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diff --git a/docs/whatsnew-1.3.rst b/docs/whatsnew-1.3.rst index eb8617ff1..ee4e2ccb5 100644 --- a/docs/whatsnew-1.3.rst +++ b/docs/whatsnew-1.3.rst @@ -198,11 +198,16 @@ Extending a Request without Subclassing ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It is now possible to extend a :class:`pyramid.request.Request` object -with property descriptors without having to create a subclass via -:meth:`pyramid.request.Request.set_property`. New properties may be -reified, effectively caching the value for the lifetime of the instance. -Common use-cases for this would be to get a database connection for the -request or identify the current user. +with property descriptors without having to create a custom request factory. +The new method :meth:`pyramid.config.Configurator.set_request_property` +provides an entry point for addons to register properties which will be +added to each request. New properties may be reified, effectively caching +the return value for the lifetime of the instance. Common use-cases for this +would be to get a database connection for the request or identify the current +user. The new method :meth:`pyramid.request.Request.set_property` has been +added, as well, but the configurator method should be preferred as it +provides conflict detection and consistency in the lifetime of the +properties. Minor Feature Additions ----------------------- |