Release Notes

4.2

* Enhancements

* Added Java 8 examples

* Added new website

* Added Option.none_()

* Gradle 2.0 support with wrapper

* Added to Strings: isNullOrEmpty, isNullOrBlank and isNotNullOrBlank

* Added Try with arity 0-8 for lambdas that throw exceptions

* Conversion from Java 8 types to Functional Java types and vice-versa

* Added monadic IO methods

* Support instantiation of IO with lambdas

* Added first class cons_ for List

* Added partial application of first parameter for F 1-8

* Added SafeIO that encodes IOExceptions into Validations

* Added simple RNG

* Added Reader, Writer and State

* Deprecated $._

* Added Array.scan family of methods

* Support instantiating P1 values using lambdas to P.lazy

* Added toString for Validation, P arities 1 to 8, Either

* Added vending machine demo

* Added Option.toValidation

* Added map and contramap for F and F2.

* Added partial application for F1.

* Fixes

* Various Javadoc issues

* Large inserts into TreeMap

* Javadoc support for Java 8

* Null parameter NullPointerException for Show.anyShow

* Exception propagation in test data generators

* Product memoisation for arities 1 to 8

* ClassCastException in class fj.data.Java

* Support Java 7 by removing default methods. Methods on class C with default methods moved to static methods on new class ${C}Functions.

4.0

* Merged changes from 3.2

* Minimal changes to support Java 8.

* Changed abstract classes to interfaces with default methods (P1, F1 to F8).

3.2

* Added methods to HashMap: toList, toStream, toOption, toArray, map, mapKeys, foreach, convert to/from java.util.Map.

* Convert from java.util.List to List.

* Fixed findChild method in TreeZipper to handle empty stream.

* Fixed stack overflow when sorting and zipping.

* Fixed stack overflow in Stream's bind method.

* Small Javadoc fixes.