Version 4.0.0-beta.2

Release Date: April 4, 2019

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Highlights

A number of fixes & improvements, importantly for the Model and testing classes
Models now require a primary key
Generated API docs accessible at https://codeigniter4.github.io/api/
Validation rules have been enhanced
.htaccess beefed up

New messages

Database.noPrimaryKey, forFindColumnHaveMultipleColumns, Database.forEmptyInputGiven

App Changes

updated app/Config/Events
added app/Controllers/BaseController
added tests/ folder for unit testing
added phpunit.xml.dist for unit testing configuration

Changed Files

The list of changed files follows, with PR numbers shown.

.htaccess #1900
app/
- Config/
  - Events #1856
- Controllers/
  - BaseController #1847
  - Home #1847
contributing/
- README.rst #1846
- styleguide #1872
contributing.md #1846
phpdoc.dist.xml #1872
system/
- Autoloader/
  - FileLocator #1860
- Cache/Handlers/
  - FileHandler #1895
  - MemcachedHandler #1895
  - PredisHandler #1895
  - RedisHandler #1863, #1895
  - WincacheHandler #1895
- CLI/
  - CLI #1891, #1910
- Commands/
  - Server/Serve #1893
  - Utilities/Routes #1859
- Config/
  - BaseConfig #1811
  - Routes #1847, #1850
- Database/
  - BaseBuilder $1776, #1902
  - BaseConnection #1899
  - Forge #1844, #1899
  - MigrationRunner #1860, #1865
  - MySQLi/Connection #1896
  - MySQLi/Forge #1899
  - Postgre/Builder #1902
  - Postgre/Forge #1899
  - Query #1805, #1771
  - SQLite3/Builder #1902
  - SQLite3/Forge #1899
- Debug/
  - Toolbar/Collectors/History #1869
  - Toolbar #1897
- Events/
  - Events #1867
- Exceptions/
  - ModelException #1829
  - PageNotFoundException #1844
- Files/
  - File #1809, #1854
- Helpers/
  - date_helper #d08b68
  - form_helper #1803
  - html_helper #1803
  - number_helper #d08b68, #1803
  - security_helper #d08b68
  - text_helper #d08b68, #1803
  - url_helper #d08b68, #1803
  - xml_helper #1803
- Honeypot/
  - Honeypot #1894
- HTTP/
  - Header #1769
  - IncomingRequest #1831
- Language/en/
  - Database #1829, #1861, #1902
- Router/
  - RouteCollection #1769
  - Router #1839, #1882
- Session/
  - Session #1769
- Test/
  - ControllerTester #1769, #1848, #1855
  - DOMParser #1848
- Validation/
  - FormatRules #1762, #1863
  - Rules #1791, #1814, #1818, #1862
  - Validation #1769
  - Views/list #1828
- View/
  - Filters #1769
  - Parser #1769
  - View #1769, #1827
- CodeIgniter #1769, #1804, #1590
- Common #1802, #895ae0
- ComposerScripts #1804
- Controller #1769, #1850
- Entity #1769, #1804
- Model #1793, #1769, #1804, #1808, #1812, #1813, #1817, #1829, #1746, #1861
tests/system/
- Cache/
  - Handlers/
    - FileHandlerTest #1796, #1895
    - MemcachedHandlerTest #1895
    - RedisHandlerTest #1895
  - CacheFactoryTest #1796
- CLI/
  - CLITest #1910
- Config/
  - BaseConfigTest #1811
  - ConfigTest #1811
- Database/
  - Builder/EmptyTest #1902
  - Builder/SelectTest #1902
  - Live/ModelTest #1817, #1829, #1861
  - Live/WhereTest #1906
- Events/
  - EventsTest #1867
- HTTP/
  - ContentSecurityPolicyTest #1848
- Router/
  - RouteCollectionTest #1822, #1912, #1913
- Test/
  - ControllerTesterTest #1848, #1855
  - DOMParserTest #1848
- Validation/
  - FormatRulesTest #1762
  - RulesTest #1791
- View/
  - ViewTest #1827, #1836
- ControllerTest #1850
user_guide_src/
- cli/
  - cli_commands #1777
  - cli_library #1892, #1910
- concepts/
  - services #1811
- database/
  - examples #1794
- dbmgmt/
  - forge #1844, #1899
  - migration #1860, #1865
- extending/
  - basecontroller #1847
  - core_classes #1847
- general/
  - common_functions #1802, #1895
- helpers/
  - number_helper #d08b68
  - url_helper #1803
- incoming/
  - routing #1908
- libraries/
  - caching #1895
  - files #1790, #1854
  - pagination #1823
  - sessions #1843
  - validation #1814, #1828, #1862
- models/
  - models #1817, #1820, #1829, #1746, #1861
- outgoing/
  - view_layouts #1827
- testing/
  - controllers #1848

PRs merged

#1913 More RouteCollection tests for overwriting. Closes #1692
#1912 Additional RouteCollectionTests
#1910 Added print method to CLI library so you can print multiple times on same line
#1908 Add filter parameters to User Guide
#1906 SubQuery related test cases w.r.t #1775
#1902 BaseBuilder corrections
#1900 Update .htaccess for better security and caching
#1899 Database Forge correction
#1897 Toolbar fix w.r.t #1779
#1896 Mysql connection issue with SSL cert (#1219)
#1894 Typos fixings
#1893 Fix spark serve with remove escapeshellarg()
#1892 Add CLI background color list to the user guide
#1891 Allow CLI::strlen null parameter
#1886 Fixed issue #1880, fixed a few typos and updated code style
#1882 Router Changes w.r.t #1541
#1873-1889 Docs: move namespace declarations & add missing class docblocks
#1872 Docs: fix phpdoc config
#1871 Unmatched Cache Library get() return null
#1869 History::SetFiles check #1778
#1863 Module wise Typos changes
#1861 New method Find Column w.r.t. #1619
#1860 Migrationrunner use autoloader
#1867 Events should actually work with any callable now. Fixes #1835
#1865 MigrationRunner issue with definition resolved
#1862 required_with and required_without definition changes
#1859 Ignore callbacks in routes list
#1858 Typos correction in DB module
#1856 ensure ob_end_flush() when ob_get_level() > 0 on pre_system event
#1855 Fix: ControllerTester::execute. Fixes #1834
#1854 File::move now returns new file instance for relocated file. Fixes #1782
#1851 Replace old CI3 .gitignore with root CI4 version
#1850 Secure routable controller methods
#1848 Test: fix & test Test/ControllerTest, tested
#1847 Extend Controller to BaseController by default
#1846 Fix contributing links
#1844 Model Fix
#1843 Replace CI3 $this->input reference
#1842 Exception 'forPageNotFound' missing default value
#1839 Dont replace slashes with backslashes in the to route
#1836 Test: Improve View\View coverage
#1831 Fix some PHPDoc comments error
#1829 Improve: Models now require a primary key. This is partially to keep the code ...
#1828 Fix: Remove bootstrap styles from validation views.
#1827 Fix: Adding include method to View library to render view partials... views.
#1823 Docs: Remove legacy Bootstrap references in Pagination class
#1822 Test: enhance RouteCollection coverage
#1820 Fix: Correct sphinx errors in model.rst
#1819 Improve: Add apibot for API docs using phpDocumentor
#1818 Improve: Code improvement in exact_length Rule
#1817 Improve: Model setValidationMessage functions introduced
#895ae0 Fix: Start session whenver using the old command
#1814 Enhance: extended exact_length[1,3,5]
#1813 Fix: Model::save fix for earlier PRs
#1812 Test: Improve Filters coverage
#1811 Test: Config module coverage improved
#1809 Fix file move failed. Fixex #1785
#1808 Fix: Fix save method return value
#1805 Docs: Query Class Changes
#1804 Docs: Some Base Functional Changes
#1803 Docs: Some Helper Changes
#1802 Docs: Common function correction
#1796 Test: Improve Cache coverage
#1794 Replace nonexistent "getAffectedRows"
#1793 Set Model->chunk return type
#1791 Fix: Remove is_numeric tests in Validation\Rules
#d08b68 Fix in ControllerTester for missing UserAgent
#1790 Correction of typos in documentation as mentioned in issue #1781
#1777 Add CLI namespace to example
#1776 Fix: replace only last operator in field name
#1771 Fix: fix typo in matchSimpleBinds
#1769 Correction in Methods and Spellings
#1762 Fix: decimal rule. shouldn't it accept integers?
#1746 Improve: Update Model, to selective update created_at / updated_at field.
#1590 Improve: Enhance 404Override