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Changed, Enhanced, or Newly Deprecated Features |
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- Added new 'version' tool that automatically edits files to update version |
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information in them. Just execute the 'version' file in the main PEAK |
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source directory. (Use '--help' for help.) You can use this tool with your |
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own projects by creating 'version' and 'version.dat' files in your project |
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directory, similar to the ones used by PEAK. The 'version' file is a ZConfig |
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file that describes your project's version numbering scheme(s), formats, |
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and the files that need to be edited, while the 'version.dat' file contains |
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the current version number values. Source for the tool, including the |
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configuration file schema, is in the 'peak.running.tools.version' package. |
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(Error handling and documentation, alas, are still minimal.) |
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- Added new 'Alias' command in 'peak.running.commands'. An 'Alias' instance |
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can be used as a 'peak.running.shortcut' property that expands to another |
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command with arbitrary arguments inserted before the original command's |
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arguments. Thus, one might alias 'mycommand' to 'runIni somefile --option', |
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similar to command aliases in many shells. |
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- 'naming.IName' is now derived from 'binding.IComponentKey', so names and |
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addresses must now support the 'findComponent()' method. All PEAK name and |
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address types provide support for this. |
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- The 'lookup()' method of 'binding.IComponentKey' is now called |
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'findComponent()', to better distinguish it from 'lookup()' in |
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'naming.IBasicContext', which does something very different. |
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- 'binding.bindTo()' and 'binding.bindSequence()' now pre-adapt their |
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arguments to 'IComponentKey', to speed lookups at runtime, and to ensure |
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that errors due to an unusable parameter type occur at class creation time |
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instead of waiting until lookup time. |
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- The following 'binding' forms are now deprecated, and will go away before |
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0.5 beta is released: |
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'bindToProperty(x,y)' -- use 'bindTo(PropertyName(x),default=y)' |
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'bindToParent()' -- use 'bindTo("..")' |
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'bindToSelf()' -- use 'bindTo(".")' |
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'bindToUtilities()' -- no replacement; let me know if you're using this. |
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- There's a new 'peak.storage.files' module, with handy classes like |
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'EditableFile'. 'EditableFile' is a class that lets you edit the contents |
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of a file "in place", with atomic replacement of the original at transaction |
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commit. If the transaction is aborted, the original file is left unchanged. |
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- 'peak.running.scheduler.UntwistedReactor' now supports a configuration |
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property ('peak.running.reactor.checkInterval') to determine how long it |
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should run 'select()' calls for, when there are no scheduled tasks. |
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- 'peak.running.scheduler.UntwistedReactor' now supports using a "signal |
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manager" component (via the 'peak.running.signalManager' property) to |
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process signals while a 'run()' loop is in progress. Signal managers can |
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also be added or removed at any time via the new 'peak.util.signal_stack' |
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module. |
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- 'peak.running.commands.AbstractCommand' now offers a '_run()' method that |
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can be overridden in subclasses, instead of 'run()'. If you override the |
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new '_run()' method instead, you get the advantage of automatic handling |
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for invocation errors and 'SystemExit' exceptions, provided for you by the |
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'run()' method. |
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- There is now a 'storage.DMFor(class)' function that returns a configuration |
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key for registering or looking up data managers by class. You can use the |
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returned key in a binding's 'offerAs' list, or as the target of a 'bindTo()' |
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or 'lookupComponent()'. The key is constructed using |
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'config.ProviderOf(storage.IDataManager,class)'. |
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- You can now register utilities that are keyed by the combination of an |
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interface and one or more classes, using 'config.ProviderOf(iface,*classes)' |
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as a configuration key. Providers are registered under an '(iface,klass)' |
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tuple for each specified class, and looked up using the MRO order of the |
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class specified for lookup. In other words, searching for a provider will |
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find a provider for the requested class, or one of its base classes, with |
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precedence given to the more-specific provider. This is primarily intended |
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for services like data managers and Specialists. |
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- It's now possible to extend .ini file parsing with custom section types, |
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and PEAK defines its own built-in section types using this extension |
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mechanism. Custom section types must include at least one space, (e.g. |
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'[My Section]') or they will be treated as a plain property name. |
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See the 'peak.config.iniFile.sectionParsers' section in 'peak.ini' for |
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more details, along with the 'config.ISettingParser' and 'config.IIniParser' |
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interfaces. |
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- When creating a 'PropertyName()', it's now possible to force conversion of |
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invalid characters to '_', using the 'PropertyName.fromString()' |
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constructor. (Note that the input must be a plain-ASCII string.) Unless |
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you request that wildcards ('?' and '*') be kept, they will also be |
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converted to '_' characters. This can be convenient for converting things |
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like filenames or text that might contain spaces, to property names. |
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- It's now possible to declare an attribute as offering a wildcard property; |
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such lookups now follow the same rules as other wildcard property lookups. |
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The 'config.IConfigKey' interface has been changed to cleanly support |
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implied keys at both registration and lookup time, so you can implement |
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your own key types that work the way interfaces or property names do for |
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configuration lookups. |
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- The 'EigenRegistry' class has been moved from 'peak.util.EigenData' to |
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'peak.config.registries', as it hasn't really been useful outside PEAK for |
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a while now. |
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- .ini files now support "smart property" objects ('config.ISmartProperty'). |
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If a property rule defined in an .ini file evaluates at runtime to an object |
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that implements 'ISmartProperty', the object will be given a chance to |
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compute a value for the property, in place of being used itself. This helps |
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to simplify definition of complex property rules in .ini files, by allowing |
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the use of helper classes. Also, 'naming.LinkRef' and 'naming.Reference' |
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(indirectly) support this interface, so you can now use them in .ini files |
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to refer to an object via the naming system. (Previously, 'naming.LinkRef' |
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wouldn't do the right thing unless the property was looked up via a |
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'config:' URL, and 'naming.Reference' didn't exist.) |
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- 'peak.util.imports.whenImported()' can now be used even when the specified |
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module has already been loaded. |
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- The naming system no longer has 'objectFactories' and 'stateFactories' as |
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utilities; they have been replaced with new mechanisms involving adaptation. |
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Previously, addresses had a 'retrieve()' method that could be used to |
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retrieve the object defined by the address. Now, to retrieve an object for |
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an address, you must either define a context that processes the address, or |
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the address must have a 'defaultFactory' attribute, which provides a name |
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to be imported to get an 'IObjectFactory' that can construct the referenced |
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object. (This is simpler than it sounds; for URLs that reference |
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ManagedConnections, for example, all you need to do is provide the fully |
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qualified name of the connection class.) |
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Meanwhile, writable naming contexts must have a 'serializationProtocol' |
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attribute, specifying what interface an object should be adapted to before |
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attempting to store it in that context. |
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The naming system no longer processes the 'creationName' keyword argument; |
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this is now considered the sole responsibility of 'peak.binding'. The |
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'IComponent.lookupComponent()' method still accepts the keyword argument, |
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and attribute bindings still handle the creation name transparently. It is |
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just not available via naming system APIs, and naming contexts no longer |
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have to deal with it. |
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The naming system base classes no longer use 'attrs' as an input parameter |
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or return value. If you've subclassed anything from 'peak.naming.contexts', |
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note that your '_get()' methods should now just return the lookup value, |
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rather than a 'state,attrs' tuple. For most naming contexts, this just |
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means you should change 'return foo, None' statements to just 'return foo'. |
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- Property definition rules in an .ini file can now refer to 'rulePrefix' and |
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'ruleSuffix' variables. 'rulePrefix' is a '.'-terminated string, |
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representing the name the rule was defined with. For example, if the |
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rule was defined for '"foo.bar.*"', then 'rulePrefix' will be '"foo.bar."'. |
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The 'ruleSuffix' will be the portion of the 'propertyName' that follows |
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'rulePrefix'. So, if looking up property '"foo.bar.baz"', then the |
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'"foo.bar.*"' rule will execute with a 'ruleSuffix' of '"baz"'. This should |
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make it easier to work with hierarchical property namespaces. |
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- Added simple example scripts and small applications in the 'examples' |
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directory. |
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- There is a new command-line namespace introspection tool, 'n2', which |
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can be accessed by running 'peak n2'. Type 'peak n2 -h' for help. |
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- The PEAK_CONFIG environment variable can now list multiple files, separated |
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by the platform's 'os.pathsep' (e.g. ':' on Unix, ';' on Windows). |
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- It's no longer necessary to provide a '_defaultState()' implementation |
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for an EntityDM: a default implementation is now supplied. |
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| - Added automatic installation of 'datetime' package for Python < 2.3. |
- Added automatic installation of 'datetime' package for Python < 2.3. |
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| - CGI support has been moved from 'peak.running.zpublish' into |
- CGI support has been moved from 'peak.running.zpublish' into |
| identify active descriptors, so you can now create your own. (Previously, |
identify active descriptors, so you can now create your own. (Previously, |
| 'peak.binding' used 'isinstance()' to detect active descriptors.) |
'peak.binding' used 'isinstance()' to detect active descriptors.) |
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| - 'peak.naming' no longer automatically converts all addresses to the |
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| addressed objects. You must specifically request the interface you want |
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| by adapting the retrieved object to that interface. This can be done by |
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| supplying an 'adaptTo=ISomething' keyword argument to the attribute binding |
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| definition or your 'lookupComponent()' call. |
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| The naming system no longer has 'objectFactories' and 'stateFactories'; |
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| these have been replaced with adaptation. Writable naming contexts must |
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| have a 'serializationProtocol' attribute specifying what interface an object |
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| should be adapted to before attempting to store it in that context. |
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| The naming system no longer processes the 'creationName' keyword argument; |
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| this is now considered the sole responsibility of 'peak.binding'. The |
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| 'IComponent.lookupComponent()' method still accepts the keyword argument, |
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| and attribute bindings still handle the creation name transparently. It is |
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| just not available via naming system APIs, and naming contexts no longer |
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| have to deal with it. |
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| The naming system base classes no longer use 'attrs' as an input parameter |
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| or return value. If you've subclassed anything from 'peak.naming.contexts', |
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| note that your '_get()' methods should now just return the lookup value, |
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| rather than a 'state,attrs' tuple. For most naming contexts, this just |
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| means you should change 'return foo, None' statements to just 'return foo'. |
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| - REMOVED 'naming.ParsedURL'; it was deprecated as of 0.5 alpha 2. |
- REMOVED 'naming.ParsedURL'; it was deprecated as of 0.5 alpha 2. |
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| - The 'provides' keyword argument to various 'peak.binding' APIs has been |
- The 'provides' keyword argument to various 'peak.binding' APIs has been |
| a binding to suggest a parent component, use 'suggestParent=False' in the |
a binding to suggest a parent component, use 'suggestParent=False' in the |
| binding definition. |
binding definition. |
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Corrected Problems |
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- Transaction participants that raised an error in their 'abortTransaction()' |
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method, would not receive a 'finishTransaction()' call, the error was |
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passed through to the transaction service's caller, and later participants |
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might not have received an 'abortTransaction()' message either. |
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- SQL connections didn't close their cursors before aborting a transaction |
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- The logging system would raise an error if a log message with no arguments |
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contained a '%' sign. |
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- There was a typo in peak.naming.arithmetic that caused homogeneous non-URL |
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name subtraction to fail. |
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- The default reactor supplied in 'peak.running.scheduler' would consume |
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CPU continuously if it was waiting for I/O and no tasks were scheduled. |
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- The 'peak.util.imports.whenImported' function didn't work. |
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