vlad version 1.3.0 has been released!

Published 2009-03-04 @ 17:24

Vlad the Deployer is pragmatic application deployment automation, without mercy. Much like Capistrano, but with 1/10th the complexity. Vlad integrates seamlessly with Rake, and uses familiar and standard tools like ssh and rsync.

Impale your application on the heartless spike of the Deployer.

Changes:

1.3.0 / 2009-03-04

• 9 major enhancements:

  • Added darcs support. (Brian Palmer)
  • Added git support. (Garry Dolley)
  • Added lighttpd support.
  • Added merb support. (Jamie Macey)
  • Added passenger support. (Alan Harper)
  • Added/merged god, nginx, thin, and maintenance tasks. (github clusterfuck)
  • Allow set to specify that a proc value is :per_thread.
  • Apply Mercurial SCM support patch. Closes ticket 13475
  • remote_task now supports args and supplies task (by Daniel P. Kionka).

• 19 minor enhancements:

  • Add role toplevel method similar to namespace.
  • Added #put method that wraps up Tempfile/rsync pattern.
  • Added #role toplevel method, similar to #namespace.
  • Added FAQ for using vlad through a gateway.
  • Added Phil Hagelburg’s one-line multi-stage deployment patch
  • Added rake tracing for rsync command.
  • Added umask variable.
  • Adds specific order to loading. Should fix a number of bugs.
  • Extended vladdemo.sh to allow for N simulated hosts (mostly for testing)
  • Fixed tempfile dependency in #put if you don’t load lighttpd or perforce (yipstar)
  • Mercurial now automatically initializes the repository. (Jamie Macey)
  • Moved everything over to put.
  • Now requires rake 0.8.1+.
  • Parameterized ‘head’ into ‘revision’ variable (with head as default).
  • Split shared symlink creation to a separate task. (Steve Purcell)
  • Support rake 0.8.
  • Switched to ThreadGroup for Action#execute
  • Updated rakefile for new hoe abilities
  • remote_task :role now allows an empty list of hosts.

• 11 bug fixes:

  • Fixed vladdemo.rb, now uses my checkout for further stress testing.
  • Moved core recipe to front. Was breaking mongrel setup.
  • Added automatic client setup for perforce.
  • Fix mercurial support.
  • Fixed ‘too many files’ error.
  • Fixed a lame warning in the tests.
  • Fixed cleanup to actually properly clean up.
  • Fixed rake var doco
  • Moved generic app setup to core from mongrel.
  • SSH flags are now an Array for proper inclusion in the command. (Guillaume Pierronnet)
  • git archive now specifically specifies tar format. (knaveofdiamonds)
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