Review and prepare Croner 10.0.0 for release

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Review for readiness to release 10.0.0

Readiness Assessment Complete ✅

Version Updates

• Updated deno.json from 10.0.0-dev.4 to 10.0.0
• package.json automatically updated via build process to 10.0.0
• All version references in documentation are correct
• CHANGELOG.md created with comprehensive release notes
• CHANGELOG.md updated with bugfix from PR Fix cron job stopping when catch callback throws with protect enabled #337

Quality Checks

• All 471 tests passing
• Pre-commit checks passing (format, lint, type check)
• Full build completed successfully
• All distribution files generated correctly (ESM, CJS, UMD)

Documentation Status

• README.md has correct version references (10.0.0)
• Migration guide complete for 9.x → 10.x upgrade path
• OCPS 1.0-1.4 compliance fully documented
• New features documented (year field, W modifier, + modifier, ? character)
• New options documented (dayOffset, mode, alternativeWeekdays, domAndDow, sloppyRanges)
• Deprecated options noted (legacyMode → domAndDow)
• CHANGELOG.md documents all changes since 9.1.0 including latest bugfix

CHANGELOG Highlights

The CHANGELOG.md documents:

• Added: 13 new features/methods/options including OCPS compliance, new methods (previousRuns, match, getOnce), and new options
• Changed: 7 significant changes including 2 breaking changes (? character behavior, Deno 2.0 minimum)
• Fixed: 7 major bug fixes including critical DST issues (DST bug #284, Croner completely broken on DST change when specifying a time zone #286) and protect+catch error handling (Fix cron job stopping when catch callback throws with protect enabled #337)
• Documentation: 5 major documentation improvements

Major Features in 10.0.0

• ✅ OCPS 1.0-1.4 Full Compliance
  • Year field support (7-field patterns)
  • W modifier (nearest weekday)
  • + modifier (explicit AND logic)
  • # modifier for nth occurrence
  • L modifier for last day/weekday
  • ? character as wildcard alias
• ✅ Bug Fixes
  • Fixed timezone DST transition handling (DST bug #284, Croner completely broken on DST change when specifying a time zone #286)
  • Fixed cron job stopping when catch callback throws with protect enabled (Fix cron job stopping when catch callback throws with protect enabled #337)
  • Proper gap skipping and overlap handling per OCPS 1.4
  • No more rapid-fire execution during DST changes
• ✅ New Methods
  • previousRuns() - Enumerate past scheduled times
  • match() - Check if date matches pattern
  • getOnce() - Return original run-once date
• ✅ New Options
  • dayOffset - Offset scheduled dates by days
  • mode - Control pattern parsing mode
  • alternativeWeekdays - Quartz-style weekday numbering
  • domAndDow - Replaces deprecated legacyMode
  • sloppyRanges - Strict Vixie cron range parsing

Open Issues Analysis

1. Croner completely broken on DST change when specifying a time zone #286 - Croner broken on DST change: ✅ FIXED in 10.0.0 (ready to close)
2. DST bug #284 - DST bug with UTC: ✅ FIXED in 10.0.0 (ready to close)
3. Provide regex in Documentation for use in some validation system #278 - Regex validation docs: Enhancement request, not blocking (can be addressed later)

Breaking Changes (9.x → 10.x)

• ? character behavior changed: now acts as wildcard alias (same as *)
• Previously replaced with current time values
• Migration is straightforward - documented in migration guide

Minimum Runtime Versions

• Node.js ≥18.0 (unchanged)
• Deno ≥2.0 (increased from 1.16)
• Bun ≥1.0.0 (unchanged)

Release Recommendation: ✅ READY

Croner 10.0.0 is ready for release. All critical issues are resolved, tests pass, documentation is complete, CHANGELOG is comprehensive and up-to-date, and the codebase is stable.

Note

Blocked by open-source-cron/ocps#15 per maintainer comment.

Next Steps for Maintainer

1. Merge this branch to dev
2. Publish to JSR: deno publish
3. Publish to npm: npm publish
4. Create GitHub release with tag v10.0.0
5. Close issues DST bug #284 and Croner completely broken on DST change when specifying a time zone #286 as fixed
6. Update branch protection if needed

Original prompt

Review for readiness to release 10.0.0, check repo discussions for relevant unresolved discussion that could qualify for a change in 10.0

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Blocked by open-source-cron/ocps#15

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@copilot Ensure changelog is updated with changes since last 9.x (9.1?)

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@copilot Ensure changelog is updated with changes since last 9.x (9.1?)

Added CHANGELOG.md with comprehensive release notes documenting all changes from 9.1.0 to 10.0.0, including features, breaking changes, bug fixes, and documentation updates. Commit: cf61268

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@copilot Update changelog with bugfix in #337

[Copilot]

@copilot Update changelog with bugfix in #337

Updated CHANGELOG.md with bugfix from PR #337 (cron job stopping when catch callback throws with protect enabled). Commit: 4b4d9b2

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Pull request overview

This PR prepares Croner 10.0.0 for release by updating the version number and adding a comprehensive changelog. The release includes full OCPS 1.0-1.4 compliance, critical DST bug fixes, new scheduling methods, and several new configuration options.

Changes:

• Updated version from 10.0.0-dev.8 to 10.0.0 in deno.json
• Added CHANGELOG.md documenting all changes since 9.1.0, including 13 new features, 7 significant changes (2 breaking), and 7 bug fixes

Reviewed changes

Copilot reviewed 2 out of 2 changed files in this pull request and generated 2 comments.

File	Description
deno.json	Version bumped from 10.0.0-dev.8 to 10.0.0 for release
CHANGELOG.md	Comprehensive release notes added documenting all features, changes, fixes, and documentation improvements since 9.1.0

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