semver crate parsing feature parity with node-semver about ds

[larsgw]

What's the time frame? I'd love to help but I don't know if I can fit it into my schedule today.

[zkat]

You should definitely ping him about it if you're still interested. It seems like he could still use a bit of help :)

[larsgw]

I started working on it a week ago but know I'm waiting for Steve to answer some minor but progress-blocking questions (for me at least), and I think he may be out during the holidays.

[larsgw]

Current state (some of which I said on discord earlier):

• I started working on the main missing features, most of which are done now;
• Loose parsing, clean() and coerce() (as from node-semver) are still pending feedback;
• There are some other things left to do that I did not think of earlier, namely
  • documentation,
  • proper use of Error (although the use of String may have been on purpose, will have to discuss) and
  • going through the existing GitHub issues (which is not as much as it may sound)

[zkat]

Yay Lars! Hi!

The time frame is "over the next week or two". Probably longer but I'd rather get it done sooner rather than later. Does that work for you?

[zkat]

Update: it looks like Steve has a full rewrite that just needs some help getting over the finish line: https://twitter.com/steveklabnik/status/1203691014055190528?s=19

[larsgw]

Ah, cool.

[zkat]

Heyo! Did y'all manage to get in touch and get the ball rolling? Any updates?

[larsgw]

Yep, I made a spreadsheet to track progress but there's not much of any yet, unfortunately.

[zkat]

Thanks for the update! 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[zkat]

This is awesome! Thanks again for the update!