0.13.6: Version() API and ver2go 0.2 migration

CHANGES.md

@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 # Diagnosticism.Go - Changes <!-- omit in toc -->
 
+## 0.13.6 - 20th August 2026
+
+* added **Version()** (replacing the **Version** constant), formed by **ver2go.CombineVersion()**;
+* documented **Version()** and **VersionString()**;
+* **VersionAB** now uses **ver2go.Release**;
+* updated **ver2go** to 0.2.0-beta1;
+* updated **examples/libver** to use **VersionString()**;
+* version string updated for the 0.13.6 release;
+
+
 ## 0.13.5 - 20th August 2026
 
 * CI modernisation (matrix + lint);

NEWS.md

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 | Date                | News Item                                                                                                         |
 | ------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| 20th August 2026    | Release of [**Diagnosticism.Go** 0.13.6](https://github.com/synesissoftware/Diagnosticism.Go/releases/tag/0.13.6) |
 | 20th August 2026    | Release of [**Diagnosticism.Go** 0.13.5](https://github.com/synesissoftware/Diagnosticism.Go/releases/tag/0.13.5) |
 | 29th March 2026     | Release of [**Diagnosticism.Go** 0.13.4](https://github.com/synesissoftware/Diagnosticism.Go/releases/tag/0.13.4) |
 | 18th March 2026     | Release of **Diagnosticism.Go** 0.13.3                                                                            |

README.md

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ Basic diagnostic facilities, for Go
 - [Installation](#installation)
 - [Components](#components)
 	- [Constants](#constants)
+	- [Version](#version)
 	- [Functions](#functions)
 		- [Contingent Reporting](#contingent-reporting)
 		- [Debug](#debug)
@@ -74,6 +75,21 @@ import d "github.com/synesissoftware/Diagnosticism.Go"
 No public constants are defined at this time.
 
 
+### Version
+
+```Go
+const (
+	VersionMajor uint16 = /* ... */
+	VersionMinor uint16 = /* ... */
+	VersionPatch uint16 = /* ... */
+	VersionAB    uint16 = /* ... */
+)
+
+func Version() uint64
+func VersionString() string
+```
+
+
 ### Functions
 
 The following functions are defined:

examples/libver/main.go

@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ import (
 )
 
 func main() {
-	fmt.Printf("Diagnosticism v%s\n", ver2go.CalcVersionString(d.VersionMajor, d.VersionMinor, d.VersionPatch, d.VersionAB))
-	fmt.Printf("ver2go v%s\n", ver2go.CalcVersionString(ver2go.VersionMajor, ver2go.VersionMinor, ver2go.VersionPatch, ver2go.VersionAB))
+	fmt.Printf("Diagnosticism v%s\n", d.VersionString())
+	fmt.Printf("ver2go v%s\n", ver2go.VersionString())
 }

go.mod

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ go 1.25.0
 require (
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.12.1
 	github.com/synesissoftware/STEGoL v0.3.1
-	github.com/synesissoftware/ver2go v0.1.4
+	github.com/synesissoftware/ver2go v0.2.0-beta1
 	golang.org/x/term v0.45.0
 )
 

go.sum

@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ github.com/stretchr/testify v1.12.1 h1:EuwCh5fleGS7H32xRwO3wRGT7DxrDhLAT6FF8MpWD
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.12.1/go.mod h1:MDEgiDPPsNp5cuIrHPPCyornHKgEVbtFUmoNlxoYthg=
 github.com/synesissoftware/STEGoL v0.3.1 h1:00VzAJX5WPt5BpJAffZ33qHeC2g6xjXM0uCgg5KjxbI=
 github.com/synesissoftware/STEGoL v0.3.1/go.mod h1:rAfqnX1UANIy4/CSsXvyiodid68yHlUgo7i7atexrzE=
-github.com/synesissoftware/ver2go v0.1.4 h1:IA0lzR+Wzv5WiwOj6XZJYZYQMq1xn75d6+PIAqqyapM=
-github.com/synesissoftware/ver2go v0.1.4/go.mod h1:JlZS4ms4D4cCaYuRh+fbBaNv7BwqrAP4m4/hZzGJ8hU=
+github.com/synesissoftware/ver2go v0.2.0-beta1 h1:9Ne+kvCQMWXA+RhWqqjT+jTP+/9LfKDJyUDSJxxhI5A=
+github.com/synesissoftware/ver2go v0.2.0-beta1/go.mod h1:JlZS4ms4D4cCaYuRh+fbBaNv7BwqrAP4m4/hZzGJ8hU=
 go.yaml.in/yaml/v3 v3.0.5 h1:N6y/pJk8buWs9NY5ERU2HSMfm+IuD/OtfdAnq6kESPw=
 go.yaml.in/yaml/v3 v3.0.5/go.mod h1:HVTZu1O7/Vkt2N+BFy8Zza+lnLsABggaTM2ZpNIGuKg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.47.0 h1:o7XGOvZQCADBQQ4Y7VNq2dRWQR7JmOUW8Kxx4ZsNgWs=

version.go

@@ -14,15 +14,30 @@ import "github.com/synesissoftware/ver2go"
 const (
 	VersionMajor uint16 = 0
 	VersionMinor uint16 = 13
-	VersionPatch uint16 = 5
-	VersionAB    uint16 = 0xFFFF
-	Version      uint64 = (uint64(VersionMajor) << 48) + (uint64(VersionMinor) << 32) + (uint64(VersionPatch) << 16) + (uint64(VersionAB) << 0)
+	VersionPatch uint16 = 6
+	VersionAB    uint16 = ver2go.Release
 )
 
 var (
+	version              = ver2go.CombineVersion(VersionMajor, VersionMinor, VersionPatch, VersionAB)
 	versionString string = ver2go.CalcVersionString(VersionMajor, VersionMinor, VersionPatch, VersionAB)
 )
 
+// Version returns this library's version as a packed 64-bit integer, formed
+// by ver2go.CombineVersion from VersionMajor, VersionMinor, VersionPatch,
+// and VersionAB. The result is suitable for numeric comparison: a later
+// release has a strictly greater value than an earlier one that uses the
+// same packing.
+func Version() uint64 {
+	return version
+}
+
+// VersionString returns this library's version as a human-readable string,
+// formed by ver2go.CalcVersionString from VersionMajor, VersionMinor,
+// VersionPatch, and VersionAB. For a final (non-prerelease) version the
+// result is of the form "MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH", e.g. "0.13.6".
 func VersionString() string {
 	return versionString
 }
+
+/* ///////////////////////////// end of file //////////////////////////// */

version_test.go

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 const (
 	Expected_VersionMajor uint16 = 0
 	Expected_VersionMinor uint16 = 13
-	Expected_VersionPatch uint16 = 5
+	Expected_VersionPatch uint16 = 6
 	Expected_VersionAB    uint16 = 0xFFFF
 )
 
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ func Test_Version_Elements(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func Test_Version(t *testing.T) {
-	require.Equal(t, uint64(0x0000_000D_0005_FFFF), Version)
+	require.Equal(t, uint64(0x0000_000D_0006_FFFF), Version())
 }
 
 func Test_Version_String(t *testing.T) {
-	require.Equal(t, "0.13.5", VersionString())
+	require.Equal(t, "0.13.6", VersionString())
 }