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0.4.1 / 2008-12-16

• Fix nil states not being handled properly in guards, known states, or visualizations
• Fix the same node being used for different dynamic states in GraphViz output
• Always include initial state in the list of known states even if it’s dynamic
• Use consistent naming scheme for dynamic states in GraphViz output
• Allow blocks to be directly passed into machine class
• Fix attribute predicates not working on attributes that represent columns in ActiveRecord

0.4.0 / 2008-12-14

• Remove the PluginAWeek namespace
• Add generic attribute predicate (e.g. "#{attribute}?(state_name)") and state predicates (e.g. "#{state}?")
• Add Sequel support
• Fix aliasing :initialize on ActiveRecord models causing warnings when the environment is reloaded
• Fix ActiveRecord state machines trying to query the database on unmigrated models
• Fix initial states not getting set when the current value is an empty string [Aaron Gibralter]
• Add rake tasks for generating graphviz files for state machines [Nate Murray]
• Fix initial state not being included in list of known states
• Add other_states directive for defining additional states not referenced in transitions or callbacks [Pete Forde]
• Add next_#{event}_transition for getting the next transition that would be performed if the event were invoked
• Add the ability to override the pluralized name of an attribute for creating scopes
• Add the ability to halt callback chains by: throw :halt
• Add support for dynamic to states in transitions (e.g. :to => lambda {Time.now})
• Add support for using real blocks in before_transition/after_transition calls instead of using the :do option
• Add DataMapper support
• Include states referenced in transition callbacks in the list of a machine’s known states
• Only generate the known states for a machine on demand, rather than calculating beforehand
• Add the ability to skip state change actions during a transition (e.g. vehicle.ignite(false))
• Add the ability for the state change action (e.g. save for ActiveRecord) to be configurable
• Allow state machines to be defined on any Ruby class, not just ActiveRecord (removes all external dependencies)
• Refactor transitions, guards, and callbacks for better organization/design
• Use a class containing the transition context in callbacks, rather than an ordered list of each individual attribute
• Add without_#{attribute} named scopes (opposite of the existing with_#{attribute} named scopes) [Sean O’Brien]

0.3.1 / 2008-10-26

• Fix the initial state not getting set when the state attribute is mass-assigned but protected
• Change how the base module is included to prevent namespacing conflicts

0.3.0 / 2008-09-07

• No longer allow additional arguments to be passed into event actions
• Add support for can_#{event}? for checking whether an event can be fired based on the current state of the record
• Don’t use callbacks for performing transitions
• Fix state machines in subclasses not knowing what states/events/transitions were defined by superclasses
• Replace all before/after_exit/enter/loopback callback hooks and :before/:after options for events with before_transition/after_transition callbacks, e.g.

  before_transition :from => ‘parked’, :do => :lock_doors # was before_exit :parked, :lock_doors after_transition :on => ‘ignite’, :do => :turn_on_radio # was event :ignite, :after => :turn_on_radio do

• Always save when an event is fired even if it results in a loopback [Jürgen Strobel]
• Ensure initial state callbacks are invoked in the proper order when an event is fired on a new record
• Add before_loopback and after_loopback hooks [Jürgen Strobel]

0.2.1 / 2008-07-05

• Add more descriptive exceptions
• Assume the default state attribute is "state" if one is not provided
• Add :except_from option for transitions if you want to blacklist states
• Add PluginAWeek::StateMachine::Machine#states
• Add PluginAWeek::StateMachine::Event#transitions
• Allow creating transitions with no from state (effectively allowing the transition for any from state)
• Reduce the number of objects created for each transition

0.2.0 / 2008-06-29

• Add a non-bang version of events (e.g. park) that will return a boolean value for success
• Raise an exception if the bang version of events are used (e.g. park!) and no transition is successful
• Change callbacks to act a little more like ActiveRecord
• Avoid using string evaluation for dynamic methods

0.1.1 / 2008-06-22

• Remove log files from gems

0.1.0 / 2008-05-05

• Completely rewritten from scratch
• Renamed to state_machine
• Removed database dependencies
• Removed models in favor of an attribute-agnostic design
• Use ActiveSupport::Callbacks instead of eval_call
• Remove dry_transaction_rollbacks dependencies
• Added functional tests
• Updated documentation

0.0.1 / 2007-09-26

• Add dependency on custom_callbacks
• Move test fixtures out of the test application root directory
• Improve documentation
• Remove the StateExtension module in favor of adding singleton methods to the stateful class
• Convert dos newlines to unix newlines
• Fix error message when a given event can’t be found in the database
• Add before_#{action} and #{action} callbacks when an event is performed
• All state and event callbacks can now explicitly return false in order to cancel the action
• Refactor ActiveState callback creation
• Refactor unit tests so that they use mock classes instead of themselves
• Allow force_reload option to be set in the state association
• Don’t save the entire model when updating the state_id
• Raise exception if a class tries to define a state more than once
• Add tests for PluginAWeek::Has::States::ActiveState
• Refactor active state/active event creation
• Fix owner_type not being set correctly in active states/events of subclasses
• Allow subclasses to override the initial state
• Fix problem with migrations using default null when column cannot be null
• Moved deadline support into a separate plugin (has_state_deadlines).
• Added many more unit tests.
• Simplified many of the interfaces for maintainability.
• Added support for turning off recording state changes.
• Removed the short_description and long_description columns, in favor of an optional human_name column.
• Fixed not overriding the correct equality methods in the StateTransition class.
• Added to_sym to State and Event.
• State#name and Event#name now return the string version of the name instead of the symbol version.
• Added State#human_name and Event#human_name to automatically figure out what the human name is if it isn’t specified in the table.
• Updated manual rollbacks to use the new Rails edge api (ActiveRecord::Rollback exception).
• Moved StateExtension class into a separate file in order to help keep the has_state files clean.
• Renamed InvalidState and InvalidEvent exceptions to StateNotFound and EventNotFound in order to follow the ActiveRecord convention (i.e. RecordNotFound).
• Added StateNotActive and EventNotActive exceptions to help differentiate between states which don’t exist and states which weren’t defined in the class.
• Added support for defining callbacks like so:

  def before_exit_parked end

  def after_enter_idling end

• Added support for defining callbacks using class methods:

  before_exit_parked :fasten_seatbelt

• Added event callbacks after the transition has occurred (e.g. after_park)
• State callbacks no longer receive any of the arguments that were provided in the event action
• Updated license to include our names.