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Recent Releases

• gRPC 1.83.0 (stable) 2026-07-23
  - gRPC Core 1.83.0 update
• phalcon 5.17.0 (stable) 2026-07-20
  Full changelog can be found at: https://github.com/phalcon/cphalcon/blob/master/CHANGELOG-5.0.md
• zephir_parser 2.5.0 (stable) 2026-07-20
  ### Added
  - Support the `readonly` modifier on class and trait properties: `readonly` is a property modifier keyword that appears in the property `visibility` list (e.g. `public readonly int x`), independent of position relative to `public`/`protected`/`private` and combining with every property type prefix (builtin, `?type`, `<Class>` cast and union). The parser only records the modifier; the typ ...
• zephir_parser 2.4.0 (stable) 2026-07-19
  ### Added
  - Support union types on parameters and class/trait properties: a `type | type | ...` prefix (builtin scalars, `null`/`false`, and `<Class>` casts) is emitted as an ordered `data-types` member list. Parameters additionally carry `data-type: "variable"`; the single-type and single-cast forms are unchanged. Mirrors the union return-type syntax already accepted after `->` ([zephir-lang/zeph ...
• zephir_parser 2.3.0 (stable) 2026-07-19
  ### Added
  - Support typed class and trait properties: a property may now carry a builtin type (`public array items`, `private int count`), a class type (`public <Response> response`), and an optional nullable marker (`protected ?string name`). The type prefix is emitted on the property node as a `data-type` string or a `<Class>` `cast` node, plus a `nullable` flag for `?type`, mirroring how parame ...

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