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CakePHP 5.4.0-RC2 Released
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============================
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The CakePHP core team is happy to announce the second release candidate for
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CakePHP 5.4.0. Since the previous release candidate, the following changes have
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been made:
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- SameSite cookie default values apply to all session presets.
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- FormHelper now uses the HTML ``hidden`` attribute for the containing div
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created by ``hiddenBlock``. The previous inline styles were incompatible with
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strict Content-Security-Policy rules.
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- The cache keys used by ``I18n`` are now configurable either with a string or
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callback that creates a prefix to cahe entries enabling per tenant
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translations.
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- ``JsonStreamResponse`` was added. This response class provides better memory
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efficiency for streaming JSON responses compatible with generators and
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``ResultSets``.
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- Improved console error handling and help generation on invalid command names.
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- ``ConsoleOutput`` no longer attempts to write to closed streams, which caused
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fatal errors.
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- Improved EnumLabel extraction by ``i18n extract`` command.
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- ``DateTimeType`` accepts date-only Y-m-d strings, and sets the time to
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midnight instead of marking the data invalid.
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- Entities from other tables are now rejected during persistence and
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marshalling. This is a safety improvement that prevents mistakes.
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- Added a ``Lock`` component that provides an engine based interface for
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building distributed (or single-machine) locks for preventing race conditions
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around multiple processes accessing shared resources.
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- Added ``Connection.afterCommit`` event for outermost-commit hooks operations.
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- Improved strictness in template path validation, preventing template path
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escapes.
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- Added ``LoggedQuery::setRedactor()`` to enable log scrubbing. Applications
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that want to prevent PII leaking into logs can attach scrubbing logic to
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query logging.
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- ``CommandCollection::discoverDirectory()`` was added.
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- ``BasePlugin`` and ``BaseApplication`` now have an ``eventListeners()`` hook
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method. This method should return an array of global event listeners for your
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plugin or application.
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- Added ``Table::findUnhydrated()`` and ``UnhydratedSelectQuery`` for type-safe
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non-hydrated read queries.
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- ``MissingRouteException`` now includes the passed parameters of the routes
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that fail for parameter validation checks, making debugging simpler.
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- Improved type-hinting in many classes.
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- ``RedisEngine`` and ``MemcacheEngine`` support an ``allowedClasses`` option to
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limit the classes that can data can be unserialized into.
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- ``Http\Client`` now respects ``curl.cainfo`` as a default value if defined in ``php.ini``.
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What's new in 5.4.0
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The `migration guide
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<https://book.cakephp.org/5.next/en/appendices/5-4-migration-guide.html>`_ has
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a complete list of what's new in 5.4.0. We recommend you give that page a read
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when upgrading as it notes the behavior changes present in 5.4.0.
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How you Can Help
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----------------
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You can help deliver 5.4.0 by contributing in one of many ways:
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#. Check the `documentation <https://book.cakephp.org/5.next/en/>`_ for mistakes,
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outdated, unclear or broken examples. We've been trying to update the
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documentation as we go, but there are likely examples or sections we've
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missed.
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#. Try it out! Give CakePHP 5.4.0 a test drive. Let us know how upgrading
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went and if there were any rough spots.
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#. File issues for regressions in existing features, or suggest new features.
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Even if those features don't make it into 5.4.0, we're early in the process
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of planning 5.5 and 6.0 and value community feedback.
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Contributors to 5.4.0-RC2
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-------------------------
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Thank you to all the contributors that have contributed to this release:
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- Abdul Malik Ikhsan
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- ADmad
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- gillux
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- Jamison Bryant
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- Juan Pablo Ramirez
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- Kevin Pfeifer
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- Mark Scherer
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- Mark Story
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- Nicos Panayides
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- othercorey
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- Stuart
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- XananasX
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As always, a huge thanks to all the community members that helped make this
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release happen by reporting issues and sending pull requests.
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Download a `packaged release on github
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<https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/releases>`_.
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.. author:: markstory
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.. categories:: news
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.. tags:: release,news

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