easy_copy_with 4.0.0

Code generator for automatic copyWith methods in Dart classes using @CopyWith annotation.

Changelog

4.0.0 - 2026-04-10

• BREAKING: Extracted CopyWith annotation into separate easy_copy_with_annotation package.
  • Replace import 'package:easy_copy_with/annotations.dart' with import 'package:easy_copy_with_annotation/easy_copy_with_annotation.dart'
  • Add easy_copy_with_annotation to dependencies in your pubspec.yaml
  • Move easy_copy_with to dev_dependencies
• Widened analyzer constraint to >=8.1.1 <11.0.0 for compatibility with freezed, json_serializable, and other generators on analyzer 9.x/10.x.
• Internal refactor: isolated package:analyzer usage behind an adapter layer. Generated output is identical to 3.3.0.
• Requires Dart SDK ^3.10.0.

3.3.0 - 2025-12-15

• Added supporting exhaustive checking for sealed classes. Before it was based on factory constructors.
• Fixed bug for generating classes with inherited fields.
• Added supporting named constructors.

3.2.2 - 2025-12-12

• Fixed behavior where inherited fields were passed to typedef

3.2.1 - 2025-12-12

• Fixes a crash in the generator when a sealed class contains a non-redirecting factory constructor

3.2.0 - 2025-12-11

• Added generation general fields for sealed classes.

3.1.0 - 2025-11-26

• Added codegen for sealed classes.

3.0.0

• default output now targets .g.dart via a shared part builder, avoiding clashes with other source_gen-based packages like json_serializable
• documented how to override the extension when a dedicated .copy_with.dart file is preferred
• restructured the bundled example into a proper library with clear english instructions for running build_runner

2.0.0

• copyWith parameters now preserve the original field types, including generics and nullability
• sentinel-backed parameters allow assigning null without manual casts
• packaged runnable example at example/example.dart and updated documentation to match
• switched licensing references to MIT and ensured generated example outputs ship with the package

1.0.0

• initial release