NAME

       Version::Next - increment module version numbers simply and correctly

VERSION

       version 0.002

SYNOPSIS

          use Version::Next;

          my $new_version = next_version( $old_version );

DESCRIPTION

       This module provides a simple, correct way to increment a Perl module version number.  It does not
       attempt to guess what the original version number author intended, it simply increments in the smallest
       possible fashion.  Decimals are incremented like an odometer.  Dotted decimals are incremented piecewise
       and presented in a standardized way.

       If more complex version manipulation is necessary, you may wish to consider Perl::Version.

USAGE

       This module uses Sub::Exporter for optional exporting.  Nothing is exported by default.

   "next_version"
          my $new_version = next_version( $old_version );

       Given a string, this function make the smallest logical increment and returns it.  The input string is
       very minimally checked that it resembles a version number.  Given "undef", the function returns 0.

       Decimal versions are incremented like an odometer, preserving the original number of decimal places.  If
       an underscore is present (indicating an "alpha" version), its relative position is preserved.  Examples:

          0.001    ->   0.002
          0.999    ->   1.000
          0.1229   ->   0.1230
          0.12_34  ->   0.12_35
          0.12_99  ->   0.13_00

       Dotted-decimal versions have the least significant element incremented by one.  If the result exceeds
       999, the element resets to 0 and the next most significant element is incremented, and so on.  Any
       leading zero padding is removed.  Examples:

         v1.2.3     ->  v1.2.4
         v1.2.999   ->  v1.3.0
         v1.999.999 ->  v2.0.0
         v1.2.3_4   ->  v1.2.3_5
         v1.2.3_999 ->  v1.2.4_0

SEE ALSO

       •   Perl::Version

AUTHOR

       David Golden <dagolden@cpan.org>

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

       This software is Copyright (c) 2010 by David Golden.

       This is free software, licensed under:

         The Apache License, Version 2.0, January 2004

perl v5.10.1                                       2010-10-01                                 Version::Next(3pm)