Releases · DavidMStraub/python-gedcom7

Completely refactored type casting:
- Introduced a new gedcom7.cast module for robustly casting string values to appropriate data types, including support for booleans, integers, lists, personal names, dates, times, media types, and more.
- The parser now attaches a typed .value attribute to each GedcomStructure, making downstream data handling easier and less error-prone.
Rewritten core data types:
- Switched from custom class-based data types to Python @dataclass types in gedcom7.types, simplifying usages and improving typing.
- Simplified and modernized the type system with clear type aliases and unions.
Parser improvements:
- The main parsing routine (gedcom7.parser.loads) now uses the new type casting, returning trees with typed values.
Utility additions:
- Added gedcom7.util module with utility functions to:
  - Convert GEDCOM dates/times to Python datetime.date and datetime.time objects.
  - Retrieve children by tag from a GedcomStructure.

Updated to latest GEDCOM 7 specification:
- Grammar and constants (gedcom7.grammar, gedcom7.const) updated for full compliance.
- Added month constants for easier date handling.
Expanded Python support:
- CI now tests on Python 3.9, 3.10, 3.11, 3.12, and 3.13.
- Added static type checking (mypy) to the CI.

Extensive new tests:
- Added test/test_cast.py for comprehensive coverage of the new type casting logic.
- Added test/test_util.py for utility function tests.
- Removed legacy tests for old type classes.