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diff --git a/docs/topics/release-notes.md b/docs/topics/release-notes.md index 71fa3c03..6230d39e 100644 --- a/docs/topics/release-notes.md +++ b/docs/topics/release-notes.md @@ -4,10 +4,46 @@ > > — Eric S. Raymond, [The Cathedral and the Bazaar][cite]. +## Versioning + +Minor version numbers (0.0.x) are used for changes that are API compatible. You should be able to upgrade between minor point releases without any other code changes. + +Medium version numbers (0.x.0) may include minor API changes. You should read the release notes carefully before upgrading between medium point releases. + +Major version numbers (x.0.0) are reserved for project milestones. No major point releases are currently planned. + +--- + ## 2.1.x series ### Master +* Added `PATCH` support. +* Added `RetrieveUpdateAPIView`. +* Relation changes are now persisted in `save` instead of in `.restore_object`. +* Cleanup unused internal `save_m2m` flag on `ModelSerializer.save()`. +* Tweak behavior of hyperlinked fields with an explicit format suffix. +* Relation changes are now persisted in `.save()` instead of in `.restore_object()`. +* Bugfix: Fix issue with FileField validation with files=None. + +### 2.1.14 + +**Date**: 31st Dec 2012 + +* Bugfix: ModelSerializers now include reverse FK fields on creation. +* Bugfix: Model fields with `blank=True` are now `required=False` by default. +* Bugfix: Nested serializers now support nullable relationships. + +**Note**: From 2.1.14 onwards, relational fields move out of the `fields.py` module and into the new `relations.py` module, in order to seperate them from regular data type fields, such as `CharField` and `IntegerField`. + +This change will not affect user code, so long as it's following the recommended import style of `from rest_framework import serializers` and refering to fields using the style `serializers.PrimaryKeyRelatedField`. + + +### 2.1.13 + +**Date**: 28th Dec 2012 + +* Support configurable `STATICFILES_STORAGE` storage. * Bugfix: Related fields now respect the required flag, and may be required=False. ### 2.1.12 @@ -105,7 +141,7 @@ * Support use of HTML exception templates. Eg. `403.html` * Hyperlinked fields take optional `slug_field`, `slug_url_kwarg` and `pk_url_kwarg` arguments. -* Bugfix: Deal with optional trailing slashs properly when generating breadcrumbs. +* Bugfix: Deal with optional trailing slashes properly when generating breadcrumbs. * Bugfix: Make textareas same width as other fields in browsable API. * Private API change: `.get_serializer` now uses same `instance` and `data` ordering as serializer initialization. @@ -113,8 +149,6 @@ **Date**: 5th Nov 2012 -**Warning**: Please read [this thread][2.1.0-notes] regarding the `instance` and `data` keyword args before updating to 2.1.0. - * **Serializer `instance` and `data` keyword args have their position swapped.** * `queryset` argument is now optional on writable model fields. * Hyperlinked related fields optionally take `slug_field` and `slug_url_kwarg` arguments. @@ -123,6 +157,8 @@ * Bugfix: Support choice field in Browseable API. * Bugfix: Related fields with `read_only=True` do not require a `queryset` argument. +**API-incompatible changes**: Please read [this thread][2.1.0-notes] regarding the `instance` and `data` keyword args before updating to 2.1.0. + --- ## 2.0.x series @@ -159,9 +195,9 @@ * Allow views to specify template used by TemplateRenderer * More consistent error responses * Some serializer fixes -* Fix internet explorer ajax behaviour +* Fix internet explorer ajax behavior * Minor xml and yaml fixes -* Improve setup (eg use staticfiles, not the defunct ADMIN_MEDIA_PREFIX) +* Improve setup (e.g. use staticfiles, not the defunct ADMIN_MEDIA_PREFIX) * Sensible absolute URL generation, not using hacky set_script_prefix --- @@ -172,13 +208,13 @@ * Added DjangoModelPermissions class to support `django.contrib.auth` style permissions. * Use `staticfiles` for css files. - - Easier to override. Won't conflict with customised admin styles (eg grappelli) + - Easier to override. Won't conflict with customized admin styles (e.g. grappelli) * Templates are now nicely namespaced. - Allows easier overriding. * Drop implied 'pk' filter if last arg in urlconf is unnamed. - - Too magical. Explict is better than implicit. -* Saner template variable autoescaping. -* Tider setup.py + - Too magical. Explicit is better than implicit. +* Saner template variable auto-escaping. +* Tidier setup.py * Updated for URLObject 2.0 * Bugfixes: - Bug with PerUserThrottling when user contains unicode chars. @@ -266,5 +302,7 @@ * Initial release. [cite]: http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/cathedral-bazaar/cathedral-bazaar/ar01s04.html +[staticfiles14]: https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.4/howto/static-files/#with-a-template-tag +[staticfiles13]: https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.3/howto/static-files/#with-a-template-tag [2.1.0-notes]: https://groups.google.com/d/topic/django-rest-framework/Vv2M0CMY9bg/discussion [announcement]: rest-framework-2-announcement.md |