Changes

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    Docs
    * Fix stray typo

20170211    Feb 11 13:38:39 PST 2017
    Promoted to full release

20160608.0051_002   Wed Jun  8 00:51:42 PDT 2016
    New Features
    * Can now put prototypes in front of signatures
      (provides compatibility with sigs in 5.20)
      [RT/93336, github #99/#127] (thanks brummett)

20160516.2032_001   Mon May 16 20:32:59 PDT 2016
    New Features
    * Can now use bare sigils as placeholders
      (provides compatibility with sigs in 5.20)
      [RT/93334, github #100/#126] (thanks brummett)

20160315    Tue Mar 15 16:21:33 PDT 2016
    Promoted to full release

20160310.2049_001   Thu Mar 10 20:49:00 PST 2016
    Docs
    * Fix broken link in POD
      [github #120] (thanks Manwar)

    Distribution Fixes
    * Generate README from POD
      [github #122/#123/#124] (thanks jluis)
    * Silence bogus Kwalitee failure
      [github #121] (thanks jluis)

20151120.1519_001   Fri Nov 20 15:19:44 PST 2015
    Bug Fixes
    * Fix missing semi-colon
      [github #118] (thanks joenio)

    Distribution Fixes
    * Bump required version of Lexical::SealRequireHints to fix RT #93759
      [github #119] (thanks chorny)

20141021    Tue Oct 21 02:11:29 PDT 2014
    Promoted to full release

20140920.1910_001   Sat Sep 20 19:10:06 PDT 2014
    New Features
    * Can now specify an alternate name for invocant (besides `$self`)
      [github #82] (thanks Hercynium)

    Bug Fixes
    * Correct parse error on multi-line default values
      [github #106]
    * Using a required param after an optional one now a compile error
      [github #108]

20140806.0226_001   Wed Aug  6 02:26:36 PDT 2014
    Bug Fixes
    * Correct parse error when invocant is preceded by a space
    * Fix bug where undef which should trigger default fails typecheck
      [github #102]

    Distribution Fixes
    * Remove dependency on experimental (breaks 5.8 compat)
      [github #97]

    Misc
    * Refactor signature parsing into its own class
      [github #96]

20140224    Mon Feb 24 14:25:43 PST 2014
    Promoted to full release

20140220.0106_001   Thu Feb 20 01:14:54 PST 2014
    Distribution Fixes
    * Remove dependency on Devel::Pragma
      [github #91], and fixes [github #41]

    Docs
    * Document which features require Data::Alias and Const::Fast
      [github #90]

20131010    Thu Oct 10 00:57:41 PDT 2013
    Promoted to full release

20131007.0002_002   Mon Oct  7 00:02:30 PDT 2013
    Distribution Fixes
    * Fixed failing test in 5.10.0
      (uncovered by CPAN Testers)

20131004.0159_001   Fri Oct  4 01:59:55 PDT 2013
    Bug Fixes
    * Removed experimental smartmatch warnings
    * Don't require Data::Alias for named params unless you have to
      [github #71]

    Docs
    * Updated close parend problem to include quotes and a workaround
      [rt.cpan.org 85925]
    * Fixed some typos (thanks dsteinbrunner)
      [github #88]

    Distribution Fixes
    * Fixed repo link in metadata (thanks dsteinbrunner)
      [github #87]

20130505    May  5 21:17:45 PDT 2013
    Promoted to full release

20130427.0031_001   Sat Apr 27 00:31:04 PDT 2013
    Distribution Fixes
    * Add M::S::Parameter to MANIFEST
      [github #76]
    * Change representation of Infinity to work on Win32
      [github #75]

    Bug Fixes
    * Fixed obscure bug where an eval in Method::Signatures wouldn't be
      skipped when carp'ing (i.e. in carp_location_for())
      [github #72]

    Misc
    * Rearranged so signature is now an object
      [github #30]
    * Add hook for Travis CI
      [github #78]

    Docs
    * Found and fixed missing parend

20130222    Feb 22 21:10:10 PST 2013
    Promoted to full release

20130218.1447_001   Mon Feb 18 14:47:28 PST 2013
    Distribution Fixes
    * Fixed stray detritus in MANIFEST.
    * Somehow my last-minute fix to the new error handler test didn't
      make it in; this will fix "Can't locate Moose.pm" errors.

20130216.1729_001   Sat Feb 16 17:29:45 PST 2013
    New Features
    * Handling of run-time errors (default: die) is now overridable by
      subclasses via signature_error_handler().
      [github #54]

    Bug Fixes
    * Data::Alias is only loaded when needed avoiding a threads + eval bug
      in most cases and improving compile time performance.
      [rt.cpan.org 82922, github #62]


20121219.0033_001   Wed Dec 19 00:33:58 PST 2012
    New Features
    * Can now have aliased named parameters.
      [github #57]

    Bug Fixes
    * Compile-time errors now reporting proper line numbers.
      [github #61]

    Docs
    * Minor clarifications here and there.
    * Clarified what doesn't work in Perl 5.8.
    * Added Function::Parameters to See Also section.
    * Updated copyright.

20121201    Sat Dec  1 01:59:44 PST 2012
    Promoted to full release

20121128.2139_001   Wed Nov 28 21:39:16 PST 2012
    Bug Fixes
    * Trailing commas on parameter lists are now ok.
      [rt.cpan.org 81364]

    Misc
    * Failure to parse parameters will now produce a more useful error.

    Distribution Fixes
    * Fixed test failing on 5.10.0 as per github #59.
    * Fixed subtests failing on Test::More's prior to 0.96.


20121108.0047_001    Thu Nov  8 00:47:15 PST 2012
    New Features
    * remove dependency on Devel::BeginLift
      [github #39]

    Bug Fixes
    * Default condition of `when {}' now interpreted as
      `when { $_ ~~ {} }' (avoids parse error).
      [github #60]

20121025.2315_001    Thu Oct 25 23:15:20 PDT 2012
    New Features
    * can now use `when' to specify default conditions
      [github #48]
    * can use `//=' as a shortcut for `when undef'
      [github #45]
    * can now provide `where' constraints in addition to
      (or instead of) a type
      [github #7]
    * can now use `...' to disable further argument checking
      [github #49]
    * can now specify more than one alternative in type unions
      [github #55]
    * can now nest parameterized types

    Incompatible Changes
    * can no longer use both `\' and `:'
      (didn't work anyway)

    Optimizations
    * better signature parsing using PPI
      [github #11]

    Docs
    * documented all new features
    * new ASCI-art breakdown of signature syntax
    * minor tweaks and corrections

20120523    May 23 16:36:04 PDT 2012
    Distribution Fixes
    * Fixed META.json

20120517    Thu May 17 20:14:34 PDT 2012
    Promoted to full release

20120514.0117_001   Mon May 14 01:17:38 PDT 2012
    Distribution Fixes
    * Added version number to Method::Signatures::Modifiers.


20111125    Fri Nov 25 01:15:50 PST 2011
    Optimizations
    * Type checks significantly faster.  40% faster with Mouse.
      20% faster with Moose. [github #42]

    Distribution Fixes
    * Added Test::Exception as a build requirement [github #43]
    * Added Moose as a recommended module (with version number)


20111020  Thu Oct 20 17:00:29 PDT 2011
    Promoted to full release

20111017.2055_002  Mon Oct 17 20:55:09 PDT 2011
    Bug Fix
    * Move inject_if_block code back to MSM [github #40]

20110927.2305_001  Tue Sep 27 23:05:02 PDT 2011
    Bug Fix
    * Remove spurious error for modifiers in roles [github #36]


20110923.1726  Fri Sep 23 17:27:47 PDT 2011
    Distribution Fixes
    * 20110923 had a bad signature file because gpg is broken on my laptop.
      Releasing without a signature.  1 aM n0t A hax0r!!!1!1!


20110923  Fri Sep 23 16:13:46 PDT 2011  [It Takes All Types]
    Incompatible Changes
    * Slurpy parameters (@foo and %bar) now must come at the end.
    * Slurpy parameters cannot be named, they must be positional.
    * Slurpy parameters are now optional by default. [github #21]
    * The empty signature takes no arguments. [github #26]
    * No signature implies the empty signature and takes no arguments.
      [github #26]

    New Features
    * Now checking if there are too many arguments. [github #23]
    * Run-time errors are now class methods, so subclasses can override them.
    * Method::Signatures::Modifiers allows you to use Method::Signatures
      with MooseX::Declare and apply method modifiers like before, after
      and around. [Buddy Burden] [github #14]
    * compile_at_BEGIN option controls if "method" and "func" are compiled
      like normal statements or early like "sub". [github #8]

    Bug Fixes
    * Now depending on a version of Devel::Declare that works with
      5.13 and up. [github #10]
    * Now depending on a known good version of Mouse. [github #17]
    * Improved error messages reporting from the right position in the
      user's code. [Buddy Burden]
    * Comments in the signature fixed. [Buddy Burden] [github #13]
    * Passing in too many positional parameters now generates an error.
      [github #23]
    * Fixed a case where we'd eat compilation errors. [github #16]
    * Optional parameters will no longer fail type checks if they're not
      passed in. [github #12]
    * Depending on a new version of Devel::Declare that works with perl
      5.13 and up. [github #10]
    * Fix some cases where a compile time error will show up as an error
      inside PPI.

    Docs
    * Many grammar fixes and prose improvements [Noirin Plunkett] [github #25]
    * Slurpy parameters are clearly documented
    * The rules if a parameter is required or optional are more clear
    * Clarify that func() has no invocant [github #32]
    * Mention METHOD_SIGNATURES_DEBUG environment variable for debugging.
      [github #32]
    * Documented the "debug" option.
    * Documented issues with 5.8 and compile_at_BEGIN. [github #8] [github #22]

    Test Fixes
    * Tests will no longer fail because 5.10.0 and down report
      different errors on compilation failure. [github #18]
    * Tests will no longer fail on 5.8. [github #22]


20110324.1600_001  Thu, 24 Mar 2011 16:00:38 +1100
    Bug Fix
    * Declare dependency on Any::Moose [github #9]


20110322.0027_001  Tue, 22 Mar 2011 00:27:00 +1100
    New Features
    * Added support for Perl 6 style type syntax backed by Any::Moose
      (barefootcoder) [github #3]

    Test Fixes
    * t/syntax_errors.t would fail on some versions of Perl because
      we wouldn't get the expected error message out of eval.
      [github #4]


20110216.1153_001  Wed, 16 Feb 2011 11:35:05 +1100
    New Features
    * Data::Alias is no longer optional.  It's been fixed and is now
      maintained.  Aliasing will now always work.

    Misc
    * Use Const::Fast to implement read only arguments.  This avoids the
      optional Readonly::XS to make it fast.


20100730  Fri Jul 30 12:54:20 PDT 2010
    New Features
    * Added func() to handle functions.

    Incompatible Changes
    * Data::Alias is now optional.  This is because it does not work in 5.12
      and there's no fix in sight.  If you want to use aliasing in your
      distribution it will have to depend on Data::Alias itself.

    Docs
    * Updated the SEE ALSO
    * Removed the assertion that no checks are done on the signature


20090620  Sat Jun 20 01:26:59 PDT 2009
    Performance
    * Load PPI on demand to reduce load time (needed by perl5i)

    Other
    * Separated signature translation between methods and subroutines
      (needed by perl5i)


20081028  Tue Oct 28 00:45:48 PDT 2008
    New Features
    * Two or more slurpy parameters (ie. @foo or %bar) in a signature is
      an error.

    Bug Fixes
    * The debugger now works, thanks to an upgrade in Devel::Declare.
    * methods are now declared at compile time, like regular subs.

    Other
    * Added some simple example files.


20081021.1911  Tue Oct 21 19:11:47 PDT 2008
    Test Fixes
    * Used a new feature of Test::Builder, upgrade dependency.


20081021  Tue Oct 21 01:43:24 PDT 2008
    New Features
    * Checks for unspecified arguments
    * Almost anything can be used as a default.

    Bug Fixes
    * A default value with a comma in it is properly parsed.
    * Default values can now be any literal, even wacky things like q,Hi!,
    * The closing paren of a signature can now be on its own line.
    * The closing paren and the opening block can be on the same line.

    New Docs
    * Documented differences from Perl 6


20081008  Wed Oct  8 09:48:33 EDT 2008
    New Features
    * Named parameters have some basic compile-time error checks for illegal signatures.

    New Docs
    * Document restritions on named parameters.


20081007  Tue Oct  7 23:27:19 EDT 2008
    New Features
    * Added named parameters.

    Docs
    * Some documentation on what is not allowed, even if we don't
      yet check for it.
    * More thanks!
    * Add an example and comparision with regular Perl
    * Add some debugging tips


20081006  Mon Oct  6 02:24:36 EDT 2008
    New Features
    * Implemented "is alias", "is ro", "is rw" and "is copy".
    * Multiple traits supported "is copy is rw"
    * Implemented ! and ? (required and optional arguments)

    Bug Fixes
    * Stole some code from MooseX::Method::Signatures to make attributes
      parse better.  (thanks to Florian Ragwitz)

    Other
    - Repository moved to github.
    - Changing to ISO date versions.


0.11  Sat Sep 27 16:47:51 EDT 2008
    New Features
    * Added the "$arg!" required syntax (currently does nothing)
    * Attributes now work (thanks to mst)

    New Docs
    - Documented how to set a trait and a default
    * Document that earlier params may be used in defaults.
    * Document that @_ is left intact
    * Clarify aliased ref behavior
    * Document anonymous methods

    Bug Fixes
    * Protect against complicated default expressions


0.10  Sun Sep 21 20:04:41 PDT 2008
    New Features
    * Added "$class:" change the invocant a la Perl 6.
    * Added "$arg = EXPR" to set defaults.
    * Added "$arg?" optional param syntax (currently does nothing)
    * Added "$arg is foo" param traits (currently does nothing)
    * Expose a way to play with the prototype handler.

    Doc Fixes
    - Change "prototype" to "signature" to avoid confusion with Perl's
      built in prototypes.


0.05  Sun Sep 21 15:17:16 PDT 2008
    Bug Fixes
    * methods now get the right name in caller(), not "Class::__ANON__".
    * The \@foo prototype no longer has a performance hit
    * Closures now work with \@foo
      (All the above thanks to Matthijs van Duin and his Sub::Name and
       Data::Alias)

    Test Fixes
    * Not rigorously checking the bitmask and hints flags from caller() as
      their behavior is undefined.  This fixes the 5.10 test failures.


0.04  Sun Sep 21 13:52:29 PDT 2008
    New Features
    * A \@foo protototype allows you to use a reference as a regular var

    New Docs
    * Documented the @_ prototype


0.03  Sun Sep 21 00:57:32 PDT 2008
    New Features
    * Eliminate the need of the trailing semicolon

    New Bugs
    * The debugger and one-liners are broken

    New Docs
    * Better prototype docs


0.02  Wed Dec 26 02:07:26 PST 2007
    Doc Fix
    * Forgot the "use Method::Signatures" in the SYNOPSIS


0.01  Wed Dec 26 01:55:33 PST 2007
    It works!