# VersionGem

## Alternatives

This gem has a very niche purpose, which is:

1. providing introspection of a `Version` module based on a `Version::VERSION` constant string,
2. while not interfering with `gemspec` parsing where the `VERSION` string is traditionally used.

If this isn't **precisely** your use case you may be better off looking at
[`Versionaire`](https://www.alchemists.io/projects/versionaire), a wonderful, performant, well-maintained,
gem from the Alchemists.

For more discussion about this [see issue #2](https://github.com/pboling/version_gem/issues/2)

## Still here?

Give your next library an introspectable `Version` module without breaking your Gemspec.

```ruby
MyLib::Version.to_s # => "1.2.3.rc3"
MyLib::Version.major # => 1
MyLib::Version.minor # => 2
MyLib::Version.patch # => 3
MyLib::Version.pre # => "rc3"
MyLib::Version.to_a # => [1, 2, 3, "rc3"]
MyLib::Version.to_h # => { major: 1, minor: 2, patch: 3, pre: "rc3" }
```

This library was extracted from the gem [`oauth2`](https://github.com/oauth-xx/oauth2).

This gem has no runtime dependencies.

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## Installation

Install the gem and add to the application's Gemfile by executing:

    $ bundle add version_gem

If bundler is not being used to manage dependencies, install the gem by executing:

    $ gem install version_gem

## Usage

In the standard `bundle gem my_lib` code you get the following in `lib/my_lib/version.rb`:

```ruby
module MyLib
  VERSION = "0.1.0"
end
```

Change it to a nested `Version` namespace (the one implied by the path => namespace convention):

```ruby
module MyLib
  module Version
    VERSION = "0.1.0"
  end
end
```

Now add the following near the top of the file the manages requiring external libraries.
Using the same example of `bundle gem my_lib`, this would be `lib/my_lib.rb`.

```ruby
require "version_gem"
```

Then, add the following wherever you want in the same file (recommend the bottom).

```ruby
MyLib::Version.class_eval do
  extend VersionGem::Basic
end
```

And now you have some version introspection methods available:

```ruby
MyLib::Version.to_s # => "0.1.0"
MyLib::Version.major # => 0
MyLib::Version.minor # => 1
MyLib::Version.patch # => 0
MyLib::Version.pre # => ""
MyLib::Version.to_a # => [0, 1, 0]
MyLib::Version.to_h # => { major: 0, minor: 1, patch: 0, pre: "" }
```

### Side benefit

Your `version.rb` file now abides the Ruby convention of directory / path matching the namespace / class!

### Caveat

This design keeps your `version.rb` file compatible with the way `gemspec` files use them.
This means that the introspection is _not_ available within the gemspec.
The enhancement from this gem is only available at runtime.

### RSpec Matchers

In `spec_helper.rb`:
```ruby
require 'version_gem/rspec'
```

Then you can write a test like:

```ruby
RSpec.describe MyLib::Version do
  it_behaves_like 'a Version module', described_class
end

# Or, if you want to write your own, here is the a la carte menu:
RSpec.describe MyLib::Version do
  it "is a Version module" do
    expect(described_class).is_a?(Module)
    expect(described_class).to have_version_constant
    expect(described_class).to have_version_as_string
    expect(described_class.to_s).to be_a(String)
    expect(described_class).to have_major_as_integer
    expect(described_class).to have_minor_as_integer
    expect(described_class).to have_patch_as_integer
    expect(described_class).to have_pre_as_nil_or_string
    expect(described_class.to_h.keys).to match_array(%i[major minor patch pre])
    expect(described_class.to_a).to be_a(Array)
  end
end
```

## Development

After checking out the repo, run `bin/setup` to install dependencies. Then, run `rake spec` to run the tests. You can also run `bin/console` for an interactive prompt that will allow you to experiment.

To install this gem onto your local machine, run `bundle exec rake install`. To release a new version, update the version number in `version.rb`, and then run `bundle exec rake release`, which will create a git tag for the version, push git commits and the created tag, and push the `.gem` file to [rubygems.org](https://rubygems.org).

## Contributing

See [CONTRIBUTING.md][contributing]

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## License

The gem is available as open source under the terms of
the [MIT License][license] [![License: MIT](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-MIT-green.svg)][license-ref].
See [LICENSE][license] for the official [Copyright Notice][copyright-notice-explainer].

* Copyright (c) 2022 [Peter H. Boling][peterboling] of [Rails Bling][railsbling]

## Code of Conduct

Everyone interacting in the VersionGem project's codebases, issue trackers, chat rooms and mailing lists is expected to follow the [code of conduct](https://github.com/pboling/version_gem/blob/main/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md).

## Versioning

This library aims to adhere to [Semantic Versioning 2.0.0][semver]. Violations of this scheme should be reported as
bugs. Specifically, if a minor or patch version is released that breaks backward compatibility, a new version should be
immediately released that restores compatibility. Breaking changes to the public API will only be introduced with new
major versions.

As a result of this policy, you can (and should) specify a dependency on this gem using
the [Pessimistic Version Constraint][pvc] with two digits of precision.

For example:

```ruby
spec.add_dependency "version_gem", "~> 1.1"
```

## Security

See [SECURITY.md](https://github.com/pboling/version_gem/blob/main/SECURITY.md).

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