= Change Log
Below is a complete listing of changes for each revision of FasterCSV.
== 1.1.1
* Added a :force_quotes output option.
== 1.1.0
* Added empty?(), length(), and size() methods to FasterCSV::Row and
FasterCSV::Table.
* Cleaned up bug fix regression tests.
* Fixed bug causing Arrays to be returned for blank rows when header processing
is active.
* Added a :skip_blanks option for ignoring empty rows.
== 1.0.0
* Fixed FasterCSV.rewind() to reset the FasterCSV.lineno() counter.
* Fixed FasterCSV.rewind() to reset the header processing.
* Fixed documentation typos.
* Switched STDOUT and STDERR usage to $stdout and $stderr where appropriate.
* Added FasterCSV::Row.==().
* Enhanced FasterCSV::Row.fields() to support Ranges, even for headers.
* The slurping methods now return the new FasterCSV::Table objects.
* Fixed parser so multibyte :col_sep works now.
* Added a few examples for usage.
== 0.2.1
* Removed autorequire from GemSpec.
* Made Rakefile VERSION aware.
* General Rakefile cleanup.
== 0.2.0
* Added VERSION constant.
* Significantly improved test speed.
* Worked around Date::parse() bug so tests will pass on Windows.
* Documented test procedure.
* Made FasterCSV.lineno() CSV aware.
* Added line numbers to MalformedCSVError messages.
* :headers can now be set to an Array of headers to use.
* :headers can now be set to an external CSV String of headers to use.
* Added an :unconverted_fields options, so those can be returned
when needed.
* Provided support for the serialization of custom Ruby objects using CSV.
* Added CSV drop-in interface.
* Added header information to FieldInfo Struct for conversions by header.
* Added an alias to support require "fastercsv".
* Added FCSV alias for FasterCSV.
* Added FasterCSV::instance() and FasterCSV()/FCSV() shortcuts for easy output.
== 0.1.9
* Fixing the require "English" bug.
== 0.1.8
* Converted FasterCSV.filter() to use ARGF for input.
* Made FasterCSV.<<() aware of FasterCSV::Row objects.
* Switched header rows to include the unconverted headers as fields.
* Rescued IOError when trying to auto detect a line-ending on an output stream
and used the default system line-ending.
* Added FasterCSV::Row.header_row?() and FasterCSV::Row.field_row?().
== 0.1.6
* Began using a forked development/stable versioning system.
* Reorganized initialization code for easier additions and maintenance.
* Added a check for unknown options. Exceptions will now be thrown for them.
* Added built-in and custom data converters. Built-in handle numbers and dates.
* Added Array#to_csv and String#parse_csv. Both accept normal options.
* Project moved to RubyForge Subversion.
* Added auto-discovery for :row_sep (now the default).
* Added FasterCSV::filter() for easy Unix-like CSV filters.
* Added support for accessing fields by headers.
* Headers can have their own converters.
* Headers can be skipped or returned as needed.
* FasterCSV::Row allows index or header access while retaining order and
allowing for duplicate headers.
== 0.1.4
* Fixed :col_sep escaping bug (reported by Kev Jackson).
* Switched to the use of named parsers internally.
== 0.1.3
* Fixed typo in gem spec causing a require bug.
== 0.1.2
* Built gem with Ruby 1.8.2, to bypass YAML/RubyGems issue.
== 0.1.1
* Built gem with Ruby 1.8.4 Preview 1, to _try_ and bypass YAML/RubyGems issue.
* Added missing test file to released packages.
* Clarified call-seq documentation for open() and parse().
* Clarified passed String positions for new(), in documentation.
* Expanded generate() to handle appending to an existing String.
== 0.1.0
* Initial public release.