Using `count()' in favor of `empty()' for empty checks on arrays is bad habit.
While there's literally no performance gain in the "fixed" scenario, there's one on large arrays
and thus should be avoided everywhere.
refs #6462
The authentication manager already has the `hasPermission()' method but it lacks wildcard support
and uses stupid looping. Implementing this method on the user further saves a call to `User::getPermissions()'.
Store messages in the current user session to be able to fetch messages from
other controllers, so that the use can be redirected back to the index, instead
of staying in the original action
refs #5100
Authentication/Session.php and its Subclasses do not have a open/closed -state
anymore. Read will refresh the session, write will always write the changes,
and opening/closing will be handled internally.
refs #5101
Support date, time and datetime formatting based on format strings
set either by the user or via config.ini. The view helper
FormDateTime uses the new helper already
refs #4440
refs #4424
Matthias Jentsch
Eric Lippmann
Johannes Meyer
Marius Hein
Thomas Gelf