Anyolite version 0.13.0

Version 0.13.0

Features

• Full MRI Ruby as alternative implementation
• AnyolitePointer helper class for accessing pointers
• Infrastructure to convert script files into bytecode at runtime and compiletime
• Support for setting and getting instance, class and global variables from Crystal

Breaking changes

• Changed RClass* to RClassPtr to allow compatibility with MRI
• Reorganized some macros
• Changed directory structure
• Several code changes for compatibility with MRI
• Block variables for functions definitions have now an underscore in front of them

Usability

• Option for defaulting to usage of RbValue as data container for regular arguments
• Alternate build paths are now passed to Anyolite via the environment variable ANYOLITE_BUILD_PATH

Security

• Error messages for problems when loading scripts or bytecode files

Bugfixes

• Alternate build paths are not recognized properly in implementation files
• Fixed typo in name of rb_str_to_cstr
• Fixed inconsistent usage of rb in many functions

Anyolite version 0.12.0

Version 0.12.0

Features

• Automatic wrapping of inherited methods from all non-trivial ancestors
• Direct methods for Ruby error messages
• Usage of self as argument type is now allowed
• Option to default to regular args for an entire class

Breaking changes

• Renamed wrap_superclass to connect_to_superclass for clarity
• Excluded wrapping of dup and clone methods

Usability

• Better handling for abstract classes
• Correct handling of inspect, to_s and hash methods
• Enum class method parse? is now wrapped automatically
• Better error messages for invalid data pointers
• Default exclusion of unwrappable <= class methods for inherited classes
• More consistent debug information
• Error message when trying to wrap slices (for now)
• Added default equality method for structs and enums

Bugfixes

• Argument specialization was not possible for operator methods
• Fixed class method exclusions not being recognized
• Fixed config file parsing
• Fixed generic argument parsing for regular arguments
• Fixed error when converting some generics with default arguments
• Default arguments for numeric regular arguments were not processed correctly
• Fixed error when using unions in the style of Bool? at some points

Anyolite version 0.11.1

Version 0.11.1

Usability

• RbRef values can now be used as argument type
• Class inheritance wrapping can be disabled
• Operator methods take arguments using the ForceKeywordArg annotations

Bugfixes

• Boolean operator methods with default arguments could not be wrapped correctly
• Some wrappers had undocumented options

Anyolite version 0.11.0

Version 0.11.0

Features

• Superclass hierarchies will be transferred to Ruby
• Wrapping will skip classes if their superclass was not yet wrapped
• Anyolite.wrap will run multiple tries to ensure superclasses being wrapped first
• Classes will only be wrapped twice with overwrite: true option
• Objects may check whether they are created in mruby
• Ability to call mruby methods for mruby objects from Crystal by their name
• Ability to call mruby class and module methods from Crystal
• Macros to get the Ruby equivalents of modules and classes
• Checks for Ruby method availability from within Crystal
• Caching of RbValues in the reference table to avoid duplicate objects
• Storing of pure Ruby objects in GC-safe containers
• Annotations to enable obtaining Ruby block arguments
• A method to call contained Ruby procs from their containers in Crystal

Breaking changes

• Reference table now has a reference to the interpreter
• Interpreter and reference table operate together now
• Reference table system was reworked completely

Usability

• Updated documentation to new features from 0.10.0 and 0.11.0
• If nil is expected, cast everything to it without exceptions
• Simplified internal object casting

Anyolite version 0.10.0

Version 0.10.0

Features

• Support for block arguments
• Support for array arguments
• Support for hash arguments
• Support for symbols, arrays and hashes as returned values
• Support for chars
• Experimental (unsafe) casting of pointers to integers and back

Breaking changes

• Rename convert_arg to convert_regular_arg
• Rename convert_keyword_arg to convert_from_ruby_to_crystal
• Rename convert_resolved_arg to resolve_regular_arg
• Rename convert_resolved_keyword_arg to resolve_from_ruby_to_crystal

Usability

• Better error messages when casting incompatible values
• Added dummy argument parsing to convert type calls into actual types
• More intelligent conversions (Char <-> String, Int -> Float, Symbol -> String)

Bugfixes

• Fixed reference table throwing an error when increasing counter
• Call rb_finalize only if reference counter is going to be 0
• Fixed union type parsing
• Removed possible error when casting unions

Anyolite version 0.9.1

Version 0.9.1

Usability

• Allow for a wrapped function to return nil by default

Bugfixes

• Fixed broken documentation

Anyolite version 0.9.0

Version 0.9.0

Features

• Additional compatibility layer between Anyolite and mruby
• More configuration options

Breaking changes

• Renamed MrbWrap to Anyolite
• Renamed MrbMacro to Anyolite::Macro
• Renamed mrb and mruby in the code to rb and ruby
• Reworked configurations for the Rakefile into a class
• Dropped support for mruby 2

Safety

• Warning message when a reference table with values is reset
• Added pedantic setting for reference table (default)
• More reliable internal checks for union arguments

Usability

• Split macro source file into smaller parts
• Update documentation to new code

Bugfixes

• Enums are now correctly tracked in the reference table

Anyolite version 0.8.1

Version 0.8.1

Usability

• Explicitly exclude pointers
• Explicitly exclude procs
• Added recompilation options for the Rakefile

Bugfixes

• Fixed exception for class methods with empty regular argument list
• Allow operator methods for class and module methods
• Fixed path resolution for types starting with ::
• Resolve generics as arguments for generics properly
• Fix broken floats in mruby

Anyolite version 0.8.0

Version 0.8.0

Features

• Uses mruby 3.0.0 by default

Breaking changes

• Compatibility with mruby 2.1.2 requires additional flag

Usability

• Casting methods are more compatible between mruby versions

Anyolite version 0.7.0

Version 0.7.0

Features

• Support for wrapping generics using annotations
• Non-keyword arguments allow for union and generic type arguments
• Annotation for non-keyword arguments accepts number as optional argument

Breaking changes

• Non-keyword arguments need to be specialized explicitly
• More consistent wrapping of operator methods

Usability

• More helpful error messages when path resolution fails

Bugfixes

• Specialization to new arguments did not allow non-keyword annotations
• Correct wrapping of most aliased types
• Methods with non-letter-symbols could not be wrapped
• Default arguments with colons were wrongly assumed to be keywords
• Enabled support for regular string argument with default values
• Fixed incomplete resolution of paths