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diff --git a/doc/site/src/news.page b/doc/site/src/news.page index 6adfcc9..a95a426 100644 --- a/doc/site/src/news.page +++ b/doc/site/src/news.page @@ -7,6 +7,38 @@ ordering: 2 h1. Latest News +h2. Mar-06: Mongrel 0.3.9 -- Gem Based Plugins + +This release features the beginning of a plugin system based +on RubyGems to dynamically load installed plugins for Mongrel. +The gist of it is that plugin authors create gems that users +install via *gem install snazzy_plugin*. Users then automagically +get that plugin for Mongrel. + +What I've done with this release is break out this functionality +into a new sub-project called "GemPlugin":gem_plugin_rdoc and +released it with a Ruby license (rather than LGPL like Mongrel). +This will let anyone else who needs a similar plugin system to +*steal* this blind and use it. + +A sample plugin is available that you can install after this update. +Just do: + + $ gem install mongrel_status + +If you run mongrel_rails now you'll see a new command "status". +Change to a Rails appliction directory where you have a daemon +running and it'll print out the PID. + +There will be tons of documentation coming out, and the ability +to write Handlers and Filters this way as well. Feel free +to write any Mongrel commands you want. + +A final note: This isn't hooked into win32 yet. That should +come tomorrow. + +"Download 0.3.9":http://rubyforge.org/frs/?group_id=1306 + h2. Mar-04: Mongrel 0.3.8 -- Bug Fix Release A small release that fixes a few bugs reported to the tracker and adds |