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diff --git a/guides/source/5_0_release_notes.md b/guides/source/5_0_release_notes.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..2fbd75e1c8 --- /dev/null +++ b/guides/source/5_0_release_notes.md @@ -0,0 +1,446 @@ +**DO NOT READ THIS FILE ON GITHUB, GUIDES ARE PUBLISHED ON http://guides.rubyonrails.org.** + +Ruby on Rails 5.0 Release Notes +=============================== + +Highlights in Rails 5.0: + +* Action Cable +* Rails API +* Active Rcord Attributes API +* Test Runner +* Exclusive use of `rails` CLI over Rake +* Sprockets 3 +* Turbolinks 5 +* Ruby 2.2.2+ required + +These release notes cover only the major changes. To learn about various bug +fixes and changes, please refer to the change logs or check out the [list of +commits](https://github.com/rails/rails/commits/5-0-stable) in the main Rails +repository on GitHub. + +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +Upgrading to Rails 5.0 +---------------------- + +If you're upgrading an existing application, it's a great idea to have good test +coverage before going in. You should also first upgrade to Rails 4.2 in case you +haven't and make sure your application still runs as expected before attempting +an update to Rails 5.0. A list of things to watch out for when upgrading is +available in the +[Upgrading Ruby on Rails](upgrading_ruby_on_rails.html#upgrading-from-rails-4-2-to-rails-5-0) +guide. + + +Major Features +-------------- + +### Action Cable +[Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/22586) + +ToDo... + +### Rails API +[Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/19832) + +ToDo... + +### Active Record attributes API + +ToDo... + +### Test Runner +[Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/19216) + +ToDo... + + +Railties +-------- + +Please refer to the [Changelog][railties] for detailed changes. + +### Removals + +* Removed debugger supprt use byebug instead. `debugger` is not supported by + Ruby + 2.2. ([commit](https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/93559da4826546d07014f8cfa399b64b4a143127)) + +* Removed deprecated `test:all` and `test:all:db` tasks. + ([commit](https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/f663132eef0e5d96bf2a58cec9f7c856db20be7c)) + +* Removed deprecated `Rails::Rack::LogTailer`. + ([commit](https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/c564dcb75c191ab3d21cc6f920998b0d6fbca623)) + +* Removed deprecated `RAILS_CACHE` constant. + ([commit](https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/b7f856ce488ef8f6bf4c12bb549f462cb7671c08)) + +* Removed deprecated `serve_static_assets` configuration. + ([commit](https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/463b5d7581ee16bfaddf34ca349b7d1b5878097c)) + +* Removed the documentation tasks `doc:app`, `doc:rails`, and `doc:guides`. + ([commit](https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/cd7cc5254b090ccbb84dcee4408a5acede25ef2a)) + +### Deprecations + +* Deprecated `config.static_cache_control` in favor of + `config.public_file_server.headers`. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/22173)) + +* Deprecated `config.serve_static_files` in favor of `config.public_file_server.enabled`. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/22173)) + +### Notable changes + +* Added Rails test runner `bin/rails test`. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/19216)) + +* Newly generated applications and plugins get a `README.md` in Markdown. + ([commit](https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/89a12c931b1f00b90e74afffcdc2fc21f14ca663), + [Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/22068)) + +* Added `bin/rails restart` task to restart your Rails app by touching `tmp/restart.txt`. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/18965)) + +* Added `bin/rails initializers` task to print out all defined initializers in + the order they are invoked by Rails. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/19323)) + +* Removed `Rack::ContentLength` middleware from the default + stack. ([Commit](https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/56903585a099ab67a7acfaaef0a02db8fe80c450)) + +* Added `bin/rails dev:cache` to enable or disable caching in development mode. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/20961)) + +* Added `bin/update` script to update the development environment automatically. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/20972)) + +* Proxy Rake tasks through `bin/rails`. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/22457), + [Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/22288)) + + +Action Pack +----------- + +Please refer to the [Changelog][action-pack] for detailed changes. + +### Removals + +* Removed `ActionDispatch::Request::Utils.deep_munge`. + ([commit](https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/52cf1a71b393486435fab4386a8663b146608996)) + +* Removed `ActionController::HideActions`. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/18371)) + +* Removed `respond_to` and `respond_with` placeholder methods, this functionality + has been extracted to the + [responders](https://github.com/plataformatec/responders) gem. + ([commit](https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/afd5e9a7ff0072e482b0b0e8e238d21b070b6280)) + +* Removed deprecated assertion files. + ([commit](https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/92e27d30d8112962ee068f7b14aa7b10daf0c976)) + +* Removed deprecated usage of string keys in URL helpers. + ([commit](https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/34e380764edede47f7ebe0c7671d6f9c9dc7e809)) + +* Removed deprecated `only_path` option on `*_path` helpers. + ([commit](https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/e4e1fd7ade47771067177254cb133564a3422b8a)) + +* Removed deprecated `NamedRouteCollection#helpers`. + ([commit](https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/2cc91c37bc2e32b7a04b2d782fb8f4a69a14503f)) + +* Removed deprecated support to define routes with `:to` option that doesn't contain `#`. + ([commit](https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/1f3b0a8609c00278b9a10076040ac9c90a9cc4a6)) + +* Removed deprecated `ActionDispatch::Response#to_ary`. + ([commit](https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/4b19d5b7bcdf4f11bd1e2e9ed2149a958e338c01)) + +* Removed deprecated `ActionDispatch::Request#deep_munge`. + ([commit](https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/7676659633057dacd97b8da66e0d9119809b343e)) + +* Removed deprecated + `ActionDispatch::Http::Parameters#symbolized_path_parameters`. + ([commit](https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/7fe7973cd8bd119b724d72c5f617cf94c18edf9e)) + +* Removed deprecated option `use_route` in controller tests. + ([commit](https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/e4cfd353a47369dd32198b0e67b8cbb2f9a1c548)) + +* Removed `assigns` and `assert_template`. Both methods have been extracted + into the + [rails-controller-testing](https://github.com/rails/rails-controller-testing) + gem. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/20138)) + +### Deprecations + +* Deprecated all `*_filter` callbacks in favor of `*_action` callbacks. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/18410)) + +* Deprecated `*_via_redirect` integration test methods. Use `follow_redirect!` + manually after the request call for the same behavior. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/18693)) + +* Deprecated `AbstractController#skip_action_callback` in favor of individual + skip_callback methods. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/19060)) + +* Deprecated `:nothing` option for `render` method. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/20336)) + +* Deprecated passing first parameter as `Hash` and default status code for + `head` method. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/20407)) + +* Deprecated using strings or symbols for middleware class names. Use class + names instead. + ([commit](https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/83b767ce)) + +* Deprecated accessing mime types via constants (eg. `Mime::HTML`). Use the + subscript operator with a symbol instead (eg. `Mime[:html]`). + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/21869)) + +* Deprecated `redirect_to :back` in favor of `redirect_back`, which accepts a + required `fallback_location` argument, thus eliminating the possibility of a + `RedirectBackError`. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/22506)) + +### Notable changes + +* Added `ActionController::Renderer` to render arbitrary templates + outside controller actions. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/18546)) + +* Migrating to keyword arguments syntax in `ActionController::TestCase` and + `ActionDispatch::Integration` HTTP request methods. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/18323)) + +* Added `http_cache_forever` to Action Controller, so we can cache a response + that never gets expired. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/18394)) + +* Provide friendlier access to request variants. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/18939)) + +* For actions with no corresponding templates, render `head :no_content` + instead of raising an error. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/19377)) + +* Added the ability to override default form builder for a controller. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/19736)) + +* Added support for API only apps. + `ActionController::API` is added as a replacement of + `ActionController::Base` for this kind of applications. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/19832)) + +* Make `ActionController::Parameters` no longer inherits from + `HashWithIndifferentAccess`. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/20868)) + +* Make it easier to opt in to `config.force_ssl` and `config.ssl_options` by + making them less dangerous to try and easier to disable. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/21520)) + +* Added the ability of returning arbitrary headers to `ActionDispatch::Static`. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/19135)) + +* Changed the `protect_from_forgery` prepend default to `false`. + ([commit](https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/39794037817703575c35a75f1961b01b83791191)) + +* `ActionController::TestCase` will be moved to it's own gem in Rails 5.1. Use + `ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest` instead. + ([commit](https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/4414c5d1795e815b102571425974a8b1d46d932d)) + +Action View +------------- + +Please refer to the [Changelog][action-view] for detailed changes. + +### Removals + +* Removed deprecated `AbstractController::Base::parent_prefixes`. + ([commit](https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/34bcbcf35701ca44be559ff391535c0dd865c333)) + +* Removed `ActionView::Helpers::RecordTagHelper`, this functionality + has been extracted to the + [record_tag_helper](https://github.com/rails/record_tag_helper) gem. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/18411)) + +* Removed `:rescue_format` option for `translate` helper since it's no longer + supported by I18n. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/20019)) + +### Notable Changes + +* Changed the default template handler from `ERB` to `Raw`. + ([commit](https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/4be859f0fdf7b3059a28d03c279f03f5938efc80)) + +* Collection rendering automatically caches and fetches multiple partials. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/18948)) + +* Allow defining explicit collection caching using a `# Template Collection: ...` + directive inside templates. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/20781)) + +* Add wildcard matching to explicit dependencies. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/20904)) + +* Make `disable_with` the default behavior for submit tags. Disables the + button on submit to prevent double submits. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/21135)) + + +Action Mailer +------------- + +Please refer to the [Changelog][action-mailer] for detailed changes. + +### Removals + +* Removed deprecated `*_path` helpers in email views. + ([commit](https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/d282125a18c1697a9b5bb775628a2db239142ac7)) + +* Removed deprecated `deliver` and `deliver!` methods. + ([commit](https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/755dcd0691f74079c24196135f89b917062b0715)) + +### Notable changes + +* Template lookup now respects default locale and I18n fallbacks. + ([commit](https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/ecb1981b)) + +* Added `_mailer` suffix to mailers created via generator, following the same + naming convention used in controllers and jobs. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/18074)) + +* Added `assert_enqueued_emails` and `assert_no_enqueued_emails`. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/18403)) + +* Added `config.action_mailer.deliver_later_queue_name` configuration to set + the mailer queue name. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/18587)) + + +Active Record +------------- + +Please refer to the [Changelog][active-record] for detailed changes. + +### Removals + +### Deprecations + +* Deprecated returning `false` as a way to halt Active Record callback + chains. The recommended way is to + `throw(:abort)`. ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/17227)) + +* Synchronize behavior of `#tables`. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/21601)) + +* Deprecated `connection.tables` on the SQLite3 and MySQL adapters. + +* Deprecated passing arguments to `#tables` - the `#tables` method of some + adapters (mysql2, sqlite3) would return both tables and views while others + (postgresql) just return tables. To make their behavior consistent, + `#tables` will return only tables in the future. + +* Deprecated `table_exists?` - The `#table_exists?` method would check both + tables and views. To make their behavior consistent with `#tables`, + `#table_exists?` will check only tables in the future. + +### Notable changes + +* Added a `foreign_key` option to `references` while creating the table. + ([commit](https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/99a6f9e60ea55924b44f894a16f8de0162cf2702)) + +* New attributes + API. ([commit](https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/8c752c7ac739d5a86d4136ab1e9d0142c4041e58)) + +* Added `:enum_prefix`/`:enum_suffix` option to `enum` + definition. ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/19813)) + +* Added `#cache_key` to `ActiveRecord::Relation`. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/20884)) + +* Added `ActiveRecord::Relation#outer_joins`. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/12071)) + +* Require `belongs_to` by default. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/18937)) - Deprecate + `required` option in favor of `optional` for `belongs_to` + + +Active Model +------------ + +Please refer to the [Changelog][active-model] for detailed changes. + +### Removals + +* Removed XML serialization. This feature has been extracted into the + [activemodel-serializers-xml](https://github.com/rails/activemodel-serializers-xml) gem. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/21161)) + +### Deprecations + +* Deprecated returning `false` as a way to halt Active Model and + `ActiveModel::Validations` callback chains. The recommended way is to + `throw(:abort)`. ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/17227)) + +### Notable changes + +* Validate multiple contexts on `valid?` and `invalid?` at once. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/21069)) + + +Active Job +----------- + +Please refer to the [Changelog][active-job] for detailed changes. + +### Removals + +### Deprecations + +### Notable changes + + +Active Support +-------------- + +Please refer to the [Changelog][active-support] for detailed changes. + +### Removals + +### Deprecations + +* Replace `ActiveSupport::Concurrency::Latch` with + `Concurrent::CountDownLatch` from concurrent-ruby. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/20866)) + +### Notable changes + +* New config option + `config.active_support.halt_callback_chains_on_return_false` to specify + whether ActiveRecord, ActiveModel and ActiveModel::Validations callback + chains can be halted by returning `false` in a 'before' callback. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/17227)) + + +Credits +------- + +See the +[full list of contributors to Rails](http://contributors.rubyonrails.org/) for +the many people who spent many hours making Rails, the stable and robust +framework it is. Kudos to all of them. + +[railties]: https://github.com/rails/rails/blob/5-0-stable/railties/CHANGELOG.md +[action-pack]: https://github.com/rails/rails/blob/5-0-stable/actionpack/CHANGELOG.md +[action-view]: https://github.com/rails/rails/blob/5-0-stable/actionview/CHANGELOG.md +[action-mailer]: https://github.com/rails/rails/blob/5-0-stable/actionmailer/CHANGELOG.md +[active-record]: https://github.com/rails/rails/blob/5-0-stable/activerecord/CHANGELOG.md +[active-model]: https://github.com/rails/rails/blob/5-0-stable/activemodel/CHANGELOG.md +[active-support]: https://github.com/rails/rails/blob/5-0-stable/activesupport/CHANGELOG.md +[active-job]: https://github.com/rails/rails/blob/5-0-stable/activejob/CHANGELOG.md |