aboutsummaryrefslogtreecommitdiffstats
path: root/docs/topics/release-notes.md
diff options
context:
space:
mode:
Diffstat (limited to 'docs/topics/release-notes.md')
-rw-r--r--docs/topics/release-notes.md39
1 files changed, 28 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/docs/topics/release-notes.md b/docs/topics/release-notes.md
index 71fa3c03..1934292c 100644
--- a/docs/topics/release-notes.md
+++ b/docs/topics/release-notes.md
@@ -4,12 +4,27 @@
>
> — Eric S. Raymond, [The Cathedral and the Bazaar][cite].
-## 2.1.x series
+## 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.
-### Master
+## 2.2.x series
+### 2.2.0
+
+**Date**: 27th Dec 2012
+
+* Support configurable `STATICFILES_STORAGE` storage.
* Bugfix: Related fields now respect the required flag, and may be required=False.
+**API-incompatible changes**: From 2.2.0 Onwards you must make sure to include `'django.contrib.staticfiles'` in your `INSTALLED_APPS`. This is in line with Django's 1.4's recommended usage of [the `'staticfiles'` template tag][staticfiles14] instead of Django 1.3's recommended usage of [the `'static'` template tag][staticfiles13].
+
+---
+
+## 2.1.x series
+
### 2.1.12
**Date**: 21st Dec 2012
@@ -105,7 +120,7 @@
* 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 +128,6 @@
**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 +136,8 @@
* 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 +174,9 @@
* 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 +187,13 @@
* 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 +281,7 @@
* 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