NAME

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

VERSION

       version 0.004

SYNOPSIS

          use Version::Next qw/next_version/;

          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 must
       be a "lax" version numbers as defined by the version module.  The literal string "undef" is treated as
       "0" and incremented to "1".  Leading or trailing periods have a "0" prepended or appended as appropriate
       before the version is incremented.  For legacy reasons, given no argument, 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

SUPPORT

   Bugs / Feature Requests
       Please     report    any    bugs    or    feature    requests    through    the    issue    tracker    at
       <https://github.com/dagolden/Version-Next/issues>.  You will be notified automatically of any progress on
       your issue.

   Source Code
       This is open source software.  The code repository is available for public review and contribution  under
       the terms of the license.

       <https://github.com/dagolden/Version-Next>

         git clone https://github.com/dagolden/Version-Next.git

AUTHOR

       David Golden <dagolden@cpan.org>

CONTRIBUTOR

       Grzegorz RoXniecki <xaerxess@gmail.com>

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

       This software is Copyright (c) 2014 by David Golden.

       This is free software, licensed under:

         The Apache License, Version 2.0, January 2004

perl v5.18.2                                       2014-03-07                                 Version::Next(3pm)