Accept '*' as a Spec (Closes #8).

Spec('*') will match all valid Version objects.

4 files changed, 33 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 9b84739..30563a8 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -2,6 +2,15 @@ ChangeLog
 =========
 
 
+2.3.0 (2014-03-16)
+------------------
+
+*New:*
+
+    * Handle the full ``semver-2.0.0`` specifications (instead of the ``2.0.0-rc2`` of previous releases)
+    * `#8  <https://github.com/rbarrois/python-semanticversion/issues/8>`_: Allow ``'*'`` as a valid version spec
+
+
 2.2.2 (2013-12-23)
 ------------------
 
diff --git a/docs/reference.rst b/docs/reference.rst
index 5b8ca3e..3550c25 100644
--- a/docs/reference.rst
+++ b/docs/reference.rst
@@ -270,6 +270,10 @@ This means that::
     >>> Version('1.1.1-rc1+build4') in Spec('<=1.1.1-rc1+build2')
     False
 
+
+.. note:: python-semanticversion also accepts ``"*"`` as a version spec,
+          that matches all (valid) version strings.
+
 In order to force matches to *strictly* compare version numbers, these additional
 rules apply:
 
diff --git a/semantic_version/base.py b/semantic_version/base.py
index a8e39a4..d34d03e 100644
--- a/semantic_version/base.py
+++ b/semantic_version/base.py
@@ -379,6 +379,7 @@ class Version(object):
 class SpecItem(object):
     """A requirement specification."""
 
+    KIND_ANY = '*'
     KIND_LT = '<'
     KIND_LTE = '<='
     KIND_EQUAL = '=='
@@ -386,15 +387,6 @@ class SpecItem(object):
     KIND_GT = '>'
     KIND_NEQ = '!='
 
-    STRICT_KINDS = (
-        KIND_LT,
-        KIND_LTE,
-        KIND_EQUAL,
-        KIND_GTE,
-        KIND_GT,
-        KIND_NEQ,
-    )
-
     re_spec = re.compile(r'^(<|<=|==|>=|>|!=)(\d.*)$')
 
     def __init__(self, requirement_string):
@@ -407,6 +399,10 @@ class SpecItem(object):
         if not requirement_string:
             raise ValueError("Invalid empty requirement specification: %r" % requirement_string)
 
+        # Special case: the 'any' version spec.
+        if requirement_string == '*':
+            return (cls.KIND_ANY, '')
+
         match = cls.re_spec.match(requirement_string)
         if not match:
             raise ValueError("Invalid requirement specification: %r" % requirement_string)
@@ -416,7 +412,9 @@ class SpecItem(object):
         return (kind, spec)
 
     def match(self, version):
-        if self.kind == self.KIND_LT:
+        if self.kind == self.KIND_ANY:
+            return True
+        elif self.kind == self.KIND_LT:
             return version < self.spec
         elif self.kind == self.KIND_LTE:
             return version <= self.spec
diff --git a/tests/test_match.py b/tests/test_match.py
index fe75179..155a612 100755
--- a/tests/test_match.py
+++ b/tests/test_match.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ class MatchTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     ]
 
     valid_specs = [
+        '*',
         '==0.1.0',
         '<=0.1.1',
         '<0.1',
@@ -28,6 +29,17 @@ class MatchTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     ]
 
     matches = {
+        '*': [
+            '0.1.1',
+            '0.1.1+build4.5',
+            '0.1.2-rc1',
+            '0.1.2-rc1.3',
+            '0.1.2-rc1.3.4',
+            '0.1.2+build42-12.2012-01-01.12h23',
+            '0.1.2-rc1.3-14.15+build.2012-01-01.11h34',
+            '0.2.0',
+            '1.0.0',
+        ],
         '==0.1.2': [
             '0.1.2-rc1',
             '0.1.2-rc1.3.4',