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v0

v0.24.3

Sep 5, 2026

v0.24.2

Sep 4, 2026

v0.24.1

Sep 4, 2026

Changes in this version

type Metadata

+ Tools map[string]any

+ func (m Metadata) Tool(name string) (map[string]any, bool)

v0.24.0

Sep 1, 2026

Changes in this version

+ func CompareVersions(a, b Version) int

+ func Satisfies(version, constraint string) (bool, error)

+ type CheckError struct

+ Failures []Failure

+ func (e *CheckError) Error() string

+ func (e *CheckError) Has(kind FailureKind) bool

+ type Dependency struct

+ Constraint string

+ Library string

+ Plugin string

+ type Env struct

+ HostVersion string

+ PluginVersion func(name string) (string, bool)

+ Resolves func(name string) bool

+ type Failure struct

+ Kind FailureKind

+ Message string

+ type FailureKind string

+ const FailureLibrary

+ const FailurePluginMissing

+ const FailurePluginVersion

+ const FailureVersion

+ type Metadata struct

+ Dependencies []Dependency

+ Plugins []PluginRequirement

+ RequiresScriptling string

+ func Parse(source []byte) (m Metadata, ok bool, err error)

+ func (m Metadata) Verify(env Env) error

+ type PluginRequirement struct

+ Constraint string

+ Plugin string

+ type Version []int

+ func ParseVersion(s string) (Version, error)