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Tina MVC: 0.3 release

fcrossen — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 13:23:27 +0000

Tina MVC 0.3 will be available for download from the Wordpress plugin repository.

This release includes numerous changes and enhancements:

Complete reorganisation of core files
Rewrite of core page controllers and views
the form helper is not autoloaded any more. Use tina_mvc_include_helper(‘tina_mvc_form_helper’) first
new function tina_mvc_call_page_controller() for use in your apps or theme template files
can use custom folder locations for page controllers `tina_mvc_call_page_controller()` and views `tina_mvc_base_page_class->load_view()` to separate core code from your own apps
tina_mvc_user_has_role() and tina_mvc_user_has_capability() accept comma seperated list or arrays
Added app_bootstrap feature – allows you to enqueue styles and scripts before page output begins when using widgets or shortcodes
Added app_init_bootstrap feature – allows you to run code (e.g. to register a custom post) at the init action hook
Changed how shortcodes are run – now we go before wp_texturizer()
The contents of a non self-enclosing shortcode are available to the page controller now
Added ‘app_install_remove’ to allow running arbitrary code on plugin install/remove. See tina_mvc_admin_install()/tina_mvc_admin_remove() in tina_mvc_admin_functions.php
Added a basic framework for unit tests (unfinished)
Removed the phpDocumentor tutorials folder.
Bug fix: tina_mvc_form_helper_class->validate_as_REGEXP() was broken
Fixed a possible XSS attack vector

There is also a new tutorial on using the custom code application hooks. These allow you to run arbitrary code at the ‘init’, ‘the_posts’ and when Tina MVC is activated or removed.

Read all about it on the Tina MVC for Wordpress page.

Tina MVC: 0.2 release and 0.3 development branch

admin — Sun, 30 May 2010 14:01:10 +0000

Stable version 0.2.

This is a roll-up of recent fixes and enhancements. At this stage all development is on the 0.3 branch. Unless bugs appear before I’m ready with 0.3, there will be no further releases prior to 0.3.

Get it from the Tina MVC for Wordpress page.

Development version 0.3.

A complete reorganisation of the plugin folder structure and some functional enhancements. Check out at the version 0.3 development branch at the Wordpress plugin repository. This will be released shortly.

If you are evaluating Tina MVC then the 0.3 branch is where to go.

Tina MVC 0.1.10

admin — Mon, 03 May 2010 21:17:29 +0000

Update: 2010-05-06:
Ouch – a hurried commit introduced a rather embarrassing bug. It has been fixed and an update has been uploaded as version 0.11.

This update contains a roll-up of various enhancements to the core:

removal of the PHP __autoload() function requirement
a new dispatcher method
configurable handling of missing controller errors

This is a release candidate for 0.2. Get it from the Tina MVC for Wordpress page.

Tina MVC 0.1.8 upgrade

admin — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 11:41:02 +0000

All seems well with the recent fixes, so I have bumped to version 0.1.8.

Download from the Tina MVC plugin page on Wordpress.org or download from SeeIT.org here.

Tina MVC update to 0.1.7.5

admin — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 21:37:33 +0000

There have been numerous updates to the framework over the past few weeks, mostly getting the various http redirects and user login, registration and password reminder pages to play nicely with Wordpress. It seems to be working fine now, but until I am finished testing I’ll stay off bumping to version 0.1.8.

The shortcode and widget code and functionality remains largely unchanged and has been stable for a while now.

I have also added a tutorial on developing a contact form using Tina. It introduces the form helper and the usage of view files.

Also many thanks to Guido Mühlwitz for reviewing Tina MVC in his Webworking blog. He makes good points about code overhead, but (as he says) Wordpress can be troublesome to deal with sometimes, and Tina was designed to solve a few very specific problems for me.

Download from the Tina MVC plugin page on Wordpress.org or from the Tina MVC page on SeeIT.org.

Tina MVC v0.1.7 released

admin — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 16:46:27 +0000

This update:

Minor bugfix: in tina_mvc_functions.php, tina_mvc_make_controller_url() was creating an incorrect url for absolute controller paths.
Trivial bugfix: In one of the sample apps, index_view.php was using the wrong function to create some links to sample apps.

Important:

When you upgrade, the default installation will migrate files in the app/ and app_emails/ folders. As one the fixes is in sample_apps/tina-mvc-for-wordpress/index_view.php it will not be visible unless you copy the file tina-mvc-for-wordpress/index_view.php to apps/.

Thanks for Simon Stewart of CIC for spotting the bugs.

Tina MVC v0.1.6 Released

admin — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 22:34:02 +0000

There was an issue in previous versions which prevented your customisations from being retained when Tina MVC was upgraded. This is now fixed.

Get it at Wordpress.org.

Important upgrade notice:

If you are upgrading from an older version of Tina, your customisations will NOT be migrated when you upgrade. You should manually backup the following from the tina-mvc directory:
- app/
- app_emails/
- tina_mvc_app_settings.php
and restore them after the plugin has been upgraded.

You will also need to deactivate and reactivate the plugin to reflect the new settings in tina_mvc_app_settings.php.

Tina MVC Updates, Quick Start Tutorial and Helper Functions Reference

admin — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 23:36:52 +0000

I haven’t been doing too much updating of the Tina code lately as I get used to the Wordpress.org developer interface and get some basic documentation up here, but there have been a few changes made as time permitted.

I’ve bumped to version 0.1.4 as a few very minor bugs surfaced. If you were trying a version prior to 0.1.2 then there was a problem with the plugin folder name (`tina_mvc` instead of `tina-mvc`) and the plugin just wouldn’t work – sorry.

I’ve written a quick start tutorial which will get you going quickly. There is also a (quick copy-paste job) function reference for the helper functions.

I will write a few more comprehensive tutorials as time permits, but at the moment Tina is being prepped for a project, so all priority is on making sure we can stick a big “production ready” sticker on it by the time the project is deployed (if there ever is such a thing in software). Currently in sights is getting the yucky “experimental” tag off the custom login and user pages feature. In any event all the core Tina code will be back-ported to the GPL version via Wordpress.org and here (www.seeit.org), so get stuck in!

Fran.

Tina MVC Framework for Wordpress v0.1 Released

admin — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 19:30:20 +0000

Tina MVC is the open source implementation of our new development framework.

Read about it and/or download from the main Tina MVC page on SeeIT.org.

Feel free to comment below, but if you would like to ask a support question, then do so here.

More SeeIT Framework Updates

admin — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 11:12:08 +0000

Another framework update for clients.

This is a minor fix and is recommended. The changes in this update bring more consistent handling of HTTP errors.

While there are no security issues in this update, it will make your website more visible and compliant for people like Google.

If you received last months update we will be in touch shortly. For clients with maintenance agreements, the update has already been applied.