v2.5.1

• Bugfix: ensure that the parse method never throws RuntimeException
• add support for char, Pattern, Instant
• add some compile-time usage hints

v2.5.0

This is a major release.

• many simplifications across the codebase
• Print errors to stderr
• Builder-style parser config
• Support for many common types: most primitives, Path, LocalDate etc

v2.4.2

generate public parser class if source type is public

v2.4.1

add parseOrExit methods

v2.4.0

• parser is now only package visible
• remove unnecessary code
• use system newlines
• json now always shows all fields

Java 8 compat

Drop module support, Java 9 is a mess.
Ensure Java 8 compatibility.

Fix Java 9 module

v2.3.1

fix java9 module

validation fix

Check that at most one method has the OtherTokens annotation.
Big refactoring in the compiler code.

better error messages

Better error message for option groups.
The methods of the generated Option enum now return java.util.Optional.

enum improvements

• rename generated method Option.descriptionArgumentName() to Option.descriptionParameter()
• add generated methods Option.isSpecial() and Option.isBinding()
• descriptionParameter() now returns null for special options
• improved readability in generated code