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authorYusuke Endoh <mame@ruby-lang.org>2019-08-31 07:03:27 +0900
committerYusuke Endoh <mame@ruby-lang.org>2019-08-31 07:03:27 +0900
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NEWS: Hash-to-keywords automatic conversion is now warned
A follow up for 16c6984bb9..b5b3afadfa. [Feature #14183]
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* Method reference operator, <code>.:</code> is introduced as an
experimental feature. [Feature #12125] [Feature #13581]
+* Preparations for the redesign of keyword arguments towards Ruby 3.
+ [Feature #14183]
+ * Automatic conversion from a Hash to keyword arguments is deprecated:
+ when a method call passes a Hash at the last argument, and when the
+ called method accepts keywords, it is warned.
+ Please add a double splat operator.
+
+ def foo(key: 42); end; foo({key: 42}) # warned
+ def foo(**kw); end; foo({key: 42}) # warned
+ def foo(key: 42); end; foo(**{key: 42}) # OK
+ def foo(opt={}); end; foo( key: 42 ) # OK
+
+ * Non-symbol keys are allowed as a keyword argument.
+
+ def foo(**kw); p kw; end; foo("str" => 1) #=> {"str"=>1}
+
+* Automatic conversion of keyword arguments and positional ones is warned.
+ [Feature #14183]
+
* Proc.new and proc with no block in a method called with a block is warned
now.