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Type::Tiny 1.2.0 Released

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So, Type::Tiny 1.2.0 (a.k.a. 1.002000 using Perlish decimals) is now available on CPAN.

Highlights since 1.0.0:

  • Type::Params now has compile_named and validate_named.

    This allows for:

    sub add_pet {
  state $check = compile_named(
    name    => Str,
    species => Str,
    age     => Optional[Int],
  );
  my $args = $check->(@_);

  ...; # do stuff with $args hashref
}

    It’s faster than the old compile slurpy Dict hack.

  • Type::Tiny’s constraint parameter may be a string of code.

    isa => Int->where('$_ % 2 == 0')  # even numbers only

  • Types::Standard::CycleTuple added.

    my $type = CycleTuple[Str, ArrayRef, Int];
$type->assert_valid( [ "foo", [], 42, "bar", [], 21 ] );  # ok
$type->assert_valid( [ "foo", [], 42, "bar", [], 2.1 ] ); # throws exception

  • Types::Standard::RegexpRef now accepts blessed objects where $object->isa('Regexp'). This plays better with re::engine::* pragmas.

  • Fixed bug where Types::Standard::Int would sometimes accept an overloaded object. (It never should.)

  • Various performance enhancements and bug fixes.