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InsaneJ

Major version number bump when API breaks compatibility

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Have you read, understood, and followed all of the rules listed in large text at the top of the suggestions forum? (Yes/No):

 

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Yes.

 

I came across this post in the TerraFirmaCraft NEI plugin thread:

See the + in the title? 0.79.17+ means it will work for any version after 79.17.. so it works for 79.18, and it will work for 79.19 and it will work for 79.20, etc etc

 

That makes complete sense. A plugin using 0.79.xx will work for all 0.79 versions in (most cases).

 

There is currently a post on the front page called: "ATTENTION: Addon Developers" link

 

This states that TFC addons are going to break in the next update.

 

May I suggest bumping the TFC mayor version number in the next update to reflect that it breaks compatibility with the 0.79 compatible addons?

 

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We already did one addon breaking update with 0.79.16. Major version number updates are generally for complete overhauls of systems that are not backwards compatible and require world restarts.

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I know that happened before. I'm talking about future updates like the upcoming 0.79.23.

Breaking compatibility generally warrants a large version. In this case it may not require world restarts, but it's still a big enough jump to break a lot of things (in addons).

It would make things easier on everyone to keep track of which version of TFC + addons to use. Also thread titles would remain up to date until addon devs update to the new TFC version. Saving you and other staff members some additional work.

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Compatibility was broken because some variables and methods were renamed. That's it. All addon authors are going to have to do is rename that variable/method in any spot that they were referencing it.

 

That's hardly enough of a change to warrant a major version change.

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A small amount of code can bring with it huge changes. In this case renaming a few methods breaks compatibility with addons. In another case fixing a bug means you need to generate a new world.

Small changes can have a huge impact on a lot of people. I'm just asking that you please consider those you influence and perhaps find a way to make their lives a little easier. If you don't want to change your version numbers, that's fine. This is after all only a suggestion.

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