CHANGES file for Games::Bingo

$Id: CHANGES 1512 2005-03-05 09:52:39Z jonasbn $

0.01 Released 10th. of May 2003 

- Project setup, all the files and prototypes, lots of programming etc.

- Renamed prior versions to 0.01. - Please see the BUGS

0.02 Released 11th. of May 2003 (no update necessary)

- Fixed broken POD in Games::Bingo::Print

- Fixed [cpan #2552] README and INSTALL have too long lines, hard
  wrapped at 72

- Fixed [cpan #2553] Information on bug-reporting included in the
  README

- Added descriptions to all POD NAME sections

- Removed all prototypes

- Added references to programs in bin/

- Added more material to SYNOPSIS sections

0.03 Released 14th. of May 2003 (no update necessary)

- Cleaned up all the POD (no warnings)

- Update READ me with bin/* files, CamelBones Application

- Added docs to the bin/* files.

0.04 Released 16th. of May 2003 (no update necessary)

- Fixed the NAME section in Games::Bingo::Print, this should clear out
  the last bug

- Encapsulated the random function.

- Add possibility of providing a complete array of Columns to the
  constructor in Games::Bingo::ColumnCollection.

- Add an assertion to the get_column method in
  Games::Bingo::ColumnCollection so illegal numbers issue a warning.

- Add assertion to the remove_column method in
  Games::Bingo::ColumnCollection so illegal numbers issue a warning.

- Improved constructor in Games::Bingo so use of init can be avoided,
  backwards compability is preserved (for now)

- bin/bingo.pl changed to use of constructor with ceiling parameter
  (the new way)

- Included the rules of the game of bingo in the README

0.05 Released 25th. of June 2003 (no update necessary)

- Added t/pod.t, one more requirement, have a look at: 
  http://use.perl.org/~petdance/journal/12391
  
- Updated the INSTALL guide by request with information on PDFLib
  installation

- Implemented integration with Games::Bingo::Bot, introducing new
  class: Games::Bingo::Card
  
- Implemented new methods in Games::Bingo: pulled, _all_pulled and pull

- Implemented internal structure in Games::Bingo to hold the taken 
  numbers, now referred to as pulled
  
- This release is require by Games::Bingo::Bot 0.01 (just released)

- Cleaned a few POD mistakes (escapes) and added some simple docs on
  the new methods

0.06 Released 30th. of July 2003 (no update necessary)

- Separation of Games::Bingo::Print out from Games::Bingo. This means
  the following files have been moved out from the Games::Bingo
  distribution:
   
    bin/bingo_plates.pl
    lib/Games/Bingo/Print.pm
    lib/Games/Bingo/Print/Plate.pm
   	t/Print.t
   	t/Plate.t
   	t/Plate2.t
   
  And the TODO have been cleaned up (Print tasks have been moved to
  Games::Bingo::Print TODO)
 
- Removed test.pl
 
- Added t/cover.t which can be used for coverage test
 
- Added t/basic2.t holding test of pull

- Added $VERSION variable to remaining modules
 
- Renamed plates to cards (proper english)
 
- Exchanged personal email address for CPAN address
 
- Additional tests of the new methods in Games::Bingo (SEE
  CHANGES, release 0.05 and t/basic2.t)

0.07 Released 2nd. of August 2003 (Update necessary)

- Removed t/Cover.t from distribution since it is experimental this
  should fix the breaking test (SEE:
  http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/Bug.html?id=3114 and the BUGS file)

0.08 Released 20th. of August 2003 (No update necessary)

- Applied patch from Lars Thegler to bin/bingo.pl (SEE:
  http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/Bug.html?id=3271 and the BUGS file)
 
- Applied patch from Lars to Games::Bingo docs and stuff (SEE:
  http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/Bug.html?id=3273 and the BUGS file)

- Added Acknowledgement section to the README

0.09 Released 6th. of January 2004 (Update recommended)

- Added Acknowledgement section to the Games::Bingo POD

- Cleaned up some POD

- Started implementing the new Games::Bingo::Card class aswell as the
  different games (1, 2 and full card).
  
- Merged Games::Bingo::Card and Games::Bingo::Print::Card obsoleting
  the latter, this also means migrating the test files related to
  Games::Bingo::Print::Card to Games::Bingo

- Removed _generate from Games::Bingo::Card

- Added Games::Bingo::Constants, introducing these constants:

	NUMBER_OF_NUMBERS == 90
	NUMBER_OF_NUMBERS_IN_ROW == 4
	NUMBER_OF_ROWS_IN_CARD == 3
	NUMBER_OF_COLUMNS_IN_CARD == 9
	NUMBER_OF_NUMBERS_IN_CARD == 
		NUMBER_OF_NUMBERS_IN_ROW * NUMBER_OF_ROWS_IN_CARD

- Added a b/ directory containing *.t files, which demonstrate the errors
  found in 0.08

- Added b/bless.t, which is aimed at the bless bug

- Added b/short.t which is aimed at the number shortage bug

- Added b/sort.t which is aimed at the number sorting bug 

- Renamed get_number to get_highest_number in G::B::Column

- Changed get_higest_number so it actually does what the POD says

- Fixed the bless bug (SEE BUGS), added the new _flush method so the
  bless method is not called anymore

- Fixed the short bug (SEE BUGS), the new _flush method also fixed this
  problem
  
- Fixed bug in card generation code, where the picked numbers was put
  in the wrong collections
  
- Fixed sort bug (SEE BUGS), now the generated card is properly sorted

- Started cleaning up some of the tests, the many changes in the upcoming
  release 0.09 have had great impact on the test suite
  
- Removed set_status method from G::B::Column, it is no longer used

- Fixed a bug in the pulled method in Games::Bingo

0.10 Released 21st. of January 2004 (Update recommended)

- Added description to NAME section in G::B::Constants

- Constants put to wider use in Games::Bingo modules

- Added POD for NUMBER_OF_COLUMNS_IN_CARD constant to
  Games::Bingo::Constants

- Removed requirement of Games::Bingo 0.05 in Games::Bingo::Card, hence
  they are shipped together (for now)

0.11 Released 25th. of January 2004 (Update only necessary for Perl 5.005_03)

- Fixed [cpan #5018] Patch from LTHEGLER applied to Games::Bingo::Constants.

0.12 Released 31st. of January 2004 (Update not necessary)

- According to my fellow Copenhagen Perl Monger Kim Hansen, the actual
  number of numbers in a bingo card is 15 not 12, so I have update
  G::B::Constants and fixed to test to use G::B::Constants.

0.13 Released 5th. of March 2005 (Update not necessary)

- POD cleaned up (removing unneccesary tags)

- Added get_label method to G::B::Column (including test)

- Added count_columns method to G::B::ColumnCollection (including test)

- Added POD coverage test (courtesy of PETDANCE)

- Added load tests (courtesy of PETDANCE)

- Added missing POD for:

	G::B::Column::count_numbers
	G::B::Card::get_all_numbers
	G::B::Card::splitnumber

- Indented code in POD after tip from RJBS

- Migrated from ExtUtils::MakeMaker to Module::Build

