# `node-ignore` 5 ChangeLog

# 5.x

## 2018-08-14, Version 5.0.1

- **PATCH**: fixes for windows.
- **PATCH**: improves tests for typescript and windows.

## 2018-08-13, Version 5.0.0

- **SEMVER-MAJOR**: [#20](https://github.com/kaelzhang/node-ignore/issues/20): it will throw if an invalid pathname passes into `.ignores(pathname)`, see [Upgrade 4.x -> 5.x](https://github.com/kaelzhang/node-ignore#upgrade-4x---5x).
- **FEATURE**: [#31](https://github.com/kaelzhang/node-ignore/issues/31): adds a new method [`.test(pathname)`](https://github.com/kaelzhang/node-ignore#testpathname-pathname-since-500).
- **BENCHMARK**: improves performance by 26%.

# 4.x

## 2018-08-12, Version 4.0.6

- **PATCH**: `Object.prototype` methods will not ruin the result any more.

## ~ 2018-08-09, Version 4.0.1 - 4.0.5

- **PATCH**: updates README.md about frequent asked quesions from github issues.

## 2018-06-22, Version 4.0.0

- **SEMVER-MAJOR**: Drop support for node < 6 by default.
- **FEATURE**: supports the missing character ranges and sets, such as `*.[a-z]` and `*.[jJ][pP][gG]`
- **FEATURE**: new option: `ignorecase` to make `ignore` case insensitive.
- **FEATURE**: supports question mark which matches a single character.
- **PATCH**: fixes typescript declaration.