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# ChangeLog

All notable changes are documented in this file using the [Keep a CHANGELOG](http://keepachangelog.com/) principles.

## [6.3.3](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/comparator/compare/6.3.2...6.3.3) - 2026-01-24

### Changed

* [#134](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/comparator/issues/134): Suppress warning introduced in PHP 8.5

## [6.3.2](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/comparator/compare/6.3.1...6.3.2) - 2025-08-10

### Changed

* Do not use `SplObjectStorage` methods that will be deprecated in PHP 8.5

## [6.3.1](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/comparator/compare/6.3.0...6.3.1) - 2025-03-07

### Fixed

* [#122](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/comparator/issues/122): `INF` is considered equal to `-INF`

## [6.3.0](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/comparator/compare/6.2.1...6.3.0) - 2025-01-06

### Added

* [#121](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/comparator/pull/121): Support for `BcMath\Number` objects

## [6.2.1](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/comparator/compare/6.2.0...6.2.1) - 2024-10-31

### Fixed

* [#119](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/comparator/pull/119): `Uninitialized string offset -1` warning

## [6.2.0](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/comparator/compare/6.1.1...6.2.0) - 2024-10-30

### Changed

* [#117](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/comparator/pull/117): Remove common prefixes and suffixes from actual and expected single-line strings

## [6.1.1](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/comparator/compare/6.1.0...6.1.1) - 2024-10-18

### Fixed

* Reverted [#113](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/comparator/pull/113) as it broke backward compatibility

## [6.1.0](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/comparator/compare/6.0.2...6.1.0) - 2024-09-11

### Added

* Specialized comparator for enumerations

## [6.0.2](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/comparator/compare/6.0.1...6.0.2) - 2024-08-12

### Fixed

* [#112](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/comparator/issues/112): Arrays with different keys and the same values are considered equal in canonicalize mode

## [6.0.1](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/comparator/compare/6.0.0...6.0.1) - 2024-07-03

### Changed

* This project now uses PHPStan instead of Psalm for static analysis

## [6.0.0](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/comparator/compare/5.0...6.0.0) - 2024-02-02

### Removed

* Removed support for PHP 8.1

## [5.0.4](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/comparator/compare/5.0.3...5.0.4) - 2025-09-07

### Changed

* Do not use `SplObjectStorage` methods that will be deprecated in PHP 8.5

## [5.0.3](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/comparator/compare/5.0.2...5.0.3) - 2024-10-18

### Fixed

* Reverted [#113](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/comparator/pull/113) as it broke backward compatibility

## [5.0.2](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/comparator/compare/5.0.1...5.0.2) - 2024-08-12

### Fixed

* [#112](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/comparator/issues/112): Arrays with different keys and the same values are considered equal in canonicalize mode

## [5.0.1](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/comparator/compare/5.0.0...5.0.1) - 2023-08-14

### Fixed

* `MockObjectComparator` only works on instances of `PHPUnit\Framework\MockObject\MockObject`, but not on instances of `PHPUnit\Framework\MockObject\Stub`
* `MockObjectComparator` only ignores the `$__phpunit_invocationMocker` property, but not other properties with names prefixed with `__phpunit_`

## [5.0.0](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/comparator/compare/4.0...5.0.0) - 2023-02-03

### Changed

* Methods now have parameter and return type declarations
* `Comparator::$factory` is now private, use `Comparator::factory()` instead
* `ComparisonFailure`, `DOMNodeComparator`, `DateTimeComparator`, `ExceptionComparator`, `MockObjectComparator`, `NumericComparator`, `ResourceComparator`, `SplObjectStorageComparator`, and `TypeComparator` are now `final`
* `ScalarComparator` and `DOMNodeComparator` now use `mb_strtolower($string, 'UTF-8')` instead of `strtolower($string)`

### Removed

* Removed `$identical` parameter from `ComparisonFailure::__construct()`
* Removed `Comparator::$exporter`
* Removed support for PHP 7.3, PHP 7.4, and PHP 8.0

## [4.0.8](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/comparator/compare/4.0.7...4.0.8) - 2022-09-14

### Fixed

* [#102](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/comparator/pull/102): Fix `float` comparison precision

## [4.0.7](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/comparator/compare/4.0.6...4.0.7) - 2022-09-14

### Fixed

* [#99](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/comparator/pull/99): Fix weak comparison between `'0'` and `false`

## [4.0.6](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/comparator/compare/4.0.5...4.0.6) - 2020-10-26

### Fixed

* `SebastianBergmann\Comparator\Exception` now correctly extends `\Throwable`

## [4.0.5](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/comparator/compare/4.0.4...4.0.5) - 2020-09-30

### Fixed

* [#89](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/comparator/pull/89): Handle PHP 8 `ValueError`

## [4.0.4](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/comparator/compare/4.0.3...4.0.4) - 2020-09-28

### Changed

* Changed PHP version constraint in `composer.json` from `^7.3 || ^8.0` to `>=7.3`

## [4.0.3](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/comparator/compare/4.0.2...4.0.3) - 2020-06-26

### Added

* This component is now supported on PHP 8

## [4.0.2](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/comparator/compare/4.0.1...4.0.2) - 2020-06-15

### Fixed

* [#85](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/comparator/issues/85): Version 4.0.1 breaks backward compatibility

## [4.0.1](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/comparator/compare/4.0.0...4.0.1) - 2020-06-15

### Changed

* Tests etc. are now ignored for archive exports

## [4.0.0](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/comparator/compare/3.0...4.0.0) - 2020-02-07

### Removed

* Removed support for PHP 7.1 and PHP 7.2

## [3.0.5](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/comparator/compare/3.0.4...3.0.5) - 2022-09-14

### Fixed

* [#102](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/comparator/pull/102): Fix `float` comparison precision

## [3.0.4](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/comparator/compare/3.0.3...3.0.4) - 2022-09-14

### Fixed

* [#99](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/comparator/pull/99): Fix weak comparison between `'0'` and `false`

## [3.0.3](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/comparator/compare/3.0.2...3.0.3) - 2020-11-30

### Changed

* Changed PHP version constraint in `composer.json` from `^7.1` to `>=7.1`

## [3.0.2](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/comparator/compare/3.0.1...3.0.2) - 2018-07-12

### Changed

* By default, `MockObjectComparator` is now tried before all other (default) comparators

## [3.0.1](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/comparator/compare/3.0.0...3.0.1) - 2018-06-14

### Fixed

* [#53](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/comparator/pull/53): `DOMNodeComparator` ignores `$ignoreCase` parameter
* [#58](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/comparator/pull/58): `ScalarComparator` does not handle extremely ugly string comparison edge cases

## [3.0.0](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/comparator/compare/2.1.3...3.0.0) - 2018-04-18

### Fixed

* [#48](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/comparator/issues/48): `DateTimeComparator` does not support fractional second deltas

### Removed

* Removed support for PHP 7.0

## [2.1.3](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/comparator/compare/2.1.2...2.1.3) - 2018-02-01

### Changed

* This component is now compatible with version 3 of `sebastian/diff`

## [2.1.2](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/comparator/compare/2.1.1...2.1.2) - 2018-01-12

### Fixed

* Fix comparison of `DateTimeImmutable` objects

## [2.1.1](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/comparator/compare/2.1.0...2.1.1) - 2017-12-22

### Fixed

* [phpunit/#2923](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/issues/2923): Unexpected failed date matching

## [2.1.0](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/comparator/compare/2.0.2...2.1.0) - 2017-11-03

### Added

* Added `SebastianBergmann\Comparator\Factory::reset()` to unregister all non-default comparators
* Added support for `phpunit/phpunit-mock-objects` version `^5.0`


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