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Version 5.1
* Updated `JavaExporter` to remove boolean from exported `Function.create(String name, String formula, Engine engine, boolean)`
* Improved CMakeLists to remove errors from warnings, and exclude library rt for benchmarks
* Moved benchmarks in `Console.cpp` to FL_CPP11 in order to get rid of rt library
* Made most constructors `explicit`
* FL_WINDOWS, FL_APPLE and FL_UNIX are automatically defined in `fuzzylite.h`
* Option to prefix namespace `fl::` in class `CppExporter`
* New methods `FclExporter::toString([[Input|Output]Variable]|RuleBlock|Norm])`
* New methods `FclExporter::toString(Norm)`
* Identifier FL_IOVERRIDE in SNorm and TNorm
* New private methods `CloningFactory::register[Operators|Functions]`
* `FisExporter` merges all ruleblocks into one
* New `Rule::clone()` method
* Fixed `FclImporter` exception on malformed Term
* Made sure this version builds successfully with g++5.1

 
Version 5.0
* Modified Function::Unary and Binary to take scalar instead of double
* Fixed building using -DFL_USE_FLOAT=ON
* Added deductive type of Engine with Engine::type()
* Fixed minor memory leak at RuleBlock (conjunction, disjunction, activation)
* Fixed minor memory leak at Accumulated (accumulation, thresholded terms)
* Fixed minor memory leak at OutputVariable (defuzzifier)
* Fixed minor memory leak at Function::Node
* Fixed minor memory leak at FactoryManager
* Improved handling of Exceptions
* Modified FclExporter and FisExporter to provide backward compatibility with FCL and FIS formats
* Updated the FIS and FCL examples for backward compatibility
* Included the original example files
* Updated FLD examples produced from the engines of the original examples
* Fixed some original examples of takagi-sugeno to use AlgebraicProduct activation
* FldExporter no longer restarts the engine
* Fixed rethrowing of exceptions to provide proper information about errors!
* Catching std::exceptions where possible to avoid unexpected exceptions
* FldExporter exports from a custom input dataset
* Console includes option to read custom input dataset from file
* Console provides more information about its usage
* Renamed methods FldExporter::toWriter() to FldExporter::write()
* Removed variable and methods for property FldExporter::maximum
* Accuracy improvements importing fis files with large number of decimals
* Updated FLD examples to reflect accuracy
* Changed operation for multiple hedges to operate from last to first
* Fixed OutputVariable to store last valid output value regardless of locks
* Renamed Op::isNan to Op::isNaN
* New OutputVariable::(get|set)OutputValue to store value from defuzzification
* Changed OutputVariable::defuzzify to store its output value
* Changed return type of scalar OutputVariable::defuzzify to void OutputVariable::defuzzify
* Renamed OutputVariable::(get|set)LastValidOutput to OutputVariable::(get|set)LastValidOutputValue
* Removed OutputVariable::defuzzifyNoLocks
* Removed const from Term* Accumulated::(get|set)Accumulation
* Added InputVariable::fuzzyInputValue and OutputVariable::fuzzyOutputValue
* Removed defaults in Engine::configure
* Added Engine::configure without conjuntion and disjuntion
* Added parameter string to Engine::type
* Changed Engine::isReady
* Correct handling of integral defuzzification with min|max=NaN|Inf
* Added method Rule::isLoaded to determine whether a rule is to be activated
* Added method Rule::unload to allow existence of invalid rules
* Added methods Engine::set((Input|Output)Variables), Engine::setRuleBlocks
* Added method RuleBlock::setRules
* Changed visibility of Rule::setText to public
* Added method Rule::load(const Engine*)
* Renamed term Thresholded to Activated
* Renamed Thresholded::(set|get)Threshold to Activated::(set|get)Degree
* Removed variable Rule::FL_ASSIGNS="=" and method Rule::assignsKeyword()
* Modified original takagi-sugeno examples to reflect proper activation and accumulation
* Moved Engine::_hedges (and methods) to Rule::_hedges
* Renamed Antecedent::(get|set)Root to Antecedent::(get|set)Expression
* Added (Antecedent|Consequent)::(get|set)Text
* Added (Antecedent|Consequent)::load|unload
* Renamed typedef Factory::Creator to Factory::Constructor
* Added an M-file to compare output values of fuzzylite engines with Matlab
* Removed const from Norms in RuleBlock::(get|set)(Activation|Conjunction|Disjunction)
* Deleted method Op::repeat
* Added built-in functions gt,lt,ge,le,eq and operator !
* Renamed Term::copy to Term::clone in every Term
* Added copy constructors and assignment operators to (Input|Output)Variable
* Added copy constructors and assignment operators to Accumulated
* Merged Function::Operator and Function::BuiltInFunction into Function::Element
* Created FunctionFactory for Function::Elements
* IMPORTANT: Changed starting precedence of Function::Element::Operators to 10 (refer to FunctionFactory)
* Setters of FactoryManager no longer delete previous factories
* Renamed Factory<T>::(register|deregister)Class to Factory<T>::(register|deregister)Constructor
* Renamed Factory<T> to ConstructionFactory<T>
* Created CloningFactory<T>
* Moved functions and operators of term Function to a FunctionFactory
* Added clone methods to Defuzzifiers, Hedges, Norms, and Terms
* Changed Exception::btCallStack(const int) to Exception::btCallStack(void)
* Using std::auto_ptr to (T|S)Norms in RuleBlock, SNorm in Accumulated, and Defuzzifier in OutputVariable
* Added methods Engine::set((Input|Output)Variable) and Engine::setRuleBlock()
* Added method RuleBlock::reloadRules()
* Changed Linear pointers to input variables for a pointer to Engine
* Added support to compare infinity values with fl::Op::isEq and therefore other comparison operators
* Parameters of all terms are set to fl::nan by default
* Added methods Engine::(input|output)Variables() and ::ruleBlocks() to return mutable references
* Added method Variable::terms() to return mutable reference
* Added method RuleBlock::rules() to return mutable reference
* Added methods Ramp::direction() and Sigmoid::direction() to represent direction of slope
* Added method fl::Op::isFinite(x) to check x is not (nan or inf)
* Changed fl::Op::isEq(a,b) to return true if a = b = NaN
* Added method Accumulated::terms() to return mutable reference
* Changed visibility of Linear::coefficients to protected
* Added methods Linear::coefficients(), Linear::setCoefficients()
* Removed public variables Discrete::x,y
* Added in Discrete a typedef to std::pair<scalar, scalar> Pair, and changed signatures of methods and types of their parameters
* Changed representation of Discrete::(x,y) from std::vector<scalar> to std::vector<Pair>
* Added methods Discrete::setXY(), Discrete::xy(), ::xy(int) to set and get new representation
* Added methods Discrete::toPairs(std::vector<scalar>) and Discrete::toVector(std::vector<Pair>)
* Added method Discrete::formatXY() to get pairs (x,y) nicely formatted
* Linear term no longer throws exception when inputVariables != |coefficients|
* Changed visibility of Function::root to protected and renamed it to Function::_root
* Added method Function::root() to return pointer to Function::_root
* Added option to prefix the namespace in CppExporter, by default it does not prefix
* Added method OutputVariable::clear() to restart the output variable
* Renamed variable OutputVariable::_lastValidOutputValue to ::_previousOutputValue
* Renamed method OutputVariable::(get|set)LastValidOutputValue to ::(get|set)PreviousOutputValue
* Renamed variable OutputVariable::_lockOutputRange to ::_lockOutputValueInRange
* Renamed method OutputVariable::setLockOutputRange() to ::setLockOutputValueInRange
* Renamed method OutputVariable::isLockingOutputRange() to ::isLockedOutputValueInRange
* Renamed variable OutputVariable::_lockValidOutput to ::_lockPreviousOutputValue
* Renamed method OutputVariable::setLockValidOutput() to ::setLockPreviousOutputValue
* Renamed method OutputVariable::isLockingValidOutput() to ::isLockedPreviousOutputValue
* Renamed FLL property 'lock-valid' to 'lock-previous'
* Renamed FIS property 'LockValid' to 'LockPrevious'
* Renamed FCL property 'LOCK: VALID' to 'LOCK: PREVIOUS'
* Added method Engine::variables() to retrieve both Input and OutputVariables
* Added method Term::updateReference(Term*, Engine*) to ensure Linear and Function terms to update references of engines
* Added method Engine::updateReferences() to update references to the engine in its terms.
* Added in Discrete a typedef to std::pair<scalar, scalar> Pair, and changed signatures of methods and types of their parameters
* Added terms: Concave, Cosine and Spike
* Renamed methods Triangle::(set|get)(A|B|C) to (set|get)(Vertex(A|B|C))
* Renamed methods Trapezoid::(set|get)(A|B|C|D) to (set|get)(Vertex(A|B|C|D))
* Removed method fuzzylite::configuration()
* Renamed MACRO FL_DEBUG to FL_DBG
* Renamed MACRO (FL_BEGIN_DEBUG_BLOCK and FL_END_DEBUG_BLOCK) to (FL_DEBUG_BEGIN and FL_DEBUG_END)
* Renamed methods in (Fis|Fcl)Importers::extract? to ::parse?
* Made defaultResolution a static property of IntegralDefuzzifiers
* Added method Engine::type(name, reason) to show type and reason why type
* Added method Engine::clone()
* Added support for Tsukamoto with Concave terms
* Changed Accumulated to take Activated* terms instead of const Terms*
* Deleted class Tsukamoto
* Created class WeightedDefuzzifier from which Weighted(Average|Sum) derive with options: Automatic|TakagiSugeno|Tsukamoto
* Added methods WeightedDefuzzifier::tsukamoto() and ::inferType()
* Added benchmarks for fuzzylite in Linux
* Created the FuzzyLite Interactive Console
* Added basic rule chaining such that Output Variables can be utilized as antecedents
* Added two examples for rule chaining: mamdani/Laundry.fll and mamdani/SimpleDimmerInverse.fll
* Added Term::(get|set)Height and changed all terms accordingly
* Renamed method Op::makeValidId to Op::validName, which now returns "unnamed" for empty strings.
* Converted examples/original/*.fis to examples/original/*.fll
* Removed Exception Specification from methods in Discrete, Linear and Function terms
* Changed name of debug libraries to fuzzylited.dll and fuzzylite-staticd.lib
* Removed method Operation::toScalar(std::string, bool, scalar)
* Added method Operation::toScalar(std::string) [throws Exception], and ::toScalar(std::string, scalar alternative) throw()
* Added method ImEx::(from|to)File to import and export engines using files
* WeightedAverage and WeightedSum without Activation operators have default behaviour, i.e., AlgebraicProduct
* FactoryManager utilizes smart pointers.
* Rule utilizes smart pointers for Antecedent and Consequent
* Exceptions are thrown when Conjunction, Disjunction, Activation and Accumulation operators are NULL when they are required
* Exception is thrown when Defuzzifier is required and not set.
* Added support for C++11 utilizing smart pointers, identifiers (override, noexcept), and delete identifiers to DISABLE_COPY(Class)
* Macros for identifiers are FL_IOVERRIDE, FL_IFINAL, FL_IDEFAULT, FL_IDELETE, and FL_INOEXCEPT (fl/fuzzylite.h)
* Added macro FL_unique_ptr to refer to std::auto_ptr (C++98) or std::unique_ptr (C++11), and its respective FL_move_ptr(x) to move a smart pointer.
* Added constant fl::null to refer to 0L (C++98) or nullptr (C++11)
* Added macros FL_DEFAULT_COPY(Class), FL_DEFAULT_MOVE(Class), and FL_DEFAULT_COPY_AND_MOVE(Class) for default copy and move constructors and operators
* Added build.sh to build fuzzylite
* Changed default to fuzzylite::_macheps = 1e-6;
* Renamed macro FL_EXPORTS to FL_API
* Added macro FL_SHARED_LIBRARY and FL_STATIC_LIBRARY to be defined when building shared and static libraries


Version 4.0
* FuzzyRule merged with Rule, and FuzzyRule deleted.
* FuzzyAntecedent merged with Antecedent, and FuzzyAntecedent deleted
* FuzzyConsequent merged with Consequent, and FuzzyConsequent deleted
* FuzzyExpression renamed Expression
* Renamed Rule::get/setUnparsedRule to get/setText
* Renamed RuleBlock::get/set(Tnorm|Snorm) to get/set(Conjunction|Disjunction)
* Renamed RuleBlock::fireRules to activate
* Renamed Rule::fireStrength to activationDegree, fire to activate
* Renamed Consequent::fire to modify
* Created IntegralDefuzzifier to extract divisions from Defuzzifier
* Renamed divisions from IntegralDefuzzifier to resolution, FL_DIVISIONS to FL_RESOLUTION
* Deleted MaximumDefuzzifier
* Centroid, Bisector, and Largest/Smallest/Mean Defuzzifiers inherit from IntegralDefuzzifier
* Changed names of arithmetic operations in fl::Operation
* Renamed Function::get/set(Infix) to get/set(Formula)
* Renamed InputVariable::get/set(Input) to get/set(InputValue)
* Renamed Antecedent::firingStrength to activationDegree
* Renamed Antecedent::toString/(Prefix,Infix,Postfix) to to/(Prefix,Infix,Postfix)
* Renamed Rule::FL_ASSIGN to Rule::FL_EQUALS
* New method restart in Engine
* New methods Engine::setInputValue(name, value), scalar Engine::getOutputValue(name)
* Renamed Op::str(vector/varargs) to Op::join(vector/varargs)
* Refactored associtativity, unary and binary properties in Element within Function
* Removed unnecessary Hedges creation upon importing engines, now is automatic via Factories
* Created the JavaExporter
* Renamed methods within Fis/Fcl/CppExporter to toString(*);
* Extracted TNorms and SNorms from TNorm.h/cpp and SNorm.h/cpp
* Created proper Factories with registration of classes and constructors
* Renamed method Factory::create to Factory::createInstance
* Added static constructor method to every Defuzzifier, Hedge, TNorm, and SNorm
* Removed FL_PRECISION, FL_DECIMALS as Macros, and created static variables in fuzzylite.h
* Renamed FL_PRECISION to macheps, i.e., machine epsilon to differentiate real numbers
* Removed FL_DEBUG and created a static variable in fuzzylite.h
* Removed FL_NO_LOG as it is now controlled with fuzzylite::logging(), previously named logEnabled()
* Libraries and Console application are both built in folder bin/ (previously libraries were at lib/)
* Removed Engine::toStringFis/Fcl/Cpp to encourage use of Fcl/Fis/CppExporters instead
* Renamed Op::logical_and to Op::logicalAnd, Op::logical_or to Op::logicalOr
* Added support to Fis/FclImporters to treat comments (%,#,//,/*) in fis and fcl files
* Created the Console application instead of previous demo
* Added Variable::range() to return (maximum - minimum)
* Removed Variable::isEmpty, use Variable::terms().empty()
* Removed RuleBlock::isEmpty, use RuleBlock::rules().empty()
* Created method Op::makeValidId to ensure names are valid
* Engine, Variable and Term::toString return FllExport::toString
* Created Term::parameters to return list of parameter values as string separated by spaces
* Created Term::configure to configure from Term::parameters
* FclImEx import and export terms using Term::parameters
* Created the FuzzyLite Language in FllImporter and FllExporter
* Created the FuzzyLite Dataset FldExporter
* Added property Enable to Engine, Variable and RuleBlock
* Extended FCL and FIS to consider Enabled properties
* Changed Engine::defuzzify() to consider enabled variables
* Changed Engine::process() to consider enabled rule blocks
* Changed OutputVariable::output() to OutputVariable::fuzzyOutput()
* Renamed Rectangle::minimum/maximum to Rectangle::start/end
* Renamed fuzzylite::shortVersion to fuzzylite::version
* Improved accuracy of Triangle and Trapezoid