There are tons of places where null, blank or empty strings are being
converted to primative types (like int,, long, etc) or other ValueTypes
(like Guid, DateTime, etc.). When this is attempted, Exceptions are
thrown (and caught/swallowed) to allow for value defaulting. Since this
happens all the time in normal operation, tons of Exceptions are being
thrown. By switching to the TryParse methods available on all primative
types and the interesting ValueTypes, we can greatly speed the
processing of content data.
in code. Unit tests for CacheHelper, unit tests for umbraco.macro, updates to
ObjectExtensions.TryConvertTo + unit tests, enhanced disposable method of ApplicationContext.
DefaultLastChanceLookup as lookups shouldn't set the 404.
Cleaned up ObjectExtensions TryConvertValue method.
Ensures that the routes are created before the CoreBootManager complete is called.
Added internal setting for global settings to return an MVC area string based on the umbraco path.
Added a ton of extension methods from v5 that are used in much of the MVC engines.
Added UmbracoHelper methods for MVC rendering including Field so that we can render the correct RTE
field markup when the RTE contains a macro, will add extension methods for the @CurrentPage dynamic object to
do the same to make it consistent.
