[4.1.1] (2020-02-02)

Fixed

• TypeScript definition for .action() should include Promise for async ([#1157])

[5.0.0-0] (2020-02-02)

(Released in 5.0.0)

[4.1.0] (2020-01-06)

Added

• two routines to change how option values are handled, and eliminate name clashes with command properties ([#933] [#1102])
  • see storeOptionsAsProperties and passCommandToAction in README
• .parseAsync to use instead of .parse if supply async action handlers ([#806] [#1118])

Fixed

• Remove trailing blanks from wrapped help text ([#1096])

Changed

• update dependencies
• extend security coverage for Commander 2.x to 2020-02-03
• improvements to README
• improvements to TypeScript definition documentation
• move old versions out of main CHANGELOG
• removed explicit use of ts-node in tests

[4.0.1] (2019-11-12)

Fixed

• display help when requested, even if there are missing required options ([#1091])

[4.0.0] (2019-11-02)

Added

• automatically wrap and indent help descriptions for options and commands ([#1051])
• .exitOverride() allows override of calls to process.exit for additional error handling and to keep program running ([#1040])
• support for declaring required options with .requiredOptions() ([#1071])
• GitHub Actions support ([#1027])
• translation links in README

Changed

• dev: switch tests from Sinon+Should to Jest with major rewrite of tests ([#1035])
• call default subcommand even when there are unknown options ([#1047])
• Breaking Commander is only officially supported on Node 8 and above, and requires Node 6 ([#1053])

Fixed

• Breaking keep command object out of program.args when action handler called ([#1048])
  • also, action handler now passed array of unknown arguments
• complain about unknown options when program argument supplied and action handler ([#1049])
  • this changes parameters to command:* event to include unknown arguments
• removed deprecated customFds option from call to child_process.spawn ([#1052])
• rework TypeScript declarations to bring all types into imported namespace ([#1081])

Migration Tips

Testing for no arguments

If you were previously using code like:

if (!program.args.length) ...

a partial replacement is:

if (program.rawArgs.length < 3) ...

[4.0.0-1] Prerelease (2019-10-08)

(Released in 4.0.0)

[4.0.0-0] Prerelease (2019-10-01)

(Released in 4.0.0)

[2.20.1] (2019-09-29)

Fixed

• Improve tracking of executable subcommands.

Changed

• update development dependencies

[3.0.2] (2019-09-27)

Fixed

• Improve tracking of executable subcommands.

Changed

• update development dependencies