Full Changelog Starting from Version 3.5.6 and Above

Luminova 3.5.6+ Update Overview

Version 3.5.6 introduces significant performance improvements and new features. This update enhances attribute parsing through tokenization when PHP attribute routing is enabled, and introduces an API for implementing CLI console controllers using the novakit command-line interface.

New Features

Introduced in Version 3.5.6

Command Group Attribute

Added support for the Group attribute, which allows CLI controllers to define a command group at the class level.

Incoming HTTP Request

New methods added to improve request handling:

• getMethodOverride() – Returns the HTTP method override value, if any.
• getAnyMethod() – Returns the overridden method if available and the request method is POST, otherwise returns the original request method.

Routing System Interface

The routing system now implements Luminova\Interface\RouterInterface, allowing full replacement with a custom routing implementation.

Application Base Class

New method getRouterInstance() added to retrieve router instance for application routing, making it easier to replace the routing system.

Crypter Utility Class

New methods added for validating cryptographic key types and pairs:

• isPrivateKey() – Validates whether a given string is a private key.
• isPublicKey() – Validates whether a given string is a public key.
• isKeyMatch() – Verifies if a private and public key pair matches.

HTTP Request Methods

A new class Luminova\Http\Method has been added to provide convenient access to HTTP method constants, such as Method::GET, Method::POST, and others.

CLI Controllers Command Limitation

Added support for $users property in CLI controllers extending Luminova\Base\BaseCommand or Luminova\Base\BaseConsole. This property allow restricting command execution to specific system users.

Command Utility Class (Terminal)

The Terminal class now includes new methods for retrieving system details and supporting CLI-based authentication:

• systemInfo() – Returns structured system and terminal information.
• getSystemId() – Generates a consistent, unique system identifier suitable for CLI authentication.
• getTerminalName() – Retrieves the name of the current terminal in use.
• getSystemModel() – Returns the device or system model (e.g., MacBook Pro, Dell XPS).
• getPid() – Returns the parent process ID (PPID) for the current CLI session.
• about() – Displays a formatted table of system and environment information. Also via command php novakit --system-info.
• whoami() – Returns the current system user executing the CLI script.

Optimizations

Improved in Version 3.5.6

File Uploader Class

Improved file upload handling and error validation:

• Automatic method switching: When using the upload() or chunk() methods, files smaller than 5MB with a valid temporary path will automatically use move() for better performance.
• Directory validation: An exception is thrown if the upload path is not a valid directory.
• Write permission check: Uploads fail with a descriptive error if the upload path is not writable.

Attribute Parser

Replaced reflection-based parsing with PHPToken to enhance performance and reduce overhead.

Route Attributes

Improved error handling by throwing exceptions when invalid middleware is specified.

Routing System

Refined routing behavior to support HTTP method overriding and improve overall routing speed.

Boot Autoload

Updated HTTP method spoofing to rely on X-HTTP-Method-Override and restrict it to POST requests, aligning with RFC 7231.

Response Renderer

Enhanced response rendering for better accuracy and output consistency.

Uploaded File Configuration

Replaced the use of stdClass with a dedicated Luminova\Http\FileConfig configuration object for better structure and clarity.

Renamed Components

Changes in Naming Since Version 3.5.6

• Luminova\Application\Foundation → Luminova\Luminova
• Luminova\Command\Console → Luminova\Command\Novakit
• Luminova\Command\NovaKit\* → Luminova\Command\Consoles\*
• App\Controllers\Errors\ViewError → App\Errors\Controllers\ErrorController
• /resources/Views/server_errors/* → /app/Errors/Defaults/*

Deprecated

Marked as Deprecated in Version 3.5.6

Command Handler (Terminal)

• explain() – Deprecated. Use parse() instead.

Removed

Legacy Methods Removed in Version 3.5.6

The following deprecated methods have been removed:

• Luminova\Http\File::getMimeFromTemp() – Use getMimeFromFile() instead.
• Luminova\Routing\Router::before() – Use guard() instead.
• Luminova\Security\Crypter::verify() – Use isPassword() instead.
• Luminova\Sessions\Session::toExport() – Use getResult() instead.
• Luminova\Sessions\Session::ssid() – Use getToken() instead.
• Luminova\Sessions\Session::ssDate() – Use getDatetime() instead.
• Luminova\Command\Terminal::color() – Use Luminova\Command\Utils\Color::apply(...) or Color::style(...) instead.