Full Changelog Starting from Version 3.4.0 and Above

General Overview

Luminova 3.4^ introduces major updates and performance improvements. Key features of this release include:

• New Utility Classes & Features: Enhanced functionality with the introduction of classes features for:
  • HMVC Architecture Support
  • Event Handling
  • XHtml Document Building
  • Input Field Building
  • Process Execution
  • Cookie File Jar
  • JWT Authentication
  • Fiber Async & Await Class
  • HTTP Server Implementations (Support for WebSocket)
  • CLI Image Art Module
  • CLI Layout Builder Module
  • Email & Network Logger Helper
  • Lazy Object Initialization (PHP 8.4 and backwards compatibility)
  • Application Performance Profiling
  • HTTP Proxied Request
  • Local Network Application Debugging (With NovaKit Development Only)

New Features

Since 3.4.0

• HTTP Cookie File Jar:
  Introduced the Luminova\Cookies\CookieFileJar class, for managing HTTP request cookies in a file-based jar.

• HTTP Proxy Network Request:
  Added support for HTTP proxy requests when using the Luminova\Http\Client\Curl client class, enhancing network request capabilities.

• HTTP Incoming Request Response:
  Added the getCookie method with read-only support for managing cookies sent via the Cookie header in incoming HTTP requests.

Depreciated

Since 3.4.0

• Base View Controller Class: The class name Luminova\Base\BaseViewController is deprecated as of version 3.4.0. Use Luminova\Base\BaseController instead. The BaseViewController no longer serves its intended purpose and is scheduled for removal in a future release. Developers are encouraged to update their code to use the BaseController for continued support and functionality.

To-Do List

Since 3.4.0

1. Controller Classes Update

Controller classes that currently extend BaseViewController must be updated to extend BaseController instead, as part of the transition introduced in version 3.4.0.

Affected Files and Paths:

• /app/Controllers/Http/*.php - MVC Controllers.
• /app/Controllers/Errors/*.php - MVC Error Handling Controllers.
• /app/Modules/Controllers/Http/*.php - HMVC Root Controllers.
• /app/Modules/Controllers/Errors/*.php - HMVC Root Error Handling Controllers.
• /app/Modules/<Module>/Controllers/Http/*.php - HMVC Specific Module Controllers.
• /app/Modules/<Module>/Controllers/Errors/*.php - HMVC Specific Module Error Handling Controllers.

Before Update:

<?php
namespace App\Your\Controller\NameSpace;

use \Luminova\Base\BaseViewController;

class MyController extends BaseViewController 
{
  // Controller logic
}

After Update:

<?php
namespace App\Your\Controller\NameSpace;

use \Luminova\Base\BaseController;

class MyController extends BaseController 
{
    // Controller logic
}

Note: This change ensures compatibility with future releases and provides access to the enhanced functionality and optimized architecture of BaseController.