Changes between Initial Version and Version 1 of TracDev/ApiChanges/1.1

Timestamp:

Apr 19, 2015, 7:16:37 PM (9 years ago)

Author:

Peter Suter

Comment:

Merging 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.3, 1.1.4, 1.1.5 as discussed in ​Trac-Dev:8335

TracDev/ApiChanges/1.1

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+{{{#!div style="float: right; margin: 0 1em"
+← [../1.0] | [../1.2] →
+}}}
+= Documenting API changes in 1.1.x
+
+{{{#!box info
+The next stable version of Trac will be named 1.2 and will contain the cumulative changes made in the successive 1.1.x releases.
+
+These notes reflect the current status for [milestone:1.1.5], in [source:trunk].
+
+Proposed changes are prefixed with an OPEN mark and the //paragraph is written in italics.//
+}}}
+
+[[PageOutline(2-4,Summary,inline)]]
+
+
+== Prerequisites
+
+**Only Python versions 2.6 and 2.7 are supported.**
+
+The following language features introduced in Python 2.6 can now be used and the related clean-ups can be done:
+ - use string [http://docs.python.org/library/string.html#string-formatting format()], `print()`
+ - `except Cls as val`
+ - class decorators to avoid the `implements` hack?
+ - `@prop.setter` / `@prop.deleter`
+ - `namedtuple`s!
+ - there's no longer need of `from __future__ import with_statement`
+ - `next(iterator, [default])` to clean-up some unit tests
+ - timeout in smtplib
+
+TODO: List supported browsers. Consider using [http://jquery.com/browser-support/ jQuery's list].
+
+=== Modified Dependencies
+
+See gmessage:trac-dev:nkMUY_8ILF0/rg1rsArDIewJ for a discussion about what dependencies we'll support in Trac 1.2.
+
+==== jQuery and jQuery UI (bundled)
+
+The bundled version of [http://jquery.com jQuery] was updated from 1.7.2 in Trac 1.0-stable to:
+* jQuery **1.8.2** in Trac 1.1.1 (r11412)
+* jQuery **1.9 / 2.0** in Trac 1.1.2
+
+See jQuery release notes for the corresponding major updates:
+ - [http://blog.jquery.com/2012/08/09/jquery-1-8-released/ 1.8]
+ - [http://blog.jquery.com/2012/08/30/jquery-1-8-1-released/ 1.8.1]
+ - [http://blog.jquery.com/2012/09/20/jquery-1-8-2-released/ 1.8.2]
+ - [http://blog.jquery.com/2012/11/13/jquery-1-8-3-released/ 1.8.3]
+ - http://blog.jquery.com/2013/01/15/jquery-1-9-final-jquery-2-0-beta-migrate-final-released/
+
+The bundled version of the full minified [http://jqueryui.com jQuery UI] package was upgraded from 1.8.21 in Trac 1.0-stable to:
+* jQuery UI [http://jqueryui.com/docs/Changelog/1.9.2 1.9.2] (#10976)
+* OPEN //upgrade jQuery UI to at least [http://jqueryui.com/docs/Changelog/1.11.2 1.11.2]. See #11019.//
+
+==== Babel (optional)
+
+The internationalization support (i18) for Trac is depending on [http://babel.edgewall.org/ Babel], version 1.0. (#10882) TODO 
+
+//Babel >= 0.9.5 is still supported.//
+
+==== Genshi (mandatory)
+
+OPEN
+// '''Genshi 0.7''' //
+
+//Genshi 0.6.x is still supported.//
+
+
+==== Databases
+
+|||| **Database** ||
+|| SQLite || >= 3.0 ||
+|| PostgreSQL || >= 8.0 ||
+|| MySQL / MariaDB || >= 5.0 ||
+|||| **Database Bindings** ||
+|| pysqlite || >= 2.4.1 (version provided by Python 2.6), avoid 2.5.2 - 2.5.4 ||
+|| psycopg2 || >= 2.0 ||
+|| MySQLdb  || >= 1.2.2 ||
+
+==== Other
+
+|| Package     || Req or Opt? || Version supported ||
+|| SetupTools  || Required || >= 0.6, 5.4 - 5.6 are not recommended. ||
+|| Git         || Optional || >= 1.5.6 ||
+|| Subversion  || Optional || >= 1.6 ||
+|| !DocUtils   || Optional || >= 0.3.9 ||
+|| Textile    || Optional || >= 2.0 ||
+|| Pygments   || Optional || >= 0.6. Let's consider bumping the requirement to at least 1.0, released in [https://pypi.python.org/pypi/Pygments/1.0 2008]  ||
+... please add any dependencies I've overlooked.
+
+`ConfigObj` is no longer a required dependency for the `AuthzPolicy` permission policy (`tracopt.perm.authz_policy`) since Trac 1.1.5.
+
+=== Deprecated Modules Removed
+
+TODO Remove support for `mod_python` (see TracModPython) ... or maybe not. It seems the project is alive (comment:34:ticket:11605).
+
+DONE: Removed Enscript, SilverCity and PHP renderers in Trac 1.1.3. (#11795)
+
+=== New Dependencies
+
+None!
+
+
+== Detailed List of Developer Visible Changes #list
+
+=== In Trac 1.1.1
+[[TicketQuery(milestone=1.1.1,status=closed,apichanges!=,col=summary,rows=apichanges,group=component,format=table)]] 
+
+=== In Trac 1.1.2
+[[TicketQuery(milestone=1.1.2,status=closed,apichanges!=,col=summary,rows=apichanges,group=component,format=table)]] 
+
+=== In Trac 1.1.3
+[[TicketQuery(milestone=1.1.3,status=closed,apichanges!=,col=summary,rows=apichanges,group=component,format=table)]] 
+
+=== In Trac 1.1.4
+[[TicketQuery(milestone=1.1.4,status=closed,apichanges!=,col=summary,rows=apichanges,group=component,format=table)]] 
+
+=== In Trac 1.1.5
+[[TicketQuery(milestone=1.1.5,status=closed,apichanges!=,col=summary,rows=apichanges,group=component,format=table)]] 
+
+== Other Modifications made to the 1.0 API
+
+Take the //will be removed in version 1.1.1// comments in the code seriously. The earlier the planned API changes in 1.1.x, the better (gives more time to plugin authors to adapt). TODO
+
+=== Modified Interfaces
+==== `IWikiChangeListener`            ^[source:trunk/trac/wiki/api.py@13198:53#L32 (1.1.3)] [source:branches/1.0-stable/trac/wiki/api.py@11490#L33 (1.0)]^ #IWikiChangeListener
+
+Wiki page version comments can now be edited, so `wiki_page_comment_modified(page, old_comment)` has been added to allow plugins to be notified of this.
+
+==== `IPreferencePanelProvider`            ^[source:trunk/trac/prefs/api.py@13510:23#L17 (1.1.3)] [source:branches/1.0-stable/trac/prefs/api.py@11490#L17 (1.0)]^ #IPreferencePanelProvider
+
+[wiki:TracDev/PluginDevelopment/ExtensionPoints/trac.prefs.api.IPreferencePanelProvider IPreferencePanelProvider] implementations can now provide child panels that appear as sections appended to other panels ([wiki:TracDev/Proposals/AdvancedNotification#Modularpreferencepages proposal]). This allows plugins to extend existing preference panels.
+
+=== New Interfaces
+==== `trac.notification.api.INotificationDistributor` ^[source:trunk/trac/notification/api.py@13454#L29 (1.1.3)]^ #INotificationDistributor
+
+A new [wiki:TracDev/PluginDevelopment/ExtensionPoints/trac.notification.api.INotificationDistributor INotificationDistributor] interface was added ([wiki:TracDev/Proposals/AdvancedNotification#ExtensionAPIformaildistribution proposal]). It allows plugins to distribute notifications on different channels (e.g. over XMPP).
+
+==== `trac.notification.api.INotificationFormatter` ^[source:trunk/trac/notification/api.py@13454#L46 (1.1.3)]^ #INotificationFormatter
+
+A new [wiki:TracDev/PluginDevelopment/ExtensionPoints/trac.notification.api.INotificationFormatter INotificationFormatter] interface was added ([wiki:TracDev/Proposals/AdvancedNotification#ExtensionAPIformaildistribution proposal]). It allows plugins to format notifications (e.g. to HTML).
+
+==== `trac.notification.api.INotificationSubscriber` ^[source:trunk/trac/notification/api.py@13469#L70 (1.1.3)]^ #INotificationSubscriber
+
+A new [wiki:TracDev/PluginDevelopment/ExtensionPoints/trac.notification.api.INotificationSubscriber INotificationSubscriber] interface was added ([wiki:TracDev/Proposals/AdvancedNotification#ExtensionAPIforsubscriptions proposal]). It allows plugins to provide more subscription preferences (e.g. to send or suppress notifications under special conditions).
+
+==== `trac.notification.api.IEmailAddressResolver` ^[source:trunk/trac/notification/api.py@13454#L67 (1.1.3)]^ #IEmailAddressResolver
+
+A new [wiki:TracDev/PluginDevelopment/ExtensionPoints/trac.notification.api.IEmailAddressResolver IEmailAddressResolver] interface was added ([wiki:TracDev/Proposals/AdvancedNotification#ExtensionAPIformaildistribution proposal]). It allows plugins to retrieve email addresses from users (e.g. from LDAP).
+
+==== `trac.notification.api.IEmailDecorator` ^[source:trunk/trac/notification/api.py@13454#L79 (1.1.3)]^ #IEmailDecorator
+
+A new [wiki:TracDev/PluginDevelopment/ExtensionPoints/trac.notification.api.IEmailDecorator IEmailDecorator] interface was added ([wiki:TracDev/Proposals/AdvancedNotification#ExtensionAPIformaildistribution proposal]). It allows plugins to add or tweak email headers.
+
+=== Notification API Changes
+
+To take advantage of the new notification related interfaces, code that sends notifications must use the new [wiki:TracDev/NotificationApi Notification API] instead of the `NotifyEmail` class hierarchy since  Trac 1.1.3. (See [wiki:TracDev/Proposals/AdvancedNotification#ExtensionAPIformaildistribution proposal])
+
+=== Database API Changes
+
+In Trac 1.1.3 methods have been added to `DatabaseManager` class for settings and retrieving the database version for Trac and plugins: `set_database_version` and `get_database_version` (#11859).
+
+==== `Environment.get_db_cnx` has been removed #get_db_cnx in Trac 1.1.2
+
+Following the [../0.12#get_db_cnx deprecation] made in 0.12, the method `Environment.get_db_cnx` has been removed. (#11605)
+
+One should now only use the //context managers// for retrieving a database Connection
+in read or write mode.
+ - a **read-only** Connection can be used to form queries:
+   {{{#!python
+   with env.db_query as db:
+       ...
+   }}}
+   a `db` instance obtained the above way should only be used for executing //SELECT//
+   queries 
+ - a **writable** Connection can be used to modify the database content in a transaction:
+   {{{#!python
+   with env.db_transaction as db:
+       ...
+   }}}
+   a `db` instance obtained the above way can be used to execute //INSERT/UPDATE/DELETE//
+   queries; they will be committed when the last such automatic transaction 
+   in the control flow completes successfully. See DatabaseApi for the full details.
+
+`Environment.get_read_db` and the decorators `@with_transaction(env)` and `env.with_transaction()` have been [../1.0#with_transaction deprecated] since Trac 1.0 and will be removed in Trac 1.3.1.
+
+
+==== `db` parameters removed from function and method signatures in Trac 1.1.2
+
+With the introduction of `@with_transaction(env)` decorators in 0.12 and continuing with the introduction of the database connection context managers in 1.0, the `db` parameters passed as function and method arguments became [../0.12#Othernews deprecated].
+
+The `db` parameters have been removed from nearly all function and method signatures. The `db` arguments are still present on methods of `IEnvironmentParticipant` implementations, but are deprecated and should no longer be used. They will be removed in 1.3.1.
+
+
+==== `ConnectionBase` class in Trac 1.1.2
+
+The `ConnectionBase` class defines an abstract interface that database backends must adhere to when implementing a `Connection` class.
+
+
+=== Template and CSS changes in Trac 1.1.2
+
+`tt` tags are not support in HTML5 and have been replaced with `code` tags in Trac (#11094). The styling of `tt` and `code` tags is the same in Trac , but `code` tags should be used since the styling for `tt` tags will be removed in a future version of Trac.
+
+The `about.css` stylesheet has been removed and the rules contained in that stylesheet have been moved to `trac.css`. The table of environment information on the //Error// and //About// pages have been extracted to a new template `environment_info.html` and the markup and associated rules in the stylesheet have been significantly changed.
+
+//Many more changes to be added, depending on how details we want to get. TracUpgrade#CustomizedTemplates claims that changes to `id`s and CSS `class`es will be documented in ApiChanges.//
+
+
+=== Uncategorized Changes
+
+DONE: Removed deprecated compatibility code for InterTrac links in Trac 1.1.4: [browser:/trunk/trac/wiki/formatter.py@13050:703-712#L696], and remove documentation:
+ * InterWiki page
+ * [browser:/trunk/trac/wiki/intertrac.py@13050:50-60#L30]
+
+DONE: Removed the deprecated `authname` parameter from `Environment.get_repository()` in Trac 1.1.3.
+
+TODO: Log warnings for deprecated functions and methods (comment:26:ticket:11605)
+
+
+== New in the 1.1 API 
+
+Be sure to have a look at the new ApiDocs ([http://www.edgewall.org/docs/trac-trunk/html/ for latest trunk]).
+
+TODO: Remove //Since// info from docstrings for Trac < 0.12.
+
+//This is a work in progress - coverage is still not yet complete.//
+
+
+
+{{{#!comment
+=== New Classes
+==== `trac.x.y.ClassName` ^[source:trunk/trac/x/y.py@#Lnum (1.0)]^ #ClassName
+
+...
+
+=== Other news
+
+}}}