Zend Framework Preview Release 0.1.3

Today the Zend Framework team has launched a shiny new website and tagged another minor version release of the framework. Since the last release in early March, the codebase features some module additions and several bug fixes, as well as updated documentation. The latest preview release is available for download from the framework website, or developers can access the Subversion repository directly for bleeding-edge checkouts.

To stay on top of important changes in the framework, visit the framework website or follow changes to the NEWS.txt file in the Subversion repository for release notes. Up-to-the-minute commit notifications are also available. To subscribe, simply send an e-mail to fw-svn-subscribe@lists.zend.com.

Zend is actively seeking contributions to the framework for various code modules. To get involved, visit the FAQ page on the framework website to learn more about the contribution process and requirements. Those wishing to be involved in the development process are highly encouraged to participate in the framework mailing list, as it is currently the preferred forum for collaboration. Send an e-mail to fw-general-subscribe@lists.zend.com to subscribe to the framework mailing list.

Framework documentation translations have begun for French, German, Dutch, Chinese, and Japanese.

Bug tracking is still being managed through the mailing list. Alternately, developers can submit bug reports to framework-feedback@zend.com.

Release Notes for 0.1.3

• Zend_Filter is* methods return strictly TRUE or FALSE. (Chris)
• Zend_InputFilter has test* methods for retrieving valid data. (Chris)
  
• Fixed bug in Zend_View_Abstract::__isset(). Reported by James Simmons. (Mike)
  
• Zend_Db_Adapter_Pdo_Mysql::limit() now compatible with MySQL versions prior to 4.0. Reported by Greg Neustaetter (Mike)
• Fixed bug in Zend_Controller_Dispatcher_Token::setParams(). Reported by Rob Allen. (Chris)
• Fixed bug in Zend_Log::log(). Reported by Mislav. (Mike)
  
• Updated Zend_Filter::isFloat() and Zend_Filter::isInt() to respect locale. (Chris)
  
• Improved Zend_Db_Adapter_Pdo_Mssql contributed by Rob Allen. (Mike)
  
• Fixed bug in Zend_Controller_Dispatcher::_formatName. Reported by Arpad Ray. (Chris)
  
• Zend::dump() now works from CLI (Rob Allen)
  
• Improved support for XML-RPC namespaces (Mike, Chuck)
  
• Registry can now be tested with Zend::isRegistered (Shekar C. Reddy, Mike)
  
• Zend_Search_Lucene promoted from incubator (Alex)
  
• Zend_Cache has been accepted to the incubator (Fabien, Mislav)
  
• Zend_Json testing expanded; covers all major cases (Matthew)
  
• Fixed Zend_Json encoding of empty values (Matthew, Davey)
  
• Fixed Zend_Json encoding of associative arrays (Matthew, Davey)
  
• Fixed Zend_Json encoding of numeric indices in associative arrays (Matthew)
  
• Removed formatting (newlines, tabs) from Zend_Json encoding methods (Matthew)
  
• Fixed escaping in Zend_Json_Encoder (Matthew)
  
• Zend_HttpClient moved to Zend_Http_Client (Mike)
• Zend_Console_Args in the incubator but not yet refactored (Jason Garber)
• Zend_Mail enhancements in the incubator by Austria Telekom (Nico, Clez)
• Zend_Service classes no longer subclass Zend_Service_Rest (Davey, Andi, et al)
• Zend_Service classes now use new Zend_InputFilter (Davey)
• Fixed bug in Zend_Service_Amazon::itemLookup() (Davey)
• Fixed bug in Zend_Service_Flickr::userSearch() (Davey)
• Fixed bug in Zend_Uri_Http::__construct(). Reported by Adrian Gheorghe. (Mike)
• Improved some not well-formed PDF processing with Zend_Pdf. (Alexander)
• Minor Zend_Pdf documentation fixes. (Alexander)
• Fixed Zend_Pdf processing of inherited page attributes. (Alexander)
• Fixed Zend_Pdf umlauts support for standard fonts. (Alexander)