Add release notes for 5.2.0-RC1

Author: markstory

2025/03/01/cakephp_520RC1.rst

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+CakePHP 5.2.0-RC1 Released
+============================
+
+The CakePHP core team is happy to announce the first release candidate for
+CakePHP 5.2.0. The 5.2 release includes several behavior changes to increase
+correctness and new features. The highlights of those include:
+
+- The ``cake counter_cache`` command was added. This command can be used to
+  regenerate counters for models that use ``CounterCacheBehavior``.
+- ``ConsoleIntegrationTestTrait::debugOutput()`` makes it easier to debug
+  integration tests for console commands.
+- Console arguments and options support a ``separator`` option making it
+  possible to define parameters like ``--names=foo,bar``
+- The ``nativeuuid`` type was added. This type enables ``uuid`` columns to be
+  used in Mysql connections with MariaDB. In all other drivers, ``nativeuuid``
+  is an alias for ``uuid``.
+- A new set of database reflection methods are added. These new methods will be
+  used to simplify migrations in future releases.
+- ``FormHelper::deleteLink()`` has been added as convenience wrapper for delete
+  links in templates using ``DELETE`` method.
+- ``HtmlHelper::importmap()`` was added. This method allows you to define
+  import maps for your JavaScript files.
+- Custom exceptions can have specific error handling logic defined in
+  ``ErrorController``.
+
+What's new in 5.2.0
+-------------------
+
+The `migration guide
+<https://book.cakephp.org/5.next/en/appendices/5-2-migration-guide.html>`_ has
+a complete list of what's new in 5.2.0. We recommend you give that page a read
+when upgrading as it notes the behavior changes present in 5.2.0.
+
+How you Can Help
+----------------
+
+You can help deliver 5.2.0 by contributing in one of many ways:
+
+#. Check the `documentation <https://book.cakephp.org/5.next/en/>`_ for mistakes,
+   outdated, unclear or broken examples. We've been trying to update the
+   documentation as we go, but there are likely examples or sections we've
+   missed.
+#. Try it out! Give CakePHP 5.2.0 a test drive. Let us know how upgrading
+   went and if there were any rough spots.
+#. File issues for regressions in existing features, or suggest new features.
+   Even if those features don't make it into 5.2.0, we're early in the process
+   of planning 5.2 and value community feedback.
+
+Contributors to 5.2.0-RC1
+-------------------------
+
+Thank you to all the contributors that have contributed to this release:
+
+- Adam Halfar
+- ADmad
+- Erwane Breton
+- Kevin Pfeifer
+- kolorafa
+- Mark Scherer
+- Mark Story
+- mirko-pagliai
+- Nicos Panayides
+- othercorey
+- RobRikken
+
+As always, a huge thanks to all the community members that helped make this
+release happen by reporting issues and sending pull requests.
+
+Download a `packaged release on github
+<https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/releases>`_.
+
+.. author:: markstory
+.. categories:: news
+.. tags:: release,news

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+   2025/03/01/cakephp_520RC1
    2025/02/23/cakephp_516
    2025/02/09/cakephp_460RC1
    2025/01/16/cakephp_515