The CakePHP core team is proud to announce the immediate availability of CakePHP [2.5.5](https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/releases/2.5.5) and [2.6.0-beta](https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/releases/2.6.0-beta). 2.5.5 is a bugfix release for the 2.5 release series, while 2.6.0-beta is beta release of the upcoming 2.6.0 release. A list of the changes you can expect in 2.5.5 are:
* Console applications will not output colours if there is no TTY. * Files are not overwritten by Folder::copy() when the SKIP flag is used. * Hash::insert() and Hash::get() now handle `0` as the first path element. * Improved API documentation. * Fixed a situation where Hash::remove() would remove data incorrectly. * UUID columns are now reflected properly by postgres. * CakeEmail::reset() now resets the email pattern. * Hash::expand() and Hash::merge() are now much faster. ## New features in 2.6 Like all the other 2.x releases, 2.6.0 will be backwards compatible with previous versions of CakePHP 2.x, and include a number of new enhancements and improvements. Here is what you can expect in 2.6.0: * `stackTrace()` has been added as a convenience wrapper function for `Debugger::trace()`. It directly echos just as `debug()` does. But only if debug level is on. * `ConsoleOptionParser::removeSubcommand()` was added. * `Shell::overwrite()` has been added to allow generating progress bars or to avoid outputting too many lines by replacing text that has been already outputted to the screen. * When using AclBehavior, The model's `parentNode()` method now gets the type (Aro, Aco) passed as first argument: `$model->parentNode($type)`. * Schema migrations with MySQL now support an `after` key when adding a column. This key allows you to specify which column the new one should be added after. * `Model::save()` had the `atomic` option back-ported from 3.0. * `CakeRequest::param()` can now read values using :ref:`hash-path-syntax` like `data()`. * `CakeRequest:setInput()` was added. * `HttpSocket::head()` was added. * You can now use the `protocol` option to override the specific protocol to use when making a request. * `CakeTime::timeAgoInWords()` now supports `strftime()` compatible absolute date formats. This helps make localizing formatted times easier. * `CakeTime::timeAgoInWords()` now supports a `relativeStringFuture` option. This option is a printf compatible string for outputting future relative time date formats. This helps make localizing formatted times easier. * `Hash::get()` now raises an exception when the path argument is invalid. * `Hash::nest()` now raises an exception when the nesting operation results in no data. * `HtmlHelper::css()` had the `once` option added. It works the same as the `once` option for `HtmlHelper::script()`. The default value is `false` to maintain backwards compatibility. * The `maxlength` attribute will now also be applied to textareas, when the corresponding DB field is of type varchar, as per HTML specs. * New i18n functions have been added. The new functions allow you to include message context which allows you disambiguate possibly confusing message strings. For example 'read' can mean multiple things in English depending on the context. The new `__x`, `__xn`, `__dx`, `__dxn`, `__dxc`, `__dxcn`, and `__xc` functions provide access to the new features. A long standing issue in the Model class has been fixed. Because it may be construed as API changes, there is a flag to restore the original behaviour. * `Model::afterFind()` now always uses a consistent format for afterFind(). When `$primary` is false, the results will always be located under `$data[0]['ModelName']`. You can set the `useConsistentAfterFind` property to false on your models to restore the original behaviour. In addition to new features, a few features have been deprecated, and will be removed in CakePHP 3.0.0 * `Validation::between` has been deprecated, you should use `Validation::lengthBetween` instead. * `Validation::ssn` has been deprecated and may be provided as standalone/plugin solution. * The `$confirmMessage` argument of `HtmlHelper::link()` has been deprecated. You should instead use key `confirm` in `$options` to specify the message. * The `$confirmMessage` argument of `FormHelper::postLink()` has been deprecated. You should instead use key `confirm` in `$options` to specify the message. If the beta release doesn't have any major issues reported, you can expect an release candidate in ~1 month, with a stable release shortly afterwards. A huge thanks to all involved in terms of both contributions through commits, tickets, documentation edits, and those whom have otherwise contributed to the framework. -- Like Us on FaceBook https://www.facebook.com/CakePHP Find us on Twitter http://twitter.com/CakePHP --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CakePHP" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cake-php+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cake-php@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
