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%|chapter "History"


  %|history


    %|section "Version 1.1.0 (2009-10-27)"

      This release adds a new method for emitting status messages and does some internal housekeeping.


      %|paragraph "Thank you"

        * Iñaki Baz Castillo used Dfect and suggested new features.


      %|paragraph "New features"

        * Add `Dfect::S()` method for <%= xref "Reporting", "adding status messages" %> to the execution report.  This feature was [requested by](http://github.com/sunaku/dfect/issues/closed#issue/1) Iñaki Baz Castillo.


      %|paragraph "Housekeeping"

        * Remove unused require of 'delegate' standard library in 'dfect/spec' RSpec emulation layer.

        * Mention <%= xref "Emulation" %> layers for popular testing libraries.

        * Mention that assertions take an optional message parameter.

        * Replace sample unit test with Dfect test suite.

        * Upgrade user manual to ERBook 9.0.0.


    %|section "Version 1.0.1 (2009-10-07)"

      This release fixes a bug in the Test::Unit emulation library and revises the user manual.


      %|paragraph "Bug fixes"

        * The parameters for the `assert_equal()` method in the <tt>dfect/unit</tt> library were in the wrong order.


      %|paragraph "Housekeeping"

        * Revise user manual to better fit jQuery UI tabs.

        * Justify the use of `eval()` in emulation libraries.

        * Use simpler Copyright reminder at the top of every file.

        * Make SLOC count in user manual reflect the *core* library only.

        * Mark code spans with `{:lang=ruby}` instead of HTML `<code/>` tags.

        * Open source is for fun, so [be nice](http://loiclemeur.com/english/2009/03/never-criticize-your-competitors.html): speak of "related works" instead of "competitors".


    %|section "Version 1.0.0 (2009-05-03)"

      This release improves default choices, adds emulation layers to mimic other testing libraries, and fixes some bugs.


      %|paragraph "Incompatible changes"

        * The `:debug` option is now enabled by default and is no longer linked to the value of `$DEBUG`.

        * `Dfect.run()` now appends to previous results by default.

          This behavior can be disabled by passing `false` to the method.


      %|paragraph "New features"

        * Add emulation layers to mimic other testing libraries:
          * <tt>dfect/unit</tt> --- Test::Unit
          * <tt>dfect/mini</tt> --- Minitest
          * <tt>dfect/spec</tt> --- RSpec


      %|paragraph "Bug fixes"

        * Do not blindly replace `Class#to_yaml`; it might be fixed someday.


      %|paragraph "Housekeeping"

        * Add <%= xref "Motivation" %> section in user manual to promote interactive debugging.

        * Add brief <%= xref "History" %> of this project's inception.

        * Remove redundant assertions for F!() and T!() methods in test suite.

        * Add copyright notice at the top of every file.


    %|section "Version 0.1.0 (2009-04-28)"

      This release adds new variations to assertion methods, fixes several bugs, and improves test coverage.


      %|paragraph "Thank you"

        * François Beausoleil contributed patches for both code *and* tests! :-)


      %|paragraph "New features"

        * Added <%= xref "Negation", "negation (m!)" %> and <%= xref "Sampling", "sampling (m?)" %> variations to <%= xref "Assertions", "assertion methods" %>.

          These new methods implement assertion functionality missing so far (previously we could not assert that a given exception was NOT thrown) and thereby allow us to fully test Dfect using itself.

        * Added documentation on <%= xref "Insulation", "how to insulate tests" %> from the global Ruby namespace.


      %|paragraph "Bug fixes"

        * The `E()` method did not consider the case where a block does not raise anything as a failure.  ---*François Beausoleil*

        * When creating a report about an assertion failure, an exception would be thrown if any local variables pointed to an empty array.

        * The `Dfect::<()` method broke the inheritance-checking behavior of the < class method.

          Added a bypass to the originial behavior so that `RCov::XX` can properly generate a report about code that uses Dfect.

        * Added workaround for YAML error when serializing a class object:

              TypeError: can't dump anonymous class Class


      %|paragraph "Housekeeping"

        * Filled the big holes in test coverage.  Everything except the runtime debugging logic is now covered by the unit tests.


    %|section "Version 0.0.0 (2009-04-13)"

      % sean_ohalpin_musing = "[Sean O'Halpin's musing](http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/183354#801895)"

      For the longest time, I took <%= related_works.link_for 'Test::Unit' %> and <%= related_works.link_for 'RSpec' %> for granted.  They were the epitomy of modern Ruby practice; the insurmountable status quo; immortalized in books, conferences, and blogs alike.

      Why would *anyone* think of using anything remotely different, let alone be foolish enough to write an alternative testing library when these are clearly *good enough*?

      Recent experiments in assertion testing libraries smashed my world view:
      * <%= related_works.link_for 'assert{ 2.0 }' %>
      * <%= related_works.link_for 'Testy' %>
      * <%= related_works.link_for 'Verify' %>

      The status quo was certainly *not* "good enough", as I had so blindly believed all these years.  In fact, they were *verbose* behemoths that chose to encode endless permutations of conjecture into methods.

      Empowered by this revelation and inspired by <%= sean_ohalpin_musing %> on alternative names for assertion methods, I rose to challenge the status quo.

      And so I present to you the first public release of <%= $project %>.