Cache and accepts the relevant adapter for your cache.

We have also introduced factory classes to allow for an easier instantiation of the component.

Added more methods to Phalcon\Helper\Arr as well as Phalcon\Helper\Str for those quick checks we all have in our code and much more!

Thank you again to everyone that has engaged us through social media, as well as our Discord server. Our community is the drive that makes Phalcon better with every release.

Changelog

Added

  • Added Phalcon\Cli\Router\Route::setDescription() to sets the route’s description #13936
  • Added Phalcon\Cli\Router\Route::getDescription() returns the route’s description #13936
  • Added Phalcon\Image\Adapter\Gd::getVersion().
  • Added chunk(), first(), firstKey(), flatten(), group(), isUnique(), last(), lastKey(), order(), pluck(), sliceLeft(), sliceRight(), split(), tail(), validateAll(), validateAny() to Phalcon\Helper\Arr #13954
  • Added camelize(), concat(), countVowels(), decapitalize(), dynamic(), endsWith(), firstStringBetween(), includes(), increment(), isAnagram(), isLower(), isPalindrome(), isUpper(), lower(), random(), reduceSlashes(), startsWith(), uncamelize(), underscore(), upper() to Phalcon\Helper\Str #13954
  • Added Phalcon\Mvc\Model\Query\BuilderInterface::getModels() returns the models involved in the query
  • Added addConnect(), addPurge() and addTrace() to Phalcon\Mvc\Router\Group and its interface. #14001
  • Added Phalcon\Mvc\Model\Transaction::throwRollbackException() which allows a transaction to throw an exception or not on a rollback. #13949
  • Added Phalcon\Cache\Cache class implementing PSR-16. Introducing:
    • Phalcon\Cache\Adapter
      • Phalcon\Cache\Adapter\Apcu
      • Phalcon\Cache\Adapter\Libmemcached
      • Phalcon\Cache\Adapter\Memory
      • Phalcon\Cache\Adapter\Redis
      • Phalcon\Cache\Adapter\Stream
    • Phalcon\Cache\AdapterFactory: Factory to create adapters
    • Phalcon\Cache\CacheFactory: Factory to create cache objects #13439
  • Added Str::dirSeparator() to ensure a path has a trailing slash #13439
  • Added assets versioning Phalcon\Assets\Manager:addCss, Phalcon\Assets\Manager::addJs, Phalcon\Assets\Collection:addCss, Phalcon\Assets\Collection:addJs accepts two additional parameters - version and autoVersion #12591
  • Added setting orm.resultset_prefetch_records instructing the ORM (resultset) to prefetch the rows if the rows returned are less or equal to the setting. #13387
  • Added Phalcon\Mvc\View::toString() to return the rendered view as a string #13825
  • Added Phalcon\Helper\Arr::arrayToObject() to convert arrays to objects.
  • Added Phalcon\Firewall component #13648
  • Added orm.cast_last_insert_id_to_int option for Phalcon\Mvc\Model::setup() (castLastInsertIdToInt) to cast the lastInsertId on save() to int #13002
  • Added Attributes collection class like a new Html component #13646
  • Added Attributes into Phalcon\Forms\Form #13646

Changed

  • Refactored Phalcon\Events\Manager to only use SplPriorityQueue to store events. #13924
  • Phalcon\Translate\InterpolatorInterface now only accepts placeholder arrays. #13939
  • Phalcon\Dispatcher::forward() and Phalcon\Dispatcher::setParams() now require an array as a parameter. #13935
  • CLI Routes with bad class names (eg. MyApp\\Tasks\\) now throw an exception instead of suppressing the error. #13936
  • Refactored Phalcon\Mvc\Collection\Behavior\SoftDelete and Phalcon\Mvc\Model\Behavior\SoftDelete. #13930
  • Model methods that extend Model Manager functionality are now final. #13950
  • Changed Phalcon\Text to call methods from Phalcon\Helper\Str #13954
  • Setting the views directory no longer requires a trailing slash when using Simple View.
  • Phalcon\Mvc\View\Simple::viewParams is now always an array.
  • Phalcon\Mvc\View\Simple::render() params property is now always an array.
  • Phalcon\Mvc\Model\CriteriaInterface::limit() now takes offset as an integer. #13977
  • Changed Phalcon\Mvc\Model\Manager::getModelSource() to use setModelSource() internally instead of setting the source manually #13987
  • The property options is always an array in Phalcon\Mvc\Model\Relation. #13989
  • Phalcon\Logger\Adapter\AbstractAdapter::process() is now actually abstract. #14012
  • Phalcon\Mvc\ModelInterface::getRelated() return type declaration has changed (not always ResultsetInterface) #14035
  • In Phalcon\Mvc\Model, relations fetched using magic methods are now handled by Phalcon\Mvc\Model::getRelated() internally. #14035
  • Changed Phalcon\Mvc\Model\Transaction::rollback() to not throw a transaction by default. #13949
  • Changed Phalcon\Cache namespace and relevant classes to handle storing data to different stores. Introducing:
    • Phalcon\Storage\Serializer offering classes that implement the \Serializable interface.
      • Phalcon\Storage\Serializer\Base64
      • Phalcon\Storage\Serializer\Igbinary
      • Phalcon\Storage\Serializer\Json
      • Phalcon\Storage\Serializer\Msgpack
      • Phalcon\Storage\Serializer\None
      • Phalcon\Storage\Serializer\Php
      • Phalcon\Storage\Serializer\SerializerInterface
    • Phalcon\Storage\SerializerFactory: Factory to create serializers
    • Phalcon\Storage\Adapter offering classes that implement the Phalcon\Storage\Adapter\AdapterInterface interface.
      • Phalcon\Storage\Adapter\Apcu
      • Phalcon\Storage\Adapter\Libmemcached
      • Phalcon\Storage\Adapter\Memory
      • Phalcon\Storage\Adapter\Redis
      • Phalcon\Storage\Adapter\Stream
    • Phalcon\Storage\AdapterFactory: Factory to create adapters #13439
  • Changed Phalcon\Mvc\Model\Query to not call numRows when selecting data #13387
  • Bind parameters and bind types are now always arrays in Phalcon\Mvc\Model\Query.
  • Changed Phalcon\Validation\Validator\Url to work with passed options. (FILTER_FLAG_PATH_REQUIRED, FILTER_FLAG_QUERY_REQUIRED) #13548
  • Phalcon\Mvc\Model\Query\Builder will now omit offsets if they are set as 0.
  • Phalcon\Mvc\Model\Transaction::__construct() service parameter must be a string or omitted.
  • Phalcon\Logger\Formatter\Line::__construct() service parameters must be a string or omitted.
  • Phalcon\Logger\Formatter\Json::__construct() service parameters must be a string or omitted.
  • Removed deprecated code from Phalcon\Forms\Form::getMessages().
  • Loading a Module (either MVC or CLI) now throws an exception if the path does not exists regardless of whether the class is already loaded.
  • Changed Phalcon\Crypt to accept auth tag, tag length and data for “gcm” and “ccm” modes. Removed insecure algorithms with modes: des*, rc2*, rc4*, des*, *ecb #13869
  • Changed Phalcon\Mvc\Model to copy the unset default values from the MetaData to the Model after a successful insert. #13781
  • Changed Phalcon\Mvc\Model::findFirst() now returns null. Phalcon\Mvc\Model::getRelated() for one to one relationships returns null #14044

Fixed

  • Fixed Mvc\Collection::isInitialized() now works as intended. #13931
  • Update docblocks to show that we can no longer assign properties via save() in models (as per #12317). #13945
  • Fixed Mvc\Model and Mvc\ModelInterface findFirst to return ModelInterface or bool #13947
  • Phalcon\Acl\Adapter\Memory::dropComponentAccess() now properly unsets values.
  • Volt options ‘separator’ and ‘extension’ now work again. #13971
  • Query Builder’s GROUP BY field is now always an array. #13962
  • Renamed Phalcon\Paginator\Adapter::getPaginate() to paginate() in documentation/tests (originally renamed in 4.0.0-alpha.1). #13973
  • Fixed the exception message in Phalcon\Security::computeHmac() by removing "%s" from output.
  • Phalcon\Mvc\Model\Relation::isForeignKey() now returns false if the foreignKey option is set to false.
  • Fixed Phalcon\Flash\Session::output() not to throw an exception when there are no messages stored in session. #14023
  • Fixed Phalcon\Config\Adapter\Ini() to handle arrays correctly in .ini files. #14025
  • Fixed non-reusable relations in Phalcon\Mvc\Model, now returning fresh records. #13531
  • Phalcon\Mvc\Model::isRelationshipLoaded() is now working for every type of relations. #14035
  • Fixed Phalcon\Mvc\Model::writeAttribute() to handle associative arrays correctly. #14021
  • Fixed Phalcon\Html\Tag::appendTitle() and Phalcon\Html\Tag::prependTitle()to mirror Phalcon\Tag. #14039
  • Fixed Phalcon\Validation::validate() with cancelOnFail. The validator will validate all elements and will stop processing validators on a per element basis if cancelOnFail is present. #13149
  • Fixed Phalcon\Mvc\Models\Manager::getRelations() to return the many-to-many relationships also. #10839
  • Fixed Phalcon\Validation\Validator\Numericality::validate() to parse non en locale numbers. #13843
  • Fixed Phalcon\Mvc\Model::save() failing after a successful insert when default database fields are not updated. #13781

Removed

  • Removed arrayHelpers property from the Volt compiler. #13925
  • Removed legacy (PHP <5.5) code from GD image adapter.
  • Removed support for HTTP_CONTENT_TYPE header (a bug in PHP 5). #14013
  • Removed Mvc\Model\MetaData\Session adapter (no longer supported) #13439
  • Removed Phalcon\Cache, Phalcon\Cache\Backend, Phalcon\Cache\BackendInterface, Phalcon\Cache\Backend\Apcu, Phalcon\Cache\Backend\Factory, Phalcon\Cache\Backend\File, Phalcon\Cache\Backend\Libmemcached, Phalcon\Cache\Backend\Memory, Phalcon\Cache\Backend\Mongo, Phalcon\Cache\Backend\Redis, Phalcon\Cache\Frontend, Phalcon\Cache\Frontend\Base64, Phalcon\Cache\Frontend\Data, Phalcon\Cache\Frontend\Factory, Phalcon\Cache\Frontend\Igbinary, Phalcon\Cache\Frontend\Json, Phalcon\Cache\Frontend\Msgpack, Phalcon\Cache\Frontend\None, Phalcon\Cache\Frontend\Output, Phalcon\Cache\FrontendInterface, Phalcon\Cache\Multiple #13439
  • Removed caching from the view (simple/view)
    • Phalcon\Mvc\View::cache()
    • Phalcon\Mvc\View::getCache()
    • Phalcon\Mvc\View\Simple::cache()
    • Phalcon\Mvc\View\Simple::getCache() #13439
  • Removed multiple Cache Adapter Phalcon\Cache\Multiple #13439
  • Removed old cache classes
    • Phalcon\Cache\Backend
    • Phalcon\Cache\BackendInterface
    • Phalcon\Cache\Backend\Apcu
    • Phalcon\Cache\Backend\Factory
    • Phalcon\Cache\Backend\File
    • Phalcon\Cache\Backend\Libmemcached
    • Phalcon\Cache\Backend\Memory
    • Phalcon\Cache\Backend\Mongo
    • Phalcon\Cache\Backend\Redis
    • Phalcon\Cache\Frontend
    • Phalcon\Cache\FrontendInterface
    • Phalcon\Cache\Frontend\Base64
    • Phalcon\Cache\Frontend\Data
    • Phalcon\Cache\Frontend\Factory
    • Phalcon\Cache\Frontend\Igbinary
    • Phalcon\Cache\Frontend\Json
    • Phalcon\Cache\Frontend\Msgpack
    • Phalcon\Cache\Frontend\None
    • Phalcon\Cache\Frontend\Output #13439
  • Removed model namespace aliases.

Installation/Upgrade

The packages in packagecloud.io are being updated (at the time of this post) and will be ready soon. You will need to use the mainline repository to install v4.0.0-alpha5. You can also download the zip file, as well as DLLs for Windows, from our release page here.

You can also clone the repository and checkout the tag, and then run

zephir fullclean
zephir build

to install the new extension. Detailed installation instructions can be found in our documentation page.

Thank you

Once again a huge thank you to all of our contributors! You guys have helped us a lot. You can help us even more by installing this version and testing it. If you find bugs, please report them in our Github Issues page. Alternatively you can always join us in our Discord server or our Forum.

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