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+This file contains a brief description of new features which have been added to Smarty 3.1
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+Smarty 3.1.22
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+    Namespace support within templates
+    ==================================
+    Within templates you can now use namespace specifications on:
+     - Constants                like    foo\bar\FOO
+     - Class names              like    foo\bar\Baz::FOO, foo\bar\Baz::$foo, foo\bar\Baz::foo()
+     - PHP function names       like    foo\bar\baz()
+
+    Security
+    ========
+    - disable special $smarty variable -
+    The Smarty_Security class has the new property $disabled_special_smarty_vars.
+    It's an array which can be loaded with the $smarty special variable names like
+    'template_object', 'template', 'current_dir' and others which will be disabled.
+    Note: That this security check is performed at compile time.
+
+    - limit template nesting -
+    Property $max_template_nesting of Smarty_Security does set the maximum template nesting level.
+    The main template is level 1. The nesting level is checked at run time. When the maximum will be exceeded
+    an Exception will be thrown. The default setting is 0 which does disable this check.
+
+    - trusted static methods -
+   The Smarty_Security class has the new property $trusted_static_methods to restrict access to static methods.
+   It's an nested array of trusted class and method names.
+         Format:
+         array (
+                    'class_1' => array('method_1', 'method_2'), // allowed methods
+                    'class_2' => array(),                       // all methods of class allowed
+               )
+   To disable access for all methods of all classes set $trusted_static_methods = null;
+   The default value is an empty array() which does enables all methods of all classes, but for backward compatibility
+   the setting of $static_classes will be checked.
+   Note: That this security check is performed at compile time.
+
+    - trusted static properties -
+   The Smarty_Security class has the new property $trusted_static_properties to restrict access to static properties.
+   It's an nested array of trusted class and property names.
+         Format:
+         array (
+                    'class_1' => array('prop_1', 'prop_2'), // allowed properties listed
+                    'class_2' => array(),                   // all properties of class allowed
+                }
+   To disable access for all properties of all classes set $trusted_static_properties = null;
+   The default value is an empty array() which does enables all properties of all classes, but for backward compatibility
+   the setting of $static_classes will be checked.
+   Note: That this security check is performed at compile time.
+
+    - trusted constants .
+   The Smarty_Security class has the new property $trusted_constants to restrict access to constants.
+   It's an array of trusted constant names.
+         Format:
+         array (
+                    'SMARTY_DIR' , // allowed constant
+                }
+   If the array is empty (default) the usage of constants  can be controlled with the
+   Smarty_Security::$allow_constants property (default true)
+
+
+
+    Compiled Templates
+    ==================
+    Smarty does now automatically detects a change of the $merge_compiled_includes and $escape_html
+    property and creates different compiled templates files depending on the setting.
+
+    Same applies to config files and the $config_overwrite, $config_booleanize and
+    $config_read_hidden properties.
+
+    Debugging
+    =========
+    The layout of the debug window has been changed for better readability
+    
+    New class constants
+        Smarty::DEBUG_OFF
+        Smarty::DEBUG_ON
+        Smarty::DEBUG_INDIVIDUAL
+    have been introduced for setting the $debugging property.
+
+    Smarty::DEBUG_INDIVIDUAL will create for each display() and fetch() call an individual gebug window.
+
+    .
+    
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