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Add a directive to track "since" version information

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Feature Request
Dominant language
Ruby
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Description

It can be useful when reading documentation to know in which version a method was first available. For example, when looking at Ruby's Enumerable#max_by latest documentation and wanting to know when it was first available.

A :since: <version> directive would support this.

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Research direction

No files or tests are named. Start by tracing how existing RDoc directives are parsed and rendered, then inspect related directive tests. Done means a :since: directive is supported and its version information appears in generated documentation.

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Assessment

Tech stack
ruby
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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