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@@ -50,24 +50,24 @@ sufficient information, see the ChangeLog file or Redmine
=== Core classes updates (outstanding ones only)
-Array::
+[Array]
- New methods::
+ [New methods]
* Added Array#union and Array#difference instance methods. [Feature #14097]
- Modified method::
+ [Modified method]
* Array#to_h now accepts a block that maps elements to new key/value pairs. [Feature #15143]
- Aliased methods::
+ [Aliased methods]
* Array#filter is a new alias for Array#select. [Feature #13784]
* Array#filter! is a new alias for Array#select!. [Feature #13784]
-Binding::
+[Binding]
- New method::
+ [New method]
* Added Binding#source_location. [Feature #14230]
@@ -79,97 +79,97 @@ Binding::
binding's source location [Bug #4352]. So, users should use this
newly-introduced method instead of Kernel#eval.
-Dir::
+[Dir]
- New methods::
+ [New methods]
* Added Dir#each_child and Dir#children instance methods. [Feature #13969]
-Enumerable::
+[Enumerable]
- New method::
+ [New method]
* Enumerable#chain returns an enumerator object that iterates over the
elements of the receiver and then those of each argument
in sequence. [Feature #15144]
- Modified method::
+ [Modified method]
* Enumerable#to_h now accepts a block that maps elements to new key/value pairs. [Feature #15143]
- Aliased method::
+ [Aliased method]
* Enumerable#filter is a new alias for Enumerable#select. [Feature #13784]
-Enumerator::ArithmeticSequence::
+[Enumerator::ArithmeticSequence]
* This is a new class to represent a generator of an arithmetic sequence,
that is a number sequence defined by a common difference. It can be used
for representing what is similar to Python's slice. You can get an
instance of this class from Numeric#step and Range#step.
-Enumerator::Chain::
+[Enumerator::Chain]
* This is a new class to represent a chain of enumerables that works as a
single enumerator, generated by such methods as Enumerable#chain and
Enumerator#+.
-Enumerator::Lazy::
+[Enumerator::Lazy]
- Aliased method::
+ [Aliased method]
* Enumerator::Lazy#filter is a new alias for
Enumerator::Lazy#select. [Feature #13784]
-Enumerator::
+[Enumerator]
- New methods::
+ [New methods]
* Enumerator#+ returns an enumerator object that iterates over the
elements of the receiver and then those of the other operand. [Feature #15144]
-ENV::
+[ENV]
- Modified method::
+ [Modified method]
* ENV.to_h now accepts a block that maps names and values to new keys and values. [Feature #15143]
-Exception::
+[Exception]
- New options::
+ [New options]
* Exception#full_message takes +:highlight+ and +:order+
options. [Bug #14324]
-Hash::
+[Hash]
- Modified methods::
+ [Modified methods]
* Hash#merge, Hash#merge!, and Hash#update now accept multiple
arguments. [Feature #15111]
* Hash#to_h now accepts a block that maps keys and values to new keys and values. [Feature #15143]
- Aliased methods::
+ [Aliased methods]
* Hash#filter is a new alias for Hash#select. [Feature #13784]
* Hash#filter! is a new alias for Hash#select!. [Feature #13784]
-IO::
+[IO]
- New option::
+ [New option]
* Added new mode character <code>'x'</code> to open files for exclusive
access. [Feature #11258]
-Kernel::
+[Kernel]
- Aliased method::
+ [Aliased method]
* Kernel#then is a new alias for Kernel#yield_self. [Feature #14594]
- New options::
+ [New options]
* Kernel#Complex, Kernel#Float, Kernel#Integer, and
Kernel#Rational take an +:exception+ option to specify the way of
@@ -178,98 +178,98 @@ Kernel::
* Kernel#system takes an +:exception+ option to raise an exception
on failure. [Feature #14386]
- Incompatible changes::
+ [Incompatible changes]
* Kernel#system and Kernel#exec do not close non-standard file descriptors
(the default of the +:close_others+ option is changed to +false+,
but we still set the +FD_CLOEXEC+ flag on descriptors we
create). [Misc #14907]
-KeyError::
+[KeyError]
- New options::
+ [New options]
* KeyError.new accepts +:receiver+ and +:key+ options to set receiver and
key in Ruby code. [Feature #14313]
-Method::
+[Method]
- New methods::
+ [New methods]
* Added Method#<< and Method#>> for Proc composition. [Feature #6284]
-Module::
+[Module]
- Modified methods::
+ [Modified methods]
* Module#method_defined?, Module#private_method_defined?, and
Module#protected_method_defined? now accept the second
parameter as optional. If it is +true+ (the default value), it checks
ancestor modules/classes, or checks only the class itself. [Feature #14944]
-NameError::
+[NameError]
- New option::
+ [New option]
* NameError.new accepts a +:receiver+ option to set receiver in Ruby
code. [Feature #14313]
-NilClass::
+[NilClass]
- New method::
+ [New method]
* NilClass#=~ is added for compatibility. [Feature #15231]
-NoMethodError::
+[NoMethodError]
- New option::
+ [New option]
* NoMethodError.new accepts a +:receiver+ option to set receiver in Ruby
code. [Feature #14313]
-Numeric::
+[Numeric]
- Incompatible changes::
+ [Incompatible changes]
* Numeric#step now returns an instance of the Enumerator::ArithmeticSequence
class rather than one of the Enumerator class.
-OpenStruct::
+[OpenStruct]
- Modified method::
+ [Modified method]
* OpenStruct#to_h now accepts a block that maps keys and values to new keys and values. [Feature #15143]
-Proc::
+[Proc]
- New methods::
+ [New methods]
* Added Proc#<< and Proc#>> for Proc composition. [Feature #6284]
- Incompatible changes::
+ [Incompatible changes]
* Proc#call doesn't change <code>$SAFE</code> any more. [Feature #14250]
-Random::
+[Random]
- New method::
+ [New method]
* Added Random.bytes. [Feature #4938]
-Range::
+[Range]
- New method::
+ [New method]
* Added Range#% instance method. [Feature #14697]
- Incompatible changes::
+ [Incompatible changes]
* Range#=== now uses the +#cover?+ instead of the +#include?+ method. [Feature #14575]
* Range#cover? now accepts a Range object. [Feature #14473]
* Range#step now returns an instance of the Enumerator::ArithmeticSequence
class rather than one of the Enumerator class.
-Regexp/String::
+[Regexp/String]
* Update Unicode version from 10.0.0 to 11.0.0. [Feature #14802]
@@ -278,9 +278,9 @@ Regexp/String::
* Update Emoji version from 5.0 to 11.0.0 [Feature #14802]
-RubyVM::AbstractSyntaxTree::
+[RubyVM::AbstractSyntaxTree]
- New methods::
+ [New methods]
* RubyVM::AbstractSyntaxTree.parse parses a given string and returns AST
nodes. [experimental]
@@ -291,46 +291,46 @@ RubyVM::AbstractSyntaxTree::
* RubyVM::AbstractSyntaxTree.of returns AST nodes of the given proc or
method. [experimental]
-RubyVM::
+[RubyVM]
- New method::
+ [New method]
* RubyVM.resolve_feature_path identifies the file that will be loaded by
"require(feature)". [experimental] [Feature #15230]
-String::
+[String]
* String#crypt is now deprecated. [Feature #14915]
- New features::
+ [New features]
* String#split yields each substring to the block if given. [Feature #4780]
-Struct::
+[Struct]
- Modified method::
+ [Modified method]
* Struct#to_h now accepts a block that maps keys and values to new keys and values. [Feature #15143]
- Aliased method::
+ [Aliased method]
* Struct#filter is a new alias for Struct#select. [Feature #13784]
-Time::
+[Time]
- New features::
+ [New features]
* Time.new and Time#getlocal accept a timezone object as well as
a UTC offset string. Time#+, Time#-, and Time#succ also preserve
the timezone. [Feature #14850]
-TracePoint::
+[TracePoint]
- New features::
+ [New features]
* "script_compiled" event is supported. [Feature #15287]
- New methods::
+ [New methods]
* TracePoint#parameters [Feature #14694]
@@ -338,23 +338,23 @@ TracePoint::
* TracePoint#eval_script [Feature #15287]
- Modified method::
+ [Modified method]
* TracePoint#enable accepts new keywords "target:" and
"target_line:". [Feature #15289]
=== Stdlib updates (outstanding ones only)
-BigDecimal::
+[BigDecimal]
Update to version 1.4.0. This version includes several compatibility
issues, see Compatibility issues section below for details.
- Modified method::
+ [Modified method]
* BigDecimal() accepts the new keyword "exception:" similar to Float().
- Note for the differences among recent versions::
+ [Note for the differences among recent versions]
You should want to know the differences among recent versions of bigdecimal.
Please select the suitable version of bigdecimal according to the following
@@ -371,13 +371,13 @@ BigDecimal::
* 2.0.0 will be released soon after releasing Ruby 2.6.0. This version
will not have the BigDecimal.new method.
-Bundler::
+[Bundler]
* Add Bundler to Standard Library. [Feature #12733]
* Use 1.17.2, the latest stable version.
-Coverage::
+[Coverage]
A oneshot_lines mode is added. [Feature #15022]
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ Coverage::
A hook for each line is fired at most once, and after it is fired
the hook flag is removed, i.e., it runs with zero overhead.
- New options::
+ [New options]
* Add +:oneshot_lines+ keyword argument to Coverage.start.
@@ -394,20 +394,20 @@ Coverage::
If +clear+ is true, it clears the counters to zero.
If +stop+ is true, it disables coverage measurement.
- New methods::
+ [New methods]
* Coverage.line_stub, which is a simple helper function that
creates the "stub" of line coverage from a given source code.
-CSV::
+[CSV]
* Upgrade to 3.0.2. This includes performance improvements especially
for writing. Writing is about 2 times faster.
See https://github.com/ruby/csv/blob/master/NEWS.md.
-ERB::
+[ERB]
- New options::
+ [New options]
* Add +:trim_mode+ and +:eoutvar+ keyword arguments to ERB.new.
Now non-keyword arguments other than the first one are softly deprecated
@@ -416,15 +416,15 @@ ERB::
* erb command's <tt>-S</tt> option is deprecated, and will be removed
in the next version.
-FileUtils::
+[FileUtils]
- New methods::
+ [New methods]
* FileUtils#cp_lr. [Feature #4189]
-Matrix::
+[Matrix]
- New methods::
+ [New methods]
* Matrix#antisymmetric?, Matrix#skew_symmetric?
@@ -436,30 +436,30 @@ Matrix::
* Vector#[]=
-Net::
+[Net]
- New options::
+ [New options]
* Add +:write_timeout+ keyword argument to Net::HTTP.new. [Feature #13396]
- New methods::
+ [New methods]
* Add Net::HTTP#write_timeout and Net::HTTP#write_timeout=. [Feature #13396]
- New constant::
+ [New constant]
* Add Net::HTTPClientException to deprecate Net::HTTPServerException,
whose name is misleading. [Bug #14688]
-NKF::
+[NKF]
* Upgrade to nkf v2.1.5
-Psych::
+[Psych]
* Upgrade to Psych 3.1.0
-RDoc::
+[RDoc]
* Become about 2 times faster.
@@ -478,12 +478,12 @@ RDoc::
* Fix many parsing bugs.
-REXML::
+[REXML]
* Upgrade to REXML 3.1.9.
See https://github.com/ruby/rexml/blob/master/NEWS.md.
- Improved some XPath implementations::
+ [Improved some XPath implementations]
* <code>concat()</code> function: Stringify all arguments before concatenating.
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ REXML::
* Support <code>"*:#{ELEMENT_NAME}"</code> syntax in XPath 2.0.
- Fixed some XPath implementations::
+ [Fixed some XPath implementations]
* <code>"//#{ELEMENT_NAME}[#{POSITION}]"</code> case
@@ -517,14 +517,14 @@ REXML::
* <code>"name(#{NODE_SET})"</code> case
-RSS::
+[RSS]
- New options::
+ [New options]
* RSS::Parser.parse now accepts options as Hash. +:validate+ ,
+:ignore_unknown_element+ , +:parser_class+ options are available.
-RubyGems::
+[RubyGems]
* Upgrade to RubyGems 3.0.1
@@ -532,32 +532,32 @@ RubyGems::
* https://blog.rubygems.org/2018/12/23/3.0.1-released.html
-Set::
+[Set]
- Aliased method::
+ [Aliased method]
* Set#filter! is a new alias for Set#select!. [Feature #13784]
-URI::
+[URI]
- New constant::
+ [New constant]
* Add URI::File to handle the file URI scheme. [Feature #14035]
=== Compatibility issues (excluding feature bug fixes)
-Dir::
+[Dir]
* Dir.glob with <code>'\0'</code>-separated pattern list will be deprecated,
and is now warned. [Feature #14643]
-File::
+[File]
* File.read, File.binread, File.write, File.binwrite, File.foreach, and
File.readlines do not invoke external commands even if the path starts
with the pipe character <code>'|'</code>. [Feature #14245]
-Object::
+[Object]
* Object#=~ is deprecated. [Feature #15231]
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ Object::
* thwait
* tracer
-BigDecimal::
+[BigDecimal]
* The following methods are removed.
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ BigDecimal::
* BigDecimal.new will be removed in version 2.0.
-Pathname::
+[Pathname]
* Pathname#read, Pathname#binread, Pathname#write, Pathname#binwrite,
Pathname#each_line and Pathname#readlines do not invoke external
@@ -650,12 +650,12 @@ Pathname::
in their names. This eliminates the burden of each teeny upgrade on the
platform that users need to rebuild every extension library.
- Before::
+ [Before]
* libruby.2.6.0.dylib
* libruby.2.6.dylib -> libruby.2.6.0.dylib
* libruby.dylib -> libruby.2.6.0.dylib
- After::
+ [After]
* libruby.2.6.dylib
* libruby.dylib -> libruby.2.6.dylib