• pecl_http 2.2.0 - var_dump(httpMessage) no longer automatically creates an empty body + Added httpMessageParser class + Made httpClient::once() and httpClient::wait() available when using events + Added httpUrl::PARSE_MBLOC, httpUrl::PARSE_MBUTF8, httpUrl::PARSE_TOIDN and httpUrl::PARSE_TOPCT constants + Added httpEnvResponse::setCookie() + Added httpEnvRequest::getCookie()
  
  
• amqp 1.6.0beta1 1.6.0beta1 Release: * Add support for nested arguments values (Bogdan Padalko) * Add auto_delete and internal flags support for AMQPExchange::declare (librabbitmq version > 0.5.2 required) (Bogdan Padalko) * Fix persistence support (Bogdan Padalko) * Add AMQPExchange::unbind method and fix AMQPExchange::bind method. WARNING: this can potentially break BC * Add support to consume messages from multiple queues (Bogdan Padalko) * Add AMQP_DURABLE flag support to AMQPExchange::setFlags (librabbitmq version > 0.5.2 required) (Bogdan Padalko) * Fix inconsistent INI values comparison which leads to deprecation warnings (Bogdan Padalko) * Various segfault and memory leak fixes (Bogdan Padalko) For a complete list of changes see: https://github.com/pdezwart/php-amqp/compare/v1.4.0...v1.6.0beta1 1.4.0 Release: * Fix #72: Publishing to an exchange with an empty name is valid and should not throw an exception (lstrojny) * Fix #77: AMQPQueue::delete() now no longer returns a boolean, but an integer of how many messages were deleted. WARNING: this can potentially break BC (Bogdan Padalko) * Fix #75: adhering to the AMQP spec by closing channel and sometimes even the connection in case of certain errors (Bogdan Padalko) * Fix #81: Add optional arguments parameter to bind()/unbind() (Michael Squires) * Fix #82: additional getters (getChannel(), getConnection()) (Bogdan Padalko) * Fix #92: fix various memory leaks in the AMQPConnection class (Lars Strojny) * Using amqp_error_string2() instead of deprecated amqp_error_string() (Lars Strojny) * Fix memory leaks in setHost, setLogin, setPassword, setVhost (Lars Strojny, Bogdan Padalko) * Fixed a memleak in php_amqp_connect (Julien Pauli) * Use rabbitmq-c defaults for max channels and default frame size (Bogdan Padalko) * Fix socket timeout error when connecting over high-latency network (Bogdan Padalko) For a complete list of changes see: https://github.com/pdezwart/php-amqp/compare/v1.3.0...v1.4.0 1.3.0 Release: * Allow retrieving auto-delete exchanges (Guilherme Blanco) * Add connection timeout support. This requires bumping the version requirement for librabbitmq to >= 0.4.1 (Bogdan Padalko) For a complete list of changes see: https://github.com/pdezwart/php-amqp/compare/v1.2.0...v1.3.0 1.2.0 Release: * New methods AMQPChannel::getPrefetchCount() and AMQPChannel::getPrefetchSize() * Deprecate AMQPQueue::declare() in favor of AMQPQueue::declareQueue() * Deprecate AMQPExchange::declare() in favor of AMQPExchange::declareExchange() * Smaller fixes to our stubs For a complete list of changes see: https://github.com/pdezwart/php-amqp/compare/v1.0.10...v1.2.0 1.0.10 Release: * report correct version in module info (Lars Strojny) * fix class interface definitions (Vladimir Kartaviy) * add ability to bind a queue with an empty routing key (Vladimir Kartaviy) * fix constant AMQP_IFUNUSED (Florin Patan, Bernhard Weisshuhn) * added stubs for ide use (Vladimir Kartaviy, Bernhard Weisshuhn) * Fixed memory leak in queue->declareQueue (Ilya a.k.a. coodix) * support for php 5.5 (Lars Strojny) * add support for read and write timeouts (Bogdan Padalko) * fix memory leak in queue->consume (Dmitry Vinogradov) * add support for custom exchange types (empi89) * support for nested custom headers (Bernhard Weisshuhn) * fix memory (Bernhard Weisshuhn) For a complete list of changes see: https://github.com/pdezwart/php-amqp/compare/v1.0.9...v1.0.10 1.0.9 Release: * Fix pecl relase 1.0.8 Release: * Skip var_dump test on PHP 5.2 * Initialize consumer tag string length to zero * Support connection time outs * Adding consumer_tag parameter to AMQPQueue::cancel * Clean up error code handling 1.0.6 Release: * 62354: Segmentation fault when printing or dumping an object that contains an AMQP object * Adding in missing tests * Fixing release number in PHP information * Adding .gitignore info for Git users * Cleaning up debug handling 1.0.5 Release: * 62696: Incorrect exchange type * Handles server connections being closed during consume and publish correctly * 62628: Exception thrown in consume will lock PHP * 61533: Segmentation fault when instantiating channel, queue or exchange with wrong object, then using it 1.0.4 Release: * 62549: Fixing broken persistent connection * 62412: Fixing segfault due to destruction order * 62411: Fixing declaration overload bug * 62410: Fixing declaration overload for 5.4 * 61337: Adding License file * 61749: Fixing handling for binary content in envelope * 62087: Adding appropriate version information * 62354: Enabling debugging dumping of objects * 61351: Updating min PHP version requirements to 5.2.0 1.0.3 Release: * Fixing compilation issue with PHP 5.4 1.0.2 Release: Fixed bug: * Memory leak when using AMQPQueue::get from a queue with no messages 1.0.1 Release: Fixed bug: * 61247: Allow queue creation with empty queue name, and return auto generated name * 61127: Segmentation fault when cleaning up an AMQPChannel without calling AMQPConnection::connect first 1.0.0 Release: Changed/finalized API signature: * Exposing AMQPChannel * Exposing AMQPEnvelope * Exposing more queue and exchange arguments and flags * Exposing basic.qos Added persistent connections Cleaned up codebase Fixed memory leaks and segmentation faults 0.3.1 Release: Fixed bug: * 24323: Cannot get the name for auto-named reply-to queues 0.3.0 Release: Fixed memory leaks in many functions (courtesy Jonathan Tansavatdi and Andy Wick) Fixed consume method to return proper values Cleaned up variable usage Fixed bugs: * 22638: Unexpected exit code 1 with AMQPQueue::consume() * 22698: AMQPQueue::consume 0.2.2 Release: Made extension compatible with PHP lt 5.3 (courtesy John Skopis) Fixed wrong typing of message properties (courtesy John Skopis) 0.2.1 Release: Fixed refcount decrementing bug causing segfaults. 0.2.0 Release: Works with AMQP 0-8 and 0-9-1 (used by RabbitMQ 2.*) Modified AMQPConnection object: * Requires call to 'connect' method to connect (no longer connects on instantiation) * Added support for disconnect and reconnect * Added helper setters for port, host, vhost, login and password Improved consume method to block for MIN messages, and try to get MAX messages if available Fixed zval descoping bugs Fixed bugs: * 17809: Couldn't compile pecl extension under PHP 5.3 * 17831: Segmentation fault when the exchange doesn't exists * 19707: AMQPQueue::get() doesn't return the message * 19840: Connection Exception
  
  
• pcsc 0.3.1 Fixed bug to make the use of the T=0 protocol possible.
  
  
• xdebug 2.2.7 Thu, Jan 22, 2014 - xdebug 2.2.7 = Fixed bugs: - Fixed bug #1083: Segfault when requesting a variable for a context that did not have them. - Fixed bug #1087: zend_execute_script or zend_eval_string in RINIT segfaults. - Fixed bug #1088: Xdebug won't show dead and not executed lines at the second time. - Fixed bug #1098: Xdebug doesn't make use of __debugInfo. - Fixed segfaults with ZTS on PHP 5.6.
  
  

php[architect] has just announced the full schedule for their upcoming php[tek] conference happening in May (18th-22nd) in Chicago, Illinois.

php[tek] is a PHP conference like no other: it brings together great technology content and great people and mixes them up in a wonderful cocktail of PHP fun. We like to think of php[tek] as a professional conference with a community flair. You will find a high-quality presentations by the brightest experts in the PHP world, coupled with a welcoming and friendly community of attendees and speakers.

Sessions at this year's event cover a wide range of topics including:

• Managing Dependencies with Composer
• A Toolbox for APIs and Integrations
• MySQL Replication for Beginners
• Testing as Regression Prevention
• Navigating Your Git Repository
• Dependency Injection, Dependency Inversion, and You
• Impostor Syndrome and Individual Competence

You can pick up your tickets for the event directly from the main conference website.

In response to a recent post from Anthony Ferrara about MVC Paul Jones suggests that Anthony's view that it and related structures "all pretend to be application architectures" is false.

The central mistake I think Anthony makes is near the end of this post, where he states (in talking about MVC, ADR, et al.) that "All Pretend To Be Application Architectures." That assertion strikes me as incorrect. While it may be that developers using MVC may mistakenly think of MVC as an application architecture, the pattern description itself makes no such claim. Indeed, Fowler categorizes MVC as a "Web Presentation Pattern" and not as an "Application Architecture" per se. [...] Fowler's categorization and description of MVC define it pretty clearly as a user interface pattern. ADR, as a refinement of MVC, is likewise a user interface pattern.

He goes on to talk more about the ADR (Action-Domain-Responder) pattern, how it's more of a user interface pattern as well and how that relates to using it for HTTP requests. He suggests that the definition from Anthony may be a bit too broad and proposes the alternative "All Are User Interface Patterns, Not Entire Application Architectures" to be a bit more specific.

The Coder on Code site has posted a new tutorial covering the Adapter design pattern in detail. They talk about what the pattern is, what it can be useful for and include some code to illustrate.

The adapter pattern also referred as the wrapper pattern, I find that wrapper is a more fitting name since it describes clearly what this pattern does; it encapsulates the functionality of a class or object into a class with a common public interfaces. [...] Adapters are one of the easiest patterns to comprehend and at the same time one of the most useful ones.

He starts with some of the basic definitions of terms involved in the pattern: client, adapter and adapteee. His example centers around a notification manager class that lets you switch types between Twitter, Email and SMS messaging. His initial code has all of the message types handled in one class method. He shows how to refactor this out to an interface and a set of child classes, each with the corresponding handling in a "sendNotification" method. These are then used by an adapter in the main class to send the given message. This simplifies the main messenger class and contributes to the overall improvement of architecture and testability of the application.