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This file documents the revision history for Parley.

1.0.1   Wed Oct  8 00:26:29 BST 2008
    - added config options to use quote_char and name_sep in DB calls
    - updated order_by params in searches to work with quote_char
    - removed config block in Model::ParleyDB (it comes from parley.conf, and
      this saves confusion)
    - fixed CSS list (ol, ul) item display issue

1.0.0   Mon Oct  6 19:08:22 BST 2008
    - upgrade to YUI 2.5.1
    - moved README.* into doc/
    - added parley.sites-enabled
    - switched from Graphics::Magick to Image::Magick
    - resolved some bugs and errors when deploying from scratch
    - added more comprehensive instructions for getting started
    - updated to new Authentication and Authorization modules
    - added recent i18n translations (.it and .nl)
    - extended ::ForumCode to work with bbcode/explosm [URL] and [IMG] syntax


After knackering up the version numbers towards the end of 0.59
I've taken the bold step of declaring the next release v1.0.0


0.59.03 Fri Apr 11 00:13:36 BST 2008
    - removed console.log() javascript calls

0.59.02 Thu Apr 10 22:56:04 BST 2008
    - require minimum version of JSON (2.04) for to_json() method

0.59.01 Thu Apr 10 22:38:43 BST 2008
    - added Catalyst::Plugin::Authorization::Roles to Makefile.PL

0.59    Thu Apr 10 18:56:19 BST 2008
    - added Dutch translation (Thanks Rob!)
    - forum moderators can be assigned and removed through the UI
    - user roles can now be assigned and removed
    - users can have their "suspended" flag set and removed
    - application can now prevent login/signup/posting/access by IP
    - user profile lists IPs posted from
    - new action (site/ip_info) to list users posting from a given IP

0.58    Fri Feb  8 07:47:31 GMT 2008
    - re-work the UI design to be cleaner
    - added an application logo
    - more efficient database querying (a la DBIC's prefetch)
    - added first part of .it i18n (Thanks Darius!)
    - add browser and user driven language selection
    - upgraded to YUI 2.4.1
    - modify ::Schema so that we can export mysql and sqlite schemas
    - rename DB columns to be more sensible
    - make the display of the time zone independant of the time_format string
    - limit thread subject length on user profile page
    - factored out MessagePreview javascript into single included file
    - fix uri_for() error on user/login 
    - fix DBIC field error during lostpassword process
    - fix DBIC field errors during signup
    - fix issues with email notifications
    - [bug] fix user's last post information (profile page)
    - [bug] fix issue with forum-limited searches
    - [bug] fix error when trying to post new thread with no subject line

0.57    Wed Oct 31 19:15:06 GMT 2007
    - added T&Cs to application
    - added T&C editor/updater (site_moderator only)
    - added "Accept T&C" functionality (for logged in users)
    - after accepting T&Cs you should be taken to your original destination
    - fixed error handling for unknown user in pwd reset
    - after password reset, you are now taken directly to the login screen
      and an appropriate message is displayed
    - added extra ForumCode markup: pre, code, quote
    - upgrade YUI to 2.3.1 (from 2.3.0)
    - some fixes and improvements for Editable.js
    - display extra information in Recent Posts list
    - show forum name on thread/view page
    - added (inline) message preview to new thread/post/reply page
    - use COMPILE_DIR setting for Template in parley.yml
    - add Contributors POD file
    - UI tweaks and validation fixes
    - added i18n support
    - improved test suite coverage

0.56    Fri Sep 14 08:44:05 BST 2007
    - replaced Dojo toolkit with YUI toolkit

0.55    Fri Aug 31 08:06:25 BST 2007
    - users can now upload an avatar image (from my/preferences)
    - properly fixed Password Reset process
    - added database updating for edit-fields on "Your Details" in
      my/preferences
    - removed (redundant) root/static/magic/src-0.4.2/ directory

0.54    Thu Aug  9 09:01:48 BST 2007
    - fixed Password Reset process [DFV profile out of date]
    - factored out some common functionality (DFV contraints and "intervals")
    - added "<interval> ago" to post information displayed in thread/view
    - fix bug where we don't store IP for thread/add (first post)
    - added paging to forum/view page
    - added paging to thread/recent page
    - added thread/watches; moving functionality out of my/preferences
    - added initial help pages
    - more UI, layout and CSS modifications

0.53    Wed Jul  4 08:55:12 BST 2007
    - added a basic profile page for users
    - added more missing dependencies to Makefile.PL
    - added more time/TZ options for user
    - automatically add thread-watch on new thread/post
      (checkbox value defaults to appropriate pref value for user)
    - fixed output when no threads are watched (Watches in Preferences)
    - fix for bug with person.preference not being set when new user is created
    - improved preference screen (time, watch info, notifications)
    - improved Template::Plugin::ForumCode (markup and docs)
    - improve form handling for prefs
    - navigation is now through the dojo menu widget; #navigation and #extra areas are now empty
    - person preference data now created at sign-up time
    - preferences are now in a tabbed container
    - reimplemented post/edit
    - reimplemented post/edit (lost in the 0.5 rewrite)
    - schema tweaks and fixes
    - store the IP address of each post author
    - tidied up CSS and layout

0.52    Fri May  4 19:00:32 BST 2007

    - added DB configuration to parley.yml
    - added missing dependencies to Makefile.PL
    - added Quick Start guide

0.51    Fri May  4 08:27:57 BST 2007

    - added initial moderator code
    - added moderator actions on forum/thread views (lock/stick)
    - moderators can lock threads at posting time (lock + reason)
    - raise error when trying to reply to a locked thread (prevent "Evil Hackers" replying)
    - hide Reply and Quote buttons for locked thread
    - added pager and reply button to bottom of thread/view
    - added "Thread Locked" to thread/view if thread is locked
    - added thread/recent for list of all recently updated threads
    - added thread/recent?forum=X for list of all recently updated threads in a
      given forum
    - post_count for forums now incremented with new posts
    - basic search functionality added

0.50    Thu Apr  5 08:31:04 BST 2007

    THIS RELEASE ENCOMPASSES A GROUND-UP RE-WRITE. Previous functionality may
    not yet have been re-implemented.

    - written email daemon to send queued Parley emails
    - thread-watchers now get an email queued to tell them there's something to
      read
    - login_if_required() now uses detach() instead of redirect()
    - last_post_in_list() [Schema::Post] no longer uses slice()
    - try to display user avatar image in a [% TRY/CATCH %] block, showing
      nothing if it fails (i.e. user has no avatar)
    - update DFV profile for DFV 4.50
    - logged-in users get bounced from user/signup to the default_uri
    - moved send_email() out to Parley::Communication::Email
    - send_email() now uses queue_email() to insert pending emails into
      database queue instead of sending immediately
    - consolidate schema and patches
    - add email_queue table to database and modify
      Schema::EmailQueue accordingly
    - fix post/view to work with [new?] uri_for() syntax
    - re-implement, starting from a fresh call to catalyst.pl
    - use Schema based model
    - general tidy-up of existing methods

    - thread/add: start work on new message notification
    - thread/watch: set/remove a watch on a thread (in preparation for
      notification emails)
    - thread/next_post: continue reading a thread from where you last saw it
    - thread/view: if logged in keep track of thread viewing progress
    - started moving from Prototype to Dojo
    - added thread_post_count(), thread_position() and page_containing_post()
      to Post model class
    - added /post/view action, used to redirect to a thread page containing the
      specified post
    - /thread/view now detach()es to /post/view if we have a current_post in
      the stash

0.09  Thu May 11 17:50:07 BST 2006
    - make email column unique
      ** this may cause problems if you already have a large amount of user data **
    - added lost password functionality in Controller::User::LostPassword
    - factored signup functionality out into Controller::User::SignUp
    - start moving towards use of <fieldset> instead of <table> for form layout
    - use a floating loginbox instead of a separate screen (as inspired by
      calendarhub.com)
    - added visual feedback when TZ preference is updated
    - show time-formatting sample in my/preferences
    - store the referer when visiting my/preferences making it easier to return
      to where we were previously
    - added about/modules, an easier way to obtain version information for
      loaded modules
    - modify log-in check in auto() to use Auth::DBIC calling style
    - use ConfigLoader plugin to load application config
    - add authed_user() function, and alter instances of
      $c->session->{authed_user} accordingly
    - added new function to Parley::App::Helper - application_email_address()
    - update dependencies/versions in Makefile.PL
    - added Template::Plugin::ForumCode (not all BBCode functionality is
      complete yet)
    - use ForumCode plugin to process various display elements
    - email from-address for emails is now set in config file
    - new helper function application_email_address()
    - small layout fixes
    - change name of session file
    - ammend statusbar and post-edit templating to work correctly with new
      storage location of authed_user object

0.08  Tue Jan 31 08:54:32 GMT 2006
    - move to using uri_for(...) in redirects
    - hide per-post actions in a locked thread
    - allow users to edit their own posts
    - show if a post has been edited
    - added paging for long threads (fixed to 10 posts/thread for the moment)
    - if we have a post when viewing thread, go to last page in thread
      [ideally we'd like to go to the page containing the post, but we don't
      know how to work this out yet]

0.07  Thu Jan 26 08:49:19 GMT 2006
    - added preference table to main schema
    - added patch file for moving from 0.06 to 0.07 db schema
    - nicedate() sets timezone to value in user's preference
    - added my/preferences page, to allow setting of timezone area
    - fixed behaviour with login_if_required() in auto()
    - store updated and valid timezone prefs
    - update schema to include new columns (post.reply_to, person.last_post,
      person.post_count)
    - update person.count after a new post or reply
    - alter thread view layout and include post count for person
    - store user's last post (not sure why we might want this, it just feels
      useful)
    - make "reply to post" button work as expected
    - allow users to quote a previous reply, and display quoted text with post
      in thread view

0.06  Sun Jan 22 23:14:31 GMT 2006
    - added and updated module dependencies in Makefile.PL
    - added application warning if using known 'bad version' of
      DBIx::Class::Loader
    - display thread's first post on reply screen
    - re-copied end() feom DefaultEnd plugin, and applied local additions
      This fixed an unexplained bug when logging out
    - removed / from form actions in login and signup
    - remove signup table width to avoid IE 100% bug
    - warn if using buggy DBIx::Class::Loader
    - fixed authed_user info fetch to use joins
    - added sticky and locked columns to thread table
    - order thread list to show sticky threads first
    - don't show Reply row if a thread is locked
    
    There's no interface method for setting a thread sticky/locked yet


0.01  Wed Jan  4 09:39:38 2006
        - initial revision, generated by Catalyst