Decode context and defines feature extending

[pyderasn.git] / doc / news.rst

News
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.. _release2.0:

2.0
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* BIT STRINGs can also be :ref:`DEFINED BY <definedby>`
* Decoding process can be governed with optional :ref:`ctx <ctx>`
  keyword argument to ``decode()`` method
* :ref:`defines_by_path <defines_by_path_ctx>` option is now
  :ref:`decode context <ctx>` option, not a keyword argument

.. _release1.6:

1.6
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Ability to skip specified number of bytes (``--skip``) in command line
utility.

.. _release1.5:

1.5
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* Generic decoder's scheme and pretty printer
  (:py:func:`pyderasn.generic_decoder`) can be used in libraries.
* Ability to specify :ref:`defines_by_path <defines_by_path_ctx>`
  during command line invocation.

.. _release1.4:

1.4
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Ability to automatically decode :ref:`DEFINED BY <definedby>` fields
inside SEQUENCEs.

.. _release1.3:

1.3
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Removed ``__lt__``/``__eq__`` from base class, as pylint likes it.

.. _release1.2:

1.2
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Full rich comparison operators added.


.. _release1.1:

1.1
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Trivial README addition.

.. _release1.0:

1.0
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Initial release.