# Changelog
All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
## [Unreleased]
## [1.5.0-alpha.1]
### Added
* The largest addition to this release is the addition of the `serde_as` de/serialization scheme.
It's goal is it to be a more flexible replacement to serde's with-annotation, by being more composable than before.
No longer is it a problem to add a custom de/serialization adapter is the type is within an `Option` or a `Vec`.
Thanks to `@markazmierczak` for the design of the trait without whom this wouldn't be possible.
More details about this new scheme can be found in the also new [user guide](https://docs.rs/serde_with/*/serde_with/guide/index.html)
* This release also features a detailed user guide.
The guide focusses more on how to use this crate by providing examples.
For example, it includes a section about the available feature flags of this crate and how you can migrate to the shiny new `serde_as` scheme.
* The crate now features de/serialization adaptors for the std and chrono's `Duration` types. #56 #104
### Changed
* Convert the code to use 2018 edition.
* @peterjoel improved the performance of `with_prefix!`. #101
### Fixed
* The `with_prefix!` macro, to add a string prefixes during serialization, now also works with unit variant enum types. #115 #116
## [1.4.0]
### Added
* Add a helper to deserialize a `Vec<u8>` from `String` (#35)
* Add `default_on_error` helper, which turns errors into `Default`s of the type
* Add `default_on_null` helper, which turns `null` values into `Default`s of the type
### Changed
* Bump minimal Rust version to 1.36.0
* Supports Rust Edition 2018
* version-sync depends on smallvec which requires 1.36
* Improved CI pipeline by running `cargo audit` and `tarpaulin` in all configurations now.
## [1.3.1]
### Fixed
* Use `serde_with_macros` with proper dependencies specified.
## [1.3.0]
### Added
* Add `skip_serializing_none` attribute, which adds `#[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]` for each Option in a struct.
This is helpfull for APIs which have many optional fields.
The effect of can be negated by adding `serialize_always` on those fields, which should always be serialized.
Existing `skip_serializing_if` will never be modified and those fields keep their behavior.
## [1.2.0]
### Added
* Add macro helper to support deserializing values with nested or flattened syntax #38
* Serialize tuple list as map helper
### Changed
* Bumped minimal Rust version to 1.30.0
## [1.1.0]
### Added
* Serialize HashMap/BTreeMap as list of tuples
## [1.0.0]
### Added
* No changes in this release.
* Bumped version number to indicate the stability of the library.
## [0.2.5]
### Added
* Helper which deserializes an empty string as `None` and otherwise uses `FromStr` and `AsRef<str>`.
## [0.2.4]
### Added
* De/Serialize sequences by using `Display` and `FromStr` implementations on each element. Contributed by @katyo
## [0.2.3]
### Added
* Add missing docs and enable deny missing_docs
* Add badges to Cargo.toml and crates.io
### Changed
* Improve Travis configuration
* Various clippy improvements
## [0.2.2]
### Added
* `unwrap_or_skip` allows to transparently serialize the inner part of a `Some(T)`
* Add deserialization helpser for sets and maps, inspired by [comment](https://github.com/serde-rs/serde/issues/553#issuecomment-299711855)
* Create an error if duplicate values for a set are detected
* Create an error if duplicate keys for a map are detected
* Implement a first-value wins strategy for sets/maps. This is different to serde's default
which implements a last value wins strategy.
## [0.2.1]
### Added
* Double Option pattern to differentiate between missing, unset, or existing value
* `with_prefix!` macro, which puts a prefix on every struct field
## [0.2.0]
### Added
* Add chrono support: Deserialize timestamps from int, float, and string
* Serialization of embedded JSON strings
* De/Serialization using `Display` and `FromStr` implementations
* String-based collections using `Display` and `FromStr`, allows to deserialize "#foo,#bar"
## [0.1.0]
### Added
* Reserve name on crates.io